Anger can be seductive. Anger can be destructive. Anger can ruin your life and relationships. Are you running away from anger? What’s your relationship with it? What’s a healthy way of dealing with your anger? How compassion can help you with your anger. And no, sadly punching a pillow is NOT a good way to […]
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The Upside of Your Dark Side
Todd Kashdan talks about the importance of feeling all our emotions and not being so concerned about labeling them as negative and positive. We can harness superpowers from anger, embarrassment, anxiety and all other emotions. By experiencing the full palette of emotions we develop emotional agility. Highlights Why chasing happiness may be harming to your ability to get […]
What Does Self-Care REALLY Mean?
In this solo episode I talk about why you might be feeling overwhelmed, less energized, negative and tired all the time. I share one of my client’s story. What is stress? How does it undermine your parenting? Do you know where your stress comes from? How large is your stress container and what is a […]
Tips to Ease Parental Anxiety and Set Boundaries
This is an On Air Coaching call with Lauren a mother of two girls ages 3 years old and 7 months. Lauren is one of the listeners of the Authentic Parenting podcast and member of the Authentic Parenting Community. I help her generate some new ideas and tips with her current challenges. She is in […]
Mommy Burnout: How To Reclaim Your Life and Raise Healthier Children in The Process
Sheryl Ziegler, author of “Mommy Burnout” and mother of three noticed a pattern of chronic stress and burnout when working with clients who are moms in her psychology practice. Later she went through burnout when raising her second child. These experiences led her to do extensive research on motherhood, happiness, loneliness, and even parenting from […]
How To Be a Happier Parent
This episode features an interview with KJ Dell’Antonia, a mother of four and author of “How to Be a Happier Parent”. The inspiration behind the book was KJ’s personal experience of feeling dissatisfied with parenting on a day-to-day basis. Her biggest struggles being mornings, sibling disputes, and homework. Her family’s life was busy and on-the-go, […]