BOOK 1: Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide for Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids by Hunter Clarke-Fields, MSAE

PART 1 of 4: Chapter 1: Keeping Your Cool and Chapter 2: Disarming Your Triggers

Posted date: 7/13/24

Presented by Megan Riesgo, LCPC, PMH-C & Joy Walsh, LCSW, PMH-C

OVERVIEW

This episode explores the beginning two chapters in Hunter Clarke-Fields, MSAE book, Raising Good Humans A Mindful Guide for Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids. The presenters of this podcast reference additional supports and resources that parents and caregivers might find useful throughout each episode. This information is presented to be informative and does not replace therapy or other medical support. If you or someone you know is struggling during this phase of parenting a great resources to connect with is Postpartum Support International www.postpartum.net 

DISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional or medical advice, diagnosis or treatment and does not constitute medical or professional advice.

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CHAPTERS and NOTATIONS

Book Exploration - Chapter 1: Keeping Your Cool

00:00 Introduction 

06:30 Reference to presenters' personal benefit with using mood tracker daily for a quick mindfulness check in. 

07:30 Definition of mindfulness from John Kabat-Zinn, scientist, author, and meditation teacher, page 17 

08:40 Named reference of author, Hunter Clarke-Fields, additional supports including her podcast, Mindful Mama, and website www.mindfulmamamentor.com

09:30 exercise on eating mindfully practice using a raisin, page 19

10:20 Presenter identified humor with show Parks & Recreation

11:15 Identified support from book with sitting mindful meditation 

11:40 Presenter discusses additional resource of Insight Timer app 

Book Exploration - Chapter 2: Disarming your Triggers

16:10 Explored value of awareness to unresolved issues from past experiences

17:54 Presenter quotes author about “children have an uncanny ability to reveal our unresolved issues”, page 34 

18:30 Identified book reference to self compassion related to how you were parented with exercise, page 37 

19:10 Presenter named additional book supports Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents: Practical Tools to Establish Boundaries and Reclaim Your Emotional Autonomy and Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson, Psy D.

20:20 Book reference - anger and yelling enact the fear center of a child’s brain, page 39

22:56 Book reference - to lower overall stress ex. Exercise, sleep, spend time with friends & family, page 43

24:00 Book reference - values of taking breaks, skills for releasing emotional energy, shake it out and breathing, page 45

24:50 Book reference - mantras including "I am a Ninja Mom", page 49

28:15 Book quote - “Remember, what you practice grows stronger," page 50

Children's Book Exploration

30:10  My Body Is a Rainbow: The Color of My Feelings by Mallika Chopra and illustrated by Izzy Burton 

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