Most fear-based parenting doesn’t feel like fear.

It feels like protecting your child. Setting boundaries. Being involved.

But beneath that urgency is something deeper: anxiety, control, and the fear of losing connection.

This episode isn’t about judging your parenting. It’s about recognizing the patterns that push kids away—and how to shift back toward steady, grounded love.

You’ll learn:

• How fear hides behind rules, fixing, and rescuing

• Why even “closeness” can be a form of disconnection

• The real emotional cost of enmeshment

• Eight clear shifts to start parenting from love, not fear

• How to reconnect—even if things already feel tense or off-track

Whether you’re anxious about your child’s future or afraid of letting go—this is your invitation to parent with more calm, more presence, and more connection.

From Dr. Todd Corelli — clinical psychologist, parenting expert, and dad

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