Do you sometimes find your child's tears or tantrums overly dramatic and uncalled for? What if I offered another perspective: That tears and tantrums are an innate and rather brilliant healing mechanism for children to release accumulated stress and tension? From an Aware Parenting point of view, your child's expression of big feelings while being lovingly listened to can not only support them in releasing stress, but can help them heal from hurts and trauma, too.

Mentioned in this episode:

Tears and Tantrums: What to Do When Babies & Children Cry by Aletha Solter, Ph. D.

Home educating and natural learning has been something that I've been considering as my son approaches school age, and it's also something that I've been apprehensive about exploring...so I decided to learn more about it and was thrilled when parenting coach and mentor Joss Goulden accepted my invitation to be on the podcast! Joss homeschooled her 2 children, aged 19 and 17. She is an Aware Parenting Instructor, and has been supporting families with homeschooling and natural learning for many years. 

In this episode, Joss shares her journey with home education, both the joys and the challenges. I not only learned so much by speaking with Joss, but was deeply inspired by our conversation. If you're considering home educating and natural learning, or simply would like to learn more about it, this episode is for you!

Joss Goulden is a parenting coach and mentor supporting families to create more connection, awareness and joy in parenting. She has been practicing Aware Parenting for 17 years. Joss' current offerings include 1:1 sessions, courses, communities and is currently the host of two podcasts (The Aware Parenting and Natural Learning Podcast and The Aware Parenting Stories Podcast). For more information on Joss, please visit www.awareparenting.com.au or follow her on Instagram at @awareparentingwithjoss.

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The Aware Parenting and Natural Learning Podcast

The Aware Parenting Stories Podcast

Aware Parenting Principles of Learning by Aletha Solter, Ph. D.

The Aware Parenting and Natural Learning Community With Joss & Marion

Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté MD

Free to Learn by Peter Gray

Books written by John Holt

The Unschooling Handbook : How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom by Mary Griffith

A short update on Aware Parenting, and my child's sleep now that he is 3 years old. I recorded this mainly because I was so excited after Ori had a big cry (with me present and listening) and what a difference it made in him being relaxed, cooperative, connected and sleeping well.

Aware Parenting is a trauma-informed philosophy of parenting focused on secure attachment, discipline without punishments and rewards, and supporting babies and children from healing from stress and trauma. For more information on Aware Parenting, please visit www.awareparenting.com.

Mentioned in this episode:

"Cooperative & Connected: Helping children flourish without punishments or rewards" by Aletha Solter, Ph. D.

Disclaimer: This is probably my favourite episode so far!

I'm so excited to welcome Christina Paul! She's not only an incredibly talented unicorn of a brand therapist, coach and website designer, she’s also an amazing mama to two lovely kiddos…and she is also my bestie and soul sister. Christina is the founder of Zeoni Creations where she helps coaches and therapists feel fully expressed online.

We used to meet up a few mornings per week to co-work together at our local cafe when we were both living in Hong Kong (we have both since moved). During those co-working sessions, we always met not bringing our projects with us, but what was going on in our home lives, too…amidst consulting each other when we needed an opinion on design, copy or business. These sessions were always filled copious amounts of delicious oat milk lattes, laughter and empathy.

In this episode, we chat about what's been lighting us up as of late: Embodying the wild feminine, motherhood and the work of Tami Lynn Kent, getting off the hamster wheel to follow your curiosity, what it’s like living in a slower, cyclical, intuitive and body-led way…and the biggest things we’ve been un-shaming.

(Recorded back in December cozy in our jammies, with Ori popping in a few times to see Auntie “Queena” whom he loves dearly and was so excited to see.)

Learn more about Christina’s work over at Zeoni Creations and check out her recently launched 6-week Brand Therapy program and learn how to create a visual brand that’s a beautiful expression of your soul.

Mentioned in this episode:

Tami Lynn Kent

David Bedrick, Unshamed Training

In this episode, I share my story with Aware Parenting: How I came across it, my 'aha' moment with it and why I decided to become an Aware Parenting Instructor.

I had struggled with finding a trauma-informed approach to sleep until I came across the philosophy of Aware Parenting, developed by Aletha Solter, Ph. D. Her work has profoundly impacted my life, and it continues to do so! My hope is that this will inspire parents to approach sleep with the mindset that sleep doesn’t need to be learned, our children have the innate ability to relax—we just need to understand and create the conditions for them to do so.

I deeply believe that this philosophy can not only support parents in feeling more empowered, but contributes to creating a more beautiful world, too.

Mentioned in this episode:

The Aware Parenting Podcast

Level 2 Aware Parenting Instructors mentioned:

Download my (free) Guide to Peaceful Sleep here

I offer Aware Parenting consultations and coaching support. For more information, please visit www.raisingorion.com.

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Welcome to the very first episode of the Raising Orion podcast! 

I'm your host Lia, and I'm a kinesiologist, well-being coach and Aware Parenting instructor.

In this episode, I share what kinesiology is, how it changed my life, and changed my worldview. 

My intention behind sharing my journey is to give you some context on how I came to be the me that I am today.

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To learn more about kinesiology, head on over to Your Body Knows The Way: Kinesiology Explained.

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Hi and welcome to Raising Orion: A podcast dedicated to parenting and well-being for a more peaceful planet.

I believe a more beautiful world is possible and that it starts by exploring what it truly means to be well.

What helps us flourish? What do we need to thrive?

I’m so excited for the conversations we’ll be having and the journey we are on.

The first episode of Raising Orion drops May 4, 2022.

Thank you for being here!

Much love,