For the last episode of the season, Crystal understood the assignment and was READY when Rae asked how she was feeling! After talking about us and being intentional with them, our final episode focuses on thriving and what that means to us and our family.

Join us as we discuss:

• What weekly themes we celebrate in our family

• The intent of rooting our children to our family

• Valuing experiences over gifts

• Everything that we do is going to revolve around our family

• Supporting each other as a unit

• Creating a framework within your own family

• How we honor our individualities

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Us Them We wants to connect with YOU!  We want to hear all of your insights, ahas, your experiences and how they've impacted your parenting and more!!!  So come connect with us!

Instagram: @usthemwepodcast

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In Episodes #2 - #6, we did a great job of breaking down what "Focusing On Us" means to not only our children but to each other as respective partners. In Episode #7, we did a wrap up/overview of those episodes. If you haven't had an opportunity to listen, check it out as soon as you are done listening to this one 😉

For you older parents, there was a show called Pee Wee's Playhouse and in every episode, there was a word of the day! Every time someone said that word, everyone screamed! For this episode, OUR word is INTENTION (start screaming y'all!). Being intentional is so vital in communication with your partner and your children.

Join us as we discuss:

• Introducing: "Being Intentional with Them"

• Parenting with Intention

• Being mindful in different situations and how you approach them

• Why it's difficult to build with intention if you are unaware of age appropriate behavior

• Showing them how to be a good person, disciplined and have values by example

• Teaching them how to intentionally pick up pieces

• Having a plan for when we are triggered

• Our children really do pay attention

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Us Them We wants to connect with YOU!  We want to hear all of your insights, ahas, your experiences and how they've impacted your parenting and more!!!  So come connect with us!

Instagram: @usthemwepodcast

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Song Credit: Shades of Purple by Gregory David

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This week we are going to do things a little differently. Our conversation is going to be a wrap-up of the key topics of 'Focusing on Us'.

Why?

Well, to be honest, we weren't planning this 'summary' episode, but as with conscious parenting, sometimes things don't go as planned. In those moments, it good to reflect on where you are, re-evaluate and be solution-focused. With that in mind, we thought this would be a good point to share what 'Focusing on Us' has looked like for us since the launch of the podcast.

• We've been tested for today and the future.
• We've seen so many things.
• We don't give up.

Overall, we will be discussing everything we discovered thus far in this season of Us Them We:

1. Understanding/Remembering our why

2. Self-awareness

3. Communication (part 1 and 2)

4. Leadership

5. Knowledge and skills

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Us.Them.We wants to connect with YOU!  We want to hear all of your insights, ahas, experiences as a child and experiences as a parent and more!!!  So come connect with us!

Instagram: @usthemwepodcast

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Pop Quiz! Are parents given a manual for raising kids? Any guesses? The answer is: No, we don’t have a manual but we have our knowledge passed down from our parents we can implement for our kids. We can also bring in our own skills we learn by doing research into what practices we believe would be best for our family. 

That’s what today’s lesson is. Take your notes because we’re about to school you with some knowledge and skills we have learned growing up with our parents with examples, as well as what we’ve learned with conscious parenting. 

In today’s episode we will be discussing:

• How we came into our parenting skills

• Why parenting knowledge and skills are important

• How we can leverage knowledge and skills from our parents

• Are time outs a good problem solver for children?

Resource

Dr. Dan Siegel

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Us.Them.We wants to connect with YOU!  We want to hear all of your insights, ahas, experiences as a child and experiences as a parent and more!!!  So come connect with us!

Instagram: @usthemwepodcast

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Song Credit: Shades of Purple by Gregory David

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Life does not stop. Not even after coming home from a vacation! Sometimes, we need a vacation from your vacation. How do you keep the show going with your life? In today’s episode, we talk about the parallels between leadership at home and leadership in the work environment.

Home vs work.
Work vs home.

How can you leverage conscious parenting to bring more peace and cooperation into your home? What are practical examples of leadership in the home? As parents, how can we demonstrate a leadership mindset and a willingness to grow and change?

This episode has so many amazing gems and we cannot wait for you to hear it! Life lessons learned and practical  tools that you can carry with you. 

In today’s episode, we will be discussing:

• How to handle the aftermath of coming home from vacation (at home and at work)

• How leaders impact the employee experience and how we, as parents, impact our children's experience in our home

• R-E-S-P-E-C-T. What is it anyway and do children deserve it?

• The tools Crystal leverages at work and at home to facilitate teamwork, cooperation and mutual respect

• Using feedback (giving and receiving) as a tool for growth 

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Us.Them.We wants to connect with YOU!  We want to hear all of your insights, ahas, experiences as a child and experiences as a parent and more!!!  So come connect with us!

Instagram: @usthemwepodcast

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Song Credit: Shades of Purple by Gregory David

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If you didn't get an opportunity to listen to the July 15th episode named: Focusing on Us: Communication - STOP, COLLABORATE, AND LISTEN - click on that episode title and you will be directed to episode 3. But don't forget to come back and listen to this episode once you are done.

If you DID get a chance to listen to that episode, let's recap: We spoke about how we each learned to communicate and establish relationships with each other and our home. We also spoke about guiding principles. Finally, we closed out by talking about the non violent communication framework.

Last episode was how we should communicate. This episode we will be focusing on what should be removed from our communication.

In today’s episode, we will be discussing:

• A communication journey displaying our natural desires for connection

• Transitioning from communicating well to alienating communication

• Why we had to experience our difficulties in communications to get to where we are now

Resources Mentioned: 

“Non-Violent Communication” Marshall Rosenberg

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Us.Them.We wants to connect with YOU!  We want to hear all of your insights, ahas, experiences as a child and experiences as a parent and more!!!  So come connect with us!

Instagram: @usthemwepodcast

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Communication can be a scary realm for those to dive into. Sometimes, folks may not even know how to communicate with others. They may not have the right tools to communicate effectively and to share how they truly feel. In today’s episode, we explain different tools and methods on how you can communicate with loved ones by sharing examples of how we communicate in our relationship on a day to day basis. This episode has the knowledge you need to not only win at communicating but improve your relationships exponentially. 

In today’s episode, we will be discussing:

1. How we learned to communicate with each other.

2. The four tools we use to effectively communicate with ourselves and our kids

3. How to communicate in a non-violent way

Resources Mentioned: 

“Non-Violent Communication” Marshall Rosenberg

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Us.Them.We wants to connect with YOU!  We want to hear all of your insights, ahas, experiences as a child and experiences as a parent and more!!!  So come connect with us!

Instagram: @usthemwepodcast

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Did something in this episode resonate with you?  Did our conversation open the possibility for you to explore a new parenting habit?  If so, please share this episode with a friend and leave a 5-Star review and a comment wherever you listen to the podcast. We love to hear how this experience has helped you & them!

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Some think that conscious parenting is one of those new trend buzz words like “woke” or “ecotourism.” But conscious parenting has been around for a long time! You may have heard the terms  “mindful” and “attentive.” Those are just some of the foundations of conscious parenting.  In today’s episode, we explain how we define conscious parenting and how conscious parenting shows up by bringing self-awareness within us, them, and we. This episode is jam-packed with amazing gems and examples for you to understand how we use self-awareness in our everyday life. 

In today’s episode, we will be discussing:

1. Defining conscious parenting and what it means to us

2. Being self aware and mindful of how to handle situations

3. Understanding how our past traumas play into our parenting styles 

4. Taking responsibility for our behavior and responses to situations/events

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Us.Them.We wants to connect with YOU!  We want to hear all of your insights, ahas, experiences as a child and experiences as a parent and more!!!  So come connect with us!

Instagram: @usthemwepodcast

If you’re looking for more on this topic, or have a topic you want us to discuss, we invite you to leave us a message here! https://usthemwepodcast.getform.com/qyyry

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Song Credit: Shades of Purple by Gregory David

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We are Rae + Crystal Stampley and we are both Jai Certified Parent Coaches. But as everyone knows, learning about it and applying it are two very different things!!  Being parents first and coaches second, we knew struggles for US can cause issues for THEM so WE made a plan to parent in a foundation of non-violent communication and emotional intelligence.  We are SO EXCITED you are here with us and can’t wait to hear what resonates with you!

In today’s episode, we will be discussing:

• Why we decided to share our experiences in a parenting podcast

• What we are bringing to this parenting table 

• Our experiences growing up with different parenting styles and the impact it has had on us today

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Us.Them.We wants to connect with YOU!  We want to hear all of your insights, ahas, experiences as a child and experiences as a parent and more!!!  So come connect with us!

Instagram: @usthemwepodcast

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Rae + Crystal Stampley are talking about families: BLACK FAMILIES! In their parenting journey to raise well-rounded, happy children into empowered adults, they have found that more and more people find different parenting styles are not only confusing their children but causing friction in their households.

Listen to this trailer as they share what will be coming in the episodes of this podcast!