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Guiding mothers to transform the way they connect, communicate, and collaborate with their teen! Every week we'll bring you inspiring, empowering and educational episodes that will give you the tools you need to consciously raise your teen!
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Praised for the “elusive beauty” of his music, saxophonist Ravi Coltrane takes a bold step in his creative journey with his new release, "Spirit Fiction." The album features two bands, each delivering a unique, expressive urgency. Join Ravi in conversation with moderator Ashley Kahn as he discusses his latest album and the influences that shape his music.
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Confidence Building + Goal Setting Systems
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I could not be more excited to share with you special guests Joe and Mell Hashey. Joe is a former high school teacher and business owner and Mell is a former social worker turned stay at home mom of three. In 2020 the Hashey family was turned upside down! As a result, they ended up changing EVERYTHING! Together Joe and Mell chose to use their exper…
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Have you ever reacted and then thought to yourself, “Dang I owe my teen an apology!” Ya me to! If you are anything like the “old me” I used to apologize because it's what you’re “supposed to do!” Even though I would always apologize, I was always puzzled why the relationship with my children still seemed fractured. In this episode I am going to sha…
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Entering the teen years is like walking into unknown territory! When faced with unknowns, naturally conscious and unconscious fears arise within us. Whenever fear rears its head you can expect control to show up! We think, by controlling a situation or person we can get rid of the fear of unknowns. Ultimately our need to control is one of the many …
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How to Run Your Schedule So Your Schedule Doesn’t Run You
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Do you ever think to yourself... “I feel so overwhelmed and cannot get anything done!’ “My todo list is never-ending and I just feel like I can’t keep up.” “I don’t even know where to start!” It’s almost as if your daily schedule is running you and your left feeling like a chicken running round with its head cut off! If this is you, then I am glad …
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The Inner Voice of the Parent Becomes the Outer Voice to the Child
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Have you ever done something and thought to yourself, “Oh my gosh, I'm so my mom right now?” This happens because, things are CAUGHT not TAUGHT. By consistently being in the presence or same environment as someone, you will naturally pick up on their patterns, habits and ways of doing things. When patterns, habits and ways of doing things are repea…
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The Root of Feeling Lonely and Lost in the Teen Years
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I feel like the teen years should be called the “massive change” years! From physical changes, brain changes, hormone changes, relationship changes, you name it…it’s safe to say EVERYTHING CHANGES in the teen years! When we become parents, it can be hard to recall what it felt like to be a teenager and just how difficult it was at times to navigate…
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Have you ever felt blah in motherhood? If you have, then can I just say that is completely normal! Why? Because um well you are human! The cool thing is in these uncomfortable and “blah” seasons of life you are gifted the opportunity for the next best version of you to bloom. For me personally I have noticed this “blah” feeling typically creeps up …
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How to Guide and Support Your Teen to Optimal Physical and Mental Health with Kristen Blake
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This episode we are talking about how us mamas can guide and support our teens to optimal physical and mental health through nutrition. This is such an important topic because nutrition is a key factor in a teens physical development and mental health. While this topic is important, it is also a topic most of mamas aren’t quite sure how to navigate…
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It’s Never to Late to Start Parenting Your Teen Consciously
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In this episode I am sharing something that has been heavy on my heart and inspired by a question that so many mamas of teens ask and that is, “Is it to late to start parenting consciously if your children are in their teen years?” If you are a mama of a teen and have asked this very question, I have some good news for you! The short answer to that…
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How to Create an Environment That Makes Your Teen Feel Like They Belong
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When teenagers don’t feel like they belong, they will search for a place to feel like they fit in often becoming somebody who others want them to be. I love this quote by Brene Brown: “The minute you become who someone wants you to be, in order to fit in and make sure people like you, is the moment you no longer belong anywhere.” The question is th…
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Finding Your Way Back to You in Motherhood
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If an episode could be a party then this is it! I am so excited to share with you two of my fave faves Sarah Teichmuller and Char Stammer! Sarah Teichmuller is a mama to two boys, a certified life coach for women specializing in narcissistic abuse recovery. Sarah’s mission is to guide women through a transformational process in order to create a li…
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I literally could not be more honored and excited to share my girl Kendra Williams with you all! Kendra is a mother to two, a Certified Conscious Parent Coach Practitioner through Dr. Shefali’s Coaching Institute™ and an expert on all things matresence. Kendra is hysterical, wildly entertaining and is as real and authentic as they come! She is a tr…
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This is episode #20 of a 20 episode series on raising confident children and the characteristics + habits confident children embody. Truth is nobody is born confident. In fact, confidence is something that you develop and strengthen as you go through life. In order for parents to create an environment for their chid's confidence to grow, strengthen…
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This is episode #19 of a 20 episode series on raising confident children and the characteristics + habits confident children embody. This episodes special guest is Debbie Wheeler! Debbie is a wife of 38 years, a mom of three girls, and a Baba to 4 grandkids. She is a bright light, a fountain of wisdom, an answer seeker, the best advice giver, and t…
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This is episode #18 of a 20 episode series on raising confident children and the characteristics + habits confident children embody. This episodes special guest is Debbie Wheeler! Debbie is a wife of 38 years, a mom of three girls, and a Baba to 4 grandkids. She is a bright light, a fountain of wisdom, an answer seeker, the best advice giver, and t…
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This is episode #17 of a 20 episode series on raising confident children and the characteristics + habits confident children embody. In this episode my dear friend and personal coach Meg O’Keeffe joins us! Meg O’Keeffe is the founder of Heart Centered Parenting, a Montessori trainer and teacher with 30 years of teaching experience and is also Certi…
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Discusses Feelings, Thoughts, and Beliefs
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This is episode #16 of a 20 episode series on raising confident children and the characteristics + habits confident children embody. In this episode my dear friend and personal coach Meg O’Keeffe joins us! Meg O’Keeffe is the founder of Heart Centered Parenting, a Montessori trainer and teacher with 30 years of teaching experience and is also Certi…
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This is episode #15 of a 20 episode series on raising confident children and the characteristics + habits confident children embody. In this episode my dear friend and personal coach Meg O’Keeffe joins us! Meg O’Keeffe is the founder of Heart Centered Parenting, a Montessori trainer and teacher with 30 years of teaching experience and is also Certi…
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This is episode #14 of a 20 episode series on raising confident children and the characteristics + habits confident children embody. What is perfection? Why do children often strive for it? Perfection is proof to self that we are good enough. Perfection is the way of the ego protecting self from getting hurt by failiure. Perfection is deeply rooted…
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This is episode #13 of a 20 episode series on raising confident children and the characteristics + habits confident children embody. Special guest Debbie Wheeler joins us in this episode sharing her wisdom and experience as a councelor in drug and alcohol addiction on the importance of noticing the truth vs our stories. In this episode, Debbie and …
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This is episode #12 of a 20 episode series on raising confident children and the characteristics + habits confident children embody. Special guest Debbie Wheeler joins us in this episode sharing her wisdom and experience as a councelor in drug and alcohol addiction on the importance of observing thoughts. In this episode, Debbie and I will show you…
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This is episode #11 of a 20 episode series on raising confident children and the characteristics + habits confident children embody. Special guest Debbie Wheeler joins us in this episode sharing her wisdom and experience as a councelor in drug and alcohol addiction on the importance of creating healthy boundaries. I love this quote by Dr. Shefali f…
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This is episode #10 of a 20 episode series on raising confident children and the characteristics + habits confident children embody. As parents we naturally want to rush in and fix things for our children the second we see them uncomfortable and in emotional pain. One of the best gifts we can give our children is to pause, let the emotions settle, …
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This is episode #9 of a 20 episode series on raising confident children and the characteristics + habits confident children embody. When your child goes through something or has big emotions, how does that make you feel? What is your mama bear instinct to do? If your anything like me, I naturally want to jump in to fix and take control of the situa…
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This is episode #8 of a 20 episode series on raising confident children and the characteristics + habits confident children embody. The truth is we all have solutions and answers to the things that we go through. The solutions and answers can be found in our heart space. However we as human beings are so in our head space with our thoughts and beli…
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This is episode #7 of a 20 episode series on raising confident children and the characteristics + habits confident children embody. What is empathy anyways? Empathy according to Websters Dictionary is “the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.” Why is empathy so important in the parent child relationship? Empathy builds connectio…
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Discuss Your Childs Feelings, Thoughts and Beliefs
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This is episode #6 of a 20 episode series on raising confident children and the characteristics + habits confident children embody. We all grow up carrying with us our deeply engrained beliefs. Typically from the age of 0-7 is when our beliefs systems were created. Our belief systems are created based on culture, religion, parental upbringing and o…
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This is episode #5 of a 20 episode series on raising confident children and the characteristics + habits confident children embody. All to often as parents we miss the underlying root or need beneath our child's behavior and find ourselves reacting to them based on our perception or judgement of the situation, circumstance or behavior. In this epsi…
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This is episode #4 of a 20 episode series on raising confident children and the characteristics + habits confident children embody. “Our expectations are a disguise for our fears and unmet inner needs.” Dr Shefali The Awakened Family If I were to ask you what are three things you expect of your child, you would probably be able to give me three exp…
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We all have deeply rooted beliefs! From 0-7 years of age is typically when our core beliefs were created and influenced by culture, religion, parental upbringing, relationships, environment ect. We carry these beliefs with us throughout our whole life, they become the lenses in which we view the world and relationships. When we have children all to…
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This episode is #2 of a 20 episode series on raising confident children and the characteristics + habits confident children embody! By observing the child in front of you the parent/caregiver creates an envrionment for the childs confidence to grow by sending the message to the child that they are loved as is and there is nothing to fix. The parent…
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Hey sis! This episode is #1 of a 20 episode series on raising confident children and the characteristics + habits confident children embody! To create a safe environment for our child's cofidence to grow, the parent/caregiver must meet three needs. These three needs are: + To be seen + To know they are worthy + To know they matter Come hang out wit…
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Driving in the car with your kids can be an environment that allows for some of the most beautiful conversations! The other day my sweet daughter asked some beautiful questions on our drive to cheer which led to an amazing conversation. The conversation was so powerful that I just have to share with you the three things that came up for me. As pare…
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Do you have a todo list that never seems to end? Are you constantly on the go? Do the words SLOW DOWN make you anxious? Life can naturally be busy and it takes mindfulness and intention to slow down and be still. If we don't, life will pass us by and we won’t be able to experience the deep connection with ourselves and others that human beings need…
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Most of us unless we are somewhat conscious go through our days unconscious. Meaning we go from one thing to another with no real thought. It’s almost as if we are robots moving mindlessly through our days unaware of how we are feeling inside, unaware of our environment and its effects on us and unaware of what is causing us to emotionally react. T…
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We are more comfortable being uncomfortable than we are with taking the appropriate steps to make changes to experience true joy, true happiness, liberation and freedom. It’s almost as if we are allergic to change. Come hang out with me sis and I will share with you tools you can use to effectively make the changes needed in your life that will cre…
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I was watching a leadership conference and one of the speakers said something that really spoke to my soul. She said, "You can shape the world to your desires." I mean how empowering is that? It got me to thinking, we can also shape our family to our desires! How? Listen in and I will share with ya sista!…
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Two words “teen years!” For some of you these words may bring up feelings of stress and anxiety because you have heard how difficult the teen years can be. Maybe you are in the thick of the “teen years” feeling disconnected as if you and your child are living on different planets. The words “teen years” may bring up sadness because you feel like yo…
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Have you ever emotionally reacted to your child and afterwards thought where in the world did that come from? As Maya Angelou would say, “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better do better.” Our mind is the most powerful tool we have and can be our best friend once we understand how it works and take action cleaning up a…
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Motherhood is like taking a road trip. However most of us have never really taken the time to sit down to put together a thought out plan backed by research, recommendations and wisdom from those that have already gone on the motherhood trip or are a few steps ahead of us. Here's the deal, if we don’t have a clear direction as to where we were goin…
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Resilience. We have all heard this word but do you know what the true definition of resilience is? Resilience: The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. Psychological resilience: Psychological resilience is the ability to mentally or emotionally cope with a crisis or to return to pre-crisis status quickly. Resilience exists when…
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November is the month we celebrate Thanksgiving. You may have a tradition where you go around the table and say what you are grateful for. Creating space throughout your day every day to express thankfulness is something you can implement all year round! I literally could not be more excited to have a very special guest on this episode to talk abou…
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In this episode we talk about how we can prevent “should-ing” on our kids, ourselves and others by taking the word “should” out of our vocabulary. The word “should” is used when we have an expectation. Expectations are created because of certain stories and beliefs we have around how things or people “should” be. Placing unwanted expectations and “…
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What if I told you it’s not possible for your child to trigger you. Is there such thing as triggers? Can somebody really cause you to be triggered? In this episode we dive into triggers! Come hang out with me as we explore why you get triggered and who causes you to be triggered. When you change your mindset and perspective around the word “trigger…
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This episode is part 2 to season 3 episode 6 titled Dyslexia Awareness. I believe we can be the best advocate and parent for our chid when we are educated, have empathy and parent consciously. There is a quote by Brené Brown that I love. “Empathy has no script. There is no right way or wrong way to do it. It’s simply listening, holding space, withh…
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The month of October is dyslexia awareness month. This month in particular is close to my heart because our family has been blessed with a child who is dyslexic. My intention for this episode is to: Bring awareness to what dyslexia is. Educate you as a parent on what signs to look for. Give you tools on how to be the best advocate for you child. Sh…
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The year 2020 has been full of surprises and plot twists. We have all had to adjust and re-adjust as things change daily, sometimes moment by moment. I was doing a study on grief when it hit me, in this season there isn’t a single person on the planet who hasn’t dealt with some type of grief or loss. In the world of parenthood, both parent and chil…
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I am so excited to have Meg O’Keefe back with us for this episode. Meg is the founder of Heart Centered Parenting, a Montessori trainer and teacher with 30 years of teaching experience and is a Certified Coach Practitioner through Dr. Shefali Tsabary's Conscious Coaching Institute™. In this episode we talk about how our need to “fix” our children c…
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Conscious Living & the Montessori Approach
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In this episode I have the honor of sharing Meg O’Keefe with you all. Meg is the founder of Heart Centered Parenting, founder of BeLoved Montessori School, a Montessori trainer and teacher with 30 years of teaching experience and is a Certified Coach Practitioner through Dr. Shefali Tsabary's Conscious Coaching Institute™. Come hang out with us as …
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This episode sheds light on how we have the power to change the temperature and energy within our homes. When we are courageous and dare to look inward we are presented with the opportunity to reset our internal thermostat. When our internal thermostat changes, the temperature and energy in our external environments and relationships also change! R…
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