Amanda Ford: Parenting teens = sacred conflict
The teen years bring big emotions, growing independence, and inevitable tension. They also hold profound opportunities for growth, trust, and deeper connection.
Parenting teenagers takes us into one of the deepest kinds of conflict—the sacred conflict that lives within families.
The teen years often bring big emotions, growing independence, and inevitable tension. Yet they also hold profound opportunities for growth, trust, and deeper connection.
Amanda Ford, LCSW, is a clinical social worker, therapist, educator, and yoga teacher whose work blends mindfulness, relational healing, and family systems wisdom. With years of experience guiding individuals, families, and students toward resilience and compassionate connection, Amanda brings both expertise and empathy to her teaching. She currently teaches social work and peace studies at Utah State University, where she helps the next generation of caregivers and changemakers learn how to lead with presence.
At REPAIR, Amanda will lead an empowering workshop, Parenting from the Inside Out: Raising Teens with Presence and Peace, designed for parents navigating the challenges of adolescence.
Parenting from the Inside Out: Raising Teens with Presence and Peace
Friday, October 24, 2:00pm-6:00pm
Description: Parenting teenagers takes us to the heart of sacred conflict. In this restorative and empowering workshop, parents will explore their own parenting patterns, learn to stay grounded during moments of conflict, and strengthen emotional connection with their teens. Through personal reflection, gentle movement, family systems exploration, and experiential activities, you will discover tools for parenting with more clarity, less reactivity, and a stronger sense of connection.
Through personal reflection, gentle movement, and experiential activities, participants will:
Explore their own parenting patterns
Practice grounding themselves in moments of conflict
Strengthen emotional connection with their teens
Discover tools for parenting with greater clarity and less reactivity
Amanda will lead group explorations on how to stay calm in the storm, lead with love, and raise teens with both presence and peace. You will undoubtedly walk away from Amanda’s workshop feeling supported, seen, and more confident in your parenting journey.
Whether you are in the thick of raising teenagers, or preparing for the journey ahead, this workshop will give you practices and perspectives to parent not from fear, but from peace.
Join Amanda, Friday, October 25 at 2:00 pm at REPAIR.
Can’t wait to see you in October!