Michelle Puster

Compassionate Heart Parenting

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Compassionate Heart Parenting | Peaceful Parenting for Real Life You love your kids deeply — and you still lose it sometimes. You're in the right place. This podcast is for parents who are drawn to gentle parenting, peaceful parenting, conscious parenting, and Hand in Hand Parenting — but who also know how hard it can be to stay calm in the real, messy, overwhelming moments of family life. Hi, I'm Michelle — mom of 3, recovering yeller, and Emotionally Focused Family Therapist. I've been through parent burnout, depression, and anxiety, and I climbed my way out using the very tools I share here...

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Michelle Puster

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I Stopped Listening to the Advice "Be Grateful" 26.02.2024 5:16

Navigating the normality of bad days and bad moods. Join me each week for a tail from the trenches of parenting burnout and how I (and you) can use mindfulness, mediation and self-compassion to find your inner calm and a little more sanity in your parenting. You’ll get a story from my heart and a quick win you can use the same day. A free gift for you: the RAGE Break , a free guided audio pause fo...

How to Escape Racing Thoughts 19.02.2024 3:54

Applying compassionate mindfulness in everyday planning. Join me each week for a tail from the trenches of parenting burnout and how I (and you) can use mindfulness, mediation and self-compassion to find your inner calm and a little more sanity in your parenting. You’ll get a story from my heart and a quick win you can use the same day. A free gift for you: the RAGE Break , a free guided audio pau...

The Surprising Truth About Your Emotions In Parenting 12.02.2024 3:02

It’s normal to not like difficult emotions or being stuck in states, such as anxiety and depression. At the same time, these experiences are a part of us and can become some of our greatest strengths. Join me each week for a tail from the trenches of parenting burnout and how I (and you) can use mindfulness, mediation and self-compassion to find your inner calm and a little more sanity in your par...

The Real Reason You Lose In On Your Kids 05.02.2024 3:36

“What am I supposed to do with all of this anger? My body feels like it might explode. No amount of breathing is going to call me down.” These emotions are what my kids call BIG EMOTIONS. Listen for tips on Regulating Big Emotions. Join me each week for a tail from the trenches of parenting burnout and how I (and you) can use mindfulness, mediation and self-compassion to find your inner calm and...

The Secret Habit of Calm Parents 29.01.2024 4:06

Do you tend to rigidly grasp onto things with a death grip? There are practices that can expand your window of tolerance over time. One of my favorites - meditation. Tune in to learn ways to make meditation more accessible to everyone, even you! Join me each week for a tail from the trenches of parenting burnout and how I (and you) can use mindfulness, mediation and self-compassion to find your i...

The Truth About Shame and Parenting 22.01.2024 3:51

This audio essay discusses parenting from a place of shame and discovering the road to self-compassion. Join me each week for a tail from the trenches of parenting burnout and how I (and you) can use mindfulness, mediation and self-compassion to find your inner calm and a little more sanity in your parenting. You’ll get a story from my heart and a quick win you can use the same day. A free gift f...

What if you could reduce being triggered with a 30 min practice? 15.01.2024 3:02

Listen to this audio essay to hear about Michelle's personal journey with meditation and how meditation might be a helpful parenting tip for you, too. "I had experimented with meditation on and off for several years, I knew the research was solid, and that meditation had awesome benefits if I could just get myself to sit down and do it. Then one day it happened. I was sick and tired of b...