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Do you dream of happy and cooperative children, who do what you ask without you needing to yell? Parenting without anger is something most of us probably aspire to, but the reality is that situations can sometimes escalate before we can calm down. In this interview, senior clinical psychologist Renée Mill shares invaluable tips to help parents manager their anger.

Do everyday activities like getting dressed, eating breakfast, brushing teeth, doing homework or getting off the gaming console turn your home into a hotbed of anger, yelling and daily punishments?

You’re not alone. Many parents are more stressed, tired and angry with our children than ever before.

In this episode of The Parenting Couch podcast, bestselling author and senior clinical psychologist Renée Mill shares practical and easy-to-apply solutions that will help you manage your own anger, so you can successfully implement techniques that will create the contented home and happy, cooperative family that you desire. 

• why do we get angry with our kids?
• what can we do if we feel ourselves getting angry?
• why doesn’t yelling work?
• what other strategies can parents use to get children to do what we ask?

About Renée Mill

Renée Mill is a senior clinical psychologist, author, and corporate speaker who is passionate about helping people overcome anxiety and stress. With over 20 years of experience, she has become a leading expert in the field of mental health and emotional intelligence.

Renée’s mission is to empower people emotionally, in their relationships, and at work. She has developed effective courses that are practical and change people’s lives for the better. Her pioneering program for the treatment of anxiety has helped countless individuals overcome their fears and live a more fulfilling life. Renée is also a corporate speaker and has worked with individuals and groups in organisations to promote workplace wellness and stress management.

Renée is the author of three best-selling books, including Anxiety Free, Drug Free, Parenting Without Anger, and No Sweat Parenting. Her work has been featured on various media outlets, including the Today Show, Sunrise, and The Morning Show.

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Have you ever thought about launching a new product? We speak to entrepreneur Laura Campbell who saw the need for a baby carrier that didn't break your back... so she created one herself! Here, she shares her business journey from idea to the launch of the Hackerlily HipSurfer!

Got yourself a Stage 9 Clinger? Or perhaps a teether, light sleeper or adventure seeker? Babies get heavy and carrying a toddler is back-breaking stuff. Entrepreneur and Mum of two, Laura Campbell has launched a baby carrier aimed at lightening the load of parenthood, designed for health, convenience and fashion.

But launching a product isn't easy! Rachel and Sarah from The Parenting Couch podcast sit down with Laura to find out why she decided to create a baby product, and the exact steps she took to get it launched! In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why Laura created the Hackerlily HipSurfer
• How she created a product from scratch to make carrying kids easier (and more stylish!)
• What makes the Hackerlily HipSurfer different to other baby carriers
• How much she had to invest to get the product to market
• The big challenges she has faced in launching a baby product
• The best online business community groups to use for support
• Why she wants more mums to launch businesses

About Laura Campbell

Laura Campbell is a mum of two, Entrepreneur and Founder of Hackerlily HipSurfer.

Laura has designed the first baby carrier of its kind in Australia, aimed at lightening the load of parenthood. The award -winning HipSurfer hipseat baby carrier is the product of Laura’s lived experience of raising two young children in the hot Australian climate, while managing the symptoms of arthritis and Carpal Tunnel. In 2021, while Laura was on maternity leave with her son, she found herself struggling with painful swelling in her back and joints, and carrying her baby felt impossible. Unable to find a  carrier that suited her style or needs and that didn’t take minutes to strap on, she set about designing her own.

Eight prototypes later, the Hackerlily HipSurfer was born- an ergonomic, doctor-approved, strap-free, hipseat baby carrier with built-in storage and world first interchangeable cover.

Special Offer: 10% off

Want a Hackerlily HipSurfer for yourself? Laura is giving listeners the opportunity to buy one online with a 10% discount!

• Click here to view the Hackerlily HipSurfer range.
• Promo Code: NSMUMS10
• Hurry, offer ends 30 April 2023

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In Australia, one in four women have experienced domestic violence in their life. Tragically, one woman in Australia is murdered every week by her partner. And there's an alarming increase in the number of North Shore Mums who are reaching out for advice and support as a result of abuse at home in our Facebook group. 

In this episode of The Parenting Couch podcast, Rachel and Sarah sit down with Jacquie Murray and Courtney Parsons from Mary's House, a refuge on Sydney's North Shore who help women in crisis. In this episode, we talk about: 

• What are the 'red flags' that indicate your partner might be abusive...
• How can you leave if your partner threatens to do something awful
• How can you leave if you don't have any funds behind you
• How Mary's House can help women experiencing abuse
• How to prepare to leave your house without your partner knowing
• What can we, as parents, do to reduce the risk of their child becoming an abuser?
• Local services where women can get support
• How you can support a friend who is going through abuse

About Jacquie Murray

Jacquie Murray is the Fundraising and Engagement Manager at Mary's House. Before joining Mary's House Services, Jacquie worked for the Young Parents Program at Australian Red Cross and as Practice Manager of the Gidget Foundation, an organisation that exists to promote emotional wellbeing for expectant and new parents and to raise awareness of perinatal anxiety and depression amongst women and their families.

About Courtney Parsons

Courtney Parsons is the Service Manger and former Case Worker at Mary's House. Courtney has a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from UNSW and has held various practitioner and senior social worker roles in the DV space, before becoming Service Manager at Mary’s House Services.

Domestic Violence Support Services

If you are in immediate danger, call the police emergency on 000. 

Click here for a complete list of local services for women escaping domestic violence.

• 1800RESPECT: 800 737 732
• NSW Domestic Violence Line: 1800 656 463
• NSW Sexual Violence Helpline: 1800 424 017
• Women’s Legal Services NSW
• Domestic Violence Advocacy Service (DVAS) - 1800 810 784 or 02 8745 6999
• Lower North Shore Domestic Violence Network
• Sydney Homeless Connect
• Women & Children First

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Has your home loan been steadily increasing over the last couple of years? Are you about to come off a very low interest rate? We speak to financial planner Daniel Brown who shares some golden nuggets about what you can do to ride the interest rate rise.

If you've got a mortgage, like most Australians, you're no doubt facing increasing financial stress at the moment. Not only are home loan interest rates steadily rising, the cost of living is increasing too - whether that's the weekly groceries in the trolley, petrol in your car and just about everything else.

"It's not a sexy topic, and it's something we'd like to avoid. It's probably why most Australians don't get advice. They put it in the "too hard basket". But this is the time to do the opposite. To be prepared, to get ready, because it's not going to stop anytime soon. Inflation is very high. The only lever the Reserve Bank has to put interest rates up, and I suspect that will continue. That impact will be significant in the short to medium term (next two years). We are really going to feel it. Preparation is key." - Daniel Brown, My Money Sorted

In this episode of The Parenting Couch podcast, Rachel and Sarah sit down with money guru Daniel Brown from My Money Sorted, who shares his recommendations about how to ride the interest rate wave... and what you can do now to prepare yourself for the future. In this episode, you'll learn

• What you can do right now if you know your fixed rate is coming to an end soon
• At what point should you negotiate your next rate?
• Ways to temporarily reduce your mortgage payments
• Whether you should speak to your existing bank first, or use a broker
• If you are refinancing, are you better to go onto a fixed or variable rate?
• What to do if you can't pay your mortgage anymore
• If you have money in the bank, is now a good time to invest?
• Should you talk to your kids about money and how much things cost?
• Ways to create extra income to service your loan

About Daniel Brown (My Money Sorted)

Daniel is a qualified financial planner with 20 years of experience working in financial services. Having spent his entire career learning what it takes to get your money sorted Daniel’s greatest satisfaction in life is sharing his knowledge for the benefit of others. Alongside the My Money Sorted team Daniel is on a mission to improve the lives of 5 million Aussies by helping them make the best money moves, no matter their stage of life.

As well as being a seasoned finance expert and co-founder of My Money Sorted, Daniel is a father, Parramatta Eels footy tragic, property investor, entrepreneur, and has written extensively about investment, retirement planning, entrepreneurship and personal development.

His work has been featured in Independent Financial Adviser, XY Adviser, and Hunter Headline amongst others.

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Got a teen? As you enter the world of parenting a teenager, there are a whole range of new parenting challenges to face. No longer are you worrying about bed wetting, tantrums or fussy eating… you now might need to support your child through more serious issues like self harm, eating disorders or school refusal.

If you’ve got a teenager, it’s quite likely that you could be struggling to cope with some of the many new issues that are going on in their lives. Fortunately for us, help is out there. EPIC (Empowering Parents in Crisis) is a local service that provides peer support for parents and carers of teens facing challenges such as self harm, eating disorders, substance use, school refusal, ADHD and mental health concerns and criminal activity.

To get an insight into these challenging teenage years, Rachel and Sarah sat down with Madeleine Steel, CEO of EPIC to learn about the issues that can come up, and how EPIC provides a safe space to support parents who are struggling to deal with situations.

About Madeleine Steel

Madeleine is CEO and cofounder of EPIC, a peer support organisation for parents and carers of young people. Madeleine is passionate about helping parents and carers navigate the challenges of raising teenagers, and provide them with the support they need to thrive. 

Madeleine’s lived experience has led her to understand the importance of community connection in helping parents cope with the challenges they face. It is her belief that through peer support and sharing experiences and resources, parents/carers can learn from each other and build the resilience they need to best support themselves and their families.

Madeleine is also a keen horticulturist, landscaper, designer, travel consultant, but her most treasured hat is mother to two wonderful teenagers.

About EPIC (Empowering Parents in Crisis)

Stressed? Isolated? Confused? Parents are first responders to their young people, and EPIC has been created to provide a supportive community that is safe, anonymous and nonjudgmental. Through EPIC, you’ll discover  ideas, strategies and resources to help you parent your teenager.

Click here to join the EPIC Community to learn about upcoming events and to receive the newsletter. Click here to join the members-only private Facebook group.

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• Phone: 0426 425 164
• Email: [email protected]
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In this episode, we talk about this topic that impacts us all. We all experience it at some time, or alot of the time. Rachel and Sarah discuss Sarah's latest Mum Guilt. And delve into some of the other areas we tend to suffer this guilt. 


Support Services

• Gidget Foundation: Call 1300-851-758 or visit their website.
• PANDA: For immediate help contact PANDA on 1300 726 306. The PANDA National Perinatal Anxiety and Depression helpline is open Mon-Fri 9.00am to 7.30pm (AEST)
• Lifeline: 13 11 14. Helpline is open 24 hours/day
• Beyond Blue: 1300 22 46 36

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Is setting boundaries a challenge for you? Do you say ‘Yes’ to everything because you fear disappointing people, don’t want to cause any drama or simply want to keep the peace? Meet Suzanne Culberg. She’s a “Nope Coach’ who helps women to say “no” without feeling like a bitch.

In this episode of The Parenting Couch podcast, Rachel and Sarah chat to the inspiring Suzanne Culberg… who shares her rollercoaster weightloss journey and how she eventually changed her mindset to take back control of her life.

About Suzanne Culberg

Suzanne Culberg is a coach and author, who helps over-givers and people pleasers learn to set boundaries and say ‘No’ in a way that feels good.

Through her signature online program Why W8? Suzanne has helped hundreds of women break the cycle of putting themselves last and instead build the confidence to set boundaries.

Suzanne’s passion for helping women is fueled by her own experiences of over-giving, over-consuming, and over-doing everything. She’s on a mission to not only help women set boundaries for themselves but also to make boundaries normal. We should be saying ‘No’ more often.

Suzanne is a Certified Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic programming (NLP) and holds a Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours). Suzanne also has Certificates III and IV in Fitness,and is a Certified Sacred Depths Practitioner.

Suzanne lives in Sydney, Australia with her husband Jeremy and her two young children who keep her both busy and entertained. When she’s not coaching her clients, running her programs, sharing her latest wisdom on Facebook Live, podcasting or writing her popular newsletter, she can be found reading, enjoying Diamond Dotz, or burlesque dancing. She is also a big fan of Yoga.

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Why W8?

Massive overhauls are usually a direct line to disappointment. In Why W8?, you’ll learn how even the smallest of actions leads to lasting changes, but no changes can be made without badass boundaries.

Suzanne’s next 10-week online Why W8 is running from 18 April to 26 June, 2023. Find out more.

The Beginning is Sh*t

‘The Beginning is Sh*t’ is the heart wrenching and inspiring story of a woman desperate to achieve a healthy and comfortable weight, her frustration with the many diets she endures, and the ultimate discovery that leads her to ditch dieting and release weight for good. Buy a copy.

Support Services

• SANDS: Support for miscarriage, stillborn or newborn death. Call 1300 308 307
• Beyond Blue: Mental health support for anxiety & depression. Call 1300 22 46 36
• Lifeline: If you are feeling suicidal, or want to support someone who is, talk to a crisis counsellor now. Call 13 11 14. Helpline is open 24 hours/day

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The Parenting Couch is back for 2023! In the first episode of Season 2, Rachel and Sarah talk about their holidays and goals for 2023. We covered so many great topics with so many amazing guests in 2022. Don't forget to head back to past episodes if you haven't heard these yet.  

If you are new to the podcast here is a little background on the co-hosts...
 
Rachel Chappell is the founder of Sydney parenting website, North Shore Mums. She0 lives on Sydney's upper north shore with her husband and three daughters (aged 7, 11 & 13). She started North Shore Mums Facebook group in 2012, when she moved to the area with lots of questions, but not many local friends to ask. A year later, she decided to take the Facebook group to the next level by launching the North Shore Mums website.

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Sarah Levett, co-host of The Parenting Couch podcast. Sarah is a single Mum to her 9-year-old daughter. Sarah has spent much of her life treading the boards in many of Australia’s comedy clubs as a stand-up comic. She's hosted breakfast radio shows in Geelong and Newcastle, and also been on air for Nova 96.9 in Sydney. Recently, she's added marriage celebrant & wedding MC to her list of career credits.

Want to book Sarah as a celebrant or MC? Find out more by visiting her website, Facebook page or Instagram. 

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Sarah and Rachel have recorded this episode as a live video as a Xmas special. They are very grateful to all the guests that have been on in 2022.  They announce the top 5 episodes for the season. Talk about what they love about this time of year too.  They are taking a break for a month or so and thank you, the listener for your loyalty to the podcast too. 

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With Christmas only a few weeks away, now is the ideal time to declutter your children’s toys, to make way for new gifts from Santa! If you’ve been meaning to sort through the toys to donate or sell, Kristina Duke from Decluttering Diva is here to share her top tips about how to tackle the job.

In the latest episode of The Parenting Couch podcast, Rachel and Sarah sit down with Kristina Duke, Decluttering Diva, to find out how we can declutter our lives… so we can have a more simple and less stressful Christmas! In the episode, you’ll learn…

• How do we ‘declutter’ Christmas?
• Why it’s a good idea to declutter the toy room before Santa arrives
• Why you shouldn’t get rid of toys without consulting your child
• Where you can donate or sell your unwanted toys
• How to not get overwhelmed by lots of toys if your kids aren’t yet ready to let go
• Why it’s important to be specific with gift ideas for well-meaning relatives and friends
• How to organise a collection for a significant present (rather than lots of little ‘bits’)
• Why you need to declutter your Christmas calendar (you don’t need to go to EVERYTHING!)
• Why your kids don’t need as many gifts as you think

About Kristina Duke, Decluttering Diva

Kristina Duke is a North Shore Mums of three kids, and is the lead of organiser and founder of Decluttering Diva since 2013.

Since its inception Decluttering Diva has grown to a team of 6 professional organisers servicing clients with chronic disorganisation, hoarding disorder and/or ADHD issues across Sydney.

Kristina takes clutter seriously and has recently been accredited as NSW’s 1st Certified Professional Organiser in Chronic Disorganisation through ICD – a not for profit organisation that provides education and training to professional organisers and related professionals who specialise in working with the population affected by chronic disorganisation.

When she isn’t organising Kristina loves DIY projects in her home, op-shopping, and singing – hence the Diva name

Where to donate toys

• Local op shops
• Playgroups
• Preschools & daycares
• Local Public schools and their OOSH
• Peninsula Toy Recyclers
• Bikes For Life
• The Sewing Basket
• Local street library

Donate running shoes to Shoes 4 Planet Earth

Recylcing

• Thornleigh Community Recycling Centre Website 
• Northern Sydney Community Recycling Centre Website

Where to sell toys

If your toys are still in excellent condition and you'd like to sell them, try Gumtree, Facebook Marketplace and other Facebook local Buy & Sell groups.

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• Contact: Kristina Duke
• Mobile: 0402 021 995
• Website
• Social: Facebook | Instagram

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