Self-Care & Mental Health

Podcast Episode 126: How to Handle Your Kids Next Meltdown with Kim Hopkins, LICSW
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Podcast Episode 126: How to Handle Your Kids Next Meltdown with Kim Hopkins, LICSW

We often mislabel our kids’ motivations for bad behavior as something done for attention, when often, it’s a matter of our kids simply missing skills. Here we share how to handle your kids next meltdown and how to find the true cause of their concerns.

Podcast Episode 119: Finding your Authentic Self with Ryan Haddon
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Podcast Episode 119: Finding your Authentic Self with Ryan Haddon

It can be hard finding your authentic self when we put so much energy into our family every day. It becomes so difficult to untangle where your identity ends and your identity as a parent begins (news flash- they are different)! We’re going to share 3 things you can do to have healthy boundaries with our kids and family and help you find your authentic self.

Podcast Episode 118: Do We Parent Like Our Moms?
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Podcast Episode 118: Do We Parent Like Our Moms?

It’s like a rite of passage to wonder- Do we parent like our moms did? Many of us have good memories of our moms and growing up, but then…there are the not-so good things. Maybe it’s the “My house my rules!” parent statement that you heard from your parents over and over again, or maybe it’s how your parents never had any consistency with their rules growing up. No matter what experience we had, one thing is for certain- our parents influence how we parent.

Podcast Episode 117: Moms Don’t Have Time To Have Kids with Zibby Owens
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Podcast Episode 117: Moms Don’t Have Time To Have Kids with Zibby Owens

Moms are so busy doing so much for everyone, we really don’t have time for anything. We chat with Zibby Owens about how too often we just see the accomplishments of people, and don’t realize that there’s a lot of struggle and rejection before that success and how we can accomplish so much in our lives, and still feel like we aren’t doing enough.

Podcast Episode 116: Six Coping Skills That Will Change Your Kids Lives
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Podcast Episode 116: Six Coping Skills That Will Change Your Kids Lives

Do you wonder how to teach good coping skills to your kids? We talk with Janine Halloran, LMHC, about everything parents should and shouldn’t do when learning and teaching good coping skills to kids.

Podcast Episode 114: 3 things I wish I knew before I became a mom (that would have helped me)
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Podcast Episode 114: 3 things I wish I knew before I became a mom (that would have helped me)

Looking back, there are so many things that I wish I knew before becoming a mom. First of all, that it won’t look like I imagined, and that’s okay. That will have days where I will lose it, and that’s expected. That my kids won’t be perfect, listen all the time, and be the “model” kid, and that doesn’t mean that I failed as a parent.

Podcast Episode 112: What is Social Justice Parenting?
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Podcast Episode 112: What is Social Justice Parenting?

When it comes to parenting, so many of us want to raise “good kids”. Kids who will be kind to others, who can problem solve, kids who truly understand and act out of compassion, and who understand inclusivity, justice, and equality. But there is often a space between raising “good kids” and raising pro-justice kids. That’s where the concept of Social Justice Parenting comes in.

Podcast Episode 108: Failing Forward with Elle Cosimano
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Podcast Episode 108: Failing Forward with Elle Cosimano

Wonder what your next move needs to be? Or do you feel like you’re stuck in a rut? Check out our conversation with author Elle Cosimano and how she discovered what was truly important, how to appreciate a simpler way of life, and most importantly, to teach her kids how to fail forward!

Podcast Episode 104: Yes! You Can Do What Scares You with Sara Dean
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Podcast Episode 104: Yes! You Can Do What Scares You with Sara Dean

Yes, you absolutely can do what scares you! As parents, we face fears everyday. For many moms, a common fear is growth – living bigger, rocking the boat, changing the status quo. Sara Dean of the Shameless Mom Academy joins us this week to share how we can overcome these fears to live bigger, bolder and braver.

Podcast Episode 053: How to Calm Down When You’re Stressed
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Podcast Episode 053: How to Calm Down When You’re Stressed

We all get into arguments with our kids that make us feel stressed and anxious. But how do we get out of that and move on to a solution with our kids? We give easy calm down strategies for your and your kids. You both will be able to cool down in no time flat!
These tips are perfect for parents and kids!