The Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational Parenting

God’s Healing Power: My Testimony of Faith & Transformation What happens when you’re desperate, alone, and vulnerable—does God still show up? Can He heal the wounds caused by those who were supposed to protect you? Can He turn deep pain into purpose and use it to impact the world? My life is the answer to those questions. In this episode, I share my testimony of how God healed, protected, and...

Parents usually don’t mean to sabotage their kids’ growth—but certain patterns can still slow it down. This episode dives into some common ways it happens, explained plainly and without blaming:   Once we know what we are doing and where it is coming from such as parent fear, cultural expectations, or our own childhood pattern, then we can change things with our kids and foster their growth.   ***...

Bonnie and Thomas Liotta didn't just study parenting - they lived the transformation. When Bonnie met Thomas in 2011, she was a single mother whose children had behavioral diagnoses. Within six months of implementing his methodology, her home was completely transformed. Now married and co-founders of Creating Champions For Life, they've helped thousands of children and more than 300 families who r...

Rachel Grant is a disruptor of traditional modes of healing, creator of the Beyond Surviving program, international speaker, podcast host, and Sexual Abuse Recovery Coach with an M.A. in Counseling Psychology. She is also the author of Beyond Surviving: The Final Stage in Recovery from Sexual Abuse.   Based on her educational training, study of neuroscience, and lessons learned from her own journe...

Do you need support in helping your child with anxiety or depression?   Meet Brett Aldrich.   Brett Aldrich is an Ayurvedic Counselor, Breathwork Practitioner, and founder of Seed the Spirit in Portland, Maine, whose work blends decades of service with deep holistic training. Her career has taken her from supporting survivors of trauma and children with developmental needs to guiding others in Ayu...

🌪️ When emotions explode, what do you do? This week on the podcast, I’m joined by the incredible Bethany Bilodeau, and we’re diving deep into one of the toughest challenges so many of us face—meltdowns, anger, and those big, overwhelming feelings. Whether you’re a parent, partner, educator, or simply a human navigating a stressful world, this episode is packed with real, actionable tools to help y...

A small-town girl from Oklahoma, Vivian Cumins is the author of Break Down Better: 52 Restoring Devotionals for Burned-Out Women, a speaker, and host of the Juggling Life, Finding Balance Podcast. A retired career professional with over 26 years of service in the United States Air Force and Forest Service, Vivian draws from a wealth of experiences and a heart for helping others find peace amid lif...

Hakeem Bourne McFarlane is a creator, author, and motivational speaker whose raw truth and relentless tenacity have inspired thousands to stop living on autopilot and start choosing themselves. His message has reached an audience of over 385,000 across platforms but numbers mean nothing if the people don’t transform. He’s the mind behind Choose Yourself To Be Chosen and the founder of the Choose Y...

Parenting isn’t about winning power struggles—it’s about building relationships that last. 💛 In this episode, we dive into how connection becomes the most powerful tool we have as parents. You’ll learn how to reduce conflict, strengthen trust, and guide your kids with confidence without relying on control-based strategies. If you want more peace, more collaboration, and more joy in your home… thi...

Until every child is safe not one of us is safe _Chidinma Nmaele-Afam. Please meet Chidinma Nmaele-Afam, WHO Panelist | Keynote Speaker, Ending Corporal Punishment | Founder, TWEConsultant, African Boarding Schools | Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria Let's keep our kids safe in schools. **********************************************************************************************   For tho...

We can replace the unhealthy behaviours we grew up with in our childhood and replace them with healthy behaviours. That's how we change our parenting and raise emotionally healthy kids. Let me walk you through how. **************************************************************************************** For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Anne Alvares.  I came from childhood pain.  I suffered a...

If you grew up in a dysfunctional home and have childhood pain, you may not know what unhealthy behaviours are. Let me enlighten you on the top ten unhealthy behaviours in our parenting. Once we become aware, we can change it. **********************************************************************************************   For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Anne Alvares.  I came from childhood...

What does punishment really do to our kids and why doesn't it work long term? What can we do instead in our parenting? Many parents wrestle with the concept of punishment because many of us were raised by punishment. The fact is that punishment does not work long term and our kids actually get damage with the use of punishment.  Punishment is NOT healthy parenting.    There are no benefits to puni...

Erica Hornthal, known as *The Therapist Who Moves You*, is a board-certified dance/movement therapist and licensed clinical professional counselor who helps people reconnect with their bodies to improve mental health and emotional well-being. As the founder and CEO of Chicago Dance Therapy, she specializes in working with individuals who tend to overthink and underfeel, guiding them to use movemen...

Welcome Dr. Suzanne Simpson! Helping Parents Get on Their Child’s Turf — Building Connection, Reducing Conflict, and Creating Calm at Home | Host of Get On Their Turf Podcast | Keynote Speaker & Mental Health | Wellness Educator   YT: https://www.youtube.com/@DrSuzanneEncountering   Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/encountering-with-dr-suzanne-simpson/id1724652932   Spotify:https:/...

Rachelle McGarry,MSW, is a Parenting and Life Coach with 40 years of experience helping families. She is the creator of Empowered Parenting--From Overwhelm To Calm, Confident and Connected, guiding parents to heal old patterns, release limiting beliefs,regulate their nervous systems and build strong, resilient bonds with their children. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelle-mcgarry-998747...

Make Parenting Make Sense. Rino helps overwhelmed parents replace chaos, confusion, and second-guessing with clarity and confidence. As a trauma-informed parenting coach and consultant, she specializes in complex family dynamics, neurodivergence, and alternative education. Her Core 4 framework brings a practical, grounded approach to parenting. One rooted in logic, trust, and real-life connection....

Hasan Merali, MD, MPH, is an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University and a pediatric emergency medicine physician at McMaster Children’s Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and Master of Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins University. His research focuses on child injury prevention in low- and middle-income...

Susan Gladstein is a Board Certified Health Coach, Functional Nutrition Specialist, and retired Air Force veteran with a passion for helping women reclaim their health through faith-led, holistic healing. After serving 23 years in the military, Susan shifted her focus to empowering women with the tools, education, and support they need to address the root causes of health challenges and experience...

Patrick Murakami is a Christian entrepreneur, coach, and survivor—Unpurposed to Unfinished—who equips moms and dads to lead at home like founders, build faith‑aligned businesses, and raise kid‑entrepreneurs; he and his wife are raising a 10‑year‑old entrepreneur. Here are the questions Patrick answers:   How would you describe your approach to parenting? Why is it important to develop EI in our ki...

From my interview with Susan Gladstein on her podcast: Faith Over Pharma.   What if the story you inherited doesn’t have to be the story you pass down? Anne Alvares grew up carrying wounds she never wanted to repeat. Through faith, healing, and God’s perfect timing, she discovered how to break generational cycles, find redemption, and step into motherhood with intention. From surviving trauma to e...

Albert Garcia – Filmmaker | Producer |  Screenwriter Albert Garcia is a passionate storyteller with a background in film production, commercial work, and screenwriting. From 2002 to 2019, he served as a producer at Industrial Strength Productions in Irving, TX, where he oversaw the creation of local television commercials—managing casting, location scouting, and post-production.   Albert has appea...

Dr. Peggy Pugh is a speaker, coach, and author of Rest Is a Weapon: Winning Spiritual Battles From a Place of Rest. She helps Christian women heal from emotional wounds and break generational cycles through faith-based strategies. With over 40 years of experience, Dr. Peggy empowers families to grow stronger by healing from the inside out. Grab her latest book at buy.stripe.com/3cIcN6b354Cn50x4Ni9...

Leticia Francis is a trauma recovery mentor, keynote speaker, and author of Survival Mode Exit Plan. Known as The Survival Mode Disruptor, she helps high-achieving women break free from survival mode and reclaim lives rooted in truth, ease, and power. With lived experience and a no-fluff delivery, Leticia’s keynotes ignite healing, identity shifts, and unapologetic transformation. Contact Leticia:...

School of Human Kind Faculty Member Anne Alvares presents "Build A Community for Raising Our Kids". Anne shares her wisdom on community and why it's so important during our parenting stage of life, to NOT go it alone. Harness the help you can get from a community and remember: it takes a village. Your children will be richer for it! #family #parenting #sohk #community #onlinelearning #presentation...