Interactions With Adult Children - Boone Christianson
In this webinar, therapist Boone Christianson teaches strategies for building healthy boundaries and relationships with adult children. He explains how effective boundaries protect both parents and children while fostering emotional resilience. Boone also shares insights on enabling, validation, and managing emotional reactions in family dynamics. Listeners gain tools for maintaining connection, promoting healthy independence, and navigating difficult conversations with adult children.
Time Markers
00:00 – Introduction & Speaker Bio
01:21 – Topic Overview
03:14 – Boone’s Family & Background
05:13 – Generational Differences & Mental Health
08:32 – Understanding Young Adults
11:23 – Resilience, Stress & Trauma
12:55 – Boundaries vs. Rules
14:25 – Great Wall Example
20:22 – Keys to Good Boundaries
25:38 – Needs, Enabling & Motivation
30:40 – Fears That Block Boundaries
32:16 – Brain & Stress Response
34:09 – Audience Q&A on Boundaries
42:20 – Validation & Connection
47:22 – Balancing Validation & Boundaries
53:00 – More Q&A
About Boone Christianson:
Boone Christianson, LMFT, is a co-owner of Steps Family Therapy in Spanish Fork, where he lives with his wife and two children. He specializes in trauma-informed approaches such as Somatic Experiencing and Internal Family Systems. His work also emphasizes systemic changes that allow for significant and long-term healing to occur, often by teaching family members how to become knowledgeable and validating therapeutic helpers.
Boone Christianson's Link:https://stepsfamilytherapy.blogspot.com/
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