Knot Parenting

Who hasn't wondered… Is there a right way to parent? Am I doing this right? Am I doing enough? In this episode, Carrie shares her insights on there being no "right way" to parent, that it's more about cultivating healthy ways of relating and building a family life that works for each of us individually. When we find our way through the noise of experts, norms, and opinions, we tap into an inner knowing, confidence, and courage to trust ourselves and the process (not the prescription) of raising humans.

BIO

Carrie Contey, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized coach, author, speaker and educator. Her work offers a new perspective on human development, parenting and family life. She guides, supports and inspires her clients to live with wide-open and courageous hearts so they can approach family life with skill and spaciousness. Carrie received her doctorate in prenatal and perinatal psychology and is masterful at synthesizing and articulating the science, psychology and spirituality of humanhood. She is the co-founder of the Slow Family Living movement, the co-author of CALMS: A Guide To Soothing Your Baby and creator of a variety of impactful parenting courses intended to support and guide parents from toddlerhood all the way through teenhood. Carrie has appeared on NBC's The Today Show, NPR, CBS radio and in many publications including Time, Parenting and The Boston Globe. You can learn more about Carrie at www.carriecontey.com.

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8 Reminders for Creating a Connected Family Life: https://www.carriecontey.com/knotparenting-reminders

Knot Parenting Mentorship:

Enrollment for my Knot Parenting mentorship is now open.

If you've been enjoying the ideas from my podcast, and want to understand how to put them into practice then this mentorship is for you.

After 20 years of coaching and supporting thousands of families, I know it's possible to feel clear, confident, and connected with your people in all phases of development.

Let me mentor you toward knowing and trusting yourself to feel skillful as a parent.

We'll create a community of support, and we'll get to work untangling all of the knots that come up!

Visit www.knotparenting.com today to learn more and enroll today!

Parenting can feel very high stakes. There can be so much gripping and anxiety to get it right. We can become fixated on doing enough and comparing ourselves to others. And, with no shortage of parenting advice everywhere we turn, it's no wonder that parents can often feel lost, afraid, and overwhelmed. In this episode, Carrie focuses on how we can change our mindset about our role and our approach so that we can feel less pressure and more confidence. By integrating tools such as self-awareness, self-resourcing, and appreciation, we can begin to stand more firmly in our role and feel less attached to the idea of "doing it right."

BIO

Carrie Contey, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized coach, author, speaker and educator. Her work offers a new perspective on human development, parenting and family life. She guides, supports and inspires her clients to live with wide-open and courageous hearts so they can approach family life with skill and spaciousness. Carrie received her doctorate in prenatal and perinatal psychology and is masterful at synthesizing and articulating the science, psychology and spirituality of humanhood. She is the co-founder of the Slow Family Living movement, the co-author of CALMS: A Guide To Soothing Your Baby and creator of a variety of impactful parenting courses intended to support and guide parents from toddlerhood all the way through teenhood. Carrie has appeared on NBC's The Today Show, NPR, CBS radio and in many publications including Time, Parenting and The Boston Globe. You can learn more about Carrie at www.carriecontey.com.

CONNECT & LEARN MORE

Website: https://www.carriecontey.com/

Knot Parenting: www.carriecontey.com/knotparenting

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/carrieconteyphd

Instagram: @carrieconteyphd https://www.instagram.com/carrieconteyphd/

TikTok: @carrieconteyphd https://www.tiktok.com/@carrieconteyphd

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@carrieconteyphd

Mentioned in this episode:

Free resources: https://www.carriecontey.com/resources

Knot Parenting Mentorship:

Enrollment for my Knot Parenting mentorship is now open.

If you've been enjoying the ideas from my podcast, and want to understand how to put them into practice then this mentorship is for you.

After 20 years of coaching and supporting thousands of families, I know it's possible to feel clear, confident, and connected with your people in all phases of development.

Let me mentor you toward knowing and trusting yourself to feel skillful as a parent.

We'll create a community of support, and we'll get to work untangling all of the knots that come up!

Visit www.knotparenting.com today to learn more and enroll today!

While self-care is a critical tool for being the steady, sturdy parent we aim to be, its precursor is self-awareness. In this episode, Carrie shares her insights on the practices of pausing, noticing and tending, all functions of developing self-awareness. As we learn to pause and tune into our inner and outer experience in any given moment, we begin to gain access to our steadier selves, our inner knowing, and our wise discernment. Not only does this allow us to become less reactionary and more intentional in our parenting, but also more grateful, peaceful, and loving.

BIO

Carrie Contey, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized coach, author, speaker and educator. Her work offers a new perspective on human development, parenting and family life. She guides, supports and inspires her clients to live with wide-open and courageous hearts so they can approach family life with skill and spaciousness. Carrie received her doctorate in prenatal and perinatal psychology and is masterful at synthesizing and articulating the science, psychology and spirituality of humanhood. She is the co-founder of the Slow Family Living movement, the co-author of CALMS: A Guide To Soothing Your Baby and creator of a variety of impactful parenting courses intended to support and guide parents from toddlerhood all the way through teenhood. Carrie has appeared on NBC's The Today Show, NPR, CBS radio and in many publications including Time, Parenting and The Boston Globe. You can learn more about Carrie at www.carriecontey.com.

CONNECT & LEARN MORE

Website: https://www.carriecontey.com/

Knot Parenting: www.carriecontey.com/knotparenting

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/carrieconteyphd

Instagram: @carrieconteyphd https://www.instagram.com/carrieconteyphd/

TikTok: @carrieconteyphd https://www.tiktok.com/@carrieconteyphd

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@carrieconteyphd

Mentioned in this episode:

Free resources: https://www.carriecontey.com/resources

TEDxAustin - Carrie Contey - 02/20/10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqJXC1ougtA

Knot Parenting Mentorship:

Enrollment for my Knot Parenting mentorship is now open.

If you've been enjoying the ideas from my podcast, and want to understand how to put them into practice then this mentorship is for you.

After 20 years of coaching and supporting thousands of families, I know it's possible to feel clear, confident, and connected with your people in all phases of development.

Let me mentor you toward knowing and trusting yourself to feel skillful as a parent.

We'll create a community of support, and we'll get to work untangling all of the knots that come up!

Visit www.knotparenting.com today to learn more and enroll today!

Let's face it... family life gets pretty tangled up and knotted sometimes. Inside our grown-up adult bodies and the still-growing bodies of children is a great big nervous system that regulates our emotions, thoughts, and behaviors all day long. Having an understanding of how we all regulate ourselves gives us a broader perspective of what's really going on when we're dysregulated. This awareness gives us access to a set of tools for getting and staying steady. In this episode, Carrie explains how families are simply a bunch of nervous systems bumping up against each other, creating knots, and getting tangled up. However, when we become aware of what's happening under the surface, and become skillful at keeping ourselves and our kids resourced, we start to navigate more peacefully and consciously through the turbulence and into calmer waters.

BIO

Carrie Contey, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized coach, author, speaker and educator. Her work offers a new perspective on human development, parenting and family life. She guides, supports and inspires her clients to live with wide-open and courageous hearts so they can approach family life with skill and spaciousness. Carrie received her doctorate in prenatal and perinatal psychology and is masterful at synthesizing and articulating the science, psychology and spirituality of humanhood. She is the co-founder of the Slow Family Living movement, the co-author of CALMS: A Guide To Soothing Your Baby and creator of a variety of impactful parenting courses intended to support and guide parents from toddlerhood all the way through teenhood. Carrie has appeared on NBC's The Today Show, NPR, CBS radio and in many publications including Time, Parenting and The Boston Globe. You can learn more about Carrie at www.carriecontey.com.

CONNECT & LEARN MORE

Website: https://www.carriecontey.com/

Knot Parenting Mentorship: https://www.carriecontey.com/knotparenting

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/carrieconteyphd

Instagram: @carrieconteyphd https://www.instagram.com/carrieconteyphd/

TikTok: @carrieconteyphd https://www.tiktok.com/@carrieconteyphd

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@carrieconteyphd

Mentioned in this episode:

Free resources: https://www.carriecontey.com/resources

Knot Parenting Mentorship:

Enrollment for my Knot Parenting mentorship is now open.

If you've been enjoying the ideas from my podcast, and want to understand how to put them into practice then this mentorship is for you.

After 20 years of coaching and supporting thousands of families, I know it's possible to feel clear, confident, and connected with your people in all phases of development.

Let me mentor you toward knowing and trusting yourself to feel skillful as a parent.

We'll create a community of support, and we'll get to work untangling all of the knots that come up!

Visit www.knotparenting.com today to learn more and enroll today!

In this introductory episode, Carrie lays the foundation of her parenting philosophy and explores what it means to knot parent. She unpacks her five Ps for approaching parent development (paradigm, paradox, perspective, process, and practice) and offers a new model for parenting, one rooted in creating healthy relationships that endure. Carrie invites parents to see themselves as growing and evolving alongside the people they're parenting, and to take it all–the joyful moments and the tough days–as opportunities to become more of who we're meant to be.

BIO

Carrie Contey, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized coach, author, speaker and educator. Her work offers a new perspective on human development, parenting and family life. She guides, supports and inspires her clients to live with wide-open and courageous hearts so they can approach family life with skill and spaciousness. Carrie received her doctorate in prenatal and perinatal psychology and is masterful at synthesizing and articulating the science, psychology and spirituality of humanhood. She is the co-founder of the Slow Family Living movement, the co-author of CALMS: A Guide To Soothing Your Baby and creator of a variety of impactful parenting courses intended to support and guide parents from toddlerhood all the way through teenhood. Carrie has appeared on NBC's The Today Show, NPR, CBS radio and in many publications including Time, Parenting and The Boston Globe. You can learn more about Carrie at www.carriecontey.com.

CONNECT & LEARN MORE

Website: https://www.carriecontey.com/

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/carrieconteyphd

Instagram: @carrieconteyphd https://www.instagram.com/carrieconteyphd/

TikTok: @carrieconteyphd https://www.tiktok.com/@carrieconteyphd

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@carrieconteyphd

Mentioned in this episode:

Free resources: https://www.carriecontey.com/resources