Episode Highlights With Dr. Jen ForristalWhat the umbrella effect is and how it relates to parentingSteps we can take with our kids to help teach a growth mindset and coping skills for learning from challengesWhy to make a “sucks but normal” category in lifeThe importance of modeling in parentingHow to help teach your kids coping skillsWhat curious empathy is and why she considers it the most profound parenting shift for parentsHow she approaches bedtime routine and sleep in her homeWhat to do about tantrums and why it starts at birthHer “regulate or be regulated” approachResources We MentionThe Umbrella Effect: Your Guide to Raising Strong, Adaptable Kids in a Stressful World by Dr. Jen ForristalThe Fountainhead by Ayn RandFrench Kids Eat Everything: How Our Family Moved to France, Cured Picky Eating, Banned Snacking, and Discovered 10 Simple Rules for Raising Happy, Healthy Eaters by Karen Le Billon471: Dr. Jen Forristal on Umbrella Parenting and Raising Children With Strong Coping Skills

Dr. Jen Forristal on the Umbrella Effect for Raising Resilient Kids

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Episode Highlights With Caroline AlanWhy modern humans are experiencing so many mineral deficienciesThe reason modern humans can’t get enough minerals from foodHow minerals impact mitochondria and why this is so importantYour body makes amino acids but minerals must be ingested We are often operating at 40% of the mineral levels we actually needSymptoms of mineral deficiencyHow mineral depletion affects the nervous system and cellular healthHer own experience with mineral depletionHow to get minerals back into the cells correctlyWhat fulvic and humic minerals are and what they do Macrominerals vs micromineralsThe problem with megadosing minerals - your body is not a carResources We MentionBeam MineralsCaroline Alan - WebsiteCaroline Alan - Instagram

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Episode Highlights With Dr. Olga StevkoWhat resilience is and why it is important Common traits of people who are resilient What kinds of things can lower our resilience How the language we use toward ourselves and our children can impact us drasticallyA way to become the observer in a situation to shift focus and become more resilientWays to cultivate resilience with small daily practicesHow resilience can help us when we go through difficult situationsResources We MentionDr. Olga Stevko - website

How to Become More Resilient and Release Unconscious Programs with Dr. Olga Stevko

Episode Highlights With Dr. Olga StevkoWhat emotional intelligence is and how it affects all areas of lifeWe need to be able to feel to have emotional intelligenceWhat happens when people feel too little or too muchProblems that can arise if someone has very high emotional intelligenceWays to improve emotional intelligence How unconscious programs are formed from trauma and life events or passed geneticallyWhat mirror neurons are and how they can be helpfulHow pets can help with emotional intelligenceWays to deal with unconscious programming Her term: what artificial emotional intelligence isHow she helps people with the unconscious level without using hypnosisGenetic trauma and how it can affect the unconscious level without you even being aware of itResources We MentionDr. Olga Stevko - website

How to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence to Improve Your Life With Dr. Olga Stevko

Episode Highlights With VeronicaHow we can befriend our bodies and nervous systems to help create the life we wantThe pitfalls that women especially can fall into when it comes to nervous system healthHow this relates to reproductive health, especially for womenDeeper nervous system healing that goes beyond just affirmations and talkingHow to make amends with your body and start to signal safetyWays to build a nervous system healthy environment in our homes and teach our kids good nervous system habits from a young ageHow to integrate nervous system health into your whole dayWhat co-regulation is and how to create it with your partner and kidsResources We MentionVeronica Rottman - websiteVeronica Rottman - Instagram

How Your Nervous System Can Help Create the Life You Want With Veronica Rottman

Episode Highlights With VeronicaWhat somatic healing isThe way this ties into nervous system healingSomatics is a broad term that includes all things that mean healing through the bodyModalities that are included in somatic healing What somatic experiencing isHow we can use the body to help resolve trauma and promote mental wellnessWhat polyvagal theory is and why it is important 80% of thoughts, emotions, and experiences are moving from the body upWhy nervous system healing isn’t just deciding not to be stressed… we have to show our bodies that we are safeWhat the “four Fs” are and why they matter: Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn A ventral vagal state is a state of safetyHow to build capacity for safety in the nervous systemResources We MentionVeronica Rottman - website

Dr. Jen Forristal on the Umbrella Effect for Raising Resilient Kids

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