The Parent Pivot Podcast

The pivot from parent to partner is a life-learning process that includes many facets. One facet we don't often think is related to pivoting to being a partner to our adults kids, is our long-term health choices.
On this edition of the Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia bring to our attention the truth behind the foods we eat and how they are creating life-long disease that can end up crippling and limiting our time with our kids and grandkids.
Resources mentioned: "Good Energy - The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health"  by Casey Means, MD - available on Amazon.
Legacy Grandparenting Summit - February 21-22, 2025. Attend in-person or online at legacycoalition.com/summit

Mom and Dad may be a "tad" slow making the pivot from being a parent to a partner and you're not quite sure how to communicate with them any more.  Life with them seems so frustrating, and may  feel like your relationship will never be the same.
Can you relate? 
Guess what?
There's hope.  Steve and Julia usually talk to parents of adult children, but on this edition of the Parent Pivot Podcast, they are here to help you, the next generation.  Be listening as they share 4 critical tools you can start using today to bring you healthy relationships with your "Partners."  

Being an empty nester doesn't have to be a sad season of life. It CAN be a hoot! Just ask comedian Jeff Allen.
On this episode of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia Cummings interview Jeff as get his life experiences of being an empty nester. You'll also get a chance to see the personal side of Jeff as he shares about his new book, "Are We There Yet?" (Available on Amazon).
It's an inspirational account and at times laugh-out-loud story of how God rescued him from alcoholism and despair through the book of Ecclesiastes.
See Jeff Allen on tour at: https://www.jeffallencomedy.com/tour
 

You have pivoted - or ARE pivoting from Parent to Partner - and you find yourself with adult children who have left the nest, gotten married and now are on their own.
Now what?
On this edition of "The Parent Pivot Podcast" Steve and Julia share 4 ways you can begin this new season of life built around this verse from Isaiah 43:19, that says:
"Be alert, be present, I'm about to do something
BRAND-NEW. It's bursting out! Don't you see it?"

The season of becoming a new empty nester is finally here.  As author and speaker, Jill Savage says, "It can be either a time of 'boo-hoo' or "WOO-HOO!"  
You might find yourself caught between grief and delight and full of questions, hopes and regrets.  How can we make sense of it all?
On this edition of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia interview Jill and get her wisdom, encouragement and ideas for thriving in this next season of life.  Don't miss it!
 
Resources mentioned on this podcast:
"Empty Nest, Full Life" - by Jill Savage
Other books by Jill
Empty Nest Retreat and Course
Marriage Intensives

No matter how well we pivot and become a great partner to our adult children, keeping a heart of humility is key.
On this episode of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve shares about a recent family matter that occurred with his four adult married kids that shows us how to choose relationship over being right - no matter the extra airfare cost. Don't miss this one!

It happens to many families and it goes unnoticed for decades and without attention - it gets passed on to our adult children with out even knowing it.
What is this blindspot?
On this edition of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia expose a common relationship issue that occurs with parents and in-laws of pivoting partners. They shine the light on the pathway to healthy relationship with OUR own parents while nipping it in the bud with our adult children and stopping this generational curse.

Your young adult child heads off to college and the rebellion begins.  Drug and alcohol abuse that leads to an arrest you never imagined could happen in your family.   
Sometimes the pivot from parent to partner can take some drastic turns before God can step in and start the healing process.
That's what Suzanne Roragen faced with her son Nick and she joins Steve and Julia on this edition of The Parent Pivot Podcast to talk about her journey and her book, "Unconditional."
 

Like anything we do in life, there can be an "art and a science" to it.  Pivoting from Parent to Partner is no different.  
On this re-air of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia take the in-depth time to personally respond to a loyal listener who invited them into her pivot about her college grad daughter and some things that aren't quite turning out the way she thought they would. 
Steve and Julia provide some "art" AND "science" on making this pivot well from parent to parter.  Make it a point to download this episode and listen and refer back to it later.  

One dynamic that comes into play as we pivot from being a parent to a partner is: What is the balance between financially helping our adult child(ren) - and enabling them?  
Whether it's paying for college, a car, a down payment on a new home, or childcare for the grand babies, how much is too much?  Especially when you aren't seeing any grateful hearts and expectations begin to take over because, "Mom and Dad will cover it."
Can you relate?
On this re-air of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia sort that tension out for us and provide wisdom to help you have the right conversation with your spouse about how generosity plays out for you with your adult child(ren).  Don't miss it!
For a free copy of "The Treasure Principle" by Randy Alcorn, text Steve at 714-742-9625 or email parentpivotpodcast@gmail.com