Podcast Episode

#92: Rethinking Your Adult Child’s Trauma and Mental Health | Is Therapy Culture Keeping Them Stuck?

LAUNCH: Parenting Tips for Raising Adult Children & Building Better Relationships·Shari Jonas - Parenting Expert, Family Educator and Author·8 October 2026·44 min

About this episode

Send us Fan MailWhat if some of what we’ve been taught about mental health, trauma and therapy is actually making our adult children more fragile and keeping them stuck?Today I’m joined by Dr. Richard Blake, a British psychologist PhD, researcher, author and breathwork expert whose work challenges some of the assumptions we’ve come to accept about mental health and trauma.We talk about therapy culture and the stories we tell ourselves about our mental health, and whether we may have taken the wrong approach to understanding psychological distress.Richard’s perspective really challenges our  thinking, and I personally found his approach a breath of fresh air.Follow Richard on social media @the_breath_geekHere’s the links:  https://www.instagram.com/the_breath_geek?stkn=ejZ3NGdqMWM5cDh4Register for the upcoming free LAUNCH Masterclass ; www.parentingfx.com/registerThis is a more robust, holistic parenting approach to helping you and your adult child move toward confidence, independence, responsibility, and a closer relationship.If you're unsure whether or not your adult child is struggling with Failure to Launch, please grab the FREE Failure to Launch Checklist here:  🗣️One-on-One Consultations are always available. Click here!Email me if you have any questions at: Shari@ParentingFX.com🎙️Remember to hit the SUBSCRIBE button so you never miss an episode. Please share this episode with another parent who needs to hear it.Follow me on Instagram & TikTok Search @sharijonaslifefxYouTube has all of the interviews available to watch! CLICK HERE...