Navigating Complicated Relationships with Mikki Gaffen Stone

Navigating Complicated Relationships - Michaela Gaffen Stone  Do you wonder if you have what it takes to be a leader in your field? Do you know what being a leader really means? Leadership is required in so many environments. As a boss, as a parent, a team manager - so many areas where someone needs to step up and lead! Human Behavior expert Michaela Gaffen Stone explores the different approaches...

Navigating Complicated Relationships - Michaela Gaffen Stone  Do you wonder why your relationships seem to become complicated just when you thought you were on the right track? Have you ever felt that your relationships reflect how you feel about yourself in some way? Hint: that was a spoiler! If you haven't considered where your role and responsibility lies in your relationships, now might be the...

Navigating Complicated Relationships - Michaela Gaffen Stone  Michaela Gaffen Stone, Human Behavior Expert, brings you another fabulous guest this week! Kristina Coderre is a parent on a mission. And so much more. Her story is one most of us can resonate with: As parents, we are working hard to support everyone around us and we often neglect our own needs. When it finally gets bad enough that we s...

Navigating Complicated Relationships - Michaela Gaffen Stone  Do you think science fiction is all doom and gloom? Or perhaps you have the impression that science fiction is all about a simple future, one that is so much easier than life is today? Adam Gaffen is an accomplished near future science fiction writer and is here to bring a different perspective to how life here on Earth - and elsewhere...

Navigating Complicated Relationships - Michaela Gaffen Stone  Cameron Poole has a problem, a big problem: he’s a bully magnet who struggles with anxiety. Being the smallest sixth-grader at his summer camp, everything around him triggers his everyday struggles with anxiety, his Beast, making it impossible for him to do the same things other kids can do. In a constant state of worry, Cameron feels l...

Navigating Complicated Relationships - Michaela Gaffen Stone  Does your child try all their behavior tricks to avoid reading or working with numbers when other kids are getting into both with some enthusiasm? That may be a sign you want to look more closely at. There are many other signs to consider, and they will be included today. In this episode, Michaela Gaffen Stone BCBA and Human Behavior Ex...

Navigating Complicated Relationships - Michaela Gaffen Stone  Are you living with a Narcissist? How do you know? The term has become so popular today that it needs to be carefully examined. Either we have a Narcissist population explosion, or there is something else going on. Michaela Gaffen Stone, Human Behavior Expert, will explore the traits, behaviors and fallout associated with being in a rel...

Navigating Complicated Relationships - Michaela Gaffen Stone  Do you feel as though your life's purpose is hard to find in these turbulent times? Are you even questioning whether there IS a purpose? In this episode, Michaela Gaffen Stone, Human Behavior Expert, will use her wide skills and knowledge base to bring you pathways to finding your true purpose that you didn't know were available to you....

Navigating Complicated Relationships - Michaela Gaffen Stone  Calling all teachers!!! Are you looking for help in navigating the stressful times we live in? Are you wondering what you are supposed to do now? Last week's episode gave many, many tips for how to preserve your mental health and how to limit the damage to your children caused by the daily trauma we call 'news' This week's episode focus...

Navigating Complicated Relationships - Michaela Gaffen Stone  Are you looking for help in navigating the stressful times we live in? Are you feeling overwhelmed by the daily trauma we call 'news'? There is so much trouble at home and abroad these days, with no respite in sight. Nothing is left untold or unshown. We see it all. Imagine what this does to a child's mind. How do they see the world the...

Navigating Complicated Relationships - Michaela Gaffen Stone  Your child has their own unique energetic design, and it's such a gift to learn all about it as early as you can. Do you find yourself wondering why that one child simply doesn't respond the way you want them to? You've tried talking, reasoning, maybe even shouting and threatening them with a lifetime of being grounded for an older chil...

Navigating Complicated Relationships - Michaela Gaffen Stone  Do you hear conflicting parenting advice from all sides? Do you become overwhelmed by the parenting myth of 'my way or you're wrong' being presented to you even though that person doesn't know your child the way you do? You know they can't ALL be accurate but what do you do? You may have heard comments that imply or even outright state...

Navigating Complicated Relationships - Mikki Gaffen Stone  Kids with special needs BELONG in society. There is no "fitting in". That is a separatist approach that requires the child with challenges to do most of the work in order to be accepted. Have you ever seen a child with special needs and expected them to behave 'like other kids'? Have you experienced other people suggesting your child needs...

Navigating Complicated Relationships - Mikki Gaffen Stone  Parenting can be a tricky thing to navigate. How do you know if you are being a harsh parent or a permissive buddy? Do you know which one is healthiest for your child? It might sound easy at first thought, but is it? Do you find yourself "giving in" saying "just this once" while telling yourself it's okay because you are in charge? Perhaps...

Navigating Complicated Relationships - Mikki Gaffen Stone  Parental alienation is something this week's special guest, David Collier, knows more about that anyone should. His story is utterly heart-wrenching and hugely important for all parents and educators to be aware of. The children who are subject to having one parent alienated from them by the other grow up often completely unaware of the ma...

Navigating Complicated Relationships - Mikki Gaffen Stone  Did you know that 'the bad guy' in your diet is not the much maligned fat? We are told by the food industry that fat is the enemy of good health. But this is not true. It suits the bottom line of certain organizations to have you believe the lie, however. So how do you navigate the world of misinformation about food? Is it really possible...

Navigating Complicated Relationships - Mikki Gaffen Stone  Parenting the child you have can be a tricky thing to navigate. How many people are telling you that you are doing it wrong? How often do you end the day exhausted and worried that you don't have enough left in you for the next day? These are signs that you are under a lot of pressure to conform to other people's expectations. They don't k...

Navigating Complicated Relationships - Mikki Gaffen Stone  Responsibility can be a tricky thing to navigate. How do you know if it's yours? Do you find yourself taking responsibility for everyone else at home or at work? Do you exhaust yourself trying to make sure everyone else is on track? You may have heard 'bossy' or 'micromanaging' whispered as you walk by. No more, my friend! Today we will ex...

Navigating Complicated Relationships - Mikki Gaffen Stone  Emotional eating can be a tricky thing to navigate. How do you change a habit based on deeply rooted responses? Do you find yourself eating when stressed or angry? Does boredom send you running for the popcorn?? Perhaps a memory of a loved one who has passed on will lead to an ice cream binge. You may be aware of the tendency to eat certai...

Navigating Complicated Relationships - Mikki Gaffen Stone  Anxious kids learn their coping skills from watching the adults around them. It's not intentional, it's simply what humans do. It's how we learn. They will see how you respond under pressure and do likewise. So, do you think you are you an anxious parent? Today's episode of Navigating Complicated Relationships will look at parenting styles...

Navigating Complicated Relationships - Mikki Gaffen Stone  Are your relationships at home or at work a struggle, with people regularly crossing the line in their interactions with you? Do they ignore it when you say 'no'? Does talking to others about what you want and don't want feel a lot like whistling in the wind for all the notice they seem to take? If you are feeling an indignant "YES", the c...

Navigating Complicated Relationships - Mikki Gaffen Stone  Is your teen a puzzle to you? Do you find yourself battling with them over really small things? How about the age old problem of the youth who answers back rudely? If you recognize these issues, you may be in the midst of a parenting conundrum. Navigating this stage of your teen's life is certainly tricky, but there are some tools availabl...

Navigating Complicated Relationships - Mikki Gaffen Stone  Do you sometimes feel lost or neglected in your relationships? Do you find yourself wondering where you (or they) went wrong? Sometimes, there is nothing to do but walk away with as much dignity and self respect as you can. Other times, reconnecting in your relationships is both possible and very well worth the effort. But what does it tak...

Navigating Complicated Relationships - Mikki Gaffen Stone  Do you find yourself making great progress towards your goals only to reach a certain level of success and boom! There you are, derailed and wondering why again. Self-sabotage shows up at the worst possible times and leaves us feeling like we failed ourselves and others. The spiral into self-criticism is almost inevitable from there. Peopl...

Navigating Complicated Relationships - Mikki Gaffen Stone  Human Design is your blueprint for success in life. You WERE born with a manual, and this is it! Living the way you are designed means no longer following what other people tell you is right, but by doing what you instinctively KNOW is right for you. The joyful path ahead begins with discovering your personal Design and how to fully use ea...