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Understanding girls' mental health and teenage behaviour starts with one of the most powerful but often overlooked tools: co-regulation. In this episode, we explore how your presence and nervous system act as a behavioural message to your daughter, shaping her emotional regulation and sense of safety.

This deep dive into the mother daughter relationship highlights the subtle yet impactful ways you influence your teen girl's behaviour and mental wellbeing every day.

You will learn how your heart rate, breath, and presence work silently to communicate safety and security, supporting your parenting teen girls journey with powerful insights into co-regulation. Discover practical tips on when to step closer or step back during challenging moments, helping you to support your daughter's emotional needs more effectively.

Join me as we uncover why co-regulation is essential in promoting girls mental health and how intentional parenting support can transform your connection. This episode is a must-listen for any mum looking to deepen her understanding and strengthen the bond with her daughter through mindful and empathetic parenting.

If today's episode landed for you, if you heard something that made you think yes, that's my daughter, that's exactly what's going on, then I want you to know there's a place where we go deeper on all of this together. It's called WTF - What's The Feeling - and it's my membership for mums who are ready to stop firefighting and start actually understanding what's going on. You'll find the link here. Come and have a look. I think you'll feel right at home.

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This episode is a heartfelt message to every mum working her way through the day to day life of parenting teen girls and supporting their mental health. We explore the behavioural messages your body sends when you're running on empty and how suppressed stress affects not only you but your mother daughter relationship.

Discover what permissioned release looks like in real life, a manageable approach that brings relief rather than guilt. Learn about teenage behaviour through the lens of biology, and why taking care of your nervous system is crucial not just for your daughter's wellbeing, but for yours as well.

This episode offers parenting support tailored to understanding and managing the pressures that come with teen girls, helping you find balance and resilience in your journey.

If today's episode landed for you, if you heard something that made you think yes, that's my daughter, that's exactly what's going on, then I want you to know there's a place where we go deeper on all of this together. It's called WTF - What's The Feeling - and it's my membership for mums who are ready to stop firefighting and start actually understanding what's going on. You'll find the link here. Come and have a look. I think you'll feel right at home.

Wish your daughter had her own podcast to help understand what’s going on? Send her to Girl You’ve Got This - available on all major platforms.

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Movement plays a crucial role in girls' mental health, especially when your teen daughter is struggling to leave her room.

In this episode, we explore how to recognise what truly counts as movement when traditional activities like walking or going outside feel overwhelming for her. Understanding teen behaviour through the lens of a nervous system shutdown helps us realise why big movement can be inaccessible, and guides us to start with smaller, manageable actions like bouncing or stretching, right there in her room.

This episode offers parenting support tailored to teen girls experiencing shutdown, showing you how to create a movement plan that is uniquely hers and respects her pace. Plus, enjoy a memorable supermarket story that might change the way you approach these challenges.

Tune in to gain insight into fostering a healthier mum-daughter relationship through understanding and acceptance, supporting your daughter's mental wellbeing from the inside out.

If today's episode landed for you, if you heard something that made you think yes, that's my daughter, that's exactly what's going on, then I want you to know there's a place where we go deeper on all of this together. It's called WTF - What's The Feeling - and it's my membership for mums who are ready to stop firefighting and start actually understanding what's going on. You'll find the link here. Come and have a look. I think you'll feel right at home.

Wish your daughter had her own podcast to help understand what’s going on? Send her to Girl You’ve Got This - available on all major platforms.

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If you find yourself asking your teen daughter how her day was, only to get a short or blank response, you're not alone.

This episode dives deep into what stress actually is and exploring why traditional talking doesn't help reduce that load. Stress is not just a mental burden but a physical effect that lives in the body, influencing her behaviour and responses.

Find out why girls are often discouraged from expressing the natural movements their bodies crave when stressed, what happens in their brain during moments of silence, and how mums can support their teen girls more effectively.

You'll learn practical strategies for parenting teen girls that go beyond words and tap into movement as regulation.

This episode offers valuable parenting support to strengthen the mother-daughter relationship and decode the behavioural messages your daughter is sending.

Tune in to discover what you can do this week to support her and yourself through these challenging yet important moments.

If today's episode landed for you, if you heard something that made you think yes, that's my daughter, that's exactly what's going on, then I want you to know there's a place where we go deeper on all of this together. It's called WTF - What's The Feeling - and it's my membership for mums who are ready to stop firefighting and start actually understanding what's going on. You'll find the link here. Come and have a look. I think you'll feel right at home.

Wish your daughter had her own podcast to help understand what’s going on? Send her to Girl You’ve Got This - available on all major platforms.

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If you've ever found yourself hesitating outside your teenage daughter's door, unsure of how to support her silent withdrawal, this episode is crafted with you in mind.

Dive deep into understanding girls' mental health and teenage behaviour as we introduce 'The Freeze Rule', a compassionate approach prioritising connection before correction and safety before solutions.

Learn why silence and shutdown aren't acts of defiance but rather the body's natural survival response, especially in teen girls navigating complex emotions.

Discover how parenting support that emphasizes a regulated nervous system can transform mother-daughter relationships and improve trust during challenging moments.

This conversation provides practical scripts for moving from pressure-filled demands to low-demand presence, empowering you to support your teen with insight rather than frustration.

Join me as we unpack the behavioural messages sent via the body and explore how understanding these can foster a stronger, more empathic connection.

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If today's episode landed for you, if you heard something that made you think yes, that's my daughter, that's exactly what's going on, then I want you to know there's a place where we go deeper on all of this together. It's called WTF - What's The Feeling - and it's my membership for mums who are ready to stop firefighting and start actually understanding what's going on. You'll find the link here. Come and have a look. I think you'll feel right at home.

Wish your daughter had her own podcast to help understand what’s going on? Send her to Girl You’ve Got This - available on all major platforms.

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In this episode, we dive deep into girls mental health and how it affects teen behaviour, especially when daughters become emotionally dysregulated. We focus on parenting support strategies that empower mums to maintain calm and regulation even when their teen girls are feeling overwhelmed.

Understanding the emotional spread of dysregulation through connection is critical, and we explain why common self-care methods might fall short.

You'll discover practical, play-based behavioural tools that are quick and accessible, designed specifically for parenting teen girls. Integrating small moments of joy throughout your day can transform your mother daughter relationship by fostering patience and emotional insight rather than frustration.

Whether you're feeling exhausted or overwhelmed, this episode provides actionable advice to improve behavioural messages within your family dynamic, strengthening the bond and creating a supportive environment for both you and your daughter.

Tune in to learn how to nurture resilience and connection through informed and compassionate parenting.

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If today's episode landed for you, if you heard something that made you think yes, that's my daughter, that's exactly what's going on, then I want you to know there's a place where we go deeper on all of this together. It's called WTF - What's The Feeling - and it's my membership for mums who are ready to stop firefighting and start actually understanding what's going on. You'll find the link here. Come and have a look. I think you'll feel right at home.

Wish your daughter had her own podcast to help understand what’s going on? Send her to Girl You’ve Got This - available on all major platforms.

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In this episode, I delve into understanding girls' mental health through identifying the emotional states that your daughter might be experiencing: fight, flight, freeze, or fawn.

Many parents struggle to decode teenage behaviour and the behavioural messages their daughters are sending, leading to confusion and miscommunication. Using real-life examples, I explore the observable signs of each state and what each truly needs rather than common misconceptions.

You’ll learn how to stop guessing and start recognising these states confidently by asking one simple but powerful question: “Is the energy moving OUT or IN?” This episode provides practical parenting support for strengthening the mother-daughter relationship by helping you respond with insight, not frustration.

If you’ve been exhausted by misreading your daughter’s signals and want to improve your connection, this episode offers valuable tools to better understand adolescent behaviour and support your daughter’s mental wellbeing.

If today's episode landed for you, if you heard something that made you think yes, that's my daughter, that's exactly what's going on, then I want you to know there's a place where we go deeper on all of this together. It's called WTF - What's The Feeling - and it's my membership for mums who are ready to stop firefighting and start actually understanding what's going on. You'll find the link here. Come and have a look. I think you'll feel right at home.

Wish your daughter had her own podcast to help understand what’s going on? Send her to Girl You’ve Got This - available on all major platforms.

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When your daughter is dysregulated, traditional parenting methods like consequences, logic, and talking often don’t work, not because you’re doing it wrong, but because her nervous system isn’t available for any of it.

In this episode, I dive into girls' mental health and teenage behaviour, explaining why everything you’ve been taught about parenting falls short when the nervous system is dysregulated.

You’ll discover two transformative frameworks: the simple in-the-moment roadmap (Safety → Regulation → Capacity → Reconnection) and the comprehensive WTF Method, which guides mums through the five-stage journey from confusion to integration in understanding their daughters' behavioural messages.

You’ll learn why rational conversations fail during dysregulation, how to navigate your mother daughter relationship more effectively, and where you currently stand in this important parenting journey.

If you’ve felt overwhelmed, exhausted, or unsure of how to respond to your daughter's challenging behaviour, this episode offers practical parenting support to help you notice her state before responding and build stronger connections.

Tune in to gain clarity, confidence, and a new perspective on nurturing your daughter’s mental health and behaviour during these critical adolescent years.

If today's episode landed for you, if you heard something that made you think yes, that's my daughter, that's exactly what's going on, then I want you to know there's a place where we go deeper on all of this together. It's called WTF - What's The Feeling - and it's my membership for mums who are ready to stop firefighting and start actually understanding what's going on. You'll find the link here. Come and have a look. I think you'll feel right at home.

Wish your daughter had her own podcast to help understand what’s going on? Send her to Girl You’ve Got This - available on all major platforms.

Don’t forget to subscribe so you’re the first to get new episodes, and leave a review - it helps other mums find the podcast too.

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