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Compassionate Heart Parenting
Compassionate Heart Parenting | Peaceful Parenting for Real Life
You love your kids deeply — and you still lose it sometimes. You're in the right place.
This podcast is for parents who are drawn to gentle parenting, peaceful parenting, conscious parenting, and Hand in Hand Parenting — but who also know how hard it can be to stay calm in the real, messy, overwhelming moments of family life.
Hi, I'm Michelle — mom of 3, recovering yeller, and Emotionally Focused Family Therapist. I've been…
Episodes
Compassionate Heart ParentingNo to the Behavior, Yes to the Feelings: Hand In Hand Lens on Meltdowns
A physiotherapist, craniosacral therapist, and Hand in Hand Parenting instructor joins Michelle to unpack what's really happening underneath kids' big…
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The Time-Out I'll Never Forget: An EFFT Therapist's Parenting Confession
A therapist trained in Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) shares the parenting moment she's kept private for years — and the attachment-based shift that…
Compassionate Heart ParentingWhen Your Child Shuts Down — What Their Nervous System Is Really Telling You — Aware Parenting Joss Goulden
Your grade-schooler shuts down after school. Your preteen slams their door and won't talk. It's one of the hardest moments in parenting — and one of the most…
Compassionate Heart ParentingPlay First, Limits Second — What Aware Parenting Teaches Us About Connection — Rebecca Sheikh
When Rebecca Sheikh lost her mother, something in her shifted beyond grief. She found herself understanding, in a deeply embodied way, just how enormous…
Compassionate Heart ParentingYou Raise Them to Let Them Go — Emotionally Focused Family Therapist Rachel Thomas on Parenting Through Every Stage
Just when you finally understand your child's current stage — they move into the next one, and you have to learn everything all over again. In this episode…
Compassionate Heart ParentingValidate the Feeling, Hold the Limit — What EFFT Teaches Us About Screens and Connection — Allison Zangari Arnett
Have you ever felt like you had to choose between understanding your child and actually holding the limit? Between empathy and authority? Between connection…
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Navigating Sibling Fighting WITHOUT Losing Your Cool (REPLAY)
Sibling conflict can push even the most patient parent to their limit. Michelle breaks down what's really happening beneath the bickering and fighting, and…
Compassionate Heart ParentingWhy Your Child Pushes You Away When They Need You Most — An EFFT Conversation with Corien Boers
When your child is struggling — really struggling, in a way that scares you — the hardest part is often not what is happening with your child. It is the…
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When Stress Becomes All Consuming In Parenting (REPLAY)
When the weight of parenting starts to feel like too much, it's easy to lose sight of the calm, connected parent you want to be. In this episode, Michelle…
Compassionate Heart ParentingShe Dreaded 3pm Every Day — What Her Child with ADHD Taught Her About Parenting — EFFT Therapist Katharina Sandizell
In this episode Michelle sits down with Katharina Sandizell — Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, ICEEFT Certified EFT Therapist and Supervisor across…
Compassionate Heart ParentingEmotionally Focused Family Therapy: When Your Marriage Is Affecting Your Parenting — Dennis & Kim Eames
What if the thing standing between you and the parent you want to be is not a technique — but the unhealed places in your closest relationship? Dennis and Kim…
Compassionate Heart ParentingHow to Repair with Your Kiddo (Emotionally Focused Family Therapy Tools) — with Stephanie Chimient
Do you love your child with everything you have — and still lie awake wondering if you're the reason they're struggling? That guilt is one of the heaviest…
Compassionate Heart ParentingWhat It Really Takes to Go From Reactive to Regulated — Guest Sarah Rosensweet
You believe in peaceful parenting. You’ve done the reading. You know that connection comes before correction, that empathy matters, that your child’s behavior…
Compassionate Heart ParentingEmotionally Focused Family Therapy: What Your Child Is Really Asking for When They Fall Apart — Kathryn de Bruin & Ronda Evans
When your child is at their most dysregulated — melting down, shutting down, pushing you away — the moment they need you most is also the moment it's hardest…
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Peaceful Parenting: How to Handle Gamer Rage Calmly (Replay)
Gaming battles can quickly turn into fear, yelling, and power struggles—but underneath it all is often a parent trying deeply to protect their child. In this…
Compassionate Heart ParentingHow to Parent Through Divorce Without Losing Connection
If you’ve ever worried that a hard season in your family may have impacted your relationship with your child… this episode will give you real hope. Today…
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Your Parent Guilt Is Not Evidence You're Failing — Here's What It's Really Telling You"
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. Parent…
Compassionate Heart ParentingThe Hidden Truth of Tantrums with Helena Mooney
Does your child’s yelling, crying, or intense meltdowns leave you feeling overwhelmed and unsure? In this episode, we sit down with Helena Mooney, a certified…
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Why You Can’t “Fix” Your Emotions (another way)
"I’ll give you something to cry about." Most of us grew up with messages telling us that our emotions were problems to be solved or inconveniences to be…
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The Surprising Truth About Self-Compassion
"If I stop criticizing myself, I’ll just stop trying." If you’ve ever felt like self-compassion is just "letting yourself off the hook" or lowering the bar for…
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The Lie We Were All Told About 'Negative' Emotions
Do you ever feel an immediate wave of shame the moment you feel angry at your kids? In this episode, Michelle (Emotionally Focused Therapist) pulls apart the…
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The Cycle No One Talks About (and How to Escape It)
Do you ever find yourself in that agonizing loop: stress builds, you lose your cool and yell, and then a wave of soul-crushing shame hits you? You promise…
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Navigating Sibling Fighting WITHOUT Losing Your Cool
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. Sibling…
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Your Greatest Weakness May Also Be Your Greatest Strength
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. What if…
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Locked in a Cage of My Own Making - Fear
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. Have you…
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Is Isolation Keeping You Stuck in Unhappiness
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. Is…
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Befriending Your Emo In Parenting
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. Want to…
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Why Am I still Yelling (Even though I'm making changes)
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. Want to…
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When Parenting Your High-Need Child Feels Like Too Much
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. Want to…
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Understanding Your Highly Sensitive Boy
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. Want to…
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How to Calmly Respond When Gaming is a Constant Fight?
Join Michelle, Mom of 3, Emotionally Focused Family Therapist and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get…
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A Calm Connected Parenting Path for Your New Year
Join Michelle, Mom of 3, Emotionally Focused Family Therapist and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get…
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Repairing After A Rupture with Your Kiddo
Join Michelle, Mom of 3, Emotionally Focused Family Therapist and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get…
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How to Find Play, Connection, and Regulation in Your Parenting
Join Michelle, Mom of 3, Emotionally Focused Family Therapist and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get…
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How Do I Get My Kids to Bed Peacefully?
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. Want to…
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Self-Compassion: A Secret Ingredient to Calmer Parenting
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. Want to…
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4 Steps to Escaping the Parenting Shame Spiral
Join Michelle, Mom of 3, Emotionally Focused Family Therapist and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get…
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When Your Inner Voice Calms, Your Parenting Changes
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. Want to…
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Respond vs React: Why Pausing As a Parent Feels Impossible
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. Want to…
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Triggers: What They Are and How to Catch Them
JJoin Michelle, Mom of 3, Emotionally Focused Family Therapist and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we…
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Why Parenting Feels So Stressful (and What to Do About It)
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. Want to…
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Your Body on Stress- Why Yelling Happens Before You Realize It
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. Want to…
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The Negative Cycle With Our Kids (And How to Step Out of It)
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. Want to…
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Why Kids Whine (and What You Can Do About It)
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. Want to…
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Play Your Way Through Needle Fears
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. Want to…
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How to Stop Arguing Over Homework (and Even Laugh Together)
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. Want to…
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A Science-Backed Way to Stop Yelling (That You Can Use Today)
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. "I help…
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Parenting With Depression
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. Want to…
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Why Am I So Irritable
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. Want to…
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Why Did I Yell
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. Want to…
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Back to School: More Play Less Stress
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. Learning…
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Back to School: Smoothing Out Our Mornings with More Play
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. Learning…
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Back to School: Reverse Engineering Our Mornings
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. Learning…
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Back to School: Less Stress More Intention
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why. Learning…
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When Our Kids Don't Want to Go to Summer Camp
Join me each week for a tail from the trenches of parenting burnout and how I (and you) can use mindfulness, mediation and self-compassion to find your inner…
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Summer Blues: Responding Calmly to Sibling Fighting
Let's be real, parenting is way harder and way less fun than any of us were expecting. Gentle parenting is a work in progress, a practice, similar to…
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Summer Break Blues: Coping w/ The Pressure to Entertain Our Kiddo(s)
Let's be real, parenting is way harder and way less fun than any of us were expecting. Gentle parenting is a work in progress, a practice, similar to…
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Summer Break: Maintaining Your Cool while Keeps Our Kids' Brains Busy
Let's be real, parenting is way harder and way less fun than any of us were expecting. Gentle parenting is a work in progress, a practice, similar to…
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Summer Break Blues: Stepping Out of Screen Time Battles
Let's be real, parenting is way harder and way less fun than any of us were expecting. Gentle parenting is a work in progress, a practice, similar to…
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Summer Break Blues: Maintain Your Sanity Through Changes to Routines & Schedules
Let's be real, parenting is way harder and way less fun than any of us were expecting. Gentle parenting is a work in progress, a practice, similar to…