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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

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses!Who doesn’t wish their child would do more around the house? Deana Thayer and Kira Dorrian, co-hosts of the Raising Adults podcast have come on the Mindful Mama podcast to explain why we have to get over our hesitancy towards fostering responsibility, and how to handle chores at every age and stage.Takeaways: Build the link between responsibilities and privilege What chores to give at what ages What to do when kids have resistance to chores Deana and Kira met nearly a decade ago in a professional capacity as childbirth educators. Since that time, they have co-created All Things Birth & Baby, a comprehensive online directory for pregnancy, birth and early parenting. Their work has been seen throughout the Puget Sound area of Washington state as well as featured in local media.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!We all want to be happy, and we deserve to experience joy in this life. Despite our negativity bias, despite our circumstances, despite the problems of the world, it’s possible.Takeaways: Our brains are like velcro for negativity It takes intentional practice to be happier There are 2 kinds of happiness: Happiness with a cause, and happiness for no reason 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 ever feel like you work all day as a mom, but no one sees what you do? Brandy Ferner took a picture that went viral of a mom separated from the rest of her party at a restaurant, taking care of the baby. For hours, no one in this mom's party stepped in to let her enjoy being part of the group.Takeaways:   As a society, we are not supporting moms We have a hard time asking for help & others don’t see we need it Why we need to question the relentless, unseen tasks of motherhood Brandy Ferner is a mother of two, an author, a blogger, and host of the Adult Conversation Podcast, bringing LOLs and real talk about motherhood to moms everywhere. Her novel Adult Conversation comes out in May 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!What would you do if you realized that life was short and we don’t necessarily have much time? That’s what happened to my podcast guest, Satya Scainetti after watching the towers fall in NY on September 11th. She left it all behind to go on a spiritual quest that would lead to a successful business. Hear how she balances a full life with motherhood.Takeaways:  How to model compassion for our kids “The paths are many, the truth is one.” It takes support to show up for both the world and our families well. 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 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

Hunter talks about Raising Good Humans.Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. What NOT to say to your kids 2.The real truth on how to stay calm 3. Why raising children is a spiritual practiceFan 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 overstressed moms on how to cultivate mindfulness in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in yoga & mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide, and is the creator of the Mindful Parenting course.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.The 200th episode is coming up! Please share your takeaways from the Mindful Mama Podcast. Leave me a voicemail at http://mindfulmamapodcast.com/. I would LOVE to include your voice on the 200th episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hunter talks to Lorena Seidel about Create an Optimal Home Environment.Did you know that by making simple changes in your home, young children can feel empowered to perform everyday tasks with little or no help? Making changes to optimize your home environment can help develop social, emotional, and life skills and pay dividends down the road. This episode’s expert, Lorena Seidel, Montessori teacher, a Social Emotional Learning consultant, a Positive Discipline educator, and a mother of three—identifies ways to improve your home!Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. We can avoid a lot of struggles and negative behavior with a better home environment 2. All of us, including children, want love and power—that’s what drives us 3. Our messages to our very young children can be unconsciously negativeLorena Seidel is a Montessori teacher, a Social Emotional Learning consultant, a Positive Discipline educator, and a mother of three. She helps moms create parent-child connection and harmony- that last.Website:www.lorenaseidel.comSocial Media Links:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PurposefulJoyfulParenting/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lorena_seidel/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 overstressed moms on how to cultivate mindfulness in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in yoga & mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide, and is the creator of the Mindful Parenting course.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."The 200th episode is coming up! Please share your takeaways from the Mindful Mama Podcast. Leave me a voicemail at http://mindfulmamapodcast.com/. I would LOVE to include your voice on the 200th episode!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hunter talks to Kristen Race about Mindful Family Living.Stress these days is an epidemic for families—parents and kids. How do we build up resiliency to stress from BOTH the inside-out and the outside-in? In this episode, I talk to Kristen Race, the author of Mindful Parenting, about how we can make small shifts to make profound changes.Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. Setting up an ideal life from the outside doesn’t work. Resilience has to come from within 2. Our stress as parents is contagious— it leads to stressed out kids 3. We can mentally create more space in our daysDr. Kristen Race is the founder of Mindful Life™ and author of Mindful Parenting. Her programs are rooted in neuroscience and help adults and children build resilience to modern-day stress. She has trained over 40,000 leaders in her methods worldwide.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 overstressed moms on how to cultivate mindfulness in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in yoga & mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide, and is the creator of the Mindful Parenting course.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.The 200th episode is coming up! Please share your takeaways from the Mindful Mama Podcast. Leave me a voicemail at http://mindfulmamapodcast.com/. I would LOVE to include your voice on the 200th episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices