Imperfect Parenting

How much responsibility can kids take on? The grown ups? What factors are important? _______ IP ANNOUNCEMENTS : and GIFTS FOR YOU: 1.  A place to exhale 2.  Free resource: 7 steps to Healthy Midlife pregnancy: https://bit.ly/2ZbPS 3. Another FREE resource for Pregnancy Loss Over 40, tips for after and get special live invites. https://bit.ly/2HB7uJH Midlife Fertility Pregnancy 4.  FREE LIVE Q and...

No more. Honestly, the parent burnout thing..it's just too much. Inspired by Instagram live with Stephanie Hanes 3/21/22 I talk about choices. And she and I have a podcast that will be coming out, this summer!:) _____ IP ANNOUNCEMENTS : and GIFTS FOR YOU: 1.  A moment to breathe 2.  Free Midlife Fertility resource: 7 steps to Healthy Midlife pregnancy: https://bit.ly/2ZbPS 3. Another FREE res...

A few of you.. accidentally got a sneak listen to my 1st Midlife Pregnancy interview.. the uncut raw version:).. Luck you! Yet, that experiment.. though fun.. well I’d like to fluff it up a bit for you.. So this month’s Midlife Fertility and Pregnancy Episode is about..(drum roll please.. or, wait.. maybe that’s just my stomach:)).. is.. Midlife Mishaps.. those “wait that’s NOT what I ordered up f...

Who’s ready for a total travel mindset shift with Garrett and Mandi Oler?! Me, me! Imagine that travel is a truly sustainable thing. Hmm.. and, NOT the nightmare you might imagine when thinking of family travel (non-disaster National Lampoon’s style:). This episode will change your life. Listen until the end.  You won’t be disappointed:). BIO and more info: Mandi and Garrett teach people how to ge...

This week was our 9th anniversary of meeting.  What a beautiful flashback. We had an incredible night.. on our own.. And, just days before, a girls night happened that curled my toes and had quite the family effect. _______ IP ANNOUNCEMENTS : and GIFTS FOR YOU: 1.  A place to exhale 2.  Free resource: 7 steps to Healthy Midlife pregnancy: https://bit.ly/2ZbPS 3. Another FREE resource for Pregnancy...

What about wild kids? Got one? Are your kids bringing them home? Feeling like friendships are becoming like a cattle call? Parenting doesn’t get much more imperfect! _______ IP ANNOUNCEMENTS : and GIFTS FOR YOU: 1.  A place to exhale 2.  Free resource: 7 steps to Healthy Midlife pregnancy: https://bit.ly/2ZbPS 3. Another FREE resource for Pregnancy Loss Over 40, tips for after and get special live...

There is a moment when decisions are made. What is the true reality of deciding to be a mom/parent again or for 1st time.. at the edge of peri-menopause?  It’s a ride! _______ IP ANNOUNCEMENTS : and GIFTS FOR YOU: 1.  Trust in alignment 2.  Free resource: 7 steps to Healthy Midlife pregnancy: https://bit.ly/2ZbPS 3. Another FREE resource for Pregnancy Loss Over 40, tips for after and get special l...

The conversation around what and who influences your kids. Where do values clash and connect? Are you/your kids being the fullest version of self? _______ IP ANNOUNCEMENTS : and GIFTS FOR YOU: 1. space 2.  Free resource: 7 steps to Healthy Midlife pregnancy: https://bit.ly/2ZbPS 3. Another FREE resource for Pregnancy Loss Over 40, tips for after and get special live invites. https://bit.ly/2HB7uJH...

Do you cross over your own boundaries? It happens. How much do you give? When is it OK.. to give and not be overwhelmed? What’s OK in your circles? **LISA NICHOLS.. is the “give from your saucer and not from the cup” incredible woman to pay attention to. AND, she has a free summit coming up! _______ IP ANNOUNCEMENTS : and GIFTS FOR YOU: 1. space 2.  Free resource: 7 steps to Healthy Midlife pregna...

Child led? Or, parent led? This episode I give an example of a moment  that had me twisted in knots.  Maybe it will be familiar territory. Every day, you have to  choose to let the outside world, your ideas or your kids lead the way. It’s not easy. Yet, it can be. And, trust me when I tell you.. “ life gets easier with just a couple simple choices. Listen up.:)) IP ANNOUNCEMENTS : and GIFTS FOR YO...

What does Monet and your fertility path have in common? Listen and find out today:). Next month’s midlife pregnancy episode has a big surprise. We just need to get past this Mercury Retrograde:)), this month:)! Craziness:). IP ANNOUNCEMENTS : and GIFTS FOR YOU: 1. Hope 2.  Free resource: 7 steps to Healthy Midlife pregnancy: https://bit.ly/2ZbPS 3. Another FREE resource for Pregnancy Loss Over 40,...

Permission to be you, parent.. mom.. **Parenting thoughts while driving Northern California back roads. Put your full self forward.. and see the message your kids and future kids receive.. ______ IP ANNOUNCEMENTS : and GIFTS FOR YOU: 1. Parent consciousness in all its humanness. 2.  Free resource: 7 steps to Healthy Midlife pregnancy: https://bit.ly/2ZbPS 3. Another FREE resource for Pregnancy Los...

Stop losing energy as a parent? Where is it escaping through what you are tolerating on a daily basis? Let’s look at this more closely and blow it open! ______ IP ANNOUNCEMENTS : and GIFTS FOR YOU: 1. A little piece of my heart. 2.  Get your free resource: 7 steps to Healthy Midlife pregnancy: https://bit.ly/2ZbPS 3. Get a free resource for Pregnancy Loss Over 40, tips for after and get special li...

Conflict.  Reaction.  Choices. Kevin Thomas McCarney and I had an incredibly open and flowing conversation about his book Big Brain, Little Brain and the effects on our daily lives and business. THIS is exactly the message and wisdom needed to kick off 2022! I am excited to share with you for your work, business and daily life. So good! ABOUT KEVIN: Kevin Thomas McCarney Best Selling Author A succ...

Free Midlife Fertility Retreats, this week, soon! It’s the 1st Wednesday of the month, so it’s Midlife fertility and Pregnancy podcast! Reminders to bring in the good stuff, and more. Don’t worry, there’s some goodness in here for you. And, a big announcement, I’m excited about.:) Listen until the end! ______ ANNOUNCEMENTS : and GIFTS FOR YOU: 1. 2022 is finally here! Yippee!!!! 2.  Get a free res...

Unexpectedly snowed in after an unexpected 20 hour adventure up the mountain and around avalanches and other madness (normally takes 3.5-6 hours ro get to snow.) I am reminded.. that you can’t expect all plans to sort out.. meaning the long lovely episode planned for today. And, there is goodness in over preparing. And, how deep gratitude.. wakes the soul for 2022.:). ______ Imperfect Parenting AN...

In this life.. there are only so many people you can truly be yourself with. Where are your people? ______ Imperfect Parenting ANNOUNCEMENTS : *Exciting 2022 announcement coming, this month!! Stay tuned:), for the last podcast of the month! 1. Holiday time! 2.  Get a free resource: Pregnancy Loss Over 40, tips for after: https://bit.ly/2HB7uJH 3. Get a free resource: 7 steps to Healthy Midlife pre...

It’s that time of year when things get a little wacko. Kids are excited for holidays.  Generosity abounds.  And, entitlement rears it’s ugly head along with the balancer gratitude. How are things in your house this year? Today’s talk is a get real moment after a bit of ugliness with the advent calendar:). _______ Imperfect Parenting ANNOUNCEMENTS : *Exciting 2022 announcement coming, this month!!...

Where do you get stuck in communicating your needs? Where in your life does the light need to shine? How are you willing to be brave? To experiment?  Like we teach our kids? _______ Imperfect Parenting ANNOUNCEMENTS : *Exciting 2022 announcement coming, this month!! Stay tuned:). 1. Still breathing? 2.  Pregnancy Loss Over 40, tips for after: https://bit.ly/2HB7uJH 3.  7 steps to Healthy Midlife p...

What are your intentions that are causing tension? How does this affect fertility? And, are you REALLY not moving closer to your dream family? Are you sure? The body remembers, even when the mind doesn’t.  Grief memories, family memories at a time of year.. it’s SO strong.. And, in this .. you may feel an illogical pull to slow down and your mood can change.. and if not listening.. and responding....

We reflect on the last 3 years of Imperfect Parenting with current eyes. The conversation happens in the car, just like our 1st episodes back in spring  2018, well before we launched. It’s a rambling, thoughtful, heartfelt look at then and now and all the massive imperfection through this “ugly transition” hopefully into the beauty .. yes, yes.. of now..:)). Imperfect Parenting ANNOUNCEMENTS : 1....

Remember Chris and Holly Santillo and their 3 boys and the big transition from their home and martial arts studios.. to being on the move? And, their book, Resilience Parenting? Did you read it, yet?! Don’t worry! There’s another chance!;)) 2 years of travel.. and self discovery.. and.. putting their book’s principles to work!! Ready for a great episode? Conflict resolution, logic, and more are es...

After my talk with Dr. Shemmassian, I reflected on  my own family life in USA. What of your history is affecting today? Imperfect Parenting ANNOUNCEMENTS : 1. Be kind to yourself:))) 11/2, 11/3, 11/4 10AM Pacific live in our Facebook pop up group:). 2.  Pregnancy Loss Over 40 resource: https://bit.ly/2HB7uJH 3.  7 steps to Healthy Midlife pregnancy: https://bit.ly/2ZbPS 4.  FREE LIVE Q and A on yo...

Deepen the feminine on your midlife fertility and pregnancy  path. Have we lost touch with true mother energy? ____________________ Imperfect Parenting ANNOUNCEMENTS : 1. This  week! Free  Fertility Over 40 Challenge: “3 Day Exhale”:   Signup: https://mailchi.mp/79d5f0b3dbe9/3-day-exhale-sign-up-2021 11/2, 11/3, 11/4 10AM Pacific live in our Facebook pop up group:). 2.  Pregnancy Loss Over 40 reso...

Dr. Shirag Shemassian talks with me about how he helps teens and parents through the sometimes rocky terrain on the way to a good college. Dr. Shirag myth busts the mis-information out there, reminding people to be patient and move beyond thinking there’s a quick fix. On the way to Harvard and other top schools. Things take more time than you can imagine.  The earlier you start it all, the better...