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Dear Emmanuela: Wives in Training Blog

Emmanuela can step into a situation, look from the outside in, and discern exactly where things are out of alignment. Just like an interior designer walks into a space and instinctively knows how to b...

The Business of Co-Parenting: Schedule a Weekly Phone Call

It's important to develop a healthy co-parenting partnership so you can work together! You may be thinking, "I agree! But how do I get the other parent to co-parent if they're not interested?" That’s...

Dating & Sex - One of the Most Important Decisions

I pondered for a while about how to write this blog post because it's unfair to talk to teen mothers about waiting when many of you didn't have that option. You were robbed of your innocence. Even mor...

Trauma Gets Stuck in the Body

Rather than fading into the past, unresolved trauma physically embeds itself in the body, rewiring the nervous system and reshaping brain development in ways that continue affecting mothers decades la...

Understanding Trauma's Lasting Impact on Teen Mothers

Trauma, by its very nature, is overwhelming and terrifying. It represents moments when we face threats to our lives, well-being, or sanity that exceed our capacity to cope effectively. During these ex...

When Your Daughter Becomes a Mother: A Path Forward

Dr. Chris joins J'Michael with 107.3 JAMZ - Greenville, SC. The conversation offers practical wisdom for families navigating a teen pregnancy, with Dr. Chris outlining three essential steps: parents...

Coming Out of Hiding: 12 Steps to Heal Our Toxic Shame

Coming out of hiding is the essential first step in healing our toxic shame. What makes 12-step programs particularly effective for healing toxic shame is the environment they create. In these spaces...

How Perfectionism, Rage, and Addiction Mask Our Deepest Shame

Toxic shame is a silent epidemic affecting countless teen mothers and their children. In part three of our series "Healing the Shame That Binds You," Dr. Chris explores the concept of "acting shamele...

When Your True Self Goes Into Hiding

When facing trauma, we create a false self to survive. But hiding behind this mask keeps us trapped in toxic shame. Learn how to recognize these defense mechanisms and begin healing in our latest pod...

Shame: The Silent Wound Teen Moms Carry

This episode is the first in a powerful five-part series, Healing the Shame That Binds You, designed to help teen mothers and women who were teen mothers recognize, expose, and ultimately heal the to...

4 Ways to Form A Secure Attachment

These are 4 inexpensive ways to build a strong emotional bond/attachment with your child. Make yourself available to them, validate their feelings, get involved in what they are interested in, and j...

It's All About Attachment

Why do I feel insecure in my relationships? Why do I have a hard time trusting? Why do I need constant reassurance? Why do I worry and fear being abandoned? It's all about attachment.

Shame Can't Survive Empathy

Many teen mothers and adult mothers who were teen mothers feel or have felt shame, and it caused them to want to withdraw and hide. Shame, however, can't survive empathy.

You Must Be Motivated to Get Better

An abundance of resources is available to help you change your situation, but you must be motivated to get better. Make a commitment to yourself: With God's help, I will do my part to get better. You...

Hope For The "Undermothed" Child

The "undermothered" child feels alone in the world. Adrift. This is because she doesn't have a mother who is a first responder - the person she can call in an emergency. She doesn't have a mother wh...

There Is A Queen Inside Of You

Being a queen is not about being over, above, or better than anyone else - it is about being your best self. To get there - to becoming your best self - you have to start, and a good starting place is...

Whatever You Are Working On--Stay the Course!

So, whatever you are working on (doing your best to graduate high school or earn your college degree), first, stop beating yourself up. Give yourself a break. Then with support, a plan in hand, and m...

Helping Teen Moms Graduate: Chapter 1: Don't Judge

In Chapter 1, you’ll hear the voices of graduates and new moms on how they were judged, and resounding messages to educators, loved ones, and other supporters on how to help teen moms graduate: Don’...

Title IX and Pregnant and Parenting Students

Title IX is a federal law, enacted in 1972, stating that no person on the basis of sex shall be “excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under a...

Narcissistic Parents

How do you deal with a narcissistic parent?
Educate yourself about narcissism, stop blaming yourself, set firm boundaries, minimize communication, and prioritize your own needs.

How To Improve Your Parenting Skills: Know Your Parenting Style

One of the best ways to improve your parenting skills is to know your parenting style. There are 4 parenting styles: Authoritarian, Authoritative (Active), Permissive (or Indulgent), and Uninvolved (N...

You Don't Have to Face Domestic Violence Alone.

You don't have to face a domestic violence situation alone. There is help. There is the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Free. Confidential. 24/7. Their number is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233).