5: Parenting Through Overwhelm: How To Handle Disrespect, Parental Alienation, And BFRBs With Laura Hobson Paging Dr. Mom podcast

5: Parenting Through Overwhelm: How to Handle Disrespect, Parental Alienation, and BFRBs with Laura Hobson

28d ago 48:13

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In this episode, I sit down with Laura Hobson (@hopeandhealingcoach), a BFRB and habit coach who combines her background as a mental health clinician with her own journey through burnout and motherhood. Laura shares practical tools for handling disrespectful behavior, coping with the heartbreak of parental alienation, and supporting kids who struggle with hair pulling or skin picking, all while reminding us that self-compassion and letting go of comparison are key to thriving as parents. Connect with Laura on Facebook and Instagram, grab her freebie “5 Unexpected Ways to Hack Your Habit,” and learn more at hopeandhealingcoach.com.

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🎵 Music: Upbeat Strings by Evan MacDonald

Chapters

1. Introducing Laura Hobson (00:00:00)

2. Personal Burnout and Setting Boundaries (00:03:17)

3. The Power of Self-Compassion (00:10:44)

4. Handling Disrespectful Children (00:16:27)

5. Navigating Parental Alienation (00:22:52)

6. Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (00:36:47)

7. Breaking Free from Comparison (00:40:32)

8. Final Wisdom and Permission for Moms (00:44:09)

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