Welcome back the the first in the new series of the Teenage Kicks podcast, where we take the fear out of parenting teenagers. This week I got tips for living with a teenage daughter, from a mum who fears she might be repeating the mother- daughter trauma from her own teenage years with daughter, despite her best efforts to do quite the opposite. Emma Campbell told me how she tries so hard to get teenage parenting right, yet she constantly feels like she's failing. And I sighed a big sigh of relief. It's not just me. In fact, I suspect it's all of us, so you'll get tons of validation from listening to Emma's episode. If this episode leaves you wanting more, read the blog post with mine and Emma's rules for living with a teenage daughter. Who is Emma Campbell? Emma Campbell is an author, speaker, and podcast host. She's also an all-round lovely human being who happily puts all her flaws out in the open for us to see, so that we can all feel less alone with our own struggles. As a mother of teenagers, if Emma’s Instagram posts struck any more chords with me, they’d be a symphony orchestra. On a recent post she says “I’m hugely out of my depth with teenage emotions and seem to be successfully repeating the mother daughter conflict I was SO intent on avoiding. Trying to articulate unconditional love, but it comes out as the opposite. Miscommunication spitting and spinning like a Catherine Wheel.” Emma writes so beautifully of failure as a mother, of the pride we all have for our kids, and of the deep, deep longing to get motherhood ‘right’. Emma is the mother of triplet teenagers and a young man who has seen her go through long-term cancer treatment. A single mum, she's had more than her fair share of difficult times, and yet she's an inspiration to everyone who knows her. I wanted to find out how she really feels about parenting teens, and we had a joyous chat which left me feeling seen, and hopeful. Emma's new podcast, Open, is another lovely collection of conversations on authentic, messy living - you'll like it! More teenage parenting from Helen Wills: Helen wills is a teen mental health podcaster and blogger at Actually Mummy, a resource for midlife parents of teens. Thank you for listening! Subscribe to the Teenage Kicks podcast to hear new episodes. If you have a suggestion for the podcast please email [email protected]. There are already stories from fabulous guests about difficult things that happened to them as teenagers - including losing a parent, becoming a young carer, and being hospitalised with mental health problems - and how they overcame things to move on with their lives. You can find more from Helen Wills on parenting teenagers on Instagram and Twitter @iamhelenwills. For information on your data privacy please visit Podcast.co. Please note that Helen Wills is not a medical expert, and nothing in the podcast should be taken as medical advice. If you're worried about yourself or a teenager, please seek support from a medical professional. Podcast produced by James Ede at Be Heard production.