Bitch, You Doin' A Good Job

So many tools. I love gentle parenting tools!!

I use redirection, nonviolent communication, time-ins, etc. all the time.
But I'm not always sure of what the "right" tool is.

So in this episode, Michelle tells us how to consciously use the tools we're learning.

We talk about triggers, sibling rivalry, and even hitting.

All the things that'll make us pull our hair out if we are not conscious!

I'm so glad you're here and if no one told you yet....

B*tch You're Doin' A Good Job!

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I'M SHOOK! We've been bedsharing and cosleeping for years. It only took 4 days to sleep train my 5 yo. I'm a gentle parent for sure so I wasn't about to be locking her in her room or ignoring her crying. And honestly, I wasn't forcing her to sleep. No ma'am. The goal was really just for her to get out of my bed and into hers. So we'll call this "bed training."

I honestly haven't slept this well in a long time, and I'm really excited to share with you exactly how I did it!

You know I love a good breakdown, so in this episode, I discuss the 4 C's that helped me get through this week peacefully.

I'm so glad you're here and if no one told you yet....

B*tch You're Doin' A Good Job!

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When I became a mother, I knew exactly what I wanted. I had a vision of what my relationship would look like and even how I wanted my daughter to feel on a day to day basis. 

I wanted her to be confident and know that she was loved. 

So naturally it was really devestating to see her struggle with some of the things I struggled with growing up. I thought I had the perfect formula, but my delusions were quickly humbled.

This has truly been a journey of mourning the loss of the parent child picture I had in my head.  But it's also been a story of triumph through acceptance. 

And that's exactly what today's episode is about.

Bryana does such a graceful job at painting this picture and walking us through the process of radical acceptance.

I was so captivated by this conversation, and I believe you will be too. 

Bryana Kappadakunnel is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (90464), an Infant-Family Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist, a Perinatal Mental Health
Specialist-Certified, and a Certified Conscious Parenting Coach via Dr. Shefali’s
training program. 

She is the owner & voice behind Conscious Mommy where she teaches parents to become the conscious parent they never had. For more than a decade, she’s helped thousands of parents learn how to end power struggles, break cycles of past hurts, and transform the energy of their home from chaos to peace.

With all of Bryana’s proven and practical insights and strategies, parents grow their
parenting toolkit and their confidence. She is the mom of 2 toddlers, and lives with
her spouse in Southern California.

I'm so glad you're here and if no one told you yet....

B*tch You're Doin' A Good Job!

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Yes, I’m a gentle parent and no, I don’t believe my kids are going to listen to me every time I ask them to do something. However, that doesn’t mean that it isn’t an expectation in my house. I do expect cooperation and collaboration from my kids. But the level of support matches the expectation. It’s always about teaching the behavior rather than forcing it. For me anyway!

So in this episode, I share 3 ways to MOTIVATE your child to listen. 
It’s important to remember that every child is different and that no one tool is the holy grail.
However, the more tools you have in your toolbelt, the better equipped you are to handle a multitude of parenting challenges.

I'm so glad you're here and if no one told you yet....

B*tch You're Doin' A Good Job!

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I'm just checking in!
In other episodes, we talk about practical tools for growing in our motherhood journey.
But one of the best tools I can give you is heightened awareness and the ability to look inside yourself and examine where your parenting strategies are personally coming from.

So in this checkin, we're talking about fear and how it's impacting our reactions to our sweet babies!!

I'm so glad you're here and if no one told you yet....

B*tch You're Doin' A Good Job!

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I'm just really freakin' confident in my parenting style. I am a conscious, gentle, intentional parent.

That's it. I'm not perfect. I'm not getting everything right. But I believe that the decisions I'm making are aligned with who I want to be as a parent.
And that makes me feel really confident in my choices

So in this episode, I dig into this topic more specifically and discuss how I'm becoming the most confident version of myself every single day!

I'm so glad you're here and if no one told you yet....

B*tch You're Doin' A Good Job!

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Yes! Communication matters! And I'm not just talking abut yelling.
Our words can actually be a form of punishment. And as we work to be more compassionate parents, we get to evolve our communication!

In this episode, we explore 6 ways that communication can be used as punishment. And you know I've got you covered with some healthy alternatives!

I'm so glad you're here and if no one told you yet....

B*tch You're Doin' A Good Job!

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Stay calm, be compassionate, don't yell!
Yeah okay, but how?!

Well that's what I explore in this episode with one of the most incredible humans on the planet, founder and CEO of Jai Institute for Parenting, Kiva Schuler!

Kiva's Book: The Peaceful Parenting Revolution
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Kiva’s passion for parenting stemmed from her own childhood experiences of neglect and trauma. Like many of her generation, she had a front row seat to witnessing what she did not want for her own children. And in many ways, Jai is the fulfillment of a promise that she made to herself when she was 16 years old… that when she had children of her own, she would learn to parent them with compassion, consistency and communication. 

Kiva is a serial entrepreneur, and has been the marketer behind many transformational brands. Passionate about bringing authenticity and integrity to marketing and sales, she’s a sought after mentor, speaker and coach.

A series of significant life events sent Kiva on a journey of insight, introspection and reckoning... taking her from high-powered executive to forehead to the floor devotee to LIFE. 

Kiva previously spent a dozen years working in the financial services industry, with several securities license designations, and was a designated Chartered Financial Analyst. But knowing is not doing, and after her own spiritual journey of insight, acknowledgement and awakening understood that there needed to be a way to bridge these two worlds (the spiritual and the practical) for those of us who are change-makers, seekers and agents of transformation. 

I'm so glad you're here and if no one told you yet....

B*tch You're Doin' A Good Job!

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Gentle parenting gets a bad rep! Most people think it's a no discipline, no routines, free for all.

That's permissive parenting. Trust me, I know! In fact, I was a permissive parent for years. 

So you can imagine how much of a journey it has been to transform my relationship with my oldest who for a while saw me as more of a big sister than a mother.

It's been a lot of work and a lot of love and in this episode, we explore practical ways to shift your parenting style to one that is both compassionate AND consistent. 

I'm so glad you're here and if no one told you yet....

B*tch You're Doin' A Good Job!

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When you're doing EVERYTHING, it's so easy to forget to "do you."

When we prioritize everyone else or everything else, we fall short of peace, joy, and abundance every... single... time. While we're building the world around us (serving our environment and the people in it), our internal world is suffering.

This episode discusses 4 ways to begin the process of putting your internal world first. When we align inside, the external alignment STILL exists. The difference is, we, like everyone around us that we're benefiting, are able to enjoy it!

I'm so glad you're here and if no one told you yet....

B*tch You're Doin' A Good Job!

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