Mindful As A Mother

In this week's episode, we're circling back to our traditional favorite: questions and answers. Once a month, we collect submissions from YOU, our listeners, and spend time giving tips and trips for our most asked questions. Audience members can submit questions via email, Facebook DM, TikTok comments/DM, and IG DM. This episode includes how to approach consequences for teens, how to make your kid...

This week is all about emotionality. ADHD emotions are like a light switch. They go ON and OFF. However, with "great power comes great responsibility"..errrr.. in other words, feeling uncomfortable emotions intensely also means that we get to feel love, joy, and excitement with an intensity unmatched by our neurotypical peers. In this episode, we talk through executive function, brain hacks that a...

In this weeks episode we talk all about metaphors and how they can be useful in understanding the ADHD brain. We also discuss ways you can talk to your children about their brain to avoid shame and labeling. If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe, rate, and review to this podcast.  Don't forget to grab 56% off your subscription to Magic Mind. Head to https://www.magicmind.co/motherhood and us...

Please give a warm welcome to Dr. Carrie Jackson, child psychologist and ADHD specialist. Dr. Carrie is a licensed child psychologist and parent coach who specializes in supporting individuals with ADHD and Parents of children with ADHD. We talk about how the ADHD brain works for children and why traditional parenting skills just. don't. work. We'll cover how to adjust your parenting style to meet...

In this week's episode, we're circling back to our traditional favorite: questions and answers. Once a month, we collect submissions from YOU, our listeners, and spend time giving tips and trips for our most asked questions. Audience members can submit questions via email, Facebook DM, TikTok comments/DM, and IG DM. This episode includes how to approach conversations regarding suicide with your ki...

This week, Paige and Lindsey discuss the common symptoms of ADHD and how they show up for us in some *uncommon* ways. We recognize that there is an entire generation of adults being recently diagnosed and this episode is geared towards helping you, and your neuro-typical loved ones, understand how the ADHD brain works and how we see it working in real-time. Don't forget to grab your subscription t...

Welcome back to Mindful As A Mother! We're in season 3, all about ADHD. In this week's episode, we talk about ADHD in adults and children, self-esteem, and emotional regulation/reactivity. We cover skills to support you in reframing how we speak to ourselves and our children and ways to support emotional regulation. Don't forget to grab 56% off your subscription to Magic Mind. Head to https://www....

We are so excited about season three! Season three is all about ADHD and Nuerodivergence, what it's like as a parent with ADHD, what it's like parenting a child with ADHD, and more. We are very excited about the guest interviews, resources, and skills that we are making more attainable and realistic throughout this season. Stay tuned for our first episode dropping on 1.18.23. Don't forget to snag...

In this week's episode, we are interviewing Lenora Edwards, SLP from Better Speech. Lenora is one of many board-certified speech-language pathologists that are working to provide accessible and affordable speech therapy across the nation. Lenora shares the details of what speech-language therapy is, how to obtain an affordable and accessible evaluation and tools to use at home to improve social, s...

Shonda Moralis, LCSW is a psychotherapist and author who aims to help women reclaim their peace of mind by centering themselves in the present moment, even while they’re being pulled in eighty different directions. She has written two books about how to carve mindful breaks into the busy days of motherhood. In this episode, Lindsay and Shonda discuss how easy it is to fall into the trap of living...

In today's episode, we cover some of the listener's most asked questions including parenting comparisons, how to connect with your kids when you aren't inclined to physicality, navigating tantrums with toddlers, basic needs including autonomy, sibling conflict resolution strategies and we even pose a new challenge to the listeners #mindfulmotherhoodchallenge. Don't forget to check out Magic Mind f...

Have you ever heard someone complaining about how we are raising a generation of "entitled" kids? Okay, Boomer!!! The critical person in your life may have a point, but it's not your fault. In this episode, Lindsay dives into how technology and the world we live in is making our children unable to tolerate distress, boredom, and the build up to excitement and how this leads to entitled behavior. S...

Paige talks about how to normalize anxiety for yourself and your kiddos...within reason. All too often anxiety gives pushback to our boundaries and now it's dominating our life like Aunt Jude at the family dinner. The key is to learn how to curb our own awfulizing and how to turn our kid's awfulizing into moments of resiliency. Listen for practical tips, skills, and real-life scenarios on how we c...

The delicate balance when raising kids. Teaching them to be kind, but not a doormat. In this episode Lindsay shares how she has been digging into her own “people pleasing” tendencies and the programming we’ve all placed upon ourselves to “be nice”. You know, nice like being afraid to rock the boat or make someone uncomfortable. Being afraid to inconvenience anyone. She talks about how to help rais...

Lindsay and Paige are back for their monthly Q&A. Audience questions are answered with a dash of personal stories and applicable examples. Get answers to some of your burning questions including tackling complicated teen behaviors, managing mom guilt, and how to make rules and boundaries functional for YOU as an ADHD parent.  Watch the episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/l5TpyQxzSMw

In this episode, Paige and Lindsay sit down with Dr. Kate Lund who is the author of “Bounce,” a book to help your child build resilience in sports and in life. In the episode, Dr. Kate discusses how to help build resilience in your child so that they can take their challenges and make them their superpowers. Paige shares a crafty idea and Linds shares about a 9th grade Volleyball experience. Tune...

Paige gets vulnerable as she talks about her move from AZ to ID, trying to make new friends, and feeling personally attacked ALL while living with a dysregulated nervous system. Paige discusses the research behind mindfulness, rewiring our brain and body out of reactivity, and tips to make mindfulness achievable for even the busiest moms.  Check Out Our BIG ASS GIVEAWAY: https://www.instagram...

On this weeks episode of Mindful as a Mother, Lindsay shares her personal experience with regulating her nervous system. Join her as she dives into the things she has learned and does. Take what resonates with you and leave the rest. Some key takeaways: your amygdala might be hijacking you, meditation is necessary, & overstimulation and your childhood baggage might be making you fight or fligh...

We have a treat of an episode for you today, besides the fact that Starbucks now has their fall menu out… We are sharing our first episode (and meeting together) today. Listen back as Paige drops her knowledge about how to be a responsive and patient parent in the REAL world. Join our Check YO Self Challenge: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/62f5856c85187de9a55040b8

Hey fam! On this episode, Lindsay and Paige answer your questions. They talk about teenagers, stubborn kiddos, bullying, and younger siblings. Tune in to get amazing tips and tricks to make your parenting journey a little more peaceful. We love your questions and support. Please don’t hesitate to email us at mindfulasamotherpod@gmail.com & please subscribe, rate, and review. Work with Paige: w...

The beginning of the school year can be met with excitement and anticipation. For some, it’s met with dread, anxiety, and concern. With back-to-school season upon us, I want to help you and your kids move from anxious to excited about the upcoming school year. Main 3 Takeaways: Building self-esteem bridge and confidence, creating individual and family goals, and identifying and creating rituals th...

In this episode, Lindsay gives tips for handling the upcoming Back to School transition. Do you want to the upcoming back to school transition to be smooth sailing? Listen to this podcast. Main takeaways from the episode include setting yourself up for success, planning for transition times, and helping your child with their routines. You might still have a few bedtime battles, but you will at lea...

Paige talks about additional tools to support you and your ADHD child including incorporating visual cues, creating flows, and establishing a structure that works for you and your family. Paige jumps on the ADHD superhero bandwagon with Lindsay to discuss the strengths that neurodivergence can bring to you and your family. Finally, Paige discusses becoming aware of your neurodivergent needs, honor...

In this episode, Lindsay talks about ways to support your child if they have been diagnosed with ADHD or they struggle with attention and focus. She talks about taking a two pronged approach to support them through setting them up for success and problem solving issues that come up. The main takeaway from the episode is that your child’s life can be set up for how their brain functions. It just ta...

This week, Paige walks us through how to identify and close your own stress cycles as a parent. We walk through what the Vagus nerve is, how to identify when we're in our own stress cycles, closing stress cycles, and why this is an important concept for parenting and overall emotional wellness. Paige also walks through three exercises to start using ASAP to close your stress cycles and increase em...