How to Talk to Your Parents About Difficult Things

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Therapy is a big thing for our generation. My parents were both teachers. They were working their asses off. Nobody was going to therapy. So we all have all this therapy that then we're bringing to our parents with these conversations. Is it always a good idea to point out patterns that we think are unhealthy with our parents? Or sometimes is it just work we need to do on our own?

We all want tools to navigate (and minimize!) family drama.

Today, Nedra Glover Tawwab teaches us how we can create drama free families:

How to speak up for yourself when it feels like going against the group;
Why confrontation is often the kindest thing;
When, exactly, we should bring up conflict & when to let it go;
The most loving way a parent can respond to a child in pain.

For more with Nedra Glover Tawwab, check out: Episode 124 How to Say No: Boundaries with Nedra Glover Tawwab.

About Nedra:

Nedra Glover Tawwab is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Drama Free and Set Boundaries, Find Peace. A licensed therapist and sought-after relationship expert, she has practiced relationship therapy for more than fifteen years. Tawwab has appeared as an expert on Red Table Talk, The Breakfast Club, Good Morning America, and CBS Morning Show to name a few. Her work has been highlighted in The New York Times, The Guardian, and Vice. Tawwab runs a popular Instagram account where she shares practices, tools, and reflections for mental health and relationships. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her family.

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