Mastermind Parenting Podcast

In this episode, why I believe we can greatly help our anxious kids learn effective coping strategies when they lack skills and are feeling out of control. We don’t have to be afraid or feel powerless when anxious emotions are expressed by our kids. We do have the power to help them. Topics Covered: The 4 Tips: 1. Manage your brain with a mantra 2. Shift the focus from their head to their body.  3...

In this episode, I discuss the concept of being “too good of a mom” and how it creates a pattern of unhelpful kids. When we allow our kids to experience natural consequences as well as establishing expectations of what it looks like to be a “valuable” family team member, they grow up with confidence and resilience. This recipe is the best teacher of life skills for our kiddos and the bonus is that...

In this episode, I talk about digging into what it really looks like to be a good mom. I know this is such a loaded topic for many of us. The secret worry of most parents is that we really don’t want to screw up our most important job…raising our kids to be healthy, happy and successful (however, we choose to define that). I tell a story about “younger me” and how I thought I was checking off all...

In this episode, I discuss the book,  Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Dr. Carol Dweck.   I think you guys are going to be surprised about the nuanced ways we reinforce a fixed mindset mentality rather than encouraging our kids to truly succeed and grow.  Topics covered: Dr. Carol Dweck  and the difference between fixed and growth mindset Dr. Dweck invites us to dump the overpraising and...

In this episode, I walk you through how to manifest the life and family you deeply crave beginning now…in 2019. I have a different spin on New Year’s resolutions and I share my process for changing patterns and stepping into simple consistent action. Enjoy! Topics covered: Why humans resist change Why most of us fail at New Year’s Resolutions by about day 10 30 days of consistent action creates a...

In this episode, I talk about the Christmas spirit and how it affects me as a Jewish person. Here’s my point. We can choose to enjoy things from the sidelines sometimes. We can be happy for other people. We can ride that happiness wave as people in the supporting cast. There are times where we want to be front and center in the action and there are times where I choose to be a Jewish person riding...

In this episode, I want to discuss what it looks like to have the courage to put your kids first...above other people’s opinions of you as a mom and even allowing THEM to be wrong about you. I tell a story about a recent situation at the park involving a 3-year-old who wants a balloon from a bday party where he wasn’t invited.    Topics covered: Primal sense of belonging for all humans Mind master...

In this episode, I discuss how important it is to step into being the pack leader of your family in terms of your “other” kid’s overall mental health and wellness. If you have a strong-willed kiddo hijacking your household, this episode is just for you! Topics covered: Dr. Kristin Neff and empathic resonance Imbalance of power Pack leadership "Victim first” sibling fighting parenting tool when vio...

In this episode, I was interviewed by my friend, Pleasance, on her Soulful Self Care Podcast. We discussed lots of topics from my strong-willed kid to Pleasance’s daughter being bullied about her learning difference. I shared details about my story that I haven’t discussed and how Mastermind Parenting came to be.   Topics covered: Conscious Discipline EFT Tapping Strong Willed Kids are the real ch...

In this episode I take you through the main foundational pillars of my Mastermind Parenting method. Listen up because these are the main concepts that will transform your household…like for realz!   Topics covered: Creating a family team Being a family that’s actually on the same team The Mastermind Parenting Pillars: QTIP, All behavior is communication, Positive reinforcement, Pack Leadership, In...

In this episode I discuss what gratitude really means to me as a mom and a person. I believe the ultimate gratitude practice is believing your strong willed child happened “for” rather than “to” you and I walk you through an exercise about how to do that. Topics: Hedonic Adaptation Gratitude is a practice that can be cultivated and directly links to happiness Gratitude affects many areas of your l...

In this episode, I FINALLY made an episodes all about Dads and what it means “in my book” to be a good dad. Moms - share this one with your hubby or ex-hubby. Of course, there are plenty of personal stories and “Randi-ramblings” in this one. Enjoy!   Topics covered: The Family Team Feeding the people Love is in the details Enjoying your role and your kids for real Delegation and resisting the mart...

In this episode, I recorded my thoughts on a recent dog walk where I had a sort of “brick to the head” AHA. I compared walking my dog to many of the parenting tools I’ve been teaching for over a decade.   Topics covered: Positive reinforcement Making a child’s behavior mean something it doesn’t Seeing the situation from your child (or dog’s) point of view Parenting is: establishing rules, expectin...

In this episode, I sat down with Parent Coach and host of the annual Talking To Kids About Sex Interview Series . We had an informative conversation where we shared lots of personal stories. I think you’ll find it extremely helpful as you navigate these sometimes challenging convos around sex with your kiddos. Topics covered: Rape culture vs. consent culture Porn and technology What age you begin...

In this episode I talk about how to have ongoing REALISTIC productive conversations with our kids about rape culture in light of the recent Kavanaugh public hearings. I share some personal stories of how I’ve broached this subject as a mom with my own kids. Topics covered: 16 Candles depiction of rape culture (article I quoted:  www.vox.com/culture/2018/9/27/17906644/sixteen-candles-rape-culture-1...

In this episode, I share a Facebook Live I did in my private Mastermind Parenting Basics group where I role play how to resolve a sibling fight for a mom of 2 girls, ages 4 and 7. I’ve never taught my sibling fighting tool publicly before and I think you’ll find this episode particularly helpful. It’s honestly, the best way to resolve sibling squabbles while also teaching your kids high level conf...

In this episode, I share a Facebook live clip from my private Mastermind Parenting group about how to help teeny tiny ones learn a better behavior when they’re doing something destructive or hurtful to another child.   Topics covered: Hyper little ones Changing a destructive pattern of behavior Communicating effectively to help a little one improve behavior How to focus on the behavior you want to...

In this episode, I had a conversation with the amazing Karen Anderson, author, coach and speaker who helps adult daughters who have “difficult” mothers. We talk about Karen’s story and all the knowledge she has around this very challenging topic.   Topics covered: Unhealthy mother daughter patterns that get passed down from generation to generation Overbearing moms Boundaries Compassion Lynn Forre...

In this short episode, I talk about a recent convo with my husband and brother in-law about an adult that kept "failing" in business and seemed to have an excuse or reason why each situation was not his fault. I share my thoughts on what we can do as parents to help our kids not become THAT guy.   Topics covered: Blame Failure Perfection Vulnerability Taking personal responsibility and learning fr...

  In this episode, I speak to a criticism/clarification made by a podcast listener re: how to respond to a kiddo in full blown “outta control” meltdown mode. I talk about being firm and assertive and how that looks in REAL life if you have a child prone to explosive behavior in an unregulated state and when to effectively use empathy.   Topics covered: My response to a podcast listener’s criticism...

  In this episode, I talk about why conversations are often unproductive and how to change that. We often think we are having a conversation but it is really just a lecture in disguise. A conversation that is centered around a parents agenda to teach a lesson is really a lecture. I think you will find this episode enlightening to say the least...it may even slightly piss you off. Love ya!   Topics...

In this episode, I spoke with speaker and educator, Dana Suchow about female body image issues, eating disorders, diet culture and how to productively talk about this sensitive topic with our girls. We got down and dirty and had a rich convo. I think you’re going to find it super interesting and possibly take a pause to think about some of the “elephant in the room” topics we dug deep into. Needle...

  In this episode, I include the Q&A portion of a masterclass I recently taught that I think many of you will relate to (especially those of you with a strong willed one). Topics covered: A strong willed and sensitive kid that ignores consequences and refuses to change his behavior or see the other kid’s perspective. An oppositional defiant teenage boy who ignores the house rules and is taking par...

In this episode, I catch up with a couple who took my Mastermind Parenting Basics course about 18 months ago. I think you guys will find this convo inspiring and entertaining. Topics covered: Staying calm when your kids behave like lunatics and what that looks like for this couple Connecting the dot of your past impacting your parenting and how to change that How to be a connected couple and to bo...

In this episode with podcast listener and SAHM, Heather, we dive into the secret worry most of us can relate to..."Am I screwing this up – are my kids going to struggle because I don’t know what the hell I’m doing?!?"   Heather is a perfect example of an awesome mama that doubts herself and her abilities as a mom. She is a former early childhood teacher as well as a mom that reads parenting books,...