{"podcast":{"title":"Wire Talk with Karen Stubbs","slug":"wire-talk-with-karen-stubbs-639214","podcast_index_feed_id":639214,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/wire-talk-with-karen-stubbs","website_url":"https://wiretalk.transistor.fm","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/8FGuoOwPsGVanHZ9IIDB3Ow9GEWu_gjvl-08E9AaorU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82MTYy/YWEyYjMxMWRlMGJk/ZDhlOGI2YzlkMmQ2/ODY0NS5wbmc.jpg","author":"Karen Stubbs","episode_count":533,"summary":"Wire Talk was created to encourage and equip moms throughout the challenging and life-changing journey of motherhood. Each week on Wire Talk Karen Stubbs offers godly, practical advice on the topics every mother has questions about: mom guilt, our children’s faith, potty-training, divorce, our teenagers dating, and more!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T16:22:40.359735+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wire-talk-with-karen-stubbs-639214"},"episode":{"title":"510: Am I Ruining My Teenager’s Life?","slug":"510-am-i-ruining-my-teenager-s-life","published_at":"2026-03-24T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wire-talk-with-karen-stubbs-639214/510-am-i-ruining-my-teenager-s-life","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wire-talk-with-karen-stubbs-639214","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/0a45944f","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/0a45944f/aeeabe1b.mp3","summary":"If you’ve ever wondered, “Am I ruining my teenager’s life?” - you’re not alone. Today, Karen answers questions from moms navigating strong personalities, emotional pushback, and the tension between protecting and preparing their teens. With her trademark practical wisdom, she reminds us that what feels like conflict is often part of God’s process for refining our kids. Episode Recap: As moms, we can see the writing on the wall but our teens literally can’t (1:45) My daughter and I fight all the time, I just do not like her right now (4:02) You cannot take their attitude and/or push back personally (7:43) How do I motivate my lazy teenage son? (9:01) We don’t need to coddle our sons (11:09) Look into our new study: How to Teach Your Kids the Bible (13:30) My daughter’s career dreams are unrealistic, how do we talk to her about it? (13:45) Any tips for a blue mom raising a melancholy 15 year old teen? (17:36) Our job is not to solve all our kids’ problems, it’s to point them to the Lord (19:41) Scripture: Galatians 6:9 (NLT) “​​So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.” Discussion Questions: When have you felt like your teen misunderstood your intentions? How did you respond? Where are you tempted to take your teen’s behavior personally? What would it look like to “get out of God’s way” in your parenting right now? How can you stay emotionally steady when your teen is not? What is one boundary you need to hold with confidence this week? Resources: Listen to the rest of our conversation on WT+: boaw.mom/insider Check out Karen’s Peace for the Anxious Mom study today Check out our BRAND NEW Bible study: How To Teach Your Kids the Bible Download our FREE temperaments packet Pick up Karen’s de…","meta_description":"If you’ve ever wondered, “Am I ruining my teenager’s life?” - you’re not alone. Today, Karen answers questions from moms navigating strong personalities,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1338,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wire-talk-with-karen-stubbs-639214/episodes/510-am-i-ruining-my-teenager-s-life/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wire-talk-with-karen-stubbs-639214/510-am-i-ruining-my-teenager-s-life.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}