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Authentic Parenting
Welcome to Authentic Parenting-a top rated podcast on personal development in the context of parenting where our collective mission is to break the toxic cycle of generational trauma through connecting to our authentic self, practicing radical self-care and living wholeheartedly.
As we raise our children, we grow ourselves.
For the past 7 years I have interviewed some the world's leading experts, thought-leaders and best-selling authors in the fields of psychology, neuroscience, trauma, mindfulness and wellness. Learn from their wisdom by following the podcast!
Let's raise children who won't have to recover from their childhoods.
-Pam Leo
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Am I Being Abused? Download this free checklist. About my guest A change-agent, content creator and catalyst for women who have escaped domestic abuse, Mickie Zada’s passion is her Mission. As a survivor of a 34-year abusive marriage, she serves as a beacon for other survivors, proof that a safe, healthy, productive life is possible!. […]
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This is our monthly special episode where I co-host the show with a like-minded colleague in which we share some parenting fails and/or triumphs from the month, offer fresh insights, new perspective and some tools. Then we answer some of our listener questions. We have two for this episode; one about a toddler who throws […]
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Highlights Becoming a parent has completed me what are some things he misses after becoming a dad what’s a dad bud and why do we shame moms for not getting into shape after baby division of labor shouldn’t be gendered should we give choices to our kids About my guest Jeff Cox is a father, […]
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Childhood trauma is highly prevalent in our society. About my guest Laura Reagan, LCSW-C is an integrative trauma therapist in the Baltimore metro area and the host of Therapy Chat podcast. Laura and her associates work with survivors of traumatic events using mindfulness, expressive arts, parts work, somatic methods, play therapy and sand tray to […]
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Marion Rose, PhD talks about what self-compassion is, how it has helped her, common myths about it and how you can cultivate a self-compassion practice. We also talk about what makes parenting hard. What does she mean when she asks: are you hitting yourself with emotional sticks? Prior to becoming a mother she had done a lot […]
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This is our monthly special episode where I co-host the show with another colleague. For now, I have a Mystery Seat for each month and I invite passionate coaches or parent educators to host the show with me. Here is the December’s MSE, How To Set Limits without Harshness, Shame and Fear For the monthly […]
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It was the 1950’s, The Netherlands and people didn’t know much about Autism. Born 18 months earlier than her, Carl’s sister was severely autistic. She never spoke a word. For the first 3 years of her life she cried a lot. It was very difficult for her parents in many ways. Sometimes they couldn’t even […]
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Mindfulness teacher Michelle Gale shares some practical, doable, parent-friendly practices that will truly make a difference in your life. It’s all about those simple steps that accumulate and yield to big shifts. meet conflict with compassion and curiosity use your family as a catalyst for personal growth spend time reacting less and connecting more grow […]
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Technology has become an integral part of our life. We do everything with or on our smartphones (well, almost everything). Just think about how you use your phone daily? I had installed the Moment app to track my usage and the data was pretty surprising. In one day I had picked up my phone 154 […]
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Year in Review This is the final episode of the 2017. I don’t know about you but I feel like the time is really flying by. It seems like it was just yesterday when I was recording the final episode of the 2016, which is by the way the least downloaded episode of the podcast:) […]
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Setting limits with children can be hard for many parents. Often times parents find themselves conflicted as to when and how to set clear boundaries. They don’t want to be the “bad guy”, use threats and punishments, shame and fear but on the other hand, they don’t want their children to grow up without boundaries. […]
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Slowing down, being present, enjoying doing nothing, letting kids have downtime and be bored…these are things that slipping away from our lived today. Are you caught up in the frenzy of day to day modern life? Do you find yourself being busy all the time and not having time? How much time do you spend with […]
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I was a guest on the Grief Dreams podcast not long ago and I wanted to share that interview with my listeners. I think as my listeners you deserve to know my full story. I was onnly 13 years old when my young mom was killed in the severe earthquake. The host of the podcast […]
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Power struggles are pretty common in parenting. Sometimes as parents we even create them. Huh? How can you avoid power struggles with your children? In our monthly specail epsiode we talk about helpful strategies eliminate or avoid power struggles. This is our monthly special episode where I co-host the show with another colleague. For now, […]
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Communication is big part of any relationship. When we become parents our relationship with our parenting partner gains a whole new layer of complexity. Are you a good communicator? Is your relationship a challenging one? Do you keep having the same old argument? Are you in touch with your needs? Can you communicate them safely […]
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Do you get triggered and hijacked by your emotions quite often? Do you ever find yourself frustrated, disappointed, insulted, angry or annoyed in your house? Does your spouse or children do things that just bother you beyond measure? Do you carry those emotions with you throughout your day? In other words do you get stuck? […]
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We have made it! Yay! 100 episodes under our belt. Where did the time go? This special episode is for you. I want to celebrate, you, my dear listener! Audience participation. Woohoo! Thank you so much for being part of Authentic Moments community. Listeners who appeared on this episode: Isabelle, Angela, Katja, Carla, Tina, Ashley, […]
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If you’ve experienced an extremely stressful or disturbing event that’s left you feeling helpless and emotionally out of control, you may have been traumatized. Trauma is part of life. Psychological trauma can affect your life deeply and leave you with scars and wounds, with symptoms such as anxiety, depression, feeling numb, disconnected…You may also experience […]
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Do you sometimes feel tired, negative and overwhelmed? By chatting with Dr. Corrine Seeley it became clear that there is scientific reasons why you feel that way especially when you don’t get enough adequate sleep. In this episode we talk about the importance of sleep both for parents and children. Corrine started doing fertility meditation […]
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How to find happiness and maintain it is a central question. Do you know that we have what’s called a set point for happiness? According to Dr. Puff we can change that. We can raise our set point and what he calls become superenjoyers. We can raise our set point of happiness. Happiness is a […]
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This is the monthly special episode where I am joined by my lovely friend and colleague Sarah MacLaughlin. If you are a regular listener then you know that we have 3 main segments: Examples From Our Home in which we both share parenting fails and triumphs. What’s Up With You? in which we answer your […]
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Should parents sacrifice their own happiness, dreams, life for their children? Highlights: -as a child Katerina wanted her mom to be happy but as a mom she repeated the same mistakes -how she went from being a supermom to a happy mom -she almost lost her marriage to infidelity What does it mean to create […]
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I recently visited Armenia with my family for the first after 12 years. Even though I was born there and know pretty much what the culture is but to my surprise things had changed. This visit was special because I was visiting as a parent and parent educator and I was very intentional to observe […]
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My 9 year old daughter shares her honest impressions, observations about our recent overseas travel to Armenia. It was her first time. She was going to meet my dad, her grandpa are you ready-for the first time. It was a big, emotional trip for me as well since I was going back after long 13 […]
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Why Our Awesome Listeners Love The Show
“I love your enthusiasm. I love that you clearly state that raising children goes along with personal growth. I really like that you give clear advice. I even like the possibility of talking to you and asking questions. It helps me a lot. I love the variety of topics and guests. It makes the whole podcast so authentic. ”-Katja
“What I love about the podcast is all the pieces of wisdom that I write. I feel like Authentic Moments is like a mini class. It expands my mind and gives me to think about things. They make for interesting discussions with my kids too (14y and 17y). I share things that I learn with them. ”
-Tina, Mom of 4 children
“I like the guests you have on the podcast. There is always a golden nugget that I can take away. I like the way you present practical tools to the parents and you just make authentic parenting attainable. So many parents want to parent in a more gentle way, without all the punishments and you have great ideas that you talk about. ”
-Isabelle, Mom of 6 children
“I love the show because it was exactly what I needed at exactly the right time and I didn’t even know it! It’s life changing. It’s revolutionary. I feel understood. Anna is so relatable. Every episode resonates with me somehow. Your authenticity comes through. All parents need this info and support that you provide. It’s so helpful. For me, it as a life saver! "
-Angela, Mom of 2 girls
Pandemic Support Calls
Ever since the pandemic, March 2020 I started a free Support Circle for the Authentic Parenting community and we are still going strong. Here is what people had to say about the value of the support calls.
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