Kim's Parents and their children Podcasts
I am a Chid & Adolescent Psychotherapist. The podcast are educational and orientated towards parents. We cover a wide range of sometimes, tricky subjects, in the hope of reassuring parents that no matter how hard things may seem, there are things you can do.
Many episodes run in parallel with our online courses for parents. These can be found at www.thechildrensconsultancy.com.
Please let others know about these free podcasts.
Thank you.
Kim
Episodes
72 episodes
Why Your Feelings Are Always Real And Your Actions Still Count
Ever been told “your feelings are valid” and felt both seen and confused? We dig into that tension with a clear, compassionate guide to emotions, awareness, and accountability. As a child and adolescent psychotherapist, I walk through why feeli...
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16:58
Children Caught In The Crossfire
Conflict after separation can look like simple disagreement, but what sits underneath is a complex struggle for power, control, and psychological positioning. We pull back the curtain on those hidden dynamics and focus on what matters most: how...
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11:54
Your Lawyer Isn’t Your Therapist, And Your Child Isn’t Your Messenger
When separation feels like threat, logic takes a back seat and the fight can become a way of life. We unpack why some breakups escalate into enduring, high-conflict patterns—especially when kids are involved—and how fear of loss, identity injur...
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7:00
From Defiance To Regulation: A Practical Guide For Parents
When defiance shows up at home or school, it can feel like a wall you can’t climb. We close our five-part journey on oppositional defiant disorder by pulling the lens back: what actually changes prognosis, how treatment works in real life, and ...
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9:14
Untangling ODD From Look-Alike Conditions
Ever feel like you’ve tried everything and the explosions keep coming? We take you inside the confusing world of oppositional behavior and show why the label that seems to fit may only tell part of the story. With clear comparisons and practica...
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8:43
From Diagnosis To Direction: Evidence-Based Help For Defiant Behavior
What if the fastest way to reduce defiant behavior isn’t harsher consequences, but a better map? We take you from accurate diagnosis to practical, evidence-based interventions for oppositional defiant disorder, sharing how to change a child’s t...
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11:23
Understanding Oppositional Defiant Disorder From The Inside Out
We lay out a clear foundation for understanding oppositional defiant disorder, showing how biology, temperament, relationships, and environment combine to drive defiance as a protective stance. By looking beneath behavior, we open better paths ...
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5:31
When Defiance Isn’t Just Disobedience: A Clinician’s Guide For Parents
The hardest part of parenting a chronically defiant child isn’t the arguing—it’s the confusion. We peel back the label of Oppositional Defiant Disorder and ask better questions: What distinguishes ordinary pushback from a persistent pattern tha...
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10:25
They Called You Daily, Yet Never Asked About You
What if the person who felt safest was also the source of harm? We dive deep into emotional deception—the subtle, staged version of intimacy that builds attachment first and reveals instability later. As a child and adolescent psychotherapist, ...
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12:03
Congratulations, You Blocked Them; Now Evict Them From Your Head
Freedom doesn’t arrive the day you block a number; it starts when their voice stops living rent-free in your head. We dive into the psychology of expunging—how to move from external separation to internal completion—so you can stop replaying th...
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11:58
From Control To Respect
Control can wear many masks—concern, conviction, even care—but its impact shows up as fear, confusion, and shrinking space for another person’s truth. We bring the series to a close by charting a clear path from coercive dynamics to relational ...
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10:24
Why Some Men Change
What does real change look like when control has become a way of life? We dig into the hard edge of responsibility, beyond apologies and promises, and trace the quiet, durable behaviors that signal someone is truly doing the work. With a clear-...
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13:17
Taking Responsibility Changes Everything You Keep Repeating
Stop scrolling, start owning. We dig into the real turning point in men’s relationships: moving from justification to responsibility, not as punishment but as power. When blame feels safer, it keeps you stuck. When you claim agency, you gain th...
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9:02
From Wound To Wisdom: Reclaiming Your Worth
A clean break isn’t the finish line. Kim Lee, child and adolescent psychotherapist, invites us into a deeper kind of healing: recovery as the return to self. We look beyond leaving an abusive relationship to the real work of restoring identity,...
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10:17
So You’re Not Controlling? Your Partner Disagrees
What if the control you reject is the control you practice when you feel hurt, scared, or ignored? We take an unflinching look at the “inner mirror,” the moment a man turns inward and asks a harder question than Am I right: What is my behavior ...
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7:41
A Therapist Explains How Men Can Recognize And Change Coercive Behavior
Control can look like care until you notice the fear it leaves behind. We sit down to unpack how coercive control takes root in relationships, why it feels justified from the inside, and what it costs partners and children when power replaces e...
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12:18
You Are Not The Problem—Naming Abuse Restores Power
Fear doesn’t vanish in a blaze of glory—it cracks in a quiet moment of truth. We call that moment the reckoning: the shift from “maybe it’s me” to “this is abuse.” In this second part of our recovery series on domestic abuse and coercive contro...
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13:56
Green Peppers, Guilty Conscience, And A Better Self
What if “doing what’s right” starts with an inner test you can feel, not a rulebook you borrow? We dive into the everyday practice of congruence—aligning intentions, actions, and outcomes—and why that alignment quietly shapes trust, relationshi...
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12:27
Why I Speak About Domestic Abuse
Abuse rarely announces itself with a shout; it appears as confusion, shrinking confidence, and a slow drift from your own instincts. In this short primer, child and adolescent psychotherapist Kim Lee shares why he speaks about domestic abuse an...
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4:59
How One Emotionally Available Parent Can Change Outcomes
When parents stay at odds, kids often end up carrying weight that isn’t theirs. We unpack how to cut that burden down—starting with emotional safety over perfection. As a child and adolescent psychotherapist, Kim Lee shares practical language, ...
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7:39
Parents Can Protect Children By Noticing The Signs Of Emotional Strain
Children rarely say “I’m overwhelmed.” They show it. In this second part of our three-part series on children caught in the middle of parental conflict, we unpack the clear, practical signs that a child is carrying more than they can manage—and...
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7:36
Children Don’t Just Hear Arguments, They Feel Them
Conflict leaves a mark on kids that words rarely capture. We unpack how children don’t think their way through parental fights—they feel them. From tight shoulders at the dinner table to a careful tone when a door shuts too hard, a child’s nerv...
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15:26
I Didn’t Get Hit But It Hurt Anyway....
Fear shouldn’t be the center of a life. Kim Lee, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, guides a clear, compassionate journey through recovery from coercive control and psychological abuse—mapping how survivors move from survival mode to self-tr...
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12:33
How Coercive Control Echoes Into Parenting And What Heals It
The breakup ended the relationship, but not the echoes. We sit with the hard truth many mothers face after coercive control: the voice of doubt that lingers, the surge of triggers during a child’s meltdown, and the exhaustion of parenting while...
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