The Parenting Coach Podcast

What we believe we become. Have you ever taken an inventory on what beliefs you hold for your kids? And how they are becoming exactly what you believe? If you want to parent intentionally and breathe amazing beliefs into your kids… tune in to this tender episode where I share my own parenting struggles, and what my plan is to turn them around (it works). 

In today’s episode: 

• How I came across my children’s beliefs, and the shock that came as I recognized my own beliefs in them 
• How our beliefs of our children (what we think and say about them) manifest in them
• How to be the gardener who cultivates the garden, instead of controlling it 
• How to manifest belief in our children who then become calm, confident humans that we love to be around (even if it doesn’t seem true yet) 

Resources: 

• Join the women’s re-parenting retreat waitlist HERE
• Get on the waitlist for Parent School HERE
• Coach with Crystal HERE

“Children learn best when they like their teacher, and they think their teacher likes them”. What are you trying to teach your children? Do you know how learning happens? Naturally. It comes naturally, with a few specific ingredients, ones that may not seem so necessary, but truly are. 

A Recipe for Learning was first published in the July 2024 monthly bundle of the Wild + Free magazine. 

Today you’ll hear:

• my story of frustration and tantrums (from both me and my young son) when we first started our homeschooling journey
• how unlearning about learning was the path to deeper and more natural learning in our homeschool, for me too. 
• relationships matter most, how learning comes naturally from creating the environment for it to happen 
• the ingredients to a messy and imperfect relationship, but one that is full of joy, confidence, connection and growth 

Resources: 

• Ainsley Arment on IG HERE and Wild + Free on IG HERE
• Wild + Free book HERE
• Wild + Free bundle (magazine) HERE
• 3-day Women’s Re-Parenting Retreat HERE “The Inward Journey”
• 1:1 coaching, limited spots HERE
• The Creation Room (my magical group program full of intuition, energetic shifts and deep connection) HERE

Children should be seen and not heard. Big money makes you evil. Negative emotions should be avoided at all costs. I make others mad, sad or happy with me. I should shove down my ideas and intuition and listen to others that are older, wiser and more experienced than me. 

Don’t believe these anymore? Yup, me neither. But that doesn’t mean that my subconscious isn’t bringing these beliefs along and affecting me and my current reality. 

In this episode we cover: 

• what beliefs you may still have, that you don’t notice on a conscious level
• what questions to ask yourself to uncover your deeper beliefs 
• practices to help you move through and shift beliefs 
• how growth is stagnant when we stick with resistance, versus being open (switching from “this is not showing up for me” to “how is this showing up for me?”)

Resources: 

• 3-day Women’s Re-Parenting Retreat HERE “The Inward Journey”
• 1:1 coaching, limited spots HERE
• The Creation Room (my magical group program full of intuition, energetic shifts and deep connection) HERE

We don’t build muscles, without first breaking them down… and the breaking down feels very uncomfortable. This is the same theme for all growth in life, it’s uncomfortable to break down. It doesn’t feel good to dig inward and notice where our resistance is, but on the other side of resistance is the most magical growth and life that we could imagine. 

In this episode: 

• growth and resistance, and how they are intrinsically connected (breaking down our muscles) 
• where we are feeling resistance in our life, and what’s behind it (some of the BEST journal prompts here for your growth). 
• what’s on the other side of resistance (changing my parenting, changing my business and my life)
• where is resistance popping up in small ways? And how can I be more radically honest and vulnerable with myself?
• On being “un-coach-able” and sticking in our concrete box of resistance (the no-growth path)

Resources: 

• Join the women’s re-parenting retreat HERE
• Get on the waitlist for Parent School HERE

Emotions are messages, and we aren’t often open to listening to them- they feel too big, too much, or never ending. in the process of ignoring and suppressing these messages from our body, we may feel tension, pain, discomfort, illness or disease. In this episode we go over hypnotic visualizations, somatic practices and inner child work to help us allow, accept and welcome all big emotions. It is in the welcoming of them, that they lessen and open us up to experience life in a fuller way and help others with their emotions too. 

In this episode: 

• Welcome back and thanks for listening! I can’t wait for this season… it’s going to be rad! 
• You can work with me in at my inner child healing retreat HERE, 1:1 coaching HERE or join the Creation Room (only open throughout the month of August) HERE. 
• What beliefs we have about emotions that came from our own childhood, and how our subconscious can hold on to them 
• Emotions as messages from our brain to our body, and how to listen to them 
• Inner child exercises, somatic practises and hypnosis to move through big emotions (and why that, in turn, helps us co-regulate with others)
• If you’re wanting to become a more calm, confident parent, and parent your kids in the way that you wished you were parented- Join the waitlist for Parent School HERE!

Resources: 

• Workout Witch on IG click HERE
• Recording of the somatic workshop to move emotions HERE

Receiving comes from the root word take-back… are we taking in what is ours? All the love, connection, opportunities, wealth and abundance around us? Self-worth can block us from receiving all there is for us, and this episode and meditation will open us up for more. This is the last of season 8, look for more in 6 weeks, after a lovely summer break. 

In this episode: 

• how well do we receive compliments, connection and love from others? 
• is our self-worth blocking us from receiving, and how can we open up ourselves to more? 
• 3 practices to help ourselves to receive more (including a short and supportive meditation) 

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Join me for this same work at our next retreat. 3 days of rest, receiving and change, The Inward Journey: www.coachcrystal.ca/the-retreat

Language matters- are we creating inclusive spaces in our homes, schools and communities? Or are we pushing away those who need accommodations the most? We can listen to our children, and to our own inner wisdom, and figure out what our kids truly need and help them to feel more connected and included. 

Join Siris Raquel Rivas-Verdejo and I as we talk all about how to advocate for our families and help our children find their unique gifts. Siris is the owner of Empowering Light Language LLC and works with busy individuals and families virtually to improve their communication and self-care facilitated by a greater connection with their bodies and powered by a greater awareness of how their language impacts their lives. 

On today’s episode you’ll hear: 

• How children’s behaviour is communication and how we can figure out what our kids are really saying to us.
• How to create inclusivity at home and school through connection. 
• Creating a healthy environment where all children feel thought of, accepted and wanted. 
• Working with our children’s strengths and interests to help them see their unique magic and create connection within the entire family
• How to tune into our “yes” and “no” and help our kids do the same (ie. what is your body telling you?) 

To Connect with Siris Raquel Rivas-Verdejo:
Website: empoweringlightlanguage.com
Email: [email protected]
Podcast: https://bit.ly/CaDFwSpodcast
IG: @empoweringlightlanguage

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Join the re-parenting movement, at my next retreat, The Inward Journey: www.coachcrystal.ca/the-retreat

Parent School: Discover your own unique path, with confidence… raising emotionally intelligent children that leave your home knowing that you truly, deeply care for them… that you aways have, and you always will. Isn’t that we all want deep down? That is my goal for me, and for you… and for the future generation for children we are raising. To be seen. To be heard. To be valued. To feel loved. To feel supported. To feel known. To welcome them to be themselves- fully and completely. That is The Work. I am here for it. Welcome. 

Join me for the LAST LIVE round of Parent School:

• shame resiliency: how to feel shame and move through it, what triggers us and why, and how to move through heaviness and use it for growth. 
• emotional regulation: what co-regulation is and how to support our children from our energy- not our words (not scripts and mantras, this work is much deeper than that), how to support ourselves and our kids through big emotions.
• the power of our thoughts and beliefs: how to separate who we are from what we think, how to create the exact relationship we want through the power of our mind 
• connection-based parenting: why it’s the way of the future, how to parent in a relationship-first manner, developing deep and lasting connections that last a lifetime.
• 6 modules covering all these topics, and more. 2 group coaching calls to get support in your individual family situations. (add-on available for your partner to join). 

Find all the information HERE.
Contact me via email: [email protected]
Audio/text message me on Voxer HERE.

Sometimes the best prize of all isn’t a trophy. In a culture where outcome production and tangible results are celebrated, how do we teach our kids to accept all parts of themselves- mistakes, bumps in the road, big emotions, and all? Join this conversation with Chasta Hamilton and me, as we discuss this topic and her new children’s book “The Trophy Trap”. 

Orphaned as a child, Chasta found comfort in the creativity, play, and catharsis of the performing arts. This led to a life as an arts entrepreneur, where she believes that everyone has the power to reach their fullest potential and disrupt the status quo in an empowering and inspiring way. She’s a founder and CEO as well as a bestselling author (Trash the Trophies and Handle the Horrible) and speaker (TEDx: “You Weren’t Built to Break”). 

Today you’ll hear: 

• How we often teach growth mindset (and other socioemotional skills) in performative and ineffective ways, and how we can change things.
• Less talk about the “outcome” and more about the process (ie. Allowing failure and discussing it, without the shame). 
• How to create a culture of leaders and changemakers through allowing more vulnerability, authenticity, and celebrating of our children’s inner voice. 
• Growing self-awareness in our kids (and letting the next generation of youth change the world for the better). 

Connect with Chasta:
Website: https://www.chastahamilton.com/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/chastahamilton
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chastahamilton/

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Join the re-parenting movement, at my next retreat, The Inward Journey: www.coachcrystal.ca/the-retreat

Parent School: Discover your own unique path, with confidence… raising emotionally intelligent children that leave your home knowing that you truly, deeply care for them… that you aways have, and you always will. Isn’t that we all want deep down? That is my goal for me, and for you… and for the future generation for children we are raising. To be seen. To be heard. To be valued. To feel loved. To feel supported. To feel known. To welcome them to be themselves- fully and completely. That is The Work. I am here for it. Welcome. 

Join me for the LAST LIVE round of Parent School:

• shame resiliency: how to feel shame and move through it, what triggers us and why, and how to move through heaviness and use it for growth. 
• emotional regulation: what co-regulation is and how to support our children from our energy- not our words (not scripts and mantras, this work is much deeper than that), how to support ourselves and our kids through big emotions.
• the power of our thoughts and beliefs: how to separate who we are from what we think, how to create the exact relationship we want through the power of our mind 
• connection-based parenting: why it’s the way of the future, how to parent in a relationship-first manner, developing deep and lasting connections that last a lifetime.

Find all the information HERE.
Contact me via email: [email protected]
Audio/text message me on Voxer HERE.

Dads can connect to their kids in an amazing way- and teach, lead and guide through that connection. Join Tal Eyre and I on the podcast this week as we talk about his new book (Dad Mode), self-connection, connection with kids and more. 

In December 2011, Anita and Tal welcomed their daughter, Annina, into their family, and Dad Mode was officially activated. Tal went on to earn a Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) degree at the University of Pennsylvania and then applied his learnings with his family and as a Swiss-based leader in global business development. Through it all, Tal’s highest priority has remained his family and Dad Mode reveals some of his key learnings along the way. Tal and his family live in the Swiss Alps.

Today you’ll hear: 

• Self-connection and shadow work, and how they are at the center of increasing our connection with kids 
• The 4 parenting styles, and how connection helps you maintain healthy relationships 
• Teaching our children through our own failures and imperfections (not through never messing up)
• Crystal defines what connection-based parenting means to her, and why it’s so important 
• Dropping permissiveness, yelling and coercion and parenting with love, while maintaining boundaries 

Get the book HERE!!
Website: taleyre.com 
IG: HERE

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Join the re-parenting movement, at my next retreat, The Inward Journey: www.coachcrystal.ca/the-retreat

Parent School: Discover your own unique path, with confidence… raising emotionally intelligent children that leave your home knowing that you truly, deeply care for them… that you aways have, and you always will. Isn’t that we all want deep down? That is my goal for me, and for you… and for the future generation for children we are raising. To be seen. To be heard. To be valued. To feel loved. To feel supported. To feel known. To welcome them to be themselves- fully and completely. That is The Work. I am here for it. Welcome. 

Join me for the LAST LIVE round of Parent School:

• shame resiliency: how to feel shame and move through it, what triggers us and why, and how to move through heaviness and use it for growth. 
• emotional regulation: what co-regulation is and how to support our children from our energy- not our words (not scripts and mantras, this work is much deeper than that), how to support ourselves and our kids through big emotions.
• the power of our thoughts and beliefs: how to separate who we are from what we think, how to create the exact relationship we want through the power of our mind 
• connection-based parenting: why it’s the way of the future, how to parent in a relationship-first manner, developing deep and lasting connections that last a lifetime.
• 6 modules covering all these topics, and more. 2 group coaching calls to get support in your individual family situations. (add-on available for your partner to join). 

Find all the information HERE.
Contact me via email: [email protected]
Audio/text message me on Voxer HERE.

Suicide has deeply impacted my family circle over the years, as it has so many of you around the world. Today I share some ways we can work on preventing suicide in our homes and communities though talking more openly about mental health in clear and frank ways- and become willing to open ourselves up to potentially awkward (but SO important) conversations.  

Note: be tender with yourself if this episode is triggering for you, come back to it later if you need to... and KNOW that if someone in your circle has passed away due to suicide that it was NEVER your fault, and when we talk about prevention it’s not for situations in the past, but how we can support others in the future. 

Suicide Hotline US & Canada dial 988

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Join the re-parenting movement, at my next retreat, The Inward Journey: www.coachcrystal.ca/the-retreat

Parent School: Discover your own unique path, with confidence… raising emotionally intelligent children that leave your home knowing that you truly, deeply care for them… that you aways have, and you always will. Isn’t that we all want deep down? That is my goal for me, and for you… and for the future generation for children we are raising. To be seen. To be heard. To be valued. To feel loved. To feel supported. To feel known. To welcome them to be themselves- fully and completely. That is The Work. I am here for it. Welcome. 

Join me for the LAST LIVE round of Parent School:

• shame resiliency: how to feel shame and move through it, what triggers us and why, and how to move through heaviness and use it for growth. 
• emotional regulation: what co-regulation is and how to support our children from our energy- not our words (not scripts and mantras, this work is much deeper than that), how to support ourselves and our kids through big emotions.
• the power of our thoughts and beliefs: how to separate who we are from what we think, how to create the exact relationship we want through the power of our mind 
• connection-based parenting: why it’s the way of the future, how to parent in a relationship-first manner, developing deep and lasting connections that last a lifetime.

Find all the information HERE.
Contact me via email: [email protected]
Audio/text message me on Voxer HERE.