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Parents are not taught how to process emotions. We are not handed a rule book when our children come to us hurting. We are not taught what to say when they are anxious, angry, overwhelmed, shut down, dysregulated or trying to tell us in their own way that they are not okay. So many of us are parenting from the very tools we were never given ourselves. We are learning how to listen, how to pause, how to validate, how to stay regulated, how to sit in discomfort, and how to stop rushing in to fix something when what our child may actually need is to feel heard. Sometimes the most powerful thing we can say is, “I believe you. I am here. You do not have to carry this alone.” These conversations are not easy, especially when they touch on mental health, grief and suicide. But they are necessary, because silence does not protect our children. Connection does. The full episode of The Best Is Yet to Come @jordanlibertyproject with @jk_australia is available now on RAW with J. Watch on @spotify @applepodcasts @youtube or click the link in my bio ❤️ Content note: this episode discusses grief, mental health and suicide. Please take care of yourself while listening. If this brings anything up for you, please reach out to someone you trust. In Australia, @lifelineaustralia is 13 11 14 and @beyondblueofficial is 1300 22 4636. If life is in immediate danger, call 000. LLG, Jxo #RAWwithJ, #mentalhealthawareness #suicideprevention #parentingsupport #conversationsthatmatter

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Content note: grief, mental health and suicide. This part of my conversation with Jason King really stayed got me in the heart space ❤️ He speaks about walking past Jordan’s bedroom door and pausing there. That moment of knowing there was a conversation to be had, but not quite knowing how to have it. And the heartbreak of hindsight. The “what if I knocked?” The “what if I went in?” The questions no parent should ever have to carry. But what I love about Jason is that he does not share this from a place of blame. He shares it with honesty, softness and the hope that it may help another parent, another young person, or another family. Because sometimes the hardest conversations are the ones we most need to have. With our children. With the people we love. And sometimes, with ourselves. The Best Is Yet to Come with Jason King @jordanlibertyproject is available now on RAW with J on @Spotify @Apple Podcasts @YouTube Please take care of yourself while listening. If this brings anything up for you, reach out to someone you trust. In Australia, @Lifeline Australia is 13 11 14 and @Beyond Blue is 1300 22 4636. LLG, Jxo #RAWwithJ #TheBestIsYetToCome #JordansLegacy #MentalHealthAwareness

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Your child may not need advice. They may just need to know you are on their team. In this clip from RAW with J, I speak about the importance of listening, validating and understanding our children when they are having a hard time. So often, as parents, we want to jump in and fix the problem. We want to give advice, move them through it, or make the feeling go away because it is uncomfortable to sit with. But sometimes our children do not need us to fix it straight away. Sometimes they need us to say, “I’m on your team. I’ve got you.” One of the most powerful questions we can ask is, “Do you need me to help you, do you want advice, or do you just need me to sit and listen?” Because big feelings can be uncomfortable. Hard conversations can be uncomfortable. But connection often starts when our children feel heard, believed and understood. Watch the full episode of The Best Is Yet to Come with Jason King on RAW with J. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rawwithj Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/08g1WE856tzLwxVz5CS7sx?si=zIa56_VfT3KGMXWkNSxlfA&utm_source=copy-link Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/raw-with-j/id1870480445 Support The Jordan Liberty Project: https://documentaryaustralia.com.au/project/jordan-liberty/ Learn more about The Jordan Liberty Project: https://jordanliberty.org/about/ Connect with Jacintha: https://www.instagram.com/jacinthafield/ https://www.tiktok.com/@jacinthafield https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacinthafield/ Connect with Happy Souls Kids: https://www.instagram.com/happysoulskids https://www.tiktok.com/@happysoulskids https://www.youtube.com/@happysoulskids https://www.happysoulskids.com/ Content note: the full episode discusses grief, mental health and suicide. Please take care of yourself while listening. Australia support: Lifeline: 13 11 14 Lifeline text: 0477 13 11 14 Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 If life is in immediate danger, call 000. Lifeline: https://www.lifeline.org.au/get-help/ Beyond Blue: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/ #RAWwithJ #TheBestIsYetToCome #JordansLegacy #ParentingSupport #MentalHealthAwareness