Today I am talking to Dr. Sara Reardon (@the.vagina.whisperer), board-certified pelvic health physical therapist and founder of an online on-demand workout platform for your pelvic floor and core. She's here to talk about all things pelvic floor,  dropping basic knowledge we all wish someone would have told us by now but no one has.
 
Together we work to normalize the conversation, not the pain or the misery.

You might begin to realize that what you're experiencing is more common than you think. But also not necessarily normal. And there is something that you can do about it.  

IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVERED...

• Dr. Sara's two core truths she's learned in motherhood
• The difference between a pelvic floor therapist and an OBGYN
•  Direct answers to questions like "Do you need pelvic floor therapy if you have a C-Section?"
• Why kegels aren't the answer for everyone - and could actually make things worse

DON'T MISS-

• The priceless (and disgusting) parts of being known on social media

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Think of literally anything. There's a fantastic children's book on it!

Books can be used to meet your strong-willed child's need for control through a power reversal role, as well as teach them important social-emotional life skills!

I've compiled 29 of my very favorite books I highly recommend to my clients, and have categorized them by  - Offers Control, BIG Emotions, Best for Toddlers and Skill Building.

While they are linked to an Amazon wishlist below, feel free to reserve and rent them from your local library!

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IN THIS EPISODE, I SHARED...

• 29 Books I Wholeheartedly Recommend
• Why You Need Power Reversal Books in your Life ASAP
• Who my All-Time Favorite Author/Illustrator is!

DON'T MISS:

• Omaya + Andrew's wisdom shared inside Wholeheartedly CALM

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Ep. #53 - Parenting Around Family

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Today's topic is a heavy one; dark and possibly triggering...but we don't leave you hanging. It's not one that I would advise playing in the car with kids around, but it is necessary listening if you aim to be an aware, conscious parent in today's society.

Alexandra Ford (previously Stevenson), a former trafficking victim turned activist, started her anti-trafficking work at 11 years old. 10 years later, she was trafficked. And it wasn't until another 10 years passed that she was able to identify what happened to her as trafficking. 

In today's episode, Alexandra not only walks us through her story, but depicts the truth about human trafficking: what it really is, why it's so hard to recognize and stop once you're in it, and what's actually worth spending your time on as a parent to protect your kids.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVERED...

• How human trafficking is different from the movies;  much closer to home, yet harder to recognize
• The progression of the relationship that binds and traps victims
• Practical things we can implement in each age and stage to help prevent our kids from being susceptible to this path

DON'T MISS-

• How to put traffickers out of business for good

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Website / Book Waitlist:  TheLaughingSurvivor.com
Instagram:  @thelaughingsurvivor

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It's HARD + SCARY to unlearn, re-learn, and teach new ways of being with your child as a united front with your partner, improve your child's behavior, and become more and more confident by the day (ESPECIALLY with strong-willed kids)!

What sets the families apart that succeed in truly changing their lives for good?

There's much more insight to be gleaned from the actual journey toward growth than from anything to do with the power struggle that happened at breakfast this morning.

Today I'm breaking down the questions I ask to determine whether families have the three necessary components that create transformational change.

IN THIS EPISODE, I SHARED...

• The Transformation Triad: the 3 D's
• Why change just doesn't last if you don't have all 3
• Whether or not it matters how much they're struggling

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• Dee's wisdom shared inside Wholeheartedly CALM

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Ep. #28 - How to Do the Work with Sarah Saldi

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Motherhood is hard for everyone, so how do you know when what you’re experiencing is not what everyone is experiencing? 

Today’s guest, Becky Gleed is a busy working mom of two fun, spirited girls, a licensed marriage and family therapist and a certified perinatal mental health professional ! She owns and operates a private mental health practice right outside of Washington, D.C. specializing in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. 

In today’s episode we talk about how the egregious policies and lack of support she witnessed while working in emergency psychiatric care for moms informed the work she does now. We covered the breadth of mental health and mood disorders postpartum parents experience and why it’s critical to seek support sooner than later.  

In a world that equates busyness with success, how do we differentiate when productivity is a mental health concern?  Becky shares key indicators, next steps and power thoughts for moms struggling with high functioning anxiety, and insight on when and why to get help.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVERED...

• How to recognize the root of what's driving your productivity
• Why you need to differentiate your identity from your symptoms
• What happens years down the road when you DON'T get help 

DON'T MISS-

• Key take home messages to remind yourself of often

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Postpartum Support International: postpartum.net

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Website: rebeccamgleedlmft.com/
Instagram: @employedmotherhood
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GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK FOR GOODNESS SAKE!

There are likely more than a handful of very legit reasons why doing this hard thing feels even harder for you right now.  

Are you aware of them enough to know how to overcome them?

IN THIS EPISODE, I SHARED...

• Often underestimated, proven ways your progress has been held back 
• Why some of the approaches you've been working so hard to implement aren't working at all
• How learning more in some ways does more of a disservice than a benefit

DON'T MISS:

• #11- the key to transformation 

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NOTE: This episode will not answer every question you have in hopes of finding the *perfect* formula for managing screens and video games at your house.  However, I guarantee you will see them in an entirely new light one hour from now, no matter your child's age.

Mx. Ash Brandin, EdS (they/them) has been a public school educator for over a decade. . After years of research and starting  their Instagram page @thegamereducator,  they have helped over 100,000 families make screen time beneficial for the whole family.

The COVID-19 Pandemic brought forth a reckoning in how we view and interact with screens, especially as parents.   Ash believes screens should be a part of our lives, not the center of our lives and helps caregivers navigate the world of tech using consistent loving boundaries. 

IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVERED...

• Whether there is "good" screen time and "bad" screen time
• The brilliance of video games and how to work WITH them
• The need to sit in the discomfort of prioritizing our own needs as parents

DON'T MISS-

• The privilege of discovering ourselves so our kids have an easier time doing the same

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Resources: Linktr.ee
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This episode goes out to every family that is trying to break the cycle and feels like it might break their marriage.

There's a vicious cycle that plays itself out over and over like a broken record in these dynamics in ways that account for the inevitable stress on your relationship that is parenting a strong-willed child. 

Not only does this episode shed light on the unseen contributors and look at it in new ways, but it points out two proven ways to put an end to this dynamic between you for good.

IN THIS EPISODE, I SHARED...

• The step-by-step Groundhog Day happening daily in homes everywhere
• The unspoken, unaddressed factors holding your partner back from going ALL IN on your new parenting approaches
• Why it's worth addressing NOW

DON'T MISS:

• How to stop "throwing spaghetti" at your partner

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Parents to boys age 7 + 4, Vanessa + James, are here to be completely honest with you about how they've gone from regretting their decision to have kids, to enjoying international travel with them, tantrum-free.
 
They ended up sharing a powerful story about a recent trip they took that drove home so much of the perspective that we need to be compassionate with our kids and their need to make sense of the world.

But most importantly, you'll get to hear how they think, which is one of the most powerful impacts of working with a mentor or coach; being able to not only relate, but adopt their mentalities, viewpoints, perspectives and mindset.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVERED...

• How the way they're wired and trained as a physician and a scientist make parenting even more challenging
• The accommodations they made to make their trip to Mexico so successful
• How James' strength of staying really calm was actually making things worse

DON'T MISS:

• Why they're SO glad they didn't do one-on-one parenting coaching

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We cover a lot of topics in this episode, so buckle your seat-belts. Today we get a front row seat to learn from a mom already wise in her years, Emily Mulligan! 

Emily is a solo mum by choice to two little girls living on the West Coast of Australia.  She walks us through her journey into creating her family, as well as her experience in discovering and managing her PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder, a very severe form of PMS).

Crippled by low self-esteem, depression + anxiety as well as an overwhelming feeling of never feeling good enough, Emily has recently discovered her calling outside of a career, working on the impostor syndrome one day at a time!

IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVERED...

• The thoughts + experiences that led Emily to donor conception
• The way she differentiates depression + anxiety from a hormonal disorder
• How her personal project became a social movement

DON'T MISS-

• Ways Emily has leaned on friends and community resources to support her and her girls

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Ngala (Australia)

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Join the waitlist: TheLoveMumProject.com
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