Mindful Mama - Parenting with Mindfulness

By Hunter Clarke-Fields

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What's Mindful Mama - Parenting with Mindfulness about?

Mindful Mama Mentor Hunter Clarke-Fields shares inspiration, interviews, and more. Mindful Mama is about becoming a less irritable, more joyful parent. We know that you cannot give what you do not have. And when you are thriving, when you have calm and peace within – then you can give it to your children. Learn about Mindful Parenting. Listen and get inspired!

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How to Teach Body Safety - ...

01.24.2023

** Trigger Warning** How do we talk to our kids about body safety? It’s not easy! Oftentimes, we can miss out on these most important of conversations because they are so difficult. That’s why I’m so excited to introduce you ...

Mindful Mama - Parenting with Mindfulness episodes:

01.24.2023 How to Teach Body Safety - Missy Gryder [385] Trigger Warning How do we talk to our kids about body safety? It’s not easy! Oftentimes, we can miss out on these most important of conversations because they are so difficult. That’s why I’m so excited to introduce you ...
01.17.2023 [On-Air Coaching] How to Hold Space for Big Emotions [384] When your toddler is freaking out, how do you stay calm? Mindful Parenting member Sarah has a baby and a 2 ½ year old and she feels overwhelmed when her toddler has big emotions. She doesn’t want to shame and ...
01.10.2023 Mindfulness For Busy Parents - Shonda Moralis [383] Life can feel like one big to-do list, leaving us overwhelmed. So I invited Shonda Moralis back on the podcast to talk about how mindfulness can help us surf the waves of life. This is an unusual episode! Listen to ...
01.03.2023 Society's Promise to Parents - Dr. Dana Suskind [382] To celebrate, we made a special "best of" episode with the top 5 Mindful Mama podcast episodes of 2022. You'll learn about: The Secret to Being a Zen Parent - Cathy Adams [334] Mothering Your Daughter Mindfully - Dr. Michelle ...
12.27.2022 Best of Mindful Mama 2022 [381] To celebrate, we made a special "best of" episode with the top 5 Mindful Mama convos of 2021. Listen to learn about: How To Be Less Reactive How to Communicate More Skillfully With Your Kids Unconditional Parenting The Science of ...
12.20.2022 The Power of Play - Anna Yudina [380] How can you encourage creativity, emotional regulation, problem-solving, and resilience in your child? PLAY! Free play is absolutely vital for a child’s life. In this episode, I talk to Any Yudina from The Genius of Play, who reminds us that ...
12.13.2022 Mindfulness For Kids - Kailey Lefko [379] You have definitely heard or experienced yourself the benefits of mindfulness—better emotional regulation, more calm, and clearer thinking. So what about your kids? Many adults want to share mindfulness for kids but there are definitely some DOs and some DON’Ts. ...
12.06.2022 Teaching Kids Finances - Bobbi Rebell [378] Teens and young adults need to know how to navigate the financial challenges of adulthood including debt, credit cards, how to manage their own household, and more. Are we teaching them everything they need to know? In this episode, I ...
11.29.2022 Unlocking Motivation - Sharath Jeevan [377] How do we motivate our kids to do well—in school, and in life? In this episode I talk to motivation expert Sharath Jeevan about the things we do that kill motivation and how we can help our kids become passionate ...
11.22.2022 Listen Again: Raising Good Humans - Hunter Clarke-Fields [376] You'll know that you're not alone as you hear Hunter's honest and vulnerable sharing of her struggles. You'll see that you are not to blame for your hot temper or feeling like one big button waiting to be pushed. You'll ...
11.15.2022 The Key to Making Kids Stronger & More Resilient - Angela Hanscom [375] As children’s lives become more “virtual,” teachers notice a decrease in attention and doctors report an alarming increase in sensory and emotional disorders. How can you make sure your kid is instead healthy, resilient, and strong? Hunter talks to Angela ...
11.08.2022 Help Your Child Regulate Feelings - Alyssa Blask-Campbell [374] Birth to age five is when children form 90% of their brain, and the foundation of emotional intelligence they get in those years can impact the rest of their development. In this episode, I talk to Alyssa Campbell, founder of ...
11.01.2022 Help Your Child Learn - Peter Gray [373] Many of us are confused about what to do about our kid’s education. Should they go to a local school? A private school? Homeschool? I brought renowned expert Peter Gray on so that we could talk about how kids learn ...
10.25.2022 Screens: What Parents Are Missing - Emily Weinstein & Carrie James [372] Sensational news stories about tech can have us wanting to run away to a cabin in the woods without internet or devices! Can there be any good news about kids and tech? In my conversation with Emily Weinstein and Carrie ...
10.18.2022 Self-Compassion Master Class - Dr. Shauna Shapiro [371] The research is in. Shaming and judging ourselves does NOT help us become better parents. What do we need instead? Dr. Shauna Shapiro came back on the Mindful Mama Podcast to talk about self-compassion and her new guided, “Good Morning, ...
10.11.2022 Tech Making Kids Moody, Crazy and Lazy? - Dr. Victoria Dunckley [370] If your child is consistently irritable, has attention issues, or behavior problems, you may want to check in on how much screen time they have. Dr. Victoria Dunkley talks to us about how screen time affects developing brains—acting as a ...
10.04.2022 Dealing with Anger - Cherie Burton [369] Were you taught to be a “good girl” who didn’t rock the boat? Many women have been taught that to be peacemakers, we need to push down our normal feelings of anger. Yet, living in an unequal world, not valued ...
09.27.2022 You Are Not a Shtty Parent - Carla Naumburg [368] Do you ever think that you are a shtty parent? If so, you are not alone. A combination of factors has led to this generation of parents being incredibly hard on themselves. Today I talk to Carla Naumburg, Mindful Mama ...
09.20.2022 First Phone - Catherine Pearlman [367] Cellphones have become a fact of life, with children as young as eight (yes, eight!) getting their very own “devices.” In this episode, I talk to Catherine Pearlman—licensed clinical social worker and parenting expert—about her book, First Phone. I love ...
09.13.2022 How To Transform Triggers - Dr. Lynyetta Willis [366] Kids do and say things all the time that trigger intense feelings in us parents. Then we’re often yelling, shaming, or blaming. Where do these intergenerational dramas come from? How can we transform these triggers? In this episode, I talk ...
09.06.2022 [On-Air Coaching] Help! My child won’t listen [365] What do you do with a child that won’t listen? Ranine, a single mom of a 7-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy is frustrated with the yelling, so she’s falling on the old tool: take away the electronics. Is there ...
08.30.2022 Generation Sleepless - Heather Turgeon and Julie Wright [364] How can we help kids get better sleep? Authors of “Generation Sleepless,” Heather Turgeon and Julie Wright help us help our tweens, teens, and even little ones get better sleep! We talk about the “perfect storm” of factors that work ...
08.23.2022 Authentic Mothering - Soleil Moon-Frye [363] Hunter meets her childhood hero, actress, director, and documentarian, Soleil Moon Frye…aka Punky Brewster!
08.16.2022 Communicate & Negotiate Mindfully - Gaëtan Pellerin [362] In this episode, I talk to Gaetan Pellerin about how tools used in negotiating are more than relevant while raising our kids. We talk about the role of the ego, why parenting can be so challenging, and how powerful mindfulness ...
08.09.2022 Mommying While Muslim - Zaiba Hasan [361] What is it like to be an American Muslim mama trying to raise kids who are 100% American and Muslim? Is it possible to be progressive and Muslim? Many have misperceptions (including me!), so I brought on Zaiba Hasan, host ...
08.02.2022 Move Your Body, Heal Your Mind - Jennifer Heisz [360] Do you struggle with making time to exercise? As parents, exercising can seem daunting and exhausting. In this episode, I talk to Jennifer Heisz, author of Move the Body, Heal the Mind: Overcome Anxiety, Depression, and Dementia, and Improve Focus, ...
07.26.2022 Compassionate Discipline - Wendy Snyder [359] What do you do with kids who push back… a lot?? Today, I talk to Wendy Snyder about building a compassionate discipline toolkit to deal with challenging kids. We talk about how to stay firm and kind so you don’t ...
07.19.2022 Raising Emotionally Resilient Daughters in a Digital Age - Dr. Roni Cohen-Sandler [358] In this episode, I talk to Dr. Roni Cohen Sandler, author of “Anything But My Phone, Mom!” where we discuss the importance of building a trusting relationship with your daughter(s). We talk about how to set the tone while they're ...
07.12.2022 Simplify Screentime - Arlene Pellicane [357] Screen time has a BIG effect on kids’ attention, brain development, and more. We know that we want to limit screen time, but how do we do that when every other child has a phone? In this episode, I talk ...
07.05.2022 [On-Air Coaching] Slow Down, Mama [356] Do you want to do everything? Homeschooling mom Kasii Oakley has five kids in Vermont. She’s a nurturer at heart and wants to do everything! She wants to make all their food from scratch and have time to do some ...
06.28.2022 Raising Resilience - Hansa Bhargava [355] Many of us are suffering from parent burnout right now and kids are also. Mental health challenges for kids have skyrocketed. How does our parenting affect kids' mental health? We want to protect our kids, but too much protection is ...
06.21.2022 The Power of Meaning & Interconnection - Jeremy Lent [354] What makes life meaningful? Meaning comes from connection and interconnection but our dominant culture is one of separation from the rest of life. How do we then find meaning through connection? We talk about all of this and more this ...
06.14.2022 Emotional Regulation for Kids & Parents - Mona Delahooke [353] We want our children to be able to regulate their emotions, but how do we teach them how? How do we know if a child is deliberately testing their boundaries versus having a fight-flight-freeze stress response? If you’ve wondered about ...
06.07.2022 Raising LGBTQ Allies - Chris Tompkins [352] When our kids are little, we don’t know whether they will ultimately be gay, straight, or other. So how do we raise kids to feel loved and accepted no matter what their sexual orientation is? How do we raise confident, ...
05.31.2022 Rethink Your Ideas About Kids - Mr. Chazz [351] Why should we shift from old-school punishments to a more respectful, mindful way of parenting? Because when we know better, we do better. Mr. Chazz is an internet sensation who translates children's language in a way that any adult can ...
05.24.2022 How to Get Your Kids To Help - Michaeleen Doucleff [350] Do you wish your child were more helpful around the house? I do! In this episode, I talk to Michaeleen Ducleff, author of Hunt, Gather, Parent about the secrets that indigenous cultures can teach us about how to raise helpful ...
05.17.2022 Couples: Keep Your Union After Kids - Kara Hoppe and Stan Tatkin [349] Do you and your parenting partner struggle post-kids? In this episode I talk to Kara Hoppe, MFT and Stan Tatkin, PsyD about what happens to couples after having children. We discuss the idea of secure functioning and how important it ...
05.10.2022 Raising a Spirited Child - Vanessa Lapointe [348] Am I being too tough? Am I being too soft? Am I doing any of this right? We all ask these questions of ourselves, wondering if we could be doing better. Dr. Vanessa Lapointe, registered psychologist, parenting educator, founder and ...
05.03.2022 Are you a "Selfish Self-less" Parent? - Dr. Jenny Woo [347] Today I talk to Jenny Woo about selfish self-less syndrome. We talk about the importance of community and relationships, as well as how powerful it can be to acknowledge how hard parenting can be rather than always being the Pinterest-perfect ...
04.26.2022 Befriend the Voice In Your Head - Ethan Kross [346] Have you ever wondered why we have an inner voice? Today, I talk to Ethan Kross, an award-winning psychologist and author of the national bestseller, Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It. In ...
04.21.2022 BONUS! Mindful Parenting in Texas - Carrie Henry [345] What do you do when you’re an overwhelmed, frustrated mom, pregnant with your third child? When the yelling and threats are not creating lasting behavior changes? Carrie is a pediatric occupational therapist and mom of three. She knew there had ...
04.19.2022 Indigenous Wisdom for Parenting - Darcia Narvaez [344] Today, we're going to be sitting down with Darcia Narvaez, professor of psychology at the University of Notre Dame and host of EvolvedNest.org. She's also the author of the award-winning book, Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality: Evolution, Culture ...
04.12.2022 Hunter on the Happily Together Podcast [343] Hunter makes a guest appearance on Happily Together Podcast, with Kara (a former celebrity chef) and Caleb (an ex-NFL Linebacker). In this conversation, we talk about what it means to parent mindfully. This is a must-listen for any parent, but ...
04.05.2022 Attention Crisis: Kids & Parents - Johann Hari [342] In this episode, I talk to the brilliant Johann Hari. Johann is the author of three New York Times best-selling books, including the newly released Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention. In our fascinating conversation, we discuss some of ...
03.29.2022 yIgnoring My Questions [On-Air Coaching] [341] Courtney has been struggling with her son ignoring her questions. Having recently been diagnosed with type 1 Diabetes, her four-year-old is feeling a loss of autonomy. How can she help to restore some of this lost autonomy and get her ...
03.22.2022 Why Self-Care Isn’t Enough - Royah Loie [340] Why self-care isn't enough and what moms can do to get the support they need (plus 3 things to do before hiring any care-provider/sitter) - The power of releasing expectations, especially in certain seasons of life. New! Watch video clips ...
03.15.2022 From Struggling Mom to Mindful Parenting Teacher [339] What do you do when your parenting isn’t working? When you’re yelling and that’s the last thing you want to be doing? For Robin Greenwood, the answer was to get some help, ASAP. From there, she went on to not ...
03.08.2022 Fierce Self-Compassion for Moms - Kristin Neff [338] Why is it often so much easier to be compassionate towards others, than it is to be compassionate towards ourselves? In my conversation with Kristin Neff, author of the bestselling books Self-Compassion and Fierce Self-Compassion, we discuss how having compassion ...
03.01.2022 The Secret To Secure Attachment - Bethany Saltman [337] Today, I am going to be sitting down with Bethany Saltman, researcher, editor, and author of the newly released book, Strange Situation: A Mother’s Journey Into the Science of Attachment. What does it mean to have a secure attachment? What ...
02.22.2022 Mothering Your Daughter Mindfully - Dr. Michelle Deering [336] No one needs to tell the mother of a daughter that their relationship comes with its fair share of unique challenges, but why is this? Join me as I talk to Dr. Michelle Deering, author of What Mothers Never Tell ...

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