Podcast appearances and mentions of mercedes samudio

Dr. Mercedes Samudio and I, TheraBlerdOut about the Disney/Marvel show Agatha All Along. We process the overt and subtle presence of grief that is present in the show story and characters. So join us on the road, and share it with your friends at the end. Links: http://shameproofparenting.com

We Recap The Uncanny Experience 2024 with TheXwife Podcast, Dmanda Martini, Mr Scott Free, Juggalossus, Dr. Mercedes Samudio. Curls Comics, GravelRoadCosplay, & Num1XMNCOSPLAY

Time for another TherapBlerdOut with my co-host Dr. Mercedes Samudio. This time we're talking about Marvel's X-Men'97. With a very serious lens not just toward our shared love of Storm (Praise Storm),but at the messages and handling of trauma. Just because someone is a telepath doesn't automatically make them a good therapist. So give us a listen, yes there will be spoilers, and share. Link: https://solo.to/dr.mercedessamudio

Welcome back to another TheraBlerdOut session, with Dr. Mercedes Samudio, LCSW. We discuss the movie The American Society of Magical Negroes. So check it out and share Link: http://shameproofparenting.com

Dr. Mercedes Samudio and I Once more TheraBlerdOut, as we discussed the recently release short from the Spider-verse:The Hero Within. Which was done with connection to the Kevin Love Foundation, and mental health. Check it out and share it. Links: http://shameproofparenting.com Youtube: https://youtu.be/AFPLRIdn1pk?si=M9LQ7aW8VRSEt7fE Kevin Love Foundation: Lesson Plan https://kevinlovefund.org/spider-man-lesson/

We have all experienced the judgmental looks and unsolicited advice from others about our parenting. Why does our society shame parents, who are simply trying their best to raise children? Today, I talk with Mercedes Samudio, LCSW, a licensed psychotherapist, speaker, and bestselling author of Shame-Proof Parenting: Find your unique parenting voice, feel empowered, and raise whole, healthy children, about the toxicity of shaming, the effects on our kids, and how we can shield ourselves against others' critical eye. ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is the host Mindful Parenting Podcast (Top 0.5% podcast ), global speaker, number 1 bestselling author of “Raising Good Humans” and “Raising Good Humans Every Day,” Mindfulness Meditation teacher and creator of the Mindful Parenting Course and Teacher Training. Find more podcasts, Hunter's books, blog posts, free resources, and more at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Discover your Unique-To-You Podcast Playlist at mindfulmamamentor.com/quiz/ We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: /mindfulmamamentor.com/mindful-mama-podcast-sponsors/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Special program: Dr. Mercedes Samudio discuss the MCU movie The Marvels. From the lens of BIPOC, Mental Health Professionals, and Blerds. We try not to give spoilers, but some slip in. As well as some the other various genres that have overlaps with what we experienced. But thing I strongly suggest, go look at it with your own eyes. Links: http://shameproofparenting.com

In this weeks episode, Jessica Fowler interviews Mercedes Samudio, LCSW about her book Shame Proof Parenting: Find Your Unique Parenting Voice, Feel Empowered, and Raise Whole Healthy Children.   Mercedes shares in this episode how she does not teach people how to parent but rather become shame proof in their parenting.  Shame proof parenting is understanding that people will have their opinions and judgments but exploring how you are going to let it impact self.  Some ways to do this that we explored are empathy, knowing needs, boundaries, and awareness. Other topics we discussed were confidence, developing your shame proof village, understanding behaviors are needs and permission to grow into the parent you want to be. Lastly, we discussed culture, spirituality and religion.   Mercedes Samudio, LCSW is a Mercedes Samudio, LCSW is a licensed psychotherapist, bestselling author, international speaker, and visionary entrepreneur. She works with parents worldwide to develop a healthy identity with her revolutionary Parental Identity Development Model – incorporating her Shame-Proof Parenting framework to help reduce the shame parents experience as they raise healthy children. Mercedes is also trained in trauma-informed modalities, which she uses in her work with parents to help them heal the past traumas that can influence how they interact with themselves and their children.  You can connect with Mercedes at her website. 

In this Special Program I TheraBlerd Out once more with Mercedes Samudio, LCSW & Coach. We discuss the Netflix, Comedy-Horror movie They Cloned Tyrone. We try our best not to spoil the movie, as we discuss the mental health elements we see in the movie. So get your popcorn and enjoy. Links http://shameproofparenting.com

Special Programming Mercedes and I, Blerd Out again as we discussed the new Spiderman: Across the Spider-verse movie. Listen as we enjoy the representation, the What if..., and the Mental Health elements at play in the movie. So get your popcorn, get your note pad, and make sure your web shooter is loaded as we journey across the Spider-verse. Link: http://shameproofparenting.com

How to Provide Culturally Appropriate Care for African American Families, An Interview with Mercedes Samudio, LCSW Curt and Katie interview Mercedes Samudio, LCSW, about working with African American Families. We talk about what therapists typically get wrong when working with these families, what therapists need to know about working with African American families, how to work cross culturally, and how both conscious and unconscious bias impact therapy. Transcripts for this episode will be available at mtsgpodcast.com! In this podcast episode, we talk about how therapists can work with African American families more effectively Our friend, Mercedes Samudio, LCSW, is researching how therapists can best support African American families. She is looking at how these clients are treated and how they traverse the mental health system to get healing. What do therapists get wrong when working with African American Families? ·      Therapists will apply therapy universally to diverse groups that require nuance and different interventions ·      Therapists don't understand enough about African American families to understand the differences What do therapists need to know about African American families? ·      There are differences between “Black” and “African American” ·      The impacts of the transatlantic slave trade ·      Cultural differences based on which country one is living in as well as how one travels as a human in their country of residence How can therapists work cross-culturally with African American families? ·      Specialized training like Mercedes' training: Engaging African American Families ·      Work with people who have expertise ·      Google alerts for ·      Understanding how you show up in the world, create an identity statement for all of the identities you have that are relevant to you, your social location ·      Talking about conscious and unconscious bias and identities throughout the therapy process ·      Understanding generational differences How do conscious and unconscious bias impact therapy? ·      What we know we don't like about people (conscious) ·      What may influence us from before we understand labels and differences ·      Prejudices that influence how we show up in the therapy room can cause conflict ·      Explore the conflict, explore the potential biases ·      Use tentative language (I wonder if this is showing up here or impacting our relationship) ·      Understanding how your identity often shows up socially can provide the therapist with fodder for exploring what bias may be present in the room What are best practices for working with African American families? ·      Genograms are helpful to explore how everything impacts the family members and who they say are included in their families ·      Understanding how these families fit within their communities and who is involved with each of these families Resources for Modern Therapists mentioned in this Podcast Episode: We've pulled together resources mentioned in this episode and put together some handy-dandy links. Please note that some of the links below may be affiliate links, so if you purchase after clicking below, we may get a little bit of cash in our pockets. We thank you in advance! https://shameproofparenting.com/ Stay in Touch with Curt, Katie, and the whole Therapy Reimagined #TherapyMovement: Our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/therapyreimagined Patreon Buy Me A Coffee Modern Therapist's Survival Guide Creative Credits: Voice Over by DW McCann https://www.facebook.com/McCannDW/ Music by Crystal Grooms Mangano https://groomsymusic.com/  

Welcome back for part 2 of our Mother's Day Special! Over the years I have had the honor of speaking to some truly incredible professionals in the perinatal field. Choosing my favorite episodes was a difficult task so we decided to release a second episode as our gift to you! In this best of episode we talk about feeling sexy as a mother, overcoming shame, the value of postpartum education, mom guilt, martyr mode and perfectionism, and going back to work as a mom.  These conversations were often sparked by my own challenges as a mother. I hope that the insights shared help you as much as they helped me. In this episode:  The Ultimate Guide To Sex After Baby with Debra Pascali Bonaro: Documentarian, author, speaker and doula, Debra Pascali-Bonaro and I have a fun and lively conversation about her new book, The Ultimate Guide to Sex After Baby: Secrets to Love and Intimacy. Debra explains why so many people put sexuality and motherhood into two very different realms and how motherhood figures can reclaim their sexy wild woman.  Shame Proof Parenting With Mercedes Samudio, LCSW:  Licensed psychotherapist, parent coach, speaker, and bestselling author, Mercedes Samudio started the #EndParentShaming movement as well as coined the term Shame-Proof Parenting – using both to bring awareness to ending parent shame. Mercedes shares how shame has infiltrated parenthood and offers strategies that encourage healthy parent- child relationship building. The Importance Of Postpartum Education With Dr. Jane Shomof: Doctor of Clinical Psychology and a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Dr. Jane Shomof and I discuss the importance of postpartum planning and as well as recognizing the difference between postpartum anxiety versus postpartum depression, and postpartum OCD. Jane also shares how she sees society's expectations of new parents can play into the struggle many new parents experience. How To Overcome Mom Guilt, Martyr-Mode, And Perfectionism With Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, MD: Board-certified psychiatrist and founder of Gemma, Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, MD talks about the pressure many mothers feel to fulfill unrealistic expectations put on them by themselves and society. Dr. Lakshmin offers solid take aways to break the habits and mentality of mom guilt, martyr-mode, and perfectionism as well as learning to say no and set boundaries.  The Fifth Trimester With Lauren Smith Brody: Author and 5th Trimester Movement founder, Lauren Smith Brody and I have a lively conversations about the challenges and struggles many mothers face when heading back to work after the birth of their baby. Enjoy some incredibly useful tips on how to make this transition a little easier. Get the most out of each episode by checking out the show notes with links, resources and other related podcasts at: prenatalyogacenter.com Don't forget to grab your FREE guide, 5 Simple Solutions to the Most Common Pregnancy Pains HERE  If you love what you've been listening to, please leave a rating and review! Yoga| Birth|Babies (Apple) or on Spotify! To connect with Deb and the PYC Community:  Instagram & Facebook: @prenatalyogacenter Youtube: Prenatal Yoga Center Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special Programming I chat with Mercedes Samudio, LCSW about their new program Engaging African American Families. Which is focused on helping mental health providers to better met the multiple needs of Black/African American Families. Needs that aren't always covered in our training in school. So if your interested give this a listen and sign up at the link below. We also spend sometime being Blerds too. Listen, Share, and Grow. Links: http://shameproofparenting.com Engaging African American Families. http://bit.ly/EngagingAAFamilies (Early bird, before 5/5; code: EARLY) For the Blerd section: Jiba Molei https://www.jibamolei.com https://www.griotenterprises.com

Are you smack dab in the middle of the Sandwich Years? That precarious time where you're squeezed between the demands of caring for aging parents and still supporting children? We're here for you, and we've got a friend to the show who is living it out in real time, sharing how she's getting through it all. Jenny Hutt was the host of the Just Jenny Show on Sirius XM and is now hosting her own daily podcast–all while dealing with the long-term care of her father (and his recent death) and the launching of her adult children out into the world. Jenny and Jen discuss unique issues relevant to the Sandwich Generation: Learning to re-calibrate your role as a parent in the lives of your newly “launched into the world” kids Dealing with unresolved parent/child issues that sometimes arise with the death of a parent Recognizing generational anxiety and equipping ourselves and our children with the tools to handle it The importance of relying on a strong network of family and friends to draw from during this time (not being afraid to ask for help).  Having the hard conversations with your parents about being prepared for their passing (and also making sure you're taking care of that for your children too) So whether you're managing being part of the sandwich generation right now, or you're mentally preparing yourself for it, or you know someone who is facing it head on, there's something for all of us to take away from this candid and vulnerable convo with Jen and Jenny. * * * Thank you to our sponsors! FOCL  | Your personal dream team of premium hemp CBD + 5 soothing botanicals for a full night of deep, restorative sleep. Get 20% off at FOCL.com using code FORTHELOVE.  MeCourse on Parenting Tweens & Teens  | Get help parenting during the tween and teen years from Jen and Mercedes Samudio. Visit mecourse.org and sign up today!    Thought-Provoking Quotes “Somebody should have said to us before we had kidS: ‘you're gonna have children and you're gonna be tired and it's gonna be fun when they're babies, but it's also gonna be awful when they're babies. And then, they're gonna grow up and they're gonna leave you. And when they leave you, you're gonna feel like they're gone for good. And you're also gonna feel like you are not gonna make it.'” - Jenny Hutt “While your parents are still healthy is when you have to have the conversation [about their affairs] and it's pretty simple. It's things like if there are bank accounts, designate somebody to automatically have the bank account upon your death.” - Jenny Hutt “Ask [your older parents] all the questions you want answers to, because if you don't ask them now, as uncomfortable as they might be, you're never gonna be able to ask them.” - Jenny Hutt “We all find our purpose at different points in our lives. I think that one of my biggest purposes is to show that you can live through things that feel like you can't live through them.” - Jenny Hutt   Guest's Links Website Just Jenny Podcast Instagram Twitter Facebook YouTube   Resources Mentioned in This Episode Bunny Eyez Eyewear For You When I Am Gone by Rabbi Steve Leder   Connect with Jen! Jen's website Jen's Instagram Jen's Twitter Jen's Facebook Jen's YouTube

Get CE credits for this episode HighlightsThe unique mental health risks for African American ChildrenHow the false narratives around African American Families impact therapyFactors contributing to shame for African American FamiliesSteps therapists can take to reduce shameImplicit bias and how it impacts therapyShame proof parentingParental Identity Development ModelMercedes Samudio, LCSW is a licensed psychotherapist, bestselling author, international speaker, and visionary entrepreneur. She works with parents worldwide to develop a healthy identity with her revolutionary Parental Identity Development Model - incorporating her Shame-Proof Parenting framework to help reduce the shame parents experience as they raise healthy children. Mercedes is also trained in trauma-informed modalities, which she uses in her work with parents to help them heal the past traumas that can influence how they interact with themselves and their children. Outside of her professional life supporting families, Mercedes is married to her best friend and soulmate, and they live in sunny Southern California with their 3 fur kids (2 cats and a dog). You can learn more about her work at http://shameproofparenting.com.ResourcesEngaging African American Families TrainingMercedes' website- Shame Proof ParentingShame Proof Parenting BookImplicit Bias TestConnectMercedes Samudiohttp://instagram.com/mrs.samudio http://linkedin.com/in/mercedessamudiolcswDr. Tamara SolesInstagram  @drtamarasolesTwitter @drtamarasolesFacebook http://facebook.com/drtamarasolestamara@thesecurechild.comdrtamarasoles.comSupport the ShowHelp us spread the word so others can enjoy it as well1. Leave a review on itunes/apple podcast 2. Share an episode on Social media. Be sure to tag me on it so I can see @drtamarasoles on facebook  twitter and instagramDr. Tamara Soles is approved by the American Psychological Association and the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Dr. Tamara Soles maintains responsibility for the program. Verify with your State or Provincial governing body to ensure APA and CPA-approved activities are eligibleFREE 1 HOUR CE Credit https://drtamarasoles.com/episode-38/

In this episode of our For the Love of the Middle series, renowned clinical psychologist Dr. Shefali returns to the show to discuss her concept of conscious parenting. Those of us in the middle of life who may still be parenting kids at home, or adjusting to parenting adult children who have just launched out into the world–or in any season of the parenting journey, really–will find much to learn as we look back (and forward) at our parenting patterns. Dr. Shefali provides a step-by-step roadmap to help free parents and their children from toxic patterns and expectations, while building a lasting meaningful bond with them. Using her book as a guide, she will introduce us to the five patterns of ego, show us some varying parenting styles (including helping Jen unpack her own parenting style), develop a mindful focus on self-control, and tips on how we can encourage our adult children to parent themselves. Jen and the good doctor will hit some big topics that will inform not only parents, but those of us who wish to discover how we were parented, and how it impacts us now; including:  Walking through the definition of conscious parenting and the three stages of the parenting map Debunking the notion that as parents we are supposed to create happy, perfect superhumans by following traditional parenting rules Dismissing the notion that there are good kids and bad kids—and how to avoid using these labels   Revealing the five ego patterns parents that parents might not even realize inform their quest to raise amazing children The three reasons why children act out or misbehave and how you can learn not to shame them for it The results of over-parenting and how it shows up in your adult children It's never too late to become a mindful parent and set an intention to allow your children to become centerstage in their own lives. * * * Thank you to our sponsors! BetterHelp  | Try convenient and affordable therapy with BetterHelp anytime, anywhere. Give BetterHelp a try and get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/ForTheLove   MeCourse on Parenting Tweens & Teens  | Get help parenting during the tween and teen years from Jen and Mercedes Samudio. Visit mecourse.org and sign up today!  FOCL  | Your personal dream team of premium hemp CBD + 5 soothing botanicals for a full night of deep, restorative sleep. Get 20% off at FOCL.com using code FORTHELOVE.    Thought-Provoking Quotes “The evolution of the planet depends on the evolution of the parent.” - Dr. Shefali “Everyone wants a new tomorrow. But what we don't realize is that a new future comes with an absolute willingness to disrupt the past.” - Dr. Shefali “There is no such thing as a good kid or a bad kid. We put these labels based on an egoic agenda. So, what kind of kids are there? Just kids–just humans who are terribly flawed like we are, and terribly, but amazingly blissful like we are. They're just this unique combo and they defy labels.” - Dr. Shefali “The good girl taken to the extreme becomes self-sacrificial and she begins to lose her sense of self–it typically happens with girls. Then she's in her mid forties and she's like, ‘who am I?'” - Dr. Shefali  “Conscious parenting is not something you are, it's something you become.” - Dr. Shefali “Punishment, shaming, blaming is never sustainable. I cannot tell you how many times a day I tell parents, ‘Listen, you appear to get control in the moment, but long term, it's going to be unforgiving.'” - Dr. Shefali “How do we constantly show our presence [to our adult children]? Unequivocal cheerleading. ‘I'm thinking of you. I miss you. I'm remembering you. I I adore you.' Letting them know they are on our mind, but not involved in their day-to-day. - Dr. Shefali “When the ego crumbles, proportionately the heart expands, and you then are just this heart-centered being able to connect to other people in a very attuned, compassionate, genuine way. And your children will feel it.” - Dr. Shefali   Guest's Links Dr. Shefali's website Dr. Shefali's Instagram Dr. Shefali's Facebook   Resources Mentioned in This Episode “The Conscious Parent” by Dr. Shefali “The Parenting Map” by Dr. Shefali Dr. Shefali's previous interview on For the Love   Connect with Jen! Jen's website Jen's Instagram Jen's Twitter Jen's Facebook Jen's YouTube  

Have you dealt with shame in your life? Whether you're a parent or not, I think we all have in some capacity. That's why it's so important to see how shame is created and how we can prevent it from controlling our lives and our children's lives. In this episode of The Unconditionally Worthy Podcast, I welcome Mercedes Samudio, a Licensed Psychotherapist, Bestselling Author, and International Speaker. Tune in as Mercedes and I explore the intersections of shame, parenting, and self-worth, as well as how to take the shame out of parenting.IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT…Mercedes' self-worth journey: Family disconnection led to a career in psychotherapy to try to understand her life through other families.What is shame-proof parenting?How shame is created & Why shame doesn't work.6 ways to practice shame-proof parenting.The dangers of labeling babies and children as “good” or “bad”.How African-American history has influenced modern parenting.How strong self-worth benefits parents.and more!If you enjoyed this discussion, share it with a loved one, then…Leave a Rating & Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to show your love to The Unconditionally Worthy Podcast!Stream & Download The Unconditionally Worthy Podcast NOW for FREE on Apple Podcast, Google, Stitcher, Pandora, and Spotify!To connect further with Mercedes Samudio:Visit her website: http://shameproofparenting.comFollow her on Instagram: http://instagram.com/mrs.samudioBuy Mercedes' book, Shame-Proof Parenting: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071D4YXMT To connect further with me:Visit my website: https://www.dradiagooden.com Connect with me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dradiagooden Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dradiagooden Connect with me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adia-gooden-4b26751b Watch the full interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/la184sbm6rkRead the show notes and transcript here: https://dradiagooden.com/episodearchive/74This episode was produced by Crys & Tiana.Learn more at https://www.crysandtiana.com. 

When a BIPOC group and Brainspotting come together, great things are bound to happen! I had the pleasure of siting down with three wise women to discuss Brainspotting, the power of safe spaces, and the power of healing. Welcome Alexis Overstreet, LCSW (https://metaspacecounseling.com/), Mercedes Samudio, LCSW(https://solo.to/mrs.samudio), and Ruthie Unaegbu, RCC (https://www.ruthunaegbu.com/) to the mic. This episode is full of wisdom and proves how women empowering women is life giving! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fullyalivecoaching/support

Do you want to learn how to heal your own traumas to better parent? Listen in to learn about the shame-proofing framework and how to trust the great guide that is within you.  Click here to access the show notes and additional resources.  What We Talked About: The framework of Shame-Proof Parenting that she has developed How she helps parents heal from their personal shame stories  What is the Parental Identity Development Model and how to make sense of your own parenting journey How grief shows up in our parenting Things to Remember: “Many of us come into the parenting world with shame stories already created.” “The parent of a toddler's main task is to figure out how to accept themselves.” “I am the child of the parent I want to help.”  “It is never too late to make a change in your parenting, once you decide.” “No matter what you decide to do with your kids, you're going to grieve.” “Once you become a parent, you can never go back to not being a parent.” – Mercedes Samudio "If your children fear you, they cannot trust you. If they do not trust you, they cannot learn from you." – Lori Petro "Children behave best when they feel most loved. Shame isn't a strategy to encourage good behavior; it leads to compliance and then to rebellion." – Sarah Boyd Click here for Show Notes and more from Jeanne-Marie, Your Parenting Mentor If you enjoyed this episode please make sure to leave a review. Thank you!

As clinicians, we often think about creative outlets for our messages of hope and healing. One of those that you might not have considered is creating a conference. It may sound like an overwhelming task, but it's one that can be effective and fulfilling. Let's discuss it in today's show!Mercedes Samudio, LCSW, does a lot of good work around all things related to parenting. She's written Shame-Proof Parenting and has created The Diversity in Parenting Conference, which explores the diverse ways that clinicians work with parents and families. The conference is coming up soon on September 13-14 in Anaheim, CA. In today's show, Mercedes takes us behind the scenes to learn what it takes to put together a conference of this magnitude. Mercedes is excited to share with all of us what she's learned from this first-time experience. She'll share about the planning process and why she chose a conference as the medium to share her message instead of a webinar. Mercedes also fills us in on how she selected speakers and set fees for the event, along with the biggest lessons she's learned along the way.

I chat with returning guest Mercedes Samudio, LCSW found of Shameproof parenting and a contributing author to Why Wakanda Matters. Together we discuss our insights as Therapist, Blerds, and People of Color about what we saw and experience of viewing the last MCU movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Check it out, like and share. As we will have more special programing to come Links: http://shameproofparenting.com #blerdandpowerful #blerd.and.powerful Asians Represent Podcast: Piccolo is a Black Character | Asians Represent Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-XYYAJ9Io0&t=0s Black Representation in Anime (Part 1) | Asians Represent Podcast https://youtu.be/L-XYYAJ9Io0 Cultural Misrepresentation in Anime (Part 2) | Asians Represent Podcast https://youtu.be/j_6R_IZGS24 The MCU portrayal of Blade MUST touch on this topic | Asians Represent Podcast https://youtu.be/vxLDf9RJBXA Kung Fu, Blaxploitation, & Black Empowerment | Asians Represent Podcast https://youtu.be/vxLDf9RJBXA

We can no longer go about healing families and raising children by shaming their parents. In this episode, Tania Johnson and Tammy Schamuhn, interview Mercedes Samudio who started the #endparentshaming campaign. Mercedes, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Best Selling Author, is a passionate advocate that parents are human too and that the shame and judging needs to end. In her dynamic interview, she speaks of the development of the parenting identity as deserving of the same space and grace that we give when we learn other new skills. She takes us through the different steps in her "Shame Proof Parenting Framework". If you have struggled with shame, guilt, or feeling judged in your parenting journey- then don't miss this transformative podcast. Want to learn more from Mercedes? Watch her Shame-Proof Parenting workshop based on her incredible book [use code ICPSAVE30 to take 30% off]: https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/shame-proof-parenting/ You can also watch this workshop as part of our membership. Podcast listeners can take 40% off with a 7-Day Free Trial!

Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: An Interview with Dr. Barbara Stroud Curt and Katie interview Dr. Barbara Stroud on infant and early childhood mental health. We explore what therapists need to know about working with very young children, including the latest brain science and the very earliest developmental stages. We talk about the importance of children being safe, seen, heard, and helped. We also look at the importance of culture and how to support under-resourced families.   Transcripts for this episode will be available at mtsgpodcast.com! An Interview with Dr. Barbara Stroud Barbara Stroud, PhD, is a licensed psychologist with over three decades worth of culturally informed clinical practice in early childhood development and mental health. She is a founding organizer and the inaugural president (2017-2019) of the California Association for Infant Mental Health, a ZERO TO THREE Fellow, and holds prestigious endorsements as an Infant and Family Mental Health Specialist/Reflective Practice Facilitator Mentor. In 2018 Dr. Stroud was honored with the Bruce D. Perry Spirit of the Child Award. Embedded in all of her trainings and consultations are the activities of reflective practice, demonstrating cultural attunement, and holding a social justice lens in the work. Dr. Stroud's book “How to Measure a Relationship” [published 2012] is improving infant mental health practices around the globe and is now available in Spanish. Her second book, an Amazon best seller, “Intentional Living: finding the inner peace to create successful relationships” walks the reader through a deeper understanding of how their brain influences relationships. Both volumes are currently available on Amazon. Additionally, Dr. Stroud is a contributing author to the text “Infant and early childhood mental health: Core concepts and clinical practice” edited by Kristie Brandt, Bruce Perry, Steve Seligman, & Ed Tronick. Dr. Stroud received her Ph.D. in Applied Developmental Psychology from Nova Southeastern University, and she has worked largely with children in urban communities with severe emotional disturbance.  Dr. Stroud's professional career path has allowed her to work across service delivery silos supporting professionals in mental health, early intervention (part c), child welfare, early care and education, family court staff, primary care, and other arenas. She is highly regarded and has been a key player in the inception and implementation of cutting-edge service delivery to children Prenatal to five and their families; her innovative approaches have won national awards. More specifically, Dr. Stroud is a former preschool director, a non-public school administrator, director of infant mental health services and agency training coordinator. She has held an adjunct faculty position at California State Long Beach and maintained a faculty position in the Infant-Parent Mental Health Fellowship for 12 years. Currently, Dr. Stroud's primary focus is professional training and private consultation from an anti-racist lens, with a focus on social justice, in the field of infant mental health. Dr. Stroud remains steadfast in her mission to ‘changing the world – one relationship at a time'.   In this podcast episode, we talk about mental health services for infants and young children Curt and Katie continue to identify gaps in typical therapist training. One such gap is working with children 0-5. We reached out to Dr. Barbara Stroud, expert in infant and early childhood to help us learn what therapists need to know about this age group.   What is infant and early childhood mental health? “What I often say to parents and providers is, it's our job to be the bigger cortex for the dysregulated midbrain. So, your little kid is not bad, they're not misbehaving, their dysregulated midbrain is doing the best it can. And we have to step in and be the cortex that holds that dysregulation and nurtures them through this process.” – Dr. Barbara Stroud Looking at big feelings and social and emotional development The current brain science that is impacting infant and early childhood mental health How adults impact infant developing brains What are the basics that therapists should know when working with children under 5 years old? The importance of dyadic therapy Parent training Social emotional developmental stages The damage of punishment on the development of an authentic self What infants need to love themselves, have healthy development “Let me give you something that I give parents and I give childcare providers and I give therapists as a way of thinking about one simple thing you can do and always remember that will support your child's social emotional health: keep them safe, make them feel seen, heard, and helped.” – Dr. Barbara Stroud Infants want to be safe, seen, heard, and helped Co-regulation and holding the big feeling with the child The impacts of this work on adults Transgenerational work – we treat the parent in the way that we would like the parent to treat the child How to support parents in healing their own wounds Therapy Interventions for infants and children under five years old Play therapy is complex and advanced and requires training and supervision Before children can think symbolically or have words, play is not effective Attunement and attachment work The impact of the pandemic on social emotional development Developmental delays seen in research of kids related to the pandemic The way children can catch up developmentally The impact of parents' stress responses on availability How the lack of interaction with age-mates impacts development The responses to stress based on these delays Cultural impacts on early childhood development Questions to ask about cultural and family traditions The stories to explore and the importance of stories and practices How to explore areas of inequity and disparities Understanding our power as professionals Interventions for families with very young children “We can take everyday tasks and turn them into not just nurturing moments, but therapeutic moments… take nurturing tasks that parents have to do already (it's already something they're going to do) and turn it into a therapeutic moment.” – Dr. Barbara Stroud Helping families to identify what they are able to do to make changes The importance of predictability for families with a lot of chaos How therapists without kids can work with parents How parenting is an individual journey The importance of loving kids and being emotionally available to kids   Our Generous Sponsor for this episode of the Modern Therapist's Survival Guide: Thrizer Thrizer is a new modern billing platform for therapists that was built on the belief that therapy should be accessible AND clinicians should earn what they are worth. Their platform automatically gets clients reimbursed by their insurance after every session. Just by billing your clients through Thrizer, you can potentially save them hundreds every month, with no extra work on your end. Every time you bill a client through Thrizer, an insurance claim is automatically generated and sent directly to the client's insurance. From there, Thrizer provides concierge support to ensure clients get their reimbursement quickly, directly into their bank account. By eliminating reimbursement by check, confusion around benefits, and obscurity with reimbursement status, they allow your clients to focus on what actually matters rather than worrying about their money. It is very quick to get set up and it works great in completement with EHR systems. Their team is super helpful and responsive, and the founder is actually a long-time therapy client who grew frustrated with his reimbursement times The best part is you don't need to give up your rate. They charge a standard 3% payment processing fee! Thrizer lets you become more accessible while remaining in complete control of your practice. A better experience for your clients during therapy means higher retention. Money won't be the reason they quit on therapy. Sign up using bit.ly/moderntherapists if you want to test Thrizer completely risk free! Sign up for Thrizer with code 'moderntherapists' for 1 month of no credit card fees or payment processing fees! That's right - you will get one month of no payment processing fees, meaning you earn 100% of your cash rate during that time.   Resources for Modern Therapists mentioned in this Podcast Episode: We've pulled together resources mentioned in this episode and put together some handy-dandy links. Please note that some of the links below may be affiliate links, so if you purchase after clicking below, we may get a little bit of cash in our pockets. We thank you in advance! drbarbarastroud.com Dr. Barbara Stroud | Changing The World One Relationship at a Time Using Reflective Practice to Examine Microaggressions The ABC's of Trauma with Dr. Chandra Ghosh Ippen https://mcsilver.nyu.edu/ttac-deconstruct-racism/ YouTube: Dr. Barbara Stroud Facebook: Barbara Stroud Training LinkedIn: Dr. Barbara Stroud https://profectum.org/ Relevant Episodes of MTSG Podcast: Crafting Your Authentic Message: An interview with Mercedes Samudio, LCSW Navigating Pregnancy as a Therapist: An interview with Emily Sanders, LMFT Infertility and Pregnancy Loss: An interview with Tracy Gilmour-Nimoy, LMFT, PMH-C Field-Based Private Practice: An Interview with Megan Costello, LMFT   Who we are: Curt Widhalm, LMFT Curt Widhalm is in private practice in the Los Angeles area. He is the cofounder of the Therapy Reimagined conference, an Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University and CSUN, a former Subject Matter Expert for the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, former CFO of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, and a loving husband and father. He is 1/2 great person, 1/2 provocateur, and 1/2 geek, in that order. He dabbles in the dark art of making "dad jokes" and usually has a half-empty cup of coffee somewhere nearby. Learn more at: www.curtwidhalm.com Katie Vernoy, LMFT Katie Vernoy is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, coach, and consultant supporting leaders, visionaries, executives, and helping professionals to create sustainable careers. Katie, with Curt, has developed workshops and a conference, Therapy Reimagined, to support therapists navigating through the modern challenges of this profession. Katie is also a former President of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. In her spare time, Katie is secretly siphoning off Curt's youthful energy, so that she can take over the world. Learn more at: www.katievernoy.com A Quick Note: Our opinions are our own. We are only speaking for ourselves – except when we speak for each other, or over each other. We're working on it. Our guests are also only speaking for themselves and have their own opinions. We aren't trying to take their voice, and no one speaks for us either. Mostly because they don't want to, but hey. 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I Blerd (Black Nerd) out, with Mercedes Samudio, LCSW. We discussed how their work was selected to be part of Why Wakanda Matters, what term Oreo means and how it has impacted us both growing up as Blerd's. Mercedes and I discuss our varying connections and what they have meant for to see ourselves in the Nerd/Geek medias, especially Young Adult (YA). Where recognize some of the titles that are BIPOC centered. Which leads to a discuss of how Generational Trauma has appeared for us in the Nerd/Geek medias. As well as how this impact Mercedes work in creating Shame Proof and working with families to raise their children. As well as the Myths and realities about mental health. Mercedes Samudio, LCSW: http://shameproofparenting.com

In this episode, I introduce you to Corey and Stoney, the two new Peaceful Parenting Coaches here at Sarah Rosensweet Peaceful Parenting. We chat about our peaceful parenting journeys as well as our most influential parenting books over the years.   We go into: [1:45] Introducing Corey to the team [3:10] Introducing Stoney to the team [5:50] Sarah's most influential parenting books [8:35] Corey's most influential parenting books [13:00] Stoney's most influential parenting books [24:30] The importance of equal partnership [32:50] What to do if you're struggling with burnout    Resources mentioned in this episode Episode 24: Coaching call with Corey: When Peaceful Parenting Wasn't Enough Episode 47: Shame-Proof Parenting with Mercedes Samudio Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids by Dr. Laura Marham  Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn  Punished by Rewards by Alfie Kohn   Shame Proof Parenting by Mercedes Samudio  Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne  The Soul of Discipline by Kim John Payne  Raising Human Beings by Ross Greene  Find Your Unicorn Space by Eve Rodsky  Fair Play by Eve Rodsky  Impossible Parenting by Olivia Scobie  How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids by Jancee Dunn  All The Rage: Mothers, Fathers, and The Myth of Equal Partnership by Darcy Lockman  Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski Connect with Sarah Rosensweet   On Instagram On Facebook https://www.sarahrosensweet.com  Book a short consult or coaching session call

Parenting is the toughest job out there. No one provides a manual, yet parents are expected to know all. How do your life experiences influence your parenting approach? How can you change the world through your children by knowing yourself better? Can EMDR therapy make a difference so that you can process your past trauma, especially cultural trauma, to become a better parent? Listen to Mercedes Samudio, LCSW, EMDR therapist, and author of "Shame Proof Parenting" to find out more. July is also BIPOC Mental Health Month. We celebrate our EMDRIA member BIPOC therapists who serve all populations but provide expertise for minorities.Learn more about EMDR therapy at www.emdria.org.EMDRIA's Find an EMDR Therapist Directory provides listings for more than 12,000 EMDR therapists.Read or subscribe to our award-winning blog, Focal Point, an open resource on EMDR therapy.Follow @EMDRIA on Twitter. Connect with EMDRIA on Facebook or subscribe to our YouTube Channel.Musical soundtrack, Acoustic Motivation 11290, supplied royalty-free by Pixabay.  

Does your team feel that the organization supports their well-being? The importance of workplace wellbeing cannot be overstated. Healthy and happy employees make for a more engaged, high-performing, and productive workforce. However, telling your employees to make good choices isn't enough. The workplace culture must meet them halfway. Our guest for this episode is Mercedes Samudio, a psychotherapist, speaker, and author of Shame Proof Parenting. She helps working families develop resilience strategies to navigate the unique challenges that can come with work-life integration. Join us for a much-needed discussion on how you can start cultivating a workplace culture of wellbeing - one where employees feel free to advocate for the resources and time that they need to care for their mental and emotional health. #Wellbeing #DEI #TalkingTalent

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What do you do with a teen that seems determined to fight you, push your buttons, and hurt your feelings? Mercedes Samudio, LCSW and author of "Shame-Proof Parenting" is here to help us fine-tune our communication and emotional regulation skills. Subscribe to Your Teen with Sue and Steph here! Check out Your Teen on Facebook here! Linkedin Twitter Instagram

Have you ever either felt shame as a parent and then either had a grown up tantrum OR shamed your kids in those tough moments?    As parents, it is impossible to avoid ever feeling shame. Our kids will act out. People will judge us. We will make bad decisions sometimes despite our best intentions.    Shame-proof parenting is about learning how to support yourself when those hard feelings come up so that we can be the parents we want to be instead of getting caught up in our own embarrassment or overwhelm.   Joining me for this conversation is Mercedes Samudio, LCSW, a licensed psychotherapist, parent coach, speaker, and bestselling author who helps parents and children communicate with each other, manage emotional trauma, navigate social media and technology together, and develop healthy parent-child relationships.    We go into: [2:20] What shame-proof parenting is and why it's so important [7:50] Mercedes' tips for reducing shame in hard situations [12:25] How to love yourself as a parent, through the shame you're experiencing  [14:35] The Parental Identity Development Model [28:50] Mercedes' advice for parents who are just starting out Mercedes is an adjunct professor at Chapman University and Pepperdine University where she teaches psychology, diagnosis of mental illness, and multicultural counseling. She is an accomplished speaker who explores topics such as parenting identity development, multicultural counseling, and developing a clinical identity.    Mercedes started the #EndParentShaming movement as well as coined the term Shame-Proof Parenting – using both to bring awareness to ending parent shame.    Resources mentioned in this episode Episode 30: Find Your Unicorn Space with Eve Rodsky   Connect with Mercedes On Instagram On Twitter On LinkedIn https://shameproofparenting.com/    Connect with Sarah Rosensweet   On Instagram On Facebook https://www.sarahrosensweet.com  Book a short consult or coaching session call

We have all experienced judgemental looks and unsolicited advice from others about our parenting. Why does our society shame parents, who are simply trying their best to raise children? Today, I talk with Mercedes Samudio, LCSW, a licensed psychotherapist, speaker, and bestselling author of Shame-Proof Parenting: Find your unique parenting voice, feel empowered, and raise whole, healthy children, about the toxicity of shaming, the effects on our kids, and how we can shield ourselves against others' critical eye. *New!* Watch video clips from this episode on the Mindful Mama Youtube channel! If you enjoyed this episode, and it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @mindfulmamamentor. Have you left a review yet? All you have to do is go to  Apple Podcasts or  Stitcher (or wherever you listen), and thanks for your support of the show! 3 Takeaways: Every person, at every age, deserves our empathy. Help your child practice building the skills they need during relaxed times, at home. Our current culture puts unattainable expectations on parents. Mercedes Samudio, LCSW is a licensed psychotherapist, speaker, and bestselling author who helps families develop healthy parent-child relationships. Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe—we're over 25 thousand strong! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Take your learning further! Get my Top 2 Best Tools to Stop Yelling AND the Mindful Parenting Roadmap for FREE at: mindfulmamamentor.com/stopyelling/ Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Be sure to check out these deals from this week's sponsors: To learn more about all Outschool has to offer and to save $15 off your child's first class go to Outschool.com and use code hunter. Get 15% off your order today by going GetLumineux.com and use code hunter Go to WeAreRasa.com and use my special promo code: HUNTER20

For those who have sweat through your child having a full on meltdown in the middle of Target. For those who have felt judged by others or responsible for your child's behavior. For those who have felt shame as a parent, this podcast episode is for you.  In this episode of Yoga|Birth|Babies, I speak with licensed psychotherapist, parent coach, speaker, and bestselling author, Mercedes Samudio. Mercedes started the #EndParentShaming movement as well as coined the term Shame-Proof Parenting – using both to bring awareness to ending parent shame. Mercedes shares how shame has infiltrated parenthood and offers strategies that encourage healthy parent- child relationship building. She also talks about what happens if we only focus on resolving the surface behaviors but don't look deeper at the child's emotional or mental state. Don't forget to grab your FREE guide, 5 Simple Solutions to the Most Common Pregnancy Pains HERE  Get the most out of each episode by checking out the show notes with links, resources and other related podcasts at: prenatalyogacenter.com If you love what you've been listening to, please leave a rating and review! Yoga| Birth|Babies To connect with Deb and the PYC Community:  Instagram & Facebook: @prenatalyogacenter Youtube: Prenatal Yoga Center Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You'd be hard-pressed to find a mother who hasn't experienced parent shaming or mom guilt. Today's guest, Mercedes Samudio, is a licensed psychotherapist, parent coach, speaker, and bestselling author. She has started the hashtag #endparentshaming and coined the term ‘Shame Proof Parenting' in an effort to show parents that they are already great guides for their children to experience happy and healthy lives. During this episode, you will hear about Mercedes' non-traditional upbringing, which sparked her interest in child-parent relationships. She talks about the impossible standard of perfection for parents or children, how our lack of understanding results in parent shaming, and why it is so powerful to ask how a parent has developed their values and beliefs in order to have them reassess how they are parenting their children. We discuss the identity changes that occur when you become a parent and with each additional child, and Mercedes explains that the reason for parents becoming overly permissive or restrictive is not about bad parenting, but comes down to internalized beliefs from their own experiences. You'll also hear Mercedes' thoughts about managing screen time, and her reassuring belief that being a good parent is not about being perfect, but you should always be mindful. We hope you join us to hear from this inspiring psychotherapist today!Key Points From This Episode:Why she believes the best way to provide a healthy environment for children is to stop shaming the people who are caring for them.How the standard of perfection for parents creates impossible standards for children. The Parental Identity Development Model that looks at what type of parent you want to be.How an identity shift happens every time you bring a new child into your parenting space.Why parent shaming occurs when we don't understand what it means to be a parent. How there is a disproportionate focus on the child, leaving parents unequipped.An example of a parent who felt fear about her teenage child expressing her womanhood because of an underlying fear of sexual assault.The power of asking how a parent came to have the values and beliefs that they have.Why parents becoming overly permissive or restrictive is not about bad parenting, but internalized beliefs from their own experiences.Identity changes that occur as your children's identities change.How seeing the world through your child's eyes is an opportunity to reparent yourself.Separating your parental identity from your identity as a whole to combat parent shaming.How a child acting out is not always a sign of ADHD or mental health, but often reflects what is going on with the family.Introducing your children to different cultures in order to raise non-racist kids.The power of telling your children you don't know the answer and researching it together.The goal of becoming a full human and showing your child how to be a full human as well.Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: Mercedes Samudio on LinkedInMercedes Samudio on InstagramShame Proof ParentingShame Proof ParentingMom, Slow Down!TMAC Fitness. 20 Minute Home Workouts Beginner and Advanced Workouts. No equipment. Each Workout Ends with a Meditation. BrandSupport the show

Managing technology use and abuse is one of the toughest things that today's parents have to navigate. In this mini episode, psychotherapist, Mercedes Samudio, shares some powerful insights into how to navigate yours and your child's relationship with the devices in your home. She explains how the past year has changed her perspective on technology usage and tells us what she often advises parents: it's about being intentional and not mindless about usage. Mercedes suggests using your child's preferred technology platforms to connect and spend time together, and describes how to set guidelines and offer your child alternatives. She urges listeners that being mindful about technology needs to be for the whole family, not just the kids, and recommends that you set benchmarks according to how your family uses technology, not how a coach says you should. We hope you join us for some powerful insights today!Key Points From This Episode:How the past year has changed Mercedes' perspective on technology usage.What she often tells parents: it's about being intentional and not mindless about usage.Using your child's preferred technology platforms to connect and spend time together.How to set guidelines in the family, observe how your child uses tech, and offer alternatives.Why being mindful about technology needs to be for the whole family, not just the kids.How you should set benchmarks according to how your family uses technology and not how a coach says you should. Tweetables:“What I often tell parents is this: it's about being intentional about the time you spend [on technology]. If you do spend time watching Netflix or playing video games, are you being intentional or is it just mindless? Everyone needs outlets to veg out.” — Mercedes Samudio [0:00:46]“If I know my child loves video games, can we intentionally spend time together playing video games? If I know my child loves TikTok, can we set aside some time for them to share with you their new videos that they found or some of the videos they're doing?” — Mercedes Samudio [0:01:10]Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: Mercedes Samudio on LinkedInMercedes Samudio on InstagramShame Proof ParentingShame Proof ParentingMom, Slow Down!The Zen MommySupport the show

Leveling the playing field with anti-racist practices is an essential element of modern parenting. Today's guest, Mercedes Samudio, believes that teaching your children about different cultures should be as normal as teaching them the other basics of life. She is an advocate for admitting what you don't know and then doing the research to educate yourself and your child. She also emphasizes the importance of modeling diversity in your own life in order to pass this principle along to your child. Mercedes reassures us that the goal is not to be perfect, but to be a full human and to show your child how to be a full human too. We hope you join us!Key Points From This Episode:Why it is important to acknowledge what you know and don't know.How she asks clients what they know about themselves in order to share with their family.Why you should take advantage of online resources to research and educate yourself.What she tells parents she works with: as you teach your child the basics of life, teach them the basics of body parts, cultures, and more.How you should be honest with your children about what you don't know. Modeling diversity in your own life before you teach your child about differences. Realizing what you are not modeling is an opportunity for you to change.Why it's not about being perfect, but being mindful about your own life.Why the goal is to be a full human and to show your child how to be a full human as well.Tweetables:“Just like with everything else I talk to parents about, you teach your child about their nose and their mouth, teach them about their body parts. You teach your children how to be polite and how to have manners, teach them about other cultures!” — Mercedes Samudio [0:01:16]“When your child has questions, think, ‘do I know the answer?' before you give it to them and say, ‘I don't know a lot about that, but let me get some information. Maybe we can talk about it this weekend.'” — Mercedes Samudio [0:02:05]Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: Mercedes Samudio on LinkedInMercedes Samudio on InstagramShame Proof ParentingShame Proof ParentingMom, Slow Down!The Zen MommySupport the show

Psychotherapist and parent coach, Mercedes Samudio believes that there should be a framework for parents to refer to while they navigate raising children, which is why she has gone ahead and developed a resource to do just that. During this mini conversation, she tells us about The Parental Identity Development model she has created that asks the question ‘how do you know what kind of parent you want to be?' through the lens of watching your child grow. She believes that parent shaming occurs because we don't understand what it means to be a parent, and wants mental health professionals to be a part of the task force that does not continue to perpetuate parental shame. Tune in today to learn more!Key Points From This Episode:The Parental Identity Development model Mercedes has created.How it starts with pregnancy and nesting, all the way up until your child becomes a parent.Why, as your child becomes a parent, you should be sharing experiences and not fighting.Why she created the Parental Identity Development model: there is no manual and there should be one!How an identity shift occurs with the introduction of each new child. How mental health professionals can stop the cycle of perpetuating parental shame.The biased measuring sticks that we use to judge parents due to a lack of understanding.The lack of theoretical models to support parents through identity development.Why it is important for a parent to feel competent when they leave a therapist's office.How Mercedes aims to support parents in developing a healthy identity so that they no where to go to when there is no professional support available.Tweetables:“If all things go according to plan and you are moving through your identity in a healthy way, by the time your child is of parenting age, [you] should be sharing experiences and not fighting each other.” — Mercedes Samudio [0:00:28]“There actually isn't a manual for parenting. The whole reason [that] I created the Parental Identity Development model is [because] there is no manual for parenting, and there should be one.” — Mercedes Samudio [0:00:50]Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: Mercedes Samudio on LinkedInMercedes Samudio on InstagramShame Proof ParentingShame Proof ParentingMom, Slow Down!The Zen MommySupport the show

Todd and Cathy discuss fear, The Golden Girls, and we interview Mercedes Samudio of Shame Proof Parenting where she discusses EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)

Todd and Cathy discuss fear, The Golden Girls, and we interview Mercedes Samudio of Shame Proof Parenting where she discusses EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)

Todd and Cathy discuss fear, The Golden Girls, and we interview Mercedes Samudio of Shame Proof Parenting where she discusses EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Mercedes Samudio has a private coaching practice. She has worked with various family units and even children living with mental illness. Mercedes seeks to empower parents to believe that they are already great guides for raising healthy, happy children. She believes that shame proofing your parenting is more about raising humans who understand the journey of being empathetic with themselves. Mercedes is the author of "SHAME PROOF PARENTING: FIND YOUR UNIQUE PARENTING VOICE, FEEL EMPOWERED, AND RAISE WHOLE, HEALTHY CHILDREN".

Mercedes Samudio, LCSW, parent coach, speaker, author, and founder of the Diversity in Parenting Conference, shares insights and strategies surrounding "shame-proofing" our parenting.For more info, visit: https://tiltparenting.com/session241Support the show

Featured guest Mercedes Samudio shares her expertise on shameproof parenting. As parents, be it co-parenting, a blended family, or as a single parent, so much can happen within ourselves that bring about the feelings of shame and contribute to us not being our authentic selves. Today we are going to grow and learn finding new ways to show up authentically and confidentially. Freebie: http://shameproofparenting.com

What is your parenting style?Have you really thought about what goes into finding your parenting style and WHY finding your unique parenting style is important for you?i welcome Mercedes Samudio, a licensed psychotherapist, parenting coach, and author of Shame Proof Parenting: Find your unique parenting voice, feel empowered, and raise whole, healthy children.I welcome her on the podcast to discuss parenting styles, how a parent can find their unique parenting style, what a parent should consider when establishing this parenting style, and why it's important for a parent to find their unique parenting voice. Listen in as we try to empower parents in their parenting journey through SHAME PROOF PARENTING. For more resources visit: https://shameproofparenting.com/ Make sure to follow @Diversityinparentinginc and @pedsdoctalk on Instagram to continue the conversation.Check out the PedsDocTalk Courses for additional parenting information, tips, and support along your parenting journey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is your parenting style?Have you really thought about what goes into finding your parenting style and WHY finding your unique parenting style is important for you?i welcome Mercedes Samudio, a licensed psychotherapist, parenting coach, and author of Shame Proof Parenting: Find your unique parenting voice, feel empowered, and raise whole, healthy children.I welcome her on the podcast to discuss parenting styles, how a parent can find their unique parenting style, what a parent should consider when establishing this parenting style, and why it's important for a parent to find their unique parenting voice. Listen in as we try to empower parents in their parenting journey through SHAME PROOF PARENTING. For more resources visit:https://shameproofparenting.com/Make sure to follow @Diversityinparentinginc and @pedsdoctalk on Instagram to continue the conversation

As clinicians, we often think about creative outlets for our messages of hope and healing. One of those that you might not have considered is creating a conference. It may sound like an overwhelming task, but it’s one that can be effective and fulfilling. Let’s discuss it in today’s show! Mercedes Samudio, LCSW, does a lot of good work around all things related to parenting. She’s written Shame-Proof Parenting and has created The Diversity in Parenting Conference, which explores the diverse ways that clinicians work with parents and families. The conference is coming up soon on September 13-14 in Anaheim, CA. In today’s show, Mercedes takes us behind the scenes to learn what it takes to put together a conference of this magnitude. Mercedes is excited to share with all of us what she’s learned from this first-time experience. She’ll share about the planning process and why she chose a conference as the medium to share her message instead of a webinar. Mercedes also fills us in on how she selected speakers and set fees for the event, along with the biggest lessons she’s learned along the way. You can read the full show notes at: Session201

Parents have always taken it upon themselves to feel responsible for their families, especially their children. With everything that’s going on in 2020, parents are confronted with challenges that none of their predecessors have ever experienced before. Tapping into this topic with Amber Hawley is Mercedes Samudio, LCSW, a parenting coach, speaker, bestselling author of […]

Parents have always taken it upon themselves to feel responsible for their families, especially their children. With everything that’s going on in 2020, parents are confronted with challenges that none of their predecessors have ever experienced before. Tapping into this topic with Amber Hawley is Mercedes Samudio, LCSW, a parenting coach, speaker, bestselling author of Shame-Proof Parenting and founder of Diversity in Parenting. Together they discuss the major challenges parents are facing during the era of COVID-19. As the school year opens up, do you choose to send your children to school, learn online or skip the year altogether? How do you assist in your child’s learning now that you are all staying at home? How do you achieve family-life balance while working from home? These and a lot more difficult questions are causing mental and emotional stress to every well-meaning parent out there. How do you somehow get through all these? The key is to cut yourself some slack and be confident that you’re doing your best under the circumstances. Join in on the conversation and learn a lot more! Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join The My Biz Bestie Community today: My Biz Bestie Facebook My Biz Bestie Instagram

In what ways have you felt judged or even shamed as a parent?  How have you handled the parent shaming? Just as shaming our children undermines their healthy development, shaming other parents undermines them and spills over to their children as well. So, both children and parents benefit from shame-proof environments.   California therapist, coach and writer Mercedes Samudio has a mission to end parent shaming and help parents build a “shame-proof village” that will support them in using effective parenting strategies and sustaining strong, healthy relationships with their children at every age. Marti & Erin loved Mercedes’ wise approach and are glad to have her as part of the Mom Enough village of parent support!   HAVE YOU FELT SHAMED AS A PARENT? In what situations have you felt judged or shamed for the way you parent or the life choices you’ve made as a mom or dad? In what ways have you felt yourself judging other parents? What steps have you taken or could you take to build a positive network with other parents in which you all can be heard, supported and encouraged to find what’s best for your children?   WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SHAME-PROOF PARENTING? ❉ SHAME-PROOF PARENTING BLOG. Check out Mercedes' blog!

Episode 8 As our quarantine continues, many parents are struggling with having their children home 24/7.  Today’s guest is an expert in parenting and coaching parents through difficult times.  So if you are a parent who is looking for a therapist that addresses your particular needs, Mercedes Samudio is here to help!  She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the author of Shame Proof Parenting.  In her practice, she coaches parents on a wide variety of topics and has trained many therapists to follow in her footsteps.  We are so lucky to have her on the show!   Website: https://shameproofparenting.com/

The Autism in Black Podcast is hosted by Maria Davis-Pierre, LMHC and focuses on all things autism and the black parent experience. Our goal is to educate, support, and empower black parents to advocate not only for their children but themselves as well. Today we are joined by Mercedes Samudio, LCSW for an engaging discussion. Mercedes talks about our parenting identity. She discusses parent shaming and what it is. She also talks about the different forms of parent shaming. Lastly she speaks on what we can do to #EndParentShaming and how we can shameproof our parenting.  Resources mentioned: Dan Siegal website Dr. Shefali Tsabary book   Where to find Mercedes: Diversity in Parenting Website Shameproof Parenting Website Facebook: DiversityInParentingInc Instagram: Diversityinparentinginc Mercedes Shameproof parenting book   The official hashtag for the podcast is #aibpod  You can find us on twitter @autisminblack Instagram @autisminblack Facebook @autisminblk Join the Autism in Black Podcast Community – here For more information and other valuable resources, make sure to visit the website at www.autisminblack.org

I am excited to bring you my next series, Parenting Decentering Whiteness. This series features interviews with parenting influencers of color, people challenging authoritarian parenting paradigms while contending with whiteness. Joining me to co-host this special series is Leslie Arreola Hillenbrand, co-founder of Latinx Parenting.   If you are a person of color listening to the series, I hope you'll find resonance and support as you listen in on how some of us are managing, navigating, and being in the arena. If you are a white person, I hope you will learn from our perspectives, help to dismantle white supremacy in parenting spaces, and become more inclusive of voices that are not white. The parenting influencers featured in this series are the people who are helping guide you to shape the next generation.    Show Highlights: The default narrative and face of what we see is very white, but parenting influencers of color do exist The best way to combat the fact that white culture is not universal is through the power of story Leslie's organization Latinx Parenting is an organization that offers nonviolent parenting or parenting with nonviolence Parenting influences of color contend with whether we create for an audience of people of color or the white audience. And if it's both how to navigate that complexity.  Why we think it's important to talk about parenting decentering whiteness and what it means A white parenting world is not factual, and it's not true. When we are talking about parenting, truth is so crucial to a child's identity. What white parents can learn from Latino families   Links (affiliates included): Latinx Parenting - https://www.latinxparenting.org Latinx Parenting Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/latinxparenting/ Nikolai Pizarro -https://www.instagram.com/raisingreaders/ Mercedes Samudio - https://www.diversityinparenting.org/our-founder Parenting Forward Conference - https://www.parentingforwardconference.com Join us at the Parenting Forward Patreon Team -https://www.patreon.com/cindywangbrandt Parenting Forward, the Book - https://amzn.to/2GB6eDB   *** EPISODE CREDITS: If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment. He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com  

We are jumping into Parent Shaming - a not so easy topic. Often times people don't understand and will make assumptions such as the child is "bad" or it must be "bad parenting". Yikes! Mercedes Samudio and I talk about identifying parent shaming and what to do about it in this important episode. Learn more about Holly Moses Learn more about Mercedes Samudio  

"If you want to change the world, go home and love your family." - Mother Theresa    Mercedes Samudio, LCSW is a parent coach, speaker, bestselling author, and founder of the Diversity in Parenting Conference who helps parents and children communicate with each other, manage emotional trauma, navigate social media and technology together, and develop healthy parent-child relationships. Mercedes started the #EndParentShaming movement as well as coined the term Shame-Proof Parenting – using both to bring awareness to ending parent shame.   In this episode, Mercedes and I talk about: How to raise emotionally sound children How to recognize that every parent comes from somewhere How to cultivate a healthy parenting identity Showing more diversity and inclusion in parenting identities    You can read more about her parenting expertise at http://shameproofparenting.com If you want to learn more about her conference, you can go to: www.diversityinparentingconference.com   Continue the conversation on Instagram @momisincontrol

Parenting in 2019 can be challenging to say the least. If you are a new mom and have many voices in your ear, or if you are raising a teenager and trying to compete with technology or the ever challenging coparenting post divorce or breakup. All of these scenarios are challenging. My special guest is a parenting expert. She shares with her clients the importance in being the best parent you can be and not being shameful of what that looks like in the eyes of others. She is the Parenting Coach, Mercedes Samudio and she teaches us tips on successful parenting in a world where we and others can be critical to our parenting style.   Dr. Saudia appearing on the All Things Relationship Summit: https://all-things-relationships-virtual-summit.heysummit.com/schedule/

As clinicians, we often think about creative outlets for our messages of hope and healing. One of those that you might not have considered is creating a conference. It may sound like an overwhelming task, but it’s one that can be effective and fulfilling. Let’s discuss it in today’s show! Mercedes Samudio, LCSW, does a lot of good work around all things related to parenting. She’s written Shame-Proof Parenting and has created The Diversity in Parenting Conference, which explores the diverse ways that clinicians work with parents and families. The conference is coming up soon on September 13-14 in Anaheim, CA. In today’s show, Mercedes takes us behind the scenes to learn what it takes to put together a conference of this magnitude. Mercedes is excited to share with all of us what she’s learned from this first-time experience. She’ll share about the planning process and why she chose a conference as the medium to share her message instead of a webinar. Mercedes also fills us in on how she selected speakers and set fees for the event, along with the biggest lessons she’s learned along the way. You can read the full show notes at: Session201

Mercedes Samudio, LCSW is a parent coach, speaker, bestselling author, and founder of the Diversity in Parenting conference who helps parents and children communicate with each other, manage emotional trauma, navigate social media and technology together, and develop healthy parent-child relationships. She started the #EndParentShaming movement and coined the term Shame-Proof Parenting — using both to bring awareness to ending parent shame. Mercedes is on a mission to empower parents in believing in their innate ability to guide and raise healthy, happy children.    In this episode, Mercedes Samudio and I discuss: Mercedes and I go back about 4 years and we’ve witnessed transformations in one another. As I’ve watched Mercedes root into all that she is professionally today her message has stayed consistent, how she embodies and delivers that message, however, has deepened and matured. Her confidence has evolved as she’s shed layers of who she thought she was suppose to be to become who she is.  Her passion, wanting to help families, is deeply tied to her own healing and her ability to reconcile healing her inner child and how not being scared to discuss her own healing has enabled her to feel more connected to and assertive of her overall message. Healing our own inner children is a critical topic that seems to come up in every episode of this show. Dispelling the myth that once you become a parent you’re something/someone else. Parents come with their own internal struggles to heal their own childhoods and it floods back in parenthood and how we don’t tend to give parents the space to heal, which is the same space we heal intergenerational traumas.  Parenting Identity is all the stuff that comes with the term parenting that you’ve created and held throughout your life: the parents you had, the people you watched parent, what culture and research says about parenting, what society says about parenting… and why it’s so important to reckon with these messages. The ongoing struggle to sit with our own imperfections, to-do lists, navigate parenthood and hold it all everyday and how to manage the complexities of deepened awarenesses.  We’ve bought into the myth that parenting has to mean something and the guilt, shame and fear that comes with that.  Her book, Shame Proof Parenting, and the journey that writing the book has taken her on. There is no A-Z process of raising a human because there is no A-Z process to being a human. And how the book is starting to shift mindsets.  Representation — the parenting world is predominately made up of White women and many modern parenting methods require you to be a part of a culture that sees you. When BIPOC, Adoptive, LGBTQ and Special-Needs mothers try to enter popular modern parenting realms, she may be the only one there, and the only one in her family/community that’s doing it and it can be really difficult to continue on in a space where there is no one else there that looks like you/understands your struggle.  We talk about how frustration fueled Mercedes to create the Diversity in Parenting Conference and what the conference is all about: if you’re a parenting or mental health professionals who is looking for more skills in how to work with diverse parents and family populations.  Deeper messages about why representation matters to help everyone feel validated and seen.    RESOURCES: Find Mercedes at shameproofparenting.com  Learn more about the Diversity in Parenting conference September 13-14, 2019 in Anaheim, CA at diversityinparentingconference.com (early bird tickets available through March 2019). Join Annie Schuessler and I for the Signature Retreat April 25-28, 2019 at Menla Resort in NY, learn more at connectfulness.com/signature-retreat Root in with my Connectfulness® Collective for therapists in private practice at: connectfulness.com/collective Learn more about my relationship therapy practice and intensive couples retreat in NY at connectfulness.com Join the Connectfulness® Community connectfulness.com/community Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

Mercedes was tired of seeing a lack of diversity at professional conferences. She had respect for the celebrated leaders in the field, but she also saw a need for new voices. She decided she needed to do something about it, and in just a few months, Mercedes founded the Diversity In Parenting Conference. Listen to the incredible growth she’s had during this process. You might not be putting on a conference, but you’ve got your own brave moves to make. Where is YOUR voice needed? Listening to Mercedes talk about her deep mindset work will help you get moving too.   Topics Discussed In This Episode: When Imposter syndrome returns Leaning on her core community to work through stuck places Spiritual growth and professional growth at the same time Why she’s putting on this conference Changing the way we think about leadership Why all therapists need to learn about families (even if they only work with adults) The importance of taking time to slow down and eat a real meal Expecting different things from different people in your support circle The conference becoming approved for CE units for masters level clinicians Show notes at http://rebeltherapist.me/podcast/92

If you’ve ever wondered how those other mothers seem to keep it all together, this week’s episode of the Woman Worriers podcast is for you. Host Elizabeth Cush interviews Mercedes Samudio, LCSW, a parent coach and author of Shame-proof Parenting: Find your unique parenting voice, feel empowered, and raise whole, healthy children.

Curt and Katie talk about reimagining therapy, starting a #therapymovement, and pulling together a community to put on a conference It’s time to reimagine therapy and what it means to be a therapist. To support you as a whole person and a therapist, your hosts, Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy talk about how to approach the role of therapist in the modern age. In this episode we talk about: Curt’s love of Legos and the ensuing overuse of this metaphor to describe using building blocks to be creative This conference we’re putting on and why we named it Therapy Reimagined The building blocks that are the foundation of therapy, but how we can use them creatively The individual differences that have been growing the diversity of the profession Sacrificial Helping Syndrome (Katie’s concept about how clinicians can sacrifice their own well-being for the work) How the system isn’t working – it relies on us burning out Why advocacy is important for our profession The irony and sadness about us going into the profession to be a different therapist and then becoming the burned-out therapist What it means when we burn out: lack of resources, mental health stigma, poorer outcomes Creating an action plan for how you will improve the profession Why strong business practices are important for all of us Having a big idea and carrying it through The importance of diversity and our commitment to have diverse faculty and diverse ideas at Therapy Reimagined 2018 How important it is to us to hear from you and develop this community around us for the #therapymovement How to join the community and the #therapymovement A secret message from Katie at the very end Resources mentioned: We’ve pulled together resources mentioned in this episode and put together some handy-dandy links. Katie’s article on Sacrificial Helping Syndrome Katie’s writing about avoiding Sacrificial Helping Syndrome Dr. Ben Caldwell with Ben Caldwell Labs Mixing Modern Therapist live networking events – email us for info: events@therapyreimagined.com The conversations happening in Our Facebook Group first.therapyreimaginedconference.com Other Relevant Episodes: Our Therapy Reimagined speakers on the podcast - The Fight to Save Psychotherapy - Benjamin E. Caldwell What Therapists Get Wrong - Paul Gilmartin Social Media and Video Marketing for Therapists - Ernesto Segismundo Jr. Make Your Paperwork Meaningful - Maelisa Hall Be the CEO of your SEO - Perry Rosenbloom Becoming a Group Practice Owner - Maureen Werrbach Building Hope for the Next Generation of Therapists - Robin Andersen Crafting Your Authentic Message - Mercedes Samudio   Our event this year: The Therapy Reimagined Conference in Los Angeles in October 2018!! Our new consultation services: The Fifty-Minute Hour Who we are: Curt Widhalm is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in private practice in the Los Angeles area. He is a Board Member at Large for the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, a Subject Matter Expert for the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, Adjunct Faculty at Pepperdine University, and a loving husband and father. He is 1/2 great person, 1/2 provocateur, and 1/2 geek, in that order. He dabbles in the dark art of making "dad jokes" and usually has a half-empty cup of coffee somewhere nearby. Learn more at: www.curtwidhalm.com Katie Vernoy is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, coach, and consultant. As a helping professional for two decades, she’s navigated the ups and downs of our unique line of work. She’s run her own solo therapy practice, designed innovative clinical programs, built and managed large, thriving teams of service providers, and consulted hundreds of helping professionals on how to build meaningful AND sustainable practices. In her spare time, Katie is secretly siphoning off Curt's youthful energy, so that she can take over the world. Learn more at: www.katievernoy.com A Quick Note: Our opinions are our own. We are only speaking for ourselves – except when we speak for each other, or over each other. We’re working on it. Our guests are also only speaking for themselves and have their own opinions. We aren’t trying to take their voice, and no one speaks for us either. Mostly because they don’t want to, but hey.   Stay in Touch: www.mtsgpodcast.com www.therapyreimagined.com Our Facebook Group – The Modern Therapist’s Survival Guide Group https://www.facebook.com/therapyreimagined/ https://twitter.com/therapymovement https://www.instagram.com/therapyreimagined/   Credits: Voice Over by DW McCann https://www.facebook.com/McCannDW/ Music by Crystal Grooms Mangano http://www.crystalmangano.com/

A Date With Darkness Podcast is hosted by Dr. Natalie Jones, Psyd., LPCC, a licensed psychotherapist in Oakland and Sacramento CA. Join Dr. Jones for an intimate discussion about the effects of abuse dynamics and healing from relationship trauma. On today's episode, Mercedes Samudio, LCSW, Parent Coach, and owner of Shame Proof Parenting discusses how support and empathy can help to reduce parental frustration. She expresses concern about how our society can cause increased parental stress by giving unwarranted criticism which may ultimately contribute to parents taking out their frustrations on their children. To Connect with Mercedes Samudio, LCSW, please visit: http://www.parentproofshaming.com Email questions/comments for Dr. Jones to a adatewithdarkness@gmail.com Visit the website for more information: https://www.adatewithdarkness.com Let's keep the conversation going via social media: Instagram: A Date With Darkness Twitter: A Date With Darkness Facebook: A Date With Darkness To connect with others who are seeking support from hurtful and abusive relationships please join the Facebook group: A Date With Darkness group

The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast is a weekly conversation with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible version of ourselves. This week's episode features Licensed Clinical Social Worker & Parent Coach, Mercedes Samudio. Mercedes and I did a deep dive into the Psychology behind Black Panther. We discussed the importance of representation and how that impacts our mental health, the messages we received about Black womanhood, the strong attachment we all have seemed to develop to the characters, and why so many of us have had to see it over and over again. Resources Mentioned The Psychology of Character Bonding https://www.thecredits.org/2013/07/the-psychology-of-character-bonding-why-we-feel-a-real-connection-to-actors/ Why On-Screen Representation Really Matters https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/why-on-screen-representation-matters_us_58aeae96e4b01406012fe49d The Reality of Our Relationships with Imaginary Characters https://tedxinnovations.ted.com/2015/08/10/spotlight-tedx-talk-the-reality-of-our-relationships-with-imaginary-characters/   Where to Find Mercedes https://www.shameproofparenting.com Facebook: @ShameProofParenting Twitter: @Parentskillz Instagram: @ShameProofParenting Check out the last time Mercedes was on the podcast discussing Shame Proof Parenting https://www.therapyforblackgirls.com/session9     If you're looking for a therapist in your area, check out the directory at https://www.therapyforblackgirls.com/directory. To keep digging into today's topic and other topics discussed on the podcast, join the Facebook group at https://www.therapyforblackgirls.com/tribe. Want a behind the scenes look at what I'm reading, watching, and learning, sign up for my weekly newsletter https://www.therapyforblackgirls.com/sweettea If you have questions or would like to discuss podcast sponsorship, email us at podcast@therapyforblackgirls.com. The hashtag for the podcast is #TBGinSession. Make sure to follow us on social media: Twitter: @therapy4bgirls Instagram: @therapyforblackgirls Facebook: @therapyforblackgirls

It’s time to reimagine therapy and what it means to be a therapist. We are human beings who can now present ourselves as whole people, with authenticity, purpose, and connection. Especially now, when therapists must develop a personal brand to market their practices. To support you as a whole person and a therapist, your hosts, Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy talk about how to approach the role of therapist in the modern age. Interview with Mercedes Samudio, LCSW, Parent Coach We so enjoyed talking with Mercedes Samudio! Mercedes Samudio, LCSW is a parent coach, speaker, and bestselling author who helps parents and children communicate with each other, manage emotional trauma, navigate social media and technology together, and develop healthy parent-child relationships. Over the course of her career, she has worked with adoptive families, foster families, teen parents, parents navigating the child protective services system, and children living with mental illness. Mercedes started the #EndParentShaming movement as well as coined the term Shame-Proof Parenting (check out the bestselling book here) – using both to bring awareness to ending parent shame. Mercedes is a leading parenting expert and has an amazing following on social media that allows her to reach the hearts of thousands of parents who feel heard and seen on their parenting journey. She has been featured on The Huffington Post, US News and Report, Woman’s Day, LA Parent Magazine, CBS LA, and Kids In The House. Mercedes seeks to empower parents to believe that they are already great guides for raising healthy and happy children. You can read more about her parenting expertise at https://shameproofparenting.com. In this episode we talk about: Shame-Proof Parenting and how therapists can shame the parents they serve Having a big message and crafting it for your audience Becoming an Amazon best-seller Being both a coach and a clinician Being a geek and using sci-fi and fantasy (especially Star Wars and the Marvel Universe) to talk about family dynamics Being authentic and vulnerable with your story Managing vulnerability through a strong sense of self and a supportive community   Resources mentioned: We’ve pulled together any resources mentioned in this episode and put together some handy-dandy links. Shame-Proof Parenting by Mercedes Samudio Homework Wars by Mercedes Samudio Paper Raven Books   Who we are: Curt Widhalm is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in private practice in the Los Angeles area. He is a Board Member at Large for the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, a Subject Matter Expert for the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, Adjunct Faculty at Pepperdine University, and a loving husband and father. He is 1/2 great person, 1/2 provocateur, and 1/2 geek, in that order. He dabbles in the dark art of making "dad jokes" and usually has a half-empty cup of coffee somewhere nearby. Learn more about Curt at www.curtwidhalm.com. Katie Vernoy is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, coach, and consultant. As a helping professional for two decades, she’s navigated the ups and downs of our unique line of work. She’s run her own solo therapy practice, designed innovative clinical programs, built and managed large, thriving teams of service providers, and consulted hundreds of helping professionals on how to build meaningful AND sustainable practices. In her spare time, Katie is secretly siphoning off Curt's youthful energy, so that she can take over the world. Learn more about Katie at www.katievernoy.com. A Quick Note: Our opinions are our own. We are only speaking for ourselves – except when we speak for each other, or over each other. We’re working on it. Our guests are also only speaking for themselves and have their own opinions. We aren’t trying to take their voice, and no one speaks for us either. Mostly because they don’t want to, but hey. Stay in Touch: www.mtsgpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/therapyreimagined/ https://twitter.com/therapymovement https://www.instagram.com/therapyreimagined/ Credits: Voice Over by DW McCann https://www.facebook.com/McCannDW/ Music by Crystal Grooms Mangano http://www.crystalmangano.com/

Mercedes Samudio didn’t know that writing a book would be such a profound process. She had already carved out a space helping parents and families, and the writing process helped her clarify it even further. In our conversation, she delved into her entrepreneurial journey and got real about the emotional and financial ups and downs of being a private practice entrepreneur.   Topics Discussed In This Episode:   How she decided to write the book Shame Proof Parenting Working with a book coach Opening up and being vulnerable as an author Finding her message and mission How she transitioned into parent coaching Why she stopped offering packages and went to a session by session model How her website content and book draw in the right clients Her fees (actual numbers as usual!) Working from home over video and phone Experiencing feelings of self-doubt when she doesn’t meet her own expectations Dealing with the financial ups and downs of private practice Learning to reach out rather than hiding or isolating Integrating her identities of business owner and person Advice about finding venues and pitching for speaking engagements   Show notes at http://coachingwithannie.com/podcast/mercedes-samudio

It’s time to reimagine therapy and what it means to be a therapist. We are human beings who can now present ourselves as whole people, with authenticity, purpose, and connection. Especially now, when therapists must develop a personal brand to market their practices. To support you as a whole person and a therapist, your hosts, Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy talk about how to approach the role of therapist in the modern age. In this episode we talk about: We reflect on our experiences during the conference as well as share perspectives from a wide array of participants and fellow exhibitors: Amelia Mosley, Amethyst Kianipur, Arlen Grajeda, Boonie Sripom, Felician Douville, Frances Robbins, Jennie Steinberg, Karin Matthews, Katrina Watkins, Kenneth Rudnicki, Khali Koetting, Mercedes Samudio, and Robyn D’Angelo, Amanda Schaeffer (Good Therapy), Anita Avedian (Anger Management 818), Dana Schwartz (Center for Discovery), Heather Potter (Thera-Link), Howard Spector (SimplePractice), Jo Muirhead, Nancy Milazzo (CAMFT), Nicol Stolar-Peterson (Therapist Court Prep), and Perry Rosenblum (Brighter Vision) Topics discussed: #ModernTherapistProblems #EvolveMore And how amazing and rejuvenating it can be to go to the Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference and connect with other clinicians!   Resources mentioned: We’ve pulled together any resources mentioned in this episode and put together some handy-dandy links. No specific resources this episode, but stay tuned because we have a couple more special episodes from this conference coming this week! Who we are: Curt Widhalm is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in private practice in the Los Angeles area. He is a Board Member at Large for the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, a Subject Matter Expert for the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, Adjunct Faculty at Pepperdine University, and a loving husband and father. He is 1/2 great person, 1/2 provocateur, and 1/2 geek, in that order. He dabbles in the dark art of making "dad jokes" and usually has a half-empty cup of coffee somewhere nearby. Katie Vernoy is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, coach, and consultant. As a helping professional for two decades, she’s navigated the ups and downs of our unique line of work. She’s run her own solo therapy practice, designed innovative clinical programs, built and managed large, thriving teams of service providers, and consulted hundreds of helping professionals on how to build meaningful AND sustainable practices. In her spare time, Katie is secretly siphoning off Curt's youthful energy, so that she can take over the world. A Quick Note: Our opinions are our own. We are only speaking for ourselves – except when we speak for each other, or over each other. We’re working on it. Our guests are also only speaking for themselves and have their own opinions. We aren’t trying to take their voice and no one speaks for us either. Mostly because they don’t want to, but hey.   Stay in Touch: www.mtsgpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/therapyreimagined/ https://twitter.com/therapymovement https://www.instagram.com/therapyreimagined/   Credits: Voice Over by DW McCann https://www.facebook.com/McCannDW/ Music by Crystal Grooms Mangano http://www.crystalmangano.com/

Join the Joyful Courage Tribe in our community Facebook group - Live and Love with Joyful Courage.  Raising our children while growing ourselves... ::::: Hey everybody, welcome to the Joyful Courage Podcast, a place for information and inspiration on the conscious parenting journey. I am Casey O'Roarty, Positive Discipline Trainer, Parent Coach, and honored to be your guide in the work of showing up as your best for yourself and your family. If you feel as though parenting is one long personal growth and development workshop, you have come to the right place. The conversations you will here on this podcast are all intended to offer you tools for moving forward, for expanding your lens, and for shifting your narrative to one of possibility, connection and empowerment. You CAN be the parent you want to be.  We are influencing the world with how we raise our children. When we bring deep listening, acceptance, and courage to our relationships, we are doing our part to evoke it in the world. I am thrilled to partner with you on this path. ::::: Thanks to our sponsor!!  RXBAR – check it out!!  Quick and healthy snack for you AND the kids!! Protein bars that are made with 100% whole ingredients – nothing yucky or fake. Get 25% off your first order at www.rxbar.com/joyful and use the coupon code: JOYFUL to get your discount! ::::: Welcome Mercedes Samudio.  For almost a decade, Mercedes has been working with families  to help them develop healthy communication skills, manage severe emotional issues, develop coping skills to manage behaviors, create dynamic parent-child relationships, and navigate social media & technology as a family. Throughout the course of her career she has worked with adoptive families, foster families, teen parents, parents navigating the child protective services system, and children living with mental illness. In 2014, Mercedes began to transition into her private practice where she focuses on parent coaching and guiding families to reducing unwanted behaviors, developing effective parenting strategies, creating healthy communication habits, and designing social media/tech plans for their household. Content: Mercedes talks about her background experience with teen parents Supporting parents in being confident in their ever evolving parenting identity Where #endparentshaming came from Others/media offering mixed judgments – no one changes when they feel shame/unsafe Movement to get people to see that even when others are doing things you don't agree with, how to step into empathy to see where they need support People doing the best they can with the tools they have Shame as a defense to our own discomfort “Raising a human while trying to be authentically human yourself” You are bigger than your parent role Take time to focus on self and partner as a tool for surrendering to what your child's current challenge is When we focus solely on our child's mistakes, all we see are their mistakes Bring the skills/areas of other parts of our life into the parts that feel a bit shakey 10,000 feet view We have our own shame conversations…. Reframe the expectations you have of yourself Example: how do you deal with things when you are angry? What do I need, what can I do for myself? How can I use my support system to help me? The misperception that conscious parenting shouldn't be hard Conscious parenting requires us to be conscious parenting 18:30 quote People are attached to their shame – the stories feel familiar Figure out what your stories are that take you to shame People grow and change in space that is free from shame and judgement Considering FOO – Family Of Origin Write down why these relationships matter to you Still want connection… Let them know WHY you want to stay connected (be specific) Then, share what it is that you are going to be practicing and invite the family member into supporting you Ask for alignment CONNECT BEFORE CORRECT (not just for kids J ) Set you boundaries to keep YOUR bucket full for YOU family Shameproof Parenting by Mercedes How to build support with other parents and non parents A shame proof village! What does Joyful Courage mean to you? Being able to find joy even in the times when it's not happening... I'm still showing up. 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         This episode of the podcast my interview with Mercedes Samudio from Shame-Proof Parenting. The thing we talk about in this podcast is parents finding their own voice. The one thing that is that true ever kid different and every situation is also different. Some parents try their best to figure out their normal and their way in this parenting journey.  We have all done this before by shaming another parent and not realizing the situation. Mercedes give a good example of parenting shaming. Mercedes work with the parents to them find their unique voice and their parenting style.     links:  shameproofparenting.com shameproofparenting.com / meet-Mercedes-parent-coach/ shame proof parenting.com online-store twitter.com/ParentSkillz shameproofparenting.com/contact-me   Ways to subscribe to the podcast! Click here to subscribe via Apple Podcast Click here to subscribe via Android Help support the show! No sitting on the sideline Patreon Page Amazon.com affiliate link  Facebook Page          

In this episode Mercedes Samudio a parent coach will be talking about Shame-Proofing Parenting.Mercedes Samudio is a parent coach who supports parents and children to communicate with each other, manage emotional trauma, navigate social media and technology together, and develop healthy parent-child relationships. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a private parent coaching practice, Mercedes has worked with adoptive families, foster families, teen parents, parents navigating the child protective services system, and children living with mental illness. Mercedes seeks to empower parents to believe that they are already great guides for raising healthy and happy children. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of The Couples Therapist Couch, Shane interviews Mercedes Samudio about race and privilege both in society as a whole as well as how it impacts our work in therapy. Mercedes emphasizes how important it is to come from a place of wanting to understand, respect, and support. Often, people end up changing the subject and don’t want to talk about the fact that power and privilege have a huge impact on each of us in our society in different ways. Mercedes is the author of the book Shame-Proof Parenting. She is a therapist and coach who helps parents and children communicate with each other, manage emotional trauma, navigate social media and technology together, and develop healthy parent-child relationships.

Just as shaming our children undermines their healthy development, shaming parents undermines them and spills over to their children as well.   California therapist, coach and writer Mercedes Samudio has a mission to end parent shaming and help parents build a “shame-proof village” that will support them in using effective parenting strategies and sustaining strong, healthy relationships with their children at every age. Marti & Erin loved Mercedes’ wise approach and are glad to have her as part of the Mom Enough village of parent support!   In what situations have you felt judged or shamed for the way you parent or the life choices you’ve made as a mom or dad? In what ways have you felt yourself judging other parents? What steps have you taken or could you take to build a positive network with other parents in which you all can be heard, supported and encouraged to find what’s best for your children?   For Mercedes' blog, click here.

The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast is a weekly conversation with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions of ourselves. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and in honor of this, all of the podcasts this month will focus on relationships! This week’s episode focuses on the relationships with our children and parenting. Our special guest therapist for this episode is Mercedes Samudio, LCSW, a parent coach, speaker, and bestselling author of Shame-Proof Parenting. We discussed her ideas about how shame often impacts the way we parent, how we can change the culture around parenting to be more supportive, and strategies for shame-proofing your relationship with your child.   Where to Find Mercedes Mercedes' Website shameproofparenting.com Get the Book! Shame-Proof Parenting   Resources Mentioned Dr. Asadah Kirkland's Work Beating Black Kids Dr. Stacey Patton's Work Spare the Kids The Conscious Parent- book by Dr. Shefali Tsabary   For more information and resources, visit the website at therapyforblackgirls.com To join the conversation on social media, use the hashtag #TBGinSession You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook If you have questions or inquiries, email us at podcast@therapyforblackgirls.com

Mercedes Samudio, LCSW is a parent coach, speaker, and author who helps parents and children communicate with each other, manage emotional trauma, navigate social media and technology together, and develop healthy parent-child relationships. Over the course of her career, she has worked with adoptive families, foster families, teen parents, parents navigating the child protective services system, and children living with mental illness. Mercedes started the #EndParentShaming movement as well as coined the term Shame-Proof Parenting using both to bring awareness to ending parent shame. Mercedes is a leading parenting expert and has an amazing following on social media that allows her to reach the hearts of thousands of parents who feel heard and seen on their parenting journey. She has been featured on The Huffington Post, US News and Report, Woman's Day, LA Parent Magazine, CBS LA, and Kids In The House. Mercedes seeks to empower parents to believe that they are already great guides for raising healthy and happy children. What you’ll learn about in this episode: Mercedes’ background Recent research on child development that provides insight into raising ‘healthy humans’ What is driving parental fear in raising healthy humans? The research on emotional attachment and how this predicts growth into healthy humans How much is enough when it comes to ‘controlling’ your children Finding your unique parenting voice and how it can help you combat shame Why conflict is so important in the parenting journey The importance of realizing that you’re raising a human that has to be capable of functioning without you Teaching kids how to get their needs met Being curious about what your kids are interested in and why this matters Giving yourself the space to figure out what really bothers you Why you need to understand what’s appropriate for your child Resources: Website: shameproofparenting.com Book: "Shame Proof Parenting" by Mercedes Samudio Book: "The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline" by Daniel Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson Book: "Parenting from the Inside Out" by Daniel Siegel & Mary Hartzell

Welcome to episode 85 of the Therapy Chat Podcast with host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C. In this week's episode, I’m delighted to welcome back the first ever guest of the podcast; Mercedes Samudio who speaks to me about parent shaming, how culture plays into what we view is ok and not ok and the need to help parents and not label them as bad people. Mercedes Samudio is a parent coach who supports parents and children to communicate with each other, manage emotional trauma, navigate social media and technology together, and develop healthy parent-child relationships. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a private parent coaching practice, Mercedes has worked with adoptive families, foster families, teen parents, parents navigating the child protective services system, and children living with mental illness. Mercedes seeks to empower parents to believe that they are already great guides for raising healthy and happy children. Being raised by someone who was not her biological mother (but who she called mom) really shaped how she saw myself, how she saw families, and how she saw parenting. And, it also put her on the path to figuring out how to support and heal families. Whether you are a biological parent or not, being in a family system is complicated. As she healed her own relationship with her mother (a relationship she talks about in her book), and as she began to work with more and more families professionally, she realized that so many parents crumble under the pressure of being shamed, not knowing if they’re doing this parenting thing right, and struggling to connect with themselves and their children. Resources https://shameproofparenting.com https://shameproofparenting.com/buybook Visit Therapy Chat website at Http://therapychatpodcast.com and send host Laura Reagan a voice message letting her know what you think of Therapy Chat! Did you like this episode? Did you dislike it? Let her know! Thank you for listening to Therapy Chat! Please be sure to go to iTunes and leave a rating and review, subscribe and download episodes.

In this episode I’m sharing a powerful, authentic and moving conversation with someone who is on a mission to #endparentshaming My guest for this episode is Mercedes Samudio, Mercedes Samudio is a LCSW, parent coach and author of a brand new book, Shame Proof Parenting. If you are listening in real life, the book just launched this week! Mercedes has been talking and writing about shame and specifically ending parent shaming and shame proofing parenting. Two years ago she has created #endparentshaming campaign. In this conversation we dive deep into her personal story as you will come to discover where her passion originates and why the notion of shame is significant for her both personally and professionally. Get your copy and learn more about her coaching services: https://shameproofparenting.com/ Please enjoy this powerful, authentic and moving conversation. This woman is on fire and on a mission to end parent shaming. Join the movement. Resources and links: Do you need an ongoing parenting support for free? I invite you to join my closed Facebook group-Authentic Parenting Community-a supportive and positive space for moms and dads who want to learn and grow. What’s so special about this group? There I offer exclusive FREE content- you won’t get anywhere else-bi-monthly free support calls, Q+A sessions,webinars and self improvement challenges. I strongly believe that social and emotional support if vital for modern parents. Find yours today! Don’t be alone with the challenges of parenting.   JOIN NOW.   Visit my web site www.authenticparenting.com to schedule a 30 min. complimentary session today and get answers to your burning parenting questions. No obligation.   Did you enjoy this episode? Subscribe to Authentic Moments Podcast on iTunes, give us a star rating and/or write a quick review. Thank you in advance! itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/authe…d1052399775?mt=2 Like Authentic Parenting-parenting from the heart on Facebook. www.facebook.com/Authentic-Parent…447218465563263/ Authentic Moments is a weekly show. New episodes air every Thursday. Subscribe, share and enjoy!  

Mercedes Samudio LCSW is a parent coach who is changing the world with the End Parent Shaming movement. She is on a mission to inspire Shame Proof Parents and counter the way that feedback from other parents, extended family, schools, and organizations so often diminishes a parent’s own inner knowing about their kids.   When someone says “I’m failing my children,” it’s almost always because an external party is telling them they’re doing something wrong. The End Parent Shaming philosophy asks us to become aware of how we look at parents, understand that each parent has their own story, and step away from the deeply ingrained human propensity to judge others.   Mercedes introduces us to the idea a “parenting identity” and we talk about how it’s formed. “Shame” is a recurring word in this conversation. Mercedes credits Brene Brown for helping her frame how shame influences parents. There’s the external pressure to fit into boxes in order to look good in the moment rather than to understand one’s own parenting identity. We talk about how family therapist Terry Real’s work reveals that shame and grandiosity share the same energy. Both are reflections of contempt.   We dive into our relationship with technology as parents and as individuals. We talk about the “digital pacifier” and what is it like to parent in the digital age when we don’t have a village to support us. Mercedes challenges us to consider our kneejerk reaction to “technology bad.” Ultimately, it’s about looking at what we’re modeling and how we’re pacifying ourselves.   Mercedes bring us into her own origin story of why she’s passionate about ending parent shaming. She helps us see parents through a different lens so we’re able to understand where they’re coming from. Mercedes doesn’t have children and does not plan to. She does this work because she wants to speak for the children and fully understand their perspective. Drawing on Brene Brown’s use of Teddy Roosevelt speech about the arena. She is in the arena with her parents, but she is wearing a different armor and shield. She stands beside them, dedicated to understanding the perspective of the kids.   We close the conversation by examining what our role is out in the world when we’re bystanders. Helping parents build enough reserves to recover from being shamed. She doesn’t necessarily believe we can be shame-free, but we can be resilient if and when others do judge our parenting.   Mercedes’s brand new book, Shame Proof Parenting that was just launched this week! Get your copy and learn more about her coaching services: https://shameproofparenting.com/ This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Brighter Vision Web Solutions, the worldwide leader in custom therapist website design. For only $59/month, you get a website that’s as unique as your practice, unlimited tech support so you never have to deal with those headaches, and complimentary SEO, so your website can be found by your ideal client through a Google search. POBScast listeners can get one month free. Visit https://www.brightervision.com/try/seen/ and enter the special coupon code: SEEN And please note that registration is open for the Practice of Being Seen Retreat for Therapist-Healers that is coming up August 13 - 16, 2017.   (Re)Vision: Explore Your Stories, Shape Your Future will be held at the Menla Mountain Retreat  New York’s gorgeous Catskill Mountains. Take advantage of early bird rates through April 30: practiceofbeingseen.com/revision-2017-retreat   .

Mercedes Samudio, LCSW runs a practice and brand called The Parenting Skill. Over time, Mercedes realized she wanted to coach and empower her parents – she didn’t necessarily want to do therapy with them. Parents really need to learn how to connect with their child and still be a full human, while making sure that their children are safe, growing and developing. She helps parents learn their own unique skills. An important tool for Mercedes is empathy. She understands that each person is different and each parent will parent differently. “You don’t have to wait until you’re an expert, because each and every single one of us is technically an expert in understanding our perspective and our philosophies.” Another important tool that Mercedes has embraced is live video. Live videos allow her to show off her passion and show up as her genuine self. Being genuine helps others do the same, and it brings the clinician and the client to the same human level. Many of the problems that parents experience can be traced back to the expectations and shame associated with certain roles. Those norms create barriers to our own growth and the shame obscures our genuine self. Mercedes’s coaching can empower someone to overcome shame and limiting beliefs. Mercedes is working on a book titled Shame-Proof Parenting. It explores how to identify shame in your life, in your family and in your parenting, and what you can do to shame-proof your life. You can learn more about Mercedes at TheParentingSkill.com or by following her on social media (links in the resources below).   Resources: Connect with Mercedes: Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | LinkedIn | Instagram Learn more about The Parenting Skill   Interested in learning more about how I can help you through coaching?  Find out more at www.johnharrisoncounseling.com/individual-coaching/   Production & Development for True Calling Project by Podcast Masters

Welcome! Today’s guest is Mercedes Samudio a licensed clinical social worker turned parent coach. She is located in Huntington Beach, CA. Mercedes passion to help end parent shame and empowering families comes through clearly. In today’s episode she shares her work with families in discovering their strengths, areas they are needing support and giving them tools to help navigate the tween and teen years. We also talk about perfectionism and how that impacts parenting and your teenager. In this episode you will learn: Mercedes speaks to parents in discovering and unlocking their unique parenting powers She takes what the families know, explores what they need and teaches how to implement the tools she gives and what they learn on their own Tween and teen parenting-more exposed with technology which changes their level of development How to understand these development stages What your tween/teen should be developing Normalize changes Helps parents guide child in healthier ways Teachs communication skills Trained in Nonviolent Parenting by Ruth Beaglehole You as a parent help build up child development Foundation is both are humans and learning to navigate this journey together We all want to be seen and heard Mercedes developed “Ending Parent Shame” programs due to parents feeling shamed by others She wants to create a culture when we don’t treat parents that they or their children have to be perfect Help them learn being a parent or being a child is the journey Unlearning old family belief systems Learning healthy ways of connecting is foundation of family Ending the strive for perfection because it doesn’t exist Common wants of parents: Want kids to listen Want others to see this beautiful child Help model to children ok to have frustrations through connection Shame proofing Parents Flaws, strengths and all is family, not the dysfunction Stopping the comparison of Pinterest posts, Facebook posts, etc Fantasy of perfection Ending the comparisons to other parents or families You don’t know the behind-the-scenes for them to get to where they are at Recommendations: Put down the parenting books Look at your children Both their strengths and weaknesses Books are good foundations, but real knowledge comes with who you interact with Also building in when your teen fails or makes bad decisions creating resilience If you liked this episode I invite you to subscribe on iTunes to receive the weekly updates. This podcast is also available on Stitcher and Google Play.  Website is http://launchingyourdaughter.com I want to invite you to join my new FB group called Launching Your Daughter. Here you find not only the weekly episodes, but I share articles and blogs to help encourage and inform. Mercedes’s Information: www.theparentingskill.com

Parents are very tuned in to other parents. When we see something in public looks like "bad" parenting, our impulse to judge may be to strong to resist. But a snapshot of a situation doesn't often tell the whole story. You don't know what came before, and you don't know what's going to happen after. Rushing to judgment doesn't help child or parent. It takes a village to raise a child, but what's a concerned villager to do? "Instead of me assuming that (the parent under pressure) needs parenting help, and that I know what you need, it's better to say to come in with curiosity," says parent coach, Mercedes Samudio. "You might say to that parent, 'Hi. How are you doing? What do you need?' That gives the parent a chance to tell you what (if anything) he or she might need in the moment. And if you can help. Great!" Annie talks with Mercedes about ways to help other parents in need rather than rushing to judgement and parent shaming. About Mercedes Samudio (@ParentSkillz) Mercedes Samudio, MSW, works with families to help them develop healthy communication skills, coping skills to manage behaviors, manage severe emotional issues, develop, create dynamic parent-child relationships, and navigate social media & technology. She has worked with adoptive families, foster families teen parents, parents navigating the child protective services system, and children living with mental illness. Mercedes focuses on parent coaching and guiding families to reducing unwanted behaviors, developing effective parenting strategies, creating healthy communication habits, and designing social media/tech plans for their household. Learn more at http://TheParentingSkill.com Copyright © 2009-2018 Annie Fox and Electric Eggplant. All Rights Reserved.

Mercedes Samudio from The Parenting Skill shares her experience in niching down to Parent Coaching and how she uses Facebook marketing to get clients. The post TTE 2: How Mercedes Samudio Niched Into Parent Coaching & Her Practice Exploded appeared first on BrighterVision.com.

Mercedes Samudio from The Parenting Skill shares her experience in niching down to Parent Coaching and how she uses Facebook marketing to get clients. The post TTE 2: How Mercedes Samudio Niched Into Parent Coaching & Her Practice Exploded appeared first on BrighterVision.com.

In this episode, our guest Mercedes Samudio shares her best tips for using Periscope to promote your private practice.  Mercedes is a clinician who uses Periscope and has found that it has greatly benefitted her practice.  She gives you her best tips for making Periscope a valuable part of your social media efforts.  

Today we talk with Mercedes Samudio, owner of a parent coaching practice in the great state of California. Mercedes shares some amazing insight into counseling versus coaching. Enjoy!

In this episode, Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Mercedes Samudio, LCSW, psychotherapist and parenting coach. Mercedes discusses how she teaches Non-Violent Child-Rearing to the families she helps in her coaching practice, The Parenting Skill. Parent coaching, parenting.