Teen Whisperer Podcast: Understanding Behavioural Messages in Girls

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If screens are the biggest fight in your house and conversations about phones end in shutdown or silence, this episode is for you. 
I dive deep into girls mental health and adolescent behaviour to uncover why phone battles often miss the real issues underneath. 
Rather than banning phones, I explore how behavioural messages manifest through freeze responses and why phones become an important coping mechanism for overwhelmed girls.
Learn why phone detoxes can backfire, how freeze behaviour shows up as avoidance or withdrawal, and what screens are doing for her nervous system. 
I'll share practical parenting support strategies to reduce tech battles without power struggles and reveal one simple mother-daughter activity that builds safety without forced conversation.
This body-first approach helps mums understand the root causes of behaviour and fosters connection, not control. Tune in to shift your perspective and improve your mother daughter relationship by responding with insight rather than frustration.
Wish your daughter had her own podcast to help understand what's going on? Send her to Girl You've Got This - my podcast just for girls, availabe on all major platforms.
Want to go deeper on connecting with your teen daughter?
Join my free webinar “Become Your Own Teen Whisperer” and learn how to reconnect without pressure or power struggles.
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If your teen rolls her eyes, says “yeah yeah,” or shuts down the moment you try to help, this episode on girls' mental health and adolescent behaviour is for you.

We’re not talking about forcing her to do things. Instead, we explore real, body-led behavioural messages that lower stress, ease resistance, and create calm in your home, effective parenting support that works even when she refuses everything you suggest.

You’ll learn how to:
Shape routines around her nervous system, not against it
Use sleep, daylight, movement, and breath to regulate yourself and the household
Support her capacity without power struggles or arguments
Recognise progress in moments of neutrality, not compliance
This episode is designed especially for mums feeling exhausted after trying all the traditional strategies who want practical ways to lead with compassion and strengthen the mother-daughter relationship.

We also touch on how support communities like WTF, for mums of girls needing understanding and parenting support, can help you feel less alone while navigating resistance, shutdowns, and eye-rolls.

Because sometimes, the best way to help your teen's mental health is to start with yourself.
Wish your daughter had her own podcast to help understand what's going on? Send her to Girl You've Got This - my podcast just for girls, availabe on all major platforms.
Want to go deeper on connecting with your teen daughter?
Join my free webinar “Become Your Own Teen Whisperer” and learn how to reconnect without pressure or power struggles.
Save your spot here
Wanna talk? Book a FREE chat with me - sometimes it helps to say it out loud.
And don't forget to hit subscribe so you're the first to get new episodes as they land - because let's be honest, who's got time to go hunting for a podcast? Leave me a review as well, this is the best way for other mums to see this podcast.
See you next time!

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January can make it feel like everything should be different: new routines, new energy, new rules and yet your daughter is still avoiding work, shutting down, or pushing back. If you’re standing there wondering, “Why isn’t this changing? What am I doing wrong?” this episode is for you.

This week, we unpack parenting support and why behaviour doesn’t shift overnight, how to spot small wins you’re probably overlooking, and practical ways to support your daughter when she’s unmotivated without nagging, rescuing, or burning yourself out, to improve your mother/daughter relationship.

You’ll learn:
Why behaviour is the last thing to change, not the first.
How to recognise quiet signs of progress.
Why regulation always comes before motivation.
How to support her in real life, even when she resists.
Plus, I share why slow progress is still progress and why you don’t have to do this alone.

🎧 Tune in and take the pressure off yourself this January.
Wish your daughter had her own podcast to help understand what's going on? Send her to Girl You've Got This - my podcast just for girls, availabe on all major platforms.
Want to go deeper on connecting with your teen daughter?
Join my free webinar “Become Your Own Teen Whisperer” and learn how to reconnect without pressure or power struggles.
Save your spot here
Wanna talk? Book a FREE chat with me - sometimes it helps to say it out loud.
And don't forget to hit subscribe so you're the first to get new episodes as they land - because let's be honest, who's got time to go hunting for a podcast? Leave me a review as well, this is the best way for other mums to see this podcast.
See you next time!

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If you’re ending this year feeling tired, emotional, and quietly wondering whether you’ve messed it all up as a mum, this episode is for you. It includes parenting support and ways to improve your mother/daughter relationship.

Not to fix you.
Not to tell you to “be more grateful”.
And definitely not to add another thing to your already full plate.

This is a pause.

In this year-end episode of The Teen Whisperer, I gently unpack why guilt gets so loud for mums and why that guilt isn’t a sign you’re failing, but a nervous system under pressure.

We talk about:
why your daughter’s big emotions aren’t bad behaviour, but communication
how guilt shows up in your thoughts, your body, and your parenting
why labels and “fixing” often miss what girls actually need
how stress, hormones, and exhaustion amplify self-doubt
and how calm and confidence return when we lead with physiology before psychology
And finally, we gently bridge into January because change doesn’t happen overnight, and you’re not doing it wrong if things don’t magically improve on January 1st.

🎧 Press play if you need reassurance, grounding, and a reminder that you’re doing better than you think.
Wish your daughter had her own podcast to help understand what's going on? Send her to Girl You've Got This - my podcast just for girls, availabe on all major platforms.
Want to go deeper on connecting with your teen daughter?
Join my free webinar “Become Your Own Teen Whisperer” and learn how to reconnect without pressure or power struggles.
Save your spot here
Wanna talk? Book a FREE chat with me - sometimes it helps to say it out loud.
And don't forget to hit subscribe so you're the first to get new episodes as they land - because let's be honest, who's got time to go hunting for a podcast? Leave me a review as well, this is the best way for other mums to see this podcast.
See you next time!

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Does Christmas leave you feeling like you’re failing in your relationship with your daughter, even though you’re doing everything?

The planning.
The organising.
The emotional holding.
The carrying of everyone else’s needs.

And somehow… you’re still exhausted, snappy, and quietly wondering what’s wrong with you.

Meanwhile, your daughter’s emotions feel louder, messier, closer to the surface and every reaction seems to press a button you didn’t even know you had.

If that’s you, this episode is for you.

In this episode of The Teen Whisperer, we unpack why this time of year hits mums and teen girls so hard, not from a mindset or motivation angle, but from the brain, heart, and nervous system.

You’ll learn:
why Christmas overload isn’t a personal failing, but a physiological response
how your daughter’s nervous system mirrors yours (and why that matters)
what “mirroring” actually is and how it builds safety instead of conflict
why regulation comes before behaviour change
and how small, realistic shifts can bring more calm and connection over the holidays
We also talk honestly about:
the mental load mums carry at this time of year
why routines matter more than perfection
and how asking for help models resilience, not weakness
Wish your daughter had her own podcast to help understand what's going on? Send her to Girl You've Got This - my podcast just for girls, availabe on all major platforms.
Want to go deeper on connecting with your teen daughter?
Join my free webinar “Become Your Own Teen Whisperer” and learn how to reconnect without pressure or power struggles.
Save your spot here
Wanna talk? Book a FREE chat with me - sometimes it helps to say it out loud.
And don't forget to hit subscribe so you're the first to get new episodes as they land - because let's be honest, who's got time to go hunting for a podcast? Leave me a review as well, this is the best way for other mums to see this podcast.
See you next time!