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In this episode we chat with Gill, Mum of three, conscious educator, yoga teacher, story weaver and creator of many wonderful programs and offerings. We talk about emotional literacy, and what this means, and why it is important to support our children in this, which includes getting familiar with our inner world. We explore the learning journey we go on with our children and how we can invite them into a meditation practice.

Get the Inner World Curriculum here: https://www.thelightweavers.com.au

In this episode we chat with Andrea Fallon from Wholehearted Family health. Andrea is a midwife, child health nurse and accredited neuroprotective developmental care practitioner who found mainstream sleep strategies didn't work, and left her questioning her mothering instincts and professional learning. She is trained in the Possums approach to sleep and in our chat we go into the history of sleep training and why we have moved away from it. This is such a wonderful episode all about expectations, what is developmentally appropriate and normal and trusting those instincts without worrying about creating bad habits! If you would like to join Andrea's Facebook group you can find it here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/naturalmumsWA

In this episode we chat with Dayna, mama of two & Transformational Coach for conscious mamas. She loves helping mamas heal their inner wounds so they can live in alignment with their parenting goals & enjoy a more fulfilling, authentic life. We talk all about punishment and reward and how this can impact children when used as a parenting technique. If you want to learn how threats and bribes create a disconnect in the parent-child relationship and are only a temporary fix then this is the episode for you!

Find Dayna at https://www.daynaciarfalia.com

On todays episode we chat with Emily Mcdonald, a mama of three and infant and toddler specialist and parent educator at Childhood Wonder. Emily has been a passionate early childhood teacher for 10 years and has been studying with RIE for 6 years. We discuss connected parenting through our care giving times and the importance of enjoying these moments and building connection. We talk about slowing down, letting our child become an active participant and using times such a nappy changing and bathing to create connection and foster a respectful relationship. Find Emily at https://childhoodwonder.com.au

In this episode we chat with Susy O'hare, mother of four and author of two books. Susy is passionate about giving mums tools to heal whilst raising littles ones and this is exactly what we discuss. We dive into the importance of our own healing, recognizing our triggers and how children can point us in this direction and are giving us the opportunity to learn, grow and break the ancestral cycle. Find Susy's book on her website: https://susyohare.com

On today's episode we chat with Natalie, a former news journalist turned publicist, who's passion for conscious parenting began shortly after the birth of her first daughter nearly 10 years ago. She is the author of the picture book, Don’t Follow Me, Moon!, which is about empathy and the powerful role it plays in the parenting journey, helping to build strong relationships with our kids and supporting their emotional health. We discuss lots of aspects of conscious parenting including big emotions, behaviour as communication, boundaries and problem solving. To purchase Natalie's book, Don’t Follow Me, Moon! head to http://www.capturemedia.com.au/books