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Richelle Fredson has spent almost 20 years in book publishing. She was the Director for publicity and marketing for Hay House, and worked with many experts including Dr. Wayne Dyer, Gabrielle Berstein, and Louise L Hay herself! In short, when it comes to book publishing, it doesn't get much better than Richelle.

Richelle left Hay House to start her own business, Purposeful Platforms, a company that helps writers become authors. Specifically, she coaches people's stories out of them and helps them write book proposals to help them land book deals.

If you've been wanting to write your story and become a published author, or even if you've just been looking to discover your story and see how it has shaped your life, this episode is going to be life changing for you.

Discover the power of storytelling, find your inner gem, figure out how to set boundaries to create balance in your life, and so much more in today's interview.

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Do you talk about gender and sexuality with your children? Do they know what it means to be LGBTQ? Do you ever wonder at what age it is most appropriate to have these conversations with your children?

As parents, we have a lot on our plate. Navigating conversations like these ones may not be at the top of our list. But almost 6% of adults in the US identify as LGBTQ - and 5-10% of LGBTQ youth attempt suicide each year (roughly 1.5-3 times more than heterosexual youth). It's clear that we have some work to do. Because as my guest on the show today, Chris Tompkins says, the messages about this subject begin on the playground. And while you may not have a child who is LGBTQ, your child will almost certainly interact with someone who is, and we need to begin to change the societal beliefs around the subject.

On today's show, we talk about two very important concepts: Heteronormativity, which is the concept of being assumed straight at birth, and Benign Neglect. Both of these societal standards are leading our LGBTQ youth and later, adults, to feel shame, and to live a life where they do not feel accepted for who they are. And that is unacceptable.

Chris discusses his book,https://www.amazon.com/Raising-LGBTQ-Allies-Changing-Playground/dp/1538136260/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1N3JHDNCT1SPD&dchild=1&keywords=raising+lgbtq+children&qid=1633397157&sprefix=how+to+raise+kids+who+aren%27%2Caps%2C481&sr=8-5 

We discuss at what age to talk to children about the LGBTQ community, why it's important that we must, among other things. This episode is a must for every parent.

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Amanda Kloots is a former Broadway dancer and Radio City Rockette turned entrepreneur and celebrity trainer. Amanda joined the cast of CBS’s The Talk as a co-host in early 2021 and most recently, she joined the cast of Dancing With the Stars in their 30th season which debuted Monday September 20th! Did you vote for her? I hope so!

In today’s episode, we discuss Amanda’s new book, Life Your Life: My Story of Loving and Losing Nick Cordero, which she wrote alongside her sister, influencer and author, Anna Kloots (she’s a delight to follow on social media so do so if you aren’t already).

Amanda and I also discussed her life after losing her husband to complications of Covid 19 on July 5th, 2020. We talked about grief, single parenting, birth and death, and some of the ways she has been able to reframe some of the most challenging parts of her journey that will undoubtedly inspire you in your own life. We also discuss what she has found helpful in her healing journey since the loss of her husband, as well as some of the not-so-helpful things.

I’m sure you will find - as I did - that even in her grief and heartache, Amanda approaches life with positivity. You cannot help but to be in her presence and walk away feeling inspired to show up for your best life and to really and truly just live your life. To the fullest. Right now. Because you can.

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Through the dawn of smartphones and social media and all the bells and whistles of this digital world, parenting has become a whole new experience. Gone are the days of being in a state of wonder, wondering why the sky is blue or why geese migrate in the winter. Where we used to have to wait until we got to the library to look up the answer, now we can whip out our phones or simply ask google or alexa to tell us the answer within seconds.

How do we parent in such a distracted world? How do we teach our children the value of delayed gratification? The beauty of being in a state of not knowing? How do we teach them to live in the moment? To manage their emotional well being so that they may grow up to become emotionally resilient and handle everything coming at them at speeds faster than we could ever fathom in our own childhood?

With so many parents coming to Emily Fletcher, the founder of Ziva Meditation, for help teaching their children mindfulness and meditation, Emily finally answered the call and created Ziva Kids, a mindfulness and meditation course for children ages 4-14. Developed in conjunction with the puppeteers at Sesame Street, clinical psychologists Dr. Shefali Tsabary and Dr. Christina Cohen and holistic pediatrician Dr. Elisa Song, Ziva Kids is meant to help kids navigate their emotions in a healthy way so as to teach them how to be emotionally resilient as they navigate this new digital world.

If you've been looking for parenting tips and tools to help you nurture and develop your kids in this way, take a listen to see how Ziva Kids just might be the answer you didn't know you were searching for.

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Hey mama, are you tired? Yes, yes. I know you're probably physically tired. But I'm talking emotionally tired. Emotionally tired of holding space for everyone else's feelings but not having enough time or space to process your own. Feeling mom guilt in a major way because you have this idea of what the ideal mother is supposed to look like and you don't always fit the bill. Why? Because somehow when you became a mother, you were still you. Not someone's mother. Just...uniquely you, with all the same passions and needs and wants. But then all of a sudden you had to push your needs aside and focus on your child or children. And not only was that not frowned upon, it was actually encouraged. By everyone around you. And it was reinforced by the culture in which you live.

So many of us mamas have lost our way. We feel like we've lost that connection with ourselves, we don't know how to tap into our intuition, we don't really know what we want and many of us don't really know who we are outside of being someone's mother. And we're spiritually exhausted.

On today's show, I'm joined by life coach and mama of 3, Katerina Barron, to discuss all of this. Mom guilt. Shame. How to tap into our intuition. How to break free of the identity of "mom" and just be us. How to properly manage our stress - even in the moment when we cannot go away and do the thing we need to do in order to feel human again because we literally cannot leave our children. We discuss our addiction to busyness and how we connect our worthiness to how much we got done in a day. You'll walk away from this episode with a renewed sense of strength and hope, and a set of tools to help you reparent yourself so that you can free yourself from the cultural norms about motherhood that feel so heavy and oppressive. Ready? Let's do it.

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Parenting is undoubtedly one of the hardest transitions a person can go through in their life. Rewarding, yes. But also ultimately very challenging emotionally, spiritually and physically. Add in marriage to the mix and you've got a recipe for many things that could potentially go wrong. And often, they do. The divorce rate in the US alone is between 40 and 50% each year.

You may be among that percentage. And there is no shame in that. But if you and your ex-partner have a child or children together, it becomes paramount to equip yourself with the tools to navigate your divorce in a healthy way so as to support the emotional needs of not just yourself, but also of your children. Because they are watching and learning, and every step you can take to help them navigate their emotions around their parents splitting up can only serve to help them grow up to be resilient and emotionally well-adjusted people.

I'm joined today by Sarah Klinger, a divorced mother of two who has worked in early childhood development for over a decade. She is currently the director of a preschool and is working toward her doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology with a child studies specialization. Outside of her role as a preschool director, she has a private practice in marriage and family therapy as a psychological associate.

Sarah Klinger

Today's episode is a rare gem with insight into Sarah's own divorce and process, given through the lens of someone schooled in clinical psychology. This episode is like a play book for single and divorced parents that will truly help you through your journey.

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Did having children rock your marriage? Or did you navigate the waters as smoothly as possible? I'm going to go ahead and guess that having children revealed some of the cracks in the foundation of your partnership. How could it not? The path into parenthood is a spiritual one that often leaves both mother and father spinning as they peel back layers of themselves and discover a new identity, a new role they hadn't stepped into until their babe came into the world.

In today's episode, I sit down with Tandy & Mateo Gutierrez, a married couple from Brooklyn with two kids, to discuss the ins and outs of marriage with children. We talk about how they met, their unconventional path into parenthood, how to argue and set boundaries, communication strategies for a healthy marriage, sex after kids, the 5 love languages, and how knowing yours and your partner's astrology could be a constructive and incredibly helpful tool in navigating not just your relationship, but also parenthood. If you have children and are co parenting with someone in any capacity, married or otherwise, this conversation is not to be missed!

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If you are considering starting a family - no matter your age - today's episode is for you. I'm joined by life, relationship, and fertility coach, Elizabeth King. Elizabeth helps clients and couples as they navigate the process of becoming parents, whether they experience infertility challenges or not. Elizabeth herself had her 3 children after the age of 40, and also delivered them via C section. She shares her experience today. Additionally, we discuss the common possible reasons for infertility, the quality of the sperm and why it matters, how you can positively influence egg quality, how stress plays a role in fertility, C section recovery, womb massage, and much more. If you're in the process of starting a family, today's episode is not to be missed!

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Are you a stay-at-home mom looking to make extra money or wanting to land a remote job of your dreams? One that allows you to work at your own pace, as many hours a week as you want, and make enough money to design your life the way you want it to be? Esther Inman is the CEO and founder of Virtual Assistant Internship and she has helped thousands of people - mostly women - do just that in 90 days or less. Esther quit her corporate job 7 years ago so she could switch over to virtual assistant work and soon found herself overwhelmed with requests from companies wanting her services. There wasn't enough of her to go around, so she created a training to teach others how to do the work. Tune in for a guide on how to follow in Esther's footsteps, how to write the best resume to land the job, and for those of you working for a corporation but wanting to continue working from home, Esther has some strategies for your pitch. Enjoy!

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Ever wonder how the heck you're going to raise your kid to be a kind, thoughtful, compassionate human being? I'm joined again today by award-winning parenting, science, and medical journalist, Melinda Wenner Moyer, whose debut book, How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes, hit bookshelves earlier this week! It's already being praised as being a must-read parenting book from Adam Grant, Publisher's Weekly, Emily Oster, and many more. 

Melinda was kind enough to join me back on the show today (catch her previous episode here) to continue the conversation around raising kids who aren't assholes! Today we discuss bullying, sex, pornography, screen time, social media, how to help siblings get along, and more! Tune in for this educational hour for parenting tips to help you in your journey to raise thoughtful children. You've got this!

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