Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Parentologist and Parent Coach for 25+ years
Youth Vision Coach and Northwestern University Masters in Family Therapy Graduate Candidate
You don’t find a close, connected family; you create one.
Welcome to The Connected Family. We’re a mother-son duo collaborating to help you navigate your kids’ tricky teen years and create a close, connected family where everyone feels loved, known, and honored. A family where your grown kids want to come home for the holidays.
Palmer is a certified youth success coach. Kerry, a licensed marriage and family therapist. They are true experts in parent-teen relationships.
Together they bring a unique perspective as a mother and son who walked through some exceptionally tough teen years and found their way back to a close connection and their meaningful work at The Connected Family.
Kerry and Palmer's journey from alienation to connection will captivate an audience. Learn more about their unique insights and the story that now feeds their passionate commitment to healthy relationships.
Work individually with Kerry or a licensed therapist on her team to create more connection in your family.
Have your kiddo work individually with Palmer to navigate the road ahead. For ages 9-22.
Palmer and Kerry help families find connection, give parents the tools they need to show up well for their kids AND themselves, and provide mental health support to parents and teens
Hear from Palmer and Kerry on Sunday mornings with stories from the heart, and thoughts about parenting teens, creating strong family relationships, and taking care of yourself in the process.
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Kerry and Palmer had some years where things were about as bad as they could be. In an interview with CNN, Catherine Soichet dives into how a once seemingly unfixable relationship between this mother-son duo is now stronger than either of them ever imagined. While their relationship really turned around when Palmer was 16, COVID shed light on how close they could truly become.
A sampling of reactions from people who attended a recent presentation where Kerry and Palmer shared stories from their journey through the teen years.
On a real note, your teen is struggling to figure out who they are in the world. And family conflict precedes suicide in roughly 40% of cases. We’re not saying this to scare you, but to be aware that your relationship with your teen isn’t just a “nice to have.” It’s a way to help them feel secure, loved, and safe as they navigate these tough years.
We may look like a sweet mother-son duo now, but it wasn’t always pretty during Palmer’s teen years. You’ll hear more about that, but first here’s a bit about us.
Hi there! I’m a 25-year-old Teen Success Coach who attends Northwestern University’s Graduate School of Marriage and Family Therapy. And I have to tell you a little secret.
Hear from Palmer and Kerry on Sunday mornings with stories from the heart, and thoughts about parenting teens, creating strong family relationships, and taking care of yourself in the process.
We don’t like spam anymore than you! We will never, ever share your email…and you can unsubscribe anytime if what we are sharing isn’t helpful.
