Voices of Parenting

What a lucky opportunity to get a peak into the brilliant minds of these two Early Childhood professional educators. Listen to 22 minutes chock full of practical and creative tips and tricks of making Inner Wealth building a reality in your spaces. These nuggets are priceless and I am so grateful to Peace Academy and these incredible women for sharing their wisdom with us! To find out more about P...

As a mom of now adult kids, Sarah's NHA journey has had many stages and many seasons. Listen to how her growing kids led her further into her own journey of owning greatness, and how knowing and trusting her own independent beliefs enabled her to parent interdependently without losing her integrity and self-respect. Reach out to Sarah via call or text at 917-843-7238 Did you know that I offer...

Today we get to hear from Advanced Trainer Buzzy Vickers again. Many of you know that my family got started with NHA because of one sister who had a coach who transformed her family. Well, that coach was Buzzy! Hear from Buzzy about her incredible gift of finding what's going right no matter the circumstance. Buzzy's stories and experiences are so practical, relatable and also so inspiring...

My guests Jana and Kellie had been successful NHA early childhood educators in Fargo ND for years, before they decided to take their impact to the next level by opening their very own wall-to-wall NHA preschool called Peace Academy. Listen to their personal journeys into the approach, and the possibilities that are available when this approach is applied school wide. They have built something incr...

This is the power of believing in only seeing people for their beauty, greatness and worth. Celeste is such a strong person for living by this in event he most intense classrooms and scenarios. I feel so lucky to present you with these powerful stories from her world. Teachers and school administrations - if you have the means to work with Celeste you should! Find Celeste Elsey and her incredible...

So what if you're kids are already grown? What if you aren't really in charge of them anymore and "raising" them is long over? Turns out that Freddy Mendoza's experience with parenting his adult children is incredibly relevant to parenting of any age. This episode is chalk full of incredible wisdom, resets, and perspective that empower parenting with intention and commitment...

I am so excited for you to listen to this Episode and meet my good friend Katja Frerichs. Katja is one of those incredible humans who just won't give up on what matters no matter how many roads lead to a dead end. Much like my own story Katja began parenting with every intention to be the perfect loving parent, but when push came to shove, no approach out there was able to help her really reig...

This one mama knew she wanted change and knew she was gonna make it happen. With home and school just not working for her son, Sarah was desperate for a way to save their relationship and future. Then she found the Nurtured Heart Approach. Without little support or partnership of her husband, Sarah's fierce determination to find and build the good in her son, her self, and then even her husban...

Take it or leave it, this is my own perspective for my own life, right now. May all of our soldiers and loved ones be returned in safety and security!

Celeste Elsey is one of my many heroes in standing for love and people's worth. This is a must listen to episode! Her work in creating psychological safety for students and teachers is TRANSFORMATIONAL and the curriculum and activities' she's created SAVES LIVES! Teachers and school administrations - if you have the means to work with Celeste you should! Find Celeste Elsey and her incr...

When Dorothy Derapelian adopted Nara from Russia as a young child, she had to make the painful realization that Nara's traumatic past would not let her in as the mother she wanted to be for her. Fast forward to present and adult Nara and mother Dorothy have a flourishing and close mother-daughter relationship. How did that happen? The answer might surprise you! Listen to hear these remarkable...

Today we get to meet Advanced Trainer Buzzy Vickers. Many of you know that my family got started with NHA because of one sister who had a coach who transformed her family. Well, that coach was Buzzy! Hear from Buzzy how she got started and witness her incredible gift of finding what's going right no matter the circumstance. Buzzy, in my opinion, that ability is what makes you so successful! Th...

As a school psychologist, my guest Sarah How was confident she was the perfect candidate to become an adoptive parent. That's why she began the process of adoption while her two bio kids were still young. Turns out, though, that adoption and being a school psychologist weren't quite the same. At one point Sarah almost terminated the process because she just didn't think she was the rig...

Many thanks to my amazing friends and colleagues who pulled off this incredibly informative conversation while I was sick. Thank you guys so much! Find Freddy Mendoza on Social Media. To Reach Dr. Friend go to Greatnesschair.com

My guest Nicole Semmens is a power house of energy, passion, and wisdom. When her 5 year old was coming home with notes about negative behavior, she knew she wouldn't let him fall through the cracks. Listen to this powerful Mama describe the then and know of raising kids to adulthood with the Nurtured Heart Approach®. To Reach Nicole email at NicoleSemmensNHA@gmail.com Www.relationshipmattersn...

At the risk of being stereotypical here, I find that so many women operate from worry and fear when it comes to our primary relationship. Being a women, I confess that its much more comfortable to worry and fret over everything I deem wrong about my husband, than to actually remember and appreciate all the reasons I love and respect him. And all that does for me is create a wedge in between us bec...

When we or others in our lives are grieving, there really is no fast pass. And there's no one path to it either. It is what it is and it's what it needs to be. When the camp fire in Paradise California burnt down a whole town, and thousands were left with no homes, Scott stepped in to create support for the grieving staff and students in the district. Join us in this powerful conversation...

Marcie Towle is an Advanced Nurtured Heart Approach trainer, parenting coach and small business owner. Her story of parenting was not an easy one and ultimately led her to hire a Nurtured Heart Coach out of total desperation. Parenting defiant teens is different than parenting little kids; you can't convince yourself you have control because clearly, you don't! By the time Marcie started N...

Join me and my sister Chanie Volovick as we talk about how we learned to communicate directly, kindly and honestly and how it saved our relationship. This is as real and honest as it gets... I hope you find it meaningful. To watch video and listen to the whole conversation visit https://www.instagram.com/p/CuzpKIXJgIP/ or the 2 part series on youtube: https://youtu.be/wA6dcum1Pe8 https://youtu.be/...

In part 2 of this incredible conversation, my sister-in-law Devorah Levin, co-director of Chabad of Palo Alto, describes her unique and brilliant way of maintaining physical and emotional safety for the children in her after school program, while never wavering from the mission of building inner-wealth and inspiring through greatness. We weave through the nuances of clarity VS punishment, with a r...

My incredibly talented sister in law is one the directors of Chabad of Palo alto and in addition to a million other amazing things, she runs an after school program that fortunately brought straight into the Nurtured Heart. Kids after a day of school are not at their best; add on personal intensity and sensitivities and you've got quite the chaotic situation. In this first half of our conversa...

Pam Machefsky AKA Teacher Pam is known for running the most sought out classroom in every preschool she's ever worked in. And she's worked in quite a few. Pam was successfully guiding and inspiring little hearts and minds long before the Nurtured Heart even came into existence. As a girl, I always marveled at Pam's twinkly smile, ready laugh, and positive way of saying everything. She...

What a special treat! Today I bring to you the creator of the Nurtured Heart Approach® Howard Glasser! Join us as we explore the possibility of using judgment, opposition and resistance as opportunities of growth. Visit Nurturedheartinstitute.com for courses, videos and opportunities to train with Howard. Thank you Howie for honoring my little platform here with this visit! It is such a treat and...

What would you say if I told you that believing in your greatness could find you a husband? Say what you want, but it worked for Esty. This brave young adult was courageous and intentional to do the work and grow into her full self-worth and greatness. It is an honor to know you, it was an honor to interview you, and I'm so proud to be your sister!

My sister Esty is an extremely talented, brilliant, jack of all trades type of gal, who grew up as the youngest girl of a very big family. Having a relationship with her siblings often meant hanging out with and taking care of nieces and nephews of all ages and personalities, which for the most part felt scary and pressuring. Never mind the kids she babysat or dealt with in the hair salon. Join us...