Mindful Mama: Raising Kind, Confident Kids Without Losing Your Cool | Parenting Strategies For Big Emotions & More

Talk and meditation for challenging times: this is a recording of the first part of the Mindful Parenting Membership coaching call from June 2, 2020. For more resources on mindfulness go to: https://www.mindfulmamamentor.com/resources/ or MindfulMomGuide.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! What does it really look like for a child to meditate? Banish from your mind an image of that child sitting still silently for hours. Tejal Patel shares active meditations from the Kundalini yoga tradition that help children deal with different feelings. Takeaways: Meditation can help kids activate their “rest & relax” response at will. We can use language kids understand to talk about their feelings and stress. Kids can access the power of meditation through mantras and movement. Tejal V. Patel, JD is a former divorce attorney turned Ayurveda, mindfulness and meditation expert for moms and kids. She's the host of The Time-In Talks and author of new book Meditation for Kids: 40 Activities to Manage Emotions, Ease Anxiety, and Stay Focused releasing on April 14th, 2020. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! With huge parts of the world sheltering-in-place, we can tap into the power of nature to heal and remember our wholeness during this challenging time. Takeaways: We can embrace the power of nature to reduce our stress and heal. There are ways to embrace nature even if you can’t leave your apartment. People with even just a view of nature heal faster. Sandi Schwartz is the “Happy Science Mom,” a science writer, positive psychology and environmental expert, and mom blogger who helps parents utilize science-backed stress reduction tools to bring happiness and balance to their family. She has published hundreds of articles on parenting, wellness, and environmental issues in places like Chicken Soup for the Soul, Scary Mommy, Motherly, Very Well Family, and numerous local parenting magazines. She is currently working on a book to help families feel calmer and happier by tapping into the incredible healing power of nature. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! Do you worry about what you eat or what your kids are eating? We may not even realize how our culture has made eating into an “issue” and carbs into the enemy. It reaches down to our kids, hurting their relationship with food—sometimes for life. How do we avoid the pitfalls of dieting culture? Evelyn Tribole, co-author of Intuitive Eating, comes on this episode to help. Takeaways: Parents can help kids trust their bodies. Dieting is the best predictor of gaining more weight. Dieting culture hurts kids and can be found in our homes and schools. Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD is an award-winning registered dietitian, with a nutrition counseling practice in Newport Beach, California. She has written nine books including the bestsellers Healthy Homestyle Cooking and Intuitive Eating (co-author). Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! What do I do when I ask my child to do something and she doesn’t listen? Kids not listening has to be one of the biggest parental frustrations there is. Listen in to this special on-air coaching call as Hunter coaches reader of Raising Good Humans, Cailen Ascher, on what to do with her 5-year-old. Takeaways: Threatening kids is a common default when we feel stuck. Kids want to be seen, heard, and acknowledged. The crucial pause step always comes first. Cailen Ascher is a Business Coach with a 3-day workweek, a mom of 2, and the founder of Success Made Simple™, an accelerator for women entrepreneurs who want to build abundantly profitable businesses in part-time hours. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! Since the #MeToo movement and growing feminism, we’ve been very interested in how to empower women. But what about the other half of the population? We, as parents, need to take a look at how we are raising our boys to either be complicit in the “locker room mentality,” or to take a stand against it. Takeaways: The “lockerroom mindset” hurts everybody. Men give up part of their humanity. Boys want to know what it takes to be a man. We need to talk to boys. They take our silence as approval of the status quo. Dave Willis, author of Raising Boys Who Respect Girls, spent thirteen years as a full-time pastor and is now a speaker, author, relationship coach, and television host for MarriageToday. They have four young sons and live in Keller, Texas. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! If you are the parent of a daughter, you’ve likely been subjected to a comment like, “just wait until she’s a teenager!” Today’s podcast guest, Sil Reynolds, co-author (with her teen daughter) of Mothering & Daughtering, pushes back against that outdated way of thinking. Think of her as the “daughter whisperer,” because she teaches us mindful ways of connecting with our tweens and teens authentically. Takeaways: What behavior issues—in toddlers and teens—really mean. Preteens and adolescents need us just as much or more than ever. Our cultural narrative about teen girls is untrue and often dangerous. Sil Reynolds is a nurse practitioner, psychotherapist, mother, and mothering coach. She is the co-author, with her daughter Eliza, of "Mothering and Daughtering: Keeping Your Bond Strong Through the Teen Years", and the host of We Thrive TV, a monthly vlog. The mother-daughter duo have taught sold-out workshops nation-wide for thousands of mothers and their preteen and teen daughters for the past 15 years, and offer an online course, The Mothering Course, for mothers of preteen and teen daughters. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! What do parents and kids need during this unprecedented time of the pandemic and sheltering in place with 24/7 family time? Susan Kaiser Greenland comes back on the podcast to talk to us about how to broaden our bandwidth and use mindfulness skills to parent with more presence during these difficult times. Takeaways: Minds change bodies and bodies change minds. We need to lower our expectations for ourselves and our kids. Wisdom doesn’t come from being perfect, it comes from being present. Susan Kaiser Greenland is an internationally recognized leader in teaching mindfulness and meditation to children, teens, and families. She co-founded The Inner Kids Foundation, a not-for-profit that taught secular mindfulness in schools and community-based programs in greater LA. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! Mindful Parenting member Katie has been working on skillful responses to her three-year-old, but her husband disagrees with her responses. He is worried that without “consequences” their child won’t have any disincentive to stop the bad behavior. What do they do? In this special on-air coaching session, Hunter talks Katie through how to respond to these difficult situations—with her child and her partner! Takeaways: Children’s nervous system stress response drives them to kick and hit. Punishment causes resentment and erodes connection and cooperation. We are modeling and teaching with all of our responses. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to day twenty-four of the Mindful Mama Daily Dose—my way of supporting you, a smart, thoughtful parent who is doing your best. This daily dose will include a 5-minute guided meditation followed by a brief invitation for how you can make your day more mindful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! It has been over a month since schools were canceled and normal life ended due to the coronavirus outbreak, and it’s hard on everyone. What attitudes and approaches can we take to hold ourselves and our children with wisdom and compassion? How do we come out of this more resilient than before? Therapist Rebecca Wong comes back on the Mindful Mama podcast to help us through these chaotic times. Takeaways: We are all in a shared trauma reality right now. Emotional resilience is more important than schoolwork. We can focus on what we can control and compassion. Rebecca is a relationship therapist, mentor, and host of the Connectfulness Practice podcast. She created the Connectfulness® method to bypass the symptoms of disconnection and address the root cause, allowing you to work towards wholeness in all areas of your life. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to day twenty-three of the Mindful Mama Daily Dose—my way of supporting you, a smart, thoughtful parent who is doing your best. This daily dose will include a 5-minute guided meditation followed by a brief invitation for how you can make your day more mindful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to day twenty-one of the Mindful Mama Daily Dose—my way of supporting you, a smart, thoughtful parent who is doing your best. This daily dose will include a 5-minute guided meditation followed by a brief invitation for how you can make your day more mindful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! Tantrums are maddening, stressful, and exhausting for everyone involved. What can you do to keep your cool and help your child calm down? Rebecca Hershberg, child psychologist and mother of two shares with us the science of development and the art of managing your child’s tantrums. Takeaways: Tantrums are normal and we shouldn’t expect to totally stop them. Toddlers and preschoolers are rigid, impulsive, and egocentric—it’s part of their development. Certain parenting styles can inadvertently reinforce tantrums. Dr. Hershberg is a clinical psychologist, founder of Little House Calls, author of The Tantrum Survival Guide, and the mother of two young sons. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to day twenty of the Mindful Mama Daily Dose—my way of supporting you, a smart, thoughtful parent who is doing your best. This daily dose will include a 5-minute guided meditation followed by a brief invitation for how you can make your day more mindful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to day nineteen of the Mindful Mama Daily Dose—my way of supporting you, a smart, thoughtful parent who is doing your best. This daily dose will include a 5-minute guided meditation followed by a brief invitation for how you can make your day more mindful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to day eighteen of the Mindful Mama Daily Dose—my way of supporting you, a smart, thoughtful parent who is doing your best. This daily dose will include a 5-minute guided meditation followed by a brief invitation for how you can make your day more mindful. Today it's as simple as reminding ourselves to breathe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to day seventeen of the Mindful Mama Daily Dose—my way of supporting you, a smart, thoughtful parent who is doing your best. This daily dose will include a 5-minute guided meditation followed by a brief invitation for how you can make your day more mindful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to day sixteen of the Mindful Mama Daily Dose—my way of supporting you, a smart, thoughtful parent who is doing your best. This daily dose will include a 5-minute guided meditation followed by a brief invitation for how you can make your day more mindful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! Gratitude empowers us, makes our days brighter, and positively impacts our relationships. So how can we bring it into our lives in a more meaningful way? Today’s Mindful Mama Podcast guest is Karl Staib, author of Bring Gratitude, who shares his story and ways to fill your life with gratitude. Takeaways: All ancient wisdom traditions point to gratitude. Gratitude creates dopamine boosts, which are an infinite source of energy. A gratitude practice can make you a more connected parent. Karl Staib is the author of "Bring Gratitude". He is an expert in personal development, mindset, mindfulness, relationships, leadership, and motivation. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to day fifteen of the Mindful Mama Daily Dose—my way of supporting you, a smart, thoughtful parent who is doing your best. This daily dose will include a 5-minute guided meditation followed by a brief invitation for how you can make your day more mindful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to day fourteen of the Mindful Mama Daily Dose—my way of supporting you, a smart, thoughtful parent who is doing your best. This daily dose will include a 5-minute guided meditation followed by a brief invitation for how you can make your day more mindful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to day thirteen of the Mindful Mama Daily Dose—my way of supporting you, a smart, thoughtful parent who is doing your best. This daily dose will include a 5-minute guided meditation followed by a brief invitation for how you can make your day more mindful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to day twelve of the Mindful Mama Daily Dose—my way of supporting you, a smart, thoughtful parent who is doing your best. This daily dose will include a 5-minute guided meditation followed by a brief invitation for how you can make your day more mindful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to day eleven of the Mindful Mama Daily Dose—my way of supporting you, a smart, thoughtful parent who is doing your best. This daily dose will include a 5-minute guided meditation followed by a brief invitation for how you can make your day more mindful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! Many of us are living with anxiety during the life disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic. But some fear is healthy and some is not. It’s smart for us to stay home, wash our hands (a LOT), and boost our immune systems, but what about when fear leads us to obsess? I invited Iyanla Vanzant, author, and star of “Iyanla: Fix My Life,” back to the Mindful Mama podcast to talk about how to take care of fear. Takeaways: Ego wants to separate us and make us feel alone in our heads. We can choose to experience this time from fear or power. We are interconnected and your self-care matters. Iyanla Vanzant is the host and Executive Producer of OWN’s acclaimed and award-winning series, “Iyanla: Fix My Life.” Iyanla’s body of work spans over three decades and includes 18 published books, six New York Times best-sellers CDs, television, radio, and stage performances. Her most recent book is Get Over It! Thought Therapy for Healing the Hard Stuff. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to day ten of the Mindful Mama Daily Dose—my way of supporting you, a smart, thoughtful parent who is doing your best. This daily dose will include a 5-minute guided meditation followed by a brief invitation for how you can make your day more mindful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to day nine of the Mindful Mama Daily Dose. This is my way of supporting you, a smart, thoughtful parent who is doing your best. This daily dose will include a 5-minute guided meditation followed by a brief invitation for how you can make your day more mindful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to day eight of the Mindful Mama Daily Dose—my way of supporting you, a smart, thoughtful parent who is doing your best. This daily dose will include a 5-minute guided meditation followed by a brief invitation for how you can make your day more mindful—today's is around getting the support you need to take time for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to day seven of the Mindful Mama Daily Dose. This is my way of supporting you, a smart, thoughtful parent who is doing your best. This daily dose will include a 5-minute guided meditation followed by a brief invitation for how you can make your day more mindful. Thank you so much for listening. If this helps, share it with a friend! Send them to mindfulmamamentor.com to sign up for my email list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to day six of the Mindful Mama Daily Dose. This is my way of supporting you, a smart, thoughtful parent who is doing your best. This daily dose will include a 5-minute guided meditation followed by a brief invitation for how you can make your day more mindful. Thank you so much for listening. If this helps, share it with a friend! Send them to mindfulmamamentor.com to sign up for my email list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! When we have kids it can often feel like we’re running around doing a thousand things but we haven’t gotten anything done. Today’s podcast guest, Tonya Dalton, author of The Joy Of Missing Out, breaks down this problem for us—why we’re so frustrated and how to simplify and clarify so that we can spend our time on what matters most. Takeaways: Life doesn’t have to be busy. We actually don’t want balance. Just because you have the time doesn’t mean you have to take it on. Tonya Dalton is the author of The Joy Of Missing Out: Live More By Doing Less. Tonya’s messages about business management, productivity, and the pursuit of passion have impacted thousands and inspired her to launch her popular podcast, Productivity Paradox. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to day five of the Mindful Mama Daily Dose. This is my way of supporting you, a smart, thoughtful parent who is doing your best. This daily dose will include a 5-minute guided meditation followed by a brief invitation for how you can make your day more mindful. Thank you so much for listening. If this helps, share it with a friend! Send them to mindfulmamamentor.com to sign up for my email list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to day four of the Mindful Mama Daily Dose—my way of supporting you, a smart, thoughtful parent who is doing your best. This daily dose will include a 5-minute guided meditation followed by a brief invitation for how you can make your day more mindful—today's is around getting outside and finding peace in nature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to day three of the Mindful Mama Daily Dose. This is my way of supporting you, a smart, thoughtful parent who is doing your best. This daily dose will include a 5-minute guided meditation followed by a brief invitation for how you can make your day more mindful. Thank you so much for listening. If this helps, share it with a friend! Send them to mindfulmamamentor.com to sign up for my email list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to day two of the Mindful Mama Daily Dose. This is my way of supporting you, a smart, thoughtful parent who is doing your best. This daily dose will include a 5-minute guided meditation followed by a brief invitation for how you can make your day more mindful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to day one of the Mindful Mama Daily Dose. I’m Hunter Clarke-Fields, and this is my way of supporting you, a smart, thoughtful parent who is doing your best. This daily dose will include a 5-minute guided meditation followed by a brief invitation for how you can make your day more mindful. Thank you so much for listening. If this helps, share it with a friend! Send them to mindfulmamamentor.com to sign up for my email list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! These are anxious times with schools closing and communities taking action to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. Is the anxiety getting to you? In this special episode, Hunter talks to two meditation teachers, Oren Sofer and Emily Horn about how to deal with our fear and become a stable center of peace for our families. Takeaways: The choices we make affect one another. Our choice to take care of ourselves matters. We don’t need to be afraid of fear—it’s just energy moving through. We can be peaceful and anxious at the same time. Emily Horn is an authorized dharma teacher through Spirit Rock Meditation Center & Insight Meditation Society. She’s also a Certified Mindfulness Teacher via the International Mindfulness Teacher’s Association. Oren Jay Sofer teaches mindfulness, meditation and Nonviolent Communication in both secular and Buddhist contexts. He’s the author of the book Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication, a practical guidebook for having more effective, satisfying conversations. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! With massive numbers of school closures beginning across the country, it’s important to have a plan. Most kids and their parents are not used to endless hours with our kids. Catherine Pearlman, The Family Coach, offers some ways to get through with your sanity and even how to enjoy it. This episode offers tons of practical tips and down-to-earth advice on how to handle time home with your kids. Takeaways: Having a regular routine gives kids a sense of normalcy. Keep meal and sleep times normal. Break some rules—we have to lighten up a little for our own sanity. Share the load—everyone can pitch in to get chores done. Dr. Catherine Pearlman is a licensed clinical social worker and the founder of The Family Coach. She’s also the author of Ignore It! How selectively looking the other way can decrease behavioral issues and increase parenting satisfaction. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! Chances are that your sex life changed drastically after you had a child. But today’s podcast guest, sex coach Sofia Ashley, tells us that it doesn’t have to be a desert out there. We CAN rekindle our sex lives and have mindful, empowered sexual experiences after kids. It just takes a little attention and love. Takeaways: Self-love is self-care! Boosts the immune system and mental health. Mindfulness is a big part of coming back to our bodies & sexuality post-partum. Do it for you. Resentment can build if you’re doing it “for him” or “for the relationship". Sofia is a sexuality educator, certified sex coach, and Founder of the Happy Vagina Project. She supports mothers to reclaim their sexuality and themselves after kids. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! Many couples fall into old gender-stereotypical patterns after children are born. But that leads to the stay-at-home parent and/or mom to feel burnt out and overwhelmed. In this episode, I talk to Katie Rössler, couples therapist, on how to have the difficult conversations it takes to create more equality within a partnership. Takeaways: We fall into old patterns because we don’t question them. How to talk to your partner when you want to change things. Write down exactly what it is you need help with. Katie Rössler is a wife, mom to two girls, and a licensed counselor. She helps couples build healthier relationships after kids. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! Do you struggle to get your kids to eat a healthy diet? In this episode, Liz Weiss from Liz’s Healthy Table podcast shows us how to help everyone eat more fruits and vegetables and how to create healthy, sustainable rules for the table. This episode will help us all eat and feel better! Takeaways: 90% of US consumers don’t eat enough fruits and vegetables. We are more microbial than we are human! You decide what, where, and when. Your child decides if and how much. Liz Weiss is a registered dietitian, mom of two, cookbook author, and host of Liz's Healthy Table podcast. She's spent most of her career teaching busy families (parents and kids) how to get healthy and affordable meals on the table. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! A few years ago, Elisha Beach chose to put out the REAL picture of motherhood: she’s sitting on the toilet, nursing her child. A few days later, a news channel was calling her. She used this sudden platform, to be honest about the difficulties of being a stay-at-home-parent and help other moms carve out some sanity in the midst of the craziness. In today’s episode, she shares how she stopped the overwhelm. Takeaways: How to deal with the overwhelm of life with 4 kids We need to be honest about how we waste our time There are small changes we can make towards our priorities Elisha Beach is a birth mom of 3, adoptive mom of 1 and a stepmom of 4 step-“adults.”. Yes, you read that right… 8 kids (and a dog)…a.k.a a professional mom complete with a B.A. in Child Development. Her podcast, the Mom Forum, features intimate mom-to-mom conversations sharing the journey to and through motherhood. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! Girls and women have had a lot of attention in the past decade as we move toward a more just and equal society, but what about boys? What about men? The “ideal masculinity” box—in which men can have no vulnerability or weakness, no crying, are absolutely sure of themselves, and always win—is hurting men and boys, and we, as parents, can help to change it. Takeaways: “Ideal Masculinity” ideas can cripple boys' development & sabotage their success. Boys are suffering from undiagnosed mental health problems. What boys need most is emotional education. Liz Plank is the author of For the Love of Men: A New Vision for Mindful Masculinity and award-winning journalist as well as Executive Producer and host of several critically acclaimed digital series at Vox Media. She regularly appears on MSNBC offering her perspective on national politics, disability and women’s issues. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! The perfectionism habit can leave us feeling inadequate, never able to relax, overscheduled, and generally not-good-enough-ever. Yet it can be deeply ingrained through childhood and culture. So how do we combat it? Sharon Martin has the answers in her book, The CBT Workbook For Perfectionism. Takeaways: There’s a difference between perfectionism and the pursuit of excellence Certain parenting styles lead to perfectionism How to stop people-pleasing and be assertive instead Sharon Martin, LCSW is a licensed psychotherapist specializing in helping perfectionists and people-pleasers embrace their imperfections and overcome self-doubt and shame. Sharon writes the popular blog Happily Imperfect for PsychCentral.com and is the author of The CBT Workbook for Perfectionism. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! Did you know that highly stressed western children look just like war refugee children in terms of stress? In this episode, I talk to Kim Payne, author of Simplicity Parenting. We talk about “the undeclared war on childhood,” and how our culture of too much too fast, too young, is overwhelming our kids. Takeaways: Stressed western children exhibit signs and symptoms of stress similar to war refugee children Having fewer toys and a simplified environment to play in can be beneficial Studies show that screens can damage brains About Kim: Kim John Payne, M.ED has been passionately working to thousands of people give voice to the feeling that something is not okay about the new normal of overwhelm that so many people are now experiencing. He offers do-able ways to build deep connections with our children that give families resiliency and simple joy. Find out more about Simplicity Parenting and Kim here at SimplicityParenting.com. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! Fellow podcaster Karen Kolp walks us through children’s developmental stages—even the stage that many of us adults are in! Trigger warning—we also discuss her experience of abuse as a child and how that shaped her path. Takeaways: Understanding developmental stages gives parents much needed perspective The stages are all relational—and our warm relationship is paramount Ways to protect your child from abuse situations Karen Lock Kolp, M.Ed. is a child-development expert, parent coach, author, host of the We Turned Out Okay podcast, and founder of weturnedoutokay.com. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! Kids are growing up with almost unlimited access to social media and everything you can find on the internet. Talking to Dr. John Duffy, a nationally recognized expert in parenting teens, I also came to find out that helping kids navigate adolescence starts years before then. Takeaways: Technology has radically changed the teen experience Kids are more anxious than ever—for good reason What sex and relationships look like for today’s teens Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! Brooke has been struggling with bedtime. As that time rolls around she’s exhausted, her daughter’s exhausted and everyone is struggling. How do you set limits without using threats? How does she get her own needs for some downtime met too? In this special on-air coaching episode, learn Mindful Parenting tools for peaceful bedtimes. Takeaways: It’s important for us not to take on our kid’s problems We are the grounding presence for our children It makes a huge difference to know we’re not alone Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices