In the Living Aware Parenting Podcast, I share about Aware Parenting by Aletha Solter, PhD, to support parents to understand the philosophy, practices, and embodiment of this groundbreaking and life-changing approach.

In this episode of the Living Aware Parenting Podcast, I share how my early life journey led me to Aware Parenting, by Aletha Solter, PhD.

I talk about experiences that shaped my passion for this approach: From being born prematurely and dealing with early separation trauma, to my academic pursuits in psychology and my training in psychotherapy, I explore how these experiences led me to resonate deeply with Aware Parenting.

In the next episode, I continue where this one finishes.

00:00 Introduction to the Living Aware Parenting Podcast

01:21 Introducing Season Two: My Journey with Aware Parenting

02:20 Early Life and Childhood Experiences

08:52 Teenage Years: Fear, Alcohol, and Crying

11:47 Discovering Psychology

15:52 My PhD Journey

27:58 Training as a Psychotherapist

34:18 Key Moments and Realisations

36:30 My Deep Dive into Infant Development

50:24 Discovering Aware Parenting

54:14 Becoming an Aware Parenting Instructor

58:35 Reflecting on my Journey

01:03:48 Conclusion and Resources

Thank you so much for listening to this episode. I'm so willing for you to have found it helpful.

If you'd like further resources, here's a summary of the details.

Here's the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LivingAwareParentingPodcast

As of November 2025, Aletha Solter, PhD. has seven published books, which you can find on her website, https://www.awareparenting.com/books.htm

As of November 2025, I have four solo published books for parents, and two for children, with more coming soon. You can find out more on my website, https://marionrose.net/books/

You can find my Aware Parenting free PDFs and online courses here: https://marionrose.net/aware-parenting-courses/

You can sign up for my newsletters here: https://marion-rose.myflodesk.com/marion-rose-main-list

I offer 1:1 mentoring. Details are here: https://marionrose.net/mentoring/

Here are my Instagram pages:

Podcast: http://instagram.com/thelivingawareparentingpodcast

Aware Parenting: https://www.instagram.com/awareparenting/

Aware Parenting and The Marion Method: https://www.instagram.com/marion_rose/

My Facebook personal page: https://www.facebook.com/marion.badenoch

Here are all the Aware Parenting instructors in my region: https://marionrose.net/aware-parenting-instructors-in-australia-and-new-zealand/

Here's how to become an Aware Parenting instructor in my region:

https://marionrose.net/aware-parenting-certification/

I do have another podcast, The Marion Rose Podcast, where I talk about all my other interests and offerings. It includes The Marion Method work, which consists of reparenting, as well as what I call recultuiring: reclaiming our yeses and noes, getting free from Disconnected Domination Culture conditioning such as guilt and coercion, and lots more.

You can find The Marion Rose Podcast on all the usual podcast platforms, and on YouTube, here:

https://www.youtube.com/@TheMarionRosePodcast

See you in the next episode!

Love,

Marion

xoxo