The Confident Parent Coach

"Muscling through isn’t building sustainability long term." On growing families and business together.

WMP experts, Cale & Megan Lopp are the married founders of Green Couch, an architectural boutique in OKC, OK. They are talking to us about marriage, family, and work together. They're giving us the secrets to building a family culture; intentionally choosing to slow down during specific stages; and the difference between growing vs. building in marriage, family, and work. And the big one: why muscling through isn’t always best and how to build something in your own strength.

This episode is sponsored by Mindful Mamas App.

Show links:

Find out more about Green Couch here: https://www.instagram.com/greencouchdesign/

Download the Mindful Mama App HERE https://mindfulmamas.app.link/whole_modern_parent

'You being busy is not you being happy. It's just you being busy for the sake of being busy and it's toxic.' Lydia Benham on prioritizing as a working mom.

We're discussing prioritizing as working moms; why saying 'no' to something isn't forever and we'll go into depth about our glass balls vs. plastic balls prioritization hack.

This episode is sponsored by Mindful Mamas App.

Show links:

Download the Mindful Mama App HERE https://mindfulmamas.app.link/whole_modern_parent

"Women must stop perpetuating the narrative given to them from their own mothering of what is expected of a mother". Stacy Moore on mothers defining their own motherhood narrative.

After 15 years of supporting child and adult wellbeing through assessment, training, consultation, and supervision, Stacy Moore founded The Nesting Coach to provide psycho-education, coaching, and reflective space for women during "matrescence" (the evolving transition into motherhood).

This episode is sponsored by Mindful Mamas App.

Find out more about Stacy Moore here: https://www.instagram.com/thenestingcoach/

Download the Mindful Mama App HERE https://mindfulmamas.app.link/whole_modern_parent

Michelle & I have pulled back the curtain on how we manage our families and our work lives simultaneously.

Spoiler Alert: It's not about us doing it all!

We discuss planning, scheduling, boundaries, and mindset as we reveal some of our top life hacks for thriving and some days surviving it all.

Show links:

Find out more about PPM here: https://wholemodernparenthq.com/ppm

Download the Mindful Mama App HERE https://mindfulmamas.app.link/whole_modern_parent

We're buzzing from our Positive Parenting Masterclass with expert Wendy Snyder! Today I'm going to give you our favorite tips and tools we learned from her. We'll discuss generational parenting we default to; how to add new tools into your parenting kit and how to 'pause' as parents to allow space for compassionate discipline.

If you have one takeaway from today, it will be to put on your detective hat as a parent!

This episode is sponsored by Mindful Mamas App.

Show links:

Find out more about Wendy Snyder at https://freshstartfamilyonline.com/

Download the Mindful Mama App HERE https://mindfulmamas.app.link/whole_modern_parent

'Intentional layering of values, beliefs, and skills, creates a culture in our home. This family culture affects our children more than our parenting skills do.' Michelle Briggs on Positive Parenting lessons she has learned.

This month in the HQ we're learning about Positive Parenting. It is compassionate discipline and a way to connect with your kids better than authoritative disciplining styles. Michelle and I both discuss ways we have been implementing this strategy in our homes along with why we are intentionally building a family culture.

This episode is sponsored by Mindful Mamas App.

Show links:

Download the Mindful Mama App here: https://mindfulmamas.app.link/whole_modern_parent

Sign up for the Masterclass with Wendy Snyder here: http://bit.ly/Aprilmasterclass

Join the Whole Modern Parent HQ HERE 

'I don't want to be this parent anymore, I don't want to parent from a place of fear.' Yolanda Williams on raising a liberated child.

Yolanda Williams is a Certified Positive Discipline Coach and Host of the podcast Parenting Decolonized, a show that unpacks how colonization has impacted the black family and teaches parents how to raise liberated black children without breaking their spirits. When she’s not advocating for the safety and liberation of black children from white supremacy and parental oppression, she’s chasing her toddler around the house and trying to remain sane. Parents, everyone needs to listen to this conversation. We're here to create change.

This episode is sponsored by Mindful Mamas App.

Show links:

Download the Mindful Mama App HERE https://mindfulmamas.app.link/whole_modern_parent

Find out more about Yolanda on her website HERE 

Follow her Instagram channel HERE

Join the Whole Modern Parent HQ HERE

"Mom's brain is often in eat, sleep, diaper change, maybe I'll get a shower this week mode" Chelsea Skaggs on overcoming scheduling hurdles for date nights with your partner.

Chelsea Skaggs is an early motherhood coach who helps women grow through the taboo transitions of motherhood. She focuses on identity and intimacy to help women improve confidence, connections, and communication.

We're going to dive into what happens with women's bodies post-baby, hurdles we have, and ways to ignite passion back into our partnerships post-baby.

Show links:

Find out more about Chelsea on her website HERE

Follow her on Instagram HERE 

Join the Whole Modern Parent HQ HERE 

"When you have this knowledge and you don't feel rushed to make dinner, it de-stresses the families to actually enjoy mealtimes together" on teaching families to maximize time with cooking tips and preparation.

Celestina Brunetti is a chef & registered dietitian who helps busy families, like yours, learning time-saving cooking skills so that dinners can be quick, easy, and delicious...even on the busiest of weeknights. She is the visionary behind Wellness Cucina LLC and provides valuable information and how-to for families struggling to get out of fast food lines.   Forget learning recipes…she'll help you focus on the cooking skills so that you can cook anything quickly & with confidence!

Links from the show:

Wellness Cucina Website

Sign Up for Celestina's FREE Brainstorming Session HERE

Follow Celestina on Instagram HERE

Join the Whole Modern Parent HQ HERE

"We need people around us that make us feel uplifted and connected" David Romanelli on healing and love.

David Romanelli is the founder and voice of Meditate ON, a style of meditation that is raw, human, and speaks straight to your heart. He has written three books which Have reached a number one on multiple Amazon best seller list. He chats with us about his daughter's luekemia diagnosis and how we can heal and nurture ourselves as parents.

Links in the show:

Join the Whole Modern Parent HQ HERE

David Romanelli's 21 Day Meditation Challenge