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170: How to stop procrastinating with Dr. Fuschia Sirois

October 24, 2022 00:00 - 54 minutes - 74.7 MB

Our culture says that people procrastinate because they're disorganized and lazy. After all, how hard can it really be to do a task you've committed to doing, and one that you even know will benefit you?! But I learned through this episode that procrastination isn't about disorganization or laziness at all - it's much more about managing how we feel about tasks - and we can learn how to do this more effectively. Those of us who don't struggle with procrastination can also do quite a ...

169: How to take care of yourself first with Liann Jensen

October 10, 2022 00:00 - 50 minutes - 69.1 MB

Liann did not have an easy entry into motherhood. Her first child’s birth was pretty traumatic; it was followed by a miscarriage and then very quickly by another pregnancy. And then by COVID. She was already overwhelmed and then everyone was isolated…and suddenly Liann had a whole lot of anger that she hadn’t seen before. She didn’t think things could be more difficult than they were in the immediate postpartum period…and then they were. Her toddler, Hewitt, resented the new bab...

168: Feeling Triggered by Current Events

October 03, 2022 00:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MB

I know it can be really difficult to navigate all the events happening in the world today. It seems like things are falling apart, with wars, climate change-caused drought and wildfires in some areas and flooding in others, with hunger not following far behind. And things aren’t any better on the political front either. When difficult things happen out there in the world, they spill over into our relationships with our children. We suddenly find ourselves snapping at them far more easi...

167: Healing and Helping with Mutual Aid with Dean Spade

September 26, 2022 00:00 - 58 minutes - 80.2 MB

In this conversation with Dean Spade we resolve a long-running challenge in my understanding: when we talked with Dr. john powell on the topic of Othering and Belonging a couple of years ago we discussed how volunteering promotes othering, because it perpetuates the idea that the volunteer is a person with resources to give, and the recipient has little in the way of useful knowledge or resources of their own. Dr. powell agreed, but we didn’t have time to discuss what to do instead. In t...

166: Learning to trust your child – and yourself

September 12, 2022 00:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MB

Claire had used respectful parenting methods since her children were babies, so child-led learning seemed like a natural fit for her. She protected her toddler’s free play time and involved her in household chores and nature walks. Claire attended school as a child (just like I did!); she even enjoyed elementary school. By high school she didn’t see the relevance between what she was being taught and the things she was interested in - by that time her biggest lessons came from extracurri...

165: How grit helps (and how it doesn’t)

August 26, 2022 13:00 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MB

At the beginning of our stay at a friend’s house in Oregon six weeks ago, my eight-year-old daughter Carys had biked a flat mile on a mountain biking trail; when we got to a very slight incline she made it 20 feet further and then it all fell apart. She whined; she cried; she refused to go on. Later in the day, after we had both calmed down, we discussed the idea of Doing Hard Things, and we ultimately both agreed that we wanted to improve our mountain biking skills this summer. She has d...

164: Supporting Neurodivergent Children with Dr. Hanna Bertilsdotter-Rosqvist

August 21, 2022 13:00 - 47 minutes - 65.6 MB

Parents have been asking me for episodes on neurodivergence for a while now so I’m hoping this episode will become the start of a mini-series. In this first conversation I talk with Dr. Hanna Bertilsdotter-Rosqvist, co-author of the new book Neurodiveristy Studies: A New Critical Paradigm. We look at this topic through the lens of autism, and I share some information I found to be pretty surprising when, out of curiosity, I took the Autism Spectrum Quotient screening online. We discuss wa...

163: Should children vote? with Dr. John Wall

August 15, 2022 00:00 - 51 minutes - 70.3 MB

Every once in a while a blog post about ‘childism’ makes the rounds on social media, which is described as being a “prejudice against young people” that’s on par with sexism, racism, and homophobia. But the Director of the Childism Institute, Dr. John Wall, argues that that definition implies children are simply victims of whatever adults throw at them - when actually they are active agents who create meaning for themselves. Dr. Wall’s most recent book is called Give Children The Vote - w...

162: Supporting children through grief with Katie Lear

August 01, 2022 00:00 - 58 minutes - 67.1 MB

This episode builds on our conversation with Dr. Atle Dyregrov on the topic of talking with children about death, where we focused mainly on death as a general concept and navigating the first few days after the death. Grief therapist Katie Lear has a new book called A Parent's Guide to Managing Childhood Grief and focuses on the much longer period of mourning that follows the death of someone close to a child. We look at: The four 'tasks' of mourning that most people (including children) m...

161: New masculinites for older boys with Dr. Michael Kehler & Caroline Brunet

July 18, 2022 00:00 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MB

We've covered a number of episodes in the past that feed into this one, including Raising Emotionally Healthy Boys with Dr. Judy Chu (which focused on boys' understanding of masculinity in the preschool years), and Playing to Win with Dr. Hilary Levy Friedman (which looked at the lessons children learn from sports...which aren't really related to the sports themselves...). And of course there are the two episodes on patriarchy; the interview with Dr. Carol Gilligan, as well as my conversa...

160: Wanting What’s Best with Sarah Jaffe

July 04, 2022 00:00 - 45 minutes - 62.1 MB

There are lots of books available now on how to talk with children about issues related to race, but Sarah W. Jaffe noticed a gap: there weren't any books geared toward non-academic audiences talking about how the choices that predominantly well-off, predominantly White parents make impact other people. From childcare choices to school to college, at every step of the way we make decisions that reflect Wanting What's Best for our own child, but very often these decisions are rooted in the fea...

159: Supporting Girls’ Relationships with Dr. Marnina Gonick

June 20, 2022 00:00 - 49 minutes - 67.7 MB

I've been wanting to do this episode for a loooong time. We covered episodes a long time ago on how children form social groups, and what happens when they exclude each other from play, but I wanted to do an episode exploring this issue related to slightly older girls, and from a cultural perspective. There are a lot of books and articles out there on the concept of mean girls and I wanted to understand more about that. Why are girls 'mean' to each other? Is it really a choice they're making....

158: Deconstructing Developmental Psychology with Dr. Erica Burman

June 06, 2022 00:00 - 49 minutes - 67.2 MB

I read a lot of textbooks on parenting for my Master’s in Psychology (Child Development), I’ve read tens of thousands of peer-reviewed papers on the topic, and part of the reason it’s hard work is that you can’t ever take things at face value. In her now classic book Deconstructing Developmental Psychology, Dr. Erica Burman explodes a number of our ideas about child development by calling our attention to what’s really going on in an interaction, rather than what we think is going on. ...

157: How to find your village

May 19, 2022 23:00 - 40 minutes - 73.8 MB

For the first time, in this episode I bow out and and let listeners Jenny and Emma take over, who wanted to share how they’ve been supporting each other over the last few months. They started from pretty different points: Emma wasn’t having parenting struggles, but often over-communicated with her husband and he would stonewall in response, agreeing to whatever she asked so she would stop talking. Then he would resist later, and she couldn’t understand why…because he had agreed, right? ...

156: From desperation to collaboration

May 15, 2022 16:00 - 37 minutes - 51.1 MB

Adrianna and Tim had read all the parenting books. (And I mean ALL the books.) But NOTHING seemed to be working. They were still feeling frustrated with their kids on a very regular basis. And their kids were fighting what seemed like every second of the day. They joined the Parenting Membership last May, and the transformation our community has seen in them has been profound. The shift started after we had a consult about their youngest daughter’s difficult behavior, whi...

155: How to get your child to listen to you

May 01, 2022 13:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MB

Recently someone posted a question in one of my communities: “Is it really so wrong to want my child to just LISTEN to me sometimes? It seems like such a no-no in gentle parenting circles, and I’m worried that my child is growing up to be entitled and won’t know how to respect authority when they really HAVE to.” Parent Chrystal gave such a beautiful and eloquent response to this question that I asked her to come back on the show (her first visit was last year) to talk us through how she a...

154: Authoritative isn’t the best Parenting “Style”

April 24, 2022 19:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MB

“On average, authoritative parents spanked just as much as the average of all other parents. Undoubtedly, some parents can be authoritative without using spanking but we have no evidence that all or even most parents can achieve authoritative parenting without an occasional spank.” I was fascinated by this statement, since authoritative parenting is the best style. We know it’s the best, right?I mean, everyone says it is. Including me.And who was the co-author on this paper this statement...

153: Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home

April 17, 2022 22:00 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MB

In her book Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home, Toko-pa Turner talks about the disconnection we feel from others, as well as from our own selves, because of the experiences we’ve had in our childhood. While Toko-pa’s childhood was traumatic by any definition, even those of us who didn’t experience severe trauma were told - either verbally or non-verbally: You’re not enough. You’re not good enough. Or even: You’re too much.And we shut off that part of us, whatever it was. Our sense of...

SYPM 020: Preparing for the afterbirth with Renee Reina

April 04, 2022 13:00 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MB

I don’t know about you, but I spent a LOT of time thinking about my birth plan before Carys was born. I mean, that thing went through multiple iterations as I read new books about the birth process and thought about what I wanted mine to be like. And I got lucky; we didn’t stray too far from the plan (except that that whole ‘urge to push’ thing? Well I never felt that. It seemed like she was quite happy where she was. Perhaps that explains why she enjoys being wrapped in fluffy blanke...

152: Everything you need to know about sleep training

March 27, 2022 13:00 - 53 minutes - 73.1 MB

We've already covered a couple of episodes on sleep, including the cultural issues associated with sleep, then more recently we talked with Dr. Chris Winter about his book The Rested Child where we looked at sleep issues in older children. But if you have a young child who isn't sleeping well, from the baby stage all the way up to about preschool, this episode is for you! My guest is Macall Gordon, senior lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Antioch University Seattle, and who has...

151: The Alphabet Rockers with Kaitlin McGaw and Tommy Shepherd

March 20, 2022 13:00 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MB

The band The Alphabet Rockers consists of lead members Kaitlin McGaw and Tommy Shepherd, and a multi-racial group of children who are also involved in writing and performing. They write about their real lived experiences and their desire to live in a world where everyone belongs. Kaitlin and Tommy are actually fellows at the Othering and Belonging Institute, run by Dr. jon powell, whose work I really respect and whom we interviewed in the episode on othering. They also do work in schools ...

150: How to avoid passing on an eating disorder to our child with Dr. Shiri Sadeh-Sharvit

March 06, 2022 22:00 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MB

This episode is a continuation of the series on the intersection of children and food. We've also heard from Dr. Lindo Bacon on busting myths about fat, Dr. Michael Goran on how sugar affects our children, Dr. Karen Throsby with a more high-level view on the sugar topic, and Ellyn Satter on her Division of Responsibility approach. My guest in this episode, Dr. Shiri Sadeh-Sharvit, co-author with Dr. James Lock of Parents with Eating Disorders: An Intervention Guide. The book is written ...

SYPM 019: Why are you always so angry?

February 20, 2022 19:00 - 48 minutes - 66.7 MB

One day Iris took her daughter to the park, with enough snacks with for both of them. When Iris got hungry, she asked her daughter to share some of the food - but her daughter refused. Iris knows that hunger is a factor that dramatically narrows her Window of Tolerance and makes it more likely that she’ll snap at her child’s behavior, so she asked again for food and again her daughter refused. Then out of nowhere a crow swooped down and tried to steal some of the food, causing the whole...

149: How to set the boundaries you need

February 13, 2022 19:00 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MB

We’ve covered the topic of boundaries before, in our conversation with Xavier Dagba. In my work with parents, I see that an inability to set boundaries is a MAJOR cause of feeling triggered by our child’s behavior. When we snap at our child’s behavior, it often (not always, but often) comes somewhat later in the day. There’s a reason for that: it’s because we haven’t been able to set boundaries early in the day, so each time our child crosses where a boundary should have been, we...

148: Is spanking a child really so bad?

February 06, 2022 19:00 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MB

I’ve been thinking about producing this episode for several years now, and I always wished I wouldn’t need to do it. Then every few months I’d see a post in an online community saying something like “Is spanking really that bad? I was spanked and I turned out fine” and I knew that one day I’d have to do an episode on it - so here it is. My guest, Professor Andrew Grogan-Kaylor, has studied and written extensively about physical punishment of children, and believes spanking should be cons...

SYPM 018: No Set Bedtime with Gila and Katherine

January 30, 2022 13:00 - 58 minutes - 80.7 MB

When I interviewed Dr. Chris Winters last year, I described how we’ve been using a No Set Bedtime method with our daughter Carys. He used it with his children starting in the Elementary years, and his eyes nearly fell out of his head when I told him we’d been using it since Carys was about three. In the email about the Dr. Winters interview I asked any listeners who wanted to learn more about this method to be in touch, so in this episode we’ll meet listeners Katherine and Gila. Katheri...

017: Reparenting ourselves to create empathy in the world with Amy

January 23, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MB

In this episode we hear from parent Amy, who is a White parent married to a Black man raising four biracial children in Colorado. Amy has been on quite a journey to explore her role as a descendant of Puritans who came to the United States looking for religious freedom on her father’s side, and of Irish Catholics on her mother’s side. She sees how her parents were able to get advanced education and a loan to buy a house and start a business, and that from the outside they looked like a pret...

SYPM 017: Reparenting ourselves to create empathy in the world with Amy

January 23, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MB

In this episode we hear from parent Amy, who is a White parent married to a Black man raising four biracial children in Colorado. Amy has been on quite a journey to explore her role as a descendant of Puritans who came to the United States looking for religious freedom on her father’s side, and of Irish Catholics on her mother’s side. She sees how her parents were able to get advanced education and a loan to buy a house and start a business, and that from the outside they looked like a pret...

147: Sugar Rush with Dr. Karen Throsby

January 09, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 88 MB

This episode continues our conversation on the topic of children and food. A few months ago we heard from Dr. Lindo Bacon about how the things we’ve learned about obesity might not actually be the whole story. Then we talked with Ellyn Satter about the approach she devised called Division of Responsibility, which holds the parent/caregiver responsible for the what, when, and where of eating and the child responsible for whether and how much. We followed that with a conversation with Dr....

151: Why storytelling is so important for our children (RE-RELEASE)

January 02, 2022 14:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MB

“Storytelling? I’m already reading books to my child – isn’t that enough?” Your child DOES get a lot out of reading books (which is why we’ve done a several episodes on that already, including https://yourparentingmojo.com/readingbooks/ (What children learn from reading books), https://yourparentingmojo.com/reading/ (How to read with your child), and https://yourparentingmojo.com/003-your-toddler-isnt-reading-yet-neither-is-mine/ (Did you already miss the boat on teaching your toddler how to...

RE-RELEASE: Why storytelling is so important for our children

January 02, 2022 13:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MB

“Storytelling? I’m already reading books to my child – isn’t that enough?” Your child DOES get a lot out of reading books (which is why we’ve done a several episodes on that already, including What children learn from reading books, How to read with your child, and Did you already miss the boat on teaching your toddler how to read?. But it turns out that storytelling benefits our relationship with our child in ways that reading books really can’t, because you’re looking at the book rather t...

150: How to read with your child with Dr. Laura Froyen (RE-RELEASE)

December 19, 2021 14:00 - 54 minutes - 50.9 MB

Way, waaay back in https://yourparentingmojo.com/003-your-toddler-isnt-reading-yet-neither-is-mine/ (Episode 3), we wondered whether we had missed the boat on teaching our babies to read (didn’t you teach your baby how to read?). We eventually decided that we hadn’t, but given that many parents have a goal of instilling a love of reading into their children, what’s the best way to go about doing that? And what if your child is the kind who wriggles out of your lap at the mere sight of a book?...

RE-RELEASE: How to read with your child with Dr. Laura Froyen

December 19, 2021 13:00 - 54 minutes - 50.9 MB

Way, waaay back in Episode 3, we wondered whether we had missed the boat on teaching our babies to read (didn’t you teach your baby how to read?). We eventually decided that we hadn’t, but given that many parents have a goal of instilling a love of reading into their children, what’s the best way to go about doing that? And what if your child is the kind who wriggles out of your lap at the mere sight of a book? Our second-ever repeat guest, Dr. Laura Froyen, helps us to delve into the resear...

149: Parenting beyond pink and blue with Dr. Christia Brown (RE-RELEASE)

December 05, 2021 20:00 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MB

Today I join forces with Malaika Dower of the http://www.htgawp.com/ (How to Get Away with Parenting) podcast to interview Dr. Christia Brown, who is a Professor of Developmental and Social Psychology at the University of Kentucky, where she studies the development of gender identity and children’s experience of gender discrimination. Dr. Brown’s book, http://amzn.to/2H13YlN (Parenting Beyond Pink and Blue) (Affiliate link), helps parents to really understand the scientific research around ...

RE-RELEASE: Parenting beyond pink and blue with Dr. Christia Brown

December 05, 2021 19:00 - 51 minutes - 48.3 MB

Today I join forces with Malaika Dower of the How to Get Away with Parenting podcast to interview Dr. Christia Brown, who is a Professor of Developmental and Social Psychology at the University of Kentucky, where she studies the development of gender identity and children’s experience of gender discrimination. Dr. Brown’s book, Parenting Beyond Pink and Blue (Affiliate link), helps parents to really understand the scientific research around gender differences in children, which is a harder ...

148: Why isn’t my child grateful with Dr. Jonathan Tudge (RE-RELEASE)

November 21, 2021 20:00 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MB

“I spent the whole morning painting and doing origami and felting projects with my daughter – and not only did she not say “thank you,” but she refused to help clean up!” (I actually said this myself this morning:-)) “We took our son to Disneyland and went on every ride he wanted to go on except one, which was closed, and he spent the rest of the trip whining about how the whole trip was ruined because he didn’t get to go on that one ride.” (I hope I never have to say this one…I’m not sure I...

RE-RELEASE: Why isn’t my child grateful with Dr. Jonathan Tudge

November 21, 2021 19:00 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MB

“I spent the whole morning painting and doing origami and felting projects with my daughter – and not only did she not say “thank you,” but she refused to help clean up!” (I actually said this myself this morning:-)) “We took our son to Disneyland and went on every ride he wanted to go on except one, which was closed, and he spent the rest of the trip whining about how the whole trip was ruined because he didn’t get to go on that one ride.” (I hope I never have to say this one…I’m not sure I...

147: Becoming Brilliant – Interview with Prof. Roberta Golinkoff (RE-RELEASE)

November 07, 2021 20:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MB

In just a few years, today’s children and teens will forge careers that look nothing like those that were available to their parents or grandparents. While the U.S. economy becomes ever more information-driven, our system of education seems stuck on the idea that “content is king,” neglecting other skills that 21st century citizens sorely need. Backed by the latest scientific evidence and illustrated with examples of what’s being done right in schools today, http://amzn.to/2Fia4kL (Becoming ...

RE-RELEASE: Becoming Brilliant – Interview with Prof. Roberta Golinkoff

November 07, 2021 19:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MB

In just a few years, today’s children and teens will forge careers that look nothing like those that were available to their parents or grandparents. While the U.S. economy becomes ever more information-driven, our system of education seems stuck on the idea that “content is king,” neglecting other skills that 21st century citizens sorely need. Backed by the latest scientific evidence and illustrated with examples of what’s being done right in schools today, Becoming Brilliant (Affiliate lin...

[Looking back and looking ahead]

October 31, 2021 19:00 - 17 minutes - 24.4 MB

In this short episode I reflect on where we’ve been over the past year, my plans to slow down a bit at the end of the year (as well as a super exciting project I’m working on!), and what episodes we have lined up for the new year. In this episode I also mention something I haven’t done for a while, which is that it’s possible to donate to support the show. You might know that it takes 20-40 hours to do the research for each episode (although my record is about 80 hours for the show on Se...

SYPM 016: Getting it right from the start with a new baby

October 24, 2021 19:00 - 38 minutes - 70.3 MB

In this episode we do something we haven’t done before - talk with podcast listeners who aren’t parents yet! Kellie and Jon are an amazing couple living in Tennessee. Kellie is a bit of a planner (by which I mean that during her Ph.D program Jon noticed Kellie was getting stressed about when they were going to have a baby, so she led them through a four-hour planning session factoring in the baby’s birth and ages at likely dates for her to enter post-doctoral programs and fellowships and...

146: The Rested Child with Dr. Chris Winter

October 17, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 96.7 MB

Sleep! It’s a topic that’s on pretty much every parent’s mind. We’ve already looked at this from a cultural perspective, where we learned our Western approach to sleep is by no means universal, and that this can result in quite a few of the problems we face in getting our children to sleep. In this episode we dive deep into the practicalities of sleep with Dr. Chris Winter, who has practiced sleep medicine and neurology since 2004. His first book, The Sleep Solution, Why Your Sleep Is ...

145: How to Sugarproof your kids with Dr. Michael Goran

October 03, 2021 19:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MB

Sugar has a bad name these days - much like fat did back in the 1990s. "Research shows" that it's addictive...that it shrinks your brain...that it's likely to lead to all kinds of health problems. But will it really? I interviewed Dr. Michael Goran, author of the recent book Sugarproof: The Hidden Dangers of Sugar that are Putting Your Child’s Health at Risk and What You Can Do. This is a pretty alarming title, and I was interested to dig into the research behind the book as a co...

SYPM 015: How to support each unique child’s learning journey

September 19, 2021 19:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MB

I hear from a lot of parents who are worried about their children’s learning. They tell me things like: “I want to encourage my child’s learning and creativity and confidence as a learner without solely focusing on literacy and numeracy.” “We’ve been in lockdown here in Melbourne for a very long time, with my older kids learning remotely, and I feel that a lot of the tasks they are given by their school are a bit … uninspiring. It’s so cool when there is something that really engages...

144: Supporting Your Gifted Child

September 11, 2021 19:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MB

Is your child gifted? Do you wonder if they're gifted but aren't quite sure? Do you want to know how to support your gifted child's learning in a way that doesn't pressure them or make them resist working with you? If so, this episode will help. I have to say, I wasn't sure where this one was going to end up. I was really uneasy about the concept of giftedness from the outset, perhaps because the way I had previously come into contact with it was through our conversation...

143: The Extended Mind with Annie Murphy Paul

September 05, 2021 13:00 - 57 minutes - 52.1 MB

We don’t just think with our brains. What?! How can that possibly be true? I struggled to understand it if myself for quite a while, until I read the fabulous English philosopher Andy Clark’s description of what happens when someone writes, which essentially involves ideas flowing down the arm and hand, through the pen and ink, across the paper, up to your eyes, and back to your brain. The ideas don’t literally flow, of course, but the process of writing alters the process of thinking - w...

142: Division of Responsibility with Ellyn Satter

August 15, 2021 19:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MB

Do you worry that your child isn't eating enough...or is eating too much? Do you wish they would eat a more balanced diet...but don't want to be the Vegetable Police? Do you find yourself in constant negotiations over your child's favorite snacks? You're not alone! Join me for a conversation with Ellyn Satter MS, MSSW, author of many books including Child of Mine: Feeding With Love and Good Sense. Ms. Satter developed the approach to feeding children that's known as Division of Responsib...

SYPM 014: The power of healing in community

August 01, 2021 19:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB

When you’re learning a new skill, information is critical. Without that, it’s very difficult to make any kind of meaningful change. But I see a parallel between learning new skills and respectful parenting: I like to say that love between parent and child is necessary but not sufficient - and that respect is the missing ingredient. With learning a new skill, knowledge is necessary - but not sufficient. And support is the missing ingredient. You might remember from our conversati...

141: The Body Keeps The Score with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk

July 25, 2021 19:00 - 44 minutes - 61.5 MB

How does trauma affect us? Yes, we feel it in our brains - we get scared, frustrated, and angry - often for reasons we don’t fully understand. But even if our brains have managed to cover up the trauma; to paper a veneer over it so everything seems fine, that doesn’t mean everything actually is fine - because as our guest in this episode, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk says: The Body Keeps The Score. What he means is that the effects of the trauma you’ve experienced don’t just go away, a...

SYPM 013: Triggered all the time to emotional safety

July 17, 2021 19:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MB

When we're having a hard time interacting with our family members, it's pretty common for our first reaction to be: "I need this person (or these people!) to change their behavior" - especially when this person (or these people!) are children. After all, we've been around for longer and we know what we're doing and we were fine before our children started misbehaving, right? My guest today, parent-of-three Chrystal, had encountered this mentality not just about her children, but also abo...

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