The Parent’s Compass: Finding Balance in Your Teen’s Storm

In this one-hour interview with live Q&A, hosts Linda de Caestecker, a Public Health Doctor, and Mark Nelis, Fostering Operations Manager, were joined by Dr David Reilly, a highly respected NHS Doctor with over 40 years of experience and an expert in transformative change. Together, they explored how parents and carers can stay calm, grounded, and resilient while navigating the emotional turbulence of the teenage years.

Even the most patient parents can feel overwhelmed by the intensity and unpredictability of adolescent behaviour. In this insightful session, Dr Reilly offered compassionate, practical guidance drawn from his extensive clinical experience. Drawing on themes from The Parent’s Compass: Finding Balance in Your Teen’s Storm, he provided a steady framework for reclaiming emotional balance, managing reactions, and being a calming presence for teens in distress.

Listeners gained valuable tools to:

• Reclaim calm and regulate their own emotions when teen behaviour feels overwhelming
• Communicate with compassion to reduce conflict and build trust
• Prioritise their own wellbeing in order to show up fully for their young people

This session offered thoughtful, evidence-informed advice for anyone parenting or caring for teenagers who wants to feel more confident, centred, and connected — even in the eye of the storm.