What if the fix for bedtime battles wasn't a new routine, but simply opening the curtains? Nina sits down with astrophysicist-turned-mindfulness-teacher Dr. Mark Westmoquette, author of Look Up At Bedtime, to explore how a few minutes under the night sky can turn a nightly fight into a moment of genuine connection.

You'll Learn

•  Why sharing wonder calms bedtime faster than rushing it
•  A simple gravity practice to try in bed tonight
•  Why you don't need to know constellations to stargaze
•  How opening the curtains turns bedtime into connection
•  A loving kindness practice using the moon or stars
•  Why kids are often more present than we realise

 
Why This Episode Matters
If bedtime in your house feels more like a countdown to lights out than a wind-down, this conversation offers a different way in. Dr Mark's approach doesn't ask you to do more, just to look up together and let curiosity do the rest. A genuinely lovely reminder that connection can be simple.

Small Shift for Big Impact
Mark's small shift: shared wonder. You don't need to know more than your child about what you're looking at, or feel like you need all the answers before you explore. Open the curtains and be curious together, rather than the expert - coming alongside your child instead of standing above them.

Take the Next Step
If tonight's episode has you thinking about bedtime in your house, book a free 15-minute discovery call with Nina and let's talk about what a calmer routine could look like for your family. Get this small shift started today.

Links and Resources

•  Check out Dr. Mark Westmoquette's book, Look Up At Bedtime (note this is an affiliate link)
•  Book a free 15-minute coaching discovery call with Nina
•  Related Podcast
  • Episode 57 - How to End Screen Time Without the Meltdown
•  Related blog
  • The Evening Routine: Creating Calm After Chaos

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About the Hosts
Nina Visic is a mindful parenting coach and mum, and the host of Your Calm Parenting Path. She helps overwhelmed parents move from reactive and exhausted to calm, confident and connected with their kids, blending practical strategies with a genuinely warm, non-judgemental approach.
 

Dr. Mark Westmoquette is an astrophysicist turned mindfulness teacher and the author of Look Up At Bedtime, a children's book blending astronomy, storytelling and mindfulness practices for primary-school-aged kids. He spent about a decade working as a professional research astronomer, including nights at some of the world's largest telescopes, before leaving academia to teach yoga and meditation, and eventually finding a way to bring his two passions together. He lives in London with his wife and young son.

Nina went out for a half marathon training run in gale-force wind, rain and actual hail last Saturday, and came home with more than sore legs. This episode unpacks five surprising parallels between that wild run and the reality of raising kids, from accepting what we can't control to remembering why we started.

You'll Learn:

• You can't control the conditions, but you can work with them
• Hard doesn't automatically mean something's wrong
• Being present helps you actually see what's happening
• Knowing your parenting "why" makes the hard days easier
• Having people alongside you makes the hard days easier to carry
  
  

Why This Episode Matters
Some weeks parenting feels like running straight into the wind - the stuff you can't control, the moments that feel hard for no obvious reason, the sense that you should have this figured out by now. 

This episode moves through all of it: what to do when you can't control the conditions, why hard doesn't mean something's wrong, why presence matters more than perfection, how knowing your why keeps you going, and why you're not meant to do this without other people around you. 

It's less a fix and more a different way of looking at the whole hard week.

Small Shift for Big Impact
This week's small shift: pick one parenting situation that's been feeling difficult lately, just one. Instead of jumping straight to fixing it, get curious. 

Ask yourself what's actually happening, notice what your child might be needing, notice what you're needing, and then ask what's one small thing you could try differently. 

You don't need to solve the whole thing this week, just notice, get curious and try one small change.

Take the Next Step
If this episode has you thinking about your own parenting "why," or you'd like some support turning small shifts into lasting change, book a free 15-minute discovery call with Nina. Get this small shift started today.

Links and Resources

• Watch the hailstorm run Reel on Instagram
• Follow Nina's half marathon training on Instagram
• Book a free 15-minute coaching discovery call with Nina
• Related Podcast Episodes:
  • Episode 50 - 11 Parenting Lessons from 50 Episodes
  • Episode 3 - Is This the Most Underrated Parenting Tool?
  • Episode 22 - Why Do Parents Need a Village More Than Ever? with Natalie Ventura
• Related blog post: Which Side of the Coin Are You On? Your Parenting WHY

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About the Host:
Nina Visic is a mindful parenting coach and mum of three boys, and the host of Your Calm Parenting Path. She helps overwhelmed parents move from reactive to calm and connected, drawing on her own training through the Mindful Parenting Course and years of coaching families through the everyday moments that test their patience. 

She's currently training for a half marathon, which is exactly how this episode came about - a very wet, very windy long run turned into an unexpected parenting lesson.

The moment your patience snaps isn't random, and it isn't a character flaw. Therapist Jessica Tomich Sorci joins Nina to unpack "mum parts" - the different pieces of you that step in to protect you when parenting gets hard - and why getting to know them changes how you respond to your kids.

 
You'll Learn

•  What "mum parts" are and why every mother has them
•  Why resentment, guilt and anger often show up together in a loop
•  Protector parts vs the more vulnerable "inner baby" parts
•  How to talk to your irritated part before it takes over
•  What your kids learn when they see you name and regulate a hard feeling

 
Why This Episode Matters
If you've ever snapped at your kids and spent the day feeling terrible about it, this will feel like a relief. Jessica explains why those moments aren't a sign you're failing, they're a part of you trying to help. It's an episode that leaves you more curious about yourself, and less hard on yourself.

Small Shift for Big Impact
Jessica's small shift: imagine that even your worst reactive moment happened for a good reason, specific to caring for you. Your anger or panic is likely trying to help you. You don't have to act on that curiosity straight away, just hold it as a possibility.

Take the Next Step
Want to explore your own mum parts further? Book into Jessica's next Mom Parts Salon, a live monthly session where she guides you through identifying and working with the parts that show up for you. Link coming soon - get this small shift started today.
 
Links and Resources

• Visit Jessica's website: www.momparts.com
• Read her book (note affiliate link)
  • "When Good Moms Feel Bad" by Jessica Tomich Sorci and Rebecca Geshuri. 
• Book into Mom Parts Salon with Jessica (monthly, USD $29) - link coming soon
• Listen to Jessica's podcast, Mother Centred - link coming soon
• Book a free 15-minute coaching discovery call with Nina. 
•  Related Podcast Episodes
  • Episode 53. 'I'm a Terrible Mum': The Inner Voice After We Lose It -
  • Episode 20 - What If You Could Finally Let Go of Mum Guilt? with Dr Camille Guillerey

 
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About the Hosts
Nina Visic is a mindful parenting coach and mum who helps overwhelmed parents move from reactive to calm, confident and connected with their kids. Through Your Calm Parenting Path, she shares practical, compassionate strategies and real conversations to support families breaking generational patterns.
 

Jessica Tomich Sorci is a licensed marriage and family therapist, certified perinatal mental health specialist and Level 3 trained Internal Family Systems therapist. She has spent more than 15 years supporting mothers through the emotional ups and downs of parenting, and is the creator of the Mom Parts method. She is the author of "When Good Moms Feel Bad" and hosts the Mother Centred podcast.
 

Overwhelm doesn't stay inside us, it spills into our kids, our family dynamic and our home. Part two of this two part series looks at practical ways to ease it in each of those places.
 
You'll learn 

•  Why four hugs a day matters more than we realise (Virginia Satir)
•  How to run "special time," a 10-15 minute connection tool
•  Why filling each child's cup beats comparing siblings
•  A simple dinner table practice: rose, thorn and bud
•  Three shifts for easing overwhelm at home: schedules, stuff, screens

 
Why this episode matters?
A hard moment with one child, a flare up between siblings, a house that feels a step ahead of you, none of that means you're doing anything wrong. It's just what happens when a lot of people share the same days. This episode offers a few honest, doable ideas rather than one more thing to feel behind on.
 
Small shift for big impact
This series covered a lot across both episodes, so here's the full list. Pick just one, whichever resonates most or feels easiest to actually keep up, try it for a week, and see how it goes. If it doesn't land, come back and try another.
 
From Part 1 (within ourselves):

• Bring presence into a tidy up, put a playlist on and properly sing and dance your way through it
• Twenty extra seconds at the sink each morning, noticing your hands and one thing you're grateful for

 
From Part 2 (children, family and home):

• Physical touch, aim for those four hugs a day
• Special time, ten to fifteen minutes of your child's full attention, no TV, no correcting, phone away (bedtime can carry this if a daily slot isn't realistic)
• Working together on small jobs like dishes or feeding pets
• Specific verbal encouragement, "thank you for your kindness" over a blanket "good job
• Filling each child's cup individually rather than comparing them to a sibling
• Protecting some unscheduled time each week
• A toy rotation, so tidy up is actually manageable for your kids

Take the next step
If this stirred something in you, that's what one-on-one coaching is for. Book a free 15 minute discovery call and let's talk through whether working together is the right fit. Get this small shift started today.

 
Links and resources

• Book a free 15-minute coaching discovery call with Nina: 
• Related podcast episodes
  • Episode 5 - Can Connection Really Help Your Kids Listen Better?
  • Episode 25 - Are you Getting Suck in Your Own Big Feelings?
  • Episode 28 - How to Stop Being the Referee in Sibling Fights
  • Episode 57 - How to End Screen Time Without the Meltdown
• Related blog posts
  • Blog - How to Navigate Peaceful Parenting At Home with Mindful Parenting  

Let's connect
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About the host
Nina Visic is a parenting coach and the voice behind Your Calm Parenting Path, helping overwhelmed parents find calm, connection and confidence through mindfulness and practical, doable strategies. Drawing on her own experience raising three boys, she shares real tools for the hard, ordinary moments of family life, not just the neat, tidy version of parenting.

Some days the overwhelm hits before you've even had your coffee. Part one of a two-part series, this episode looks at where that feeling starts, within ourselves, with two shifts to help lighten it.

You'll Learn

•  Why chore resentment is rarely about the task itself
•  A simple way to bring presence into washing up or folding laundry
•  Why unpaid, unrecognised housework can feel invisible
•  A different way to think about "me time" that doesn't need a bath and candles

 
Why This Episode Matters
If you've felt resentful scrubbing a pot, or guilty for not doing self-care "properly," this episode names what's underneath both, and offers a gentler way to show up in the hours you already have.

Small Shift for Big Impact
Pick one this week: a playlist to dance through your next tidy up, or twenty extra seconds at the sink each morning noticing your hands and one thing you're grateful for. If one doesn't land, try the other.

Take the Next Step
If this stirred something in you, Nina's one-on-one coaching goes deeper into exactly this. Book a free 15-minute discovery call to see if it's the right fit.

Links and Resources

• Free guided meditation: Washing the Dishes Meditation
• Books mentioned (note these are affiliate links) 
  • Buddhism for Mothers by Sarah Napthali
  • The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh
• Visit Nina's website: mindfulparentinglifestyle.com.au
• Book a free 15-minute coaching discovery call with Nina
• Related Episodes
  • Episode 11 - Tired of Doing It All? What Needs to Change? with Eva Rado
  • Episode 27 - Are You Feeling the Invisible Weights of Motherhood? with Michelle Marks
  • Episode 33 - What If Self-Care Could Actually Feel Easy? with Melissa Howell
• Related Blog Post
  • Blog: Easy Mindfulness for Mums Who Don't Have Time to Meditate

Let's Connect
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About the Host
Nina Visic is a mindful parenting coach and the voice behind Your Calm Parenting Path, helping overwhelmed parents find more calm, connection and confidence at home through mindfulness and practical, everyday strategies. 

Drawing on her own experience raising three boys, and on the Mindful Parenting Framework developed by Hunter Clarke-Fields, Nina shares real tools for turning ordinary moments, from doing the dishes to bedtime, into moments of genuine presence and connection.

Today we're widening the lens beyond mums. Alison D'Vine of Sagency WA shares what years of working with men has taught her about why partners struggle to regulate, and what that does to the family when they don't. 

This isn't about excusing anything, it's about understanding what's underneath so we're not carrying it alone. Alison brings both her professional insight and her own lived experience to this one, and it's a genuinely honest look at the other side of the family system.

You'll Learn

• Why "ghosts in the nursery" show up once unresolved trauma meets new parenthood
• The Angels in the Nursery study: how one person who truly saw you changes everything
• Quiet signs a partner might be struggling to self-regulate
• Why epigenetics shows trauma patterns can be interrupted, not just inherited
• Why trying to fix your partner backfires, and what helps instead

Why This Episode Matters
So much of this podcast is about our own regulation as mums, but our partners' emotional world shapes the household too. This conversation names what a lot of us feel but rarely say, the grimace instead of the smile, the plans that never happen, the eggshells, and gives language to what might be going on underneath.

Small Shift for Big Impact
Alison's small shift: you can't fix, cure or regulate your partner, but you can be the role model. As she puts it, quoting Abraham Lincoln, "point your feet in the right direction and stand firm." Get clear on your own regulation and boundaries, and hold that steady.

Take the Next Step
If this conversation brought something up about your partner or someone you love, Alison and her team at Sagency WA work with men directly, in person and online, Australia wide. Reach out through her website to point them in the right direction. Get this small shift started today.

Got a Question for Alison?
Alison's offered to come back for a Q&A on supporting a partner's self-regulation. If you've got a question you'd like her to answer, send it through to [email protected].

Links and Resources

•  Visit Sagency WA's website: sagencywa.com.au
• Related Podcast Episodes
  • Episdode 44 - Awareness in Parenting (Part 1: Understanding Your Reactions) - noticing what's happening in your own body and mind before you react
  • Episode 38 - When My Calm Slipped (And How I'm Coming Back) - Nina's own honest account of her regulation slipping and the steps bac

Let's Connect
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About the Host/s
Nina Visic is a mindful parenting coach and mum, and the host of Your Calm Parenting Path. She helps overwhelmed parents move from reactive to calm, confident and connected with their kids, through one-on-one coaching, group programmes and this podcast.

Alison D'Vine is the founding director and principal practitioner at Sagency WA, where she runs men's behaviour change programmes covering therapy, case management and accountability, work she built after years in the sector left her wanting a more holistic model. She's neurodivergent, a single mum of four, and brings her own lived experience of separation and self-regulation into the men's groups she facilitates five days a week.

If you've ever wondered whether your child's behaviour is deliberate, this one's for you. ADHD parent coach Susan Hughes returns to explain the neuroscience behind ADHD behaviour, and why understanding it changes how you respond.

 You'll Learn

•  Why ADHD behaviour isn't a choice, it's a 30% executive function gap
•  A phrase to interrupt a reactive moment: "it's the ADHD"
•  A simple four-task morning routine for ADHD brains
•  Why shame is the most damaging response to ADHD behaviour
•  How to co-regulate when parent and child are both dysregulated

 
Why This Episode Matters
If you're parenting a child with ADHD, you know the mornings that spiral and the moments you snap and regret. Susan offers something more useful than a quick fix: a way to understand what's happening in your child's brain, and yours, so you can respond instead of react.
 
Small Shift for Big Impact
Susan's small shift: when you feel frustration rising, pause and say to yourself, "it's the ADHD." Not "she's ignoring me" or "he's being difficult" - it's the ADHD. She calls it a circuit breaker, the moment naming it lets you stop reacting and think about what your child actually needs.
 
Take the Next Step
If this conversation stirred something up for you, you don't have to sit with it alone. Register for Susan's upcoming free webinar on July 29th, 2026. 

If you are listening after July 29th, join Susan's mailing list to find out when the next webinar will be running.

 
Links and Resources

• Visit Susan Hughes on  Facebook or Instagram
• Find out more about Confident ADHD Parent Formula
• Register for Susan's live webinar on 29 July
• The Explosive Child by Dr Ross Greene (note, this is an affiliate link). Also available on Audible
• Related Podcast Episodes:
  • Episode 7: Parenting ADHD Kids with Susan Hughes
  • Episode 27: Are You Feeling the Invisible Weights of Motherhood? with Michelle Marks
  • Episode 46 - When Your Child Sees the World - and Their Stuff - Differently with Steph West
•  Book a free 15-minute coaching discovery call with Nina

Let's Connect
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About the Hosts
Nina Visic is a mindful parenting coach and mum, and the host of Your Calm Parenting Path. She helps overwhelmed parents move from reactive to calm, confident and connected with their kids, through one-on-one coaching, group programmes and this podcast.

Susan Hughes is an ADHD parent coach, educator and researcher based in Australia. She holds a Master of Education and is an ACC credentialed coach through the International Coaching Federation. Susan is the creator of the Confident ADHD Parent Formula, a coaching programme that helps parents understand the neuroscience behind their child's behaviour and build the connection that makes real change possible. Her own experience raising a son with ADHD, now 22 and thriving, shapes the practical, compassionate approach she brings to her work.

You know the moment. Your child is on the floor of the shops, refusing to get dressed, or melting down as you try to leave the playground, and everything you've read about mindful parenting suddenly feels very far away. This episode is about what to actually do while you're in it, not before and not after.
 
You'll Learn

•  Why almost every stall, refusal or meltdown has something else going on underneath
•  A simple breath technique to create a small gap before you react
•  A short mantra to reach for when you're flustered in public
•  The "I won't let you...but you can..." phrase for holding a boundary with warmth
•  Why changing the vibe works better than reasoning with a tired, upset child
•  A warning phrase that can head off the meltdown before it starts

 
Why This Episode Matters
If you've ever felt like every calm parenting idea flies out the window the second your child hits the floor of the shops, you're not alone. This episode sits in that exact gap, the bit in the middle that so much parenting advice skips over. It's for the moments that actually happen, not the version of parenting we plan for in our heads.
 
Small Shift for Big Impact
My small shift for you this week is just the breath. Next time you feel that heat rising, in the shops, before school, wherever it lands for you, try one slow breath in and a slower one out before you do anything else. You don't need the mantra or the silly voice for this one to count, the breath on its own is enough to feel the difference.
 
Take the Next Step
Pick just one moment this week, the school gate, the shops, wherever your pattern usually shows up, and try the breath before you do anything else. Notice what shifts, even slightly, in that small gap. Get this small shift started today.
 
Links and Resources

• Grab your free guide: "5 Little Known Secrets to Help You Keep Your Calm" 
• Book a free 15-minute coaching discovery call
• Related Blogs
  • How to Start a Mindfulness Practice (When You're Already Overwhelmed)
  • Feeling Triggered by Your Kids? Try This Mindful Parenting Shift
•  Related Podcast Episodes
  • Episode 3 - Is This the Most Underrated Parenting Tool?
  • Episode 8 - What's the Secret to Clear, Calm Boundaries

 
Let's Connect
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About the Host
Nina Visic is a mindful parenting coach and the host of Your Calm Parenting Path, where she helps overwhelmed parents build calm, connection and confidence using the Mindful Parenting Framework. She's a mum who knows shopping centre meltdowns and morning wardrobe battles firsthand, and she brings real, practical tools rather than perfect-parent theory to every episode.

So many of us know that quiet drift that creeps in once kids arrive - less conversation, more logistics, less time for each other. Relationship and emotional wellness coach Caterina Smillie joins me to unpack why that disconnection happens, and the small ways couples find their way back to each other.

You'll Learn

• Why even strong relationships start to drift after having kids
• The difference between carrying the mental load and the emotional load
• Why nitpicking small things is often about something bigger
• How mum guilt can get in the way of your relationship
• Why 10-20 minutes of real connection matters more than a big date night
• A simple question about the part you play in your relationship

Why This Episode Matters

If you've ever felt like you and your partner are running a household together rather than connecting, this conversation will make you feel less alone in it. Caterina's approach is gentle, grounded, and doesn't ask you to add anything to your plate.

Small Shift for Big Impact

Caterina's small shift: respect one another, and reflect honestly on the part you each play in your relationship right now. She left us with one question: when was the last time you had a date?

Take the Next Step

If this question stays with you, Caterina's upcoming 3-hour workshop on navigating relationships through parenthood is a great next step, keep an eye on the links below for details. In the meantime, ask your partner (or yourself) when was the last time you had a date. Get this small shift started today.

Links and Resources

• Visit Caterina's website
• Reigster for Caterina's upcoming 3-hour workshop on navigating relationships through parenthood (link coming soon)
• Follow Caterina on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube or Linked In
• Book a free 15-minute coaching discovery call with Nina
• Related Episodes:
  • Episode 11 - Tired of Doing It All? What Needs to Change? with Eva Rado
  • Episode 56 - Do You Have Supermum Syndrome? with Onnie Michalsky

Let's Connect

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About the Hosts

Nina Visic is a mindful parenting coach and the voice behind Your Calm Parenting Path, helping overwhelmed parents find more calm, connection and confidence at home through mindfulness and practical, everyday strategies. Drawing on her own experience raising three boys, and on the Mindful Parenting Framework developed by Hunter Clarke-Fields, Nina shares real tools for turning ordinary moments into connection, both with her kids and, as this episode explores, with her partner too.

Caterina Smillie is a relationship and emotional wellness coach, blended mum and grandmother who brings both lived experience and a compassionate, practical approach to supporting couples through the early years of parenting. Her own journey through a long and difficult relationship shaped the way she now helps parents navigate connection, communication and respect within their partnership, and she's currently releasing a three-hour workshop on exactly this.

If turning off the TV feels like bracing for impact, you're not alone. In this episode, Nina unpacks what's actually happening in kids' brains when screens go off, and shares four practical strategies to make those transitions smoother - including what works in her own house, and why handing your child the remote changes everything.

You'll Learn

• Why kids' brains genuinely struggle with the screen switch-off
• What's happening in their nervous system during high-stimulation screen time
• Four transition strategies that actually help
• Nina's own screen time system, including the Yellow Spoon
• Why keeping screens "practical rather than emotional" makes a difference
• One small shift that hands the responsibility back to your child

Why This Episode Matters

Screen time guilt is real - and so are the meltdowns. This episode won't make you feel judged for reaching for the remote when you're running on empty. It'll help you understand what's actually happening in those moments, and give you something practical to try. It's the kind of listen that shifts how you respond in the moment - not by adding more to your plate, but by changing your understanding of what's going on.

Small Shift for Big Impact

Pick one thing from today - whichever feels most doable right now. Maybe it's looking at the clock together when screen time starts, giving a two-episode warning instead of a sudden 'time's up,' asking your child to repeat back what you've said, or putting the remote in their hands and letting them be the one to turn it off. Try it once this week and notice what shifts, even slightly.

Take the Next Step

If screen time battles are a regular thing in your house and you'd love some focused support, Nina has free 15-minute Screen Time Audit calls available. You share your biggest challenge - whether it's the meltdowns, the constant negotiating, or the arguing over what to watch - and she'll help you work out one or two things that might actually help your family specifically. Book your free call here: https://www.mindfulparentinglifestyle.com.au/service-page/screen-time-audit

Links and Resources

• Book your Screen Time Audit
• Read about how the Yellow Spoon can help your family.
• Listen to related podcast episodes:
  • Episode 21 - Parenting Path in Action: Navigating the Afternoon Transition
  • Episode 8 - What's the Secret to Clear, Calm Boundaries?

Let's Connect

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About the Host

Nina Visic is a mindful parenting coach, mum of three, and host of Your Calm Parenting Path. She helps parents move from reactive to calm and connected - one small shift at a time. Her work combines mindfulness with practical strategies that fit into real family life - including her own, with all its imperfect, everyday moments.