The Parent Pivot Podcast

The Secret to a Deeper Relationship with Your Adult Child

We all do it.  We mask up to protect our hearts from shame, judgment and criticism and it's all based on fear.  The Enemy wins because we don't want anyone to know the real me.
Guess what?  That one dynamic prevents us from having a deeper relationship with our adult children.
On this edition of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia openly share how being authentic about our lives with our adult kids builds a stronger, deeper tie that will last a lifetime.  Trust us - it's worth the 26min length of this podcast to listen.  Give it a shot!
 
Mentioned on the podcast - "The Heart of a Warrior: Before You Can Become a Warrior, You Must Become the Beloved Son" by Michael Thompson. Get a copy here
Contact Steve and Julia on Facebook at The Parent Pivot Podcast, or via email at: parentpivotpodcast@gmail.comFor speaking engagements on marriage, parenting, men's and women's identity issues, contact Julia at: www.meadowbrookcounselingga.com and Steve at: www.bringingkingdom.org
 

Multi-Generational Family Living Part 2: Interview with Jon & Cheri Talbert

The "American Dream" our culture has sold us for generations is changing.  Watching our adult children struggle to get sustaining jobs and buy a home is becoming increasingly harder to attain, multiple studies have shown.  Aging parents to care for are also on the rise. 
Is there another option for families to survive in this world today? 
Steve and Julia believe there is, and there is hope for families!  Be sure to listen to today's Parent Pivot Podcast for Part 2 of "Multi-Generational Family Living," with their friends, Jon and Cheri Talbert. 
 
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Contact Steve & Julia on Facebook at The Parent Pivot Podcast, or via email at: 
parentpivotpodcast@gmail.com
www.meadowbrookcounselingga.com
www.bringingkingdom.org
  

Multi-Generational Family Living Part 1: Interview with Jon & Cheri Talbert

The American dream and landscape isn't what it used to be when Boomers got married.  Multiple studies are now showing that our adult children are struggling with being able to buy a home.  On the other end of the generational pendulum, elderly parents need a safe place to live when other options aren't viable.
Maybe you find yourself in a similar life situation and you're wondering: Is there another option?
Join Steve and Julia on today's Parent Pivot Podcast as they reunite with their friends, Jon and Cheri Talbert, to talk about "Multi-Generational Family Living" and what that can look like.  Make it a point to listen this week and next week for Part 2 for what may just become the "norm" for families to survive today in the U.S.
 
Find out more about Forte: https://www.getforte.com/
Contact Steve & Julia on Facebook at The Parent Pivot Podcast, or via email at: 
parentpivotpodcast@gmail.com
www.meadowbrookcounselingga.com
www.bringingkingdom.org

Give Them Room to Grow!

Have you ever noticed there's one essential ingredient missing in most of our relationships?  And, Steve and Julia believe it's the single most important factor in order to pursue healthy relationships with our adult children.
What is this powerful catalyst? 
On this episode of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia remind us as parent what life was like when we were young adults.  It's a podcast you won't want to miss!
 
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Contact Steve & Julia on Facebook at The Parent Pivot Podcast, or via email at: 
parentpivotpodcast@gmail.com
www.meadowbrookcounselingga.com
www.bringingkingdom.org
 
 

When Your Adult Child Cuts Off Relationship

If your adult child has cut you out of his or her life—whether for a long or short time—it is a gut-wrenching experience. It often provokes deep feelings of shame, guilt, bewilderment, and hurt, all of which can easily turn to anger. On top of that, it can also arouse people’s worst suspicions ("Surely, the Smiths must be terrible parents for their daughter to cut them off like that!") and leave you feeling judged, even by friends and family.
On this episode of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia help you navigate how to reconnect with your adult child and begin the healing process. 
Contact Steve & Julia on Facebook at The Parent Pivot Podcast, or via email at: 
parentpivotpodcast@gmail.com
www.meadowbrookcounselingga.com
www.bringingkingdom.org

Looking Deeper Inside Ourselves to Becoming a Great Partner to Our Adult Kids

Whether we realize it or not, or even BELIEVE it, shame can affect our relationships with our adult children.  It seeks to destroy our identity as a parent and replace it with a damaged version of ourselves.  The good news is: we don't have to continue to live this way.
On this episode of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia unpack how shame can be overcome and you can begin to have that healthy relationship with your adult children you've always desired and didn't know how to get there.
Contact Steve & Julia on Facebook at The Parent Pivot Podcast, or via email at: 
parentpivotpodcast@gmail.com
www.meadowbrookcounselingga.com
www.bringingkingdom.org

Pay It Forward If You Can: Creating a Legacy of Generosity

Every day it seems it's getting harder and harder to make it in this world.  If you have hard-working adult kids struggling to get sustainable jobs and housing, you're not alone.  What can we do as partners to help them?
On this edition of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia Cummings share their own story of being struggling newlyweds and having kids and how they were able to survive only to now watch their own adult kids struggle.  Be listening as they share some trends they are seeing that will provoke your thinking and bring hope.  
Contact Steve & Julia on Facebook at The Parent Pivot Podcast, or via email at: 
parentpivotpodcast@gmail.com
www.meadowbrookcounselingga.com
www.bringingkingdom.org

Summertime Check: How Are You Doing?

Summertime is a good time to watch a good movie and laugh with your mate.  Sometimes laughing at other people can bring home some valuable messages to evaluate how you are doing.
On this episode of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia share about some recent events they went through, and how a popular movie they watched again can help you as a partner of an adult child.  
Videos to watch mentioned in this podcast:
Jamilyn tell her husband she's pregnant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDyMUAwH_TI
Jamilyn tells her family and friends: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT2IHsEDtt0&t=1s
 

”Why is This Taking SO Long?” - The Emerging Adult

Many young adults today are in no hurry to grow up. They are meandering toward responsibility and life's most important decisions, while wearing t-shirts jokingly complaining about "adulting."
Does that sound like your adult child?
On this edition of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia shed some light on how you can come alongside your "emerging adult" with curiosity and how creating a safe space for them with you will strengthen your relationship.
Contact Steve & Julia on Facebook at The Parent Pivot Podcast, or via email at: 
parentpivotpodcast@gmail.com
www.meadowbrookcounselingga.com
www.bringingkingdom.org

Their Perception is Their Reality:

It's bound to happen.  Your adult child is hurt by something they see their grandparents do for their sibling and not for them.  Do you get involved? Ignore it? Take sides? Explain it away?
In yet another "real time" episode of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia walk through a situation that just happened that involved their adult child and their grandparent. How do you navigate this one when there's so many paths to take? Be listening for some practical, loving counsel that will strengthen your relationship with your adult child.
Contact Steve & Julia on Facebook at The Parent Pivot Podcast, or via email at: 
parentpivotpodcast@gmail.com
www.meadowbrookcounselingga.com
www.bringingkingdom.org