The Heartful Parent Podcast

It is Pride Month! So Sexuality and Parenting Educator, Amy Lang is joining me on The Heartful Parent Podcast to talk about all we should know to support (and celebrate) our LGBTQ youth. Amy Lang, MA uses a lively, engaging and down-to-earth style to help parents become comfortable and confident talking with their kids. Amy's books, online solutions center, and podcast, show parents they really ca...

Founder and CEO of Radiant Mourning, Maureen Kures joins me on The Heartful Parenting Podcast today. Maureen is on a mission to guide families to decide, document, and discuss their final chapter plans long before it is needed in order to bring a sense of peace to those who live on. As an End-of-Life Planning Facilitator and Doula, Maureen has witnessed the devastation that can occur when families...

This episode is all about the mental load and we have Laura Danger with us today on the Heartful Parent Podcast to talk about it. Laura is an Educator, Advocate, and Fair Play Facilitator. She creates educational content in an effort to create a more equitable world. She is passionate about domestic equity, the value of domestic labor and how empowerment out in the world starts with empowerment at...

On this episode of The Heartful Parent Podcast, I am challenging you join me in taking a stand and truly making a difference to prevent child sexual abuse. It is time to start asking questions to ALL the adults and organizations that are involved in our children's lives. And it is time to teach our children about 3 very important forms of Safe Boundaries so they have the knowledge and the power to...

Today, Jon Alvarado, the founder of Teach Financial Literacy joins me on The Heartful Parent Podcast to talk about financial literacy and how to understand it enough to talk to our kids about it. And who would have guessed, but his approach to financial literacy goes hand-in-hand with Heartful Parenting! Jon speaks about how drastically the financial landscape has changed in the last 20-25 years....

In preparation for a summer filled with fun and exciting summer camp opportunities, I am welcoming Cherie Benjoseph, LCSW on The Heartful Parent Podcast today. Cherie has worked as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for over 30 years in various school settings. Currently she works at the Director of National Outreach and Education for the Center for Child Counseling.  In 2009, Cherie founded the Ki...

I am so happy to welcome Dr. Mandy Sanchez on The Heartful Parent Podcast today. Dr. Sanchez is Program Coordinator for Culture Reframed, an international non-profit organization that is focused on addressing the public health crisis of the digital age: pornography. Dr. Sanchez's role with Culture Reframed focuses on expanding, developing, and ensuring high quality, comprehensive, impactful progra...

Today on The Heartful Parent Podcast, I welcome Dawn Wible, a certified digital wellness educator and founder of Talk More. Tech Less. Dawn focuses her work on how digital wellness and safety go hand in hand. Her mantra is "if we're not well we won't be safe, and if we're not safe we can't be well". She and I agree that our kids' safety is dependent on their mental and physical well-being. Technol...

On this episode of The Heartful Parent Podcast, I welcome a true change-maker, Dr. Amy Beacom, who is Founder and CEO of the Center for Parental Leave Leadership and co-author of The Parental Leave Playbook. Amy consults with Fortune 100 companies, international organizations, working parents, and more to transform the way our companies and our country engage with the parental leave transition. Th...

This week on The Heartful Parent Podcast, I bring you a thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Peter Gray, a research professor of psychology and neuroscience at Boston College. Dr. Gray has conducted and published research in behavioral biology, developmental psychology, anthropology, and education.  Dr. Gray and I focus this conversation on the play of children and how impactful play (or lack o...

Today I am welcoming Jocelyn Fitzgerald, a board-certified art therapist and EMDR consultant. Jocelyn focuses her work on inviting others to engage in a more authentic, awakened, connected, and creative life. She believes in a supportive and therapeutic approach that provides nurturing feedback to help clients address personal life challenges effectively.  In this episode, Jocelyn and I dig into w...

On this episode of The Heartful Parent Podcast I have the pleasure of chatting with Teri Schmidt, the founder and director of Stronger to Serve Coaching & Teambuilding.   Teri loves supporting female leaders to gain the clarity and confidence they need to unleash potential, drive team performance, and make their workplaces and communities more compassionate and just.  Using her 25+ years of coachi...

Today, I have the pleasure of having Cailtin Escobar, a certified Conscious Parent Coach, Positive Discipline Educator, and founder of Raising Parents Coaching on The Heartful Parent Podcast. Caitilin is dedicated to partnering with parents to find more joy and purpose in their parenting role through teaching researched-based parenting workshops and coaching in ways that empower and support parent...

Today I'm sharing one of my favorite tools of Positive Discipline, and the first Heartful Parenting Practice episode––the Family Meeting! If that strikes fear or anxiety in you, you are not alone. The family meeting you might be thinking of may have been full of lectures and yelling. BUT the Family Meeting I describe is NOT that; it is a fun way to connect with your family. It focuses on building...

Today I have  the pleasure of having Wendy Sloneker from Heart Healing From Loss on the Heartful Parent Podcast. Wendy is a Grief Coach & Specialist who helps people suffering from loss to connect and reclaim a sense of aliveness. Wendy's coaching work is informed by the Grief Recovery Method, The Life Coach School, and David Kessler's Grief Educator program and is LGBTQI informed.  There are many...

Today I continue the conversation about the findings of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey from the CDC which identifies that our youth are in crisis. Sherra Grasser joins me in the conversation today. Sherra is a Youth Empowerment Coach, Founder & Director of MePowerment Programs-Empowering Youth from the Inside Out. Her mission is to make an impact and advocate for the mental health of our youth.  S...

Today I am starting a conversation about our youth in crisis by presenting some of the findings of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey put out by the CDC on February 13, 2023. The report covers 5 areas, sexual behavior, substance use, experience of violence, mental health & suicidality, and new and emerging national data. In regards to these 5 areas, today I will begin to cover: What does this report m...

Today I'm welcoming a very special guest, Dr. Jane Nelsen! Jane is the co-founder of the Positive Discipline Association, a worldwide training program that has certified thousands of Positive Discipline Facilitators in 88 countries (I am one of them!).  The original book, written in 1981, was the product of Jane's deep gratitude for the changes she was able to make as a parent of 7 children after...

Welcome, welcome, welcome! In this intro to The Heartful Parent Podcast, you hear from me, Christy Keating, about my journey becoming a parent, what that meant for my partnership and professional life, and how all of this brought me to become a parenting coach and supporter of other parents by creating The Heartful Parent Collective. My journey may be relatable to you as a parent; after becoming a...