In this week’s episode, the last episode of 2020, I am grateful to welcome Jay DuSold back to the podcast. If you’ve been listening to the show, you know that Jay and I have formed a partnership, and more importantly, a friendship, based on our shared passion and commitment to helping young people find the path that’s best for them. This episode is part one in a two-part series focused on what Jay refers to as “making things right when you’ve blown it with your teen”. Before we work on strengthening, we need to begin with repairing and reconciling our relationships. Jay shares wisdom and advice cultivated through decades spent working with teens and their parents. During our conversation, we talk about why we need to revisit the past in order to remove barriers and move forward with our teens. We also discuss the importance the self-forgiveness and why saying “I’m sorry” isn’t enough. Jay shares his three-step process for repairing your relationship with your teen and why parents shouldn’t lose hope, no matter hopeless things may seem. We’re coming up on the start of a new year and I can’t think of a better time to work on building better and stronger relationships with our teens.
Part 2, A Parent’s Guide to Quality Connections and a Lifelong Friendship with Your Teen is available here.
About Jay DuSold
Jay DuSold has spent decades working with teens and their parents as a speaker, writer, learning experience designer, mentor, and coach. His work as a career guide began in 2014 while helping his own son figure out what to do after high school. He now works with teens around the world, helping them discover their career DNA and identifying careers that they love and stick with so they don’t waste their time, money, or life. Jay lives in Pennsylvania and has been married for 26 years. He and his wife have two sons, now ages 22 and 20.
Episode Highlights
- Jay’s experience working with teens and their parents
- How the past creates a barrier in relationships
- The importance of self-forgiveness for parents
- Saying I’m sorry is not enough
- Empathy, the most critical component of reconciliation
- Focusing on the wound, not on the offense
- Coping with parental guilt
- Three steps to repairing your relationship with your teen
- Jay’s FREE training in the Life After 12th Facebook group
- It’s never too late for relational recovery