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For Amazing Parents of Teens and Young Adults 

 

Heartfelt stories, empowering tools, and real-life coaching to help you reconnect with your purpose, support your child’s growth, and build a thriving, extraordinary family life—together.

 

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How to Talk to a Teen Who Shuts You Out

 Reconnect, Rebuild Trust, and Restore Your Relationship—One Conversation at a Time

🧡 By Erin & Chris | Extraordinary Purpose

 


 

The Silent Treatment Hurts. But It Doesn’t Have to Be the End of Connection.

Parenting a teenager who’s emotionally distant, avoids conversations, or seems complet...

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How to Help Your Young Adult Find Purpose and Direction in a World Full of Distractions

 

As parents, we dream of watching our children grow into confident, motivated, purpose-driven adults. But for many families, the reality feels far from that. Maybe your young adult is struggling to find themselves, stuck in a cycle of uncertainty, distraction, and overwhelm. screen time, unable to...

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How to Help Your Teen Find Confidence, Motivation, and Purpose

News flash...parenting a teen is not easy! The pressure now feels heavier than ever, and the path forward isn’t always clear. As parents, we deeply want our children to feel confident in who they are, make good choices, motivated to move forward, and connected to tings that are important to them. Bu...

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Introducing the 5-Day Empowered Parent Challenge

Parents, a Free Journey to Clarity, Connection, and Confidence Awaits. 

 If you're a parent of a teen or young adult, you've likely felt the weight of responsibility, the pressure of figuring out what to do, and the pain of watching your child struggle as they grow through their teens and twenties....

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Why Life Coaching Could Be the Missing Piece for Your Young Adult’s Future

 How a life coach for young adults can ignite confidence, purpose, and direction

As parents, we want so much for our kids. We want them to thrive, to believe in themselves, and to navigate this complicated world with clarity and strength. But what happens when they feel lost, unmotivated, or unsure...

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Helping Your Kids Find Their Own Path: Letting Go So They Can Grow

How to Authentically Guide Your Young Adult—And Learning About Yourself Along the Way
From Erin & Chris of the Extraordinary Purpose Podcast

Hey Friends!

We just got back from a road trip to North Carolina—sun, lake, family time, and some much-needed nature. It was one of those “fill your soul” ki...

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Becoming the Best Version of Yourself — For You and Your Family

As parents, we often want so badly for our teens and young adults to feel fulfilled, confident, and excited about their future. But what if the key to helping them step into that version of themselves... is becoming the best version of ourselves first?

In our latest episode of the Extraordinary Pur...

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Reconnect as a Family: How Nature Can Inspire Purpose and Bring You Closer Together

In today’s fast-paced world, finding meaningful ways to connect as a family can feel like a challenge. For parents of young adults, the dynamic of family life often shifts, leaving many searching for ways to stay connected and grow together. Nature can offer a powerful and transformative shared purp...

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How to Stay In Alignment With Your Best Self for Parents and Their Young Adults

Introduction

The journey of self-discovery and personal growth is often paved with challenges, moments of doubt, and a constant push to find our true purpose. At the Extraordinary Purpose Podcast, we’ve had the privilege of exploring these themes not just through our own experiences but also by con...

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Living in Alignment: How Your Values Shape Everything

 

Welcome to another heartfelt moment with us—Erin and Chris—where we invite you into a real and raw conversation from our Extraordinary Purpose Podcast. Today, we’re diving into a topic that, yes, we say this a lot, but this time we mean it—this one truly changes everything: Living in Alignment wi...

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Personal Development as a Lifestyle for Young Adults

As parents, we often ask ourselves how to best prepare our teens and young adults for the world and their future. We love and support them in every way possible, from their education, to sports and extracurriculars, to emphasizing good habits, to seeing the best in them (even when they can't see it ...

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Why Life Coaching Is Essential During A Gap Year

Is a Gap Year Right for Your Young Adult?

As your child approaches the end of high school, the question of what comes next looms large. For some, diving straight into college or a career feels like the natural next step. For others, taking a gap year—a year-long break from traditional education—mig...

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