Today the content comes straight from the Joyful Courage for Parents of Teens FB group. I talk a lot with my clients and here on the pod about "energetic responsibility" and a mama posted a question asking me to go deeper. The result is this podcast!

It's you and me, babe! You. And. Me. Another solo show for diving into work of parenting teens and rolling around in it together. Today I am talking about how encouragement can be a tool for relationship, skill building and showing up as our best. I share language and thoughts about how to uplevel the encouragement in YOUR home so that your teens are more likely to step into cooperation and collaboration.

Join me during this solo show as I talk about "holding the container" for our teens to move through their experiences and practice life skills. Easier said than done. I walk us thought what this looks like in the context of sibling relationships, substance experimenting, school, chores and more - check it out and let me know what you think!

Get more show notes at www.besproutable.com/podcasts/eps-367-solo-holding-container-teens-life-skills

This week I am exploring unconditional love and how./if this is what our teens experience from us. We may SAY that we love them no matter what, but is that the message they are getting? And what does creating a home where love is unconditional offer to our kids?

Listen in and let me know what you think!

See full show notes at www.besproutable.com/podcasts/eps-365-solo-unconditional-love-teens

This solo show takes a closer look at how parenting with Positive Discipline does NOT equal avoiding the hard stuff, instead it is about leaning into relationship WHEN the hard stuff shows up. Being brave is something we are invited into over and over again as we parent through the seasons of adolescence. Listen in as I explore what that looks like internally, as well as externally. 

A solo show all about how to shift into the "roommate mentality" when inviting our teens to contribute and help out around the house. I know, I know, it can feel really tough to get them up and moving... But I am confident there are some nuggets here in this pod that will help you turn things around.

Enjoy!

My guest today is Titania Jordan. 

Casey and Titania share an engaging, relatable conversation about kids, tweens, teens, and their access to technology & apps.  Kids & teens having access to screens can be really convenient, and many of us have brought these tools into our lives.  At the same time, they also bring a lot of struggles.  Titania shares the importance of modeling healthy use with your own phone.  They dig into how to talk to your kids about sexting, nudes, & consent.  Casey asks how to know which apps are okay and how to keep up with new apps.  Titania shares her thoughts on parental controls, screen time limits, & filters.  They also talk about resources like Bark & Skyward, and how much parents really need to know.

Takeaways from the show

• Struggles with teens & their screens 
• Conversations to have with your teen about tech 
• Modeling a healthy relationship with your phone & other screens 
• Prioritizing face-to-face connections 
• Sexting, nudes, & consent 
• Knowing which apps are okay - old & new 
• Using parental controls, screen time limits, & filters 
• Can parents over-monitor?

For more episode information including full show transcripts, visit our website here. 

My guest today is Casey Davidson. 

Casey Davidson shares her path to sobriety and becoming a sober coach.  Davidson explains what Dry January is - one of five adults in the US did Dry January last year!   Davidson shares which demographics are drinking more & less and how the pandemic ramped up consumption.  Casey Davidson shares the effects of alcohol on the body, even for light and moderate drinkers, and some benefits that come with not drinking.  They discuss what obstacles can pop up for people who are not drinking.  Casey Davidson shares about the “sober curious” movement - experimenting with not drinking without the pressure of giving up alcohol completely.  They dig into the highs and lows of the first 30 days of sobriety and the best “quit lit.”  

Takeaways from the show

• Experimenting with sobriety 
• Dry January 
• Normalization of drinking in our culture 
• Impacts of using alcohol to “take the edge off” 
• Benefits of not drinking 
• Obstacles of not drinking 
• The “sober curious” movement 
• The first 30 days of sobriety
• Finding the approach that resonates with you 
• The best “Quit Lit”

My guest today is Dr. Anjali Ferguson.  

Dr. Anjali Ferguson and Casey dig deep in this episode on how to be in conversation with teens about social-political issues, including abortion.  Dr. Ferguson weighs in on if we should bring up tricky topics or wait for children to ask questions and gives tips on how to be ready for emotionally-charged topics.  They share advice on when and how to take a moment during challenging conversations and the work that’s needed to parent differently than we were parented.  Dr. Ferguson explains how to validate and hear what your teen is sharing, even when you have a difference of opinion.  Casey asks Dr. Ferguson about best practices for being open with tweens and teens, especially regarding reproductive rights.  They talk about the pros and cons of teenagers getting news and information from social media like TikTok.  Dr. Ferguson shares how Parenting Culture provides resources for and supports families of different races, faiths, and cultures to address tough topics and difficult questions.  She wraps up by speaking on openness, racial socialization, and cultural identity.

Key takeaways from the show

• All kids and teens will ask you hard questions and want answers - expect it & prepare to be open 
• Inviting open dialogue, staying non-judgmental, & communicating around emotionally-charged topics
• How to handle your child or teen having different opinions than you do 
• Kids will stop coming to us if they don’t feel heard, seen, & validated, especially when we have differing opinions 
• Knowing when to be open with tweens & teens, especially regarding reproductive rights and when to fall back on facts 
• Destigmatizing why people choose abortion 
• How do we handle teens getting their news and information from social media like TikTok? 
• Asking questions to model & foster critical thinking 
• Resources for families of different races, faiths, and cultures to address difficult questions and tough topics like reproductive rights, Covid-19, healthcare, & more 
• What’s racial socialization?  What’s your cultural identity?

Looking for more? Find all the show details on our website here:

www.besproutable.com/podcasts/tough-conversations-election-anjali-ferguson

My guest today is Fernanda Lee.

Fernanda Lee, M.A.Ed, holds a degree in business administration and worked for Accenture, Bank of America and other investment brokers, until she became a mother, and decided to learn more about child development. 

Fernanda now holds a Master Degree in Education, with a Pupil Personnel Services credential, and has served as a school counselor in elementary and middle public schools. She is a lead trainer in Positive Discipline, serving parents, health professionals, teachers, early childhood educators, couples, and professionals in the workplace in the United States, Brazil, Portugal and Luxembourg. 

Fernanda was featured in two national magazines “Escola” and “English as a Foreign Language” discussing the practical application of Positive Discipline in the classroom. She is very thankful to be raising her two teenagers with Positive Discipline, as without it she would have pulled out all her hair. 

Takeaways from the show:

• How Fernanda first got involved with Positive Discipline
• Changes in your relationship as your kids grow older
• Using Positive Discipline with older adolescents and teens
• Some of the biggest challenges that come with parenting teens
• Listening to and having open discussions with your teen
• Being understanding and respectful with your kids 
• Saying no in a productive way to teens

My guest today is Lisa L. Lewis.

We discuss... 

• How Lisa first got involved with teens sleep needs and changing school start times
• Why teens can struggle to get the sleep they need
• The issues that can come with teens not getting enough sleep
• How to help your teens move into a rhythm that allows them to get the sleep they need
• The ways technology affects sleep
• How to push for a change in school start times in your community
• And more!

Lisa is the author of The Sleep-Deprived Teen: Why Our Teenagers Are So Tired, And How Parents And Schools Can Help Them Thrive, described as “a call to action” by Arianna Huffington and “an urgent and timely read” by Daniel H. Pink.

This week is a solo show where your host Casey O’Roarty discusses back-to-school strategies for talking with your tweens and teens about expectations in the new school year.

Takeaways from the show

• Working through feelings for the upcoming school year with your teens
• Talking through goals and expectations with your teenagers
• Staying calm when talking to your teen about the school year
• Letting your kids take their own responsibility with their grades
• Trusting your children to decide what opportunities are important to them
• Allowing your kids to find their own motivation

It was my great honor to spend over and hour on the phone with Andy Smithson of TRU Parenting recently.

We spent our time really digging into the way emotional triggers show up while navigating the challenges of raising kids, and Andy shared some of what he offers parents in the way of finding their calm.  Enjoy!!

"Not knowing is one of the most powerful tools and skills that we have as parents...  It keeps us curious makes us let our children guide the process..."
-  Andy Smithson

Resources mentioned during the podcast:

Childbirth: My Journey from Fear to Peace

The Quick Calm Toolkit

How to Stop Yelling in 21 Days

Get Off That Train!

TRU Calm: Parent Relaxation and Self-Renewal Series

* Be sure to listen at the end of the podcast for a special discount offer from Andy to be used towards this product!

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Alright - My guest today is Liz Blackwell-Moore. I connected with Liz through my friend, and one of your fave podcast guests, Julietta Skoog from besproutable.com. I am so excited to have Liz on today to talk about an incredibly relevant topic – kids and drugs. GAH. I know. No one really WANTS to talk about this, but we have to.

Liz has been working in the field of substance use since 2000. Her current work involves working with community coalitions and organizations to provide training on prevention strategies as well as technical assistance to translate public health research into practice and implement a restorative trauma-informed approach to addressing public health problems.

So basically, Liz is going to break it all down for us in a way that is helpful.  She lives in Portland, Maine with her wife, two happy kids, and a puppy.

Content:

• Liz shares about her early work with people involved with substance abuse and was drawn to exploring prevention work
• How can we make “systems” (including the family) better for young people, with more support in their lives?
• What the “risk taking years” feels like, according to Casey
• Liz shares her moms’ analogy of the two boats
• Adolescent brain development
  • It’s like a house being build bottom up
  • Built through interactions and the environment kids experience
  • Reward center develops first – ready to go, “volume turned up”
  • Front, logical part of brain not fully developed, and not integrated
  • W/o the desire to try new things, how would they ever leave home??
• The perception and science of marijuana and adolescence
  • National Academy of Sciences – research on the research
    • Young people using
      • Impacts learning and memory
      • Significant effects on mental health
        • “Regular use” – once every 30 days
        • 2xs more likely to become depressed
        • 3xs more likely to have suicidal thoughts
        • Kids with MH issues are more likely to use/self-medicate
      • Initially make people feel calm/relaxed
        • Brain likes to do what’s easy so eventually wants more
      • What about vaping
        • Tobacco companies are SO LAME – trying to suck in kids
        • Some kids just the flavoring
          • Not regulated – we don’t know what is in it
        • Lots of kids ARE putting nicotine and weed into the vape
      • All drugs impact the reward center of the brain – putting young people at a greater risk of addiction later in life
        • Rewires/primes the brain for addiction
      • How do we get them to wait????
      • Relationship is the most powerful tool we have… Share our values…  AND – THEY HAVE CRAZY REWARD CENTERS!!!  GAH!!!
        • Be present, listen, develop a strong relationship
        • Set clear expectations – bring it up in a variety of ways
        • Continue to bring it back to what their goals are, how might risky behavior get in the way?
        • Help them to “see” the bigger picture
        • Restorative practices: Hold them accountable while offering support
          • What are you getting out of this?
          • What were you thinking?
          • How else can you get thrills?
          • Social connection?
          • Is this a mental health issue?
        • Having these conversations REQUIRES the adults to be in solid relationship with their kids
        • Also, our stuff shows up and gets in the way – fear, rigidity
        • Ok to say, “this is disappointing” “this is hard for me” – they need to know how they are impacting their parents
        • Teens aren’t great with nuance
        • SLEEP MATTERS!!
        • Natural consequences are powerful
        • Boundaries are MESSY
        • How do we balance nurture and structure?? It’s a dance
        • How do we know when it really is a problem?
          • Major changes in physical appearance
          • Personality
          • Participation
          • Peer group changes
          • Public image has changed
        • org – online resources
        • 20-minute guide – helping parents use motivational interviewing 20inuteguide.com
        • Find your people!
        • There is uncertainty and change AND we all have flexible, learning brains – we can be resilient!!

What does Joyful Courage mean to you?

For me it means trying to see those amazing things that are happening as you move through adolescence – having the courage to stick with your values and follow our instincts…

Resources:
https://the20minuteguide.com/
http://www.drugfree.org/

Good reading on the teen brain:
Dan Siegel Brainstorm
Francis Jensen The Teenage Brain

Links for young people:
http://www.teen.drugabuse.gov/
*This is National Institute of Drug Abuse website for teens

http://www.protectwhatsnext.com/
*This is a website out of Colorado for young people specifically about marijuana use

Where to find Liz:

Birchlanestrategies.com (under-construction)
Linked in

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 My guest today is Tosha Schore, M.A. Tosha brings a burst of energy and optimism to parenting, and will lift your parenting confidence! She is an expert at simple solutions to what feel like overwhelmingly complicated problems. 

A sought after coach, author and speaker, Tosha is committed to creating a more peaceful world, one sweet boy at a time. Through her online and in-person offerings, she supports parents to care for themselves, connect with their boys deeply, set limits lovingly, and play wildly. 

Tosha is a trainer of Hand in Hand Parenting and co-author with the organization's founder, Patty Wipfler, of "Listen: Five Simple Tools to Meet Your Everyday Challenges." She is also creator of the wildly popular "Parenting Boys Peacefully! A FREE 10-Day Reconnect," and the new online course, "Out With Aggression!" 

You can find Tosha on her website, www.toshaschore.com, and on FB at Tosha Schore, Your Partner In Parenting Boys.

Content:

• Raising boys in these days of toxic masculinity
• Taking a hard look at the ways that men are conditioned
• Creating a more peaceful world, one sweet boy at a time
• The question of how to help our boys grow into emotionally intelligent men who don’t see women as objects is worldwide
• How to help our boys grow up to be peaceful – Huff Post article
• Move beyond the anger and the fear to what we can DO
• Opportunity shows up in raising our boys
  • We need to teach our boys that there are lots of ways to be close that aren’t sexual
  • It’s ok to talk, cuddle, hold hands – lots of ways of being intimate
• Documentary of The Mask You Live In
  • Not giving permission to boys for having intimate friendships with other boys
  • Navigating the jockeying for power among boys
• Redefining what it means to be masculine
• What is being modeled in the homes for our boys?
• Increase our own emotional intelligence and pay attention to how we navigate and model our own upset
• Boys being encouraged to stuff their emotions
• Not comfortable with allowing our boys the time and space to have feelings
• Help them feel comfortable with their full array of emotions – not just anger
• Popular culture isn’t helpful
• Advocate/ Fight for the right of our boys to have feelings
• AND advocate for them to make mistakes and learn from them
• When our boys make mistakes we need to help them
• Talk about music lyrics and porn and do it when they are YOUNG
• Amy Lang – parent educator, parenting through our children’s sexual development
• Start talking to your boys
• Don’t let your discomfort get in the way of letting our boys be their whole selves
• Amy’s short video about having convos about sexual harassment/assault with our kids
• Talking to our kids about standing up to friends who are harassing others
• Seize opportunities for modeling/showing them what it looks like to “do what’s right”
• Story of masculinity inside of supporting a woman on Reddit
• Acknowledging that standing up for what is right is challenging!!
• Teachable moments are when they make mistakes and getting into mischief
• Final thoughts – “hurt people hurt people” – boys and men are hurting and therefore hurting others… when we help them heal from their hurts, we are solving the problem

Where to find Tosha:

www.toshaschore.com

10 day reconnect parenting boys peacefully

www.listenthebook.com

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Please pass on this show to AT LEAST one person who you think it will land with! Your sharing helps me grow and expand this work – YOU are helping to create the impact and make the world a better place.

Content:

• I am on the journey with you, I am with you! Highs and lows, you are my peeps!
• The teen saga continues….
• Having a teen is like birth, you think you’re so prepared and then…. Reality hits!
• Teen brain experiences everything so intensely
• Eps 115 was all about trust and surrender
• Celebrate the relationship
• Using and developing breath as a tool
• 4:45 Our children are our teachers – they picked us!
• We don’t know what we don’t know and our children highlight that for us
• Their way of being invites our “stuff” to the surface
• We then choose how to respond
• End of the day – they are operating from their developmental place, limited skills, brain development
• 7:50 Parenting is a never-ending growth and development workshop – we can choose to resist or to grow/evolve
• 9:15 There is a purpose to this journey
• Let’s live a life where we are paying attention
• Our children show us stepping stones to our own growth
• When we choose into growth and learning we can influence the experience we are having
• You can only change yourself, you can’t change others
• Positive Discipline for Teenagers
• Mistakes our kids make can rock our foundation and philosophy around parenting
• Being kind and firm at the same time is one of the pillars
• Peeling back layers of what that ^^ means
• Kindness only = permissive
• Firmness only = authoritarian
• Kind isn’t NICE, it’s connected, firm is respecting ourselves and the situation
• It’s about progress not perfection, and becoming ever more AWARE of what is happening for us
• Making agreements is a kind and firm PD parenting tool
• Get into our child’s world, here what their needs are, share what we need, make a plan together, declare a deadline, follow through (parents)
• “What was our agreement?”
• It’s not about being nice while we deliver a consequence…
• The invitation is to make agreements with YOUR children
• Not necessarily about the problem we solve, instead it is more about the life skills the kids are practicing inside of the agreement-making
• Not about finding a solution that lasts forever – every solution has a shelf life

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Coaching with Casey is a three month commitment. We will explore your vision for parenting and even bigger, how you want to show up for your life. We explore mindset, and how shifts in mindset create big shifts in relationship. And finally, we deep dive into the tools and strategies of Positive Discipline for teaching, modeling and practicing life skills.

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So happy to have my friend Rebecca Gallagher,  from frugalistablog.com on this bonus episode to dig into the popular and controversial Netflix series 13 Reasons Why.  Rebecca is raising teens, and like me, watched the show and had powerful discussions about the themes that show up with her daughter.

Rowan and I actually watched the show together.

The themes that show up in 13 Reasons Why, created by Brian Yorkey and based on a book of the same name by Jay Ashor, are heavy, and intense.  Some parents are unsure about whether it is something they want their kids to see.

Rebecca and I don't claim to have answers, but we do discuss our own opinions and experiences we had with sharing the show with our kids and the conversation that showed up because of it.

Topics include sexual assault, bullying, sexual harassment, rape and suicide.  Like I said, intense. AND important to be talking about with the young people in our life.

Let me know what you think!

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Today’s guest is Ross Greene, an acclaimed author and parenting educator who works with kids with behavioral challenges. We are discussing how collaborative, proactive problem solving can reduce parenting challenges. Join us!

“Kids have information we badly need. If we don’t get that information we are at risk of plunging forward with uninformed solutions based on what we think is going on. Our theories and assumptions are often wrong. If you get what’s the matter wrong, your solution won’t work. The least fallible source of information is the kid.”

What you’ll hear in this episode:

• The role of problem solving in managing challenging behaviors 
• Why sticker charts and rationing of privileges doesn’t work for this demographic
• Making collaborative and proactive solutions work for your family
• Changing your mission: finding out what is getting in your kid’s way
• The benefit of a skills based approach – coaching skills improvement through problem solving
• The difference between control and influence
• Parenting and education as partnering and helping
• Collaborative vs unilateral problem solving
• Prioritizing unmet expectations to plan proactive problem solving
• Getting out of the heat of the moment in your parenting 
• Three steps to proactive problem solving
• The need for realistic, mutually satisfying solutions
• The danger of too many solutions
• Differentiating between a failure and a solution that wasn’t mutually beneficial, realistic or incomplete
• The messy but crucial nature of problem solving
• Perfection vs improvement over time – being realistic about goals
• Focusing on the right thing: learning to focus on the root cause of behavior vs the behavior itself. 

What does Joyful Courage mean to you? 

There is courage that comes along with being a parent, a teacher and a staff member and doing something different because what you are finding is that what you are doing now isn’t working. I’m delighted to say that there are many many parents, educators and facilities who have had that courage and they have been remarkably helpful to their children, their students and the children in their care and that should bring them a great deal of joy as well. It takes courage to take a look at what you are doing, think about it, and try to do something differently.

Resources:

The explosive child
Lost at School
Lost and Found
Raising Human Beings
The Drilling Cheat Sheet
The B Team – Facebook Group
Elevate Your Parenting – Facebook Group
Lost & Found – Facebook Group for Educators
Lives in the Balance – Facebook Group for Clinicians

 Where to find Dr. Greene:

Lives In the Balance
Facebook
Twitter
Centre for Collaborative Problem Solving
Dr. Ross Greene

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Welcome! Today’s guest is Ryan Hamilton, one of the co-founders of the “Life of Dad,” a social media network for dads. He is changing how dads are represented in the parenting arena and is helping moms be more effective at sharing parenting tools and tips with their male partners. Let’s jump into conversation with Ryan!

What you’ll hear in this episode:

• Ryan has been a computer geek/tech guy all of his life; he now sees his son following in his footsteps in those interests.

• Ryan works full-time in the advertising industry, but runs his business on the sides for dads.

• Ryan shares how “Life of Dad” evolved from a heart-wrenching personal story of one of the co-founders.

• The purpose of “Life of Dad” is to enable a father to share his story via social media.

• Ryan became involved in the endeavor during a tumultuous time in his life, when he was going through a divorce, job loss, financial collapse, and depression.

• Ryan began blogging about the darker side of parenting.

• Ryan discusses how trends and parental role expectations have shifted as dads have pushed for change.

• Many new resources and dad communities are making change and allowing dads to have a voice.

• Co-parenting has changed in today’s culture of divorce; Ryan shares how he and his ex-wife make it work for them.

• Ryan decided to make the journey to veganism about two years ago, when he was depressed and suicidal.

• He began with being vegetarian, but then transitioned on to veganism.

• The “cleaning up” of his diet branched out to affect all other areas of his life.

• Ryan’s advice to other dads is to stay in touch, never feel alone, and reach out to your peer groups. Check out the resources below!

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Resources:

Life of Dad - Website I Twitter I Facebook I IG I You Tube

Ryan E. Hamilton - Twitter I Facebook

Dad 2.0 Summit

National At Home Dad Network

City Dads Group

Dad Bloggers on Facebook

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I am super excited about this BONUS episode!!  I have the privilege of being in conversation with Brandie Weikle from thenewfamily.com and host of The New Family Podcast.

Part of my mission for creating this podcast is to expose listeners to parenting resources that I find inspirational and valuable, and Brandie is in total alignment with that mission.

We spend time today talking about The New Family, the 1,000 Family Project, and Brandie's experience with podcasting.

Mentioned:

The New Family Website
The 1,000 Families Project
The New Family Podcast
Positive CoParenting After Divorce Facebook Group

Mentioned New Family Podcast Episodes:

Eps 50: The Ex Next Door 
Eps 20: Seizing the Day With Your Family
Eps9: Conscious Uncoupling with Katherine Woodward Thomas
Eps 3: Parenting a Transgendered Child

Where to find Brandie and The New Family:

www.thenewfamily.com
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram

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About MAZLO --- click here to check out the offers mentioned on the show.  If you are interested in checking out the Calm and Connected Parenting Program FOR FREE send an emaill to casey@joyfulcourage.com.  Put "Mazlo Coupon" in the subject line!!  

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Amy Lang of birdsandbeesandkids.com is back on this show and THIS time we are going next level....

We are talking about dating and middle school.

You all know that as a mother of a 13 year old, this topic is near and dear to my heart... Amy breaks it down for us, offers insights to contemplate, and may make a few of you a wee bit uncomfortable with her no-nonsense talk about what it developmentally appropriate at this age.

The result is a fun, informative and candid conversation that may take you back to your own middle school dating years.... 

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1985.....

Awkward boy, "Uh, do you want to go with me?"

Me, "Sure."

My mom, "Where are you gonna GO???"

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Bwahahahaaaa --- listen in!!

We do talk about sex, so the show may not be one you want to play over the speakers of your car or home.

Follow Amy:
Sign up for her newsletter on her website - www.birdsandbeesandkids.com
On Facebook 
On Twitter
On Instagram

Enjoy!!

This conversation landed close to my heart...  While my kids are now sleeping in their OWN beds, in their OWN rooms, ALL NIGHT LONG, that was not always the case.

And while my nighttime parenting choices weren't always the same as everyone else, they didn't follow the mainstream advice,  I did the best I could for my babies... 

The thing I really love about Alanna and her approach to supporting parents with sleep, is her willingness to meet parents where they're at.  She really believes in the idea that there is a right approach for each family, and that it is going to be related to what works in each family...

As any parent knows, there is no one size fits all here...  AND it is possible to help your child, and yourself, get better sleep.

Listen in!

Where to find Alanna - 

www.goodnightsleepsite.com
www.facebook.com/goodnightsleepsite
www.twitter.com/GNSleepSite
http://pinterest.com/gnsleepsite

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Click here to get started.... 

This solo show is my own download around how resistance has been showing up in my life and what I am learning from it.  We all have those voices, right?  The one that says to us, "who cares, do what you want..." and the other that speaks from our soul and reminds us of who we really are....  Yeah, I dig into that.

I talk about my friend, Molly Knight Forde who is BRILLIANT and my guest on Episode Seven...

I mention the book, Seven Thousand Ways to Listen by Mark Nepo (its super fabulous).

It's the world according to me, and I invite you to come on in and stay awhile.  Let me know what you think, and if you are enjoying these solo rambles or not (I hope you are, because they are really fun to record).

Big huge love to you all!!

What a GIFT to have the opportunity to interview Amy Lang of Birds+Bees+Kids!  We had a great time discussing what to be talking about with our kdis when it comes to bodies and sex and staying safe...  

Nothing is off limits here - from where babies come from to blow jobs to birth control --- listen in and get informed and then TALK TO YOUR KIDS!

Like Amy says, being INFORMED is being EMPOWERED to make smart choices!

LISTEN IN NOW!!