We are inundated with negative messages about our bodies. Diet culture has brainwashed us into thinking that our bodies aren’t thin enough, firm enough or (fill in the blank) enough. The message of Positive Body Image is KEY to implementing confidence and self-esteem for our daughters.

My Guest today is Marla Mervis-Hartmann. Marla is passionate about this message changing the lives of women by promoting health and self-worth built on character. Women are powerful beings. When we focus on the good we can share with the world(rather than the size of our butts) we can positively impact the world.

Marla is the creator of Love Your Body Love Yourself. After years of struggling with her own dysfunctional body-relationship, Marla has transformed her experiences into services to help women discover honor and appreciation for their bodies. As a professional Marla, has been featured at TEDx Salinas. She was the leading body image expert at Journey Malibu, a Drug/Alcohol rehabilitation center.She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and son where she works full-time as a professional coach, speaker, facilitator and Living Light Reiki Master and Teacher.

Raising teen girls is not always easy but learning how to respond and react in a manner that keeps the lines of communication open are critical. Join us as we discuss some of the common challenges moms face when raising teen girls today. 

Our Guest on this episodeis Erin Taylor. Erin is a conscious living thought leader, PCI Certified Parent Coach® and educator, public speaker, author, co-founder of Building Connected Communities and co-host of the Maximizing Life in the Middle Podcast that she does with her husband. She holds a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology and is the author of Connection and Kindness: The Key to Changing the World Through Parenting, and her writings have been featured in a USA Today Best-selling book, South Jersey Mom and Natural Awakenings Magazine. Erin was able to take the tragedy of the death of her infant daughter and turn it around, using her hard-earned wisdom to help people from all walks of life step into their power and live their best lives.

 

 

 

 

Raising teen girls is not always easy but learning how to respond and react in a manner that keeps the lines of communication open are critical. Join us as we discuss some of the common challenges moms face when raising teen girls today. 

Our Guest on this episodeis Erin Taylor. Erin is a conscious living thought leader, PCI Certified Parent Coach® and educator, public speaker, author, co-founder of Building Connected Communities and co-host of the Maximizing Life in the Middle Podcast that she does with her husband. She holds a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology and is the author of Connection and Kindness: The Key to Changing the World Through Parenting, and her writings have been featured in a USA Today Best-selling book, South Jersey Mom and Natural Awakenings Magazine. Erin was able to take the tragedy of the death of her infant daughter and turn it around, using her hard-earned wisdom to help people from all walks of life step into their power and live their best lives.

 

 

 

 

When we talk about raising powerful girls, it's important to recognize that girls come in all shapes, sizes, colors and abilities. Just because a girl has a disability, it does not mean she cannot or should not be mentored in how to be strong, smart, independent and powerful. On the contrary, these girls need guidance more than ever to overcome the challenges and prejudices they face on a day to day basis.

When we talk about raising powerful girls, it's important to recognize that girls come in all shapes, sizes, colors and abilities. Just because a girl has a disability, it does not mean she cannot or should not be mentored in how to be strong, smart, independent and powerful. On the contrary, these girls need guidance more than ever to overcome the challenges and prejudices they face on a day to day basis.

Raising girls is not easy and many of the behaviors and practices we currently use today are based off of how we were parented as children but this isn’t always the best way. When we know better we do better. Our guest on this episode is Sue DeCaro. “Having experienced some challenging years raising her daughters, she realized that her passion and calling was to support parents and families in every way that she could to create the family life that they envisioned, deep connections with their children and an understanding of the importance of a thriving spirit.

Raising girls is not easy and many of the behaviors and practices we currently use today are based off of how we were parented as children but this isn’t always the best way. When we know better we do better. Our guest on this episode is Sue DeCaro. “Having experienced some challenging years raising her daughters, she realized that her passion and calling was to support parents and families in every way that she could to create the family life that they envisioned, deep connections with their children and an understanding of the importance of a thriving spirit.

Have you ever wondered why you do the things that you do when parenting or say the things that you say? Have you ever caught yourself saying something “your mother” would have said or maybe your grandmother? Maybe you found yourself growing up in the US but with parents form another country. What was that like? What kind of conflicts did that create? Joy came to the United States at 15 years of age from the Philippines and has experienced the conscious awakening of shifting from habitual and “learned” parenting and breaking away from tradition and norms to conscious and heart centered parenting.

Have you ever wondered why you do the things that you do when parenting or say the things that you say? Have you ever caught yourself saying something “your mother” would have said or maybe your grandmother? Maybe you found yourself growing up in the US but with parents form another country. What was that like? What kind of conflicts did that create? Joy came to the United States at 15 years of age from the Philippines and has experienced the conscious awakening of shifting from habitual and “learned” parenting and breaking away from tradition and norms to conscious and heart centered parenting.

There is a great quote, if you think you can or your can’t you are right. In parenting this goes even further. If you tell your daughter she can be anything and do anything if she puts her mind to it, my first question to you is are you LIVING this truth? The reality is and science shows us that it doesn’t matter what we SAY to girls is what we DO! So if we truly want girls to believe this we need to make darn sure we are modeling this behavior and this applies to all aspects of parenting.