(This conversation was originally released in 2018) Spiritual teacher, poet Mark Nepo on making peace with your parents, on the power of letting go and accepting what will never be, breaking old pattern that keep you stuck and on the importance of course correction because sometimes we all wear off the main path. A truly moving, inspiring and powerful conversation that will touch your heart and stay with you. Towards the end he reads one of his latest poems. SUPPORT THE SHOW, SHOW YOUR LOVE Become a patron on Patreon.com and join 22 exisiting memebers who contribute $140 towards our monthly goal of $500. Make a one-time donation in any amount to say “Thank you!” Rate or write a review FULL SHOW NOTES www.authenticparenting.com/podcast HOW TO WORK WITH ANNA I would be thrilled to support you in your parenting journey! All listeners get 10% off on my services. Private Coaching Online courses and classes GET IN TOUCH Comments, questions, feedback, and love notes USA listeners call 73...
We all encounter problems and stressors over the course of the day. Some are more easily managed then others. But no matter where an experience lands on the continuum from mild to traumatic, understanding how the nervous system works is the path to finding the way back to regulation. Deb Dana, a clinician, consultant and author specializing in complex trauma explains how we can learn about our nervous system so that we can befriend it. SOME KEY POINTS What is neurocpetion The three main pathways: ventral vagal, sympathetic, dorsal vagal Co-regulation Our nervous systems talk to one another, as they are social structures YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY Ep. 121: Resilient: how to Grow Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength and Happiness with Rick Hanson Ep. 147: What Does Self-Care Really Mean with Anna Seewald Ep. 152: How Trauma Gets Stuck IN Your Nervous System with Irene Lyon Ep. 187: How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids Ep. 245: 5 Simple Practices for Daily Happiness
If parenting was stressful before the pandemic, during the COVID-19 global crisis, ⅔ of parents experienced some level of burnout. The pandemic is not over and stress on parents is not going to magically go away and it is critical that we recognize and find ways to prevent burnout in parents. Kate Gawlik, an Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing at The Ohio State University on how to recognize the signs of parental burnout and how to cope with it. Parental burnout builds in stages, slowly. Phase one -overwhelming exhaustion. Next phase, burned-out parents tend to distance themselves from their kids to preserve their energy. And the third phase is loss of fulfillment. You can take the self-assessment tool provided by Kate to learn more about yourself. Burnout runs on a continuum. A report by The Ohio State University Office of the Chief Wellness Officer and College of Nursing found the stress was simply too much for many working parents to handle, revealing that two-thirds of work...
Do you want to live a life aligned with your values, skillfully adapt to life’s challenges, and find fulfillment? Listen as Diana Hill, psychologist, mom, yoga teacher, and co-author of ACT Daily Journal: Get Unstuck and Live Fully with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy talks about ACT. She also discusses how to become more psychologically flexible by unpacking the 6 principles of ACT. Acceptance Cognitive Defusion Contacting the Present Moment Self as Context Values Committed Action SOME KEY POINTS The power of Acceptance is an alternative to our instinct to avoid thinking about negative—or potentially negative—experiences How can you learn to deal with your intrusive thoughts using Cognitive Defusion Why making room for unpleasant feelings, sensations, and urges, instead of trying to suppress them or push them away is key What’s important: one’s intention or their behavior? Why values matter and what do they tell us about ourseelves SUPPORT THE SHOW, SHOW YOUR LOVE Become a p...
How many secrets do you have? Did you know that most peoples' secrets fall into 38 categories? Michael Slepian, the leading expert on the psychology of secrets on what secrets hurt most,the emotional and physical costs to keeping secrets, the 3 dimensions of a secret and sharing your secrets with a special chosen person is helpful. SOME KEY POINTS The difference between secrets and privacy Age and development, can babies keep secrets or when do children’s first efforts at keeping secrets emerge? Can people tell if we are keeping a secret? To confess or not to confess, what are the consequences of confiding? Is there a value of sharing our secrets? and does the person whom we chose to share our secret with matter? And so much more GET HIS BOOK The Secret Life of Secrets SUPPORT THE SHOW, SHOW YOUR LOVE Become a patron on Patreon.com and join 18 exisiting memebers who contribute $92 towards our monthly goal of $500. Make a one-time donation in any amount to say “Thank you!” Rate or write a review FULL SHOW NOTES www.authenticparenting.com/podcast HOW TO WORK WITH ANNA I would be thrilled to support you in your parenting journey! All listeners get 10% off on my services. Private Coaching Online courses and classes GET IN TOUCH Comments, questions, feedback, and love notes USA listeners call 732-763-2576 and leave a voicemail. Internationallistenersuse theFREE Speak Pipe tool on my website Email:info@authenticparenting.com STAY CONNECTED Instagram Facebook Group-Authentic Parenting Community Thank you for listening! With gratitude, Anna Seewald Parent Educator, Keynote Speaker, Author www.authenticparenting.com
Today’s guest —Tracy Dennis-Tiwary, Ph.D strongly believes that we pervasively misunderstand anxiety and presents a new framework for reimagining and reclaiming the confounding emotion as the advantage that it evolved to be. She is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Hunter College, the City University of New York, where she directs the Emotion Regulation Lab, and is cofounder of the digital therapeutics company Wise Therapeutics. By thinking about anxiety as an unwanted affliction, we do everything in our power to do away with it. But when we accept the discomfort of anxiety and listen to what it’s teaching us, we become more creative. Can you view anxiety as a gift and harness it to your advantage? MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Future Tense: Why Anxiety is Good For You (Even Though It Feels Bad) Ep. 317: The Anatomy of Anxiety with Dr. Vora, MD Ep. 312: Unwinding Anxiety with Dr. Jud Brewer How Long Should It Take to Grieve? Psychiatry Has Come Up With an Answer NYT artic...
Do you consider yourself a happy person? Do you want to become happier? Are certain people born happy? What are the benefits of becoming happier? Tal Ben-Shahar is an author and lecturer. He taught two of the largest classes in Harvard University’s history, "Positive Psychology" and "The Psychology of Leadership." His books have been translated into more than thirty languages, and have appeared on best-seller lists around the world. His latest books are “Happiness Studies” and “Happier, No Matter What.” SOME KEY POINTS The 5 elements of happiness — SPIRE How chasing happiness can lead to unhappiness An important part of finding happiness is accepting and processing all emotions Hypothetical choices Right vs right decisions Then spell of anonymity His favorite parenting books have been influential for him On an average 50% of our happiness is determined by genes, 10% comes from external circumstances and 40% is the choice we make.
Are you kind and loving toward yourself? Do you offer the same care to yourself as you give it to others? How do you talk to yourself when you make a mistake or go through hard times? Do you get caught up in negative self talk? Learn to practice self-compassion with Marissa C. Knox, PhD— a teacher, researcher, and writer currently offering Mindfulness, Compassion, undergraduate and graduate courses at The University of Texas at Austin. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Ep. 119: How You Can Be Kind and Loving Toward Yourself with Kristin Neff, Ph.D Ep. 112: How to cultivate Self-Compassion with Marion Rose The Big 300th Episodewith listener particaption g.r.a.c.e. and possibility by Marissa Knox, Ph.D SUPPORT THE SHOW, SHOW YOUR LOVE Become a patron on Patreon.com and join 18 exisiting memebers who contribute $92 towards our monthly goal of $500. Make a one-time donation in any amount to say “Thank you!” Rate or write a review FULL SHOW NOTES www.authenticparenting.com/podcast HOW WORK WITH ANNA I would be thrilled to support you in your parenting journey! All listeners get 10% off on my services. Private Coaching Online courses and classes GET IN TOUCH Comments, questions, feedback, and love notes USA listeners call 732-763-2576 and leave a voicemail. Internationallistenersuse theFREE Speak Pipe tool on my website Email:info@authenticparenting.com STAY CONNECTED Instagram Facebook Group-Authentic Parenting Community Thank you for listening! With gratitude, Anna Seewald Parent Educator, Keynote Speaker, Author www.authenticparenting.com
How much do our childhoods, and especially the quality of our first loving bonds, determinewho we become and how we love. A truly fascinating and delightful conversation about the science of attachment with a longtime Zen student, author of a phenomenal book Strange Situation: A Mother’s Journey into the Science of Attachment Bethany Saltman. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE The Lost Daughter Strange Situation Becoming Attached by Robert Karen, Ph.D Bethany Saltman's wesbite Follow her on Instagram Ep. 315: How to Help Kids with Emotional Self-Regulation with Mona Delahooke, PhD Ep. 267: The Power of Discord Dr. Ed Tronick and Claudia Gold, MD Ep. 260: Parenting with Presence with Dr. Dan Siegel Ep. 189: What’s Your Attachment Style? with Jenny Rosier, Ph.D Adult Attachment Interivew Protocol SUPPORT THE SHOW, SHOW YOUR LOVE Become a patron on Patreon.com and join 18 exisiting memebers who contribute $92 towards our monthly goal of $500. Make a one-time donation in any amount to say “Th...