The Parent Pivot Podcast
We are Steve and Julia Cummings and we are empty nesters who desire to maintain healthy relationship with our adult children. We have found that something needs to change in us, the parent, when our child becomes an adult. We need to ”pivot” from parenting, to partnering. What does that look like? When do I say something and when do I not? Why won’t they listen to me? We address these questions and host more in a real, raw an vulnerable way in real time. Tune in each week as we help you become a partner to your adult children. New podcast weblog
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Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
When our kids were little our #1 goal as parents was to raise responsible adults. Responsibility is a core value in raising kids, Amen?!
When they become adults, one of the hardest things to do to pivot from a parent to a partner is to release responsibility. It's not easy. We want our kids to succeed in every sense of the word in life and when they don't, we can often blame ourselves.
Listen up Partners! That's a lie that Steve and Julia want you to be aware of on this edition of The Parent Pivot Podcast. Don't miss it!
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
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Pivoting is not easy. It never is. You have to be intentional to change your trajectory. When it comes to pivoting from being a parent to a partner, we need to start with us - Mom and Dad.
What's the key to pivoting and becoming the healthy partner to your adult child?
On this episode of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia walk us through ways we can achieve a healthier balance in life which in turn will create deeper relationship with your adult child. Don't miss this one! (I know, we say that all the time. But this time we REALLY mean it!)
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
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Football season is in full swing and you've likely seen a runner get stopped at the line of scrimmage and gang tackled to the ground. Five or six guys against one all piling on.
What does that have to do with pivoting from a parent to a partner, you ask?
On this episode of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia bring us some sound counsel on what to do when we find our adult child - no matter the age - is struggling with life. What's a PARTNER to do? Find out on today's podcast.
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
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
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
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
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.
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
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
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
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
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
Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
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
Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
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
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
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