The GoodHard Story Podcast Episode 73: Practical Advice for Parenting Through the Pain with Susan Robinson
My son was just six-months and five days old when I nearly died. Virtually 100% of my parenting career has been informed by the deepest kind of pain. I often find myself wondering, if I could, would I give my sons a different story? One that didn’t include my stroke and all the suffering it caused?
I didn’t have much help wrestling with that question as a new (and newly disabled) mom. So I want to encourage and equip you—the mom or dad struggling to shield their kids from the suffering—with practical advice for parenting through your pain.
Our kids are gonna survive the suffering. And, spoiler alert, I believe they might even be better because of it.
Join me and my unbelievably wise friend Susan to find out how to…
Intentionally narrate your family story to your kids
Empathetically encourage resilience
Reframe overwhelm as abundance in your home
Guide your family through non-linear grief
Prevent raising kids who are afraid of the world
Discern what slack to cut in your home during hard seasons
Find rest for yourself so your can parent well
If you need a parenting pep talk from someone who’s processing her own pain, this episode is for you.
Show Notes:
The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
Raising Girls and Boys Podcast with David Thomas and Sissy Goff
“True hospitality is when someone leaves your home feeling better about themselves, not better about you”. - Shauna Niequist
Scriptures referenced in this episode:
James 1:4
Romans 5:3
Romans 8:28
Ephesians 4:1
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