The King Maker Program: A pep talk for the parents of young adults
A podcast for parents who know their young adult was made for more — and want the mindset, strategy, and confidence to help them get there.
The King Maker Pep Talk is where parents of young adults come to regroup, reset, and get real direction.
If your son or daughter is drifting, stuck, underperforming, unmotivated, or capable of far more than they’re showing… this is your space.
Created by Richard Jones, RN — the mind behind Parenting Your Child in Recovery and the King Maker Program — this podcast offers short, powerful sessions designed to help you:
• Understand what today’s young adults are REALLY up against
• Shift from worry and frustration to structure and strategy
• Learn the “parent side” of building agency, direction, and accountability
• Support your young adult without arguing, rescuing, or controlling
• Use the principles of the King Maker Program to strengthen influence at home
• Become the steady voice that helps them move from potential to purpose
Every episode is a pep talk — direct, honest, and grounded in decades of real-world experience with young adults in crisis, transition, and transformation.
This is not another “parenting tips” podcast.
This is where parents become king makers:
Adults who know how to guide, support, and encourage young men and women into confidence, leadership, and a future they can own.
If you’ve ever said to yourself,
“I know my child can do more — I just don’t know how to reach them,”
you’re in the right place.
Welcome to The King Maker Pep Talk —
where hope becomes strategy,
and strategy becomes transformation.
Episodes
159 episodes
Transformation: Like it or Not?
Transformation is needed when circumstances and results suck. But how do you achieve transformation when the who, when, where, and why of change have not been defined, agreed to, or believed? In this podcast, I want to discuss the qualities of ...
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Episode 158
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18:37
Parenting your Child in Recovery: The Basics and preparing for a Podcast
This podcast is a review of a show I just did with James Moffitt of the “ABCs of Parenting Adult Children” Podcast. James is a good friend who is doing magnificent work. I am proud to sponsor his show and his work. I'd like to take a few minute...
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Episode 157
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19:56
Give your Young Adult A Competitive Edge
Give your Young Adult A Competitive EdgeProviding your young adult with a competitive edge should be your top priority. The first step is to set aside your negative perceptions, prejudices, and past injuries and focus on providing ...
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Episode 156
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12:26
Your Pain Point should lead to Solution Awareness ( Fix it!)
Your Pain Point!. The goal is not to upset you any more than you already are. The goal is to make your solution aware of the issue. The goal is to let you know that you can fix this problem, but unfortunately, we sometimes agitate feelings of g...
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Episode 155
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17:13
Working Without a Mission is Hard Work
When the mission is unclear, the work is that much harder. To use a football analogy, Our current system wants to teach our young adults how to do a great endzone dance and spike the ball, but we don't want to teach the basics of blocking and t...
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Episode 154
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10:48
You Not Be Welcome When You Arrive: Your Recovery Destination
Preparing Your Young Adult to Handle Hidden ResistanceOne of the most overlooked but critical parts of preparing a young adult for lasting recovery—or any serious self-improvement—is helping them understand how people around them ...
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Episode 153
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11:13
Creativity is Communication
In today's podcast, I will discuss the third vital part of communication: Creativity. Communication is not limited to what you take in, hear, see, and feel, and what you put out in the form of speaking, writing, and expressions but wha...
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Episode 152
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8:06
5 things About This Podcast: A Throwback Episode
In today's episode, I want to throw it back to my first full podcast. I talked about the five things I wanted you to know about the show. At the start of this journey, which commences on September 14th, 2020, I didn't know what I was doi...
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Episode 151
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13:06
Guilt, Shame, and Blame: The Family Cancers
Guilt, Shame, and Blame are the cancers of the family of young adults in trouble. These three cancers inhibit forgiveness and progress. Trouble in a family is no respecter of persons or positions, and it can and will strike the best and worst o...
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Episode 150
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10:01
What Do You Do When Your Young Adult in Trouble is not Hearing You?
Moving forward when the way is unclear requires the right motivation and a leap of faith. Turning the lights on is not always as easy as flipping a switch. In today's Podcast we talk about initiating essential change when the people we...
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Episode 149
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11:41
Judgement can be a life-Threatening Waste of Time
Judgment, for better or worse, is one of our most prominent human conditions. When we judge ourselves, the people we love, and the processes we build as a society, we can't see what's really important. None of us are immune to judgment, but we ...
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Episode 148
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12:02
Opportunity in Detrimental Circumstances for Families of Young Adults in Trouble
Opportunity in detrimental situations is a life-saving skill for the parents and mentors of young adults in trouble. In one minute, what seems like an inevitable disaster can lead to new opportunities and possibilities. In this podcast, we look...
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Episode 147
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14:47
Is Doing The Same as Being?: The Anatomy of a Transformation
Is a transformation just a matter of stringing together a new set of actions, or is it a complete change of one's self? As professional or volunteer helpers, we rely on suggesting a new set of actions when we look to help a young adult and thei...
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Episode 146
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8:40
Are you afraid to "Want" for your troubled child?
Are you afraid to " Want " for your troubled child? What you want for your child can come from a limiting place or a place of abundance and increase. What is in your past in terms of what you deserve or what you can achieve that influences how ...
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Episode 145
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14:07
Feelings of Rejection are Hurting Your Family
Rejection is a part of life, and learning to deal with it can make all the difference between success and failure. When feelings of rejection put your family's future at risk, it is time to confront those feelings and re-see, re-design, and re-...
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Episode 144
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11:56
R.A.C.E. This is an Emergency!
On today's podcast, I wanted to associate the fire prevention acronym R.A.C.E with the emergency we experience when someone we love, our young adult, is in trouble. Setting a clear path plan that is not about blame or guilt that sets the mindse...
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Episode 143
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13:25
Parenting Your Child in Recovery
Welcome to the "Parenting Your Child in Recovery" Podcast. Let's talk about Changing your families future and transforming your young adults life. Turning early sobriety into long-term sobriety requires more than "...
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Episode 142
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15:34
Willpower: A Waste of Good Energy
The act of using Willpower is weak. It is a defensive position that seeks to defend the indefensible. In this show, we will discuss four other ways you and your young adult can use your power in ways that aim to make an Essential Change that mo...
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Episode 141
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9:39
Introduction to " The Help Syndrome"
Every action and reaction to addiction or behavioral problems in our adults is a form of asking for help. Today, I want to talk about the phenomenon we call " The Help Syndrome." I see it as the delicate dance between the " ASK" for help ...
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Episode 140
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15:05
The Biggest Question in Recovery
In today's show, " The Biggest Question in Recovery," I wanted to talk about a recent post I sent to some of the face groups I have been privileged to be a member of. I raised the question, " I had an unexpected question asked by someone I care...
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Episode 139
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17:42
Commitment: First, Last, and Everything
Today, I want to discuss the very first order of business: Commitment. Without it as the first and primary focus, there can be no Recovery. Commitment is faith realized in three stages: Process, Follow through, and Outcome.
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Episode 138
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9:57
Hitting It Off Right
In this episode of " Parenting Your Child in Recovery," we talk about " Hitting it off Right." A young adult is at the starting point of their life. It is so important to start as strong as possible. Using a golfing analogy, for every degree th...
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Episode 137
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11:22
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Today's show is called " A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"—dangerous things dressed as safe and comfortable. As parents, mentors, and families, we want to see our young adults safe, and that is the picture we paint. The wolf is easier to spot if you ...
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Episode 136
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7:46
"Oh, it's Just a Phase" Getting a Jump on Recovery Series
Today's show highlights the danger of a simple phrase, "It's just a phase." When dealing with teens or young adults at risk for trouble, Phases are warnings of danger and opportunities to intervene. We briefly examine the five stages of addicti...
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Episode 135
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16:49