Show Notes:

 

• Kim, a certified parent coach, shares her personal experience with her son’s addiction and her mission to help other parents facing similar challenges
  
• Enabling vs. helping: Kim explains the difference and how parents may unknowingly enable their children’s substance abuse
  
• Setting boundaries: The importance of setting boundaries to reflect on parental contributions to the problem and guide children toward treatment and healthier coping mechanisms
  
• Loopholes and treatment: Discussion on addressing situations where children try to find loopholes in boundaries and the need for assertive insistence on treatment if self-destructive behavior persists
  
• Parent coaching: The role of parent coaching in providing support, information, tools, and helping parents develop confidence in setting and enforcing boundaries
  
• Drug testing: Speaker’s view on drug testing, prioritizing trust and building a trusted relationship, while acknowledging its potential value in discouraging substance use for some families
  

 

This episode features an interview with:

 

KIM MUENCH

Jai Certified Parent Coach and Founder of Real Life Parenting Guide

Kim Muench (pronounced minch, like pinch with an “m”) is a Jai (rhymes with buy) Institute for Parenting Certified Conscious Parenting Coach and Founder of Real Life Parent Guide who specializes in working with mothers of emerging adults (ages 18-25).

Kim knows moms are the emotional barometer in their families and she is passionate about educating, supporting and encouraging her clients to raise adolescents with intention and guidance rather than fear and control. Kim’s three plus decades raising five children and years of coaching other parents empowers her to lead her clients with compassion and without judgment into healthier, happier, more functional relationships.

Kim has a self-published Amazon #1 New Release in the Parent & Adult Child Relationships category called Becoming Me While Raising You – a Mother’s Journey to Her Self. She is a sought after and frequent speaker on topics related to conscious parenting for Fox News Radio, television news stations in Texas/Oklahoma, and podcasts around the globe. Her mission is to spread the movement to parent WITH rather than over our children.

Important Links and resources mentioned:

reallifeparentguide@gmail.com

https://reallifeparentguide.com/

https://www.instagram.com/kimmuenchparentcoach/

https://www.tiktok.com/@kimmuenchparentcoach

https://www.nbcdfw.com/texas-today/how-to-create-better-parent-child-relationships/2933721/

https://calendly.com/reallifeparentguide

 

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