Here’s to the dads doing the work. 

The *inner work* as dads so that just as my friend Marcell says, in the recent podcast episode, their own children’s inner child grows up along WITH the child. 

(I loved soooo much how he phrased that during our talk!)

In today's episode I'm talking to my friend Marcell Gill, creator of the Social Introvert Podcast, father, and author. And together we chatted about his experience in learning how to be a dad, what that looked like for him, and the spiritual path he took to become the father he wanted to be.

And yes, it went against the mainstream and popular advice while being the absolute best thing in his life.

Know a dad in your life with young children? Share this episode with him.

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Of all the episodes you've heard from The Parenting Alchemy, this is one to bookmark.

Most of my listeners are women, but this applies to all genders. In this episode you will better understand the male perspective -- but most importantly the awakened male perspective and how he reaches the state of awakening.

In many ways, this episode will help you understand yourself, and also your partner -- in life and in parenting.

You will find this absolutely enlightening as you listen to my special guest Inas Aquiningoc.

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Believe it or not, as a kid I found being sick comforting. Mostly (actually solely) because of the way my herbalist mother took care of us when we were sick.  She was nurturing in nature, but when we were sick, she went on full-mode nurturing. She would whip up herbal blends, feed us soups, make us soothing teas with ginger, and keep us extra close to her. It was really comforting. A lot of what she did for us, I do for my own kids.


But, as an adult and a busy parent, being sick is not quite the same. I want to get better as soon as I possibly can so that I can. I'm the nurturer to myself when I'm sick, and while I reduce my daily roles, I still have little ones that need care through my sickness.


So, I rely on my mother's remedies, which are ancestral healing ways. And I've been doing so my entire life.


Recently I asked on my Instagram, what herbal ways my community wanted to learn more of and some of the responses included natural remedies. So, in this episode, I go over what I use when I'm sick to support my body in healing and reduce the illness so that I can get back to feeling great and doing life. 

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There's so much on online safety and children, but there's almost nothing on how to do that holistically while building a strong relationship with our child.

Because what good is it for us as parents to have all of our online safety in place if it results in our child distrusting us and hiding things (that we would want to know!) from us? No, thank you.

Yet, we do need to implement steps that keep our children safe. So, today learn how to do just that holistically and while keeping a strong relationship with your child.

My special guest is Fareedah Shaheed (also known as CyberFareedah). Her mission is for you to not only get the resources you need to help keep your kids safe (and enable them to keep themselves safe online, too) but to build a platform from which you can grow closer to your young one and create open, transparent, and empowering communication with them. She does this work through Safe Kids Movement.

You'll want to take notes for this one. She's about to share with you many tips on how to keep your child safe online while building a good relationship with your child at the same time.

Let me know your thoughts. You can reach me through Instagram and send me a DM there or at The Parenting Alchemy website.

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Having taught childbirth education for over 10+ years to hundreds of expecting people, as well as working as a postpartum doula, I am taking my BEST five tips that every single pregnant person must know.

I'm Giselle Baumet, the Parenting Alchemist. I’m a Connection-Based Positive Parenting Expert, Transpersonal Hypnotherapist, Somatic Spirit Healer, Doula, and Quisqueyana Afro-Indigenous mother of four beautiful children.   

Find me on Instagram (send me an DM with any questions on any of my episodes!) or on my website The Parenting Alchemy. 

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The idea that you might be subtly gaslighting your child can make you feel defensive. I've seen it REALLY trigger parents. And there's a chance listening to this episode might do the same for you. 

However, I invite you to listen, because many times the best lessons are learned through the discomfort of realizing that something we have done from love may actually be harmful to our child.

In this episode I discuss:

• What does gaslighting in parenting look like?
• My own personal experience with learning about gaslighting in parenting.
• Why parents find themselves gaslighting their children.
• What to do if you find yourself subtly gaslighting your child.

I'd love to hear your thoughts! Reach out to me at theparentingalchemy.com or find me on Instagram at The Parenting Alchemy.

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Sadly the world lost Earl Simmons, who we all know as DMX.

His powerful music was infused with his past hurts and his actions in life were the expression of the emotional hurt he endured as a child. Yet he always sought out what he didn't have as a child. And he demonstrated a significant amount of self-awareness.

DMX had a lot to teach us about inner child healing and in this episode, we will discuss these and how they are applicable in our lives as parents.

To learn more about The Parenting Alchemy, please visit my website.

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There are a handful of things that make me this ANGRY. These are sexism, oppression, racism, and discrimination.

And let's talk about one of these -- racism.

If you aren't teaching your child how to be anti-racism, I am asking you to start today.

Why? Because kids that are anti-racism will call out the adults that are. They won't put up with it. And this world needs MORE of these. In this episode, I will give you an example of this.

My kid's school had a homework assignment that asked "What are the positives of slavery". To which my kid answered the equivalent of "What?!?"

My kid then showed it to me and said, "What are you going to do about this mami?" My kid wasn't going to just let this slide. He was like, do something.

I've raised my children to do exactly what he did --- to be anti-racists.  To take action against hatred, discrimination, racial biases, and the oppression of marginalized groups.

I am asking you to do the same.

Learn more about How to Raise Children Who Are Anti-Racists here.

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In just about every parenting group I'm in, whether it's on Facebook or Clubhouse, the fear of media with our children will come up.

Topics like "How to Balance Media at Home" are much too common in the parenting space. And comments such as these are often heard in these spaces:

"It's like crack for kids!"

"It can do SO much damage."

"They are addicted to their device."

"I have to be NO media or else."

But is it an all-or-nothing approach when it comes to media? Is it possible to already be in a good flow at home with the current media use you and your children experience? Or do you need to make some adjustments --- that make sense?

In this episode, we talk with a conscious parent, Adam Yasmin, father of a 6-year old child and Digital Wellness Coach and Educator, about media, children, and how to question our beliefs regarding media dangers and acceptance. And all coming from a Dads Arising and Conscious Parenting place.

We discuss wellness in our digital life and that of our children, how to have awareness around it, and how to be in a good flow with our media use.

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Sometimes the absolute best parenting solution is to do nothing.

The art of doing nothing and other parenting solutions is part of what I talk about with my friend,  my friend Eric Arthur, Taichi Instructor and Folk Song Writer, Poet, and Dad of Four.

Now, don't get me wrong, both Eric and I are involved parents. In fact, like the work that happens at the Parenting Alchemy, Eric has done much inner-work and reflection to become the father he is today (something dads can do through Dads Arising). 

It's through the lenses of self-awareness that he's raising his four children to be good human beings. And through his practice of TaiChi, he incorporates a very thoughtful way of parenting that we can all use more of. 

You'll learn a new way to process parenting challenges and how to do so holistically.

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