The Empowered Parenting Podcast

By Polly O'Leary

Welcome to The Empowered Parent Podcast where we explore ideas about how you can raise empowered, self-assured, confident human beings and empower yourself as a person and a parent in the process. The... more

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The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.

The Empowered Parenting Podcast episodes:

June 26, 2023 E22: Rounding Up Season 1 of The Empowered Parenting Podcast
Rounding Up Season 1 of The Empowered Parenting Podcast

In this episode Polly is rounding up the first season of the podcast: everything that's been covered, her drive behind everything she shares and what the podcast is going to look like when it returns in September.

If you have any feedback that you think would be helpful for Polly, please send it to her at [email protected]
And if you want to find out more about what Polly does you can do so here:

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theempoweredparentcoach.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/_pollyoleary_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/_pollyoleary_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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27min
June 19, 2023E21: GUEST EPISODE Balancing Life As A Twin Mum & Business Owner with Nansi Ellis
GUEST EPISODE Balancing Life As A Twin Mum & Business Owner with Nansi Ellis
In this episode Polly and Nansi talk about...
Who Nansi is and what she does.

Her incredible yoga retreats.

How going on a yoga retreat as a teenager changed her life.

The power of yoga and its benefits.

Body image and focusing on what your body can DO.

How school shapes our view of exercise.

Motherhood and the perspective shift it brings.

How Nansi balances being a mum of twins and business owner.

Reframing what balance is.

Realising you can't do everything.

Lowering your expectations!

The power of communication.

Overcoming the overwhelm.

How self-care doesn't have to look a certain way.

Speaking your mind to empower yourself.

Giving less of a shit!
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46min
June 12, 2023E20: Expectation Is The Thief Of Joy
Expectation Is The Thief Of Joy
In this episode, Polly talks about:
How unrealistic expectations steal so much of our joy.

Motherhood and high expectations

How unmet expectations cause guilt, overwhelm and stress.

The expectations we project onto others.

The difference between unrealistic expectation and optimism.

Control.

Perfectionsim.

Balance.

Questions to ask yourself.
You can download your copy of The Busy Mum's 5 Step Guide To Balance here.
If you want to get in touch with Polly you can do so on:
Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theempoweredparentcoach.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/_pollyoleary_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/_pollyoleary_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Or you can email her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]
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16min
June 05, 2023E19: Balance. Is it achievable as a busy mum?
Balance: Is it achievable as a busy mum?
In this episode, Polly talks about:
The Busy Mum's 5 Step Guide To Balance (download here)

Her own experience with achieving balance.

Setting realistic expectations.

Getting clear on your priorities.

Taking an overview of how you spend your time and what you are prioritising.

Setting boundaries.

The importance of self-care and valuing yourself.
If you want to get in touch with Polly you can do so on:
Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theempoweredparentcoach.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/_pollyoleary_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/_pollyoleary_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Or you can email her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]
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24min
May 29, 2023E18 GUEST EPISODE The Raw & Difficult Side of Motherhood with Nereyda Martin
The Raw & Difficult Side of Motherhood with Nereyda Martin
In this episode Polly and Nereyda talk about:
How social media can make mums feel like they're failing.

Nereyda's drive behind sharing the raw and honest side of motherhood.

The power of hearing the words "me too."

The lie we're sold about relationships.

How our relationships can be affected by becoming parents.

Evolving and growing as a partnership as well as individuals.

How beauty and new lessons can come out of the deepest ruptures.

Communication

Curiosity vs judgement

"Flirting with your problems"

How approaching our children with curiosity can help us avoid going into "fix it" mode.

How being a messy, flawed human being helps our children.

The importance of being selfish sometimes.

Seeing the value in yourself.

You can find Nereyda on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nereyda.martin/
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47min
May 22, 2023E17: Helping Our Children Develop Healthy Habits
Helping Our Children Develop Healthy Habits
In this episode Polly talks about:
Why she thinks it’s important to help her daughter develop healthy habits.

Unpicking unhealthy habits in your 30s.

The 4 different types of health she thinks about when thinking about healthy habits.

Instilling healthy habits around exercise and food.

Helping our children develop healthy relationships with food and exercise.

The link between mental and physical health.

Building healthy routines.

Helping children build habits that help them feel connected.

Practicing coping mechanisms.

Connection to the earth.

Gratitude.

If you want to get in touch with Polly you can do so on:
Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theempoweredparentcoach.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠
Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/_pollyoleary_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/_pollyoleary_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Or you can email her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]
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28min
May 15, 2023E16: My Top 5 Tips For Implementing Healthy Habits Into Your Life
My Top 5 Tips For Implementing Healthy Habits Into Your Life
In this episode Polly talks about:
How our habits affect our daily lives.

How letting go of habits that don't serve you and implementing ones that do can change your life.

Letting go of negative self-talk.

Creating new habits from a place of love and kindness rather than hatred.

Becoming a person who keeps the promises she makes to herself.

Saying "I don't..."

Finding habits that are enjoyable and therefore easy to implement.
The book that Polly talks about is The Kindness Method
The podcast that Polly talks about is The Diary of a CEO with Shahroo Izadi
If you want to get in touch with Polly you can do so on:
Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.theempoweredparentcoach.co.uk⁠⁠⁠
Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/_pollyoleary_⁠⁠⁠⁠
TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/_pollyoleary_⁠⁠⁠⁠
Or you can email her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]
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39min
May 08, 2023E15: GUEST EPISODE Embracing Your Sensitive Superpowers with Jess Frost
Embracing Your Sensitive Superpowers with Jess Frost.

In this episode, Polly and Jess talk about:
Who Jess is and what she does.

How Jess and Polly met in the self-development world.

Jess' background and her childhood experience of being a child of an alcoholic.

How her childhood shaped her adulthood.

How opening up and being vulnerable helped her to find connection.

COVID and the impact it had on self-development.

Finding out about being a "highly sensitive person"

What high sensitivity is.

How to thrive as a HSP.

Highly sensitive parenting.

Getting to know what triggers and activates you as a parent.

Looking at your own childhood from a place of curiosity and compassion.

How trauma isn't always big, life-changing events.

How understanding high sensitivity helps your parenting and your children

Breathwork and how we can use it to empower ourselves.

Finding the tools that work for YOU!
You can find out more about Jess on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/iamjessfrost/
And via her website:
https://www.the3espace.com

You can find out more about the people Jess talked about in the podcast via these links:

Elaine Aron: https://hsperson.com
Richard Schwartz: https://ifs-institute.com
Gabor Maté: https://drgabormate.com
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1h 5min
May 01, 2023E14: How I Became My Own Best Friend
How I Became My Own Best Friend
In this episode Polly talks about:
The 2 sides of parenting that are important to focus on.
How our relationship with ourselves affects the way we parent.
Her relationship with negative self-talk.
How she used to be her own worst enemy.
What the voice inside her head used to say to her.
Fixed mindset thinking.
How she starts to work on her negative self-talk.
Cultivating a kinder inner voice.
The similar struggle she sees in all her clients.
The unrealistic expectations we set ourselves.
Mental energy drains.
How she embraced her sensitivity.
How that helped her to embrace her daughter’s sensitivity too.
How the things we struggle to accept about ourselves become the things we struggle to accept about our children.
Her advice on the first step to becoming your own best friend.
If you want to get in touch with Polly you can do so on:
Website: ⁠⁠https://www.theempoweredparentcoach.co.uk⁠⁠
Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/_pollyoleary_⁠⁠⁠
TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/_pollyoleary_⁠⁠⁠
Or you can email her at ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]
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35min
April 24, 2023E13: GUEST EPISODE. Helping children understand themselves and their emotions from a young age with Christine Collins from Worthy of Wellbeing
Helping children understand themselves and their emotions from a young age with Christine Collins from Worthy of Wellbeing.
In this episode Polly and Christine talk about:
Where Christine's drive to do the work she does comes from.

Her own healing journey.

How mindfulness and reiki changed the course of her life and career.

The beauty of opening up.

Knowing that you're not your thoughts.

The wellbeing program Christine runs with children aged 5-12.

The Mind Jar.

Teaching children to be kind to themselves.

Overcoming negative self-talk.

How teaching children about wellbeing and helping them to understand themselves from a young age can change their lives.

Emotional intelligence.

"Flipping your lid"

How to stay present.

How anxiety is prominent amongst the children of today post pandemic.

The importance of opening up conversations about worry.
If you'd like to learn more about Christine and the work she does you can find her website here:
https://www.worthyofwellbeing.net
And you can find her on social media here:
https://www.instagram.com/worthy_of_wellbeing/
https://www.facebook.com/worthyofwellbeing
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1h 3min

FAQs about The Empowered Parenting Podcast:

How many episodes does The Empowered Parenting Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.