Belonging
Providing a sense of belonging has been shown to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. It improves your resilience to deal with everything that life throws your way.
Communication
Empathetic communication requires you to be sensitive to your emotional state. If you aren’t noticing what’s happening, you block yourself from truly understanding and being understood.
Self-Reflection
Thoughtful reflection of your own patterns, behaviors, and roots can lead you to create a better understanding of yourself. That’s an important step to feel more connected with others.
Transparency
When we feel comfortable in relationships, we can be ourselves. We feel free to express our thoughts, feelings, and needs. We don’t have to put up walls.
A Note from Susan
Addressing an epidemic of disconnection
Welcome, I’m glad you’re here. My passion is helping others create more heartfelt, emotional bonds and a sense of true connectedness. I’m speaking, consulting and developing new tools, models, and resources to spark open-hearted conversations.
As a therapist working with individuals, couples, and families, I’ve seen relationships dramatically improve when we learn to speak from the heart.
Get past the walls and defensiveness that cause misunderstandings and disconnection.
“As a parent, pediatrician, public health practitioner, and mental health advocate, I cannot stress how important this body of work is to help parents understand the key tenets of creating a lasting relationship with their children (of all ages). Through clear examples and concepts, Susan Caso addresses the complexities of the parent-child relationship spanning from infant bonding to homework stress to suicidal ideations. This is a handbook to help us all address the mental health epidemic that is affecting our young people. One child at a time.”
– Shairi Turner, MD, MPH, Chief Health Officer, Crisis Text Line- mother of two
Teens need their parents now more than ever. Parents are the central influence in their teens’ life and have an incredible ability to reassure and comfort them in times of distress. Right now a teen’s world is filled with social media noise and achievement pressures, resulting in high rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide. But hope exists. A parent’s ability to support their teen during the current milieu can be shaped by the emotional bond in their relationship.
Licensed therapist Susan Caso provides valuable insights and proven strategies to cultivate a “felt connectedness” in the family. As a clinician and a mom of three amazing kids, Susan knows raising teens can be met with growing pains, strife, and disconnection. The path to engagement and harmony at home can be baffling, but with new communication tools, Susan guides parents to build trust with their teens to overcome any obstacle. To strengthen the parent-teen relationship and safeguard your kids in today’s world, your first resource is The Parent-Teen Connection.