The Raising Resilience Podcast is back with Season 2.

Hello again, friends. It's been a while. You know, over the last couple of years, it has become more and more apparent to me that almost every parent I know is struggling with their mental health. We're living in kind of a messed up world, to say the least. And most of us are putting a ton of pressure on ourselves to make sure that our kids can cope with it. But we are barely keeping our heads above water ourselves.

And when it came to launching season two of the Raising Resilience podcast, I wanted to make a change in the type of information that I'm sharing here. There is so much noise online. I am trying my hardest to cut out the things that are making me feel icky, and I personally don't see the need to add to that noise unless it's actually helpful to you (or to me). So in season two, I've decided to bring on some experts to talk about how we can raise resilience in our kids, but also in ourselves. Because let's be real. We were not raised for this world. We were raised in a world that doesn't exist anymore. We were raised when free range parenting was just parenting, and online bullying was not a thing. Filters were not a thing. And kids were not shooting other kids.

So this is a podcast for parents who don't want to rely on hopes and prayers that our kids won't become a statistic. It's for parents who don't want to cross their fingers and hope for the best.

But it is also for parents who might be feeling just a tad bit overwhelmed and might be struggling with their own mental health issues, and who really want to do the very best for their kids — and themselves — with what is left of our limited mental and emotional capacity. So here is what I'm going to promise you for season two, friend.

The first is that if I interview someone and the interview makes me feel stressed out, I am not going to share it with you. We know enough statistics to keep us up at 3 a.m. and we have enough to worry about. And I'm not going to give you another thing to add to the list. You don't need any more of that, right? However, I want you to leave an episode feeling overwhelmed or stressed. So that's promise number one. And the second promise is that I want you to leave every episode feeling empowered to do something for yourself or for your kids. And that doesn't feel like it's making your life harder. So welcome back to the Raising Resilience podcast. I am so excited for Season Two.

(211) Balance, Well-Being, and Self-Care for Kids

Raising ResilienceBy Sara OlsherJun 20, 2023