Why is Everyone Yelling?

Bryce Reddy is a licensed mental health counselor specializing in maternal mental health. She joins us today to talk about triggers, anger management in parenthood and so much more!

In this episode we talk about coming into parenthood after loss, managing the newborn years and paying attention to our own triggers as parents so that we can ultimately have a more calm, happy home.

Make sure you check out her instagram page for so many great tools she provides for us parents!

What we talked about:

3:05- How Bryce got started in the work of being a therapist for moms

7:25- How her infertility journey lead to her being passionate about the work that she is doing

9:30- The transition to becoming a stay at home mom and how that can affect people differently

10:35- The guilt that you can feel after dealing with infertility and then having children and still having struggles emotionally with motherhood

11:55- The steps that she has to help mothers walk through the emotions that they feel after having a child

13:50- How she came up with the name Mom Brain Therapist

14:55- The transition from working in a private practice to working completely online in her current work

16:15- The mini course that she has about temper

18:45- Triggers that parents have and how to work through them

32:50- How different times of the year, week, or day can cause extra sensitivity and working through those feelings

38:30- The importance of modeling behaviors to our kids

41:30- The mindset that we can always reset and start over

45:00- The importance of how we respond to our kids and when to address bad behaviors

53:20- End of podcast questions

Show Notes: 

Temper Tool for Parents Mini Course

The Bright Hour – Nina Riggs

Kids Books Suggestion:

Strictly no Elephants 

Giraffes Can’t Dance

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Rosalia Rivera is a Consent Educator, Sexual Literacy Advocate, Speaker, change agent, founder of CONSENTparenting, host of the AboutCONSENT Podcast, creatrix of CONSENTwear and child sexual abuse survivor turned thriver.

In this episode we talk about body boundaries, safe people and safety networks, how to respond to a child who comes to you with information that they may be ashamed to talk with you about, body exploration, giving your kids ownership over their bodies and their decisions and so much more.

This episode is perhaps the most important episode I’ve recorded yet. I am so happy to get this information in the hands of more parents and those helping raise kids! Please share it with anyone who you think may benefit from it and reach out to Rosalia on instagram to give her a thank you for this work she’s doing!

Photo Cred: Katelyn Malo

What we talked about:

3:35- Introduction to Rosalia Rivera and how she got into the work that she does

11:20- The first steps in teaching kids about body awareness and body safety

14:45- How to respond to a child if they come to you with the information that they have been sexually abused

19:15- How to remove a person from a child’s life without the child feeling betrayed for having spoken up

21:35- What a safety network is and how to implement it in your family

26:20- How to handle doctor’s visits, coaches and other people of power in the child’s life and how to empower kids with consent letters

33:10- The importance of giving your child independence for self development

40:10- Teaching kids about self exploration with their body parts

48:10- The difference between being overprotective and proactive

53:45- End of podcast questions

Consent Parenting

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Kariss is a photographer, write and speaker. She’s a business owner and the mother of three.  She is the Co-Owner of Pharris Photos & Philms, alongside her husband Joshua. They specialize in wedding and commercial photography.

In this episode Kariss talks with us about walking through four miscarriages as well as what it’s like to run a business with her husband. It is an exciting year for their family- they have hired on 6 employees over the past year and are really growing- both in the business and their family as they have recently had their third child. You are going to love Kariss’ positive energy and excitement for life.

What we talked about:

2:30- Juggling working at home and parenting with kids at home this year

5:45- The balance that Kariss has found with wanting to work even while resting after having a baby

6:45- The decision to hire employees in her business

9:15- How her and her husband met

11:00- Getting pregnant early on in her marriage

11:50- Walking through four miscarriages and the emotions that she felt with those

23:25- Growing up in a single parent home and with a strong faith

26:45- Starting a business with young kids and not being afraid to ask for help with the kids

31:30- What Kariss’ business is and what it is like working with her husband

33:45- Being married to a dreamer and someone with a lot of ambition

38:00- How she prioritizes her marriage while working with her husband

40:45- The importance she places on taking good photos of her children so that they can look back on memories

43:10- Her organization system for her family photos

49:30- How her business has grown in recent years and how she has brought on several employees

54:40- Talking about her birth stories

1:00:45- End of podcast questions

Show Notes: 

Kariss’ Website

Pharris Photos

Super Natural Childbirth

Childbirth in the Glory

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We are talking about raising adventurous kids in todays episode with Katie Arnold!

Katie is the mother of two girls, an ultra runner and a writer. She won the Leadville 100 in 2018 and her work has been published in Outside, her stories have appeared in The New York Times, Men’s Journal, ESPN the Magazine, Marie Claire, Runner’s World, Elle, and Sunset, among others.

She created and launched the popular Raising Rippers column, about bringing up adventurous kids. Her families can be found adventuring up mountains and down rivers and I wanted to hear her tips and ideas for how to pursue a lifestyle like this with your kids.

Katie is also an author and her first book, a memoir; Running Home is now available in paperback- make sure you check it out at your local bookstore and it’s also available on audible narrated by Katie. If anyone’s interested in hosting a live Zoom event, contact Katie through her website katiearnold.net, where you can also find info about running and writing FLOW retreats she leads!

Let’s get to hearing all about raising adventurous kids now!

What we talked about:

3:55- Introduction to Katie Arnold and her family

5:40- Her thoughts on “balance” in her life

9:20- Katie’s upbringing and how that is a part of who she is today and how she parents

14:00- Katie’s thoughts on technology for her kids

24:15- How her outdoor adventures help to instill curiosity in her kids

28:40- The importance of learning with your kids

31:40- How to bring your kids on outdoor adventures and ways to handle their complaining

39:10- How her parenting has evolved and changed as her kids have gotten older 

54:10- End of podcast questions

Show Notes: 

Katie’s Website

The Social Dilemma

Kids Books Suggestion:

The Fudge Series

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Miranda Anderson is here to encourage us to simplify.

Miranda Anderson is the mother of three and the founder of Live Free Creative Company and her mission is to provide tools for women to live a creative, adventurous, and intentional lifestyle.

Miranda is also the author of More than Enough, a book that shares a time when she  felt weighed down by the mass of belongings her family had been accumulating and decided to take an entire year where they would stop all unnecessary shopping. It meant learning to use what they already had and being more creative.

In this conversation Miranda will give some tangible tips for getting starting with some simplifying of your stuff and we also talk about some fun new family tradition ideas.

Enjoy my conversation with Miranda!

What we talked about:

3:05- Introduction to Miranda Anderson and her business

11:00- Assessing what we already have before going out shopping and buying more

16:30- Tips on ways to declutter

21:20- Ways to organize chargers and cords

29:55- The importance of word choices that she discussed on a recent podcast

33:30- The balance of finding joy in holiday decorations and not having too many and ways to use what you already have creatively

45:00- Limiting stuffed animals with her kids

46:50- Teaching her kids to simplify and giving them the choice of what to declutter

50:25- A three step challenge to simplify and declutter

56:25- Her book and the 1 year no shopping challenge that she did

1:07:20- End of podcast questions

Show Notes:

Miranda’s Website

More than Enough

Everyday Reading

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