15. A Mother's Story of Raising Herself While Raising her Son
Tess Connolly talks to Kim Muench about her book, Raising Me While Raising You-A mother’s Journey to Herself. This title includes a #1 New Release in Parenting/Adult Child Relationships available on Amazon, a digital t.v. show Kim hosts which can be found on her YouTube channel, and an 8-week course she leads moms through 1:1 and in small groups.
- Kim talks about getting pregnant very young and having to navigate the world as a single mother for years, and then getting re-married to her current husband and moves
- Kim describes the “the wake up call” she received by her 21 yr old son and how she worked to helped me find his way out of his addiction
- How she found her way to the work she’s doing with parents during this time of helping her son, and why she feels strongly about working with mothers of tweens and teens.
- Kim talks about the signs she saw during her son’s teens years of his budding addiction, having the courage to look within and listen to our gut instinct about our children.
- She describes her strategy of “looking back to go forward”
- The importance of looking how we were parented when we were growing up, and what we needed from our parents
- Being more of a guide with our teenagers, rather than parenting over them
- Kim talks about her own awakening for herself and become an intentional parent
- Kim is grateful for our conversation and sharing the message of how we are raising our children.
You can find out more about Kim Muench, her mission and services at www.reallifeparentguide.com. She is on Facebook at Real Life Parent Guide, Instagram, and on LinkedIn as well.
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