The Parenting Coach Podcast

Suicide has deeply impacted my family circle over the years, as it has so many of you around the world. Today I share some ways we can work on preventing suicide in our homes and communities though talking more openly about mental health in clear and frank ways- and become willing to open ourselves up to potentially awkward (but SO important) conversations.   Note: be tender with yourself if this...

Do your kids struggle to eat the food you prepare at the dinner table each night? If you have a picky eater, you probably already know that dinner can become a stressful, high-pressure, and sometimes highly contentious time. If you want dinner to be fun, engaging and connecting instead, tune into this conversation with Shawna Hughes for ideas on how to help reverse picky eating.  Shawna Hughes is...

Does sex get often put on the backburner in your relationship? Maybe after parenting, work and balancing life and motherhood (or fatherhood) … sex just becomes something to cross off the never-ending to-do-list. Tune into this conversation as we talk about what blocks sexual desire, what stops us from receiving pleasure and what is dampening our sexual relationships.  Not only will this episode he...

One of my favourite episodes by far, is this honest and tender-hearted conversation that I have with my husband on the podcast. We open up about the tough moments of parenting, managing neurodiverse challenges, and our own personal change and growth over the years. Meet JD Haitsma, my hubby (who is very much NOT a parenting coach).  In this conversation, we get into:  JD’s perspective on parenting...

Are you parenting a child with ADHD, or struggling to parent as an adult with ADHD? Maybe you have been wanting to learn more about ADHD to further support yourself or those around you in a healthy way. You will love this conversation with Kristen Carder today, an ADHD expert, top podcast host, and internationally-recognized life coach for adults with ADHD.  Kristen’s life’s purpose is to help adu...

Do you feel like parenting certain kids seems harder than others? I have a few spicy children and parenting them has been one of the biggest challenges of my life (and also SO rewarding). Join Mary Van Geffen and I as we chat all about spicy ones, both in how to parent them, and how to parent as one.  In this episode you’ll hear:  Parenting spicy ones can differ from typical parenting struggles, a...

Did you feel entirely unprepared for new-mom-hood with your first child? Or maybe you’re currently prepping for that experience and looking for support? Dr. Erin Appleton, MD IBCLC FABM, joins me on the podcast today to discuss the BIG things: breastfeeding (and infant feeding in general), postpartum anxiety and depression, and the trauma that mothers deal with when delivery and postpartum are so...

We are wrapping up our 8-month international Worldschooling journey. We have been travelling since the end of September with our 4 kiddos, making it around the world and back again. I thought I would share some practical tips on travelling with kids, and what I’ve learned- but what came out of this episode was much deeper than that- how I have fundamentally changed as a human- and the life lessons...

A childhood full of fun, confidence, peace, safety, rest and SO much play, is not only healthy for our children now- but can have an amazing impact on them in adulthood. Tune into this episode where we tackle the intersection of inner child healing, parenting in a way that feels good to our souls and protecting our children’s childhood.  Inner child healing is the work we need to do to parent in t...

Join my conversation today with relationship expert Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh. She is an Author, Speaker and Thinking Partner with a PhD in Social Psychology and specialization in the fields of human sexuality and relationships. She has over two decades of experience working with thousands of couples across the globe. Widely respected by her peers for her research, powerful keynote speeches, educationa...

Whether you struggle with teens, big emotions, managing screen-time, curbing your yelling or reactions, sibling rivalry, supporting neurodiversity, or anything else that comes in parenting- YOU are your own parenting expert. This meditation process will be integral in that process. If you find it supportive, make sure to join the last live round of Parent School .  This week you’ll hear:  how big...

Michael is a family therapist trained in trauma and relationship healing. He started Empowered Families as a way to create a community of parents dedicated to doing their inner work and showing up more powerfully for their children. Through private coaching, Michael can help you overcome trauma, stress, and overwhelm to help you become more present and connected at home. On this week’s episode you...

If you’re looking for support in helping you show up as the parent you’ve always dreamed of- this episode is for you. Originally aired on the True You Series Summit with Kasia Bradford, I am bringing you this interview where I get asked all the parenting questions you probably have wondered yourself. Tune into this unique conversation, and join the last round of Parent School live HERE. In this in...

Imagine walking down a path, maybe it’s called “The Parenting Journey Path” … and you’re following the road signs. As you walk, you see a sign that tells you exactly where to go, so you follow it. As you continue further down this path, there are more and more signs… all pointing in different directions, eventually you get confused, stuck, and pause, unsure of which sign to follow.  We live in a w...

Do you want to hear a real-life magic story? Today’s show is all about magic (intuition) and how it’s changed my life in the most surprising, best, and sometimes hardest ways. It’s a good one. Changes are coming- and I’m here for it… scared, nervous, pukey… but here for all of it. Thank you for being here

Do you feel like your kids, or the kids you teach or have influence over- struggle with entitlement? Do they believe they should just HAVE everything- and lack the gratitude or appreciation for it?  One of you lovely audience mamas reached out to me with this exact question- and I have the answer for her, and for you. Whether it’s entitlement, lying, disrespect, lack of responsibility or any other...

When we forget to listen to ourselves- when we tap into others’ wisdom and look outside of ourselves- we can often feel confused and overwhelmed. We get busy with many “good things” like reading books and finding the next podcast episode.  Growing your intuition won’t come from reading another book- but rather, spending time BEING with yourself and in your body. Remembering your enough-ness. And r...

Have you heard that gratitude is the new anti-aging serum? Me neither. BUT- it may be just that… it lowers blood pressure, helps with stress and so much more. How do we cultivate more gratitude and abundance, while calling in more abundance and wealth in our life? This episode will dig into my current money story and brain (who else gets squirmy talking about “big money?!”- you get a front row sea...

We all know the inner critic- that mean girl that can be SO loud sometimes in our brain… “you’re sure doing that weird!”, “you should be different”, “you really shouldn’t have said that”… ya feel me?! We all have it. What we might not have seen before is how it’s connected to our Outer Critic, driving our judgment and spreading shame all over the place. If you struggle with judging, and you don’t...

If you're anything like me... you LOVE to achieve. Get gold stars and straight A's. Write down long and difficult to-do lists and feel a little jolt of satisfaction every time you cross another thing off that list. The problem with this is that we feel SUPER good when we achieve but really bad if we don’t. I would set myself some wildly impossible goals, and only allow myself to celebrate (aka fee...

In this world of breaking old patterns of parenting, and parenting in a more conscious, connected and attachment-based way, you may have noticed that it feels REALLY hard sometimes. Like, almost impossible-type-hard. Parenting, while re-parenting can feel like this.  In this conversation we will dig into the hard, give some ideas and support, and explain a little more of the “how to’s” when it com...

Re-parenting may sound a little wo-woo, but it’s just a simple way of explaining the healing process of uncovering past beliefs that we have that are under-the-surface, and processing through them to create change. Somatic work (in the body) is the most effective process and takes the shortest amount of time to create change than anything else that I’ve tried (and I’ve tried a LOT!). In this speci...

AKA The episode where I show you how NOT to freak out when your kids freak out while travelling (which is pretty much inevitable at some point on your journey). Our family is off on a crazy school-year-long adventure of world travel. Travel has always been a big part of our life and journey… but we are now taking it to the NEXT level. We have spent the last couple of years living in several differ...

Our family is off on a crazy school-year-long adventure of world travel! Travel has always been a big part of our life and journey… but we are now taking it to the NEXT level. We have spent the last couple of years living in several different locations and loving life but have always wanted to travel internationally with our family of 6… and we’re finally doing it! Tune into this week’s adventure...

With so much research out there around tech and teens, how do you decipher what to listen to? And how do you make healthy choices for your family, and teach your kids screen regulation in fear-free ways? Join Kaylee and I on the podcast this week as we converse all about what the research is saying and how not to get bogged down by all the information but to use it to empower yourself and your chi...