Welcome to the Whole Modern Parent podcast, where we dive into expert interviews to help modern parents cultivate the skills they need to not merely survive, but thrive in modern parenthood.
In this episode we're discussing finding and defining your unique coaching. We all have past experience and past skillsets that make up who we are today. When we leverage our unique skillsets and pour them into our unique coaching and the unique transformation we provide, it gives us an advantage. In this Episode we'll discuss: Leveraging past experiences and skillsets Defining your Unique Coaching Collaborating with Organizations Show links: Follow Us On Instagram HERE Join our WMP Collective Waitlist HERE
In this episode we're drilling into the first part of the Powerful Practice Accelerator, The Coaching Blueprint. Your coaching blueprint is THE single most transformative strategy work you will do for your coaching practice.This foundational process immediately simplifies your sales and marketing and brings your coaching to its most POWERFUL potential. What is it? A coaching blueprint is your unique approach to coaching organized into a system. In other words, it is the road map of your coaching methodology. In this Episode we'll discuss: Why Your Coaching Blueprint is important How to use your coaching blueprint How a builder wouldn't build without a blueprint and a coach shouldn't build a practice without one either Show links: Follow Us On Instagram HERE Join our WMP Collective Waitlist HERE
In this episode we're discussing the different types of procrastination personalities and answering audience questions. We'll deep dive into ways to initiate community relationships with organizations; the scripts to use; the follow up strategies and the mindset needed to do this. We also answer questions around converting within Facebook groups and the difference between top of funnel activities and middle of funnel activities. In this Episode we'll discuss: 4 Procrastination personality types Top of Funnel vs. Middle of Funnel Activities Facebook Group Conversions How to reach out to community organizations and pitch yourself Show links: Follow Us On Instagram HERE Join our WMP Collective Waitlist HERE
In this episode, we're discussing an approach we use for our Collective members and private coaching clients. The Layer Cake approach is the quickest way to create a roadmap of priorities within your practice. It easily tells you where to spend more time and what is less important in the early stage. It's our proven method for getting to consistent and sustainable cash flow. In this Episode, we'll discuss: What is a Layer Cake approach? How to create a roadmap for your time, your efforts and your output and input How to avoid the feast/famine cycle that happens in the revenue days A successful case study with a WMP client Show links: Follow Us On Instagram HERE Join our WMP Collective Waitlist HERE
Special Episode ALERT: Recording of a LIVE coaching session. In this episode, we're discussing how to keep yourself from getting stuck in the ‘how' and not progressing towards your goal. We also dive into some great audience questions around getting started; finding and pinpointing your audience, and troubleshooting momentum crushing mindsets around not being enough for parents. In this Episode, we'll discuss: The difference between The Hero's Journey coach and the credentialed coach What getting stuck in the ‘how' looks like How to define and find your audience Troubleshooting Marketing Show links: Follow Us On Instagram HERE Join our WMP Collective Waitlist **HERE**
In this episode we're discussing our top secret weapon to landing more clients…The Art of The Follow Up. We're diving deep into why this fast stream works better and more effectively than slow stream solutions in gaining more traction and more clients. In this Episode we'll discuss: The difference between slow and fast stream channels What The Art of The Follow Up is Why following up with past, present and future clients is so critical The mindset trash that keeps you from asking for the sale Show links: Follow Us On Instagram HERE Join our First Five Years Facebook Group **HERE**
In this episode, we're discussing how now more than ever, Change Makers like Parent Coaches are needed in our communities and our world. We also break down what may be holding us back or keeping us in a valley of disappointment cycle within our practices. In this episode we'll discuss: The 3 questions to flip the script inside our heads Why Change Makers are critical to generational change When self-doubt and imposter syndrome crop up most within our practices Listing out wins for forward momentum Show links: Follow Us On Instagram HERE Join our First Five Years Facebook Group HERE
In this episode, we're discussing our top 3 things you need to have ready to start your practice in the early days. We also dive into our business checklist to keep it simple in the beginning. You will be surprised by the things that really are important vs. the things that really aren't in the early stages of your practice. Join Michelle and Lydia as they sneak peak their Business Checklist. Want a copy, shoot them an email at Lydia@wholemodernparent.com or Michelle@wholemodernparent.com. In this episode we'll discuss: What 3 things matter in the early days The important parts of a business in the early days Why establishing your business status really matters Our top 5 systems to get money coming in the door early Show links: Follow Us On Instagram HERE Join our First Five Years Facebook Group HERE
In this episode, we're discussing coaches' personal intersection of skill sets and how it becomes their superpower. We all have a very individualized and unique set of life experiences and skill sets. They weave throughout our coaching, our client transformations, and our existence as coaches. Today we're talking about leveraging our unique superpowers to create a ‘mote' around our unique coaching practices. In this episode we'll discuss: Why our individual skill sets are so powerful How to identify your individual skillsets How our skill sets help us create more business IP How to get out of our heads and realize no one else has the same knowledge that we do Show links: Follow Us On Instagram HERE Join our First Five Years Facebook Group HERE
In this episode, we're discussing all things sales and making sure you are proactively selling. We all want to do the marketing and procrastinate the selling... there are lots of reasons for this including the fact that marketing is fun and lower risk to our egos, we get instant gratification from marketing and impulsively can tap into it whenever we want, also marketing and sales get conflated and many new coaches think that they are “selling” when in actuality they are marketing. In this episode we'll discuss: Are you selling enough? How to reframe/rebrand selling The hierarchy of audiences for selling Mindset traps that prevent us from selling Show links: Follow Us On Instagram HERE Join our First Five Years Facebook Group HERE
In this episode, we're discussing why coaches need to understand that they're not influencers. We'll dive deep into the differences between the influencer model and the coaching model. How they differ, why they differ, and the base functions of each. We will bring to light where time is spent in specific areas of business for each model and how to recognize where you are currently vs. where you think you are. Special Event Alert: Join our Focus & Fun: Find Your Business Summer Stride 2-day free live event on June 1st & 2nd. Join our Facebook group to sign up or go to our link bio on Instagram. In this episode we'll discuss: The differences in time investment for each model The difference in revenue models for each Style Magazine vs. Personal Development Book analogy Which model has the most authority Show links: Join Focus & Fun: Sign Up HERE Follow Us On Instagram HERE Join our First Five Years Facebook Group HERE
In this episode we're discussing accountability and why everyone needs it at every stage. We're breaking down why accountability moves us into our next levels, why it works better than setting goals, and how you need an objective observer to do this for you. This episode is worth listening to if you are feeling pushed toward your next level. We dive into figuring out what your next true, easy step is and how you don't have to overcomplicate it. Special Event Alert: Join our Focus & Fun: Find Your Business Summer Stride 2-day free live event on June 1st & 2nd. Join our Facebook group to sign up or go to our link bio on Instagram In this episode we'll discuss: The training wheel analogy for accountability Why accountability is better than goal-setting How lack of Confidence requires accountability The mindset signals that indicate you're moving into your next level Show links: Follow Us On Instagram HERE Join our First Five Years Facebook Group HERE Book a Discovery Call with us HERE
In this episode, we're discussing the shift that can happen in summer with schedules, availability, and mindset for us, our clients, and our businesses. Whether you are slowing down or adding a build or professional development onto your plate. Whatever your summer looks like you don't want to make the critical mistake of killing your momentum. While you don't have to be accelerating or putting gas on the pedal, you do need to know what your MVM (minimum viable maintenance) looks like and have the systems in place to ensure it happens. Special Event Alert: Join our Focus & Fun: Find Your Business Summer Stride 2-day free live event on June 1st & 2nd. Join our Facebook group to sign up or go to our link bio on Instagram In this episode we'll discuss: Sowing vs. harvest seasons How is summer changing your & your client's schedule & availability How to know what your MVM (minimum viable maintenance) is for your business Show links: Follow Us On Instagram HERE Join our First Five Years Facebook Group HERE Book a Discovery Call with us HERE
In this episode, we're discussing Perfectionism. How it affects us personally, how it affects our business and how it affects our coaching. Perfectionism can be a gripping characteristic. Understanding the root of where it comes from can be very powerful. We'll discuss the Fear of failure behind perfectionism, what hiding looks like, insecurity, and decision paralysis. In this episode we'll discuss: Understanding and channeling perfectionism How we model perfectionism to our clients How Perfectionism is a poison pill for entrepreneurs Proven exercises to leave perfectionism behind Show links: Follow Us On Instagram HERE https://www.instagram.com/wmpcollective/ Join our First Five Years Facebook Group HERE https://www.facebook.com/groups/305093434979878?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=339631074859447 Book a Discovery Call with us HERE https://wmpcollectivestrategysessions.as.me/schedule.php
Welcome to the first episode of The Confident Parent Coach. We are providing parent coaches with resources around growing their practices and sharing some parent coaches with parents as well. Our 2022 Theme for this year is ‘FOCUS'. Today we'll talk about how to get really clear on who you serve as a coach, how you serve and the vehicles you serve through. We dive into our Focus Formula: 1 audience: 1 audience: 1 year. Relief is the word that comes up after our parent coaches dive into this practice. In this episode we'll discuss: Mindset traps for early stage coaches How to determine what ‘Done' looks like The WMP Focus Formula The value of Parent Coaches Show links: Follow Us On Instagram HERE https://www.instagram.com/wmpcollective/ Join our First Five Years Facebook Group HERE https://www.facebook.com/groups/305093434979878?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=339631074859447 Book a Discovery Call with us HERE https://wmpcollectivestrategysessions.as.me/schedule.php
"A step along the way is to appreciate who your parenting partner is as a person. Rather than just focusing on differences, we start to see the beauty of who each parent is and what they bring to the table to nurture your child." Deb Fusek on Coparenting as a team. Deb Fusek has been a Mom since 1995, and has raised three children. Two have flown the nest and the youngest is in high school. Deb has faced many parenting struggles over the years such as school issues, sibling rivalry, anger, friend drama, power struggles, and arguing with her dear husband about how to parent. Her family has experienced ADHD, transracial adoption, developmental delays, giftedness, feeding issues, sensory processing disorder, middle child syndrome, trauma, and teen issues. Working in the adoption world gave her the desire to work more deeply with families. This led her to pursue her master's in leadership and to become a Certified Parent Coach. She founded Ever Parent Coaching to serve parents.She specializes in helping parents learn to parent as a team, adoption, attachment dynamics, and parenting children with special needs. In this episode we'll discuss: How today's parents weren't modeled coparenting Difficulties and struggles faced in coparenting How attachment styles are at the foundation of coparenting How to thrive in coparenting Show links: Deb's Website: https://www.everparentcoaching.com/ Follow Deb here: https://www.instagram.com/everparentcoaching/ Watch Our FREE Get Booked Masterclass: https://bit.ly/wmpgetbooked
''Kids are listening and learning all the time. And you have the opportunity to teach them that. Gender is a spectrum and not a binary.''- Rebecca Minor Rebecca Minor, MSW, LICSW is a queer, Jewish clinician and coach specializing in the intersection of trauma, gender, and sexuality. As a Gender Specialist, Rebecca partners with trans and gender nonconforming youth through their journey of becoming; and is a guide to their parents in affirming it. She also offers coaching for parents and families who are looking for guidance to support their children in their journey of becoming their authentic selves. Rebecca believes in the importance of embracing human diversity and is passionate about partnering with people to cultivate the self-compassion necessary to heal shame, dismantle binaries, and invite opportunities for growth and lasting change. Rebecca is an adjunct professor at Boston University School of Social work and a 200 hour level yoga instructor. In addition to her clinical work, Rebecca has provided cultural competency training and consultation to organizations, schools, and businesses for the past decade. In this episode we'll discuss: How do you explain non-binary gender as a spectrum Why and how parents need to be informed and prepared What the path of transition looks like for parents Why familial support is crucial for transitioning kids to thrive How to talk to your community and your family members about Non-Binary Gender Show links: Rebecca's Website: genderspecialist.com Follow Rebecca Here: @gender.specialist Download Rebecca's Course and use coupon code MODERNPARENT: Download HERE Watch Our FREE Get Booked Masterclass: https://bit.ly/wmpgetbooked
''We have to reframe how we think about failure and we have to have a mindset that I can grow, that I can learn." - Michele Michele is an expert with lived and professional experience. She uses her experiences as a parent and educator over the past 30 years and shares what she has learned about how to maintain a close relationship with tweens. Her have seen firsthand the struggles faced by them and how difficult this phase of life can be for their parents. It is her passion and mission to ensure tweens on how to develop the confidence and skills needed to build out their own path to success. In this episode we'll discuss: How to maintain a close relationship with tweens Difficulties and struggles faced by tweens parents Why you shouldn't tell your kids they're 'smart' for a growth mindset Fixed mindset vs. Growth mindset Confidence and skills needed by tweens to build out their own path to success Show links: Michelle's Website: mjohnsonmotivates.com Follow Michelle here: @mjohnsonmotivates Watch Our FREE Get Booked Masterclass: https://bit.ly/wmpgetbooked
‘The very first sex education lesson we teach our children is body parts. This is where we talk about private part safety. We give them the tools and language to know right or wrong; what's appropriate or how to access help.' Rosalia Rivera on teaching Sex Positivity in the home. Rosalia Rivera is a consent educator, abuse prevention specialist, sexual literacy advocate, speaker, change agent, and the founder of CONSENTparenting™. She is the host of the AboutCONSENT™ podcast and creator of CONSENTwear™. Rosalia teaches parents, particularly child sexual abuse survivors, how to educate their children on body safety, boundaries, and consent so that they can empower their families to prevent abuse and break intergenerational cycles. Rosalia is on a mission to end child sexual abuse, dismantle shame, and help survivors heal and become thrives. Rosalia is certified through the Canadian Centre for Child Protections COMMIT TO KIDS® program, and Darkness To Light Stewards of Children® program, as well as the human trafficking prevention training program: OnWatch™ by Safe House Project. Although Rosalia was born in El Salvador and grew up in NY, she now resides in northern Canada with her partner and three young kids. In this episode we'll discuss: What is Sex Positivity and why it's important Teaching Consent Education The Madonna/Whore Construct How to teach body autonomy and boundaries to kids How to put a shield of protection around your children while they're at school Why kids touch themselves at young ages Show links: The Consent Parenting Website: https://www.consentparenting.com/ Follow Consent Parenting here: @consentparenting Watch Our FREE Get Booked Masterclass: https://bit.ly/wmpgetbooked
'All of us, not just kids want to feel understood and I think a lot of times kids with ADHD are being misunderstood.' Lori Long on understanding children with ADHD. The Childhood Collective consists of two child psychologists (Lori Long, Ph.D. and Mallory Yee, Ph.D.) and a speech language pathologist (Katie Severson, M.S., CCC-SLP). Most importantly, they are three moms who are dedicated to supporting parents of children with ADHD. They created The Childhood Collective to provide simple, science-backed strategies to help you find joy and confidence in parenting your child with ADHD.With over 40 years of combined professional experience, they empower parents by teaching science-backed strategies to raise happy and confident children! In this episode we'll discuss: How to handle a child with ADHD Some practical tools and support from The Childhood Collective Educate and empower parents of kids with ADHD Myth that ADHD is caused by poor parenting Show links: The Childhood Collective Website: www.thechildhoodcollective.com Follow The Childhood Collective here: @thechildhoodcollective Watch Our FREE Get Booked Masterclass: https://bit.ly/wmpgetbooked
'Planning is telling the universe what you want.' Ceri Payne on finding your direction and strength in motherhood. Ceri Payne, M.Ed, is a certified life coach from The Life Coach School. She created her successful life coaching practice while parenting three teenagers, teaching special education full-time, supporting her husband in his demanding career, and serving as the President of her Church's Women's Organization. Ceri coaches business owners, helping them intentionally structure their home, business, and schedules to create a life they love with enough time and to be great mothers and wives while making good money in their business. She teaches how to have a successful home life and business without sacrificing relationships, sleep, motherhood, or the things you value most. In this episode we'll discuss: Prioritizing without sacrificing Planning with purpose Creating a direction for realistic results in parenting Empowering and organizing women's lives Show links: Organized Life Website: https://organizedlife.coach/ Follow Ceri here: @ceripaynecoaching Watch our FREE Get Booked Masterclass: https://bit.ly/wmpgetbooked
'In Danish culture, the most important thing a child can do is play.' Jessica on how to parent the Danish way. Jessica Joelle Alexander is a Bestselling Author, Danish Parenting Expert, Columnist, Speaker, and Cultural Researcher. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, BBC World News, Time, Vanity Fair, NPR, Huffington Post, Salon, The Atlantic, and many more. The Danish Way of Parenting is one of the most sold parenting books of all time and her books have been published in over 30 countries. She has been a spokesperson for LEGO and gives talks on parenting, leadership, and wellbeing around the world. She is a regular columnist for The Copenhagen Post and currently researches and writes for UC Berkley's Toward Belonging Center. In this episode we'll discuss: The Danish parenting culture Approach parenting with connection Maintaining a strong bonding with our kids The beauty of Hygge in a family Show links: Jessica Alexander Website: https://www.jessicajoellealexander.com/ Follow Jessica Here: https://www.instagram.com/jessicajoellealexander/ Download our Holiday Ready Workbook Here: https://bit.ly/wmpholidaychallenge
"Pumping in the breastfeeding world is kind of like choosing your own adventure." Melissa on creating a journey for you and your baby through feeding. Melissa Guerriero is the momma and Certified Lactation Counselor behind Pump Momma Pump on Instagram and pumpmommapump.com. Her first baby came one month early, and while he was born healthy, he lacked the stamina to nurse and had to be tube-fed during a short stay in the NICU, so she wound up exclusive pumping. At the time, she didn't know “exclusive pumping” was even a choice; she never imagined herself NOT directly nursing. She would eventually embrace this newfound style of breastfeeding and became empowered by her choice to exclusively pump. She started the Instagram page @pump_momma_pump and became a lactation counselor in an attempt to provide the education and support she so desperately needed when she began pumping. In this episode we'll discuss: Melissa's journey to exclusively pumping How pumping is a valid and sustainable choice as a modern mother How pumping can create space for dad's to bond during feedings The best way to support exclusively pumping moms Melissa's top pumping products Show links: Melissa Guerriero Website: pumpmommapump.com Follow Melissa here: https://www.instagram.com/pump_momma_pump/ Download the Holiday Ready workbook here: https://bit.ly/wmpholidaychallenge
"Oftentimes when we are attempting to make changes in our parenting, to parent against the grain or differently than we were parented, we aren't that kind or patient with ourselves" Dr.Laura Froyen. Dr. Laura Froyen has her PhD in Human Development and Family Studies with a specialization in Couple and Family Therapy. Laura combines trauma-informed practices with the latest in child development research to help families find more peace, calm, & connection. she was a therapist for 6years and then was a professor. She teaches conscious parenting & communication with heaping doses of grace and compassion through her podcast, The Balanced Parent, & her courses and programs. In this episode we'll discuss: What is cold parenting What is your role in parenting Alignment of goals with parents What is maternal gatekeeping What it really means to coparent Show links: Laura Froyen Website: www.laurafroyen.com Follow Laura here: https://www.instagram.com/laurafroyenphd/
'My students taught me to listen with empathy, to lead by sharing power, and to be comfortable with the unknown.' Katie Dalbey on learning from children. Katie is on a mission to help parents raise kind and courageous kids. She takes a brain-based approach to discipline and shares easy-to-implement strategies to help parents guide their children's development. She is the self-proclaimed meltdown and tantrum Tamer. And a childhood development expert. Katie has over 15 years of experience training professionals in the fields of youth development and social-emotional learning and is passionate about bringing that same level of professional training to parents. In this episode we'll discuss: Why do kids challenge us with behavior What transformational learning experiences are Why social and emotional learning Show links: Katie Dalbey Parenting Website: www.howtoraisekindkids.com and www.fiveminutemeltdownmagic.com Follow Katie here: https://www.instagram.com/katiedalbeyparenting/ Join Our Holiday Challenge Here: https://bit.ly/wmpholidaychallenge
Michelle and I sat down to discuss what this year looks like moving into the Holiday season. We'll check in together on where we are now...hint, it's pretty tired already. We discuss why the holiday season is so stressful for us. What the usual stress triggers can be. How they show up for us and some tricks we have learned over the years to combat them. We also discuss expectations for the season, setting better boundaries, and our SILVER BULLET for claiming your desired holiday season. Some Holiday Season Stats: 90% of parents feel the holidays are more stressful than they should be. 70% already feel behind before November begins. 80% believe if they had a plan by the end of October the holidays would be less stressful. 75% of parents end the year burned out. Want more info on our taking back your holiday this season? Join us here: https://bit.ly/wmpholidaychallenge
"As I understood more about peaceful parenting and honoring our children, the school system really clashed against my understanding of how to care, respect, and love my children." Iris Chen on choosing unschooling to align with her values. Iris Chen is the founder of the Untigering movement and author of "Untigering: Peaceful Parenting for the Deconstructing Tiger Parent." As a peaceful parenting advocate, intersectional unschooler, anti-oppression activist, and deconstructing tiger mom, her mission is to inspire generational and cultural transformation, especially among Asian communities. She spent 16 years living overseas in China (land of the tiger parent!) but now resides in her native California with her husband and two sons. In this Episode we'll discuss: What an Untigering parent is What Unschooling is Why children have a natural learning drive Show links: Untigering Website: https://untigering.com/ Follow Iris here: https://www.instagram.com/untigering/ Holiday Challenge: https://www.wholemodernparent.com/
Since we're taking a 1 month pause, here is a quick recap of some of the most impactful episodes for me in my mothering journey this year. Here are some of the tips I learned this year from some of our expert interviews: Ep. 27: How to be ok being the mother I am with Expert Stacy Moore Ep. 37: Finding the triggers that create pressure cooker yelling situations by Expert Claire Cetti Ep. 14: Creating quiet time for post nap kiddos for needed self time by Expert Lizzie Assa Ep. 34: Finding Joy in Parenthood with the simple moments with Expert Sarah Montoya Ep. 13: What it means to be an anti racist household by Expert Dr. Dana Crawford Ep. 11: Nourishing our children with mindfulness & breath by Expert Joanie Plake Show links: Start our 5 day Audio Journey here: https://bit.ly/WMPemail
"Minimialist motherhood is about intentionally decreasing the things that are superfluous in your life so you can make space for the things that matter the most to you." Diane Boden on being a minimalist mother. Diane Boden is the voice behind the top-rated podcast, the Minimalist Moms, where she spreads her ideas and interviews others in regards to living a life in the pursuit of less. Her goal is simply: think more and do with less. Today's conversation is all about minimalism in our lives as mothers; in our space, in our calendars and in finding out what we truly value in our lives. Show links: Minimalist Moms Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minimalist-moms-podcast/id1159498258 Buy 'Minimalist Moms: Living and Parenting with Simplicity' HERE: https://www.amazon.com/Minimalist-Moms-Living-Parenting-Simplicity/dp/1642505099 Follow Diane here: https://www.instagram.com/minimalistmomspodcast/ Join Our Expander Series Starting August 24th: https://bit.ly/wmpexpanderseries
"Those of us with spirited kids, where we feel extra triggered, they give us no choice but to grow up. They ask us to show up and grow up with them." Hannah + Kelty on growing with our kids. Hannah & Kelty are twins, coaches and speakers behind the parenting movement Upbringing. Certified in Simplicity Parenting, Positive Discipline and trained in Non-Violent Communication and Foundations of the respectful parenting approach, RIE (“rye”), Upbringing empowers parents in over 100 countries to show up + grow up alongside their kids when it comes to daily discipline. Hannah & Kelty's top-ranked podcast, Live Q&As, coaching + guides call parents in with humor and honesty, giving them permission to align their personal values with their parenting practices in the name of sanity + social change. Hannah & Kelty co-parent on an organic veggie farm outside Portland, OR that they share with their partners and kids, ages 4, 5, 6 and 7. Today's conversation is all about growing alongside our children instead of asserting our power and control. We'll discuss why it's so easy to grab our control toolboxes and how we are teaching children through our parenting responses. Show links: Upbringing Website: https://www.upbringing.co Download a FREE intro to the RESIST Approach here: https://www.upbringing.co/resistapproach Follow Hannah + Kelty here: https://www.instagram.com/upbringing.co/ Start our 5 day Audio Journey here: https://bit.ly/WMPemail
"Play is a child's work. It's how they learn. It's how they grow. It's how they develop social skills. It's how they practice negotiating. It's how they master their world." Michelle Felder on play and how parents can connect with their kids through play as well. Michelle Felder is a mama of two, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, play therapist, and the CEO and founder of Parenting Pathfinders - an online parenting support network that offers counseling, coaching, and workshops for parents and caregivers; Parenting Pathfinders provides caregivers with practical tools and strategies to help them effectively address many of the challenges that can come along when raising children. This episode will highlight the reason for play in child development. The value children and we as parents can gain from it and how easy it is to allow time and space for play to naturally occur. Show links: Michelle's Website: https://www.parentingpathfinders.com/ Michelle's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/parenting_pathfinders/ Start our 5 day Audio Journey here: https://bit.ly/WMPemail
"We all yell. There are a lot of life stressors that can cause us to yell more. That's what the trigger actually is. We're stuck here but it's manifesting over here b/c they (the kids) can't put their shoes on." Claire Cetti on why moms are still yelling. Claire's own personal parenting journey of experiencing frequent conflict, overwhelm, and anger as a mama of 4 to becoming a more calm, confident mama who created the strong, close-knit, deeply connected family she has today, is what brought her to parent coaching. Using her C.A.R.E.S. Approach™️ to parenting, Claire helps mamas who desire to change the parenting patterns that are not serving them, or their kids well, begin to feel calmer, more in control, and connected with their kids, thus creating the peaceful family culture they truly desire. In this episode we will discuss: - The C.A.R.E.S Approach™️ - What frequent flyer yelling is - What pressure cooker yelling is - The top reason why moms are still yelling **Show links:** Follow Claire here: https://www.instagram.com/clairecettiparentcoach/ and https://www.facebook.com/ccparentcoach/ Find Out More About Claire's Parent Coaching here: https://www.ccparentcoach.com/ Download Claire's 3 Step Guide from Anger to CALM Here: https://mailchi.mp/ccparentcoach.com/guidetocalm Start our 5 day Audio Journey here: https://bit.ly/WMPemail
"If we're focused on the things that we can't have then it's impossible for us to successfully do it." Sarah Bennet on eating healthy foods to promote good gut health. Sarah Bennett is a wanderlust dreamer living mindfully part-time in Montana and part-time traveling the world with her four children and husband. She has spent five out of the last six years living and traveling in their Airstream. She launched her business ōNLē ORGANICS in June 2020 after two of her children experienced extreme gut imbalances and She learned everything she could to heal and rebalance their gut health. She is on a mission to bring awareness to childhood gut health and educate parents on all the ways gut imbalance can manifest. She offers high quality products that promote healthy gut flora along with a Childhood Gut Health Course and a Nurtured Mama Membership that offers gut nurturing recipes, ideas, and inspirations. Show links: Follow Sarah here: https://www.instagram.com/onleorganics/ Find Out More About Onle Organics here: https://onleorganics.com/ Start our 5 day Audio Journey here: https://bit.ly/WMPemail
"Being transparent with them at an appropriate language level; giving them analogies to daily life and explaining things in a way that children can understand it then they will embrace that and the way they interpret it can be really meaningful and inspiring." Erielle Reshef on how she handled communicating the pandemic with her children. Erielle Reshef is a Correspondent for ABC News based in New York City. Reshef contributes to all ABC News platforms including Good Morning America, World News Tonight, Nightline, and ABC News Live. She has provided live coverage of breaking stories including the onset, psychological and economic impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic, warnings about counterfeit masks and PPE shortages, and the first Covid-19 vaccines administered. Throughout her career, Reshef has interviewed a diverse array of domestic and international newsmakers from former Israeli President Shimon Peres, to rock legend Ozzy Osbourne. However, meeting people from all walks of life and sharing their stories continues to be one of her most treasured privileges. In this episode Erielle will discuss: 1) Knowing that you know your children best and how to handle explaining difficult topics with them from the media 2) Finding the balance and giving yourself grace as a working mother 3) Self care as a career mother and dealing with highly emotional job at times 4) Advice via Barbara Corcoran on getting out of personal ruts Show links: Follow Erielle Reshef here: https://www.instagram.com/eriellereshef/?hl=e Start our 5 day Audio Journey here: https://bit.ly/WMPemail
‘We've glorified a pretty version of our life vs. a beautiful version. Thats what keeps us from experiencing joy.' Sarah Rochelle Montoya is a mother of three small children, a Transition, Motherhood and Grief Coach, and a Postpartum Doula in San Francisco. She finds joy in spirituality, travel, nature, and motherhood. She helps women learn how to listen to themselves and cultivate their own path towards a meaningful joy filled life so that they are caring for themselves in a way that empowers them to care for others. Today's episode is about finding joy in parenthood, life and more. Sarah gives us her best tips for accessing your true joy; living your true joy and how to find your way back to your joy once it's los Show links: Sarah's Website: [https://www.sarahrochellemontoya.com/ Sarah's Instagram accounts: [https://www.instagram.com/sarahromontoya/ & [https://www.instagram.com/sarahmontoyacoaching/ Start our 5 day Audio Journey here: [https://bit.ly/WMPemail
‘Grief is the loss of something that's expected, like the loss of being pregnant. When we honor this grief we are also honoring the love. Grief is another way of expressing love.' Jenn Hepton on grieving while parenting. Jenn Hepton is a Certified Conscious Parenting Coach the founder of a Conscious Motherhood and she is leading the conversation on parenting after loss and infertility. Today's episode is about how to consciously parent and parenting after loss. Jenn shares her story of loss after twins and her daughter Loey. She talks about how grief is entangled with love, what got her through this very hard part of motherhood and how her story is one of hope. Anyone who has suffered a loss or battled their way through infertility, this episode is for you. Show links: Jenn's Conscious Parenting Website: https://www.aconsciousmotherhood.com/ Conscious Motherhood Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a_conscious_motherhood/ Start our 5 day Audio Journey here: https://bit.ly/WMPemail
"We are their safe place for them to fall and we are the safe place from which they are free to explore." Sarah Bolitho on forming secure attachments with our children. Sarah Bolitho the founder of Secure Foundations, mum to two, and a clinical masters student. She was born in England and moved to Australia and is now at home in Perth Western Australia with her husband and two Aussie babies. Sarah founded Secure Foundations because she knows just how crucial the early years of child development are and how challenging they can be. She hopes that every parent she works with can feel empowered to drown out the noise of society's pre-conditioning to prioritise their relationship with their little ones and parent in a way that feels instinctively right. Today we'll talk about raising emotionally intelligent children, how to form a secure attachment with your child, how to bypass toddler tantrums, how to build a relationship with your kids based on secure attachments, and more. Show links: Follow Sarah on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/securefoundations/ Start our 5 day Audio Journey here: https://bit.ly/WMPemail
"There's nothing more comforting as a mother than hearing there's another mum doing what you're doing." Emma Heaphy on motherhood being a hard chapter and how she connects with other mothers through her writing. Emma Heaphy is a qualified lawyer turned stay-at-home mother of two and author from New Zealand. Her book “Dear Motherhood” is a collection of real, raw, and romantic poetry and prose on the big little love story that is early motherhood. She uses her words to inspire, connect and bring peace to other mothers going through the same things. She will discuss with us her path and how she wasn't ever your typical maternal type of woman before having children. Show links: Follow Emma on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/wordsof_emmaheaphy/ Follow Emma on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/wordsofemmaheaphy/ Start our 5 day Audio Journey here: https://bit.ly/WMPemail
'When we go into problem solving mode for our kids, we're actually just modeling that someone else is better at solving their problems than they are.' Lydia on how to consciously parent our children and ourselves. We'll discuss how conscious parenting is an individual experience; how you have to do some deep self work to show up as a whole and conscious parent; how being self aware helps us more than a single parenting style; and how conscious parenting brings us more connection with ourselves and our children.
"Muscling through isn't building sustainability long term." On growing families and business together. WMP experts, Cale & Megan Lopp are the married founders of Green Couch, an architectural boutique in OKC, OK. They are talking to us about marriage, family, and work together. They're giving us the secrets to building a family culture; intentionally choosing to slow down during specific stages; and the difference between growing vs. building in marriage, family, and work. And the big one: why muscling through isn't always best and how to build something in your own strength. This episode is sponsored by Mindful Mamas App. Show links: Find out more about Green Couch here: https://www.instagram.com/greencouchdesign/ Download the Mindful Mama App HERE https://mindfulmamas.app.link/whole_modern_parent
'You being busy is not you being happy. It's just you being busy for the sake of being busy and it's toxic.' Lydia Benham on prioritizing as a working mom. We're discussing prioritizing as working moms; why saying 'no' to something isn't forever and we'll go into depth about our glass balls vs. plastic balls prioritization hack. This episode is sponsored by Mindful Mamas App. Show links: Download the Mindful Mama App HERE https://mindfulmamas.app.link/whole_modern_parent
"Women must stop perpetuating the narrative given to them from their own mothering of what is expected of a mother". Stacy Moore on mothers defining their own motherhood narrative. After 15 years of supporting child and adult wellbeing through assessment, training, consultation, and supervision, Stacy Moore founded The Nesting Coach to provide psycho-education, coaching, and reflective space for women during "matrescence" (the evolving transition into motherhood). This episode is sponsored by Mindful Mamas App. Find out more about Stacy Moore here: https://www.instagram.com/thenestingcoach/ Download the Mindful Mama App HERE https://mindfulmamas.app.link/whole_modern_parent
Michelle & I have pulled back the curtain on how we manage our families and our work lives simultaneously. Spoiler Alert: It's not about us doing it all! We discuss planning, scheduling, boundaries, and mindset as we reveal some of our top life hacks for thriving and some days surviving it all. Show links: Find out more about PPM here: https://wholemodernparenthq.com/ppm Download the Mindful Mama App HERE https://mindfulmamas.app.link/whole_modern_parent
We're buzzing from our Positive Parenting Masterclass with expert Wendy Snyder! Today I'm going to give you our favorite tips and tools we learned from her. We'll discuss generational parenting we default to; how to add new tools into your parenting kit and how to 'pause' as parents to allow space for compassionate discipline. If you have one takeaway from today, it will be to put on your detective hat as a parent! This episode is sponsored by Mindful Mamas App. Show links: Find out more about Wendy Snyder at https://freshstartfamilyonline.com/ Download the Mindful Mama App HERE https://mindfulmamas.app.link/whole_modern_parent
'Intentional layering of values, beliefs, and skills, creates a culture in our home. This family culture affects our children more than our parenting skills do.' Michelle Briggs on Positive Parenting lessons she has learned. This month in the HQ we're learning about Positive Parenting. It is compassionate discipline and a way to connect with your kids better than authoritative disciplining styles. Michelle and I both discuss ways we have been implementing this strategy in our homes along with why we are intentionally building a family culture. This episode is sponsored by Mindful Mamas App. Show links: Download the Mindful Mama App here: https://mindfulmamas.app.link/whole_modern_parent Sign up for the Masterclass with Wendy Snyder here: http://bit.ly/Aprilmasterclass Join the Whole Modern Parent HQ HERE
'I don't want to be this parent anymore, I don't want to parent from a place of fear.' Yolanda Williams on raising a liberated child. Yolanda Williams is a Certified Positive Discipline Coach and Host of the podcast Parenting Decolonized, a show that unpacks how colonization has impacted the black family and teaches parents how to raise liberated black children without breaking their spirits. When she's not advocating for the safety and liberation of black children from white supremacy and parental oppression, she's chasing her toddler around the house and trying to remain sane. Parents, everyone needs to listen to this conversation. We're here to create change. This episode is sponsored by Mindful Mamas App. Show links: Download the Mindful Mama App HERE https://mindfulmamas.app.link/whole_modern_parent Find out more about Yolanda on her website HERE Follow her Instagram channel HERE Join the Whole Modern Parent HQ HERE
"Mom's brain is often in eat, sleep, diaper change, maybe I'll get a shower this week mode" Chelsea Skaggs on overcoming scheduling hurdles for date nights with your partner. Chelsea Skaggs is an early motherhood coach who helps women grow through the taboo transitions of motherhood. She focuses on identity and intimacy to help women improve confidence, connections, and communication. We're going to dive into what happens with women's bodies post-baby, hurdles we have, and ways to ignite passion back into our partnerships post-baby. Show links: Find out more about Chelsea on her website HERE Follow her on Instagram HERE Join the Whole Modern Parent HQ HERE
"When you have this knowledge and you don't feel rushed to make dinner, it de-stresses the families to actually enjoy mealtimes together" on teaching families to maximize time with cooking tips and preparation. Celestina Brunetti is a chef & registered dietitian who helps busy families, like yours, learning time-saving cooking skills so that dinners can be quick, easy, and delicious...even on the busiest of weeknights. She is the visionary behind Wellness Cucina LLC and provides valuable information and how-to for families struggling to get out of fast food lines. Forget learning recipes…she'll help you focus on the cooking skills so that you can cook anything quickly & with confidence! Links from the show: Wellness Cucina Website Sign Up for Celestina's FREE Brainstorming Session HERE Follow Celestina on Instagram HERE Join the Whole Modern Parent HQ HERE
"We need people around us that make us feel uplifted and connected" David Romanelli on healing and love. David Romanelli is the founder and voice of Meditate ON, a style of meditation that is raw, human, and speaks straight to your heart. He has written three books which Have reached a number one on multiple Amazon best seller list. He chats with us about his daughter's luekemia diagnosis and how we can heal and nurture ourselves as parents. Links in the show: Join the Whole Modern Parent HQ HERE David Romanelli's 21 Day Meditation Challenge
"There will never be the you that existed pre-pandemic.'" Lydia on self growth one year later post pandemic start. We are in a space where we are beginning to re-assimilate into life and we need to reflect on this past year and how it has changed us and our kids. We need to realize the intuition we have been tapping into and continue letting it guide us. This year has given us the opportunity of growth. Now it's time to architect what we really want our lives to look like with our new found knowledge and growth. Join the Whole Modern Parent HQ HERE Instagram Post on Kids Returning to School HERE
"On days I prioritize myself, I'm able to bring my whole self to my kids." Michelle on prioritizing her needs to create balance and happiness for her whole self. The United States is #1 on the Parental Happiness Gap study. This means parents are significantly more unhappy compared to our counterparts without kids. As a culture, we have become so far removed from taking care of the parents and it is affecting our lives, our children, and our families. Michelle and I discuss what this means, the secret that other countries like Norway and Sweden have that lessens this gap and how you can begin to tap back into yourself and your true happiness. Join the HQ HERE
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