Episodes

Today you’re in for a real treat! I was lucky enough to be asked to be on my friend Joelle’s podcast and we talk all things imperfect parenting. You can link hearts with her on IG here. We dive into the strengths and struggles that come with each age and stage in parenting. I don’t want to give away the punchline to our chat, but the entire parenting journey is filled with a lot of 50/50 experiences. Once we let go of wanting to do it the “right” way then parenting feels a lot lighter and fl...

What would you do if you had more time every day? What wonderful goals would you accomplish? What feats of parenthood would you achieve? Well, what’re you waiting for? Stop imagining it and start doing it! You may have seen Pomodoro timers (the little tomato-shaped kitchen timers) in many people’s houses. This is the hallmark of Pomodoro technique, a time management system developed by Francesco Cirillo in the 1980s. Pomodoro technique is applied by breaking up a block of “work time” into smal...

I’m always trying to think of things that worked in my classroom with 20 kids so they’ll scale down and work in your four walls. One thing that helped my 1st-graders was teaching them tangible words to stand up for themselves and be assertive. At the beginning of the year, we’d teach them to counter teasing, bullying, etc. with a polite but assertive “please stop, I don’t like that.” Why this phrase? First, this phrase is a valuable tool for small children who are just beginning to get a grasp ...

How can I have a loving family without falling into bad patterns? — Well, here are some of my thoughts. Think about your childhood family environment — not just your parents, but your siblings, your aunts and uncles, your cousins, your grandparents, friends of the family. You had a totally different “Saturn” growing up, with different people and different power dynamics orbiting your family. As a child you learned what love means, what it feels like to give and receive; you had some positive ex...

I often get asked, how do I deal with temper tantrums? Probably one of the hardest parts of parenting is working through your child’s temper tantrum. When I was a teacher and counselor, I dealt with a lot of tantrums, but the kids were generally able to keep it in during the day. I wasn’t privy to the post-school, in-car meltdowns, and I either had support, or I WAS the support. But as a parent, I was not prepared for the overwhelming amount of anger, screaming, hitting, and crying accompanying...

How do you teach your kids to feel tricky emotions? This is an important topic — so important that we’ve addressed it a few times during the run of our podcast. This isn’t the first time, and it won’t be the last! Emotional regulation is a skill for life! Whether you’re new or seasoned, I hope this episode will be a great help, or a helpful review. In this episode, I’ll help you understand WHAT emotional regulation is (and it’s not creating emotionless robots!), WHY emotional regulation is an ...

I get so many questions about what parents should do when their child makes a bad choice of XYZ. Today I will help you understand how to find the ABC to match the XYZ. You can plug and play this strategy into every situation to have more harmony in your home. Check out our sponsor Herbal Face Food and support the show by clicking the link https://tinyurl.com/KellysFavoriteAntiAgingSerum and using the code Harmony20 at checkout for 20% off. Subscribe on Apple! Subscribe on Android! Join my ...

How do I get my kids to listen?! It’s no secret: getting kids to listen the first time is a huge point of interest for parents. It’s the topic that most often brings people to me. Now, while there is no single good answer, there are a lot of things you can and should try, and I’ll be introducing you to some ideas that I hope will help you on your quest for attentive children! I’ve sourced the title of this week’s episode from Foster Cline and Jim Fay’s book Parenting with Love and Logic, since...

Do you ever feel like happiness and joy is just on the other side of a smaller body, more money, a better marriage, or well behaved kids? Today we will hear from a valedictorian who will talk about feeling joy for longer than 15 seconds and how to accomplish that. This will lead to having a lot more harmony in your home. Let me know your thoughts on pocket coaching and your biggest takeaway. Check out our sponsor Herbal Face Food and support the show by clicking the link https://tinyurl.com/K...

Did you yearn for a relationship with your mom as a kid, but always seem to fall short? This can be a very lonely and confusing road; especially seeing all the magical mother daughter relationships online with your friends. Today we will unpack what mother hunger is and how to create connection with your kids today so they don’t have that same disconnect as an adult. This will lead to having a lot more harmony in your home. Let me know your thoughts on pocket coaching and your biggest takeawa...

Do you ever wonder how kids can grow up in the same house with the same parents and grow up to be so drastically different? Today we will hear from the infamous Gabor Mate on why this is understanding it at the root level. This will lead to dropping the comparison game and having a lot more harmony in your home. Let me know your thoughts on pocket coaching and your biggest takeaway. Check out our sponsor Herbal Face Food and support the show by clicking the link https://tinyurl.com/KellysFavo...

Do you ever feel close to someone and then see them on social media surrounded by all of their closest friends at brunch that they threw, but you weren’t invited to? It can feel lonely and confusing. It stings. Today we will learn a way to navigate this stinging feeling so we can help our kids when they aren't invited to a party or don’t have anyone to play with on the playground. This will lead to having a lot more harmony in your home. Let me know your thoughts on pocket coaching and your b...

Do you ever want to change your child and their undesirable behaviors? Today we will talk about what an underbelly actually is with behaviors with our kids and even the adults in our life Learning this will help you have more harmony in your home. Let me know your thoughts on pocket coaching and your biggest takeaway. Check out our sponsor Herbal Face Food and support the show by clicking the link https://tinyurl.com/KellysFavoriteAntiAgingSerum and using the code Harmony20 at checkout for 20...

Do you ever feel like you’re living life on the crazy cycle? Today we will talk about what it is and how to hop off the crazy cycle and hop onto the energy cycle. This will lead to having a lot more harmony in your home. Let me know your thoughts on pocket coaching and your biggest takeaway. Check out our sponsor Herbal Face Food and support the show by clicking the link https://tinyurl.com/KellysFavoriteAntiAgingSerum and using the code Harmony20 at checkout for 20% off. Subscribe on Apple!...

Do you resonate with catchy one liners and analogies? If so, today will be just for you to figure out how to put more power in your pause and lengthen the gap between their action and your reaction. Reply to this email with what you think about this episode and/or if you want to sign up for pocket coaching to have harmony in the home. Check out our sponsor Herbal Face Food and support the show by clicking the link https://tinyurl.com/KellysFavoriteAntiAgingSerum and using the code Harmony20 a...

Ever wonder what will happen when your kids grow up after living in a home with gentle parenting? Today we will hear from a product of that kind of parenting in her 20s as she reflects back. Reply to this email with what you think about this episode and/or if you want to sign up for pocket coaching to have harmony in the home. Check out our sponsor Herbal Face Food and support the show by clicking the link https://tinyurl.com/KellysFavoriteAntiAgingSerum and using the code Harmony20 at checko...

Does your house feel stiff and rigid or light and fluffy? Today we will hear from Dr. Delaney on how to create more peace and less chaos in your home. Reply to this email with what you think about this episode and/or if you want to sign up for pocket coaching to have harmony in the home. Check out our sponsor Herbal Face Food and support the show by clicking the link https://tinyurl.com/KellysFavoriteAntiAgingSerum and using the code Harmony20 at checkout for 20% off. Subscribe on Apple! Su...

How much do you miss Mr. Rogers in your living room everyday? I grew up with him and Sesame Street acting as the soundtrack to my childhood. Today we will hear from a dad who used Mr. Rogers teachings to bring more peace into his home. Reply to this email with what you think about this episode and/or if you want to sign up for pocket coaching to have harmony in the home. Reply to this email with what you think about this episode and/or if you want to sign up for pocket coaching to have harmon...

Ever feel like your kids cry and/or rage out in anger everyday and it just won’t stop? Today we will disrupt that pattern and use an analogy that will help you today and everyday! Reply to this email with what you think about this episode and/or if you want to sign up for pocket coaching to have harmony in the home. Check out our sponsor Herbal Face Food and support the show by clicking the link https://tinyurl.com/KellysFavoriteAntiAgingSerum and using the code Harmony20 at checkout for 20% ...

Ever wonder why everyday feels as frustrating as the day before? It feels like we are in a bad movie of Groundhog’s Day with the same frustrating behavior met with the same yelling we promised we wouldnt do that follows up with the guilt and shame that always seems to be the chaser to the chaos . Today we will disrupt that cycle of crazy and replace it with pausing and peace. Reply to this email with what you think about this episode and/or if you want to sign up for pocket coaching to have h...

Are you consumed with what other people think of you? I will promise you it gets better with age, but what are we supposed to do in the meantime? Today we will unpack the root of all this to shed some light on it and yank it out from its core so it is not so debilitating or all consuming. Reply to this email with what you think about this episode and/or if you want to sign up for pocket coaching to have harmony in the home. Check out our sponsor Herbal Face Food and support the show by clicki...

Do you ever feel like the housework is never going to end and you’ll never catch up? Today we are going to talk about a project we can do together to help each other to keep our house looking the way we desire. Reply to this email with what you think about this episode and/or if you want to sign up for pocket coaching to have harmony in the home. Check out our sponsor Herbal Face Food and support the show by clicking the link https://tinyurl.com/KellysFavoriteAntiAgingSerum and using the code...

Do you get so frustrated when your kids push your buttons? Today we will unlock the secrets behind the button pushers, and how to not be so activated when they are pressed. Reply to this email with what you think about this episode and/or if you want to sign up for pocket coaching to have harmony in the home. Check out our sponsor Herbal Face Food and support the show by clicking the link https://tinyurl.com/KellysFavoriteAntiAgingSerum and using the code Harmony20 at checkout for 20% off. S...

What in the world does a marathon have to do with living our best life? Today we will hear an incredible marathon analogy of how we can get out of the compare and despair game so we can enter into the game of empowerment and contentment. Reply to this email with what you think about this episode and/or if you want to sign up for pocket coaching to have harmony in the home. Check out our sponsor Herbal Face Food and support the show by clicking the link https://tinyurl.com/KellysFavoriteAntiAg...