The Confident Parent Coach: Recent Episodes
Lydia & Michelle
Welcome to the Confident Parent coach with Lydia + Michelle where we bring you resources, guidance, and practical know-how to create your most powerful and profitable coaching practice. Ever wondered why everything seems so hard in growing your practice? It doesn’t have to be. We share the lessons learned along our journey and plenty from our clients as well. Our mission is to support parent & life coaches in the areas you never signed up to be an expert in, entrepreneurship and practice building. So that you can focus on your zone of genius. Creating life changing transformations for families, children and homes.
In this episode we’re discussing the different types of procrastination personalities and answering audience questions. We’ll deep dive into ways to initiate community relationships with organizations; the scripts to use; the follow up strategies and the mindset needed to do this. We also answer questions around converting within Facebook groups and the difference between top of funnel activities and middle of funnel activities.
In this Episode we'll discuss:
- 4 Procrastination personality types
- Top of Funnel vs. Middle of Funnel Activities
- Facebook Group Conversions
- How to reach out to community organizations and pitch yourself
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In this episode, we’re discussing an approach we use for our Collective members and private coaching clients. The Layer Cake approach is the quickest way to create a roadmap of priorities within your practice. It easily tells you where to spend more time and what is less important in the early stage. It’s our proven method for getting to consistent and sustainable cash flow.
In this Episode, we'll discuss:
- What is a Layer Cake approach?
- How to create a roadmap for your time, your efforts and your output and input
- How to avoid the feast/famine cycle that happens in the revenue days
- A successful case study with a WMP client
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Special Episode ALERT: Recording of a LIVE coaching session. In this episode, we’re discussing how to keep yourself from getting stuck in the ‘how’ and not progressing towards your goal. We also dive into some great audience questions around getting started; finding and pinpointing your audience, and troubleshooting momentum crushing mindsets around not being enough for parents.
In this Episode, we'll discuss:
- The difference between The Hero’s Journey coach and the credentialed coach
- What getting stuck in the ‘how’ looks like
- How to define and find your audience
- Troubleshooting Marketing
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In this episode we’re discussing our top secret weapon to landing more clients…The Art of The Follow Up. We’re diving deep into why this fast stream works better and more effectively than slow stream solutions in gaining more traction and more clients.
In this Episode we'll discuss:
The difference between slow and fast stream channels
What The Art of The Follow Up is
Why following up with past, present and future clients is so critical
The mindset trash that keeps you from asking for the sale
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Join our First Five Years Facebook Group HERE
In this episode, we’re discussing how now more than ever, Change Makers like Parent Coaches are needed in our communities and our world. We also break down what may be holding us back or keeping us in a valley of disappointment cycle within our practices.
In this episode we'll discuss:
The 3 questions to flip the script inside our heads
Why Change Makers are critical to generational change
When self-doubt and imposter syndrome crop up most within our practices
Listing out wins for forward momentum
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In this episode, we’re discussing our top 3 things you need to have ready to start your practice in the early days.
We also dive into our business checklist to keep it simple in the beginning. You will be surprised by the things that really are important vs. the things that really aren’t in the early stages of your practice. Join Michelle and Lydia as they sneak peak their Business Checklist. Want a copy, shoot them an email at Lydia@wholemodernparent.com or Michelle@wholemodernparent.com.
In this episode we'll discuss:
What 3 things matter in the early days
The important parts of a business in the early days
Why establishing your business status really matters
Our top 5 systems to get money coming in the door early
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In this episode, we’re discussing coaches' personal intersection of skill sets and how it becomes their superpower. We all have a very individualized and unique set of life experiences and skill sets. They weave throughout our coaching, our client transformations, and our existence as coaches. Today we’re talking about leveraging our unique superpowers to create a ‘mote’ around our unique coaching practices.
In this episode we'll discuss:
Why our individual skill sets are so powerful
How to identify your individual skillsets
How our skill sets help us create more business IP
How to get out of our heads and realize no one else has the same knowledge that we do
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In this episode, we’re discussing all things sales and making sure you are proactively selling.
We all want to do the marketing and procrastinate the selling... there are lots of reasons for this including the fact that marketing is fun and lower risk to our egos, we get instant gratification from marketing and impulsively can tap into it whenever we want, also marketing and sales get conflated and many new coaches think that they are “selling” when in actuality they are marketing.
In this episode we'll discuss:
Are you selling enough?
How to reframe/rebrand selling
The hierarchy of audiences for selling
Mindset traps that prevent us from selling
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In this episode, we’re discussing why coaches need to understand that they’re not influencers.
We’ll dive deep into the differences between the influencer model and the coaching model. How they differ, why they differ, and the base functions of each. We will bring to light where time is spent in specific areas of business for each model and how to recognize where you are currently vs. where you think you are.
Special Event Alert: Join our Focus & Fun: Find Your Business Summer Stride 2-day free live event on June 1st & 2nd. Join our Facebook group to sign up or go to our link bio on Instagram.
In this episode we'll discuss:
The differences in time investment for each model
The difference in revenue models for each
Style Magazine vs. Personal Development Book analogy
Which model has the most authority
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Join our First Five Years Facebook Group HERE
In this episode we’re discussing accountability and why everyone needs it at every stage.
We’re breaking down why accountability moves us into our next levels, why it works better than setting goals, and how you need an objective observer to do this for you. This episode is worth listening to if you are feeling pushed toward your next level. We dive into figuring out what your next true, easy step is and how you don’t have to overcomplicate it.
Special Event Alert: Join our Focus & Fun: Find Your Business Summer Stride 2-day free live event on June 1st & 2nd. Join our Facebook group to sign up or go to our link bio on Instagram
In this episode we'll discuss:
The training wheel analogy for accountability
Why accountability is better than goal-setting
How lack of Confidence requires accountability
The mindset signals that indicate you’re moving into your next level
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Book a Discovery Call with us HERE
In this episode, we’re discussing the shift that can happen in summer with schedules, availability, and mindset for us, our clients, and our businesses.
Whether you are slowing down or adding a build or professional development onto your plate. Whatever your summer looks like you don’t want to make the critical mistake of killing your momentum. While you don’t have to be accelerating or putting gas on the pedal, you do need to know what your MVM (minimum viable maintenance) looks like and have the systems in place to ensure it happens.
Special Event Alert: Join our Focus & Fun: Find Your Business Summer Stride 2-day free live event on June 1st & 2nd. Join our Facebook group to sign up or go to our link bio on Instagram
In this episode we'll discuss:
Sowing vs. harvest seasons
How is summer changing your & your client’s schedule & availability
How to know what your MVM (minimum viable maintenance) is for your business
Show links:
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Join our First Five Years Facebook Group HERE
Book a Discovery Call with us HERE
In this episode, we’re discussing Perfectionism. How it affects us personally, how it affects our business and how it affects our coaching.
Perfectionism can be a gripping characteristic. Understanding the root of where it comes from can be very powerful. We’ll discuss the Fear of failure behind perfectionism, what hiding looks like, insecurity, and decision paralysis.
In this episode we'll discuss:
Understanding and channeling perfectionism
How we model perfectionism to our clients
How Perfectionism is a poison pill for entrepreneurs
Proven exercises to leave perfectionism behind
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Welcome to the first episode of The Confident Parent Coach. We are providing parent coaches with resources around growing their practices and sharing some parent coaches with parents as well.
Our 2022 Theme for this year is ‘FOCUS’. Today we’ll talk about how to get really clear on who you serve as a coach, how you serve and the vehicles you serve through. We dive into our Focus Formula: 1 audience: 1 audience: 1 year. Relief is the word that comes up after our parent coaches dive into this practice.
In this episode we'll discuss:
Mindset traps for early stage coaches
How to determine what ‘Done’ looks like
The WMP Focus Formula
The value of Parent Coaches
Show links:
Follow Us On Instagram HERE https://www.instagram.com/wmpcollective/
Join our First Five Years Facebook Group HERE https://www.facebook.com/groups/305093434979878?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=339631074859447
Book a Discovery Call with us HERE https://wmpcollectivestrategysessions.as.me/schedule.php
"A step along the way is to appreciate who your parenting partner is as a person. Rather than just focusing on differences, we start to see the beauty of who each parent is and what they bring to the table to nurture your child." Deb Fusek on Coparenting as a team.
Deb Fusek has been a Mom since 1995, and has raised three children. Two have flown the nest and the youngest is in high school. Deb has faced many parenting struggles over the years such as school issues, sibling rivalry, anger, friend drama, power struggles, and arguing with her dear husband about how to parent. Her family has experienced ADHD, transracial adoption, developmental delays, giftedness, feeding issues, sensory processing disorder, middle child syndrome, trauma, and teen issues.
Working in the adoption world gave her the desire to work more deeply with families. This led her to pursue her master’s in leadership and to become a Certified Parent Coach. She founded Ever Parent Coaching to serve parents.She specializes in helping parents learn to parent as a team, adoption, attachment dynamics, and parenting children with special needs.
In this episode we'll discuss:
- How today’s parents weren’t modeled coparenting
- Difficulties and struggles faced in coparenting How attachment styles are at the foundation of coparenting
- How to thrive in coparenting
Show links:
Deb's Website: https://www.everparentcoaching.com/
Follow Deb here: https://www.instagram.com/everparentcoaching/
Watch Our FREE Get Booked Masterclass: https://bit.ly/wmpgetbooked
''Kids are listening and learning all the time. And you have the opportunity to teach them that. Gender is a spectrum and not a binary.''- Rebecca Minor Rebecca Minor, MSW, LICSW is a queer, Jewish clinician and coach specializing in the intersection of trauma, gender, and sexuality. As a Gender Specialist, Rebecca partners with trans and gender nonconforming youth through their journey of becoming; and is a guide to their parents in affirming it. She also offers coaching for parents and families who are looking for guidance to support their children in their journey of becoming their authentic selves. Rebecca believes in the importance of embracing human diversity and is passionate about partnering with people to cultivate the self-compassion necessary to heal shame, dismantle binaries, and invite opportunities for growth and lasting change. Rebecca is an adjunct professor at Boston University School of Social work and a 200 hour level yoga instructor. In addition to her clinical work, Rebecca has provided cultural competency training and consultation to organizations, schools, and businesses for the past decade. In this episode we'll discuss: * How do you explain non-binary gender as a spectrum * Why and how parents need to be informed and prepared * What the path of transition looks like for parents * Why familial support is crucial for transitioning kids to thrive * How to talk to your community and your family members about Non-Binary Gender
Show links:
Rebecca's Website: genderspecialist.com
Follow Rebecca Here: @gender.specialist
Download Rebecca's Course and use coupon code MODERNPARENT: Download HERE
Watch Our FREE Get Booked Masterclass: https://bit.ly/wmpgetbooked
''We have to reframe how we think about failure and we have to have a mindset that I can grow, that I can learn." Michele Johnson on raising good kids. Michele Johnson is an expert with lived and professional experience. She uses her experiences as a parent and educator over the past 30 years and shares what she has learned about how to maintain a close relationship with tweens. Her have seen firsthand the struggles faced by them and how difficult this phase of life can be for their parents. It is her passion and mission to ensure tweens on how to develop the confidence and skills needed to build out their own path to success. In this episode we'll discuss: * How to maintain a close relationship with tweens * Difficulties and struggles faced by tweens parents * Why you shouldn't tell your kids they're 'smart' for a growth mindset * Fixed mindset vs. Growth mindset * Confidence and skills needed by tweens to build out their own path to success
Show links:
Michelle's Website: mjohnsonmotivates.com Follow Michelle here: @mjohnsonmotivates Watch Our FREE Get Booked Masterclass: https://bit.ly/wmpgetbooked
‘The very first sex education lesson we teach our children is body parts. This is where we talk about private part safety. We give them the tools and language to know right or wrong; what’s appropriate or how to access help.’ Rosalia Rivera on teaching Sex Positivity in the home. Rosalia Rivera is a consent educator, abuse prevention specialist, sexual literacy advocate, speaker, change agent, and the founder of CONSENTparenting™. She is the host of the AboutCONSENT™ podcast and creator of CONSENTwear™. Rosalia teaches parents, particularly child sexual abuse survivors, how to educate their children on body safety, boundaries, and consent so that they can empower their families to prevent abuse and break intergenerational cycles. Rosalia is on a mission to end child sexual abuse, dismantle shame, and help survivors heal and become thrives. Rosalia is certified through the Canadian Centre for Child Protections COMMIT TO KIDS® program, and Darkness To Light Stewards of Children® program, as well as the human trafficking prevention training program: OnWatch™ by Safe House Project.
Although Rosalia was born in El Salvador and grew up in NY, she now resides in northern Canada with her partner and three young kids. In this episode we'll discuss: * What is Sex Positivity and why it's important
* Teaching Consent Education
* The Madonna/Whore Construct
* How to teach body autonomy and boundaries to kids
* How to put a shield of protection around your children while they’re at school
* Why kids touch themselves at young ages
Show links:
The Consent Parenting Website: https://www.consentparenting.com/
Follow Consent Parenting here: @consentparenting
Watch Our FREE Get Booked Masterclass: https://bit.ly/wmpgetbooked
'All of us, not just kids want to feel understood and I think a lot of times kids with ADHD are being misunderstood.' Lori Long on understanding children with ADHD.
The Childhood Collective consists of two child psychologists (Lori Long, Ph.D. and Mallory Yee, Ph.D.) and a speech language pathologist (Katie Severson, M.S., CCC-SLP). Most importantly, they are three moms who are dedicated to supporting parents of children with ADHD.
They created The Childhood Collective to provide simple, science-backed strategies to help you find joy and confidence in parenting your child with ADHD.With over 40 years of combined professional experience, they empower parents by teaching science-backed strategies to raise happy and confident children!
In this episode we'll discuss:
- How to handle a child with ADHD
- Some practical tools and support from The Childhood Collective
- Educate and empower parents of kids with ADHD
- Myth that ADHD is caused by poor parenting
Show links:
The Childhood Collective Website: www.thechildhoodcollective.com
Follow The Childhood Collective here: @thechildhoodcollective
Watch Our FREE Get Booked
Masterclass: https://bit.ly/wmpgetbooked
'Planning is telling the universe what you want.' Ceri Payne on finding your direction and strength in motherhood. Ceri Payne, M.Ed, is a certified life coach from The Life Coach School. She created her successful life coaching practice while parenting three teenagers, teaching special education full-time, supporting her husband in his demanding career, and serving as the President of her Church's Women's Organization. Ceri coaches business owners, helping them intentionally structure their home, business, and schedules to create a life they love with enough time and to be great mothers and wives while making good money in their business. She teaches how to have a successful home life and business without sacrificing relationships, sleep, motherhood, or the things you value most. In this episode we'll discuss: * Prioritizing without sacrificing * Planning with purpose * Creating a direction for realistic results in parenting * Empowering and organizing women's lives
Show links:
Organized Life Website: https://organizedlife.coach/
Follow Ceri here: @ceripaynecoaching
Watch our FREE Get Booked Masterclass: https://bit.ly/wmpgetbooked
'In Danish culture, the most important thing a child can do is play.' Jessica on how to parent the Danish way. Jessica Joelle Alexander is a Bestselling Author, Danish Parenting Expert, Columnist, Speaker, and Cultural Researcher. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, BBC World News, Time, Vanity Fair, NPR, Huffington Post, Salon, The Atlantic, and many more. The Danish Way of Parenting is one of the most sold parenting books of all time and her books have been published in over 30 countries. She has been a spokesperson for LEGO and gives talks on parenting, leadership, and wellbeing around the world. She is a regular columnist for The Copenhagen Post and currently researches and writes for UC Berkley’s Toward Belonging Center. In this episode we'll discuss: * The Danish parenting culture * Approach parenting with connection * Maintaining a strong bonding with our kids * The beauty of Hygge in a family
Show links: Jessica Alexander Website: https://www.jessicajoellealexander.com/ Follow Jessica Here: https://www.instagram.com/jessicajoellealexander/ Download our Holiday Ready Workbook Here: https://bit.ly/wmpholidaychallenge
"Pumping in the breastfeeding world is kind of like choosing your own adventure." Melissa on creating a journey for you and your baby through feeding.
Melissa Guerriero is the momma and Certified Lactation Counselor behind Pump Momma Pump on Instagram and pumpmommapump.com. Her first baby came one month early, and while he was born healthy, he lacked the stamina to nurse and had to be tube-fed during a short stay in the NICU, so she wound up exclusive pumping. At the time, she didn’t know “exclusive pumping” was even a choice; she never imagined herself NOT directly nursing. She would eventually embrace this newfound style of breastfeeding and became empowered by her choice to exclusively pump.
She started the Instagram page @pump_momma_pump and became a lactation counselor in an attempt to provide the education and support she so desperately needed when she began pumping.
In this episode we'll discuss:
- Melissa's journey to exclusively pumping
- How pumping is a valid and sustainable choice as a modern mother
- How pumping can create space for dad's to bond during feedings
- The best way to support exclusively pumping moms
Melissa's top pumping products
Show links:
Melissa Guerriero Website: pumpmommapump.com
Follow Melissa here: https://www.instagram.com/pump_momma_pump/
Download the Holiday Ready workbook here: https://bit.ly/wmpholidaychallenge
"Oftentimes when we are attempting to make changes in our parenting, to parent against the grain or differently than we were parented, we aren't that kind or patient with ourselves" Dr.Laura Froyen.
Dr. Laura Froyen has her PhD in Human Development and Family Studies with a specialization in Couple and Family Therapy. Laura combines trauma-informed practices with the latest in child development research to help families find more peace, calm, & connection. she was a therapist for 6years and then was a professor.
She teaches conscious parenting & communication with heaping doses of grace and compassion through her podcast, The Balanced Parent, & her courses and programs.
In this episode we'll discuss: * What is cold parenting * What is your role in parenting * Alignment of goals with parents * What is maternal gatekeeping * What it really means to coparent
Show links:
Laura Froyen Website: www.laurafroyen.com
Follow Laura here: https://www.instagram.com/laurafroyenphd/
'My students taught me to listen with empathy, to lead by sharing power, and to be comfortable with the unknown.' Katie Dalbey on learning from children.
Katie is on a mission to help parents raise kind and courageous kids. She takes a brain-based approach to discipline and shares easy-to-implement strategies to help parents guide their children’s development. She is the self-proclaimed meltdown and tantrum Tamer. And a childhood development expert.
Katie has over 15 years of experience training professionals in the fields of youth development and social-emotional learning and is passionate about bringing that same level of professional training to parents.
In this episode we'll discuss:
Why do kids challenge us with behavior
What transformational learning experiences are
Why social and emotional learning
Show links:
Katie Dalbey Parenting Website: www.howtoraisekindkids.com and www.fiveminutemeltdownmagic.com
Follow Katie here: https://www.instagram.com/katiedalbeyparenting/
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Michelle and I sat down to discuss what this year looks like moving into the Holiday season. We'll check in together on where we are now...hint, it's pretty tired already. We discuss why the holiday season is so stressful for us. What the usual stress triggers can be. How they show up for us and some tricks we have learned over the years to combat them.
We also discuss expectations for the season, setting better boundaries, and our SILVER BULLET for claiming your desired holiday season.
Some Holiday Season Stats: * 90% of parents feel the holidays are more stressful than they should be.
* 70% already feel behind before November begins.
* 80% believe if they had a plan by the end of October the holidays would be less stressful.
* 75% of parents end the year burned out.
Want more info on our taking back your holiday this season? Join us here: https://bit.ly/wmpholidaychallenge
"As I understood more about peaceful parenting and honoring our children, the school system really clashed against my understanding of how to care, respect, and love my children." Iris Chen on choosing unschooling to align with her values. Iris Chen is the founder of the Untigering movement and author of "Untigering: Peaceful Parenting for the Deconstructing Tiger Parent." As a peaceful parenting advocate, intersectional unschooler, anti-oppression activist, and deconstructing tiger mom, her mission is to inspire generational and cultural transformation, especially among Asian communities. She spent 16 years living overseas in China (land of the tiger parent!) but now resides in her native California with her husband and two sons.
In this Episode we'll discuss: * What an Untigering parent is
* What Unschooling is
* Why children have a natural learning drive
Show links: * Untigering Website: https://untigering.com/ * Follow Iris here: https://www.instagram.com/untigering/ * Holiday Challenge: https://www.wholemodernparent.com/
Since we're taking a 1 month pause, here is a quick recap of some of the most impactful episodes for me in my mothering journey this year.
Here are some of the tips I learned this year from some of our expert interviews:
Ep. 27: How to be ok being the mother I am with Expert Stacy Moore
Ep. 37: Finding the triggers that create pressure cooker yelling situations by Expert Claire Cetti
Ep. 14: Creating quiet time for post nap kiddos for needed self time by Expert Lizzie Assa
Ep. 34: Finding Joy in Parenthood with the simple moments with Expert Sarah Montoya
Ep. 13: What it means to be an anti racist household by Expert Dr. Dana Crawford
Ep. 11: Nourishing our children with mindfulness & breath by Expert Joanie Plake
Show links:
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"Minimialist motherhood is about intentionally decreasing the things that are superfluous in your life so you can make space for the things that matter the most to you." Diane Boden on being a minimalist mother.
Diane Boden is the voice behind the top-rated podcast, the Minimalist Moms, where she spreads her ideas and interviews others in regards to living a life in the pursuit of less. Her goal is simply: think more and do with less.
Today’s conversation is all about minimalism in our lives as mothers; in our space, in our calendars and in finding out what we truly value in our lives.
Show links:
Minimalist Moms Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minimalist-moms-podcast/id1159498258
Buy 'Minimalist Moms: Living and Parenting with Simplicity' HERE: https://www.amazon.com/Minimalist-Moms-Living-Parenting-Simplicity/dp/1642505099
Follow Diane here: https://www.instagram.com/minimalistmomspodcast/
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"Those of us with spirited kids, where we feel extra triggered, they give us no choice but to grow up. They ask us to show up and grow up with them." Hannah + Kelty on growing with our kids. Hannah & Kelty are twins, coaches and speakers behind the parenting movement Upbringing. Certified in Simplicity Parenting, Positive Discipline and trained in Non-Violent Communication and Foundations of the respectful parenting approach, RIE (“rye”), Upbringing empowers parents in over 100 countries to show up + grow up alongside their kids when it comes to daily discipline.
Hannah & Kelty’s top-ranked podcast, Live Q&As, coaching + guides call parents in with humor and honesty, giving them permission to align their personal values with their parenting practices in the name of sanity + social change. Hannah & Kelty co-parent on an organic veggie farm outside Portland, OR that they share with their partners and kids, ages 4, 5, 6 and 7.
Today’s conversation is all about growing alongside our children instead of asserting our power and control. We’ll discuss why it’s so easy to grab our control toolboxes and how we are teaching children through our parenting responses.
Show links:
Upbringing Website: https://www.upbringing.co
Download a FREE intro to the RESIST Approach here: https://www.upbringing.co/resistapproach
Follow Hannah + Kelty here: https://www.instagram.com/upbringing.co/
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"Play is a child’s work. It’s how they learn. It’s how they grow. It’s how they develop social skills. It’s how they practice negotiating. It’s how they master their world." Michelle Felder on play and how parents can connect with their kids through play as well.
Michelle Felder is a mama of two, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, play therapist, and the CEO and founder of Parenting Pathfinders - an online parenting support network that offers counseling, coaching, and workshops for parents and caregivers; Parenting Pathfinders provides caregivers with practical tools and strategies to help them effectively address many of the challenges that can come along when raising children.
This episode will highlight the reason for play in child development. The value children and we as parents can gain from it and how easy it is to allow time and space for play to naturally occur.
Show links:
Michelle's Website: https://www.parentingpathfinders.com/
Michelle's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/parenting_pathfinders/
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"We all yell. There are a lot of life stressors that can cause us to yell more. That’s what the trigger actually is. We’re stuck here but it’s manifesting over here b/c they (the kids) can’t put their shoes on." Claire Cetti on why moms are still yelling.
Claire's own personal parenting journey of experiencing frequent conflict, overwhelm, and anger as a mama of 4 to becoming a more calm, confident mama who created the strong, close-knit, deeply connected family she has today, is what brought her to parent coaching. Using her C.A.R.E.S. Approach™️ to parenting, Claire helps mamas who desire to change the parenting patterns that are not serving them, or their kids well, begin to feel calmer, more in control, and connected with their kids, thus creating the peaceful family culture they truly desire.
In this episode we will discuss:
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The C.A.R.E.S Approach™️
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What frequent flyer yelling is
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What pressure cooker yelling is
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The top reason why moms are still yelling
Show links:
Follow Claire here: https://www.instagram.com/clairecettiparentcoach/ and https://www.facebook.com/ccparentcoach/
Find Out More About Claire's Parent Coaching here: https://www.ccparentcoach.com/
Download Claire's 3 Step Guide from Anger to CALM Here: https://mailchi.mp/ccparentcoach.com/guidetocalm
Start our 5 day Audio Journey here: https://bit.ly/WMPemail
"If we’re focused on the things that we can’t have then it’s impossible for us to successfully do it." Sarah Bennet on eating healthy foods to promote good gut health.
Sarah Bennett is a wanderlust dreamer living mindfully part-time in Montana and part-time traveling the world with her four children and husband. She has spent five out of the last six years living and traveling in their Airstream. She launched her business ōNLē ORGANICS in June 2020 after two of her children experienced extreme gut imbalances and She learned everything she could to heal and rebalance their gut health. She is on a mission to bring awareness to childhood gut health and educate parents on all the ways gut imbalance can manifest.
She offers high quality products that promote healthy gut flora along with a Childhood Gut Health Course and a Nurtured Mama Membership that offers gut nurturing recipes, ideas, and inspirations.
Show links:
Follow Sarah here: https://www.instagram.com/onleorganics/
Find Out More About Onle Organics here: https://onleorganics.com/
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"Being transparent with them at an appropriate language level; giving them analogies to daily life and explaining things in a way that children can understand it then they will embrace that and the way they interpret it can be really meaningful and inspiring." Erielle Reshef on how she handled communicating the pandemic with her children.
Erielle Reshef is a Correspondent for ABC News based in New York City. Reshef contributes to all ABC News platforms including Good Morning America, World News Tonight, Nightline, and ABC News Live. She has provided live coverage of breaking stories including the onset, psychological and economic impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic, warnings about counterfeit masks and PPE shortages, and the first Covid-19 vaccines administered. Throughout her career, Reshef has interviewed a diverse array of domestic and international newsmakers from former Israeli President Shimon Peres, to rock legend Ozzy Osbourne. However, meeting people from all walks of life and sharing their stories continues to be one of her most treasured privileges.
In this episode Erielle will discuss:
1) Knowing that you know your children best and how to handle explaining difficult topics with them from the media
2) Finding the balance and giving yourself grace as a working mother
3) Self care as a career mother and dealing with highly emotional job at times
4) Advice via Barbara Corcoran on getting out of personal ruts
Show links:
Follow Erielle Reshef here: https://www.instagram.com/eriellereshef/?hl=e
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‘We’ve glorified a pretty version of our life vs. a beautiful version. Thats what keeps us from experiencing joy.’
Sarah Rochelle Montoya is a mother of three small children, a Transition, Motherhood and Grief Coach, and a Postpartum Doula in San Francisco. She finds joy in spirituality, travel, nature, and motherhood. She helps women learn how to listen to themselves and cultivate their own path towards a meaningful joy filled life so that they are caring for themselves in a way that empowers them to care for others.
Today’s episode is about finding joy in parenthood, life and more. Sarah gives us her best tips for accessing your true joy; living your true joy and how to find your way back to your joy once it’s los
Show links:
Sarah's Website: [https://www.sarahrochellemontoya.com/
Sarah's Instagram accounts: [https://www.instagram.com/sarahromontoya/ & [https://www.instagram.com/sarahmontoyacoaching/
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‘Grief is the loss of something that’s expected, like the loss of being pregnant. When we honor this grief we are also honoring the love. Grief is another way of expressing love.’ Jenn Hepton on grieving while parenting.
Jenn Hepton is a Certified Conscious Parenting Coach the founder of a Conscious Motherhood and she is leading the conversation on parenting after loss and infertility. Today’s episode is about how to consciously parent and parenting after loss. Jenn shares her story of loss after twins and her daughter Loey. She talks about how grief is entangled with love, what got her through this very hard part of motherhood and how her story is one of hope.
Anyone who has suffered a loss or battled their way through infertility, this episode is for you.
Show links:
Jenn's Conscious Parenting Website: https://www.aconsciousmotherhood.com/
Conscious Motherhood Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a_conscious_motherhood/
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"We are their safe place for them to fall and we are the safe place from which they are free to explore." Sarah Bolitho on forming secure attachments with our children.
Sarah Bolitho the founder of Secure Foundations, mum to two, and a clinical masters student. She was born in England and moved to Australia and is now at home in Perth Western Australia with her husband and two Aussie babies. Sarah founded Secure Foundations because she knows just how crucial the early years of child development are and how challenging they can be. She hopes that every parent she works with can feel empowered to drown out the noise of society's pre-conditioning to prioritise their relationship with their little ones and parent in a way that feels instinctively right.
Today we'll talk about raising emotionally intelligent children, how to form a secure attachment with your child, how to bypass toddler tantrums, how to build a relationship with your kids based on secure attachments, and more.
Show links:
Follow Sarah on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/securefoundations/
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"There's nothing more comforting as a mother than hearing there's another mum doing what you're doing." Emma Heaphy on motherhood being a hard chapter and how she connects with other mothers through her writing.
Emma Heaphy is a qualified lawyer turned stay-at-home mother of two and author from New Zealand. Her book “Dear Motherhood” is a collection of real, raw, and romantic poetry and prose on the big little love story that is early motherhood.
She uses her words to inspire, connect and bring peace to other mothers going through the same things. She will discuss with us her path and how she wasn’t ever your typical maternal type of woman before having children.
Show links:
Follow Emma on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/wordsof_emmaheaphy/
Follow Emma on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/wordsofemmaheaphy/
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'When we go into problem solving mode for our kids, we're actually just modeling that someone else is better at solving their problems than they are.' Lydia on how to consciously parent our children and ourselves.
We'll discuss how conscious parenting is an individual experience; how you have to do some deep self work to show up as a whole and conscious parent; how being self aware helps us more than a single parenting style; and how conscious parenting brings us more connection with ourselves and our children.
"Muscling through isn’t building sustainability long term." On growing families and business together.
WMP experts, Cale & Megan Lopp are the married founders of Green Couch, an architectural boutique in OKC, OK. They are talking to us about marriage, family, and work together. They're giving us the secrets to building a family culture; intentionally choosing to slow down during specific stages; and the difference between growing vs. building in marriage, family, and work. And the big one: why muscling through isn’t always best and how to build something in your own strength.
This episode is sponsored by Mindful Mamas App.
Show links:
Find out more about Green Couch here: https://www.instagram.com/greencouchdesign/
Download the Mindful Mama App HERE https://mindfulmamas.app.link/whole_modern_parent
'You being busy is not you being happy. It's just you being busy for the sake of being busy and it's toxic.' Lydia Benham on prioritizing as a working mom.
We're discussing prioritizing as working moms; why saying 'no' to something isn't forever and we'll go into depth about our glass balls vs. plastic balls prioritization hack.
This episode is sponsored by Mindful Mamas App.
Show links:
Download the Mindful Mama App HERE https://mindfulmamas.app.link/whole_modern_parent
"Women must stop perpetuating the narrative given to them from their own mothering of what is expected of a mother". Stacy Moore on mothers defining their own motherhood narrative.
After 15 years of supporting child and adult wellbeing through assessment, training, consultation, and supervision, Stacy Moore founded The Nesting Coach to provide psycho-education, coaching, and reflective space for women during "matrescence" (the evolving transition into motherhood).
This episode is sponsored by Mindful Mamas App.
Find out more about Stacy Moore here: https://www.instagram.com/thenestingcoach/
Download the Mindful Mama App HERE https://mindfulmamas.app.link/whole_modern_parent
Michelle & I have pulled back the curtain on how we manage our families and our work lives simultaneously.
Spoiler Alert: It's not about us doing it all!
We discuss planning, scheduling, boundaries, and mindset as we reveal some of our top life hacks for thriving and some days surviving it all.
Show links:
Find out more about PPM here: https://wholemodernparenthq.com/ppm
Download the Mindful Mama App HERE https://mindfulmamas.app.link/whole_modern_parent
We're buzzing from our Positive Parenting Masterclass with expert Wendy Snyder! Today I'm going to give you our favorite tips and tools we learned from her. We'll discuss generational parenting we default to; how to add new tools into your parenting kit and how to 'pause' as parents to allow space for compassionate discipline.
If you have one takeaway from today, it will be to put on your detective hat as a parent!
This episode is sponsored by Mindful Mamas App.
Show links:
Find out more about Wendy Snyder at https://freshstartfamilyonline.com/
Download the Mindful Mama App HERE https://mindfulmamas.app.link/whole_modern_parent
'Intentional layering of values, beliefs, and skills, creates a culture in our home. This family culture affects our children more than our parenting skills do.' Michelle Briggs on Positive Parenting lessons she has learned.
This month in the HQ we're learning about Positive Parenting. It is compassionate discipline and a way to connect with your kids better than authoritative disciplining styles. Michelle and I both discuss ways we have been implementing this strategy in our homes along with why we are intentionally building a family culture.
This episode is sponsored by Mindful Mamas App.
Show links:
Download the Mindful Mama App here: https://mindfulmamas.app.link/whole_modern_parent
Sign up for the Masterclass with Wendy Snyder here: http://bit.ly/Aprilmasterclass
Join the Whole Modern Parent HQ HERE
'I don't want to be this parent anymore, I don't want to parent from a place of fear.' Yolanda Williams on raising a liberated child.
Yolanda Williams is a Certified Positive Discipline Coach and Host of the podcast Parenting Decolonized, a show that unpacks how colonization has impacted the black family and teaches parents how to raise liberated black children without breaking their spirits. When she’s not advocating for the safety and liberation of black children from white supremacy and parental oppression, she’s chasing her toddler around the house and trying to remain sane. Parents, everyone needs to listen to this conversation. We're here to create change.
This episode is sponsored by Mindful Mamas App.
Show links:
Download the Mindful Mama App HERE https://mindfulmamas.app.link/whole_modern_parent
Find out more about Yolanda on her website HERE
Follow her Instagram channel HERE
Join the Whole Modern Parent HQ HERE
"Mom's brain is often in eat, sleep, diaper change, maybe I'll get a shower this week mode" Chelsea Skaggs on overcoming scheduling hurdles for date nights with your partner.
Chelsea Skaggs is an early motherhood coach who helps women grow through the taboo transitions of motherhood. She focuses on identity and intimacy to help women improve confidence, connections, and communication.
We're going to dive into what happens with women's bodies post-baby, hurdles we have, and ways to ignite passion back into our partnerships post-baby.
Show links:
Find out more about Chelsea on her website HERE
Follow her on Instagram HERE
Join the Whole Modern Parent HQ HERE
"When you have this knowledge and you don't feel rushed to make dinner, it de-stresses the families to actually enjoy mealtimes together" on teaching families to maximize time with cooking tips and preparation.
Celestina Brunetti is a chef & registered dietitian who helps busy families, like yours, learning time-saving cooking skills so that dinners can be quick, easy, and delicious...even on the busiest of weeknights. She is the visionary behind Wellness Cucina LLC and provides valuable information and how-to for families struggling to get out of fast food lines. Forget learning recipes…she'll help you focus on the cooking skills so that you can cook anything quickly & with confidence!
Links from the show:
Wellness Cucina Website
Sign Up for Celestina's FREE Brainstorming Session HERE
Follow Celestina on Instagram HERE
Join the Whole Modern Parent HQ HERE
"We need people around us that make us feel uplifted and connected" David Romanelli on healing and love.
David Romanelli is the founder and voice of Meditate ON, a style of meditation that is raw, human, and speaks straight to your heart. He has written three books which Have reached a number one on multiple Amazon best seller list. He chats with us about his daughter's luekemia diagnosis and how we can heal and nurture ourselves as parents.
Links in the show:
Join the Whole Modern Parent HQ HERE
David Romanelli's 21 Day Meditation Challenge
"There will never be the you that existed pre-pandemic.’" Lydia on self growth one year later post pandemic start.
We are in a space where we are beginning to re-assimilate into life and we need to reflect on this past year and how it has changed us and our kids. We need to realize the intuition we have been tapping into and continue letting it guide us.
This year has given us the opportunity of growth. Now it's time to architect what we really want our lives to look like with our new found knowledge and growth.
Join the Whole Modern Parent HQ HERE
Instagram Post on Kids Returning to School HERE
"On days I prioritize myself, I’m able to bring my whole self to my kids." Michelle on prioritizing her needs to create balance and happiness for her whole self.
The United States is #1 on the Parental Happiness Gap study. This means parents are significantly more unhappy compared to our counterparts without kids. As a culture, we have become so far removed from taking care of the parents and it is affecting our lives, our children, and our families.
Michelle and I discuss what this means, the secret that other countries like Norway and Sweden have that lessens this gap and how you can begin to tap back into yourself and your true happiness.
Join the HQ HERE
"The best and fastest way to teach empathy is by modeling it. Show kids goodness through you." says Dr. Michele Borba on teaching empathy to our kids.
Dr. Michele Borba is an educational psychologist, best-selling author, and TODAY show contributor who has spoken to over one million participants on five continents and to countless media about child development issues.
She blends 40 years of teaching and consulting experience with latest science to offer sound, realistic advice to parents teachers and child advocates about helping children thrive.
Dr. Michele Borba is a wealth of information and this is a must listen episode for parents with kids of any age.
Links in the Show:
Dr. Michele Borba: https://www.micheleborba.com/
Join the HQ here: http://bit.ly/joinWMPHQ
"If your mindset isn't working well, you have to change that before anything else" says Jason Kreidman, founder of Dad University.
Jason Kreidman is the founder of Dad University, an educational company dedicated to helping dads gain confidence in their parenting through his program, YouTube videos, podcasts , and social media.
Dad University is full of funny and very real advice like what to do when you bring your baby home to how to be a dad to a daughter.
Links in the Show:
Dad University: https://www.daduniversity.com/
Join the HQ here: http://bit.ly/JoinWMP
"The monks claimed that these exercises strengthened the body, enhanced energy, regenerated the mind and body and stemmed the aging process." Jillian on The 5 Tibetans practice.
Jillian Woods is more than a yoga teacher. Tuning into her maternal spirit has been invaluable and has strengthened her skills as a teacher and stewards the connection she has with her students. She is a mentor for those seeking the innate wisdom of mothering.
Jill is hosting The 5 Tibetans Masterclass on Feb 25th inside the WMP HQ. In this episode, we'll discuss what the 5 Tibetan ritual is, claimed as the fountain of youth. The 5 Tibetans are hundreds of years old, created by Tibetan monks. Hailed as the 5 rights of Rejuvenation.
Link to join the Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/wholemodernparent
Link to Join WMP HQ: http://bit.ly/JoinWMP
"Quiet time routine is self-investment for the parent just as much as it is for the child." Lizzie Assa on intentionally creating quiet time and setting up independent play.
Lizzie Assa is the mom behind The Workspace for Children. She is a self-proclaimed Parenting Strategist and Play Advocate. It is her joy to provide knowledge that helps parents, teachers, and caregivers find the joy in making space to be playful. At The Workspace for Children, you will find creative inspiration for living a play-based life with kids.
She gives us direction for beginning & setting up independent play, quiet time, and her top list of open-ended toys. Spoiler alert: You can keep these same toys in a playroom for ages 0-12.
Links in show:
WMP Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wholemodernparent
Quiet time & Independent Play Guide: https://www.workspaceforchildren.com/ebook-shop
‘It’s about starting with your values. Our values can anchor us. From there you can start to build action steps.’ Dr. Dana E. Crawford on where to start building an anti-bias and anti-racist household.
Dr. Dana has dedicated her career to helping families live anti-bias and anti-racist values. As the founder of the Crawford Bias Reduction Theory & Training (CBRT), a systematic approach to reducing bias, prejudice, and racism, and a pediatric and clinical psychologist, she teaches people how to discuss bias, prejudice, and racism in ways that makes them feel empowered.
Find out more about Dr. Dana Crawford on her website at (http://drdanacrawford.com/) or instagram @drdanacrawford (https://www.instagram.com/drdanacrawford/).
"Start getting more comfortable with saying what you're feeling aloud. If we start at a young age, our children won't have the hurdle 'our generation' has had and it will be natural to them." Renee Adams on when to start teaching Emotional Intelligence to our kiddos.
Renée Adams is a children’s book author and the founder/owner of the Calm In Your Palm®️, Hoppy & Poppie PinkCheeks™️ and Learn.Love.EQ.™️ brands. She and her team enthusiastically and diligently create and develop stories for children along with entertaining and relatable characters/products. The stories and products focus on well-being and teaching children (and their parents) emotional intelligence and make learning fun. Renée is also a certified Goleman Emotional Intelligence coach.
Renee merges her experience as a mother and her training in emotional intelligence to bring learning to life. Today we’ll be discussing teaching EI to our children and learning it ourselves alongside.
Download Renee's free starter guide here: https://hoppypoppie.com/
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“Asking your child to focus on one thing they’re seeing. That’s an example of mindfulness practice.” Joanie Plake on mindfulness practices for little ones.
Founder of Breathe & Learn in Los Angelos, CA, Joanie's yoga journey began while living in New York City and earning her Masters in Elementary and Special Education at New York University. Through her unique experience as a childhood educator, Joanie is well-versed in building developmentally and age appropriate social-emotional learning skills through yoga and mindfulness.
Joanie discusses mindfulness and breathing practices for our little ones to encourage and promote social-emotional wellness. We also discuss books and using @meddyteddy (link to this https://www.instagram.com/meddyteddy/).
Find out more about Breathe & Learn at https://www.breatheandlearn.com and take a look at their digital resources.
Sign up for the HQ here: http://bit.ly/HQcomingsoon
"Every generation is given an opportunity to pick up the stick and drive it forward. Our parenthood is built on the shoulders of others but expanded by us and our capacity to learn and grow." Lydia & Michelle on why WMP was started.
Lydia & Michelle sit down and deep dive into why WMP was founded, discuss the sleep deprivation behind the scenes and give a sneak peak into the HQ.
Sit tight because we also discuss intentions for a 2021 full of fire and magic!
Links from the show: http://bit.ly/HQcomingsoon
'"At the end of the day, as long as you have the breath work, that will guide you through labor and motherhood for that matter.' Jillian on the value of prenatal yoga in preparation for labor.
Jillian Woods is more than a yoga teacher. Tuning into her maternal spirit has been invaluable and has strengthened my skills as a teacher and stewards the connection I have with my students. She is a mentor for those seeking the innate wisdom of mothering.
Well discuss what is prenatal yoga. Why you don’t need to really know yoga to participate. The community around it and more.
Want her free wake up and rise prenatal yoga video? Go to wholemodernparent.com/prenatalpranajillianwoods
The Presence & Productivity Method
"Right now, parents need support. School is way different than it was one, two years ago. Parents are becoming way more involved than before." Julie Plake McMinn on why she co-founded The Learning Match, an online service that matches parents with educators.
Julie isn’t just your regular cofounder. She is a mother to three little ones, had her 3rd baby in the middle of the pandemic, has her own company JPM Branding and here’s the kicker, she is well known for her position as Bethany Frankel’s assistant and obviously has a knack for being an integral part of launching and growing large businesses like SkinnyGirl.
We’ll find out where she thinks online education is headed, how she manages everything as a ‘Mompreneur’ and how our identities and value shift as we become parents.
Find out more about The Learning Match at www.thelearningmatch.com/ and follow Julie at www.instagram.com/julieplakemcminn/
"This is what makes the parent/child role so unique and unlike any other relationship we'll have in our life b/c when we’re raising our children there is also the opportunity to do a tremendous amount of healing and raising ourselves, alongside our children." This is how Lisa Smith describes the connection opportunity inside her Peaceful Parenting methodology.
Lisa's mission is to build communities of like minded parents that can come together with no judgement and work on their parenting in a way that serves them and their family and gets rid of the guilt and shame. And brings practical, useful tools into the home to create that cooperation and connection.
This episode gives us parents some insight into how our childhood upbringing affects our parenting and she discusses why we're struggling so much right now as pandemic parents.
You can find out more about Lisa and join her email list to get 4 free videos on peaceful parenting at https://thepeacefulparent.com/
Follow her on instagram for more at https://www.instagram.com/the_peaceful_parent/
“In Parenting, there is no wrong; everything is a learning opportunity. They're learning just as much from what you do 'wrong' as they learn from when you are doing things perfectly.” Wendy Snyder, Positive Parenting Expert says some of her most incredible moments with her children have come after them or her making a mistake.
After experiencing tough parenting with her strong willed child, Wendy became a Positive Parenting expert and turned her parenting experience around. She then founded Fresh Start Family Online to work with other parents and help them shift their parenting struggles into positive experiences.
Sit tight because she puts me in the hot seat on troubleshooting my most difficult problem with my 3 year old right now!
You can find out more about Wendy at https://freshstartfamilyonline.com/
Download her free guide to raising strong willed kids at https://freshstartfamilyonline.com/strongwilledkids
Join her free class at https://freshstartfamilyonline.com/powerstrugglesclass/
"Offer opportunities to talk with your kids. Make space for them to ask any questions about the plan for right now. Walk them through what's happening now and in the future." Jamie Weiner & Anna Levy-Warren on changing schedules during COVID.
Jamie & Anna of Dwellness walk us through their OPEN acronym for creating open dialogue with children during this uncertainty. Offer the opportunity, Play it out, Explain & reassure and Normalize, identify & validate their feelings.
Find more about virtual in-home service Dwellness offers at https://www.dwellnesstherapy.com/
"The way we show up everyday is a reflection of who we were in the past." Kate's 'Future Visioning' exercise was created to help moms draft the outcome and life they want to create for themselves in 6 months. Kate tells us how she used this exercise daily to move her family out of their house and into a fifth wheel once the pandemic started and how it has changed their lives for the better right now.
Kate also walks us through how to define holiday triggers that may keep us from enjoying and experiencing the holiday season that we really want to live.
Kates Streamlined Motherhood Podcast can be found here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-streamlined-motherhood-podcast and to find out more about Kate go to https://thestreamlinedlife.com/lifecoachingwithkatesaffle
"Parents are choosing schooling options that are much more aligned with how we naturally learn." Liz Kirk, founder of Alcott Learning says this in regards to parents not wanting the conveyor belt education models any longer.
After a 20 year career in Education developing programs and curriculum she is now coaching and teaching parents what's behind education and how to teach themselves. This isn't just for homeschooling parents. This is for any parent that is interested in knowing how their children learn.
Her best tip for parents this year is "give yourself the space to maintain the important things in your family life like connections and set boundaries around education times."
Find out more about Liz and her Transformational Education Roadmap at https://alcottlearning.com/
"One of the gifts of depression and anxiety is that they shake up our lives so fully that we have to look at everything that we do that we're a part of every relationship we're in and decide can I keep this or does it need to go."
Carina was given the practice of mindfulness from her parents at an early age and it is woven into her current position as Head of Mindfulness at Mindful Mamas.
https://app.mindfulmamasclub.com/
Her tips for moving through depression and anxiety include self-care, yoga, meditation, and using these states as a way to transform what really isn't working for you in your life any longer.
'Build Your Conviction'. Emily Heuts, founder of MommyInvestor.com says that is the greatest driver for embarking and staying on a financial investment course.
As a mom of two herself, she didn't get to this point from a traditional, education path. She is self-taught and teaches about investment concepts in ways that busy moms can easily understand without all the industry jargon. Emily's goal is to help other moms make money in the stock market and feel confident doing it.
Her best tips for women to dive in are:
1) Don't be afraid to ask
2) Define your goals
3) Determine your risk profile
She also promotes investing in what you know, which is why she recently bought Disney...any other moms out there surviving off their Disney + account?
Find out more about Emily's investment strategies at MommyInvestor.
Welcome to the whole modern parent podcast, where we dive into expert interviews to help modern parents cultivate the skills they need to not merely survive, but thrive in modern Parenthood. I hope you can take away some peace of mind knowing that you're not in this alone and some actionable tips for creating your thrive zone as a parent.