Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families You’re Stronger Than You Think (Even When You Blow It)
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Feb 26, 2026 A candid chat about resilience, showing how small changes like a sunrise alarm can transform mornings. They explore backing a teen’s 20km bike goal and choosing priorities over sacrifice. A school plank challenge reveals hidden endurance. They also admit how exhaustion causes parenting slipups and emphasize repairing relationships and starting again.
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Use A Sunrise Alarm And Keep Phones Out Of The Bedroom
- Do remove phones from bedrooms and use a sunrise alarm clock to wake naturally instead of a loud phone alarm.
- Kylie uses a Sunrise Alarm Clock with dimmer and 15-minute light ramp so she wakes gently and avoids morning phone dopamine hijack.
Supporting A Teen's 20K Daily Bike Goal
- Lily, their 15-year-old, started riding 20 km to Bible study and stuck with it six weeks with only two weather-related misses.
- Justin and Kylie rearranged mornings and joined rides so Lily could achieve a big goal she couldn't have done alone.
Most People Have About 40 Percent Extra In The Tank
- You are stronger than you think; people often have about 40% more capacity than they estimate.
- Justin proved it with a school plank contest where two competitive boys outlasted their two-minute guesses, reaching 3:45.