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Parents & Teens Rising: Practical Tools for Raising Confident, Connected Teens
Welcome to Parents and Teens Rising, the podcast where we dive deep into the challenges and triumphs of raising teens and young adults in today’s world. Hosted by Teen and Parent coach Jasmyne Chandler, this show is all about empowering parents, teens, and young adults to step into confidence, connection, and courage.Through practical tools, real conversations, and inspiring stories, you’ll learn how to build stronger relationships, support your teen’s authenticity, and navigate everything from anxiety and self-esteem to purpose and independence.Whether your teen feels stuck, stressed, or simply different from the “norm,” this podcast will help you show up with more clarity, compassion, and confidence—while giving your teen the tools they need to rise.
Episodes
55 episodes
Ep 55. Five Ways To Get Your Teen To Actually Open Up
In today's episode, I'm talking about how to help your teen open back up if things have felt shut down lately and you want to be the one they turn to again. Here's what we cover:The most common reasons teens pull away, i...
Ep. 54 Your Teen Isn't Overreacting: The Science Behind Teen Anxiety
If your teen freezes up before school, avoids social situations, or spirals into what-if thinking, this episode is for you. I'm walking you through what's really happening beneath your teen's anxiety and why pep talks and reassurance so ofte...
Ep 53. Parenting Through Grief, Loss, and a World in Crisis
In today's episode I'm sharing something a little different, a more personal and vulnerable episode than usual. Life has been hitting hard lately, both in my own world and in the world around us, and instead of showing up with tips and strategi...
Ep 52. Why Punishment Doesn't Work: Sam Straub and Dr. Melissa Wellner on Moving From Control to Connection With Your Teen
In today's episode I'm joined by Dr. Melissa Wellner, a double board certified adolescent psychiatrist, and Samantha Straub, a licensed therapist, educator, and parenting coach and founder of Teen Savvy Coaching. Together they co-host the podca...
Ep 51. Back to School Dread: How to Help Your Teen Start the Year Off Right
In today's episode I'm digging into something that's showing up in my own house right now and in nearly every coaching call I'm having lately: the end-of-summer dread that hits as school comes back into view. If your teen has been dragging thei...
Ep 50. How to Send Your Kid to College Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Money) with Shellee Howard
In today's episode I'm joined by Shellee Howard, founder and CEO of College Ready, and named the 2026 Global Educational Consultant of the Year. Shellee is a two-time best-selling author, has been featured on Fox, NBC, CBS, and US News and Worl...
Ep 49. Is Your High Achieving Teen Stressed and Anxious? Here's How to Help
In today's episode I'm talking about something I see so often in my coaching work: high-achieving teens and young adults who aren't struggling with big mental health crises, but with the everyday juggle of holding themselves to an incredibly hi...
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Ep 48. How to Help Your Children Achieve Their Dreams with Margot Machol Bisnow
In today's episode I'm joined by a very special guest, Margot Machol Bisnow, author of Raising an Entrepreneur: How to Help Your Children Achieve Their Dreams, 99 Stories from Families Who Did. Margot spent 20 years in government, incl...
Ep 47. Parenting Pep Talk: Change the way you Think to Change the way you Feel
In today's episode I'm coming to you fresh off the trail from our high school girls' wilderness rite of passage backpacking trip, and I'm still processing all the beauty and depth that came out of that week together. But today isn't a full reca...
Ep 46. Your Teen Broke the Rules, Now What?
In today's episode I'm talking about how to rebuild trust after your teen breaks a rule, lies, or does something that damages the trust between you. These steps can also be beneficial when the situation is reversed and you're the one working to...
Ep 45. 5 Steps to Decode What Your Teen's Behavior Is Actually Communicating
In today's episode I'm talking about something that comes up in nearly every single coaching call I have with parents: understanding what's actually going on beneath your teen's outward behavior. I get into why the slammed door, the "I'm fine" ...
Ep 44. Inside a Teen Rites of Passage Trip: 6 Truths About Who Teenagers Really Are
In today's episode I'm taking you behind the scenes of our first wilderness rite of passage trip of the summer, a five day backpacking journey into the backcountry with a group of ten middle schoolers. I just got back last week and I'm still pr...
Ep 43. The Science of Confidence: How Thoughts Create Results for You and Your Teen
In this episode, I explore how our thoughts shape our emotions, behaviors, and ultimately the results we create in our lives. Drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), neuroscience, and real-life examples, I share practical tools that pa...
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Ep 42. Screens, Sleep, and Zero Motivation: 5 Steps to Help Your Teen Have a Different Kind of Summer
Have you ever looked up in the middle of summer and realized your teen is sleeping until noon, spending hours on screens, and slowly losing motivation?You're not alone.In this episode, I'm sharing five practical steps that can h...
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Ep 41. High School Graduation: A Rite of Passage for Parents Too
If you have a graduating senior, or you've had one in the past few years, or you're watching one of your younger kids and already feeling the anticipation of this moment coming, this episode is for you. No matter where you are on the parenting ...
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Ep 40. The Confidence Breakthrough Your Teen Needs More Than Ever: A 4-Step Framework
If you've been watching your teen struggle with anxiety, low motivation, or a lack of direction and wondering what you can actually do to help, this episode is for you. I'm sharing the full framework I normally teach inside my workshops so you ...
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Ep 39. You're on Fire, It's Fine, with Katie K. May
In today's episode, I have a special treat for you. Today I'm talking to Katie K. May, therapist, author, and founder of a therapy practice in the greater Philadelphia area that supports teens and families. Katie is also a board-certified self-...
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Ep 38. The Power of Never Giving Up and Believing in Yourself (for Teens and Parents)
In this deeply personal episode, I share the long and winding journey that led me to finally sell out my middle school wilderness backpacking rite of passage trip, a dream that has taken years, setbacks, heartbreak, resilience, and unwavering b...
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Ep 37. Your Parenting Teens Strategy 101: Creating the Ecosystem Your Teen Needs to Thrive
In today's episode, I'm sharing about the seven foundational pillars that make up the ecosystem your teenager needs to grow, thrive, and stay connected to you through one of the most complex seasons of their development. This isn't just a paren...
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Ep 36. The Power of Your Undivided Attention with Your Teenager
In this short but sweet episode, I’m sharing a simple (but often overlooked) parenting “hack” that has been making a big difference in my own relationship with my teens.Like many of you, my days are full. By the time evening roll...
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Ep 35. Your Teen's Brain is Under Construction (Here's What You Need to Know)
Ever feel like your teen’s behavior makes no sense? What if I told you it’s not defiance, it’s brain development? In this episode, I'm breaking down what’s actually happening inside your teenager’s brain and how understanding it can completely ...
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Ep 34. The Real Reasons You’re Struggling to Connect with Your Teenager
Struggling to connect with your teenager? You’re not alone, and it may not be your teen that needs to change. In this episode, I explore what might really be getting in the way of connection with my teenager, not their b...
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Ep 33. Teen Mental Health, Nature, and the Power of Mentorship
Today, I’m opening up and sharing the heart behind my business, Guided Passages, and the journey that led me here. From leaving a stable teaching career to following a deeper calling, t...
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Ep 32. 5 Foundations for Teen Mental Health & Wellbeing
In this episode, I’m diving into five foundational areas that have a powerful impact on your teen’s mental health and overall well-being.These aren’t complicated or groundbreaking ideas, but they’re the things that often get overlooked i...
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Ep 31. Why Does My Teenager Shutdown When I'm Just Trying to Help, and What to Do Instead.
Today, I'm sitting down with Sonia Suthar, a 19-year-old entrepreneur and the Founder of Cloud 9, who is helping parents understand why teenagers shut down when we're just trying to help, and what we can do instead to build strong...
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