World-renowned trauma treatment expert, Harvard-trained psychiatrist Dr. Frank Anderson on navigating difficult family dynamics and conversations, managing conflict, and dealing with emotional triggers. He discusses how to shift the focus from having the 'perfect' holiday to managing expectations, embracing all emotions, staying present with feelings of loss and grief, and challenging old family narratives.

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Returning guest, Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, and family nurse practitioner at The Ohio State University Kate Gawlik on 3 ways to prevent parental burnout. We talked about adjusting our expectations, lowering demands, simplifying, the importance of free play, the downside of over scheduled lives, and more.

• May 2022 Report on Working Parental Burnout
• May 2024 Report on Working Parental Burnout
• CNN’s article, “Parents Are Not OK Right Now. Here’s What They Can Do

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OTHER EPISODES YOU MAY LIKE

1. Parental Burnout: Causes, Signs and How to Cope With It with Kate Gawlik
2. The Consequences of Parental Burnout with Moïra Mikolajczak, PhD
3. Mommy Burnout: How To Reclaim Your Life and Raise Healthier Children in The Process with Sheryl Ziegler
4. Living Well with Stress with Elissa Epel, PhD
5. Mind-Body Tools to Develop Stress Resilience

Licensed clinical psychologist and author Emily Edlynn on how to practice autonomy-supportive parenting. What it is, what tools it involves, and how it looks and sounds in everyday life. Also, what autonmy is and how different it is from independence and importance of autonomy, competence, and relatedness as fundamental human needs for raising confident, resilient, and happy kids.

Get her book: Autonomy-Supportive Parenting: Reduce Parental Burnout and Raise Competent, Confident Children by Emily Edlynn

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Content Warning: This episode includes mentions of rape and sexual assault. But there are no graphic descriptions.

Jimanekia Eborn on what healing from trauma entails and why we shouldn't put healing on a pedestal. The importance of awareness, the power of silent retreats and building an active and intentional support system.

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OTHER EPISODES YOU MAY ENJOY

1. Unraveling The Mysteries of Healing with Lissa Rankin, MD
2. Overcoming Trauma: Releasing Shame and Healing the Body with Peter Levine, PhD
3. Trauma and Healing in a Toxic Culture with Dr. Gabor Maté
4. The Science of Stuck and Trauma Healing with Britt Frank
5. Truth, Trauma and Transformation with Dr. Frank Anderson

LINKS AND RESOURCES

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Do you struggle with asking for what you really need? Do you feel underappreciated? Do you feel like you need external validation and approval for your own goodness? Do you struggle with self-acceptance? Learn to ditch the ineffective strategies that many of us are trained in a domination system to use like blaming, demanding, complaining, and really learn a new language to get your universal needs met. Learn to listen to a feeling underneath a message. Transfrom your most mportant relationships.

This is the edited recotding of our live event that took place on October 5 in Princeton, NJ. The topic was "The Art of Communication in Relationships: Navigating Needs, Feelings, and Deeper Connection," featuring special guest Yvette Erasmus.

OTHER EPISODES YOU MAY ENJOY

1. When Your Needs Are Not Met with Dr. Yvette Erasmus
2. How to Ask for What YOu Need in a Relationship with Dr. Yvette Erasmus
3. (LIVE Podcast April 27) Finding Healing, Peace and Joy with Seth Gillihan, PhD
4. (LIVE Podcast March 26, 2023) The Complicated Parent Adult-Child Relationship with Daniel Maté

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Mind-body practioners Jennifer Mann and Karden Rabin on regulating your nervous system, healing your body and freeing your mind. Become aware of your dysregulated responses in your mind and body, interupt these unhelpful patterns and redsign and rewire them to transfrom your health and life.

Get their book: The Secret Language of The Body

OTHER EPISODES YOU MAY ENJOY

1. Befriending Your Nervous System with Deb Dana
2. How Trauma Gets “ Stuck” in Your Nervous System with Irene Lyon
3. How to Regulate Your Nervous System with Jenn Mann

LINKS AND RESOURCES

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Dr. Nicole Cain on the difference between anxiety and panic attacks and what to do to end anxiety forever. Learn the 9 types of anxiety and see which type you are. Build your own panic pack with holistic tools and use it when you need it.

Get her book: Panic Proof: The New Holistic Solution to End Your Anxiety Forever

LINKS AND RESOURCES

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OTHER EPISODES YOU MAY ENJOY

1. The Anatomy of Anxiety with Ellen Vora, MD
2. A Philosophical Understanding of Anxiety with Samir Chopra, PhD
3. Heal Your Anxiety for Good
4. Why Anxiety Is Good For You Even Though It Feels Bad
5. Unwinding Anxiety with Dr. Jud Brewer