Authentic Parenting

Authentic Parenting

Anna Seewald

1 hour 9 minutes

My Top 5 Favorite Episodes + Top 10 Most Downloaded of 2024 Revealed
I’m joined by one of my wonderful listeners, Jen Sign, who has joined me on several episodes, most notably the ones on uncovering your core values and AI. In this episode, we share our top 5 favorite episodes from 2024, and at the end, I reveal the top 10 most downloaded episodes of the year. It was so fun hearing about Jen’s favorites, and it turns out we had one in common!

If you haven’t had the chance to listen to all the episodes from 2024 (which I totally understand), this episode will be especially helpful. We dive into why we each loved certain episodes more than others, and I hope it will give you some great recommendations to add to your listening list.

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21 December 2024, 7:05 pm
1 hour 8 minutes

How to Make Holidays Less Stressful with Dr. Laura Froyen
In this episode, we explore the different types of stress we face during the holiday season, including the stress we consciously choose versus the default stress we often fall into. We’ll share practical tips for making the holidays less stressful, from simplifying gift-giving to lowering expectations and creating space for what truly matters.

We also dive into the importance of questioning old customs and traditions, and how to create new ones that fit where we are in life—especially when our kids are at different ages or we’re navigating a new season.

One of the key takeaways is the power of setting an intention for the season—whether it’s choosing a word to guide us or simply deciding how we want to feel. We’ll also discuss the emotional side of the holidays, including post-holiday blues and how we can help our kids process feelings of loss or disappointment.

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14 December 2024, 2:25 am
2 minutes 49 seconds

Send your feedback for the End-of-Year episode!

What were your favorite episodes of 2024? What conversations stood out the most? What did you learn? Have you applied anything from the podcast into your life? I want to know!

Email your audio message to [email protected]

Leave a voicemail at 732-763-2576
Deadline for submissions is December 19.

6 December 2024, 4:21 pm
52 minutes 58 seconds

Why Self-Compassion is Essential for Every Parent's Mental Health with Kristin Neff, PhD
Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Kristin Neff on the importance of self-compassion for parents, why self-kindness is not enough and how to become better at practicing self-compassion. How self-compassion is not self-pity, how it can give you strength to navigate the challenges of parenting and life and avoid burnout.

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6 December 2024, 2:46 pm
59 minutes 41 seconds

What is Home? A Philosophical Exploration
Yoga teacher, family constellations facilitator, and author of an upcoming book on healing the inner child, Nina Mongendre and a philosophical counselor and professor emeritus of Philosophy at Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York Samir Chopra on isolation, not feeling alone, the spirtual meaning of home, opening our hearts, living with loss and much more.

Nina and Samir are returning guests, here are their previous epsiodes:
Get Samir's book: Anxiety: A Philosophical Guide

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29 November 2024, 1:48 pm
49 minutes 4 seconds

How to Navigate Family Drama During the Holidays: Managing Conflict, Triggers, and Emotions with Frank Anderson
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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21 November 2024, 2:08 pm
43 minutes 53 seconds

3 Ways to Prevent Parental Burnout with Kate Gawlik
Support for Authentic Parenting comes from listeners like you. Since 2015, this podcast has been fully listener-supported, and we rely on your donations to continue bringing you valuable content. You can make a one-time or monthly donation at authenticparenting.com/support, or join us on Patreon at patreon.com/authenticparenting

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.
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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
15 November 2024, 5:50 pm
56 minutes 12 seconds

Are You a Controlling Parent? Here’s What You Need to Know!
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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8 November 2024, 2:37 pm
49 minutes 18 seconds

What Does Healing from Trauma Really Mean? with Jimanekia Eborn
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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1 November 2024, 2:17 pm
53 minutes 41 seconds

The Pros and Cons of Tracking Your Kids with Devorah Heitner
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25 October 2024, 8:17 pm
1 hour 26 minutes

(LIVE Podcast Oct. 5) The Art of Communication in Relationships: Navigating Needs, Feelings and Deeper Connection
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.

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17 October 2024, 12:55 pm
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