Ep. 69: How to Talk to Your Teen About Anything- with Katie Malinski, LCSW

Katie Malinski, LCSW is a therapist and parent coach in Austin, TX.  I've been lucky to know Katie for well over a decade.  In the last few years of my life in Austin, Katie and I could wave at each other from our offices because she moved in across the street.

Katie recently published her first book and I was thrilled she accepted the invitation to be on the podcast.  

How to Talk to Your Teen About Anything

Katie organizes her book around 5 Key Skills for parenting teens:

1. Active Listening
2. Authentic Communication
3. Non-verbal Communication
4. Emotional Regulation
5. Boundaries and Emotional Boundaries

Non-Verbal Communication

I enjoyed all of Katie’s book, and I was especially excited to chat with her about her chapter on non-verbal communication.

Katie does a great job verbally explaining non-verbal communication- which is really hard to do!

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Katie is a therapist and parent coach in Austin, TX, offering virtual parent coaching sessions.  

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