In this episode of Living Well with Dee & Jenn, we talk honestly about what parenting teenagers really looks like in real life. The parenting season changes quickly — one moment you're packing diaper bags and snacks, and the next you're having deep conversations with growing teens who are developing their own personalities, opinions, and independence.

We reflect on how our parenting has evolved from time-outs and toddler routines to intentional conversations, relationship building, and guiding teens through life decisions.

We also discuss:

• The joy and challenges of raising teenagers

• Learning how to parent different personalities

• Helping teens develop confidence and identity

• Navigating parenting as Christian mothers

• Raising Black children with faith and strength in today’s world

Parenting teens isn’t about perfection — it’s about grace, wisdom, and learning how to grow alongside your children.

Whether you're raising toddlers, teens, or somewhere in between, this conversation will encourage you to parent with love, patience, and faith.

Disappointment is part of life, but it doesn’t have to define your story.

In this episode, Dee and Jenn talk about how to process disappointment through faith, lament, community, and prayer. You’ll hear why disappointment is part of God’s forming work, how to place your burdens at the feet of Jesus, and how hope grows even in difficult seasons.

If you’re facing frustration, discouragement, or unmet expectations, this conversation will remind you that God is working — even here.

What if purpose isn’t something you find, build, or optimize?

In this episode of Living Well, Dee and Jenn sit down for a conversation about purpose without striving. This is not about branding your calling, maximizing your gifts, or turning your faith into output.

It’s a space for those who are tired, still faithful, deeply discerning, and quietly hungry for something truer.

Together, they reclaim the word purpose from hustle culture and spiritualized productivity, returning it to its original weight: submission, obedience, and meaning shaped by God rather than performance.

Drawing from the life and witness of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., they explore purpose as single-minded faithfulness—not success—and what it means to live with clarity even when ease, safety, and applause are not guaranteed.

The conversation closes with a gentle but honest reflection on grief, surrender, and what happens when the life we planned dies—making room for the life God gives.

This episode is an exhale. A remembering. An invitation to live well without performing your way into meaning.