Teen Whisperer Podcast: Girls Mental Health & Behaviour

Regulation Before Behaviour: Transforming Parenting for Girls' Mental Health

Rach Friedli - Girls Mental Health & Behaviour Specialist Episode 74

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When your daughter is dysregulated, traditional parenting methods like consequences, logic, and talking often don’t work, not because you’re doing it wrong, but because her nervous system isn’t available for any of it. 

In this episode, I dive into girls' mental health and teenage behaviour, explaining why everything you’ve been taught about parenting falls short when the nervous system is dysregulated. 

You’ll discover two transformative frameworks: the simple in-the-moment roadmap (Safety → Regulation → Capacity → Reconnection) and the comprehensive WTF Method, which guides mums through the five-stage journey from confusion to integration in understanding their daughters' behavioural messages.

You’ll learn why rational conversations fail during dysregulation, how to navigate your mother daughter relationship more effectively, and where you currently stand in this important parenting journey. 

If you’ve felt overwhelmed, exhausted, or unsure of how to respond to your daughter's challenging behaviour, this episode offers practical parenting support to help you notice her state before responding and build stronger connections.

Tune in to gain clarity, confidence, and a new perspective on nurturing your daughter’s mental health and behaviour during these critical adolescent years.

Waking with pain after a night's sleep?
When the nervous system can’t regulate, sleep suffers. And when sleep suffers, regulation is harder

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