How parents can use music as an emotion regulator with music therapist Vered
Have you ever noticed the way we speak to babies? Our baby-talk voices tend to be a lot more melodic than our natural speech patterns. And there's a good reason for that! Music is more emotional. ...
11 Jan 202249min
Going back to work after baby: Maintaining a healthy and secure attachment bond Q&A with Dr. Emily Upshur
Secure attachment is not that fragile! After all, it's biologically hardwired in our children to connect with us to ensure their greatest likelihood of survival—we have to actively work against our ch...
4 Jan 202242min
It's not about me: How to not take your child's behavior so personally with Kim John Payne
As parents, we may want to shield our children from any pain or sadness they may face, but if we're honest with ourselves, we know this is impossible. So rather than fighting the inevitable, our child...
28 Dec 202155min
Preparing your mind and body for pregnancy, birth and postpartum with The Bloom Method's Brooke Cates
It's important for women to feel powerful, capable and confident during their pregnancy, birth and postpartum journey. After all, our bodies have an innate knowledge of how to do this, we just need to...
21 Dec 202147min
Self-care strategies to reduce stress, increase confidence and prevent burnout in parenthood with Dr. Erin O'Connor
Joining me today is developmental psychologist Erin O'Connor, co-creator of Scientific Mommy and co-host of the podcast Parenting Understood. Last week Erin had me on her podcast, and we discussed all...
14 Dec 202130min
An honest look at respectful parenting: The 5 parenting "rules" I break as a mom
While I am a follower of RIE (resources for infant educarers) and use responsive parenting principles in the way I choose to raise my own children, that doesn't mean I 100% follow these prescriptive p...
7 Dec 202138min
What do you do when your child says "I'm stupid," "I hate myself," "I'm a bad kid," or worse with Dr. Emily Upshur
Dr. Emily Upshur joins me again this week to help a mom whose son is getting frustrated and calling himself "stupid" and "bad." If you've been there, you may have felt yourself start to panic when you...
30 Nov 202140min
Redefining trauma informed parenting: How parents can utilize this framework for all children with Robyn Gobbel
In this episode, therapist Robyn Gobbel joins me to discuss the lessons we've garnered from our knowledge of treating trauma, the principles of attachment theory and our understanding of how the human...
23 Nov 202154min
