Welcome to Raising Resilience brought to you by Catholic Ladies' College. This podcast series is designed to support you on your parenting and caregiver journey. Access the best insights, information and tips for navigating important issues. With your hosts, Liana (CLC's Head of Students) and Brad McKay (CLC's School Counsellor).
Self-Compassion: Building Resilience in Yourself and Your Child
In this episode of Raising Resilience, we explore why self-compassion matters for parents. We look at the research showing how practicing self-compassion not only supports your own wellbeing and resilience, but also benefits your child’s emotional health. You’ll also learn simple, practical strategies you can start using at home to bring more empathy, calm and connection into everyday life.
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20 Aug 2025
The Top Three Challenges Facing Young People Today
In this episode of Raising Resilience, we explore the growing pressures facing young people today. From the expectation to achieve, to feeling emotionally deregulated and a growing sense of disconnection from peers, identity and adults in their lives, we unpack the challenges and share practical ways we can support our young people.
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5 Aug 2025
Understanding Neurodivergence: What It Means to Be Neuro-Affirming
Following on from our conversation about ADHD in girls, this episode of Raising Resilience takes a broader look at neurodivergence. We explore what it really means to be neuro-affirming — at home and in schools. Learn how we can shift away from trying to “fix” kids and instead create environments where their unique ways of thinking are understood, supported and celebrated.
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22 Jul 2025
ADHD in Girls
In this episode of Raising Resilience, we unpack how ADHD in girls often flies under the radar. We explore the unique ways ADHD can show up in young women. Hear personal stories, learn how it affects daily life and discover practical strategies to better understand and support girls with ADHD.
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24 Jun 2025
Parentification
This episode examines parentification, revealing how children assume premature adult roles, its origins, and effective strategies to disrupt this pattern.
12 Jun 2025
Social Media and Teenagers - Part 2
This episode explores actionable strategies for parents to establish healthy social media boundaries for teenagers, promoting wellbeing and improving family communication; this is part two of a series.
28 May 2025
Social Media and Teens
This episode explores how parents can understand their teenagers' online world, focusing on setting healthy boundaries to support their wellbeing and strengthen relationships in the digital age.
13 Aug 2024
Setting Boundaries with your Adolescent Child
The ability to set boundaries is an important skill to learn for your wellbeing. In this episode, we dive into the crucial role of boundaries in fostering healthy relationships for both you as a parent and for your adolescent children.
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30 Nov 2023
Understanding School Refusal
The idea of going to school can cause severe distress for some young people and can result in a reluctance to go to school or non-attendance. In this episode we unpack the signs to look out for and give you tips on how to support you child.
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9 Nov 2023
Navigating Teenage Friendships
Healthy friendships are an important part of any teenage journey and can help young people build life long skills in navigating difficult situations, developing autonomy and becoming more self-confident. However when there are bumps in the road, how do you best support your child. This episode sees Liana Colaluca (Head of Students) and Brad McKay (Student Counsellor) talk through how to help your child through these situations and leave you with some great tips you can use on your parenting journey.
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1 Nov 2023
Navigating Year 12 exams
In this episode of Raising Resilience we welcome Elly Keating (CLC's Pathways Coordinator) to talk alongside Liana Colaluca (CLC's Head of Students) and Brad McKay (CLC's School Counsellor) to talk about how to support your teenager through the Year 12 exam period and how to support them through their choices after exams.
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16 Oct 2023
Understanding Eating Disorders in Teenagers
In this episode we welcome special guest Olivia Smith to talk about eating disorders in teenagers and the signs to look out for. We also discuss strategies to help your daughter develop a healthy body image and a positive relationship with food.
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28 Sept 2023
Managing teenage expectations
In this episode of Raising Resilience, our focus will be on managing teenage expectations. We will discuss the important of setting goals and how setting unrealistic expectations can lead to a tougher emotional ride through normal adolescents changes.
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15 Sept 2023
Understanding Anxiety in teenagers
In the upcoming episode of Raising Resilience, our focus will be on understanding anxiety in teenagers. Helping parents to understand the signs and give you the tools to have the tricky conversation with your teenage around anxiety.
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31 Aug 2023
Effective communication with your teenager
In the upcoming episode of Raising Resilience, our focus will be on effectively communicating with your teenager. Our aim is to equip you with useful tips that will help you navigate sensitive conversations with a positive approach. Additionally, we will provide you with 6 easy take-aways that will enable you to handle such conversations constructively.
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