Voices of Your Village: Recent Episodes
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Let's get real, this whole raising tiny humans thing is wild. That is why I created a place where parents, caregivers, teachers, and experts come together to create the modern parenting village. We can support one another on this crazy journey so it doesn't have to be this hard.
Welcome back villagers! It's that time of year again, time for back to school transitions, childcare transitions and tackling the big emotions that come with big changes. In this 5 episode mini series we will be diving into the tools you'll need as a parent, caregiver or teacher preparing to help a child with a fall transition.
In today's final episode we'll chat about the routines to put in place and what to expect once this is underway!
Thank you for joining us for this mini series! Pop on over to instagram and follow us for more tips, ask your follow up questions in the comments and tag us in your back to school posts! We'd love to be a part of your journey.
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Welcome back villagers! It's that time of year again, time for back to school transitions, childcare transitions and tackling the big emotions that come with big changes. In this 5 episode mini series we will be diving into the tools you'll need as a parent, caregiver or teacher preparing to help a child with a fall transition.
In today's episode we'll chat about you as the adult. How do we take care of our nervous systems as we guide our children through these big things. Stay tuned every day this week for a new episode!
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Welcome back villagers! It's that time of year again, time for back to school transitions, childcare transitions and tackling the big emotions that come with big changes. In this 5 episode mini series we will be diving into the tools you'll need as a parent, caregiver or teacher preparing to help a child with a fall transition.
In today's episode we'll chat about when to talk about all this. When should you start preparing your kiddo for the transition and how to handle any anxiety that may arise because of it. Stay tuned every day this week for a new episode!
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Welcome back villagers! It's that time of year again, time for back to school transitions, childcare transitions and tackling the big emotions that come with big changes. In this 5 episode mini series we will be diving into the tools you'll need as a parent, caregiver or teacher preparing to help a child with a fall transition.
In today's episode we'll chat about all the big emotions that come with transitions, how to validate and coregulate and build their toolbox for coping strategies they can use both leading up to the transition and into the new year. Stay tuned every day this week for a new episode!
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Music by: Bensound
Welcome back villagers! It's that time of year again, time for back to school transitions, childcare transitions and tackling the big emotions that come with big changes. In this 5 episode mini series we will be diving into the tools you'll need as a parent, caregiver or teacher preparing to help a child with a fall transition.
In today's episode we'll chat about how to prep your kiddos for the upcoming transition using visual aids and more. Stay tuned every day this week for a new episode!
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Welcome back to our Respectful Parenting: In Real Life Series! On today’s episode I had the pleasure of sitting down with Joel Castillo. Joel is the husband of one of our Seed team members, and a father to three young kiddos. We all come to parenthood with patterns and habits that we formed when we were just children ourselves. Joel and I chat about how we can rewrite the deeply ingrained patterns and habits that can stand in our way.
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Welcome back to the podcast everyone! Today I am joined by Destini Davis, who you may know from her popular parenting instagram account @destini.ann and at home she’s a mom to two young kiddos. So today we chat about how she balances her busy life online with her very busy offline life. And what respectful parenting looks like in her household. She also shares tangible tips throughout this episode so it’s a wonderful conversation to tune into! Love this podcast? Scroll down to leave a review! I read every one and they fill my heart with joy. Connect with us on:
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On today’s episode I am joined by Jessica Slice. We chat about what respectful parenting looks like in her household as a parent with disabilities, and how the picture perfect advice on social media often doesn’t apply. Jessica and I talk about how she handles things like discipline, boundaries and playtime in this informative episode.
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Welcome back villagers! Today I am joined by Marcela Collier, she’s a parenting coach and founder of the High Impact Club. Her focus is on Parenting with Understanding so Marcela and I chat about how to give yourself grace as a parent when triggers come up from your past or the way you were raised. As well as the ways respectful parenting comes up in her day to day life with her 5 year old twin boys. Marcela has some beautiful insights on how we can truly enjoy this parenting journey.
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Jamie Jones joins us on the podcast today to talk about what respectful parenting looks like in her household, she talks about how she navigates different sensory needs in her busy family of four, as well as her experience raising Black boys in today’s society. We chat about how she and her husband talk to her kids about how and where they can safely express their emotions as well as some of the surprising things their family has experienced in their schools since moving from Manhattan to the suburbs. Join us today for this important conversation!
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Welcome back after a long break! We've missed you all and we are so excited to bring you all the content we've been working on while we were missing from your podcast feed. Introducing our new Respectful Parenting: IRL Series! We hope you can see yourself and your children in these raw and honest interviews.
On today's episode, mom of two and village member, Arna Meyer, joins us to talk about how we can adjust our expectations for ourselves and our kids on a daily basis. There’s this idea in respectful parenting that if you do this “the right way” that your kids will stop the misbehaviors, tantrums and outbursts. But we know that just isn’t the case. So how can we allow our kids to have the space to express and at the same time teach them pro social ways to be in community with others? How can we get through these days with our kids without feeling like we’re failing? We chat about simple things you can do everyday to see these changes in your day to day life. Love this podcast? Scroll down to leave a review! I read every one and they fill my heart with joy.
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Happy podcast Thursday village! This is a very fun episode because it's full of questions that were submitted by you all! In this episode we chat about coping strategies vs coping mechanisms, how to build coping strategies and why I think this is the most important and often missed phase of emotion processing.
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Today is such a fun episode because I got to chat with Lori Gottlieb, the therapist and author of the NY Times bestselling book, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone. I devoured this book while on our trip to Europe and I was left anting even more time with her when I finished. We get to chat and ultimately answer the question, "How do you process as an adult?"
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Hey everyone! Welcome back to Voices of Your Village, today on the podcast I am joined by the wonderful Xavier Dagba to talk about setting boundaries between adults. Xavier is a transformational life coach and father. I was so thrilled when Xavier agreed to come have an on mic chat with me and I think you will be just as jazzed to listen as I was to record this one! I felt like I could talk to Xavier forever. So, without further ado, let's dive on in!
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We talk a lot at Seed and Sew about emotional intelligence, emotional processing and helping our tiny humans build their toolboxes. But what does that actually look like? What are the steps and how do we help facilitate these skills in our kiddos? In today's episode of Voices of Your Village, my CEP co-creator, Lauren Stauble, joined me to break down our method step by step. We dove into each phase of emotional processing, avoiding common pitfalls and how fostering these skills not only gives our kiddos an emotional toolbox for life, but also greatly impacts the parenting experience.
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On This episode of Voices of Your Village I chat with pediatric occupational therapist and woman behind Thriving Littles, Katie Crosby, about the important topic of co-regulation and self-regulation. What is the difference between the two? And what is an appropriate timeline for moving from co-reg in infancy to self-reg as kiddo's get older? We dive into what we as parents and caregivers need to bring to the table in order to help guide our kiddos through their big emotions, and what we need to do in order for our tiny humans to build the skillset they need to self-regulate.
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Happy 200th episode to all of our listeners out there! We are so glad you're on this journey with us.
In this episode we're chatting about emotion processing for adults. What does it look like for us to do this work? How can we best learn these skills for ourselves so we can support our kiddos in learning them too!
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I got to hang out with Dr. Nicole LePera to chat about reparenting our adult self, which is a pretty buzzwordy term in our industry right now. And I want to break down what does it even mean? And what does that look like to reparent while you're parenting your own children? What happens when those triggers come up from our childhood through our kids.
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Welcome back to the podcast! On today's episode I sat down with psychologist Michaela Boehm to chat all about intimacy with your partner in parenthood. There are physical and mental factors, as well as societal pressures that all can affect how we feel towards intimacy and our overall connection with our partners. I loved this conversation with Michaela and I can't wait to share it with you all!
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It's that time again folks! Fall daylight saving time is here and as always we are here with a quick refresher episode with all the tips you need to either plan ahead or adjust after the fact. Whatever works best for your family unit!
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In this episode I got to hang out with Irene McKenna to chat about discipline, punishment and boundaries. These are three big ones that a lot of us are trying to do a little differently than we experienced growing up, and knowing what that looks like and being able to implement in the moment can be so tough. This episode is full of tangible tips and tricks for you to implement with your tiny humans starting right away.
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Welcome back to the podcast! On today's episode I sit down to chat about other ways to respond to behavior instead of spanking. There's tons of research out there that talks about why spanking isn't productive and how it can actually breed patterns of abuse for children who were spanked to then repeat patterns of abuse in adulthood. So in this episode I'm diving in to what to do instead and how to support our kiddos in the moment in changing behavior and seeing different patterns without using physical force as an adult.
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Happy podcast Thursday folks! This is one of my favorite episodes that we've recorded for the podcast because I got to interview Dr. Lynyetta Willis who has become a dear friend since this interview. And after listening I think you'll see why, her philosophies are so intertwined with Seed's and she shares some lovely perspectives on how we can look back at our own upbringing with a critical but loving lens.
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Welcome back everyone! On this episode of the podcast we're chatting about why kids lie. What's the driver behind it, and how can we respond in a way that's emotionally supportive and truly gets at the root. For many of us lying can bring up triggers from our own childhood, social programing, and maybe what we learned about lying or experiences we had around lying. We'll chat about how this might come up and how to tend to those parts of yourself so that you can show up for the tiny human in front of you.
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Happy podcast Thursday again friends! On this episode I got to sit down and chat with Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart all about impulse control. This is a juicy episode where we dive into the difference between self regulation and self control. How can we support impulse control and what are some expectations we should have for the different ages and stages? Tune in to hear my conversation with Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart and be sure to come on over to Instagram for all the follow up discussions!
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What a joy it was to talk to one of our Seed team members, Mariana Proske about her story. She is a school phscologist and a mama of three and in this episode we talk about her experience as a Mexican-American and what her immigration story looked like. We chat about the systems in place and how to talk to kids in a way that breeds empathy and compassion.
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Happy podcast Thursday villagers! In today's episode we are talking about how to respond when your kiddo says something mean or hurtful to you. It can bring up so many triggers for us, around our own childhood wounds and even your social programming. Tune into today's episode to join the conversation about how to look beyond the behavior to respond with intention.
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Welcome back villagers! On this episode of the podcast I got to have a conversation with Michelle Emanuel about how oral restrictions such as tongue and lip ties can affect a child's overall sensory regulation. She suggests a more holistic approach than is sometimes offered by care providers. This episode is full of information and I can't wait for you to check it out!
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Welcome back villagers! On today's episode I got to hang out with Sarah MacLaughlin, who is trained by Hand in Hand Parenting about how to respond to your kids behavior. We talk a lot in the village about how behavior is a communication of an unmet need. So in this episode we dive into how to figure out what those needs are and how to support them in the moment.
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Happy podcast Thursday friends! Today is such a fun episode because I got to sit down with Megan McNamee who is one half of the amazing team behind Feeding Littles. We've all probably experienced the inconsistencies with our kids eating so she sat down with me today to answer some of your most requested questions about infant and toddler feeding. How do we know they're getting enough? How can we help them to become intuitive eaters? And what about that 'one more bite' rule? Join us today to get all the hot tips from Megan herself!
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Welcome back to the podcast villagers! Today's episode is just in time for all of your back to school transitions. Last year was so challenging for so many of us and this year we have some experience to fall back on but there are still so many unknowns, and that brings anxiety for us and our tiny humans. Join us today to chat about these exciting transitions.
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Hello villagers! Welcome back to the podcast, on today's episode I got to chat with Rebecca Koon who you might know from her wonderful instagram, @Everybody.Talks and we got to talk all about body exploration and what to expect from the tiny humans. We go into what is "normal" age appropriate behavior, how to handle the feelings that might come up for us around all this, and Rebecca shares two basic safety rules that every kid should know.
Chatting with Rebecca was so wonderful in part because her approach is so open and shame free, which is so different from how many of us grew up learning about this topic.
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Welcome back villagers! This week on the podcast we are talking about the importance of timing, when to talk about the behavior. So often we have this inclination to step in and talk about it right then because we have these underlying fears that if we don't, we are sending the message that the behavior is okay, or that we are encouraging it. But the reality is that waiting to talk about it can have huge benefits in the short term and the long term for both you and your kiddo. Tune in to this episode to learn more about when we should be talking about these behaviors with our kids!
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This is a very special episode of Voices of Your Village everyone! In this episode you'll hear part of my conversation with our favorite OT Lori Goodrich, where we answered questions sent in by the members of the Village Membership. Our Q&A style discussion went on for over an hour and there are so many juicy tidbits throughout, so tune in to hear this special sneak peak and if you'd like to hear more conversations with experts like Lori, plus get access to the support of our membership, we open a couple times a year and you can always go to seedandsew.org/membership to join our waitlist for the next opening!
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Happy Podcast Thursday Village! In this episode I got to hang out with Speech Language Pathologist, Emily Lesher, to talk about why the phrase "use your words" isn't really that helpful for our tiny humans when they are going through those big emotions. Tune in to find out some of the science behind their little brains and some tips on what to do instead!
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Welcome back to Voices of Your Village! This week I sat down with Steve Disslehorf to talk about inclusivity in schools and how to start building it within your community. Steve has been doing this work for years so I can't wait for you to join us for this conversation so that you can go into the new school with tools in your toolbox for how to bring inclusivity to your child's school.
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Welcome back to Voices of Your Village! We get so many questions about how to do this work with our youngest kiddos. Is it possible to teach infants and toddlers about emotions and how to express them? When I was creating the CEP method, I was working with kids birth-5, primarily with 1 - 2 year olds. This is possible to start day one. Join us today for tips on how to get started however old your kiddo is!
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Hey there villagers! On today's episode of the podcast I got to hang out with the author of the children's book, "Finding Om." Dr. Rashmi Bismark and I chatted all about how to cultivate mindfulness with the tiny humans. This practice can be so helpful for everyone to bring in their daily life.
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Hello everyone and welcome back to the podcast, this week we are rebroadcasting episode 113: Letting go of control. I originally recorded this episode pre-covid but it rings even more true now. This past 15 months has been a whirlwind and if it has taught us anything it's that we actually have control over very little. And the fear and anxiety that can bring up in people is real. Let's dive into it on today's episode.
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Hello village! I am so excited about the guest for today's episode. I got to sit down with Mr. Chazz, who you may know from his awesome Instagram. We got to talk about the differences between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and what it looks like to build intrinsic motivation with the tiny humans. While also acknowledging all the extrinsic motivators that kids encounter in life.
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Welcome back to another episode of Voices of Your Village! Did y'all know that the biggest game changer for me when it comes to emotion processing, was actually something a 4 year old said to me? These babes are often so wise when we listen. And this has stuck with me for years. Tune in to hear what it is!
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Welcome back village! I am so excited about this episode, there are more inclusive spaces for mom's than ever in our society today. But I got to interview Keegan Albaugh about what it is like doing this work as a dad. We talk about the social programming that boys and men often receive and how that can affect navigating respectful relationships with others.
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Hey there village! I'm here with a solo episode for you today, we talk so much here at Seed about how the goal is not perfection. And while you might be on board, how often at the end of the day do you find yourself laying on the blame for things that happened throughout the day? We can't let our kids know that it's okay to make mistakes without giving that gift to ourselves.
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Welcome back to the podcast! In today's episode I got to chat with Dr. Becky Kennedy, who you might know as Dr. Becky at home over on Instagram. After last week's episode on fostering a secure attachment, we had a lot of questions about what it looks like to walk away from a child who is still upset. How can we support our kiddos without necessarily being next to them? This was a great conversation and I can't wait to hear your takeaways.
Hello village! Welcome back to the podcast, today we are rebroadcasting one of our most downloaded episodes ever, my interview with Sam Casey, a therapist out of Australia who chats with me about what it looks like to foster a secure attachment with your kids. As parents and caregivers we want to be that safe space that kids can break down to. This episode is full of information and support and is truly one of my favorites.
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Welcome back to Voices of Your Village, on this episode of the podcast I sat down with Chastity Holcomb, therapist and founder of Momfully You Academy to talk about different mood affecting disorders, and how they might show up for you or a loved one. As well as how to access support for yourself or anyone in your life who might be struggling. The postpartum season can be so full of guilt and shame, we are here to tell you, you are enough. And you aren’t supposed to have to do this alone.
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Today on the podcast we are rebroadcasting this episode on anxiety in children. We have been getting a lot of questions about this topic, especially in the past year with so much upheaval. I got to hang out with Jess, a therapist and the face behind @ourmamavillage over on Instagram and we talked about what anxiety looks like in tiny humans and how to best support them through it.
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Welcome back to the podcast villagers! This week I had the pleasure of chatting with Courtney Burg about codependency. This is something that so many of us grew up with, and now find ourselves as adults doing things like people pleasing, struggling with setting and holding boundaries, or worrying about what other people think. We chat about ways to rewrite those patterns from childhood so that you can give your kids a different toolbox.
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On today's episode of the podcast we are rebroadcasting one of our most downloaded episodes ever! Falling asleep independently is one of the foundational skills that we work on when helping families with sleep. This can be a game changer when it comes to helping your kiddo sleep through the night and it's imperative that we support a child's emotional development through the process.
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Welcome back villagers! Today on the podcast I got to sit down with another one of our lovely Seed team members, our newest sleep consultant, Christen Young! We chat all about nap transitions during those tricky first 18 months. Get to know Christen as she shares tips that have helped her with her own kiddos, some signs that your child might be ready to drop a nap, and steps to make the transition easier on the whole family.
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Hello villagers! On this episode of the podcast I got to sit down with our sleep program director, Rachel Lounder to talk about bedtime boundaries. In this real and raw episode we answer common questions about boundary pushing, how to support your kids, what you can do proactively and what you can do in the moment. Rachel shares some personal insights from her own sleep journey with her kiddos and tips to help you on yours. I am so excited to bring this episode to you all!
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On today's episode I dive into a crucial aspect to our overall regulation, routines. We'll go into why they are so important and what the differences are between routines and schedules. For us and for our kiddos, knowing what to expect can help our nervous system to feel regulated and calm. We chat about how to implement routines with your kiddo, how to change a routine and what happens when those boundaries get pushed.
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Welcome back village! This week I got to sit down with another brilliant OT to talk what neurodiversity means, what the sensory systems are and what it could look like if every single one of us knew how our sensory systems worked. How could life be different if we knew what was helpful for us for regulation, what pulled from our withdrawals so that we we're able to self-regulate and then co-regulate with kids and learn about their nervous system.
I love Rachel's take on neurodiversity and I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did!
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On this episode of the podcast I got to sit down with Amira Johnson, an OT working in early intervention, and we got to dive into why early intervention is such a gift. She breaks down why it is so important, when you might want to look into it as well as where the gaps are in the current system.
This episode is so important because giving parents and kids these tools before age 3 can be such a game changer! And I was so glad to get to talk about this with Amira Johnson because the OT perspective on this topic is one that I truly cherish.
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Welcome back to Voices of Your Village! Folks it's almost that time again, time to adjust our clocks and for a lot of families that could mean adjusting your kiddos sleep schedule. We've got your back here with a guide of what to pay attention to, what doesn't matter, and how to come back from this if you're still seeing sleep challenges. Remember it's only one hour and you can do this!
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Welcome back village! Today we get to hang out with one of our Seed team members, Mariana! She is a Mexican-American mom of three and she’s sharing today about parenting with different cultural backgrounds. You might come from different experiences in childhood that might affect how you show up as an adult. We talk about how to have these conversations with your partner and get on the same page. This was such a fun episode for me to record and I hope you enjoy learning from Mariana as much as I do!
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Welcome back to another episode, in this rebroadcast of an old favorite, I sat down with Bryce of the instagram handle, Mombraintherapist, her practice specializes in helping moms on this journey. We chat about the social norms and the cultural context around self care and the martyrdom that often comes with motherhood. In our village we strive to be equal and inclusive, and we also want to acknowledge spaces where there is social programming and certain cultural norms and this is one of those. Self care in parenthood is so important. And there needs to be specific discussions on what this looks like in motherhood. I’m really excited to share this important conversation with you all again, as self care is the basis of showing up for others.
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Welcome back village! On this episode of the podcast we are talking about what to do when you have multiple kiddos to support. So many of you have reached out and said “Yeah this sounds great if you just have one child to focus on, but what happens when I have more than one!” Whether you’re a parent at home with an older toddler and an infant, trying to figure out who’s tears to support first. Or a childcare teacher with a room full of kiddos who all need you at the same time. There are practical tips for you here in this episode.
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Welcome back village! I got to sit down with Dr. Jean Cheng, a psychologist out of Singapore and we are diving into overcoming perfectionism. This is something that has come up in my life a lot and something we talk about a lot on the Seed team. That we would leave everyday feeling like a failure if perfection was our goal. In this episode of the podcast we talk about practical tips to help your tiny humans in the day to day, as well as some powerful visualizations to help reparent your inner child.
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In this episode I sat down to talk about holding space for those big feelings. This is something that can have such a positive impact on kiddos, but it can be challenging for us as adults, especially if no one ever held space for you. In today’s episode we’re going to dive into what it looks like to hold space for somebody’s feelings, whether that’s your kiddo or other adults in your life.
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I had the honor of sitting down with Dr. Stuart Shanker in today’s episode of the podcast. He is the author of one of my favorite books, “Self-Reg” and he has also been such an inspiration to me and our work here at Seed. We chat about how our sensory systems impact how we interact with the world and what that looks like in the day to day. This interview was truly a dream and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
We got so many questions from you all about self regulation that we decided to do a FREE webinar series so we can hang out and I can answer your questions live. Listen in or visit seedwebinar.com for details!
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Welcome back village! In this episode we are sharing a snapshot into the Tiny Humans, Big Emotions course with you. We get so many questions about what it looks like to set and hold boundaries with kids. What if they say no? How do we troubleshoot in the moment? Check out this streamlined episode into all your questions about boundaries.
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Hello villagers! On this episode of the podcast I sat down with pediatrician Dr. Smita Malhotra to discuss resiliency. This is on the minds and hearts of parents even more these days as we continue living with all the changes that come along with the pandemic. How do we take these challenging experiences and use them as opportunities to build this resiliency within our kids and ourselves? We also chat about how Dr. Malhotra is bringing other disciplines in to her practice, from OTs to SLPs and more, all in house to support parents, caregivers and kiddos on this journey.
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What a fun episode! You all sent in questions about our relationship, our life and our growing tiny human and Zach and I sat down together to answer them. We got to reminisce and laugh together as well as talk about the tough parts of relationship and everything in between. Join us for an honest chat answering your questions! Thank you all for sending in your questions and for all your love and support on this journey. Love this podcast? Scroll down to leave a review! I read every one and they fill my heart with joy.
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Hey, everyone! Welcome back to Voices of Your Village. Today episode 152 is a rebroadcast of one of my favorite episodes, where I am joined by the wonderful Xavier Dagba to talk about all things boundary setting between adults. Xavier is a transformational life coach and father. He is so eager about helping others, which is what led him to his field of work and ultimately led me to connecting with him. I was thrilled when Xavier agreed to come have an on-mic chat with me and I think you will be just as jazzed to listen as I was to record this one! Y’all this is a good one, I felt like I could talk to Xavier forever. So, without further ado, let’s dive on in!
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On today’s episode of Voices of Your Village I got a chance to sit down with Dr. Nadine Thornhill to talk all about gender norms and stereotypes. How these can play out both in the short term and the long term, in how we show up in relationships with other adults as well as our kids. So many of us have biases that we are bringing to the table from our own childhoods. We sat down to unpack all of this to see how we can move towards creating a supportive space as we get to truly know our kids for who they are.
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This episode is one that is requested often. Death can be one of those heavy topics that feels hard to approach with our kids. But because kids have a very different social context around what death means, both in the short term and the long term, they view it very differently than we do as adults. Today I’m going to sit down and chat about how to navigate these hard conversations, what’s appropriate at different ages and stages, as well as what it’s like for them to witness our grief.
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Welcome back Village! We are discussing burnout in parenthood on today’s episode. What does it look like, what’s at the root and how can we move through it? We live in a culture where being busy is often rewarded and it can feel like you are burdening someone to ask for help. How can we build a life where we can pause and slow down a bit to avoid feeling overwhelmed in our everyday life? Join Anne Helen Petersen and I as we talk about the systemic issues affecting burnout as well as how all of this has been amplified thanks to Covid-19.
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Welcome back to Voices of Your Village! On this episode of Voices of Your Village, I sit down with Alfie Kohn, an author and speaker who is widely known for his work on unconditional love and moving away from punishment-reward systems. This is an episode unlike any we’ve ever released before. Frustrated with and silenced by her guest, for the first time in podcast history, Alyssa Blask Campbell provides commentary on her interview to express what she was unable to during her conversation. We hope you enjoy this rebroadcast of a very special episode.
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Hey there, villagers! On episode 147 of the podcast I got to sit down with Casey Myers to discuss an alternative to obedience. We got nerdy about child development and ways that we can best support these tiny humans. Listen in to hear how our social programming, biases and the way we were raised comes up for us when responding to the tiny humans’ emotions. How else can we navigate this outside of the obedience mindset that so many of us grew up with? Casey lays out a framework for different ages and stages that is attainable and digestible.
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On episode 146 of the podcast, Alyssa is here to talk about developmentally appropriate gift ideas for the tiny humans in your life. Tune in to hear our recommendations for tips on what to keep in mind when shopping for your little ones this holiday season and beyond.
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Today on episode 145 of Voices of Your Village I got to hang out with Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart and talk about impulse control. As parents we want our kids to practice self regulation and be able to control their emotions, but how often are we doing this as adults? Tune in to this episode to hear us talk about what to expect at different ages and stages, what’s developmentally appropriate and how to respond with intention.
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Welcome back to Voices of Your Village! Today on episode 144 of the podcast I am talking about a hot topic. Lying can be such a triggering subject for so many parents because of our own experiences in childhood and our perceptions of what it means to lie. I sat down this week to talk about why kids lie and how you can build a relationship of trust with your kiddos, where they feel safe to tell you the truth.
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It's that time of year again! On episode 143 of the podcast I'm sharing some tips for how to navigate Daylight Saving Time this fall. If you are worried about "falling back" affecting your kiddos sleep cycle then check out this episode and go into this with a plan!
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Welcome to episode 142 of Voices of Your Village! I have a treat for you this week, today’s episode is a bit different than usual. For over a year y’all have been reaching out and asking for an episode on potty training, and I have been hesitant to put one out because there are multiple different approaches to potty training and so many different things to consider. So, in this episode you are going to hear from Go Diaper Free founder Andrea Olson about elimination communication, Oh Crap! Potty Training author Jamie Glowacki about starting potty training at any age, and then from me about sensory systems and an emotion processing approach to potty training. I hope that you enjoy this compilation and you are able to find an approach that resonates with your family unit. Alright, let’s dive in!
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Welcome to episode 141 of Voices of Your Village! All of our work here at Seed focuses on how to foster and build a secure attachment with kiddos. Today I am hanging out with Sam Casey, she is a licensed clinical social worker from Australia, a play therapist, and a momma. We dove into what secure attachment looks like and how exactly we foster an attachment where kids don’t feel responsible for our feelings and how we respond to them with intention. This will set the basis for all of their relationships to come. There are so many tangible tips and pieces of support throughout this episode. It is fire! And it has been so hard not to release it as soon as we recorded it, months ago. I am so jazzed for y’all to dive into this bad boy today. Let’s get started!
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Hey there, villagers! Welcome to episode 140 of Voices of Your Village! Today I got to interview Dr. Neal Lester, a professor of English at Arizona State University who studies African American Literature and Culture. I wanted to dive into conversation with Dr. Lester about cultural appropriation vs appreciation. This was a topic I personally had a lot of questions about and you villagers submitted a lot of questions about as well. In addition to addressing this topic as we move toward Thanksgiving and Halloween, I also find it to be important for us to dive into in our day to day life. Dr. Lester brought up so many crucial ways for us to consider and be mindful of cultural appropriation in our everyday life. This is an ongoing process. It isn’t something where you are going to have one conversation with a kid and it is going to be done and over with.
I learned a lot from this conversation and I am really jazzed to bring it to your ears today. Let’s dive in!
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Welcome back to another episode of Voices of Your Village! I am so jazzed about this episode, because we get to share a snapshot of the S.E.E.D. Certification with you! On today’s episode you will get to hear snapshots of each workshop and the voices of each of our wonderful specialists. The S.E.E.D. Certification is the culmination of my teaching experience and a year's worth of interviewing teachers, directors, and home care providers to find out what support you really need to succeed as an early childhood educator. We took all of that information and created 8 workshops for you, that is 7 hours of professional development that I wish I had had access too when I was a teacher. The S.E.E.D. Certification was created by teachers, for teachers. I can’t wait for you to dive on into this episode and our incredible S.E.E.D. Certification program.
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Welcome back to another episode of Voices of Your Village! Today is episode 138 and guys, this is a good one. I got to hangout with my new friend Erica Mackey, she is the cofounder of My Village. I continue to fall more in love with MyVillage every day, it is such an incredible program that you will hear a bit about throughout this episode. Today Erica and I talked about all things teacher burnout cus oh man, the statistics surrounding teacher burnout are alarming. We have a lot of work to do in the early childhood community in supporting teachers so that they aren’t living in a space where they are getting burnout so fast. I know what that’s like firsthand in the classroom, I know what it’s like to leave every day exhausted. A lot of ideas have been tossed around about what causes and leads to teacher burnout, today in this episode we are diving into this data and the trends we have noticed in our collective experience. Let’s dive in!
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Welcome to Voices of Your Village episode 137! Today I am hanging out with Jennifer Anderson, you may know her as the mama behind Kids Eat in Color. Her instagram is one of my favorite follows. She gives amazing support to families on how to navigate picky eating and supporting kiddos with healthy relationships to food. She often talks about boundaries and creating a schedule around eating, as well as why we don’t use things like food as a reward and why it is really damaging to comment on a child’s weight. I love getting to learn from Jennifer, and I am so jazzed to get to share this episode with y’all today. Let’s dive in!
Alright folks, let’s dive in!
Folks, this back to school time is a wild ride and you don’t have to do this alone. Alright, let’s dive in!
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Hello everyone! Welcome to another episode of Voices of Your Village! Today on episode 136 I am joined by Rosalia Rivera to talk about consent parenting. What does it look like to parent from a place of consent? To teach our tiny humans from infancy what consent looks like, what it feels like, and how to advocate for it. This is a topic that is very dear to my heart and I am so jazzed that I got to hangout with Rosalia and chat about it with her. I have been following her on instagram and learning from her constantly.
After you tune in, come on over to instagram @seed.and.sew and let’s dive into your follow up questions and be in conversation about this topic. It is such a vital one. If we are gonna change the culture that our kids grow up in, compared to the one we grew up in (that I grew up in, for sure!) then we need to keep having these tough conversations.
Alright folks, let’s dive in!
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Welcome to Voices of Your Village! Today on episode 135 I fly solo to talk about all things returning to school in the time of Covid. I dive in today to hash out some tools for you and concrete things for you to implement while navigating this journey with your kiddos. Before we start, you can go ahead and download the free guides I have ready for you: one for teachers and one for parents. If you head to the link in my bio on instagram @seed.and.sew or to our facebook group Seed and Sew: Voices of Your Village you can snag them to use as a resource. You can share them in your school or with your parent friends, feel free to share them with whomever you like!
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Happy Podcast Thursday! Welcome to episode 134 of Voices of Your Village. Today we are hanging out with Amber O’Neal Johnson, who runs the Heritage Mom Blog, and we are diving into homeschooling. When I was researching this topic to find the best guest to bring on to the pod for you villagers, I just fell in love with Amber’s content and her approach to homeschooling and I know you will too! I am so jazzed to bring her into your ears today! Let’s dive in!
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On this episode of Voices of Your Village, I chat with Lizzie Asso, the mom behind the Workspace for Children. We dive deep into the world of Independent Play and chat about just why it is so crucial for our kiddos to have the time to explore, create, and exercise their creativity on their own. Whether you are a parent, caregiver, or educator of tiny humans this episode is worth giving a listen to. What are you waiting for? Let’s play!
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Hey, everyone! Welcome back to Voices of Your Village. Today on episode 132 I am joined by the wonderful Xavier Dagba to talk about all things boundary setting between adults. Xavier is a transformational life coach and father. He is so eager about helping others, which is what led him to his field of work and ultimately led me to connecting with him. I was so thrilled when Xavier agreed to come have an on-mic chat with me and I think you will be just as jazzed to listen as I was to record this one! Y'all this is a good one, I felt like I could talk to Xavier forever. So, without further ado, let’s dive on in!
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Hey, everyone! Welcome to episode 131 of Voices of Your Village! Today we are diving into fertility and hormones and vaginas, oh my! During our conversation I learned so much from Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, author of The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. Her book is so fascinating and definitely not what I grew up learning about my body. For me it has played such a huge role in my fertility journey. When I recorded this episode, it was during the time period where I was in the middle of my second miscarriage. So you’ll hear a little bit about my miscarriage journey. If you are not comfortable hearing about that you can hit pause on this episode and come back to it another time. Without further ado, let’s dive into my chat with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack.
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On this episode of Voices of Your Village, I chat with pediatric occupational therapist and woman behind Thriving Littles, Katie Crosby, about the important topic of co-regulation and self-regulation. What are they? What is the difference between co-reg and self-reg? When is co-reg appropriate versus self-reg and vice versa? What is the timeline for moving from co-reg in infancy to self-reg as kiddos get older? We dive into what co-regulating and self-regulating look like, what we as parents and caregivers need to bring to the table in order to help guide our kiddos through their big emotions, and what we need to do in order for our tiny humans to build the skill-set they need to self-regulate.
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Hey, everyone! Welcome to episode 129 of Voices of Your Village! A mama posted into our Facebook group asking about the Enneagram and there was this fun thread going on, when another mom, Danielle Frankel, popped into the thread to say she worked with the Enneagram. So, I asked her to come on and join me for a podcast episode because the Enneagram test is something I am so new to, but fascinated by. I think of it as one of those personality tests, but it is the most accurate thing I have found. We use it for Seed, everyone who joins my team takes the test so I have a better idea of how to best show up in relationship with them.
In this episode we are diving in to how the Enneagram can show up in your partnership, your relationships, and in parenthood. I am so jazzed to share this one with you guys! Let’s dive in!
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Welcome back to Voices of Your Village, episode 128. Over on instagram, y'all said that you were interested in hearing more about my personal reparenting journey and what doing the work looks like for me. So, on today’s episode I will be sharing about the specific reparenting work I have been doing. I want to start by giving you a content warning. In this episode I will be talking about my rape and my miscarriages. So, if you are not in a place to hear about those things right now, this is not the episode for you. If you choose to listen to today’s episode, dive on in.
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Welcome back to Voices of Your Village, today on episode 127 we get to have a raw conversation with the gal who leads the world of Raw, from Raw Beauty Talks we have Erin Treloar! She is hanging out with us to chat about the relationships we have with our bodies, and how that relationship changes as women experience motherhood. Erin is the founder of Raw Beauty Co, which exists to support women in feeling confident and calm and connected to their body. She is a health coach by trade and has had a long journey with her own body in coming to a place of self love. She was the perfect person to have this chat with, and I am so excited to share it with you today! Without further ado, let’s dive on in.
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Welcome back to Voices of Your Village, today on episode 126 we get to hangout with Dr Nicole LePera, who you may know as The Holistic Psychologist. Dr Nicole joined me to dive deep into the world of reparenting your adult self. Reparenting is a process that we go through in adulthood to relearn how to identify and meet our physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. Most of us struggle to realize we even have needs in any or all of these areas, so unfortunately a lot of us carry patterns into adulthood that do not serve us. In this glorious episode, we answered some lovely questions posed by you villagers and chatted about the importance of doing this work. Without further ado, let’s get listening!
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Happy Podcast Day, Villagers! Wow, do I have a special episode for you this week! I had the absolute pleasure to sit down with my new friend and inspiration, Dr Lynyetta Willis. Dr Lynyetta is a psychologist and family coach. She had a private practice for a number of years where she specialized in trauma, family work, parenting, and grief. Lynyetta and I sat down to answer all of your questions about intergenerational trauma and the healing process that goes along with it. It is QUITE and episode and I can’t wait for you to hear it! Let’s go!
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Welcome back to Voices of Your Village, today on episode 124 we are graced with the presence of Jasmine Bradshaw to discuss raising anti-racist children. I am really grateful for the resources she provides and that she was willing to share her time to support our village on how to raise anti-racist children. We have a lot of work to do on this journey and I look forward to having you alongside us as we at Seed really work to shift what “business as usual” looks like. We need to make sure we are actively doing this work. Thanks for joining us on this journey in raising emotionally intelligent, actively anti-racist humans so that all children get to growup in a world where they feel safe, seen, and supported. Alright, let’s dive in!
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Hey there, villagers! Welcome back to another episode of Voices of Your Village. This week’s episode is a special one, because (that’s right, you guessed it!) it is a sneak peek at the Tiny Humans, Big Emotions course that is now live! In today’s podcast episode, you’ll hear part of the Boundaries module that is straight from the THBE course, and is followed in the course by the Discipline module. So, if your ears are itching for more you can go ahead and snag the course to tune into all the other modules that go hand in hand as we take this journey together. Let’s dive in!
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Hey there, villagers! Welcome back to another episode of Voices of Your Village. This week is a throwback to one of the first episodes ever! We cannot talk about emotional regulation without discussing the sensory systems, so today you get to dive into a rebroadcast with my favorite OT, Lori Goodrich. We are getting down and dirty with the central nervous system so buckle up, babe. Let’s dive in!
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Welcome back to the podcast! On today's episode I sat down with my friend Sarah MacLaughlin, who is certified by Hand in Hand parenting to talk about responding to behaviors. We talk a lot in our village about how at the root of all behavior is an unmet need. But how do we figure out what those unmet needs are in our tiny humans so we can respond in the moment? Let’s dive in!
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Hey there, villagers! Welcome back to another episode of Voices of Your Village. This week I had the pleasure of chatting with Bryce Reddy, who you might know as @MomBrain.Therapist, to get down to the nitty gritty reality of self care in parenthood. This self care doesn’t have to be a big event, but can be built into how we are already living our lives every day. Bryce and I answer your questions and share our own tangible tips on how to prioritize our own needs, so we can show up in the world as our best selves, just in time for Mother’s Day! Let’s dive in!
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In this special episode of Voices of Your Village, I got to interview the most incredible woman I know: my mama. We chatted about her experiences in motherhood. What was it like raising five kiddos? How did her childhood influence her parenting style? Did she always know she wanted to be a stay-at-home mom? What was most challenging and most rewarding? What would she tell her younger mama self? Tune in today to get a little bit of a glimpse into my upbringing and why I feel like I hit the jackpot with my mama and my entire family.
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Hey there, villagers! Welcome back to another episode of Voices of Your Village. I am so jazzed about this week's episode. I am joined by Jessica Vanderwier, you might know her as Our Mama Village over on Instagram. She is a therapist and mama to almost two kiddos, she’s growing her second right now! Jessica is a psychotherapist who shares emotional support strategies for parents and kids in order to educate on child behavior and mental health in children. We sat down to answer your biggest questions about responding to anxiety in kids. Let’s dive on in!
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Hi Villagers! Welcome to another podcast episode and another beautiful week of being alive! I am excited to share this week’s episode with you all because, my friends, today we are talking about anxiety. This episode may bring some stuff up for you, you may have some feelings and I want you to hold space for them. I encourage you to allow these feelings to come up and to get curious about them. Feelings are communication. So, let’s get started!
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Happy Podcast Day, Villagers! Wow, do I have a special episode for you this week! I had the absolute pleasure to sit down with my new friend and inspiration, Dr Lynyetta Willis. Dr Lynyetta is a psychologist and family coach. She had a private practice for a number of years where she specialized in trauma, family work, parenting, and grief. Lynyetta and I sat down to answer all of your questions about intergenerational trauma and the healing process that goes along with it. It is QUITE and episode and I can’t wait for you to hear it! Let’s go!
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Howdy, hello villagers! Welcome to yet another episode of Voices of Your Village. Today I had the ultimate privilege to sit down with Casey O’Roarty of the Joyful Courage podcast to talk about something we don’t often chat about here at Seed and Sew, raising teenagers. Because as we all know, tiny humans grow up despite our best efforts. Casey O’Roarty is a school teacher turned parent educator, with an emphasis on positive discipline training and she was kind enough to share her world of knowledge with us today. Let’s dive in!
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Happy Podcast Day y’all! This week we are chatting about the mental load of motherhood. I shared a post about the struggles of this mom mental load a few weeks ago and so many of you reached out to say, “Yes! And, what do we do about it?” So, I am here today with Sonnet Simmons Matthews, one of the cohosts of Not Your Mother’s Podcast to dive into what this looks like, how to navigate it, and how to move forward without having to accept it as our reality! Let’s dive in.
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So, recently I have been sharing on social media about my journey towards letting go of control- which in turn invited you all to share your questions about the process with me. On this episode of Voices of Your Village, I deep dive into your questions and the truth about letting go of control. What are you waiting for? Come hang out with me and we’ll get through this together because, babe, you are not alone.
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This season is full of unknowns and fear, so I'm popping into your earbuds with how to calm your body, release tension, and support your tiny humans. It won't be like this forever, friend, and you may be social distancing, but you are not alone.
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On this episode of Voices of Your Village, I have an absolutely gorgeous chat with Magda Newman all about her life as the author of Normal: A Mother and Her Beautiful Son. Magda and I get real, and really honest about what a “normal” life looks like, especially as the mother of a son with Treacher Collins Syndrome. What are you waiting for? Come hang out with me and Magda, we have space just for you.
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On this episode of Voices of Your Village, I am talking all things Spring Daylight Savings Time. If you are worried about how that pesky new hour of daylight is going to affect your kiddos sleep cycle, babe, I’ve got you covered with this week's episode. What are you waiting for? Let’s get back to sleep!
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On this episode of Voices of Your Village, I chat with Dr. Allison Mark, a clinical psychologist with a private practice in Miami, Florida. Allison and I put our heads (and experience!) together to answer your biggest questions surrounding timeouts, timeins, and the emotional gray area in between.. Whether you are a parent, caregiver, or educator of tiny humans this episode is worth giving a listen to. What are you waiting for? Let’s dive in!
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Hey guys, I am so jazzed about this week’s episode of Voices of Your Village. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Emily Lesher, a speech pathologist in her tenth year who works closely with occupational therapists to research the use of language within play. We chat about what “regulation” really looks like in play, and get to the bottom of what we mean when we tell a tiny human to, “use your words.” I am thrilled to be sharing this episode with you so we can keep on navigating this journey of raising emotionally intelligent humans together.
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This week’s episode of Voices of Your Village is a really special one. I sat down with Wendy Bertagnole, of the Exceptional Parenting Podcast to deep dive into the realities of imperfect parenting with respect. Guys, We’ve got to figure out how to navigate respectful parenting while recognizing that it’s never going to be perfect. I am really pumped to share this episode with you so we can navigate this journey of raising emotionally intelligent humans together, with the idea of progress, not perfection. Not only is perfection not real, it’s not even important.
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On this episode of Voices of Your Village, I get real and really specific about ideal nap times for different aged kiddos. Guys, this is a pen and paper while listening type of episode, as I am here to lay out the step by step nap realness for your snoozy kiddo. If you’ve got a napper in your house or in your care, this episode is a must listen for you. What are you waiting for? Let’s catch some regulated Zs!
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On this episode of Voices of Your Village, I chat with Bryana Kappa, a licensed marriage and family therapist and early childhood mental health specialist, with a private practice in Redondo Beach who works exclusively with new moms, infants, and toddlers doing attachment based play therapy. Bryana and I put our heads (and experience!) together to answer your biggest questions surrounding welcoming a new sibling into your family. Whether you are a parent, caregiver, or educator of tiny humans this episode is worth giving a listen to. What are you waiting for? Let’s dive in!
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In this episode of Voices of Your Villages I dive into the hard truth of how and when to discuss our kiddos behavior- especially when other parents are watching. Y'all had a lot of questions for me about this topic, and I was happy to answer them. This episode is a big one for parents of super social kiddos, especially super social kiddos with big feelings. Click the link above to join me in this discussion.
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In this episode of Voices of Your Villages I dive into the realities of the much requested topic- what to do when your child prefers one parent over the other. This is a heated, sticky subject and it ultimately comes down to your attachment style and how you hold parenting boundaries. This episode is crucial for any parents who want to develop stronger boundaries, and anyone interested in learning more about their attachment styles for any relationship in their life. Click the link above to join me in this discussion.
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On this episode of Voices of Your Village, I talk about fostering emotional development in infants and toddlers. So often when we talk about emotion coaching with kiddos we’re talking about kiddos who have verbal language, kiddos who are far enough along with their cognitive development that their receptive language is advanced enough for them to understand everything that we say to them, and perhaps they are able to verbally express their desires. However, we’ve been getting so many questions lately about what this means when we’re talking about infants and young toddlers. Can we even do this work now? Check out this week’s episode to find out!
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In this episode of Voices of Your Villages I sat down with bestselling author of The Gift of Failure, Jessica Lahey. In addition to being an english, writing, and latin teacher for the last 20 years Jessica is also a writer and lecturer on academic motivation for children, and ourselves. This episode is crucial for parents, caretakers, and educators who want the best for our kiddos. Click the link above, and let’s start learning.
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In today’s episode of Voices of Your Village, I got to hang out with my pal Kristie, an accomplished author and sought-after consultant, and dive into self-regulation. What is self-regulation? How do we teach kids how to regulate their emotions? Should that be our goal? What’s the difference between coping mechanisms and coping strategies? All. Of. The. Things. Teaching kids to regulate their emotions so they can exhibit prosocial behaviors is a major focus in schools today, but that’s actually not my goal for kiddos. Kristie and I had a blast getting real nerdy on this one, so I hope you get something out of it.
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On this episode of Voices of Your Village, (our 100th episode!!) I dive deep on my own about other people’s opinions. I explore the insecurities and self awareness that surrounds processing hearing other people’s opinions. Remember babe, I see you over there with your glorious imperfections, and I love you because of them. Thank you for listening to 100 episodes of Voices of Your Village, I can’t wait to share 100 more with you!
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On this episode of Voices of Your Village, I sit down with Alfie Kohn, an author and speaker who is widely known for his work on unconditional love and moving away from punishment-reward systems. This is an episode unlike any we’ve ever released before. Frustrated with and silenced by her guest, for the first time in podcast history, Alyssa Blask Campbell provides commentary on her interview to express what she was unable to during her conversation. You’re going to have to listen to the episode to believe it!
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On this episode of Voices of Your Village, I sit down with Michaela Boehm, a psychologist and expert in the yogic arts. We open up our conversation to answer questions submitted by our village and we get real about what partnership and sexual intimacy can look like for a relationship, post bringing kiddos into this world. Michaela gives us all of the information about postpartum sensuality and even answers the age old question: Does your sex life ever go back to what it was like before having kids? You’re going to have to listen to the episode to hear her surprising answer!
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On this episode of Voices of Your Village, I chat with Lizzie Asso, the mom behind the Workspace for Children. We dive deep into the world of Independent Play and chat about just why it is so crucial for our kiddos to have the time to explore, create, and exercise their creativity on their own. Whether you are a parent, caregiver, or educator of tiny humans this episode is worth giving a listen to. What are you waiting for? Let’s play!
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Having family as part of your parenting village can be amazing. But how do you navigate those awkward situations when Grandma oversteps or you disagree with how Grandpa is handling a situation? In this episode of Voices of Your Village I was jazzed to chat with Desiree Fortin, a triplet mama living with her husband and kiddos in her parents’ home. Desiree and I dive into navigating parenting alongside the grandparents and what to do when difficult situations pop up. Desiree shares her strategies for keeping communication open, establishing and maintaining boundaries, and the blessing that living with her parents has been. Tune in today to learn how to have open, honest conversations with your family that will foster healthy boundaries and relationships.
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Today I got to dive deep with Mimi Lemay, author of the evocative memoir, “What We Will Become: A Mother, A Son, and a Journey of Transformation.” In her book, Mimi examines how her own past has shaped how she approached the transition of her son. It is real, overflowing with not only the emotional realities of being the mother of a trans child, but also the honest reflection that comes with being a supportive parent.
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You tell your kiddo that it’s time to stop playing and get ready for dinner. They respond, “No! You’re stupid!” Or “I hate you!” Or some other frustrating and triggering response. It’s easy to get caught up in the moment and react quickly. But in today’s episode of Voices of Your Village I’m diving deeper into the root of those moments and how to best support your kiddos even when it feels really hard. I’m chatting about the importance of not taking it personally, looking for the root emotion, and helping our kiddos’ cultivate tools to process those big feelings. Tune in today to learn about what a game-changer emotion coaching can be. Putting in the time now to teach our kiddos how to process those big emotions will change their lives! And yours!
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On another episode in our Q&A series, I chat with stay-at-home-mama to an almost two-year-old, Nicole, about anxiety surrounding her tiny human’s crying. We discuss the pressure society puts on mamas to be the answer to her kiddos’ cries, and how mamas should “just know” what their child needs at all times (spoiler: they don’t, and they shouldn’t). Does letting our kiddo cry cause irreparable damage? Our conversation went down many different avenues, including how being a perfect parent does not exist, and how this journey is about intention, not perfection. So many parents will find Nicole’s perspective so relatable. Let’s dive in.
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In this episode Alyssa dives into the specifics of adjusting your kiddos’ sleep schedule for daylight savings. Daylight savings may feel daunting, but by implementing a few simple light and time adjustments it is nothing to fear. Additionally, from Saturday to Sunday of daylight savings weekend there will be a post up in the Seed and Sew: Voices of your Village Facebook group specifically for you to drop your sleep pressure adjustment queries so we can all troubleshoot this together in real time. See you there, and happy snoozing!
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On this episode of Voices of Your Village, I chat with Michelle, a life coach, about co-parenting through different parenting approaches. Parenting is a tough gig as it is, so what if you and your partner have completely different parenting styles? How do you navigate this and come to a common ground and parent as a united front? How do you prevent parenthood from causing a divide between you and your partner? Whether you are in a relationship with your tiny human’s other parent, or trying to co-parent as exes, this episode is worth giving a listen to.
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On this guest Q&A episode of Voices of Your Village, I answer Julie’s questions about transitions, co-parenting, and related topics that a lot of you have expressed interest in hearing discussed. Whether you struggle with preschool pick-up yourself or are unsure how to have tough parenting conversations with your partner, this episode is worth listening to. As you’re listening, please keep in mind that this is a shame-free, guilt-free zone.
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On this episode of Voices of Your Village, I answer your questions about spanking, the often taboo topic that people have lots of very different, very strong opinions and stances about. Whether you implement spanking as discipline yourself, are unsure if you should or shouldn’t, or are firm in your stance and want some concrete evidence to defend yourself, this episode is worth listening to. As you’re listening, please keep in mind that this is a shame-free, guilt-free zone.
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Has mealtime become a total battle with your kiddo? Are you going out of your mind because your tiny human refuses dinner, but then asks for a snack 20 minutes later? Do you wonder how to create boundaries around food while also helping your kiddo cultivate a healthy relationship with food? I’ve gotten so many questions about this topic, so I called on expert Taesha Butler, aka The Natural Nurturer, to answer all of your questions regarding one of our biggest stressors as parents and caregivers.
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We continue our special Q&A series with Sarah, mama and early educator, who asked me all of her questions about implementing emotion processing strategies in the toddler classroom. Caring for more than one kiddo at a time presents some unique challenges, so not only do these questions apply to the classroom, but to parents of more than one kiddo, too. How do we use the CEP method when it’s difficult to give a child the one-on-one time that is needed to do so? What about letting a kiddo feel a hard emotion when it could disturb naptime? How should we respond to a tiny human seeking attention through negative behavior? Get a glimpse into what goes on behind the scenes for teachers and just how much intention goes into what they do for our tiny humans.
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Have you ever wondered how you are supposed to teach your tiny humans how to process their hard emotions if you’re not even sure how to process your own? Maybe you didn’t receive this skill-set growing up and wonder how, then, you can teach your kiddos. The truth is, you can’t teach what you don’t know, so a huge part of us teaching this to the tiny humans is building our own toolbox. On this episode of Voices of Your Village, I answer your questions about emotion processing for adults.
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On this episode of Voices of Your Village, we kick off our Q&A series, where members of our village get to ask me all of their most dire parenting questions. I’m so jazzed to start off chatting with April, who has been a part of our Seed village for a couple of years now. She wonders things like: How long should I let my kiddo feel a hard emotion? When is it okay to implement a coping mechanism? When should I engage my daughter in a coping strategy? What if she’s feeling a hard emotion because I lost my cool and yelled? How do I handle other adults in my child’s life who may not have this toolbox like I do yet? If any of these questions resonate with you, you don’t want to miss this!
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Have a kiddo or more heading back to school soon? Worried about how your kiddo (and you) will get through this oftentimes difficult transition? Don’t worry - I got you! Now is the time to start preparing if you haven’t already, and on this episode of Voices of Your Village, I share all of my tips and tricks to make this transition a little easier. Listen in today if you need help navigating this.
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What’s it like being an 11 year old kid these days? What are their worries and how do they cope with the big stuff? How do we as parents and caregivers help with all the social aspects of this stage? I’m so jazzed about this episode of Voices of Your Village because I got to sit down and chat with probably one of the most emotionally intelligent 11 year olds you’ll ever meet, Elijah, about all of this and more. I wanted to chat with him about being a soon-to-be middle school kid - what it’s like and how to navigate all of the hard stuff surrounding this unique time in life.
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You’re at the park and your kiddo hits another child. Or you’re at a play date and your tiny human spits at one of their peers. You feel embarrassed. You feel pressure to respond a certain way because other parents are watching. You feel triggered when you’re the one on the receiving end of your child’s physical outburst. How do you respond in these moments? In today’s episode of Voices of Your Village I’m diving into hitting, kicking, spitting, and biting. Why do kiddo’s do these things and how can we support them in learning different ways to cope with their big emotions? Tune in today for tangible examples of how to respond in the moment, as well as how to help your kiddo in moving forward to learn different coping strategies so they can process their emotions more effectively in the future.
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If you’re a parent or caregiver, then you’re definitely familiar with conflicts over sharing. Do we make kiddos share? What skill set do kiddos need to want to engage in collaborative play? How do we handle sharing between siblings? With strangers’ kiddos? With toys that don’t invite an opportunity for kids to collaboratively play together? On this episode of Voices of Your Village, I tackle how to navigate all of this in an emotionally supportive way.
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Today I get to fangirl and hang out with Lori Gottlieb, therapist and author of the NY Times Bestselling book, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone. I devoured this book while on our trip to Europe, and I was left wanting even more when I finished. In Lori’s book, the reader gets snapshots into therapy sessions with four people Lori is working with, as well as her own therapy sessions with her own therapist. We get to chat and ultimately answer the question, “How do you process as an adult?”
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On this episode of Voices of Your Village, I chat with pediatric occupational therapist and woman behind Thriving Littles, Katie Crosby, about the important topic of co-regulation and self-regulation. What are they? What is the difference between co-reg and self-reg? When is co-reg appropriate versus self-reg and vice versa? What is the timeline for moving from co-reg in infancy to self-reg as kiddos get older? We dive into what co-regulating and self-regulating look like, what we as parents and caregivers need to bring to the table in order to help guide our kiddos through their big emotions, and what we need to do in order for our tiny humans to build the skill-set they need to self-regulate.
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Have you ever really thought about what causes disappointment you experience in life? If you break it down, disappointment is usually a result of your expectations not being met in a situation. It wasn’t until a four year old said to me, “That wasn’t my expectation,” that I had this “ah ha” moment that became the biggest game changer in emotion processing for me. How does being self aware of our expectations aid in emotion processing for ourselves? How can this self awareness help us help our kiddos with emotion processing? How does having appropriate expectations lead to more positive parenting and fewer conflicts, and how can we help our tiny humans set appropriate expectations as well? Tune in to this episode to learn more.
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Co-parenting through separation or divorce can be very difficult. How can it be done in a positive and loving way so that the tiny humans involved are not negatively affected by it? On this episode of Voices of Your Village, I sit down with two of my favorite parents, Fran and Daryl, who successfully co-parented to raise my favorite human - my husband Zach. We discuss how they navigated co-parenting through the hard emotions, the logistics of raising a kiddo day-to-day, custody, and what they believe to be the keys to their success, like always putting Zach first and frequent communication with one-another. If you are experiences a separation or divorce yourself, tune in to hear about what brilliantly done co-parenting looks like.
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Raise your hand if you entered parenthood with feelings, expectations, and experiences from your own childhood that affect who you are as a parent. Yep, all hands in the air. The thing is, in order to be the parents we want to be, we have to look at what we are bringing to the table. At the end of the day it can absolutely feel like your kiddo is deliberately not picking up their toys when they know better. We are inclined to punish the child for not obeying the rule. How can we reframe this and see the message the child is sending? Parenting coach, Irene McKenna is guiding us through her experience both as a parent and supporting other parents on this journey. This episode is loaded with goodies!! Happy listening.
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On this episode of Voices of Your Village, we’re diving into how to foster a relationship of trust with our tiny humans. Most of us think of the big moments when we think about trust, like them coming to us with a big secret, or them turning to us when they need someone to confide in. But to become that person for them, we must first build that trust, and it happens in the small moments. What are these important trust-building moments? How does being honest and setting and holding boundaries build trust with our kiddos? Why is it important for us to trust them, too? Tune in to this episode to find out.
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In today’s episode of Voices of Your Village, I got to hang out with my pal Kristie, an accomplished author and sought-after consultant, and dive into self-regulation. What is self-regulation? How do we teach kids how to regulate their emotions? Should that be our goal? What’s the difference between coping mechanisms and coping strategies? All. Of. The. Things. Teaching kids to regulate their emotions so they can exhibit prosocial behaviors is a major focus in schools today, but that’s actually not my goal for kiddos. Kristie and I had a blast getting real nerdy on this one, so I hope you get something out of it.
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We’re just not meant to do this parenting thing alone, yet so many are. I firmly believe that kids should be raised in the village. But, how do you build a village? In this episode of Voices of Your Village, we explore the different kinds of villages, how to find and build your village, and how to be a valuable member of that village. If you’re struggling to do it all, tune in today to find out why you just don’t (and shouldn’t) have to.
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This episode of Voices of Your Villages answers one of the most common questions I’ve gotten as a sleep consultant over the past six years, which is, “How do I teach my kid to fall asleep independently?” There are tools to navigate this. I dive into what to do to achieve this at the different ages and stages. It doesn’t matter how your kiddo is currently falling asleep, as long as it’s safe and it’s working for you. If it’s not working for you, though, this episode is for you.
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Awesome! Your kiddos know what they are feeling, but now what? What do they do with those feelings? How do we support them through their feelings while building their ability to do so solo one day? Enter coping strategies. Wait? Aren’t they called coping mechanisms, Alyssa? Aha, yes, there are coping mechanisms that help you feel calm again that are short-term fixes, but coping strategies are long-term, healthy choices. In this episode of Village Chatter, I guide you through how to build coping strategies, move from mechanisms into strategies, and why I think this is the most important and often most missed phase of emotion processing. You also get a sneak peek into the CEP Method!
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On this episode of Voices of Your Village, I sat down with Nicole DiGiacobbe about fostering a loving sibling connection between her kiddos. I get a lot of questions from folks about raising siblings and if this is possible, and if so, how. The answer is “yes,” and Nicole shares what she puts into practice to achieve this. How do we prepare our oldest kiddo for the arrival of a new baby? What are some challenging behaviors and interactions we see between our kiddos, and how do we address them? How do we lay a foundation for empathy? We chat about all of this and more. If you have two or more tiny humans, tune in today to learn how to foster a loving, empathetic connection between them - you will walk away from this episode with some tips you can put into action today.
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In this episode of Voices of Your Village, we are getting real about mom guilt - that inevitable feeling felt by so many mamas out there. I got to hang out with my friend Kristen, stay-at-home mama of four, and who you may know as oldjoy on Instagram, and chat all about this hot topic - what it is, why it’s happening, and what you can do about it. If you are all-too familiar with these kinds of feelings, then tune in!
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Did you know that I am obsessed with moms? Maybe it's because I was born on Mother's Day, but moms have just always had a special place in my heart. This year I asked partners to answer three questions. They each sent me their video responses and we put together a podcast of the complete answers from everyone as well as a video of a snapshot into folks answers. The video can be found at https://seedandsew.org/mothersday/
The questions I asked about their partners as mamas were:
1) Looking into the future, what is one lesson you hope your kiddos take from her?
2) Describe her in three words.
3) What do you admire most about her as a mom?
Hey mamas, you're killing it and we love you.
In this special episode of Voices of Your Village, I got to interview the most incredible woman I know: my mama. We chatted about her experiences in motherhood. What was it like raising five kiddos? How did her childhood influence her parenting style? Did she always know she wanted to be a stay-at-home mom? What was most challenging and most rewarding? What would she tell her younger mama self? Tune in today to get a little bit of a glimpse into my upbringing and why I feel like I hit the jackpot with my mama and my entire family.
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In today’s episode of Voices of Your Village, we dive into how to foster a relationship where you are someone your child can be vulnerable with. We go into what to say to your kiddo instead of something like, “It made me sad when you hit me,” while also still being able to set and hold boundaries and keep them accountable for their actions. We also get into how managing our own anxiety and practicing self care aids us in being better able to address our tiny human’s behavior with emotion coaching, rather than unloading our feelings on them. Tune in today to hear all about why it’s so important our kiddos don’t feel responsible for our feelings, and how to make sure they don’t.
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In today’s episode of Voices of Your Village, our sleep consultant Rachel gives us the low down on newborn sleep. Newborn sleep can be tricky because it is so vastly different than sleep in older babies. How often should they nap? Where should they nap? Can they safely sleep on their stomachs? What about in an adult bed? Is there anything that be done to get more nighttime sleep? What about nursing to sleep or holding the baby? Are these bad habits? Rachel and I dove into all of these questions and more. We talked about the intersection between newborn sleep and newborn feeding and how to optimize both. And we talked about the importance of balance, grace, and tapping in your village to maintain your mental health during the more challenging times. Tune in today to have your newborn sleep questions answers!
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In today’s episode of Voices of Your Village, we wrapped up our adoption series discussing foster care with Renee Henderson. Renee has been a foster mom to 15 kiddos and adopted three. Share gets raw and real about the challenges of the foster care system, what to expect, and how she has navigated it. This episode is honest, and can hit ya right in the gut. What are the financial logistics? How is it to say goodbye to a child you’ve parented, brought home from the hospital, and/or have fallen in love with. Tune in today to learn more about the foster care system!
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We talk a lot at Seed and Sew about emotional intelligence, emotional processing, and helping our tiny humans build their toolboxes. But what does that actually look like? What are the steps and how do we help facilitate these skills in our kiddos? In today’s episode of Voices of Your Village, my CEP co-creator, Lauren Stauble, joined me to break down our method step by step. We dove into each phase of emotional processing, avoiding common pitfalls (like problem solving too soon), and how fostering these skills not only gives our kiddos an emotional toolbox for life, but also greatly impacts the parenting experience. Tune in today if you know you want to help your kiddo effectively process their emotions but you’re not sure exactly how or where to start!
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In this today’s episode of Voices of Your Village we dove into part III of our adoption series with adoptee, Kayla. Kayla got real and vulnerable about her experience being adopted, what it was like as a black person being adopted into a white family and living in a predominantly white community. She shared the circumstances of her adoption, her relationship with her biological mom and siblings and the challenges she has faced in those relationships. We dove into the ways that race impacts adoption and the unique challenges Kayla felt as she tried to navigate black culture as a young adult. Tune in today to hear how adoption impacts the adoptee, how trauma that occurs at a young age can have a lasting impact, and why emotional support during challenging experiences is so crucial.
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You’re at the park and your kiddo hits another child. Or you’re at a play date and your tiny human spits at one of their peers. You feel embarrassed. You feel pressure to respond a certain way because other parents are watching. You feel triggered when you’re the one on the receiving end of your child’s physical outburst. How do you respond in these moments? In today’s episode of Voices of Your Village I’m diving into hitting, kicking, spitting, and biting. Why do kiddo’s do these things and how can we support them in learning different ways to cope with their big emotions? Tune in today for tangible examples of how to respond in the moment, as well as how to help your kiddo in moving forward to learn different coping strategies so they can process their emotions more effectively in the future.
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This week I dove into part two of our adoption series. I had the opportunity to connect with birth mom Annaleece. She shared her experience with her pregnancy and the circumstances that led to her decision to place her birth daughter for adoption. She got real and vulnerable about the logistics of her adoption, why she chose a facilitator, how she connected with the adoptive family and the emotions she felt through it all. Annaleece prioritized her birth daughter’s well-being above all else. Tune in today to hear the raw reality of adoption, how Annaleece has processed the trauma of it all, and what her relationship with her birth daughter looks like today.
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Daylight savings time is just around the corner and to help you prepare, I will be highlighting how light plays a vital role in sleep and how we can manipulate that to get the desired sleep patterns for your tiny humans. I will be discussing two different options: the "plan ahead" or "respond after" so you can chose whatever feels right for you. I also created a FREE Daylight Savings Time guide just for you! Head to seedandsew.org for all the goods.
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In this week’s episode of Voices of Your Village we dove into the first part of our adoption series and answered your questions about the logistics of adoption, open and closed adoptions, and the legal and financial aspects of adoption. I had the opportunity to chat with adoptive parent Shelby Dickinson. She shared her experience adopting her son and dug deep into the cultural narrative around adoption and how that has informed her experience and her choices regarding her son’s adoption. Tune in today to learn more about how adoption works, the spectrum on which open adoption exists, and how vital emotional intelligence becomes in the relationships created by adoption.
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You tell your kiddo that it’s time to stop playing and get ready for dinner. They respond, “No! You’re stupid!” Or “I hate you!” Or some other frustrating and triggering response. It’s easy to get caught up in the moment and react quickly. But in today’s episode of Voices of Your Village I’m diving deeper into the root of those moments and how to best support your kiddos even when it feels really hard. I’m chatting about the importance of not taking it personally, looking for the root emotion, and helping our kiddos’ cultivate tools to process those big feelings. Tune in today to learn about what a game-changer emotion coaching can be. Putting in the time now to teach our kiddos how to process those big emotions will change their lives! And yours!
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Ya’ll had nap questions and we answered them! I connected with my colleague and fellow sleep consultant, Teresa Stewart, to tackle daytime sleep. There are many factors that play into daytime sleep from the circadian rhythm, to sleep pressure, to “sleep regressions” and more. Teresa breaks it all down, from the newborn days to dropping naps completely. She gives tips for working with childcare providers, timing meals, and recognizing when your kiddo’s nap schedule may need to be changed. We covered nap timing, nap dropping, and how to manage the logistics of naps and nap transitions. Tune in today to hear how to help your kiddo get the most out of their naps while also protecting their nighttime sleep!
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What really happens when we sleep? Why do we need more sleep when we are sick? How does sleep serve our bodies and brains? In this week’s episode of Voices of Your Village I’m diving into all things sleep! I’m sharing the science behind sleep and how vital it is to our health. I’m breaking down the different phases of sleep and how we cycle through them. Tune in today to learn what exactly happens when we sleep and why helping your kiddos get deep, restorative sleep is so important!
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You’re pregnant or you’ve just had a baby. You want to breastfeed but it’s so different than you expected and you have so many questions. How much should my baby be nursing? Do I wake them up in the middle of the night? How do I know if we have a good latch? Are they getting enough milk? How often do I need to pump when I’m away from my baby? How does supply and demand work? In this week’s episode of Voices of Your Village, I connected with Barbara Demske, IBCLC, to chat all about all of your breastfeeding questions. Tune in today to hear all about what to expect when you’re nursing a newborn. What’s normal, what’s not, and when to seek more help in order to reach your breastfeeding goals!
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Your kiddo is facing a challenge with speech and language. Or they aren’t able to process their emotions. How do you best support them? Are there other factors to consider? In this week’s episode of Voices of Your Village I’m talking about something I call the triangle of growth. I dive into the three parts of the triangle of growth and how they impact each other. I discuss how these three systems can often offer clues as to why a kiddo may be facing challenges and are the key to making sure those roadblocks are addressed. Tune in today to learn how the sensory system, emotional development, and speech and language impact each other and the overall development of our kiddos.
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Having family as part of your parenting village can be amazing. But how do you navigate those awkward situations when Grandma oversteps or you disagree with how Grandpa is handling a situation? In this episode of Voices of Your Village I was jazzed to chat with Desiree Fortin, a triplet mama living with her husband and kiddos in her parents’ home. Desiree and I dive into navigating parenting alongside the grandparents and what to do when difficult situations pop up. Desiree shares her strategies for keeping communication open, establishing and maintaining boundaries, and the blessing that living with her parents has been. Tune in today to learn how to have open, honest conversations with your family that will foster healthy boundaries and relationships.
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When we experience trauma, it can lead to anxiety. So where do we go from there? How do we stop living in fear? In this episode of Voices of Your Village I share the pain and fear I experienced after being raped and the steps I took to get out of the anxiety cycle. I dive into self-awareness, recognizing triggers, and the coping strategies I implement when I can feel anxiety in my body. I share how my support system, years of therapy, and a toolbox of coping strategies changed my life and helps me live with my fears without being controlled by them. Tune in today to learn how to I worked through my anxiety so I don’t have to live in fear. I believe the same is possible for you!
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Body positivity is a buzzword on social media. What does it really mean? What is healthy eating and what do healthy bodies look like? What is the best way to approach the idea of healthy eating, especially as it pertains to our tiny humans? In this episode of Voices of Your Village I was jazzed to chat with Anna Sweeney and Meg Steffey Schrier about all things body positivity and healthy eating. We dove into diet culture, the influence of social media, and how all of these things impact our kiddos and their relationships with food and with their bodies. Anna and Meg each shared insight on how to work towards self-love, body acceptance, and intuitive eating. Tune in today to learn how to cultivate your own positive body image, and how to model body acceptance and intuitive eating for your kiddos.
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2018, what a year! Am I right?! Holy moly, you guys, I cannot believe how much happened this year. In this Voices of Your Village episode I am diving into all the amazing things of 2018, the hard stuff this year, and what we have in store for 2019. I mean, for starters, this podcast didn’t even exist a year ago. We get to chat about that and so much more in this episode. Thank you so stinkin’ much for being on this journey with me. It fills my soul to have this Seed & Sew village.
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We all want our kids to be empathetic. But where do we start to instill empathy? In this episode of Voices of Your Village, I sat down with my sister-in-law Logan Blask (again!) to pick her brain on how to instill and model empathy for our tiny humans. Logan shared the tools and techniques she has used since her kiddos were babies to help guide in building empathy. From helping them name their emotions, to using everyday situations as teachable moments, Logan uses a wide variety of tools and situations to keep empathy at the forefront of social interactions. Tune in today to hear her experience raising two empathetic kiddos and the simple but powerful things you can implement in your own family!
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Your preschooler is refusing foods again. Your newborn is crying all the time or was just diagnosed with reflux. Your two year old has itchy, red, irritated skin. These seemingly separate issues may actually have a connected root cause: disrupted gut health and food sensitivities. In this episode of Voices of Your Village, integrative dietitian Bridgitte Carol digs into food sensitivities and how symptoms of disrupted gut health can manifest in our kiddos. Tune in today to learn about signs to look for, steps to take, and resources for addressing potential food sensitivities.
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Raise your hand if you entered parenthood with feelings, expectations, and experiences from your own childhood that affect who you are as a parent. Yep, all hands in the air. The thing is, in order to be the parents we want to be, we have to look at what we are bringing to the table. At the end of the day it can absolutely feel like your kiddo is deliberately not picking up their toys when they know better. We are inclined to punish the child for not obeying the rule. How can we reframe this and see the message the child is sending? Parenting coach, Irene McKenna is guiding us through her experience both as a parent and supporting other parents on this journey. This episode is loaded with goodies!! Happy listening.
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Pacifiers! Oy vey, the questions, the shame, the guilt, the fear, this one comes as a heavy one that my pal Amanda joined me to lighten up a bit. Amanda, a Speech Language Pathologist and owner of Simply Spoken Therapy, taught me how pacifiers affect oral motor development, which ones are better for oral motor at different ages and stages, and when it may be beneficial to transition away from them. I touched for a second on the emotional development role pacifiers can play, and when to build your kiddos toolbox beyond pacifiers. This is a judgment-free zone. We are here to have a conversation. If you find yourself feeling shame or guilt as you tune in, pause, work on navigating and processing that, and then open your heart to learning more. It’s never too early or too late to make a change.
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Our kids are growing up in a different world than we did; a more accepting world, and one with conversation we need to be prepared to have. Gender fluidity and identity is something many of us did not grow up talking about, but thankfully, that has changed, and we need the language to evolve, too. Trystan Reese, a trans father of three, and social justice activist joined me on the show to dive into how to talk to kids about gender. What age is it appropriate to address gender? How do we do it? Trystan acknowledged that perfection isn’t the goal here, but rather mindful, intentional parenting, and knowing we always get a second chance. Trystan has a beautiful way of discussing this topic. I learned so much from him and am excited to share this guidance with you. Head on over to Instagram to follow Trystan and his husband Biff’s journey through parenthood @biffandi.
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Eeee it finally happened! You requested Mr. Zachary Campbell enough that we got him behind the mic! This week Zach and I dove into how to teach sexual consent, what we hope for our children when it comes to this topic, and what this journey looked like for us. We chatted about hot topics like Aziz Ansari, how to navigate these uncomfortable topics, and what it looks like to teach your child to advocate for themselves. Enjoy this episode full of conversation that might make you feel uncomfortable. You can think of it as practice in processing those feelings.
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Natalie Norton has experienced immense trauma in this life. She dives into it and how she continues to move forward. Ultimately, how do you choose life when it’s so overwhelming? When you are continuously pushed back down? Emotional intelligence is the key. Natalie and I dive into what that means for her. I could get nerdy with this woman all day! She is mindful, brilliant, and intentional. Natalie, thank you for your wisdom and inspiration! Connect with her on Instagram @natalienorton.
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Wanna know the secret to almost ALL of my sleep consultations? Two words for ya, sleep pressure. What is sleep pressure? How do we control any of this? How does sleep pressure change through infancy, toddlerhood and beyond? I’m throwing all those details and so many more at you in this episode. The thing is, it does matter when nap time is, how long it is, and how far from bedtime it is. Those overnight wake ups? The early morning wakes? The bedtime resistance? Let’s tackle all of it together.
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Daylight Savings Time is just around the corner and that extra hour of sleep doesn’t usually count for parents too. Fear not, in this episode and the freebie on www.seedandsew.org/resources you get a step by step guide for both preparing for DST and responding to it afterward! I dive into the crucial things to pay attention to, how to avoid an overtired human, and what it looks like if your kiddo does wake up thinking 5am is the new 6. Choose the plan that works best for you and get started soon so DST doesn’t rock your world!
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She’s baacccckkk!!! One of my favorite people to nerd out with over child development, OT Lori Goodrich, from episode 4 is back on the podcast today! I’d never given much thought to how solid foods played a role in the sensory system before Lori entered my world. Sure, it’s about taste and texture, but it’s also about oral motor development and how food affects the system. I learned so much from Lori from the best cup to use, to the ideal chairs for kiddos to sit in while eating, and how different foods play a role in oral motor development. Sometimes food challenges can be learned behavior and boundary-pushing, but sometimes there is something beneath the surface, a sensory challenge presenting during meal time. I’m so excited to share this episode with you and for you to dive into all things solid food with us!
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Awesome! Your kiddos know what they are feeling, but now what? What do they do with those feelings? How do we support them through their feelings while building their ability to do so solo one day? Enter coping strategies. Wait? Aren’t they called coping mechanisms, Alyssa? Aha, yes, there are coping mechanisms that help you feel calm again that are short-term fixes, but coping strategies are long-term, healthy choices. In this episode of Village Chatter, I guide you through how to build coping strategies, move from mechanisms into strategies, and why I think this is the most important and often most missed phase of emotion processing. You also get a sneak peek into the CEP Method!
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Let me guess, when you found out you were pregnant you didn’t find yourself looking up the ins and outs of pumping in your workplace? You are not alone. Luckily, Mamava is here to help! I interviewed Mamava founders, Christine & Sascha on all things breastfeeding and pumping on the go and in the workplace. As these two boss women found themselves without adequate pumping support on the go, they knew they had to make a change not just for themselves, but for all breastfeeding parents. You may have seen Mamava pumping pods at airports, stadiums, concerts, or maybe even in your office! They also created a website with ALL THE RESOURCES for you to dive into if you are on this pumping journey, from logistics to your legal rights, there’s so much to know and they’ve got your back. Tune in today to hear how these women are changing the world for breastfeeding parents, helping more working mamas reach their breastfeeding goals, and making travel much easier for all breastfeeding parents.
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Chiropractic care for kids?! Let me guess, you’re over there like oh heck no! I hear you, I was there too. I was scared, not really knowing what it looked like to adjust kiddos. Would you crack them? How do you even get them to lie on the table? What is the point? Isn’t it dangerous? I dove into all of these questions and more with Stacey on today’s episode. What I learned? Chiropractic care can help with ear infections, sensory processing, breastfeeding, gross motor development, and so much more. Dr. Stacey Dersham rocked my world with information about chiro care for kids and I know she will rock yours, too.
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Homebirth?! What if something goes wrong?! Why would you even want to do that?! As a sexual assault survivor homebirth has always stood out to me as an option where I could know the people who would potentially be touching my body in a vulnerable emotional state. Tracy, or as the grammers may know her @knowingtracy share her path to homebirth-- her reality, her fears, her perspective as a black woman giving birth in America. Homebirth came with judgement, fear, and unsolicited advice from folks in her village, and Tracy described how she was able to navigate all that jazz to make a choice that felt right for her and her family. Cheers to this amazing woman for showing up and getting real, raw, and vulnerable with us today.
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Holy moly, Chrissy Powers is a gem! Marriage and family therapist, mama to three with one in a fresh newborn stage, wife to her husband, and gal working to navigate all the things, Chrissy shared her brilliance with us as we navigated what it looks like to have conflict in front of kiddos. How do we model that? What about when we lose our cool? We dove into all the things in this episode! Head on over to Instagram and dive into our conversation as it continues @seed.and.sew.
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Woo! The second episode of Village Chatter is here. I answered all of YOUR questions about Tiny Humans, Big Emotions! You submitted questions ranging from building an emotional foundation in the womb alllll through early childhood. What do you do when you yell? When you make a mistake? How do we keep kiddos from feeling responsible for our feelings? And the list goes on...I came at ya with answers for every single question! I even have freebies just for you on this very topic.
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Peeing when you sneeze, cough, jump, or during any sudden movements? Yeah, it’s very common, but it doesn’t have to be that way. I hung out with Jamie Jones from PROnatal fitness in New York City to talk about the Pelvic Floor, Diastasis Recti, and how your breath can be a game changer. She went into the anatomy, what’s going on down there, and what you can do to build a strong, healthy pelvic floor before, during, and after pregnancy. Once postpartum, always postpartum, am I right, ladies?!
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Let’s talk about sex, baby. Really though, let’s because this is a key component to SO MANY THINGS. Think, self love, body positivity, body awareness, reducing rape & sexual assault, reporting rape & sexual assault, reducing unwanted pregnancy, increasing female sexual pleasure (orgasms aren’t just for the dudes, y’all). We can either act like none of us have bodies, libido, or sex and see what happens or we can have open dialogue and prepare tiny humans. I chatted with sex education expert and mama, Amy Lang. She is hilarious and so fun to hang out with. Get cozy, we are going to get raw and real with you on when and how to talk about what with your littles. We even dive into the role the world wide web is playing in sex. Ay yi yi! Buckle up, friends. You’re in for a treat with this bad boy.
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Welcome to our first episode of Village Chatter where I answer all of YOUR questions on a topic. Today’s topic, drum roll please, Ya snooze, Ya win! You submitted questions ranging from infant and toddler sleep schedules, to traveling with those littles, and what to do with the preschool who will not stay in their bed. I came at ya with answers for every single question! I even have freebies just for you on this very topic.
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When it comes to wrestling, rough and tumble play, and physical play in general, I had a lot of hesitations. I’ve seen it go awry and y’all know I’m all about teaching consent from infancy. Can we really teach kids to respect one another’s bodies when they’re throwing each other around? Will they notice the verbal AND non-verbal signs of someone who is not consenting? I had these and so many more questions for our gross motor guy, Ross Thompson. We dove into all things big body play and, let me tell ya, I learned so much from him. Ross, the co-host of the podcast Teaching with the Body in Mind, taught me all about the benefits of this play and how we actually teach consensual touch through it! I’m jazzed for you to tune into this one. I can’t wait for your feedback!
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Did you know that most people diagnosed with MS are women in their child bearing years? Yep, big gulp from me when I heard that. As if being a woman in your child-bearing years isn’t hard enough, right? Well, Alex from Hello My Tribe joined us to share her journey as a mama with MS-- from postpartum realities to breastfeeding truths, she left it all on the table. I learned so much and also left feeling hopeful. I hope this episode shines light into your world if you’re walking this journey or know someone who is. Head over to Instagram to spread love to mamas with MS on my post @seed.and.sew.
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What does an emotionally intelligent 5-year-old sound like? What tools do they have? I sat down with twin five year olds who are two of the most emotionally regulated kiddos I have ever met. I got to learn tools they have in their toolbox, and how they approach scenarios in everyday life one another and other children. Tune into this adorable episode for the inside scoop of what a five year old is capable of and how they can navigate emotions and social relationships. These two have taught me so much about what is possible & I love having the chance to share them with you!
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The greatest predictor of success in life is emotional intelligence. The brain is 90% developed by age five, so what are we doing to lay this foundation birth to five? I hung out with Logan Blask, mom of two five year olds who have a beautiful emotional foundation. We discussed the ins and outs of laying that foundation, what it looks like on a daily basis, and how we can foster emotional development. I learn so much from Logan every time I have the opportunity to talk with her. To get you kickstarted, we created a free list of books you can read with your littles to start laying that foundation today. Snag yours at www.seedandsew.org/freebies and head on over to Instagram @seed.and.sew to pop in your questions and comments about this episode. I can’t wait to chat with you.
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Brittany Murlas, founder of Little Feminist Book Club joined me to discuss what it means to raise a feminist and how to go about doing so. Feminist, it's a word that makes people feel different things, but really it means equality for all genders; rad, right? Sign me up! The thing is, we live in a world that isn't equal right now, so how do we go about making that change. What role do books play in teaching the tiny humans? Tune in to find out how to expand on what you read in the books.
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When was the last time you dove into conversation with a five year old? They are wise beings, and this one is no different. Mabel Chew opened up about her experience with sleep consulting, on the receiving end that is. She shared what it was like to have new expectations set for a sleep routine, and how she adapted. Mabel also went into feelings related to being five-- transitions to new schools or classrooms, expression through art. She is a spirited young gal who gave us her time and energy! Happy listening!
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This was the most requested topic yet! Angela Garcia and I dove into gun play in early childhood. To be honest, we entered this discussion with different perspectives on whether or not we should let kids play with toy/fake guns, and what the role of the adult is to teach children about the real implications that guns have on society. We had a raw, respectful conversation that changed my opinion on the matter. We discussed when gunplay changes from developmentally appropriate play to a coping mechanism or means to express emotions. Angela and I went into white privilege and how it factors into our approach to tiny humans and weapon play. This is a good one that you will not want to miss! Head over to @seed.and.sew on Instagram to participate in the conversation and provide your feedback on this episode! I can’t wait to hear from you.
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When Nao pictured her family, she imagined typically developing children. Down Syndrome wasn’t on her radar, it wasn’t something she was prepared for, but now as the mother of a child with DS, she considers herself the lucky few. Nao dove into her journey of finding out Emalee has Down Syndrome, the fears, the unknown, and the beauty. She shares what the diagnosis means and how they’ve navigated the world of constant doctors appointments and therapies. I learned so much from Nao in this episode and am excited to share it with you.
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From children finding their penis/clitoris, to masturbation, or how a baby got IN mommy’s belly, it’s hard to know how to navigate these conversations, and let’s get real, this stuff all starts to happen before most of us are ready. So, mama of two, with a graduate degree in early childhood education, Jenna Chew, sat down with me to dive into this often uncomfortable topic. We shared our experiences as well as what is developmentally appropriate. Jenna offered up some resources that she has found particularly helpful along this journey.
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We’re back with part two of the "choosing the childcare that’s right for you" series. This time around Lacey and I discuss what to look for in a home/childcare as well as questions to ask a care provider/nanny. There’s so much to consider and a million takeaways in this episode so we created a free guide for you over on www.voicesofyourvillage.com! Loving this podcast and want to say thanks? Scroll down to hit up that 5 star rating and leave a review. They mean the world to me!
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When it comes to choosing childcare there are so many factors to consider. From a childcare center, to home daycares and nannies -- knowing what to look for, what to ask, and who to trust can be an overwhelming journey. I hung out with Lacey Mallett, who has over a decade of experience in various early childhood settings, to examine the ins and outs of childcare so you can decide what’s best for your family unit.
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From emotions to logistics, being a working mom is something we need to talk about. Bryn Huntpalmer, host of The Birth Hour Podcast joined me to talk about her experience working part time, full time, full time with a side gig, out of the home, working from home, you name it, I feel like she’s done it. She and her husband, Richard, are co-parents on this journey, and she shares what has worked for her, and what hasn’t. She gets real about pumping at work, and that first day back in the office. Tune in to hear all the ins and outs -- from school drop offs and pickups to sick days and household chores. You’ve got this, mama!
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Have you seen someone with a disability in public and weren’t sure how to support your children with respectful, inclusive dialogue? We don’t want to be offensive, but we also want to help our children understand the world. Well, Whitney Kallenbach and I dove into ways to address this topic with your kiddos as well as when it varies, i.e. a child versus an adult. We had an honest conversation about questions we were both bringing to the table, along with personal experiences. Whitney works with veterans with disabilities and has a daughter who wore leg braces as a corrective device. Her experiences have changed how she intends to address this with her children. I’m so excited for you to listen in on our raw conversation about how to be inclusive, respectful, and use person first language. Hop on over to www.voicesofyourvillage.com to snag your free list of books that include people with physical disabilities.
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When it comes to elementary school, we often hear about how rigid it is, and academically focused, yet research shows that play based learning has greater outcomes for success. I dove into all things elementary school with my friend Amanda. She is the director of an independent K-6 in Vermont. We talk about things to look for in a school, ways to advocate for your kiddos, and I loooove her number one suggestion for parents of tiny humans in elementary school. Head over to www.voicesofyourvillage.com to read more and find out where to connect with Amanda.
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There is SO much to learn when it comes to pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. From setting up a nursery, to creating a birth plan, and then oh ya know, keeping a child alive and thriving. This whole parenting thing can be overwhelming. I picked Nina Spears, or as you might know her, The Baby Chick’s brain about what you REALLY need to know as you embark on this journey. Nina, a long time birth and postpartum doula, has supported over 500 families in her career, and recently gave birth to her own little dude. From tips and tricks, down to favorite products, Nina shares her secrets with all of us. We even get to hear about her birth!
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Are you tired of sick days? Ready for these colds to go away? Are you done with over-the-counter meds, or those constant ear infections? Ready to get a good night of sleep, or get a little help battling challenging emotions? There’s an oil for that -- a Young Living Essential Oil, that is. I snagged oil expert and mama of five Rachel Eade to talk through what in the world essential oils are all about --what they do, don’t do, and how to incorporate them into your life. This episode is full of tips and tricks on how to use oils as daily supplements in your life.
We are also launching Tiny Humans, Big Emotions! These small, virtual parent support groups only come around every few months so snag your spot today by heading over to tinyhumansbigemotions.com. I can’t wait to support you on this wild ride of raising the tiny humans.
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Our kids are growing up in a different world than we did. A more accepting world, and one with conversation we need to be prepared to have. Gender fluidity and identity is something many of us did not grow up talking about, but thankfully that has changed, and we need the language to evolve, too. Trystan Reese, a trans father of three, and social justice activist joined me on the show to dive into how to talk to kids about gender. What age is it appropriate to address gender? How do we do it? Trystan acknowledged that perfection isn’t the goal here, but rather mindful, intentional parenting, and knowing we always get a second chance. Trystan has a beautiful way of discussing this topic. I learned so much from him and am excited to share this guidance with you. Head on over to Instagram to follow Trystan and his husband Biff’s journey through parenthood @biffandi.
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One cannot know what it’s like to walk in another’s shoes. We can have sympathy and empathy, but each path is unique. I want to raise children who are comfortable and confident advocating for themselves and others, who fight for equality across race, gender, socioeconomics, mental and physical ability, etc. In order to dive into how to address race in early childhood I brought in racial socialization expert, Dr Stevenson. He and I dove into what our role is in talking about racial differences and realities, and how we can bring that conversation to the tiny humans. Dr Stevenson is brilliant, and has done research in the field for 30 years. This episode is so vital for moving forward together to support everyone on this journey. You can find Dr Stevenson’s book: Promoting Racial Literacy in Schools: Differences That Make a Difference on Amazon today! Head over to Instagram @seed.and.sew to share your feedback on this episode!
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My days with my 3 year old are always so calm and chill, said no one ever. Today is a first for Voices of Your Village as I got to sit down with two parents at the same time. Kelly & Don joined me to talk about boundary setting with their 3 year old, helping her learn how to navigate hearing ‘no’ without an epic meltdown each time. We also dove into what this all means for their toddler who is starting to really pay attention to her sister’s big emotions. Kelly runs an amazing parent/child play space called Play2Learn. Check out her website at play2learntottime.com and head over to her Instagram @play2learntot for awesome tips and tricks on things to do with your littles at home!
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From babbling to those first words, how do we support tiny human speech and language development? How many words should kiddos have by certain ages and why does that even matter? What can we do every day to help our littles learn how to communicate with the world around them?! I’m so stinkin’ excited about today’s episode of Voices of Your Village. I learned SO much in this interview with Speech & Language Pathologist, Sarah Friel. She brilliantly shared the ins and outs of supporting language development from infancy, along with hot tips to apply every day. She even created an amazing overview of language in the early years just for YOU! Snag the freebie at seedandsew.org/freebies and head over to Instagram @seed.and.sew to share your feedback on today’s episode!
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Going from physical therapist to SAHM was never what Tess Townsend imagined for herself. She was comfortable and confident at work, but tiny humans? Brain development? This was all new to her and she didn’t see herself sliding into it full time… until her first babe arrived. Her rocked her world in the best way possible. After a rocky start, they found their groove, and she realized despite this identity shift, there was no place she’d rather be than home with him. Fast forward to a pregnancy a bit earlier than planned, especially considering they weren’t even sure about growing to more than a family of three, and Tess finds herself a SAHM to two amazing humans. All the ins and outs, ups and downs, challenges and triumphs are shared in today’s episode as Tess opens up about her journey through parenthood thus far. Tune in to hear about how much her path shifted when that little dude was placed on her chest. #allthefeels
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An amazing mama, Rachel Lounder joined me for some raw, honest conversation about parenting through grief, trauma, and intense obstacles. Parenting is a 24 hour job. We don’t get to hit pause and come back when we are ready. Rachel knows this to be so true and so graciously shares her journey as a cancer survivor, through losing loved ones, and battling her own fears and anxiety all while being a SAHM to a spunky, hilarious little one. I’m gonna be real with ya, I shed some tears in this episode, so bear with me as we navigate these tough conversations in an effort to keep Voices of Your Village authentic and genuine to real life with tiny humans.
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There are soooo many products to sift through when having a baby. In this episode I dove into my Fab Five products for an optimal sleep environment. Before making any big adjustments to sleep I always look at the environment first. In this episode I walk you through exactly what I am looking for in a space, and these little tweaks can be a game changer in the sleep environment. If you’re driving, or on the go while tuning in, fear not, I created a freebie just for you outlining all of these products. I adhere to these personally, too! Dive on in and make sure your baby has the optimal sleep environment.
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Are ya ready for another taboo subject?! These days screen time typically comes with a winced, quiet voice as we try to pretend it isn’t happening. It seems to be topic that parents are wary about diving into because of the judgment that comes along with it. In this podcast, I talk with powerful mama-preneur - Sarah Bivens.
I got to talk with this fierce feminist, mom to a little babe, a balanced-lifestyle coach, and a podcaster about the worries, struggles and fears that comes with screen time while working toward finding the appropriate balance.
Check out www.seedandsew.org/voyvpodcast to connect with Sarah and all the resources she has to offer!
Happy listening!
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Guys, daylight savings time is just around the corner and to help you prepare, I will be highlighting how light plays a vital role in sleep and how we can manipulate that to get the desired sleep patterns for your tiny humans. I will be discussing two different options; the plan ahead or respond after so you to chose whatever feels right for you. I also created a FREE Daylight Savings Time guide just for you! Head to seedandsew.org/voyvpodcast for all the goods. Music: https://www.bensound.com/
Holy moly, this woman is bringing SO much to the table. In this episode I get to dive into the world of occupational therapy, I know, I didn't really know what that was either, with Lori Goodrich. She has such a brilliant mind and does a fantastic job explaining the sensory system. I get to ask her my biggest questions on what is happening in those tiny human brains. I took all of your questions and fired them at her, too. She is one of those people I feel like I could talk with for hours because she just has so much knowledge to offer. This is an episode you will not want to miss! Check out www.seedandsew.org/podcast to connect with Lori and peep her recommendations. Happy listening! Music: https://www.bensound.com/
Wanna know the topic I get the most questions about what it comes to these little brains?! So many of you share your anecdotes looking for my advice and it really comes back to one answer: boundaries. Boundary setting is sooooo hard because we have to be consistent, even when we are tired, hungry, and solo parenting. The thing is, if we hold boundaries firm and consistently early on, then it makes a world of a difference not too far down the road. Tune in to hear what this really looks like day to day and how to enforce those boundaries, while providing strong emotional development support along the way. You've got this. It doesn't have to be this hard. I even have a free guide to boundaries for you. Head to seedandsew.org/podcast for all the goods. Music: https://www.bensound.com/
This taboo subject has long been practiced in secret. It comes with fear, judgement, and a lot of unknown. Well, this mama is here to break the silence. I get to talk with Kelsey McGrath about her experience with co-sleeping. She bought all the things, the crib, the gadgets; she was prepared to sleep in separate spaces, even separate beds, until parenthood came along and the reality looked a lot different. Kelsey finds herself co-sleeping with her 11 month old with no end in sight. Want to hear the nitty gritty? Tune in as we dive into honest conversation, getting vulnerable about everything from fears to intimacy. Wanna connect with Kelsey? Head over to www.seedandsew.org/podcast to find out how. Music: https://www.bensound.com/
I am so pumped to share this space with you! As your host I am here to serve you with the best, free content. Let's get real, this whole parenting this is hard and we aren't meant to do it alone. I started Seed & Sew to combine experts in the field with the experience of decades of parenting to support y'all on this journey. Through Seed & Sew I have this amazing opportunity to pop into your ear buds so we can learn and grow together. I will provide answers to your biggest parenting questions. I will hang out with parents in the trenches, wondering the same thing you are, and I will tap into my village of experts in early childhood to help with the answers that I don't know. Together, we can raise a generation of innovative, kind, strong humans, ready to take on this world we are passing to them. Wanna check out links mentioned in the episodes? Head on over to www.seedandsew.org/podcast to follow the journey. Music: https://www.bensound.com/