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Season 6 Episode #20 Bonnie Butler is coming from San Antonio, Texas (inform, inspire, & transform)

You can find Bonnie via her website bonniebutlercoaching.com

Bonnie Johnston Butler is a certified life coach, speaker, and teacher specializing in thought management and emotional resilience. Drawing from her experience as a mother of ten, four biological, six adopted, and former foster parent to 17 children, she founded Bonnie Butler Coaching to help parents and professionals transform overwhelm into clarity. Through practical strategies for emotional regulation and self-leadership, she empowers clients to overcome self-sabotage, navigate complex dynamics, and create purpose-driven lives. 

Thanks for sharing your struggles, insights, hopes, dreams…with children, families, and people all over the world and thanks for being our guest on Life’s Essential Ingredients…welcome to the show!

TOTD – “When awareness is brought to an emotion, power is brought to your life.” — Tara Meyer Robson

Build a habit - to create intention - to live your purpose!

In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

Build Emotional Strength

Restore Confidence

Create a more connected home

Heal the Hard Stories and trauma informed parenting…

Courageous Conversations

Parenting through different paths…and insight on healing and resilience

Growing as a parent

Things you wished you knew from day 1

Seeing growth in your kids…

Staying out of the power struggle with your kids…signs that something is coming…

Importance of family dinner…

Not engaging in the negative emotions of parenting…

Nobody wins…finding common ground and then building from there

Tools for emotional regulation. Tools for resilience. tools for staying steady in the moments that matter most 

Summit – give parents a day out away from the children…tools, coping skills… build a network of support…

EFT – emotional freedom technique…tapping…