Parenting Post-Wilderness: Parenting a Struggling Teen Before, During and After Treatment

By Beth Hillman | Parent Coach for Parents of Struggling Teens

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Your guide to parenting a struggling teen or young-adult, whether they’re home, transitioning home, or presently in treatment. Parents, say goodbye to exhausting confusion, overwhelm, panic and the unhelpful patterns that keep you and your family stuck. Learn how to develop healthy responses and set healthy boundaries with your teen instead of acting out of fear and anxiety. Experience the relationship-changing power of focusing on your own behavior instead of futile attempts to control your teen. Your guides to Parenting Post-wilderness are Beth Hillman, a life coach for parents of struggling teens and mom to a post-wilderness teen, and part-time co-host Seth Gottlieb, a wilderness therapy guide turned teen and young-adult recovery coach. Their unique combination of experience and training yields candid conversations chock full of practical, actionable tips and tools to smooth the challenges both parents and teens experience surrounding treatment. Every week, you can expect conversations around:Parenting a struggling teen or young-adult;Setting healthy boundaries with your teen;Treatment options for your struggling teen or young adult;Bringing your kid home from treatment;Parenting skills to support your struggling child;Teen substance abuse, drug addiction, gaming addiction, suicidal ideation, or other teen mental health concerns;How to end power struggles and instead foster healthy communication with your teen or young-adult;And much more.Listen in to discover how parents like you have learned to influence equanimity in the home and rebuild connections with the teens they love. Connect with Beth on Instagram (@bethhillmancoaching) or find more information about working with Beth at www.bethhillmancoaching.com.

Episode Date
136. Finding Balance While Shifting Parenting Patterns
Apr 01, 2025
135. Challenging the Stories We Tell Ourselves About Our Struggling Teens & Young Adults
Mar 25, 2025
134. Helping Your (ADHD) Teen Manage Time & Build Executive Function Skills With Chrissy Nichols
Mar 18, 2025
133. When to Step Back: The Power of Disengaging for Healthy Communication with Your Teen or Young-Adult
Mar 11, 2025
132. Why Isn’t Your Love Enough to Make Your Struggling Teen Choose Better?
Mar 04, 2025
131. Navigating Home Visits: How to Approach Your Teen’s Visit Home from Treatment
Feb 25, 2025
130. From Sibling to Mentor: The Sibling’s Perspective & Building Community After Treatment With Ethan Gordon
Feb 18, 2025
129. Shifting to Healthy Communication with Your Teen and Family
Feb 11, 2025
128. Parenting an Overwhelmed Teen (And Dealing With Your Own Overwhelm as a Parent)
Feb 04, 2025
127. When Nothing Seems to Work for Your Struggling Teen
Jan 28, 2025
126. Will My Work as a Parent Ever Be Done?
Jan 21, 2025
125. Strengthening Relationships Through Conflict
Jan 14, 2025
124. How to influence better sleep and beat insomnia for yourself and your teen with Sleep Doctor Funke Brown
Jan 07, 2025
123. Recognizing Your Teen’s Progress With Ciara Fanlo
Dec 31, 2024
122. Your Kid Shouldn’t Take Your Advice: Here’s Why - With Ciara Fanlo
Dec 24, 2024
121. Unshaming My Anxiety: A Personal Story
Dec 17, 2024
120. Releasing Control and Desired Outcomes for Our Teens With Maggie, Mom of a Wilderness Kid
Dec 10, 2024
119. Why Messing Up After Treatment Can Be a Teen's Greatest Teacher with Former Struggling Teen Michael Wangsgard
Dec 03, 2024
118. What Success Looks Like for Young Adults With Joanna Lilley
Nov 26, 2024
117. Pointing Positive: Influencing Your Teen Toward Positive Change
Nov 19, 2024
116. Understanding Trauma Responses in Parents & Struggling Teens, With Trauma Therapist Sarah Allen
Nov 12, 2024
115. Understanding and Overcoming Fear in Family Dynamics
Nov 05, 2024
114. Self-Care for Parents 101
Oct 29, 2024
113. When Your Teen Says All the Right Things but Their Actions Say Otherwise
Oct 22, 2024
112. Rules vs. Boundaries vs. Expectations When Parenting A Struggling Teen With Trevor Allen
Oct 15, 2024
111. The Emotional Stages Your Struggling Teen Goes Through in Treatment
Oct 08, 2024
110. How Resentment Builds Between Parents and Teens & What to Do About It
Oct 01, 2024
109. Sitting with Discomfort: Building Emotional Resilience And Problem-Solving Skills in Teens and Parents
Sep 24, 2024
108. Co-parenting Challenges: For Divorced, Separated, or Disagreeing Parents
Sep 17, 2024
107. Understanding Teen Brain Development With Junior High Counselor, Brittney King
Sep 10, 2024
106. Be the Change You Wish to See in Your Teen: Improving Your Relationship With Your Struggling Teen Through Self-Awareness
Sep 03, 2024
105. Becoming Aware Of Your Limits as a Parent and Why It Matters
Aug 27, 2024
104. Encouraging vs. Enabling: How to Help Your Teen Without Holding Them Back With Therapist Trevor Allen
Aug 20, 2024
103. Sobriety: What Does It Mean and Is It Really That Important?
Aug 13, 2024
102. Why Your Teen Isn’t Acting Like an Adult
Aug 06, 2024
101. Believing in Your Teen’s Potential Is Everything - With Formerly Struggling Teen Ciara Fanlo
Jul 30, 2024
100. Why Teens Turn to Destructive Behaviors: A Conversation With Previously Struggling Teen Ciara Fanlo
Jul 23, 2024
99. Why Your Teen Doesn’t Just Do What You Tell Them
Jul 16, 2024
98. What Does ‘Doing Your Work’ Mean? An Interview With My Latest Parent Coaching Group
Jul 09, 2024
97. Parenting Tips from Former Troubled Teens Hayley and Colin from ‘Not Therapy’
Jul 02, 2024
96. Learning How to Trust Your Struggling Teen Again with Therapist Trevor Allen
Jun 25, 2024
95. For Those With Difficult Relationships With Their Father
Jun 18, 2024
94. The Drama Triangle Within Family Dynamics
Jun 11, 2024
93. My Story: From a Struggling Parent of a Struggling Teen to Parent Coach
Jun 04, 2024
92. The Process of Change: How Teens (And Parents) Actually Change
May 28, 2024
91. My Teen Is Refusing Therapy With Therapist Trevor Allen
May 21, 2024
90. The Way Out of an Impasse With Your Struggling Teen
May 14, 2024
89. Supporting a Struggling Teen in Healthy Endeavors While They Still Have Maladaptive Behaviors
May 07, 2024
88. How to Keep Going after a Setback: For Parents and Their Struggling Teens
Apr 30, 2024
87. Safety vs. Comfort: Allowing Your Child to Learn Through Failure
Apr 23, 2024
86. Getting Kids Ready for Independence: Is Your Help Hindering Your Child’s Growth?
Apr 16, 2024
85. The Fine Art of Listening for Parents of Struggling Teens
Apr 09, 2024
84. Support Independence in Your Teen - Boost Your Daily Teen Parenting Skills With This One Question
Apr 02, 2024
83. Choice, Consequence & Accountability: Helping Your Struggling Teen Understand
Mar 26, 2024
82. A Mom’s Lived Experience of Her Son’s Return Home After Treatment and Doing Her Own Work - Part 2 [Parent Interview]
Mar 19, 2024
81. A Mom’s Lived Experience With Her Son’s Suicidal Ideation and Program Journey [Parent Interview]
Mar 12, 2024
80. What to Do When Your Teen Is Stuck in Unhealthy Behavior?
Mar 05, 2024
79. Negative Thought Patterns: Dealing with the Uncertainty of Crisis
Feb 27, 2024
78. A Collaborative Approach to Teen Technology Habits With Emily Jones From Family Tech University
Feb 20, 2024
77. Navigating Screen Time Challenges: Insights from Emily Jones
Feb 13, 2024
76. Seeing Beyond Your Child’s Behavior: Shifting Focus in Parenting
Feb 06, 2024
75. Fear-Based Parenting
Jan 30, 2024
74. How to Support Your Graduating Senior With Their College Applications With Maggie Kang, MD
Jan 23, 2024
73. Will You Accept Pain or Choose Suffering? With Maggie Kang, MD
Jan 16, 2024
72. How to Feel and Let Your Kids Feel
Jan 09, 2024
71. How to Live With Your Teen Who’s Using
Jan 02, 2024
70. Giving the Gift of an Executive Function Coach to Your Teen and Yourself With Chrissy Nichols
Dec 26, 2023
69. Fire Yourself From Being the Academic Police With Executive Function Coach Chrissy Nichols
Dec 19, 2023
68. How Parents Can Support Their Child Transitioning to a Healthier Lifestyle: Ending 'Toxic' Friendships
Dec 12, 2023
67. How to Not Strangle Your Kids During the Holidays: Communicating Expectations
Dec 05, 2023
66. How to Bring Up Backburner Issues With Tanya Hale - Part 2
Nov 28, 2023
65. Are We Boxing or Raising a Child? - Parenting as a Team With Tanya Hale
Nov 21, 2023
64. How Much Support Is Too Much?
Nov 14, 2023
63. Wilderness Therapy: A Blessing or a Curse?
Nov 07, 2023
62. How to Unshame the Identified Patient in Your Home With David Bedrick - Part 2
Oct 31, 2023
61. How to Unshame Your Parent Regrets With David Bedrick - Part 1
Oct 24, 2023
60. How to De-escalate Your Teen When It’s “Your Fault”
Oct 17, 2023
59. How to De-Escalate Yourself - Part 2
Oct 10, 2023
58. How to De-Escalate Yourself - Part 1
Oct 03, 2023
57. The Fear of Independence
Sep 26, 2023
56. How to De-escalate Your Teen
Sep 19, 2023
55. Trusting Your Teen's Journey
Sep 12, 2023
54. Your Parent Home Plan Template
Sep 05, 2023
53. How to Create an Effective Home Plan: Prepare, Structure and Follow Through
Aug 29, 2023
52. Same-Page Parenting: Getting on the Same Page About Boundaries and More!
Aug 22, 2023
51. Setting the Stage to Create a Parent Home Plan That Works!
Aug 15, 2023
50. Intentionally Enjoying Life Even Though Things Are Hard
Aug 08, 2023
49. Common Pitfalls in Setting Boundaries & How to Do It Right
Aug 01, 2023
48. The Benefits of Setting Healthy Boundaries for Parents & Teens
Jul 25, 2023
47. The Power of Listening to Our Kids' Feedback With Les Harris
Jul 18, 2023
46. Regulating a Dysregulated Child With Wilderness Therapist Les Harris
Jul 11, 2023
45. From Overwhelm to Action: Empowering (ADHD) Teens, And Ourselves, With Bite-Size Steps - With Seth Gottlieb
Jul 04, 2023
44. Modeling Self-Regulation & More Advice From a Wilderness Guide With Mark Adamski
Jun 27, 2023
43. From ‘the Younger Sibling’ to Wilderness Guide With Mark Adamski
Jun 20, 2023
42. What if I Don’t Like My Teen Right Now? - Creating Healthy Thoughts About Your Teen
Jun 13, 2023
41. Wilderness and Sobriety Anniversaries - A Time to Contemplate or Celebrate?
Jun 06, 2023
40. Empowering Teens Through Online Education With Anjilee Ferguson & Sara Busalacchi, Co-founders of Mountain Point Academy
May 30, 2023
39. The Pause - A Space Created To Feel Instead of React
May 23, 2023
38. Therapeutic Burnout in Teens and Parents
May 16, 2023
37. Preventative Measures: How to Parent a Struggling Teen Before Things Get Out of Hand With Laura Goldstein, LMFT
May 09, 2023
36. Doing Your Own Work as a Parent While Your Kid Is in Treatment & Finding the Right Therapist With Laura Goldstein, LMFT
May 02, 2023
35. Transitioning Your Child Home After Wilderness or Treatment [Wilderness #9]
Apr 25, 2023
34. Options to Consider After Wilderness Therapy [Wilderness #8]
Apr 18, 2023
33. Parent Interview: Trish on The One Agreement That Changed Everything
Apr 11, 2023
32. Parent Interview: Trish on Influencing Her Young-Adult Son to Choose Wilderness for Himself
Apr 04, 2023
31. What You, as a Parent, Can Work on While Your Child Is in Therapy [Wilderness #7]
Mar 28, 2023
30. How to Find The Best Program For Your Family [Wilderness Series #6]
Mar 21, 2023
29. What to Expect (And Not Expect) From Wilderness [Wilderness Series #5]
Mar 14, 2023
28. More on Transport & Harmful Language Like "Gooning" With Gabriela Deambrosio
Mar 07, 2023
27. Transport Options and Other Education Consultant Advice From Gabriela Deambrosio
Feb 28, 2023
26. How to Actually Get Your Teen to Wilderness [Wilderness Series #4]
Feb 21, 2023
25. The Fears and Concerns Around Sending Your Teen to Wilderness [Wilderness Series #3]
Feb 14, 2023
24. A Teen's Perspective - Listen Up!
Feb 07, 2023
23. How to Know When It’s Time to Send Your Teen to Wilderness? [Wilderness Series #2]
Jan 31, 2023
22. What Is Wilderness Therapy? [Wilderness Series #1]
Jan 24, 2023
21. Mom Casie on Transitioning Her Child Home After Boarding School & Online Parent Support Group OPLM.com [Parent Interview]
Jan 17, 2023
20. Mom Casie on Her Son’s Substance Abuse and the Effects on His Siblings and Family Dynamics [Parent Interview]
Jan 10, 2023
19. Parents’ Agenda vs. Child’s Personal Journey With Seth Gottlieb
Jan 03, 2023
18. Mom Rebecca on Choosing Love and Boundaries Over Fear and Punishment [Parent Interview]
Dec 27, 2022
17. Mom Rebecca on Sending Her Young Daughter to Wilderness [Parent Interview]
Dec 20, 2022
16. Self-Betrayal: Ignoring Our Inner Knowing With Seth Gottlieb
Dec 13, 2022
15. STOP the ‘I Feel’ Statements With Seth Gottlieb
Dec 06, 2022
14. Mom Amy on Building Trust and Listening to Your Intuition as a Parent [Parent Interview]
Nov 29, 2022
13. Mom Amy on Discovering Her Own Enmeshment Patterns and Taking Accountabiliy for Her Part [Parent Interview]
Nov 22, 2022
12. Getting Out of Enmeshment & Power Struggles
Nov 15, 2022
11. Taking Accountability for Our Part With Seth Gottlieb
Nov 08, 2022
10. How to Feel Your Feelings to Increase Your Bandwidth With Seth Gottlieb
Nov 01, 2022
09. Parent Interview: Finding Mutually Beneficial Boundaries With Sandi and Don
Oct 25, 2022
08. Parent Interview: Bringing Your Kid Home Directly From Wilderness With Sandi and Don
Oct 18, 2022
07. Understanding School Refusal: Why Your Teen Doesn’t Want to Go to School
Oct 11, 2022
06. Separating Thoughts From Facts: The Stories Parents Tell Themselves
Oct 04, 2022
05. Mom Amy on a Parent’s Journey Through Wilderness [Parent Interview]
Sep 27, 2022
04. Mom Amy on the Ineffectiveness of Interviewing Our Teens for Pain [Parent Interview]
Sep 20, 2022
02. We Start With Us: The Role Parents Play in Their Teen’s Struggle
Sep 13, 2022
03. Stressful Situations: Driving in a Car With Your Struggling Teen
Sep 13, 2022
01. Parents, You Are Not Alone
Sep 13, 2022
Trailer - Welcome to Parenting Post-wilderness
Aug 24, 2022