The Aware Parenting Podcast

In this moving episode, we talk about the ways that we can help our children actually experience being loved. We explore the gap that can happen between knowing that we love our children and them having a felt sense of being loved. We invite lots of compassion and share ways we can repair through offering loving and listening experiences - and remind you that it is never too late to do any of thes...

In this episode, we talked about cultural conditioning which has often led to parents not trusting their children, and how we can free ourselves up from that to redevelop our capacity for trust. We discussed trusting our children around: Their needs; Their food choices; Their capacity to heal from stress and trauma; Their knowing how to feel relaxed before sleep; Their intuition; Their individuati...

In this episode, part 2 on tantrums, we talk about: What causes tantrums; Why we might have big reactions when our child has a tantrum; The cause of tantrums; How the healthy expression of feelings, such as in tantrums, helps a child; The difference between tantrums and aggression; How we might respond most helpfully when our child has a tantrum; What we need to be able to respond helpfully. If yo...

In this episode, we return to talking about babies (Episode 3 was on attachment and tears!) Lael shares about how she helped her daughter heal from birth trauma with Aware Parenting, and the tangible signs in her baby’s behaviour that showed her that the trauma was being released. Marion talks about her academic and psychotherapeutic background before becoming a mother, and how Aware Parenting res...

In this podcast, we responded to questions about: apologies; punishments and rewards; 'strong will'; supporting our children when we’re going through a hard time; differentiating a control pattern from lowering sensory overload; finding our child’s behaviour challenging; making a decision about school or homeschooling; balancing time with friends and time at home. Please come over to our Facebook...

In this podcast, Lael talks with her mother, Barbara Stone, about archetypes. After our last podcast on The Crown and Aware Parenting, we talked about archetypes and we had lots of requests from you, our listeners, to hear from Lael’s mum. At the beginning of the conversation, Barbara shares about being a grandmother and what she has learnt in her journey as a grandparent and what she has learnt f...

his episode, we look at Netflix's new Season of The Crown from an Aware Parenting perspective. We discuss attachment, feelings and suppression, family stories, colonisation, archetypes, and a whole lot more! Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already,...

In this episode, we talk about disappointment - including how it is often seen as a ‘lesser’ feeling, differentiating the feeling from the judgment, and offering helpful ways we can be with our own disappointment and that of our child/ren. We share about our own experiences of disappointment and how we came to embrace it in ourselves and our children, and discovered the gifts that it brings. You c...

In our most recent podcast, we answered three questions from listeners. One on resentment. One on children not wanting to spend time with certain family members, and one when children only want to be cared for by one parent. We really loved answering these and will be recording more Q and A’s, so let us know on our IG or FB pages if you have a question! You can find out about Lael's upcoming Aware...

In this episode, we talk about the transitions we are invited to go through in parenting, as we reflect back on our own parenting journeys so far. Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be like to subscribe to the podcast so we can show...

Episode 52: Loss and death by Marion Rose, PhD.

In today’s episode we talk about boundaries, or what Marion calls “saying no.” We explain the innate capacity we all have to know when we feel a ‘yes’ and when we feel a ’no,’ and how growing up in a colonised culture disconnects us from easily knowing and expressing our “no’s.” We share about how experiences of having love removed when we said “no”, or being shamed or punished, lead us to feel un...

In this podcast, we talk about understanding the three causes for fear and anxiety, and how we can address each of those causes, whether that’s for our child or ourselves. We share stories about our own experiences with fear, anxiety and terror, and how we’ve helped ourselves and our children through experiences where fear and anxiety have showed up. Understanding fear and anxiety, and changing ou...

In this episode, Marion has a conversation with the father of her children, Michael, about fathering and Aware Parenting. Michael talks about his experiences before becoming a father, of being involved in ritual work with the MythoPoetic men’s movement with Malidome Some, and how that supported him in practising Aware Parenting with his four children. Michael also talks about martial arts and fath...

In this episode, Lael talks with her husband, Mike, about fathering and Aware Parenting. Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be like to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? 
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In this episode, we explain why aggression happens, and how we can respond to that root cause in ways that are both effective and empathic. We differentiate between expression, regression and aggression, and we talk about how we can support our children to move from aggression to healthy expression. We discuss how important it is for us to do our own inner work so that we have the capacity to be w...

In this episode, we discuss why parenting can be one of the greatest forms of activism. If we realise the power we have as parents and how that can help us reconnect with a sense of agency. Your parenting makes a difference. Your parenting is social change. You are co-creating a new cultural paradigm. We talk about politicians and the little children inside them, and what a huge difference your pa...

In this week's episode we talk all about raising teenagers and the edges they may explore as well the edges we may need to feel into in raising them. We look at how our own imprints in our teenage years can affect how we parent and what teenagers are asking for as they grow. [2.20] How raising teens can ask us to look deeply into our own stories [5.25] The cultural lens around teenagers [8:50] Tee...

In this week's episode we talk all about mothering, the imprints we receive, and the influence society has on us. We explore guilt in parenting and how we can reclaim who we really are as women and mothers. [2.20] Our subconscious stories around being appreciated as a mother [3.55] The impact of history on modern day mothering [7:00] Our beliefs around being a ‘good mother’ [10.40] Changing the cu...

In this week's episode we talk all about resilience. We explore how the essence of Aware Parenting is deeply linked with resilience. We talk about how we can help our children become resilient beings, and how we can navigate our past experiences to build resilience within ourselves. [1.42] The definition of resilience [3.15] Our inbuilt mechanism to be resilient [7:00] The old perception of resili...

In this week's episode we talk all about learning at home, particularly in the current world climate. This is a special episode, which has 2 parts. In part 1, Marion and Lael discuss the history of education and the bigger picture of learning, and in part 2, Lael chats with Tony Vallance, a seasoned teacher and father who shares many insights into how we can make the most of this connected learnin...

In this week's episode we talk all about nature and nurture. We explore the imprints we receive in our childhoods and how we can shift and change what we have been shown, as well as the labels we use for ourselves and others. [2.10] Our tendency to label our children and who they really are [3:00] There is no such thing as perfectly happy humans [6.11] Labelling our children or seeing them as comp...

In this week's episode we talk all about screens and how we use them in our families. We explore our own unique relationship with technology and our feelings towards our children and screens. [2.00] Compassion for our relationship towards technology [4:17] How screens can meet our needs [6.01] Repression mechanisms [8.05] Screens can facilitate connection [12.25] The magic of technology [14.03] Wh...

In this week's episode we talk all about fear, and being scared in our current reality. We explore the roots of our fears, and offer ideas for how we can support ourselves and our children. [1.50] Feeling into our own fears [2:50] Fear has an adaptive value [9.00] Understanding our fight, flight, freeze, fawn response [10.05] Breathing techniques for fear [13.00] Welcoming our fear [15.03] Modelli...

In this week's episode we talk all about anger, outrage, aggression and their causes and manifestations. We explore healthy ways to navigate these, both as a parent and within ourselves. [1.20] Differentiating between anger, outrage, and frustration [4:15] The repression of anger and frustration [7.07] Cultural imprints around anger for girls and boys [10.34] How anger can support us [13.40] Stayi...