Multilingual Parenting Without Pressure: Letting It Be Lighter
Feeling overwhelmed by language choices and expectations? This episode explores how to ease pressure, release guilt, and approach multilingual parenting with more confidence and calm.In this episode w...
18 Jun 202520min
Fatherhood & Mental Health: Why Vulnerability Matters for Dads
An open conversation about men’s mental health in fatherhood, emotional vulnerability, and the silent pressures many dads carry. A powerful episode for partners, parents, and anyone raising children t...
11 Jun 202542min
The Power of Presence in the First 3 Years: Motherhood and Attachment with Erica Komisar
Listener Note: This episode discusses parenting perspectives that some may find traditional or may trigger feelings of mum guilt. Please listen with care and take what serves you — it’s okay to skip o...
4 Jun 202534min
LGBTQ+ Parenting in the Netherlands: Belonging, Barriers & Community with Jillian
In honour of LGBTQ+ Families Day I'm thrilled to welcome Jillian to the Dam Parenting podcast. This special day celebrates the diversity, resilience, and love within LGBTQ+ families, highlighting that...
2 Jun 202532min
Big Emotions & the Developing Brain: What Children Really Need
Why do children experience emotions so intensely? Child psychologist Faye explains what’s happening in the developing brain and how parents can respond with connection rather than control.Welcome to t...
28 Mai 202528min
Sign for Change: Grievance Leave After Miscarriage
Grief Is Grief: Why Everyone Should Sign This PetitionToday’s episode brings attention to a critical, often overlooked gap in workplace policy: the lack of national grievance leave for parents who exp...
24 Mai 20257min
“Am I Doing Enough?” Releasing Guilt in Multilingual Parenting
Many multilingual parents carry constant self-doubt. This episode speaks directly to that worry — and offers reassurance, perspective, and emotional relief.Episode 1 of our Monthly Multilingual Series...
21 Mai 202521min
Hyperemesis Gravidarum: Raising Awareness & Supporting Parents in the Netherlands with Stichting ZEHG
A vital conversation about HG, pregnancy illness, and the need for better awareness, advocacy, and compassionate care for affected families. Trigger Warning: Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) – More Than Mo...
14 Mai 202533min
