{"podcast":{"title":"Equipped To Be with Connie Albers: Christian Parenting, Homeschooling, and Family Life","slug":"equipped-to-be-with-connie-albers-christian-parenting-homeschooling-and-family-life-112451","podcast_index_feed_id":112451,"rss_url":"https://conniealbers.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.conniealbers.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/9/0/6/79069bd759550b4be5bbc093207a2619/ConnieAlber_square_3000x3000_438k.jpg","author":"Connie Albers","episode_count":330,"summary":"Something is happening to families, and most parents feel it before they can name it. Today's parents are raising children in a culture moving faster than any previous generation has faced. Artificial intelligence, devices, peer influence, and the relentless pace of modern life are shaping childhood in ways that leave even the most devoted parents feeling uncertain, outpaced, and afraid they're getting it wrong. Most parenting advice tells you what to do. Equipped To Be helps you understand what's actually happening to families and children in a rapidly changing culture so you can lead your children through it. Connie Albers is a family and cultural commentator, author, and keynote speaker with more than three decades of expertise in parenting, education & homeschooling, and family dynamics. A former Walt Disney World spokesperson and trusted media contributor, Connie brings cultural insight, hard-won wisdom, and a deep understanding of how families think and feel to every conversation. She has spent 35 years studying how children are uniquely designed and how parents can raise them to know exactly who they are and what they are equipped to be. Equipped To Be helps parents replace…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T12:17:20.541715+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/equipped-to-be-with-connie-albers-christian-parenting-homeschooling-and-family-life-112451"},"episode":{"title":"When Your Adult Child Pulls Away - 309","slug":"when-your-adult-child-pulls-away-309","published_at":"2026-04-22T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/equipped-to-be-with-connie-albers-christian-parenting-homeschooling-and-family-life-112451/when-your-adult-child-pulls-away-309","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/equipped-to-be-with-connie-albers-christian-parenting-homeschooling-and-family-life-112451","url":"https://conniealbers.com/when-your-adult-child-pulls-away-what-actually-repairs-the-relationship/","audio_url":"https://adbarker.com/stream/jUMtM7DXhUw7QUeiTRNnot7x/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/conniealbers/ETB-309.mp3?dest-id=1872371","summary":"When your adult child pulls away, it can feel like something in your life has quietly broken. You struggle with heartbreak, confusion, and a strong desire to make things right again. You notice the conversations change, the connection shifts, and you're left holding questions you never thought you'd have to ask. What happened? What do I do now? Will this ever be restored? If you're walking through distance, silence, or estrangement with your child, I want you to hear me: You are not alone. And this is not beyond repair. In this episode, I'm walking you through what research actually shows about why estrangement happens and, more importantly, what begins to repair it. Because many of the instincts parents have in this season, while understandable, often push the relationship further away. We're going to talk about what actually helps. How trust is rebuilt. Why emotional safety matters more than being right. And what it looks like to stay steady when everything in you wants to fix it quickly. This situation is not about quick answers or perfect conversations. It took time to get to this point; it will take time to restore and mend the fractures. We want to focus on becoming the kind of parent your adult child can move toward again. And if you're carrying the deeper fear, \" What if they never come back?\" We'll address that too. Because even in the silence, God is still at work. In you. In them. And in the story that's still unfolding. Don't lose hope. Join me if you or someone you know is living Read the full listener notes with links here: When Your Adult Child Pulls Away: What Actually Repairs the Relationship Connect with Connie : Podcast : Equipped To Be IG: @conniealbers FB: ConnieAlbers.Author X: @ConnieLAlbers If you enjoy listening to Parenting and Homeschool Advi…","meta_description":"When your adult child pulls away, it can feel like something in your life has quietly broken. 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