EP 70: Do you ever wonder how your own “midlife hormonal” self can better parent and connect with your hormonal teen/teens? Is your teen showing anxiety around school, friends, college applications and self-image? Is the “loudness” of your chewing and breathing just too much for your teen? Lol! Are you going through your own set of emotions and changes during perimenopause or menopause and sometimes want to scream? If so, you are not alone. This is me. This is most parents of teens. This is the midlife & teenage hormonal stew! Do you want to simmer down the dual set of hormones and create healthier communication & connection with your teenager while teaching them how to self-regulate on their own? This episode is for you! Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an open and honest conversation called, “Midlife Parents Managing the Teenage Buffet of ‘Big Feelings’…Real Tools!”. My guest, Dr. Lisa Damour, is a clinical psychologist, two-time best selling author, and podcaster. We discuss the inner emotional lives of teenagers. Lisa teaches us real tools we can start using today to strengthen our teen’s mental health and our relationship with them. Lisa dives into the hottest topics in her newest book, “Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable and Compassionate Adolescents”. Lisa has her finger on the pulse with research in her clinical practice on the topics of adolescent development, how to create good communication and managing mental health. She is also on “the ground” as a consultant with schools & their students and her personal experience as a midlife mom with one teen daughter and one college-aged daughter. Lisa is here to give us real life advice on how to calmly stir the midlife & teenage hormonal stew. She isn’t promising that your loudness of chewing won’t still bug them, but you will have a stronger connection with them. And, equally as important, the teens will have learned to regulate “big feelings" on their own.  Some Highlights:  Helping your teens regulate & express their emotions Why “big feelings” help teens grow & create grit Harmful & helpful coping practices  Navigating trauma & depression with your teenager Teens are their own type of beast…don’t take it personally How you can help teens raise their self-esteem outside of school  Looking forward to connecting with you! Here are some ways to connect with me! THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC SHOW NOTES: https://www.theflexibleneurotic.com/episodes/70 THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/theflexibleneurotic/  THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC WEBSITE: https://www.theflexibleneurotic.com/  THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC EMAIL: sarah@theflexibleneurotic.com