Quick Summary for Parents: If you’re a parent of a teen or young adult who feels drained, distracted, or overwhelmed, this episode will help you reset how you show up. Erin and Chris share practical tools to help you show up as your best self — even on hard days — and model emotional leadership for your kids.

In Part 3 of this 3-part series on showing up as your best self as a parent, Erin and Chris walk parents of teens and young adults through how to intentionally choose who you are being in everyday moments — especially when you feel tired, stuck in negative self-talk, or lost in distractions like your phone.

You’ll learn why motivation often comes after action, how your emotional energy impacts your kids, and simple daily practices to help you show up with more presence, patience, and confidence.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to:

• Reduce distraction and emotional burnout as a parent
• Pause and reset how you show up in tough moments
• Reconnect with your values and the parent you want to be
• Model emotional regulation and intentional living for your kids Use small daily practices to create lasting family change

Helpful resources for parents of teens & young adults:

Life Coaching for Parents: https://www.myextraordinarypurpose.com/life-coaching-for-parents

Teen Life Coaching Program: https://www.myextraordinarypurpose.com/teen-coaching

Life Coaching for Young Adults: https://www.myextraordinarypurpose.com/young-adult-coaching

Action Step: Before your next important conversation, pause and ask: Who do I want to be in this moment? Then show up as that version of yourself.

In this solo episode of The Extraordinary Purpose Podcast, Erin explores what it really means to trust yourself in a world full of noise, opinions, and pressure. As culture enters what many call a “trust recession,” this conversation invites you to slow down, get quiet, and reconnect with your intuition.

Through vulnerable personal stories — from health decisions and home birth to healing and recovery — Erin shares how learning to trust herself changed the trajectory of her life. If you’ve been feeling stuck, disconnected, or unsure of your next step, this episode will help you reconnect with your inner compass.

• Why our culture is experiencing a “trust recession”

• How to begin trusting yourself again

• The power of slowing down and practicing presence

• How intuition leads to more aligned decisions

• Why self-education is essential when choosing your own path

• How to navigate resistance and judgment from others

• Why modeling self-trust is powerful for your kids

You already carry the wisdom you’re searching for.
Slowing down helps you hear your truth.
Trusting yourself builds confidence and clarity.
When parents model self-trust, children learn to trust themselves.

Moms who feel disconnected from themselves
Parents navigating big decisions
Women in seasons of transition or reinvention
Parents of teens and young adults seeking deeper connection

Explore life coaching for parents:
👉 https://www.myextraordinarypurpose.com/life-coaching-for-parents

Support your teen with life coaching for teens:
👉 https://www.myextraordinarypurpose.com/teen-coaching

Help your young adult build clarity with life coaching for young adults:
👉 https://www.myextraordinarypurpose.com/young-adult-coaching

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Feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or tired of starting strong but falling off?

In this episode of the Extraordinary Purpose Podcast, Chris and Erin speak to parents of teens and young adults about how to overcome resistance, follow through on what matters, and build real momentum—even when motivation is low. You’ll learn why resistance is normal, how to break the resistance loop, and how small daily actions build confidence and trust in yourself (and model powerful habits for your kids).

This is Part 2 of our 3-part series on resistance, momentum, and identity. In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why resistance shows up (and how to work with it)
• How to follow through even when you don’t feel like it
• Why movement is your friend when you feel stuck A simple evening check-in to plan tomorrow
• How your own follow-through positively impacts your teen or young adult

Helpful resources for parents:

Parent Life Coaching → https://www.myextraordinarypurpose.com/parent-coaching

Teen Coaching → https://www.myextraordinarypurpose.com/life-coaching-for-teens

Young Adult Coaching → https://www.myextraordinarypurpose.com/life-coaching-for-young-adults

Ready for support? Schedule a Parent Discovery Call → https://www.myextraordinarypurpose.com/parent-discovery-call