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Life changing

"Ever since I came across your podcast I have been listening, taking notes, rewinding, pausing and sharing with friends! After listening to about 3 episodes a day to catch up, I have made some minor…"

Halle | April 11, 2025

You have saved my relationship with my 14 year old daughter and nearly 12 year old son on numerous occasions.

"My son is now doing really well in all areas and has not bothered to return to the internet - social media or gaming, but instead fills his spare time with sport, outdoor activity, catching up with f…"

Bernie via email | Sept. 4, 2023

You have changed our world and you will never really know how indebted we are to you.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you.....my wife and I just wish we had discovered your pod casts a year ago! We have both listened, absorbed and changed the way we parent off the back of such amazing ins…"

Paul Simmonds Instagram | July 5, 2023

May have saved my relationship with my tween..

"I found this podcast at just the right time in the early stages of tween/girl mom dysfunction. It gave me the perspective change I needed… she’s right where she’s supposed to be! Thank you."

Mmonty3 | Feb. 20, 2024

It’s all just a little less daunting now with you guys in my corner

"I was so lucky to come across your podcast last Summer whilst trying to navigate guidance to help with my now 17yr old son who has ADHD. I have since then backtracked and listened to EVERY single ep…"

Tammy | March 24, 2024

I just didn’t want to stop listening to you!!!!

"Hello there lovely sounding ladies!! I stumbled on your podcast just last weekend, down at the bottom of New Zealand, while out walking , -in tears, having just had the worst week or so with my a…"

Becky from Queenstown | May 10, 2024

Your values episode was wonderful!

"Dearest Rachel, I loved your episode and was so moved by how you went into each issue and so sensitively unpicked the problems and helped me make sense of them. You are amazing and I cannot thank …"

Anonymous listener | June 26, 2024

Avid listener

"I am an avid listener of your podcast. I am so glad I stumbled across this when my eldest daughter went to Secondary School as the teenage years seemed so overwhelming as they push for more and more …"

Michelle | Sept. 17, 2024

I’m listening to each episode at least 3-4 times.

"Woww. I'm actually taking notes and writing down stuff so I can remember to use them with my own son. The part where you apologize for giving them too much freedom when they obviously were not ready …"

DhariniDiva on Spotify | Sept. 20, 2024

Thank you for being there

"I just wanted to say a massive thank you for being there for parents of teenagers every week. Not only do I look forward to each episode but also have listened to many of the shows more that a ha…"

Kate on Instagram | Dec. 10, 2024

You have managed to completely change my mindset.

"I love listening to your podcasts on my way home from work. You have managed to completely change my mindset from dreading the teenage years ahead of me, to actually seeing them as something to embr…"

Clare via email | Jan. 6, 2025

Everything to do with "being connected" helps at every stage

"I really love your podcast and have recommended it at least 10 times to fellow parents. It has given me understanding, patience, tools, calmness. I feel much better equipped and my relationship with …"

Katy via email | Jan. 30, 2025

Recent

April 22, 2025

139: Preparing for secondary school, friendship groups, and those awk…

What do you think of this episode? Do you have any topics you'd like me to cover? In this episode my teens, Phoebe and Amelia, joined me in the studio to help answer some questions emailed in by listeners, and sent to me on s...

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April 15, 2025

138: How to get your teenager out of their bedroom - even one who's i…

Send us a text So many parents feel a deep loss when their teenager begins to separate from them; staying in their room and behaving as if the person they used to adore is the most embarassing thing they have ever witnessed. ...

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April 15, 2025

Navigating the identity maze:

A parent's guide to teen self-discovery In the years since I started my podcast, and watched closely as my bonus daughters and teens developed, I've learned that identity formation is perhaps the most complex and critical journey of adolescence. It…

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April 14, 2025

Why nagging teens and tweens is not effective parenting #parentlife #…

We all do it. I've said it before and I'll say it again. It's not doing what we hope; in fact it could be having exactly the oppositve effect. MRI scans have shown that when a teen hears their parent nagging the emotional part of their brain lights up and the thinking - pre-frontal cortex - shut…

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April 8, 2025

137: Identity formation - the main job of a teenager?

Send us a text In psychology, the term "identity" is most commonly used to describe the distinctive qualities or traits that make an individual unique. Identities are strongly associated with self-esteem, and individuality an...

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April 7, 2025

Should I get my kid to watch the Netflix series Adolescence?

Welcome to our disorienting parenting world. Here's my clutch of question prompts for parents. A few days ago the mother of a 10 year old asked, ‘Should I get my son to watch the show? I’m not quite sure.’ There was an immed…

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April 1, 2025

136: Society has changed: Are education and hard work less important …

Send us a text I grew up believing in a meritocracy; with hard work - and government funding of my university education - I eventually escaped a difficult home and poor schooling to succeed in journalism. But times have moved...

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April 1, 2025

Why Gen Z can struggle in the workplace. #podcast #parenthack #genz #…

In my next episode on Teenagers Untangled I discuss the way society has changed with @dr_eliza_filby, historian and generational expert. In it we cover: ⭐️The rising importance of the Bank of Mum and Dad. ⭐️Why our education system is not offering what it used to. ⭐️Why the old ways of moving int…

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March 25, 2025

135: Adolescence: Help for parents with the core themes. How to discu…

Send us a text The mini-series, Adolescence, is a global hit, topping Netflix charts in 71 countries and amassing 24.3 million views in its first four days. It's sparked a global conversation about parenting, masculinity, and...

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March 18, 2025

134: Are we too cynical? Helping our kids see hope in a world of cyni…

Send us a text Twenty years ago The Times asked young people in Britain a series of questions. The new Millenials gave answers which showed that the majority thought the UK was forward-looking and tolerant; they were proud to...

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Recent Blog Posts

April 15, 2025

Navigating the identity maze:

A parent's guide to teen self-discovery In the years since I started my podcast, and watched closely as my bonus daughters and teens developed, I've learned that identity formation is perhaps the most complex and critical journey of adolescence. It…

Read the Blog Post
April 7, 2025

Should I get my kid to watch the Netflix series Adolescence?

Welcome to our disorienting parenting world. Here's my clutch of question prompts for parents. A few days ago the mother of a 10 year old asked, ‘Should I get my son to watch the show? I’m not quite sure.’ There was an immed…

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Oct. 31, 2024

Point to your child’s North star until they can see it for themself.

How Your Mindset Can Unlock Your Teen's Motivation It's easy for us parents to fall into the trap of believing that teenagers are inherently short-sighted, illogical, and incapable of making wise decisions. So many of things they do seem to back u…

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About the Hosts

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Rachel Richards

Host

My main career was as a BBC Correspondent, World News Anchor for CNBC Europe, BBC World New Radio, and roving reporter/newsreader on local radio.

I’ve always been fascinated by parenting so loved being a Parenting Supercoach for Parent Gym, working in the most deprived boroughs of London.

I’m now the mother of two step-daughters and two teenagers. A failed dog-trainer (you try it in a house where everyone else gives them cheese) and terrible, but enthusiastic, gardener. I’m a long time lover of Ashtanga yoga, jogging, hiking, skiing, reading, music, and all types of adventurous travel.

I was born in Zambia and lived in six different countries by the age of ten, before settling in the UK.

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Susie Asli

Co-host

https://www.amindful-life.co.uk
Susie started practising mindfulness over a decade ago, after a particularly stressful time in her life. It was so effective that she decided to train in Mindfulness with the NHS and the Mindfulness in Schools project to become a Paws b and dot b practitioner, which enables her to teach mindfulness both to primary and secondary school children.

Susie teaches adult groups, 1:1s, families, in schools (children & teachers) and students (at the Guildhall College of Music & Drama).

She's also a qualified psychotherapist (from the Psychotherapeutic Institute in Copenhagen) and a trained musician (working and playing as a freelance viola player and chamber musician, as well as teaching children and adults).

Susie is mum to three children whom she has parented alone for 12 years