Atypical Kids, Mindful Parents Podcast

A Step-by-Step Guide To Help Parents Develop Self-Compassion   Why you should turn towards your crappy feelings when all you want to do is numb out.  5 Self-Compassion Questions for Parents: 1. “Who in my life allows me to feel held?”  2. “What am I struggling with that no one would know by looking at me?”  3. “What am I trying not to feel?”  4. “Where do I feel it in my body?”  5. “What would I s...

Do you feel overwhelmed because you don't know everything about helping your kid? Here's how I deal with that anxiety.  There's So Much I Don't Know About My Atypical Kid ...and that's okay! 5 Days to Calmer Kinder Parenting Connection, strategies, and support for parents of atypical kids: https://www.healthyhappyyoga.com/5-days-to-calmer-kinder-parenting https://www.healthyhap...

This is now also an article in Better Humans Publication - How to Teach Atypical Family Yoga   https://betterhumans.pub/how-to-teach-atypical-family-yoga-32bba77ed462?sk=d93d20ac300da1c5cd3efbbaba593fab Unconditional positive regard is the key to seeing kids shine! Non-judgment, self-regulation, and appreciation: these are essential in any yoga class. When teaching neurodiverse fami...

What is one thing you did this week that you’re proud of? Meghan, a joyful, creative mom of differently wired twins, joins me in a passionate conversation about: -Why committing to SOMETHING every day helps. It trains us to make the time for ourselves every day. "It's easy to tell ourselves that other things are more important than us... You need this, even if it's 2 minutes. Once we have our diff...

We're all fried after this year. Isolation and burnout are real.  Having a conversations with another parent who understands is one way you can prevent, or heal from, isolation and burnout.  This is a very special episode because Ocean's best friend's mom, my sister from another mother, my partner in crime Andrea joins us today. We've seen each other through all the ups and downs of thes...

Some parents have been curious about the book I'm writing. The idea of the book is to balance my stories about parenting an atypical kid with the practices which help me get through the day. Here's a little of each from the time before we had Ocean - how we slowly built resilience and our fertility journey.  The practice is simple, accessible and profound: Beginner's Mind. There will alw...

Answering Parent Questions: 5 Things To Remember When Your Kid is Being Judged A parent I met (through the 5 day challenge) asked me some wonderful questions, and since I have been writing so much I decided to record my thoughts. I touch on early signs of differences in my son, a little about denial and diagnosis, what I do when people notice my kid's differences, and finally discuss creating incl...

Meet Meghan Awesome, Creative, Magic Making Parent. We had a great talk about the FREE 5 Days to Calmer Kinder Parenting. I love this quote from Meghan:  "Community is really important. It's up to us to keep reaching out to each other for help and strength and understanding." Listen and reach out with your questions through my website or in to FB group: Join our Mindfully Parenting Atypical K...

Parenting With Purpose: Your Atypical Kid's Amazing Future Prepare Your Atypical Kid's Amazing Future  What is REALLY important in a meaningful life?  All of our kids can learn. We need to figure out how they learn best. Often, it is a matter of timing and maturity. We can meet them where they're at. If you're short on time, look for the 25 minute version of this talk. This is the l...

How To Stay Patient and Hold Boundaries When Your Atypical Kid is Home All. The. Time. Okay. I don't have solid answers, but Ocean and I have plenty of thoughts. I'll share some strategies which can help: Simple family meetings, patience promoting practices, and Amber De La Garza's 3 step framework for boundaries: Identify the boundary, framing it as what you need in order to show up as your best...

Yawning is universal and so simple. When we’re under threat, we don’t yawn. Yawning signals to your body that you are safe enough to relax.   You might set off a chain reaction, which is not a problem. Your nervous system deserves a good yawn.  Think of a cat, yawning with its entire body. Reach your arms up, lengthening one side as you breathe in through a wide mouth. Exaggerate the mov...

Progressive relaxation is a great way to learn how to release your muscles more deeply. Sometimes it helps to exaggerate your tight places, so that you can identify them and then let them go. This is a great practice to help you wind down for sleep, or whenever you need to ground yourself.  We end with the Serenity Prayer, in order to let go of hyper-vigilance on a deeper level.  Please...

How's your primary relationship? I'm talking about your relationship with yourself!  Do you ever say unkind words to yourself? Would you say those words to someone you love?  Parents, when you are hard on yourself, there are ripple effects. You may think your kids aren't listening, but those are the only times they ARE listening! They absorb more than we think. Our kids are learning self...

Welcome to Mindfully Parenting Atypical Kids! My son Ocean suggested we record a podcast to help other atypical kids who have been affected by the changes due to Coronavirus. He shares his strategies and what has been the hardest.  At the end, I'll lead you through a few simple eye exercises, in case you are also experiencing stress and eye strain.  Connect with other parents in the Face...