Joyful Courage - A Conscious Parenting Podcast

Join me in chapter five of Joyful Courage: Calming the drama and taking control of your parenting journey, the book I published back in 2019. I will be discussing what holds up and things I’ve learned during the wild years since it came out. For more show notes and info on our advertisers, go to https://www.besproutable.com/podcasts/joyful-courage-book-chapter-five Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

My guest today is Dr. Kristan Rodriguez.   Dr. Rodriguez shares a bit about her background in education & parenting and how that drives her to work on transforming education. We touch on many different methodologies: world schooling, homeschooling, unschooling, and IB & AP programs. Dr. Rodriguez shares some things that need to be taught aside from academics like financial literacy, art & music, and entrepreneurial skills. I ask if she sees that schools are willing to make changes and try less traditional methodologies - do kids need to know and regurgitate “The Canterbury Tales” more than they need authentic real-life learning experiences? I also ask what parents can do to help sway their administrators to make changes (spoiler: get involved & participate!). We agree that checking-in and setting goals with your teen before a new school year starts is a good plan, as well as empowering our kids to see where they have control. We touch on how to scaffold and facilitate hard conversations for your adolescent (

Join me in Chapter Four of Joyful Courage: Calming the drama and taking control of your parenting journey, the book I published back in 2019. I will be discussing what holds up and things I’ve learned during the wild years since it came out. Get the full show notes and find out more about our sponsors by visiting our website: https://www.besproutable.com/podcasts/joyful-courage-book-chapter-four/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

My guest today is Wendy Snyder. I’m so excited to have her here because our stories are so similar, especially the “early-years overwhelm,” leading us to find something that does work.  Wendy shares her background and what “raising strong-willed children with integrity” means to her. We agree on so much around kids being our teachers and the importance of childrens’ dignity. Wendy and I talk about what happens when we can start letting go of expectations and focus on creating the best environment for our kids instead while still being the leader of our home. I ask Wendy what’s been surprising to her about navigating the teen years with her own kiddos, and that leads us to identifying missing life skills, modeling sobriety, and harm reduction. Wendy shares her thoughts on some starter steps to mend and nurture our relationships with older kids, how to establish firm boundaries, and how to respond when those boundaries are crossed.  Takeaways from the show Raising strong-willed children with integrity  Firm

Join me in Chapter Three of Joyful Courage: Calming the drama and taking control of your parenting journey, the book I published back in 2019. I will be discussing what holds up and things I’ve learned during the wild years since it came out. Find out more and learn about our sponsors at https://www.besproutable.com/podcasts/joyful-courage-book-chapter-three/ Learn more about your ad choices - visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

My guest today is Krissy Pozatek, and she’s here to teach us all about her parallel process method of parenting.   Krissy starts by sharing how she found herself working with teens in the woods. I ask Krissy how parents decide on wilderness therapy and what it’s really like there. Next, we get into what Krissy’s four foundational principles of parallel process are, including what the adults’ roles are, valuing emotions, keeping & holding boundaries for safety, and how much struggle we allow for our adolescents to experience. I ask Krissy where in her process parents can discover their teen’s belief behind their behavior. We discuss accountability & teaching skills, why we don’t use punishment, and how hard it can be to resist rescuing our adolescents. We wrap up circling back to enmeshment patterns and how it can backfire when you’re fixing everything for your child.  Takeaways from the show: What is parallel process?  What is wilderness therapy?  Enmeshment between teens & their parents  The four found

Join me in Chapter Two of Joyful Courage: Calming the drama and taking control of your parenting journey, the book I published back in 2019. I will be discussing what holds up and things I’ve learned during the wild years since it came out. Find out more and learn about our sponsors at https://www.besproutable.com/podcasts/joyful-courage-book-chapter-two/ Learn more about your ad choices - visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

My guest this week is friend of the podcast, Hunter Clarke Fields. Hunter and I discuss her new book, raising teens, and how to lean into more presence and less action. This is a simple yet profound shift and makes such a profound impact on our relationships with our teens. Read the show notes and get the resources mentioned at https://www.besproutable.com/podcasts/Eps-403-Hunter-Clarke-Fields-practice-raising-good-humans/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join me in Chapter One of Joyful Courage: Calming the drama and taking control of your parenting journey, the book I published back in 2019. I will be discussing what holds up and things I’ve learned during the wild years since it came out. Find more info and links to sponsors at https://www.besproutable.com/podcasts/joyful-courage-book-chapter-one/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

My guest today is Dianne Kosto.   Dianne starts off by introducing herself and explaining what neurofeedback is, who it’s for, and what benefits people see. We dig into when talk therapy isn’t working for your kid, finding the right fit, and the benefits of measurable results. I ask Dianne how personality, temperament, environment, and buy-in play roles in neurofeedback, and we wrap up with some of Dianne’s biggest success stories. Takeaways from the show What is neurofeedback?  Benefits of neurofeedback  Who’s neurofeedback for?  When therapy isn’t working for your child or adolescent  The value of measurable results For more show notes, including transcripts, visit out website here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join me in reading Joyful Courage: Calming the drama and taking control of your parenting journey, the book I published back in 2019. I will be discussing what holds up and things I've learned during the wild years since it came out. Full show notes and sponsor info at https://www.besproutable.com/podcasts/Joyful-Courage-Book-Club-Intro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

My guests today are Jeremy Grater and Zach Tucker, and they’re sharing tons of info and tips for making small changes for our health and well-being.   First, Jeremy & Zach share how they kicked off their podcast, The Fit Mess, then offer tips on how to successfully make changes as well as their insight about what mindsets get in people’s way. We get into moving from negative thoughts about ourselves towards self-love and self-acceptance. I ask about diet culture and how to talk about bodies and food with tweens and teens. We talk about how we can reframe and find more time in the day by questioning our beliefs, then Jeremy explains the difference between transformation and evolution. Takeaways from the show To make change, start today and start small  What mindsets get in people’s way  Questioning our own beliefs & underselling ourselves  Self-love & self-acceptance  Diet culture and talking about bodies & food  Reframing our time by questioning our beliefs  Establishing a morning routine & ritual 

This week my solo show teases apart empowering vs enabling parenting and really asks listeners to sit with the question of which type of parenting they have been stepping into. To see all the show notes go to https://www.besproutable.com/podcasts/398-difference-between-enabling-vs-empowering-teens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

My guest today is Andee Martineau.   We kick our conversation off today with Andee sharing how a “baby powder blizzard” completely shifted her parenting style from correction to connection. Andee and I talk about how cool it is to watch your teens carve out their own path and how we show up for our kids. Andee shares her STEAR framework for compassionate & kind self-reflection as well as tips for broadening your emotional vocabulary. We connect over how hard & relentless it can feel when you’re trying to change your parenting style, how to start with curiosity, celebrating the journey, and getting buy-in from your adolescent. Andee and I agree that the teen years are hard, even when you’re doing all the things, and she reminds me that our childrens’ behavior does not validate our parenting. We end our conversation touching on natural consequences, screen time, parenting for the year ahead, & how much control we actually have over our older kids.  Takeaways from the show: Andee’s Connect Method Parenting &

Join me today as I play with AI and tease apart the top 10 tips for parenting teens according to Chat GPT. Crazy thing is... the tips are pretty spot on!! It's a good time and useful info - check it out! Find the full show notes at: www.besproutable.com/podcasts/10-Tips-Parenting-Teens-2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

My guest today is Rae McDaniel.   Rae is back to share about their new book, Gender Magic. They share what hurdles they see in advocacy for trans & non-binary people like vocal habits and making assumptions. We talk about how transitioning isn’t the point, but living authentically, shamelessly, and joyfully is. I ask Rae to share more about their personal experience as a nonbinary person, and they tell me about dismantling the idea that being transgender is a burden to others. We get into gender norms, exploring gender in a lighter way, intimacy, and freedom for trans folks. I ask Rae what parents should know and for best practices in supporting their teens while they define their gender and discover their sexuality. We wrap up our chat talking on advocacy and supporting the trans community. Key Takeaways Rae’s new book: Gender Magic: Live Shamelessly, Reclaim Your Joy, & Step into Your Most Authentic Self Hurdles for advocacy like vocal habits & not making assumptions  Transitioning isn’t the point: liv

Showing up today to tease apart an email from a mama of an older teen. How do we maintain relationship, AND expectations, AND room for independence and practice with our older teens? I dig into all of it in this week's solo show. Check it out! Full show notes here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

My guest today is Ann Garcia, and this episode is full of resources & advice you can use right now.  Ann is an expert on paying for college and has two kids in college right now, so she really gets it. Ann starts with an explanation of why some college educations are so expensive, what other options are available, and why you need to define your budget for college. Ann shares tips for staying focused on goals & how to talk to your teen about college. Ann tells me when it could be right to take student loans and gives lots of info on how to get scholarships. We also touch on financial aid, FAFSA, CSS Profile, & institutional merit aid.   Takeaways from the show Not all kids are college bound  Why is college so expensive?  Finding college at every price point  Figuring out your college budget  How and when to talk to your teen about your college budget  Focusing on goals, not constraints  Scholarships for every student  Student loans  FAFSA, CSS Profile, & institutional merit aid   Financial plannin

Join me this week as I dig into the ways that our human-ness can get the better of us, even when we are the parenting coach!! I share about a recent interaction that I didn't love with. my own son, why it is hard to hold our teens in their light, and how to do better. See full show notes at: https://www.besproutable.com/podcasts/eps-392-SOLO -importance-holding-teens-capable Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

My guest today is AJ Crabill.   AJ and I have a great conversation this week about school boards and the education system. AJ explains why adults are hesitant & sometimes resistant to changing the way schools operate and why we need to teach resilience (not just make things easier for our kids). AJ shares exactly what student-led restorative practices are and the benefits that come with them. I love hearing all the overlap between AJ’s work and Positive Discipline: the sense of belonging, classroom meetings, a focus on repair, and teaching life skills. We dig into why student behavior will not and cannot change until adult behavior changes. I ask AJ exactly what school boards do, how members get elected, and how parents can get involved effectively and usefully with the board. AJ finishes up by inviting parents to stand up and be the difference maker at their children’s schools.  Takeaways from the show Student-led restorative practices  Why adults are resistant to changing the way schools operate  The i