The Star Parent

Get unstuck with Chante Franco. Mother, podcast host, entrepreneur and coach gets real about her journey having ADHD. Chante talks about her children and the strengths they bring into the family unit. Chante lives in Maryland, USA and will launch her new challenge in the weeks to come. Stay tuned!

Valerie Constantineau is a special care councilor and youth protection worker. She has a personal message for anyone wanting to go down the adoption path. All parents can learn from their experience and we welcome you to share with others. Anyone needing extra support feel free to book an appointment with us, free of charge. https://calendly.com/thestarparent/15min Send us an email for the links to the zoom support calls on Mondays and Tuesdays. We hold space for everyone needing to share their truth. Stat blessed! https://www.rumeurduloup.com/johanne-lemieux-femme-de-coeur-et-de-convictions/

On this episode of we reflect back on all of the amazing things we have explored during 2022. We revisit the importance of resilience. We take a moment to acknowledge the importance of trauma informed care and the launching of our workshop. Then we break down four of our cherished elements of the star parent, Spirituality, Tools, Awareness and Repair. Join us for our last episode of the year. And then taking a sacred pause where we model the importance of taking a break from work, slowing down, allowing rest and reprieve in order to replenish our resources and come back refreshed in 2023.

In this week's episode we get up and personal with Anne Celeste and her coparent Mike Kitt. The episodes explores what it's like discovering parenting on a non-traditional path as two platonic friends that want to have a child. We discuss navigating polyamory and ethical non-monagomy as new parents to be. We chat about what it's been like opening up to extended family about these dynamics. And we wrap up talking about some of the ways in which coparents can generate conversations and discover what life choices they have in common for their child to be.

On today's episode we get personal and dive deep into talking about pregnancy and birth from a first hand point of view, announcing a baby on the way into the Star Parent family. In this episode we explore feelings and anxieties around the option of a home birth vs a hospital birth. We talking about how triggering it can be to share birth stories. We also talk about feelings of jealousy that can feel unsupportive and discouraging. We wrap up talking about the power of reframing how we hear and share about birth and parenting.

We are launching a very special episode today! Tuesday November 15th at 4pm. Join us for this awesome interview it's Susie Showers, MA CCC and Marine Chavet, RITMW. We are so lucky to chat with this two incredible healing practitioners and to learn about their remarkable workshop combining drama therapy and hypnosis called TRANSFORM. We learn about the collective challenges that come up in Scorpio season including change and loss. We talk about the impacts of burnout and people pleasing. This episode is truly inspiring as we hear about this initiative to break isolation and to connect people together. Information about the workshop here. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/transform-drama-therapy-hypnosis-4-week-group-workshop-tickets-428558900207 https://www.marinechavet.com/ https://www.susieshowers.com/

This episode is a little gem. Practicing self regulation as a family is a skill that provides benefits for lifetimes. Practical ways to foster self regulation in the home play heavily on the actual environment. In a quick podcast Lorraine shares helpful ways to create spaces within the home where everyone is free to express themselves with ease.

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Join Lorraine Campbell and Anne Céleste Eitzen for our second episode about trauma informed care. We discuss the importance of honesty and integrity that is part of this training. How to encourage professional boundaries and saying no as a form of care and compassion. There is an important conversation about cultural competencies and adapting our knowing of gender, race, culture in order to be trauma informed. Lastly we dive into the importance of organizations and management proving policies and procedures that are trauma informed so our childcare workers are protected and supported while managing challenging situations. This episode is a real teaser of our upcoming workshop- if it interests you please let us know.

To open up season 5 this week we will dive into a fascinating interview. Lorraine will explore with our guest how consciousness in parenthood can bring can be overwhelming. Self starter Xerces Alex Lewis helps her clients to regain inner strength by gently parenting themselves and their children. Today's message is about tuning into your divine self. You can check out our guest's website at https://www.divinemotherhood.org/

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Anne Paré shares her experience in shifting when she became a mother.  How her spiritual practice changed and what she did to regain her strength. Listen to the first of many talks with Anne Paré.  Anne hosts a monthly mothers' circle on Facebook. You can also visit her website 

Enjoy a double dose of Anne Pare, as we share a new episode this week and rerelease an episode next week. On this episode we talk about finding resilience in parenting after a challenging separation. We talk about what it's like to not have the possibility to coparent and the challenges of two different schedules and routines. Anne talks about letting go of rigidity and jugement. She also explores the importance of regulating emotions. She chats about learning to lean into playful parenting and doing repair when we are wrong. Enjoy a very powerful and personal discussion.

Join us this week to meet Janet Clark. She developed the MPower Tweens Club. She wanted to create a business to support the developmental age of tweens while finding ways to stay rooted in her grandchildren's life. In this episode Janet shared connecting with tweens who don't feel understood or connected through regular dynamics. She explores the learned new ways to connect through games and communication which impacted her reflection into her own parenting style. The conversation was very rich and we aim to have another.

This week we have a truly special guest, Lorraine's mother Elaine Campbell: an immigrant, a pillar of her community in Canada, and a philanthropist in her native Jamaica. The dynamics of the mother-daughter relationship are examined, and related to the role of "helper", and how we can help the helper. What is the intention underlying helping? How does one balance between not helping enough, and helping so much as to deny oneself and one's family? Clerene Campbell http://blackottawascene.com/tulloch-clerene-campbell-philanthropist/

Super special episode with qualified early childhood educator Lorraine Campbell this week. Tune as as she talked about Erik Erikison's Stages of Development. She brings this classic model, colourfully to life. She uses tangible examples exploring the enneagram. She explored the roles children play and the shifts that come as their personality develops. She also gives us a taste of the the importance of support triangles like the hologram.

On this week's episode of the Star Parent Podcast we welcome Murray so we can start hearing the parent perspective of a father. We talk about the importance of trauma informed care. The difference it makes to have our trauma understood and the impact that has on getting help in our systems. We talk about the importance of taking care of the “self” to prevent from burnout and compassion fatigue. We explore the types of trauma that children experience and we get personal sharing about the impacts of cut offs and estrangement. Check out “part one” of our exploration into trauma informed care.

The universe has a divine way of making sure people at the right time. Megan Tolbert is the mother to an amazing son that Lorraine has the opportunity to know him through her best friend, who happens to be the father of Megan Tolbert's son. Megan is also a doula at MotherWit and her experiences are valued in the Montreal community for helping parents through the birthing process. We invite you to listen to today's episode and think about ways that we can support our partners during child birth. The episode also explores the importance of support for non birthing parents. We end off having a discussion about trauma informed care - how to support parents who have gone through trauma and how to improve the quality of care in various systems with education about burnout and multi-level care within our systems. https://motherwit.ca/

In this week's episode certified early childhood educator Lorraine Campbell and couples and family therapist Anne Celeste get quite personal continuing to talk about resilience, specifically in our relationship with food. The episode explores how our childhood impacts our relationship with eating. We explore how one has to parent themselves in order to parent their children. The episode also explores some creative ways of involving children in the cooking and cleaning process of making meals.

Natalie Berdard from Lift Oneself talks about resilience with long time friend and host Lorraine Campbell. This podcast is hard to listen to. It points out a major lesson in life that may be hard to take in for some. Yes, the realization that deep inner work needs to get done. Natalie talks about when you want to get real with yourself, when the wanting to get real with yourself becomes so really real. Learning how to master a new self is hard daily work. Listen to how she beautifully explains one way to build a resilient mindset with daily practices.

Today's episode goes back in time to revisit the first podcast where Lorraine Campbell recorded with Anne Celeste. This episode has a lot to do with resilience and truly comes full circle with last weeks recording.

In this week's episode of the Star Parent Podcast Lorraine and Anne Celeste have a conversation about resilience. We talk about the practical tools such as building routines, finding community with sports and recreation, learning to compartmentalize our trauma and clarifying our intentions for where we process our feelings and where we don't. This episode also addresses the challenges of social emotional support. We also explore active listening and when we can find resilience within our relationships and when we have to take space and set boundaries. Lots of various topics covered in scratching the surface of building resilience.

Julika Von Stackleberg is a parenting and family life educator and PhD student. She focuses on building resilience within communities. In this week's podcast we talk about ways to promote resilience within the home and within ourselves.

Listen and find out what the Ho'oponopono prayers means to you. The special prayer has a history of healing in Hawaii. Listen to Diana give the basics of the prayer and the impact that it can have on self, others and our planet.

In this episode Anne Celeste Eitzen chats with Megan Bradley about introducing children to pets. We talk about how to teach your children about consent and pet safety before approaching stranger's pets on the street. We talk about commitment to an animal and how to prepare your pet for a new baby on the way. We wrap the the episode talking about the loss of a pet and the impact on a family and how it is often the first experience of death for a child.

On this week's episode, resident podcaster Lorraine Campbell has a very helpful discussion with Miriam Vahdani about sleep. Miriam gives us the scoop on the 5 helpful tips for a better night's sleep and it's not what you may think. She debunks the idea that sleep routines need to be rigid and complicated and breaks it down ways that are more simple and sustainable. This episode also explores how what keeps us up at night is sometimes is actually feedback related to physical pain in the body. The episode also addresses how to be honest with yourself about your thought patterns when it comes to getting a better night's sleep.

Lorraine sits down with Sammy Quansah to ask some important questions regarding finances. Sammy, father of two and financial advisor for TD Bank (one of a few titles he has held during his time there), offers up some solid advice and explanations for how to live a financially successful life. Banks these days are a more open and honest space and it is up to us to speak up, ask the questions and get the help we need to sort through all the ins and outs of the dollars and cents that we earn, save and spend. We understand that money troubles can make us feel defeated before we even begin. Have a listen to this episode and you might just find a friend in your finances.

Lina Deslauriers and Lorraine are childhood friends who reconnected recently. As part of our platform we help parents shine in their light and inspire others to do the same. Lina's story is worth sharing with you, and she has fun offers for Star Parent Podcast listeners. Thank you! Lina Deslauriers cosmixnails.luna@gmail.com

Summer is just around the corner, and that means we've got camp on the brain. Join Anne Celeste, Lorraine and Megan for a discussion about the ins and outs of chosing a summer camp for your child. We discuss the importance of swimming lessons, about keeping it simple for the children, the questions to consider and what to look for in camp quality. No matter your plans we wish you a fun summer!

On this episode our resident Star Parent podcaster and early childhood educator Loraine Campbell interviews child meditation coach and artist William Wilfred. He shares some amazing insights about the importance of teaching children at a young age the techniques of meditation so that as they grow older they can access the benefits of the practice. The conversation acknowledges that meditation is not about relaxation but rather a craft that is developed for important mental health and self care. William has his creative spin on meditation that's worth checking out @worldlingstv

Finding Balance with Technology and Screen-time Tune in to this weeks episode with Lorraine Campbell and Anne Céleste. We talk about finding balance with technology as parents. We review the paediatric recommendations and also explore how parents have to create their own system that works for them. We chat about the rise in screen addiction and the relationship adults have to technology. There is an overarching focus on self compassion and creative solutions while managing technology and screens in the family home environment.

On this episode of The Star Parent Podcast our resident member Lorraine Campbell (Qualified Early Childhood Educator) interviews Tanisha Henderson, who home schools her 5 children and facilitates the Black Conscious Mom's group on Facebook. Tanisha offers a definition of what “conscious parenting” is and how it's different from traditional parenting. There is a discussion on how becoming a conscious parent is not something that happens overnight and some of the steps along that journey. Trying to learn more about the style of parenting and how it can be used to set up environments for things like talking to our children about sex and technology.

Lorraine and Megan sit down to discuss setting up good play environments for the children in our lives. How much is too much? How to navigate when other children come to the space, are there things or spaces that are off limits? Where does clean up enter the equation? What happens when our children go to a different space to play with friends? What are the best toys to push the imagination and creativity that can last for more than just a few months? What to do when a child says "I'm bored"? All of this and more on this week's podcast.

Registered Nurse Aella Morad shared her story with us about being asked to leave a commercial store because she was breast feeding. We may have come a long way as women but there is still more awareness on this issue to learn and grow from. https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/incredibly-embarrassing-breastfeeding-mom-told-to-leave-lush-store-in-montreal-area-mall-1.5804402

Tune in to a powerful episode with Lorraine Campbell and Barbara Isioma Onyechi from Nigeria who works on the front line of mental health services in the prevention of childhood sexual abuse and founder of Ending Child Sexual Abuse, ECSA. This episode will address the importance of parents understanding their own experiences and discomforts around the subject and the ways this can impact their child's safety and willingness to open and disclose abuse.  There are some really practical skills Barbara talks about regarding body safety and teaching your children how they can strategically remove themselves from unsafe situations. She helps us learn about tuning in to the signs of grooming and coercion.  The episode looks at wanting to end childhood abuse including exploring the understanding of what cultivates predators. As you listen this week don't forget take care of your personal well being around this loaded and significant topic.  You can find ECSA on Facebook.  https://www.facebook.com/ECSAbuse/

How to talk about challenging subjects like consent, bodies, masturbation, sex and gender. In this week's episode resident podcasters Lorraine and Anne Celeste will begin to explore the ways in which parents can set up the environment to explore topics that can be taboo or hard. There is a focus on how parents can self reflect on their own experiences and history. These reflections help informs one's parenting on these subject. Finally, the episode explores how we can intentionally create our own narratives about relationships, love and sex instead of relying on external or media narratives.

Check out this week's episode of our podcast where residents host Anne and Lorraine talk about “modelling”. We talk about “modelling” imperfection, big feelings, partner arguments and healthy relationships. We explore the challenges of experiencing a tough moment while trying to model a healthy response to our children. We focus on self compassion that mistakes will happen and how to talk and repair after the fact.

During this segment, Megan and Lorraine meet minds as two mothers sharing their breastfeeding journeys. Discussing early struggles, differences from one baby to the next, celebrating small victories and favourite moments and talk of "when to wean", there is surely something that any breast/chest feeding parent can relate to. Important to note, even among these advocates for breastfeeding - FED is best. However you choose to feed your baby is a choice for you to make based on your personal needs and abilities and with the backing of science. We support all parents in whatever way they choose to feed their babies and we send you our love. For more information or support on your breast/chestfeeding journey, please visit https://www.lllc.ca/ and find a chapter of La Leche League near you!

Learn how to use Non Violent Communication as spiritual tool to guide authentic communication between you and your loved ones. 

In today's episode Lorraine and Megan have a free flowing conversation in which they chat about being moms with the personality type 2 on the enneagram. They talk about “back-to-school” within the context of covid-19 in the winter of 2022. The conversation wraps up with an exploration into what it's like to have children who are picky eaters and some of the challenges and strategies that might be really helpful for some of our listeners.

Family therapist Anne Celeste Eitzen and Qualified Early Childhood Educator Lorraine Elizabeth have a free flowing discussion about emotional triggers and trauma responses. The conversation explores the different ways parents and children can manage triggers as they come up. The episode finishes with an in exploration into jealousy and how we can confront these more challenging feelings that can bring up shame and feel less socially acceptable to talk about.

Megan and Lorraine go into zoom school hell zones and try to go deeper into the names we call our children on the everyday.

Family therapist Anne Celeste Eitzen shares brief description of types of attachment and what that looks like in every day living.

Family therapist Anne Celeste Eitzen and Qualified Early Childhood Educator Lorraine Elizabeth talk freely about setting healthy boundaries with family members, AND what that looks like and why it's so important for one's own mental and emotional health. Looking for a really good enneagram test? https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/rheti

Despite the sad news and the passing of Betty White, us ladies decided to join together for one last time this year and celebrate friendship. Join us and discover what is in store for next year!

To raise black children in our world takes a whole lot of understanding of self, your past and what you want to be in the future. Too often we raise our children from our pain. Tanisha and I talk about this effort we put in everyday to be better parents for our grandchildren and great grandchildren to come. Join us on the second last podcast of the year. It's a good one! Join the group of conscious moms!

Moms sharing their story about beliefs that change in time and space. This is a great episode to demonstrate how we change as parents and when are belief systems change so does our parenting style. This is a two part episode that I truly hope you enjoy. Thank you for your support.

Mark Robert Waldman is one of the world's leading experts on communication, spirituality, and the brain. He is on the faculty at Loyola Marymount University's College of Business and the Holmes Institute. Mark has authored 14 books, including the national bestseller, How God Changes Your Brain, an Oprah pick for 2012.  Listen for yourself, Mark is a remarkable human with wisdom for us all. Video version available

Vikas Narula took time out to share with us his personal story of becoming a parent. He recalls childhood experiences that helped to shape who he is now and what other parents can do to fall in love with their inner child again. We love when men share their experience about becoming a parent. Mothers have more opportunities to pass along their knowledge to other parents. However I am loving that more men are gaining grounds and understanding that parenting is about the honing of self. Vikas has a rich history of helping others and creating moments for children to give back to nature. Learn more about Vikas Narula today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1thFYprlOA https://www.neighborhoodforest.org/about/

Flurn was started in the year 2011 by Ishani Shah-Verdia to re-imagine the way we look at education. On today's podcast, Ishani and Lorraine start to understand how Canadian and Indian culture are very similar. We discuss Ishani's philosophy about education and spread the message that real learning can only happen through play. Find Ishani on Instagram or Facebook Visit there website https://www.sahajlearning.com/

There isn't a teacher out there that doesn't love to see their students shine. Olivia Besharah-Laporte is one of those teachers now, working as an elementary school teacher after having her first baby not so long ago. In this episode we talk about how Olivia's education as a child impacted her teaching and parenting style. How motherhood has changed her for the better and how life long learning is pretty much the key to being a great parent. Tune in to gain insight if you are a divorced parent, or a child of divorce. Learn ways to relate better with your children or parents, and some musts and must nots. Olivia shares her personal story to help others understand their own. Thank you for listening!