About

Welcome to the weekly audio hug that calms your fears; empowering you with the information and skills you need so you can trust your own parenting in a fast-changing world. Each week we try to develop our ability to be curios about each other, rather than judgemental, because it makes it possible for us to connect... with each and with our kids, and keep changing for the better.

It may look like other parents are perfect but we all make mistakes. Admitting those mistakes isn't failure, it's growth because good parenting is a constantly evolving challenge.

Each week you join our community in thinking about a challenge. What do the experts say, and is their advice realistic in the heat of the moment? Susie brings her wealth of expertise in mindfulness, and her own experiences, to discuss the realities of parenting.

Share your experiences, questions and hopes; privacy assured at teenagersuntangled@gmail.com

What the Independent Podcasting Award judges said:
'The advice within the podcast on how to deal with what life throws at you is universally helpful, not just for those with teenagers.'

'A good mix of personal stories alongside professional insight; it's addressing something different, and helps its audience with the references and extra information provided in episode notes.'

'The rapport between the hosts, Rachel and Susie, is great with a good mix of them chatting, but also providing context for the listener and remembering them within the conversation.'

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Find courses with Susie at https://www.amindful-life.co.uk/

About the Hosts

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.

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