Alpha Parent

Alpha Parent

By Yulia Rafailova, Executive Function CoachKids & Family
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Alpha Parent episodes

  • Calm your nervous system & heal trauma through breathwork [Interview]

    I'm thrilled to bring you this interview with my personal meditation and breathwork coach, Jeannie Kulwin. I can say without hesitation that this is one of the most important conversations I've shared on this podcast.   

    Here's why...  

    Many of us (myself included) go OUT OF OUR WAY not to feel our feelings.   

    We would rather... 

    • Binge watch TV shows
    •  Binge eat carbs and sugars
    •  Drink excessively
    •  Smoke Cigarettes 
    • Work ourselves ragged
    •  Run up credit card debt on "retail therapy" 
    • Spend countless hours on social media and gaming

      • While this stuff provides us with some momentary relief, we know it's really a way for us to avoid dealing with uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. So, on top of the built-up stress, we pile on the self-criticism and shame...and so the cycle continues.


      How do we break this vicious cycle? How do we recharge our batteries and have enough energy to power through the day? How do we actually reduce our stress and heal our trauma? How can we teach kids do the same?

      There is no cookie-cutter answer here...

      Each of us need to embark on our own self-care journey and find what works for us. I hope that sharing my personal journey helps to illuminate the path forward for you.

      In service,


      Yulia 

      59 min
    • An Open Letter to Parents

      In this episode, I read my Open Letter to Parents about 1) the five symptoms of micromanaging your kid, 2) the negative effects that it causes, 3) the common excuses that keep you stuck, and 4)how you can turn it all around. Read this letter and check out my weekly vlog on www.mindfulleducation.com/blog

      13 min
    • Emotionally Unsafe Classroom
      In this series, teacher and mom, LaTanya Carter, speaks to me about navigating her kindergartener, 3rd grader, and 8th grader through LAUSD.
      In this episode we talk about what happens in your child's brain and body in an emotionally unsafe classroom as well as how to reframe your child's negative experience if they don't like their teacher.
      54 min
    • Summer to Fall Transitions
      In this series, teacher and mom, LaTanya Carter, speaks to me about navigating her kindergartener, 3rd grader, and 8th grader through LAUSD.
      In this episode we discuss the transition from summer to the fall school semester and expecting the unexpected.
      1 hr 4 min
    • NO SHAME Parenting
      In this podcast my friend, math professor, and mother of seven, LaTanya Carter, shares her insights about parenting seven completely different individuals, and the importance of freedom in her home. Quotes from our conversation: "I became combative, because I didn't want the opposition, so I was fearful that she [my daughter] was taking over. So I would react in ways, that I think now, were ridiculous."
      19 min
    • Does your Child have GRIT?
      In today's podcast: I speak to math professor and mom of seven kids, LaTanya Carter, about identity, grit, and navigating the dysfunctional public school system. P.S. Like this podcast? Thank you! Please share it to help me reach more parents. Quotes from our conversation: "It never shows up on her report card, though, because this is not what we're testing in school. And for her, the grit is lost in the system, and she loses a part of herself." "At some point, I had to realize the things I'm being asked to take from her, are later going to be asked from me to give back to her, to empower her."
      19 min

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    Alpha parents are confident and outcome independent. They focus on creating a safe, secure, and non-judgmental space for their child to explore, learn, and grow. Alpha's know that in order to teach…