What Your Teen Wants and Needs from You with Jackie Brewton – ETB #14

Do you struggle to get your teens to open up about their struggles? They have a lot to say. But are they talking to you? Jackie Brewton joins me to discuss how you can get your teens talking to you about the issues important to them. Learn what your teen wants and need from you!

What Your Teen Wants and Needs from You with Jackie Brewton - ETB #14

About Jackie Brewton

Jackie Brewton is an author, youth speaker, teen relationship expert and the founder and CEO of MotivationN3d, Inc., a motivational speaking company.  She empowers teens to dream bigger DREAMS, make better DECISIONS and fulfill brighter DESTINIES!  She also equips parents to have the tough conversations with their teens about love, sex and relationships.

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Bonus: Living, Working, and Schooling from Home with Sherri Seligson

Are you getting frustrated by being surrounded by your spouse and kids all day? Sherri and I discuss how to manage your expectations and learn to talk things through so you can build close relationships instead of getting frustrated.

Bonus: Living, Working, and Schooling from Home with Sherri Seligson

About Sherri Seligson

Sherri Seligson and her husband David homeschooled their four children through high school. Before being promoted to motherhood, Sherri worked as a degreed marine biologist at Walt Disney World’s Living Seas, publishing shark behavior research. With an M.Ed. in curriculum design and science instruction, she has authored Apologia’s Exploring Creation with General Science, Marine Biology, and Internships for High School Credit, instructional video courses for Apologia’s science curricula, and companion curricula for feature films including Dolphin Tale and War Horse. Sherri is an international conference and retreat speaker. Using transparency, truth, and humor, she teaches families and students the importance of studying God’s creation and encourages moms on their homeschool journey.

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Bonus: Managing Marriage with Erin Smalley

How do we navigate marriage during difficult times? Erin Smalley, of Focus on the Family, and I discuss how to keep your differences from becoming the problem that drives a wedge in your relationship.

Bonus: Managing Marriage with Erin Smalley

About Erin Smalley

Erin Smalley serves as the strategic spokesperson for Focus on the Family’s marriage ministry. In this role, she develops content that prepares individuals for marriage, strengthens and nurtures existing marriages, and helps couples in marital crises.

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Bonus: How to Handle the Complexities within the Family with Dr. Daniel Huerta, VP of Parenting and Youth of Focus on the Family

Do you wrestle with knowing how to navigate the twists and turns of keeping the family together? Daniel Huerta, the VP of Parenting and Youth at Focus on the Family, and I have an upbeat conversation about the needs of your children and how you can navigate the complexities of life so your family will grow closer together in hard times. 

Bonus: How to Handle the Complexities within the Family with Dr. Daniel Huerta, VP of Parenting and Youth of Focus on the Family

About Dr. Daniel Huerta

Dr. Daniel Huerta oversees Focus’ initiatives that equip mothers and fathers with biblical principles and counsel for raising healthy, resilient children. 

A bilingual, licensed clinical social worker, Dr. Huerta addresses issues related to parenting such as communication, conflict resolution, spiritual growth, discipline, stress, anxiety, depression, media discernment and healthy sexuality.

Dr. Huerta earned a master’s degree in social work from the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. He’s currently working on his doctorate in psychology at California Southern University.  

He has maintained a private practice in Colorado Springs since 2003 and served as a board member on the El Paso County Mental Health Association for almost four years.  

He and his wife, Heather, have been married since 1997 and have two children, Alex and Lexi.

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Bonus: Managing Expectation with Mental Health Professional Michelle Nietert

Want to learn how to help your child process the abrupt changes happening in their lives? A licensed counselor and owner of Counselor Thoughts, Michelle Nietert, will join us as we discuss walking your child through their emotional and mental health in an intentional manner.

Bonus: Managing Expectation with Mental Health Professional Michelle Nietert

About Michelle Nietert

As a professional counselor, Michelle has been passionately ministering to women in the counseling office, local church as a staff member and in the community for over 25 years. She relates well to audiences of various ages as she juggles running a large counseling center in the DFW area, writing, podcasting and speaking while joining her husband Drew in raising two school aged children. Her energetic presentations are interactive, Biblical and relevant to everyday life. Women need to know they are loved by a God that is for them!

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Bonus: Overcoming Fear and Anxiety with Dr. Michelle Bengtson

Sudden changes often cause unease leading to stress, anxiety, and fear, but author Dr. Micheal Bengtson shares how you can overcome anxiety, worry, and fear of our coping with crisis series.

Bonus: Overcoming Fear and Anxiety with Dr. Michelle Bengtson

About Dr. Michelle Bengston

Dr. Michelle Bengtson entertained several dreams in her life: becoming a doctor, having children and writing a book. She studied neuroscience, becoming a board-certified neuropsychologist almost 30 years ago. A few years later, the birth of her first son brought her second dream into reality. God planted the third dream in her heart as a young girl. A few years ago, she published her first book, multi-award winning author of Hope Prevails: Insights From a Doctor’s Personal Journey Through Depression. Since then, she authored three more books including the award-winning Hope Prevails Bible Study and Breaking Anxiety’s Grip: How to Reclaim the Peace God Promises. Her next book, Today Is Going to be a Good Day: 90 Promises From God to Start Your Day Off Right, is scheduled for release through Revell in May, 2022. She expanded her vision and became an international speaker, podcast host, and coach with a mission to restore hope, renew minds and empower others to live in their God-given identity.

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