Guest: Jacy Rabold, mother of three and author of Carried, a 100-day restorative journal for moms healing after a complicated birth.

In 2018, Jacy’s son Elliott was born four weeks early by emergency C-section after a fetal maternal hemorrhage and a stroke at birth. In this episode, Jacy and Dr. Courtney talk about the guilt that followed, the fear that set in once the NICU monitors were gone, and the uneven, years-long road to healing that eventually led Jacy to write Carried.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why Jacy trusted her gut even when it meant pushing back on medical advice — and how that choice saved her son’s life
• How to reframe the “what did I do wrong” guilt that follows a traumatic birth
• Why coming home from the NICU can feel scarier than the NICU itself
• How Jacy and her husband learned to support each other through shared trauma they processed differently
• Why healing isn’t a one-time fix, but an ongoing practice of noticing triggers and building a toolbox
• How grief and gratitude can coexist after a hard birth
• What inspired Jacy to turn her healing process into a journal, and who Carried is written for
• The “golden thread” concept — why no two birth stories are the same, but the feelings underneath them often are

Resources & Links:

• Jacy Rabold’s website
• Consult call with Integrated Behavioral Health
• Integrated Behavioral Health website
• Integrated Behavioral Health newsletter sign up

Legal Disclaimer: While this podcast may provide information that is educational in nature, it is not intended to be a health care service, psychotherapy, or the practice of psychology. This podcast’s main purpose is to provide educational insights for all stages of child and family development. We will not provide diagnoses or specific recommendations for your family. At no point is a therapeutic relationship established by way of your unilateral participation by listening to these episodes, and we cannot provide advice or privileges associated with a therapeutic relationship. We recommend that anyone who is seeking a therapeutic relationship reach out to Integrated Behavioral Health at info@integratedbhs.com to begin the interview process of becoming a client or receiving a referral. If at any point in your listening or engaging with the content of this podcast, you experience an emergency, please immediately call 911 or go to your local emergency room.

Guest: Jenny Wegner, licensed marriage and family therapist and Denver eating disorder specialist with 15+ years of experience, including inpatient work at Children's Hospital Colorado and Eating Recovery Center.

What does an eating disorder actually look like in a teenager, and what can parents do about it? Dr. Courtney sits down with Jenny Wegner, LMFT to unpack why a "healthy" number on the scale can hide real medical danger, how a teen's innocent push to eat better can turn into fear, and why family-based therapy puts parents back in charge of meals. Jenny also shares what to say when you're worried, how to respond when your teen shuts you down, and why no parent causes an eating disorder.

What You'll Learn

• The biggest misconception parents have about what an eating disorder looks like
• Why a teen can stay on their growth curve and still be medically at risk
• How eating disorders often begin as a way to cope with discomfort
• The difference between a teen exploring new foods and a teen who is afraid of food
• Warning signs around exercise, like needing a gym on family vacation
• How eating disorders show up in boys and why they get missed
• What family-based therapy (the Maudsley approach) is and how it works day to day
• Jenny's "uninvited house guest" idea for avoiding power struggles at the table
• Why exercise is usually paused during recovery, and the grief that can come with stepping away from a sport
• How to start a conversation with your teen, and what to do if they say "I'm fine, leave me alone"

Resources and Links

• Jenny Wegner Therapy: jennywegnertherapy.com
• Book a free consultation with Jenny: jennywegnertherapy.com/contact
• Family-Based Treatment (FBT), also known as the Maudsley approach, discussed in this episode
• Eating Disorder Foundation, Denver support groups: eatingdisorderfoundation.org
• National Alliance for Eating Disorders helpline and resources: allianceforeatingdisorders.com
• Integrated Behavioral Health: integratedbhs.com
• Book a free consult call with Integrated Behavioral Health: schedule here
• Sign up for the Integrated Behavioral Health newsletter: subscribe here

Legal Disclaimer: While this podcast may provide information that is educational in nature, it is not intended to be a health care service, psychotherapy, or the practice of psychology. This podcast’s main purpose is to provide educational insights for all stages of child and family development. We will not provide diagnoses or specific recommendations for your family. At no point is a therapeutic relationship established by way of your unilateral participation by listening to these episodes, and we cannot provide advice or privileges associated with a therapeutic relationship. We recommend that anyone who is seeking a therapeutic relationship reach out to Integrated Behavioral Health at info@integratedbhs.com to begin the interview process of becoming a client or receiving a referral. If at any point in your listening or engaging with the content of this podcast, you experience an emergency, please immediately call 911 or go to your local emergency room.

Guest: DeeDee Moore, founder of More Than Grand, a blog, app, and resource hub helping new grandparents support the parents in their lives.

Dr. Courtney sits down with DeeDee Moore to unpack one of the most tender and most tension-filled relationships in family life: the one between parents and grandparents. They dig into why advice so often lands as criticism, why "you turned out fine" stings more than it helps, and how both generations can stay close without stepping on each other's toes.

What You'll Learn:

• Why today's parents are the first generation that's never needed advice from their elders, and why that shift is hard for grandparents
• What grandparents wish parents understood about the pressure to "stay relevant"
• What's really underneath comments like "you turned out fine"
• Why "thank you" is often the most powerful response to unsolicited advice
• The "neighbor's kid" test for deciding whether a concern is worth raising
• How to ask for permission before offering advice, and how to let go when the answer is no
• Why grandparents are often carrying their own guilt or regret, and how that shapes how they react
• How financial pressure, social media, and 24/7 access to advice make parenting harder today than it's ever been
• Why a strong grandparent relationship is protective for kids long-term
• A simple conversation both generations can have before kids even arrive, to set expectations early

Resources & Links:

• More Than Grand website
• DeeDee's Free parent download
• Grandparent Boundaries Guide (ebook)
• Book a consult with Integrated Behavioral Health
• Integrated Behavioral Health website
• Sign up for the IBH newsletter

Legal Disclaimer: While this podcast may provide information that is educational in nature, it is not intended to be a health care service, psychotherapy, or the practice of psychology. This podcast’s main purpose is to provide educational insights for all stages of child and family development. We will not provide diagnoses or specific recommendations for your family. At no point is a therapeutic relationship established by way of your unilateral participation by listening to these episodes, and we cannot provide advice or privileges associated with a therapeutic relationship. We recommend that anyone who is seeking a therapeutic relationship reach out to Integrated Behavioral Health at info@integratedbhs.com to begin the interview process of becoming a client or receiving a referral. If at any point in your listening or engaging with the content of this podcast, you experience an emergency, please immediately call 911 or go to your local emergency room.