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“They're holding you in that false narrative probably because you've enrolled them into that story. You know, we're always informing other people who we are. So if I have a story, ‘I'm not good enough,' there's all sorts of ways that I'm going show up as, ‘I'm inferior and they're better than me,' so when they leave because of that, it's validating the old story. So you have to go in and do this correction on a soul level.” Katherine Woodward Thomas joins me in today's episode about Conscious Uncoupling. Katherine is the bestselling author of Conscious Uncoupling and an award-winning marriage and family psychotherapist. We discuss changing the definition of success from longevity, the pain of detaching, how we've been doing divorce wrong, conscious uncoupling without our partner's participation, transforming difficult emotions, curating an empowering narrative, breaking our patterns, creating a positive future, building a new life, and rituals for uncoupling. Get the full show notes at sagefamily.com/podcast84.

“In terms of equality, if my son perceives himself below anything, he's going to have a stress response, like a lion's in front of him.”  Casey Ehrlich, Ph.D. joins me in today's episode about PDA. Casey is a coach to parents raising PDA Autistic children and is the co-founder of the PDA Parents community and podcast. We discuss what PDA is, Casey's personal journey raising a PDA child, parenting style, accommodations, nervous system disability, support, and fears. Get the full show notes at sagefamily.com/podcast83.

“If we're in our comfort zone as parents, we're probably holding them back.” Chris Balme joins me in today's episode about tweens. Chris Balme is an education leader and writer, passionate about helping young people discover more of their human potential. We discuss how we misunderstand tweens, what's going on with their development, how they learn best, how we can best support them, how our parent-child relationship shifts, ideal middle school, and common challenges and we can better meet them. Get the full show notes at sagefamily.com/podcast82.

“How will you know when you're done?” Ash Brandin joins me in today's episode about video games. Ash is a middle school teacher who has been putting gaming principles into practice for over ten years. A gamer, educator, and parent, they help families raise kids with a balance of gaming, responsibilities, and other hobbies. We discuss research, blame, systemic gaps, amount, replacement, division of responsibility, benefits, frustration, violence, and an off-ramp. Get the full show notes at sagefamily.com/podcast81.

“It's a great thing to always have someone to rescue you, but to always need to be rescued is such a vulnerable way to live, such a limiting way to live. You don't want your child to feel like they always need to be rescued.” Dr. Eli Lebowitz joins me in today's episode about childhood anxiety. He studies and treats childhood anxiety at the Yale Child Study Center and through his SPACE program and Breaking Free of Childhood Anxiety and OCD book. We discuss why accommodations can be problematic, what true support looks like, where to start, making a plan, telling your child, responding to aggression, and navigating when co-parents disagree. Get the full show notes at sagefamily.com/podcast80.

Gentle parenting is a journey, not a destination, and it's one that did not start with you and will not end with you. Mr. Chazz joins me in today's episode about caring for kids. His mission is to help adults truly see, guide, and trust children. We discuss his journey into conscious discipline, intergenerational trauma, perfection, and calling in. Get the full show notes at sagefamily.com/podcast79.

Today I'm here with Amy Lang talking about Sexuality. Amy has been a sexual health educator for over 25 years. We go over preparing ourselves for conversations about sex with our kids, setting our kids up to have a healthy relationship with their bodies, handling nudity in the house, responding to masturbation, explaining menstruation and where babies come from, boundaries to equip our children with to keep them safe from sexual harm, supporting teens in developing a safe, healthy, and enjoyable sex life, and discussing abortion. Get the full show notes at sagefamily.com/podcast78.

Today I'm here with Dr. Cassidy Freitas talking about Boundaries. Cassidy is a mom to three, California based Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice and host of Holding Space podcast. We go over what boundaries are, the distinction between requests and boundaries, the essential role of acceptance, when a boundary is warranted, not fearing intense feelings showing up from holding a boundary, having hard boundary-setting conversations, offering a redirect with a boundary, and receiving boundaries in a healthy way. Get the full show notes at sagefamily.com/podcast77.

Today I'm here with Julie Bogart talking about Critical Thinking. Julie is a mom of 4 grown homeschoolers, creator of the online writing program Brave Writer, and author of the books The Brave Learner and Raising Critical Thinkers. We go over what critical thinking is, why it's important, what gets in the way, how we can get there, how we can raise our kids with it, how they will eventually use that critical thinking in their relationship with you, and how we can bring it into our relationships with technology. Get the full show notes at sagefamily.com/podcast76.

Today I'm here with Dr. Diana Hill talking about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Diana is a modern psychologist, mom, co-author of ACT Daily Journal, and host of the Your Life in Process podcast. We go over what ACT is, contacting the present moment (mindfulness), acceptance (in contrast to experiential avoidance), defusion (unhooking from our thoughts), taking perspective on our self-stories, values, and effective action.   Get the full show notes at sagefamily.com/podcast75.

Today I'm here with Miriam Kirmayer talking about Friendship. Miriam is a clinical psychologist and leading friendship expert who has studied the science of social connection for over a decade. We go over the importance of friendship, how we make new friends in motherhood, how we can cultivate closer connections, having different friends who add value in different ways, having friendships that are reciprocated and balanced, friendship breakups, and navigating friendships with different parenting styes. Get the full show notes at sagefamily.com/podcast74.

Today I'm here with Seth Perler talking about Executive Function. Seth is a well-known executive function coach, educator, vlogger, and guy who cares about seeing outside-the-box kids succeed. We go over what executive function is, signs your kid might be struggling with it, misconceptions about these kids, brain wiring and other conditions that can lead to executive function challenges, how to build up these skills, how to overcome resistance, centering strengths of ADHD, and how trauma affects executive function. Get the full show notes at sagefamily.com/podcast73.

Today I'm here with Robyn Robertson talking about Unschooling Teens. Robyn is an unschooling mom to 2 kids, podcast host, business owner, and public school board trustee. We go over how this season is different, supporting interests and passions, choosing school, grief and growth for us, misconceptions, and skills from unschooling that help them survive, succeed, and thrive.

Today I'm here with Rachelle Crawford talking about Messy Minimalism. Rachelle is the author of Messy Minimalism and the founder of Abundant Life with Less. We go over messy minimalism, starting with the who instead of the why, wrestling with assumptions, helping kids into minimalism, becoming more conscious consumers, reducing decision fatigue, why organization is not the answer, how perfectionism keeps you stuck, decluttering tips, and what we learn about ourselves when we slow down. Get the full show notes at sagefamily.com/podcast71.

Today I'm here with Matt Matheson talking about giving. Matt is a husband, father, educator, and founder of Family Money School. We go over how giving fits into financial freedom, what strategies we use for the mechanics of giving, how to encourage children to be giving, and how to be generous outside of financial donations. Get the full show notes at sagefamily.com/podcast70.

Today I'm here with Sarah Rosensweet talking about empathy. Sarah is a mother of 3 and a certified peaceful parenting coach, podcaster, and educator in Toronto. We go over the impact of empathy, modeling empathy, holding boundaries with empathy, empathy as an intention and not a tactic, an empathetic mindset, and how empathy has blossomed in our own children. Get the full show notes at sagefamily.com/podcast69.

Today I'm here with Erika Brown talking about real estate. Erika turned a career as a real estate agent into a multi-million dollar real estate empire that provides jobs and empowers the community, while unschooling her three boys. We go over money, real estate, financing, BRRRR, Air BnBs, rentals, entrepreneurship, parenting, and unschooling. Get the full show notes at sagefamily.com/podcast68

Today I'm here with Shelly Robinson talking about relationships with our family of origin. Shelly is a certified holistic family wellness coach, cycle-breaker, conscious parenting educator, and founder of Raising Yourself. We go over expectations, boundaries, narratives, homeostasis, and approval. Get the full show notes at sagefamily.com/podcast67.

Today I'm here with Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson with a Communication Q & A. Bill is a clinical neuropsychologist and Ned is a tutor geek and they are both speakers and authors of The Self-Driven Child and What Do You Say. We go over what to say when a child is struggling with complaining,  school, neurodiversities, a hard new skill, substances, mental health, technology, lying, and siblings. Get the full show notes at sagefamily.com/podcast66.

Today I'm here with Katy Bowman talking about the role of movement in growing wild. Katy is a biomechanist, author, speaker, and a leader in the movement movement. We go over stacking needs, culture, clothing, cooking, the home environment, learning, activities, and alloparents. Get the full show notes at sagefamily.com/podcast65.

Today I'm here with Ashleigh Warner talking about having a second baby. Ashleigh is a psychologist and respectful parenting mum of 2. We go over grief, big feelings, attachment, inclusion, challenging behaviors, regression, and miscarriage. Get the full show notes at sagefamily.com/podcast64.

Today I'm here with Tamara Soles talking about assessment. Tamara is a psychologist, parent coach, and mom of twins. We go over neurodiversity, what a psychological assessment is, when it's helpful, how to find a practitioner that is a good fit, what to expect during the process, what a diagnosis means, and how to advocate for consent for our children. Get the full show notes at sagefamily.com/podcast63.  

Today I'm here with Eden Hyder talking about attachment. Eden Hyder is a licensed therapist, founder of The Inside Out Collaborative, and host of the Inside Out Podcast. We go over attachment theory and styles, parenting our inner child, forming secure attachments with our children, how attachments can be ruptured and repaired, and what centering attachment looks like beyond the early years into childhood and adolescence. Get the full show notes at sagefamily.com/podcast62.

Today I’m here with Chelsea Brennan talking about giving kids an allowance. Chelsea is an ex-hedge fund manager turned financial educator and founder of Smart Money Mamas. We go over unpacking your baggage, when to start, cash or card, earned or not, how much, teaching the importance of saving, and letting them make mistakes. Get the full show notes here: http://sagefamily.com/podcast61

Today I’m here with Sue Patterson answering more of your unschooling questions. Sue is a homeschooling mom, author, and unschooling coach. We go over responding to the concerns of extended family, unschooling different ages and temperaments, and how to support interest-led learning even if you don’t much about the interest. Get the full show notes here: http://sagefamily.com/podcast60

Today I’m here with Dr. Cassidy Freitas talking about social media. Cassidy is a mama to 3, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and host of the Holding Space podcast. We go over the benefits, downsides, perfectionism, boundaries, simplicity, and parenting in the age of social media. Get the full show notes here: http://sagefamily.com/podcast59

Today I’m here with Sue Patterson answering your unschooling questions. Sue is a homeschooling mom, author, and unschooling coach. We go over getting your co-parent on board with unschooling, what to do if your child says they want to go to school, and how to respond if all your kid wants to do is stare at a screen. Get the full show notes here: http://sagefamily.com/podcast58

Today I’m here with Hunter Clarke-Fields talking about Mindful Parenting. Hunter is the creator of the Mindful Parenting course, host of the Mindful Mama podcast, and author of Raising Good Humans. We go over the stress response, mindfulness, beginner’s mind, acknowledgment, kindness and empathy, resistance, children’s emotions, I-Messages, and collaboration. Get the full show notes here: http://sagefamily.com/podcast57 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I’m here with Iris Chen talking about Untigering. Iris is an author, unschooling mom, deconstructing tiger parent, and founder of the Untigering movement. We go over her book title, narrative, the nature of children, our role as parents, behaviors, feelings, success, adultism, acceptance, gender norms, bodily autonomy, permissiveness, and community. Get the full show notes here: http://sagefamily.com/podcast56 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I’m here with Sarah Moore talking about sensitive kids. Sarah is the founder of Dandelion Seeds Positive Parenting and a certified gentle parenting coach. We go over how sensitivity comes with both challenges and strengths, the importance of reading their cues, what style of discipline works well, how playfulness is extra helpful, and why type of language resonates with sensitive children. Get the full show notes here: http://sagefamily.com/podcast55 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I’m here with Bari Tessler talking about money healing. Bari is a financial therapist, mentor coach, mamapreneur, and writer and founder of The Art of Money. We go over healing money shame, the body check-in, money stories, money practices, money maps, being a mampreneur, and helping our children develop a healthy relationship with money. Get the full show notes here: http://rachelrainbolt.com/podcast54 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I’m here with Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson talking about the self-driven child. Bill is a clinical neuropsychologist and Ned is a tutor geek and they are both speakers and authors of The Self-Driven Child. We go over stress, a child’s ownership of their own life, parent as consultant instead of enforcer, anxiety, motivation, adolescence, neurodiversity, testing, and college. Get the full show notes here: http://rachelrainbolt.com/podcast53 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I’m here with Lenore Skenazy talking about free-range kids. Lenore is co-founder and president of Let Grow and author or Free-Range Kids. We go over common unfounded fears, how protecting our kids makes them less safe, overcoming fear of mother blame, how to find the yes when you feel unsure, and times when having faith in our kids has paid off. Get the full show notes here: http://rachelrainbolt.com/podcast52 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I’m here with Kaleena Amuchastegui talking about taking the Homeschooling Leap. Kaleena is a mama of 4 and author of The 5-Hour School Week. We go over where she started, what prompted her leap, what lessons she learned along the way, why self-directed is important, what homeschooling looks like for her family now, her homeschooling parallel with The 5-Hour Work Week, and how the values we center in homeschooling are reflected in other areas of life. Get the full show notes here: http://rachelrainbolt.com/podcast51 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I’m here with Jenny Taylor talking about Conscious Adulting. Jenny is a parenting journalist and fierce advocate for children. We go over the stories we hold about ourselves and the world and how valuable it is to unpack them, confirmation bias and what it’s like to get out your own echo chamber, how the media influences us, digesting news and media yourself and with your children with intention, being in connection with people who think and believe differently, and how to navigate friendships as adults. Get the full show notes here: http://rachelrainbolt.com/podcast50 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I’m here with Kim John Payne talking about Simplicity Parenting. Kim is a counselor, speaker, researcher, adult educator, and the author of the book Simplicity Parenting. We go over cumulative stress reaction, environment, rhythm, and schedule. Get the full show notes here: rachelrainbolt.com/podcast49 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I’m here with Blake Boles talking about teens. Blake is a writer, speaker, and adventurer who founded Unschool Adventures and wrote Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School?. We go over self-directed learning, video games, peers, college, and experiences. Get the full show notes here: rachelrainbolt.com/podcast48 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I’m here with Kerry McDonald talking about unschooling. Kerry is an unschooling mother of 4 with a master’s degree in education policy from Harvard University and the author of the book Unschooled. We go over origins of schools, threats to a family’s legal right to choose homeschooling, how children learn, what unschooling is, how literacy and numeracy develop naturally, society level replacements for school, teens, and launching. Get the full show notes here: rachelrainbolt.com/podcast47 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I’m here with Claire Bidwell Smith talking about grief. Claire is a therapist specializing in grief and the author of 3 books: The Rules of Inheritance, After This, and Anxiety. We go over culture, anxiety, self-care, story, afterlife, kids, and estate. Get the full show notes here: rachelrainbolt.com/podcast46 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I’m here with Diane Boden talking about sentimentality. Diane is a wife, mother, and the voice behind the top-rated Minimalist Moms podcast. We go over why it’s so hard to let go of keepsakes, how your keepsakes can tell the story of your life, criteria for keeping or letting go, use of precious objects, photos, and digital keepsakes. Get the full show notes here: rachelrainbolt.com/podcast45 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I’m here with Desirae Endres talking about Habits. Desirae is a mom, wife, host of the minimal-ish podcast and former classroom teacher turned work at home mom. We go over struggles and intentions that can be supported by habits, unbusying, language, getting started, lowering the bar and setting up the environment for success, reflections between morning and evening, and moving in one direction. Get the full show notes here: http://rachelrainbolt.com/podcast44 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: http://patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I’m here with Shira Gill talking about Organization. Shira Gill is the founder of Shira Gill Home, a lifestyle brand focusing on clutter-free living, that merges minimalism, organization, and style. We go over clutter, minimalism, blocks, focus, lists, process, zero waste, and style. Get the full show notes here: rachelrainbolt.com/podcast43 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I’m here with Teacher Tom talking about Playschool. Teacher Tom is a preschool teacher, writer, speaker, artist, and author. We go over assumptions/expectations/beliefs about children that schools and parents get wrong, components of school that are not serving children, how children learn and socialize, why it’s important to support a child’s emotions in schools, how to respond to the pressure for early reading, and what playgrounds should have and why. Get the full show notes here: http://www.sageparenting.com/podcast42 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: www.patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I’m here with Deena Barselah talking about Food. Deena is a holistic and integrative health coach and mom. We go over food issues many women carry from their past into their present, problematic mainstream approaches to food, how to utilize the home environment to set your family up for success, the importance of allowing your child to experience a variety of foods, how to enjoy mealtimes, and what mistakes to avoid. Get the full show notes here: http://www.sageparenting.com/podcast41 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: www.patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I’m here with Roya Dedeaux talking about Protecting Passions. Roya is a homeschooler, heritage artist, therapist, and professor who combines her interests and work in play and recreation with mental health and relationships. We go over judgment, fears, reparenting, reframe, benefits, support, and role modeling. Get the full show notes here: http://www.sageparenting.com/podcast40 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: www.patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I’m here with Aubrey Hargis talking about Mompreneurship. Aubrey Hargis, also known as Child of the Redwoods, is a parent coach, Montessori advocate, and homeschooler. We go over launching, integration, priorities, routine, simplicity, self-care, automation, and delegation. Get the full show notes here: http://www.sageparenting.com/podcast39 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: www.patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I’m here with Rachelle Crawford, author at Abundant Life With Less, talking about Simple Holidays. We go over decorations, traditions, Santa, decluttering, gifts, and boundaries with extended family. Get the full show notes here: http://www.sageparenting.com/podcast38 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: www.patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I’m here with Avital talking about Peaceful Partnership. Founder of theparentingjunkie .com, Avital is a mindful parenting coach and childhood designer. We go over unpacking baggage, clearly communicating needs, controlling yourself instead of your partner, handling it when a parent is willfully resistant to peaceful parenting, extending peaceful parenting skills into the partnership, and using dream talks to align priorities. Get the full show notes here: http://www.sageparenting.com/podcast37 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: www.patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I’m here with Brandon and Jen Pearce talking about worldschooling. Brandon and Jen are the founders of the Family Adventures Summit and have been traveling long-term with their 3 daughters for the past 10 years through 45+ countries. We go over their story, minimalism, values, travel, worldschooling, finances, fears, and growth. Get the full show notes here: http://www.sageparenting.com/podcast36 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: www.patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I’m here with Paula Pant talking about financial independence. Paula is financially independent and helps others break free through her Afford Anything podcast. We go over what FIRE is, how to increase income, reduce expenses, invest, and avoid common pitfalls. Get the full show notes here: http://www.sageparenting.com/podcast35 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: www.patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I’m here with Lucy Aitkenread talking about creating community. Lucy lives off the grid in New Zealand with her family where she writes and creates videos, retreats, and workshops about how we can live compassionately. We go over what community is, why it’s important, how to create it, and how to maintain it. Get the full show notes here: http://www.sageparenting.com/podcast34 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: www.patreon.com/sagefamily