OpenZenTalks

Personal News & Milestones Millie’s Health: A huge celebration for Millie, who completed her final chemotherapy treatment this past Sunday! She is moving into a monitoring phase with regular screenings planned for the coming years. Family Highlights: Millie’s daughter’s school (SDSU) reached the top 5 in a recent hip-hop dance competition. Rowan’s Recovery: Missy shared that her son Rowan is recovering from his second knee surgery. He is committed to playing baseball at Walla Walla Community

The group shared personal updates and discussed various challenges of parenting teenagers, including maintaining connections and managing independence during the transition to middle school. They explored strategies for engaging with children through open-ended conversations and sharing personal experiences to build stronger relationships. The discussion concluded with conversations about ADHD diagnosis and management, setting appropriate boundaries while supporting teenage independence, and sha

This session blended TeamZen updates, podcast developments, and heartfelt community sharing. The group discussed communication practices, thank-you emails, and potential gifts for TeamZen members, as well as upcoming movie discussions like Castaway and Forrest Gump. Todd introduced new podcast feed updates and a creative SNL-style intro concept. The conversation deepened as members shared personal stories around depression, addiction, and parenting, with Han emphasizing open dialogue and compass

In Zen Talk number 206, the hosts and attendees engage in discussions that cover various topics, including technical and housekeeping issues with the Circle app, and personal anecdotes about parenting challenges. The conversation also explores three of Kathy's recent Zen Parenting moments: navigating perimenopause and advocating for women's health, embracing contradictions using Taylor Swift's life as a lens, and offering practical advice for personal growth and letting go of unhelpful habits. A

In this ZPR Live session, Todd and Cathy bring Zen Parenting back to Team Zen with a lively check-in that pivots to the big theme of the season: launching kids to college. They swap real-life stories with members about staying connected without hovering, reframing anticipatory anxiety, and spotting emotionally-immature parenting patterns (control, image-management). The convo offers practical, low-pressure ways to keep bonds strong—letters, shared playlists/shows, memory photos, ordinary texts—p

In this ZPR Live session, Todd and Cathy bring Zen Parenting back to Team Zen with a lively check-in that pivots to the big theme of the season: launching kids to college. They swap real-life stories with members about staying connected without hovering, reframing anticipatory anxiety, and spotting emotionally-immature parenting patterns (control, image-management). The convo offers practical, low-pressure ways to keep bonds strong—letters, shared playlists/shows, memory photos, ordinary texts—p