MegAnne is NOT a parent, but...

Discover transformative insights in 'How to be a Better Parent: Common Mistakes.'  Practical solutions for parenting, from being the fixer to the controller and overcoming isolation. Embrace mistakes as opportunities for growth, guided by Be Kind Coaching's pillars of Awareness, Connection, and Education   🌐 Visit the Be Kind Coaching website https://www.bekindcoaching.com/    

This episode is a vulnerable chat with Petra MacDougall.  Sharing the journey is where this conversation takes us. Inside this episode, Petra gives up this mantra of "This is part of my journey." She also shares- who WANTS the struggle when you know it will be okay?   🔗 Visit Our Website: https://www.bekindcoaching.com/  

Today's conversation is a great one! You'll meet Gary MacDougall and learn how he left his corporate job and decided to plant roots, literally, with his family and start investing in growing the food he- and his family, love! Gary and Petra MacDougall   Visit the Be Kind Coaching website  

In today's episode I share the takeaways from the interviews with Gary and Petra MacDougall. Three things kept coming up through these interviews: 1. There is always a whisper that we need to listen to. 2. Be open to growth and change. 3. Failure is part of the process Visit the Be Kind Coaching website    

*trigger warning* This episode explores my journey with my growing up the daughter of my mother. It was not an easy journey for me and today I share about why I am so passionate about the work that I do. This episode talks about estrangement and pain. It discusses my Mom's passing and then shares the forgiveness journey I've been on. I share my emotions and I think it's okay.   Visit the Be Kind C...

Why did you choose to become a mother to a child? What does it mean to be your own mother? These are just a couple of the questions I dig into today with her special guest Susan Kinahan , from The Mothering Myself Podcast . I've been friends with Susan for almost three years, and having her on my side has always been such a blessing! I hope you enjoy this inner-layer chat between us! Visit the Be...

In this episode, Mollie and MegAnne spend some time connecting and sharing their shared passion of helping parents replace the broken tools of disconnection and replacing them with the social and emotionally rich tools of connection. (This episode is brought to you by Mollie and her awesome former podcast "Next Level Relationships")   Take action with Be Kind Coaching Visit the Be Kind Coaching we...

This is the start of my interview series. I've leaned into using Season 2 as a series of awesome interviews with amazing people who have beautiful gifts to share! Today, I share about my interview with Mollie Eliasof The big word that came from that interview was INTENTION!  It is time to release the ideal of perfection that keeps us stuck on a surface level and time to dig deep into inviting in m...

Ready for a spur-of-the-moment inspired episode? This is it. I was feeling so stuck recently, and today I share about how I shifted out of "knowing" and did the work to "the doing" through identifying the "being"! Today, I went out for a run, and I share with you a look at my negative mindset and limiting beliefs that pop up while going out there! Visit the Be Kind Coaching website  

Season one finale- and this process has truly taught me so much. So it only feels fitting to end season 1 talking about discipline and how it shows up in our lives. I am so thankful for having you be part of my community and can not wait to grow more and more with you!   Visit the Be Kind Coaching website    

I know I know...self-help is snake oil. I truly get it and fully believed this, too. I would scoff at the books and the articles, until I started being open to the message. The message of "you can enjoy your life" and "your thoughts become your reality" and then I started drinking the snake oil and started valuing improving myself, my mindset, and my personal development. And today I share with yo...

Are the constant power struggles, guilt, and lack of control a result of being too firm? Is there such a thing? Learn inside today's episode assets and liabilities of raising your children while being too firm- and give you some steps on what to work on!   🌐 Visit the Be Kind Coaching website https://www.bekindcoaching.com/  

Praise is something we all want to do and feel! Did you know there is a dark side to praise?  WHAT?! Yeah...today we're going to talk about it! I am here to make it simple to understand why we want to focus on the PROCESS over the product. Work to praise that nitty gritty messy process that goes into earning the sweet reward! Today, we're digging into what exactly is a growth mindset and how to fo...

"But what do I do instead?" It's easy to feel like children will have the run of the house when choosing to parent more positively and remove punishments, shame, blame, bribes, and threats. We are opening the conversation about what a consequence IS and ISN'T, along with talking through how to begin to utilize them in your parenting toolbox!   🌐 Visit the Be Kind Coaching website https://www.beki...

How to put down the hurt and pain and begin the process of forgiveness. Getting hurt by others is a part of life. There will be times that truly test your grit and are happening for you to thrive. Raising a strong-willed child can truly push this to the next level How do you recover and forgive after a major blowout? That's exactly what we're digging into on today's episode!   🌐 Visit the Be Kind...

I advocate for removing punishments from the parenting toolbox. You might be shocked by that! "Well, how will I discipline my child?" The good news is that when we remove punishments, we are open to learning how to effectively discipline children using better tools. In today's episode, we talk about the difference between discipline and punishment. Along with talking through the 4 R's of punishmen...

The secret to success is not what we've been told. It's not high grades. Long sheet of extra curricular activities.  the real marker? Having a high emotional intelligence.  Knowing how to identify your emotions, regulate your emotions, connect to other people's emotions, and work together to find a common solution for problems you may encounter.     🔗 Take action with Be Kind Coaching https://www...

Are the constant negotiations, epic tantrums, and lack of respect a result of being too kind? Is there such a thing? Come learn inside today's episode. I'll share the assets and liabilities of raising your children while being too kind- and give you some steps on what to work on! Visit the Be Kind Coaching website    

Today, I share my *favorite* story ever. The story involves my niece and I at Subway. It involves a moment in my life where I learned the meaning behind holding space through a giant epic mistake a child was making. Learning how to strengthen the muscles of resilience, decision-making, and confidence.   🌐 Visit the Be Kind Coaching website https://www.bekindcoaching.com/    

Ready to learn how can you motivate your child to do better? You could punish them with threats and taking away privileges or bribe them with promises of treats- or you can position them in the driver's seat of problem-solving. Setting them up to take accountability and grow! Listen in this week to hear the three questions you should be asking yourself before you jump in to *make* your child do an...

"Begin with the end in mind." - Stephen Covey. That is just what I'm doing by starting with how to apologize authentically. Why start here? Because, as we go deeper and start practicing showing up without using punishments, we are going to make lots of mistakes- so we gotta be armed with a solid process to recover from those mistakes to reconnect! This will not only help your child with you- but t...

Tired of googling all the "Why is my child..." questions? Exhausted from the judging looks in public while your sweet child is having an all-out meltdown over a toy in the check-out isle? Are you ready to start to feel empowered and actually ENJOY parenting again? This is the episode for you. Today, MegAnne does a high-level view of The C.L.E.A.R. Method- the solution to the gap she saw in the par...

The marker of every healthy relationship is clarity. "Clear is kind. Unclear is unkind."- Brene Brown. In today's episode, we set the 5 agreements of this podcast. MegAnne shares how each agreement applies to her, along with sharing how it applies to you- the listener!   🔗 Take action with Be Kind Coaching https://www.bekindcoaching.com/positive-parenting-links   🌐 Visit the Be Kind Coaching web...

As a childless parent coach, I get asked all the time about why I do what I do. So why not start this podcast off by having that conversation? Come learn all about me and what I do, but more importantly, come learn why I do what I do. This podcast has been in my heart for many years, so I've finally taken my own advice and I'm being the beginner and pushing RECORD!   🔗 Take action with Be Kind Co...