Beyond Parenting

TW Child Abuse, Postnatal Depression, Suicide

It can be so hard to feel like you are a “good enough” parent at the best of times, couple that with experiencing child abuse, and you know you are in for a rocky ride. That is what this week's guest to our podcast, Vignes Mustola experienced.

We hear the struggles she has overcome and what it takes to break free from the generational cycles.

Vignes Mustola is a mum of 4 and a gentle parenting coach. Originally from Singapore, Vignes is living in Finland with her family. She conducts her coaching online targeting busy working parents who have kids between the ages of 2-8.

She can be reached on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/vignes-mustola/ or

on Facebook as Vignes Mustola.

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#parentpodcast

#cyclebreakerparent

#gentleparenting

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Trigger Warning: This podcasts contains mention of the following themes which you may wish to avoid: Loneliness, polyamory, mass shootings, severe mental health issues, children being taken into care

Loneliness has plagued my life for a long period of time. In this podcast I discuss how I experienced and dealt with loneliness and I go on to talk about the subject more widely. 

I see loneliness at its core as not feeling seen or known by others, and that you can feel lonely when  you are surrounded by other people, in fact this is when it is most acutely observed and felt. It comes when we know that people don’t really understand us. When we talk about being alone.. It's often because we are not doing things the same as other people.

Sometimes we find we are attempting to bridge the gap between us and other people by complaining. Which can help with solidarity, but not support us actually feeling good. 

I discuss the difference between belonging and fitting in, and what it is we are actually desiring.

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In this podcast we talk about Home Birth, and how Vicky ended up having an unassisted birth. She suffered severely with sleep deprivation. She tells of her need to take her child out of school due to extreme case of bullying, and this took her on an incredible journey into "Unschooling". Sometimes life tells us what to do, and we go on the path less travelled. Vicky is so much fun, and a joy to talk with. I'm sure you'll have fun on our ride together.

TW: Birth, bullying, eating disorders, grief, mental health issues

Vicky Drake is a Women’s Empowerment Teacher, she loves working with Conscious Mums and Changemakers who are passionate about making a difference in the world, but they’re struggling with self-doubt, feeling lost, and they’re sick and tired of investing in themselves and not seeing any real change. She supports them in transforming their self-doubt and removing their inner blocks to success, so that they fully believe in themselves, feel empowered on their journey to creating the life of their dreams, and can fulfil their purpose and full potential, and make the difference they came here to make.

You can find Vicky by visiting her website www.vickydrake.com

Or hop along to her Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredmum 

With more information available on her page https://www.facebook.com/vickydrakecoaching

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