Break the cycle of generational trauma by doing your own work, connecting to your authentic self, so that you can raise children who won’t have to recover from their childhoods. Our Motto is: Raising Our Children, Growing Ourselves. Authentic Parenting explores how you can find more calm, connection and joy in parenting through the process of self-discovery and inner growth with a trauma-informed lens. Enjoy!
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When kids just won't listen, parents often feel stuck between two choices: to give in, or get angry. It's exhausting! We give you the top techniques, directly from the experts, helping you on your path to a more peaceful, respectful and joyful life with your kids.
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Dad is an exploration into the meaning of fatherhood. Each episode features interviews with fathers, mothers, sons, and daughters who discuss parenting, life, loss, expectations and much more. Host Jonathan Greene is a father of two teenagers, a writer, speaker, and an entrepreneur who strives to live an authentic life without regret. That’s why he listened to his desire to leave standardized employment behind and move toward a creative lifestyle of writing and podcasting in order to spend m ...
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RE-RELEASE: Uncovering Your Core Values
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Why your values matter and how can you uncover them. Through thoughtful questions and exercises we help you discover your own core values. Grab a pen and notebook. Discovering what your core values are can increase your confidence and strengthen your decision-making skills because you’ve identified whether a decision aligns with your values or not.…
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RE-RELEASE: Buddhism Meets Psychotherapy on the Path of Liberation with Bruce Tift
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Bruce Tift, the author of Already Free, delves into our discomfort with being present with our embodied sensations and explores ways to improve this aspect of our lives. He addresses struggles with anxiety, relationship issues, and more. His insights into closeness and intimacy were particularly engaging. Tift pointed out that many of our issues pr…
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We're hosting another live event this year—our second one! If you missed the first event in April, you have another chance to join us. The LIVE Podcast returns on October 5, 2024, in Princeton, New Jersey. I’m excited to announce that our featured guest will be Yvette Erasmus, who has been a guest on the show twice before. The event is titled "The …
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How to Navigate Social Media Safely with Your Kids with Imran Ahmed
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Imran Ahmed, founder and CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate US/UK on the harms of social media and what could be done. As an authority on social and psychological malignancies on social media, such as identity-based hate, extremism, disinformation, and conspiracy theories he discusses the lawlessness of tech companies and how we can prot…
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Youth Mental Health: Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? with Judith Warner
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Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness argues that a sharp uptick in depression, anxiety, loneliness, and suicide among young people is directly tied to the wide distribution of smartphones. Is there a mental health crisis in youth today? Is it worse than pre-pa…
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Mindwandering: How to Improve Your Mood and Boost Your Creativity with Moshe Bar
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SUPPORT THE SHOW, SHOW YOUR LOVE Become a patron on Patreon.com Make a one-time donation in any amount to say “Thank you!” Rate or write a review FULL SHOW NOTES www.authenticparenting.com/podcast HOW TO WORK WITH ANNA I would be thrilled to support you in your parenting journey! All listeners get 10% off on my services. Private Coaching Online cou…
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What Does it Mean to Be Nourished? with Deborah MacNamara, PhD
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Clinical counselor and educator Dr. Deborah MacNamara on how food has become divorced from attachment, how we make it so stressful, how food creates relationship issues and vice versa and why family meals are not the full answer. Also, how to handle picky eating, and treating feeding our children like we treat a bedtime routine. Her new book is Nou…
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How to Stop Holding a Grudge with Judith Rabinor, PhD
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Dr. Judith Rabinor on why we hold onto grudges, the impact on our well-being and relationships, and practical strategies for letting go and finding peace. We also explore why some people struggle more than others with letting go, examine the role of trauma and the transformative power of updating our life story to move past feeling stuck. And the s…
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Parenting through Connection Instead of Coercion with Pam Leo
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Author of Connection Parenting (the book is about 20 years old!) Pam Leo on why connection matters, how build and rebuild connection with our children on a daily basis, and what it looks like in reality. Also, we talk about respecting children. the importance of play, literacy, and so much more. Pam shares a truly powerful exercise from her book to…
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Overcoming Trauma: Releasing Shame and Healing the Body with Peter Levine, PhD
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Renowned developer of powerful healing modality Somatic Experiencing (SE) Peter Levine on how trauma lodges itself to the body, wreaks havoc on the nervous system and what it takes to heal. Also, he shares his personal experience with rape when he was 12 years old, a trauma he carried most of his life and how using his own method he overcame it. He…
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The Harms of Gentle Parenting with Laura Froyen
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Has gentle parenting gone too far? Is it too soft, too gentle? What are the harms of gentle parenting and what can we do to remedy the situation? Laura Froyen, a returning guest, co-host and friend joins on the discussion of different styles of modern parenting, including peaceful, conscious, authentic and respectful. We also talk about some of the…
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(LIVE PODCAST) Finding Healing, Peace and Joy- Part 2
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This is ther Q&A session from our live event on April 27, 2024. Part 1 can be found in episode 406. LINKS AND RESOURCES Support the podcast by making a donation (suggested amount $15) 732-763-2576 call to leave a voicemail. info@authenticparenting.com Send audio messages using Speakpipe. Join the Authentic Parenting Community on Facebook. Work w/An…
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(LIVE PODCAST) Finding Healing, Peace and Joy with Seth Gillihan, PhD-Part 1
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This is the edited recording from our live event–LIVE Podcast '24 Finding Healing, Peace and Joy with featured guest psychologist, author and host of Think, Act, Be podcast Seth Gillihan. Do we need to change ourselves to be happy? How can we access a deeper sense of well-being even amidst challenges and adversity? How can we let go of what we hold…
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Truth, Trauma and Transformation with Dr. Frank Anderson
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How Changing Your Story Can Change Your Life with Nina Mongendre
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LINKS AND RESOURCES Support the podcast by making a donation (suggested amount $15) 732-763-2576 call to leave a voicemail. info@authenticparenting.com Send audio messages using Speakpipe. Join the Authentic Parenting Community on Facebook. Work w/Anna. Listeners get 10% off her services. Visit authenticparenting.com Follow Anna on Instagram.…
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A Philosophical Understanding of Anxiety with Samir Chopra, PhD
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Samir Chopra is a philosophical counselor and professor emeritus of Philosophy at Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. I hope this episode will add a new layer in aiding you to reflect, reconsider and reconceptualize anxiety. We don’t have to be anxious about being anxious. Embracing our anxiety can be a port…
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LIVE EVENT Join us for LIVE Podcast '24–our signature event featuring past guest of the show Seth Gillihan. WHEN: Saturday, April 27 WHERE: Princeton, NJ TOPIC: Finding Healing, Peace and Joy TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/finding-healing-peace-and-joy-tickets-834775033597 Watch this short trailer with last' year's highlights. This is epsiod…
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Join us for LIVE Podcast '24–our signature event featuring past guest of the show Seth Gillihan. WHEN: Saturday, April 27 WHERE: Princeton, NJ TOPIC: Finding Healing, Peace and Joy TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/finding-healing-peace-and-joy-tickets-834775033597 Watch this short trailer with last' year's highlights. LINKS AND RESOURCES Suppo…
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Death and Cupcakes with Kristy Lauricella
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When you think of death, or if you think of death, do you imagine cupcakes? Apparently some folks do. More specifically Kristy Lauricella tune in to my thought-provoking, emotion-stirring and surpassingly enjoyable conversation all about death with Kristy. You will also find it helpful Kristy shared some practical advice about taking care of certai…
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BONUS: Excerpt from Over the Influence: Why Social Media is Toxic for Women and Girls - And How We Can Take it Back by Kara Alaimo
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Excerpted with permission of Penguin Random House Audio from Over the Influence: Why Social Media is Toxic for Women and Girls - And How We Can Take it Back by Kara Alaimo; Read by Sarah Mollo-Christensen. © 2024 Kara Alaimo ℗ Penguin Random House, LLC. Listen to the author's interivew on the podcast in epsiode 397: Why Social Media is Toxic for Wo…
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Why Social Media is Toxic for Women and Girls Kara Alaimo, PhD
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Join us for LIVE Podcast '24–our signature event featuring past guest of the show Seth Gillihan. WHEN: Saturday, April 27 WHERE:Princeton, NJ TOPIC: Finding Healing, Peace and Joy TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/finding-healing-peace-and-joy-tickets-834775033597 Watch this short trailer with last' year's highlights. Communication professor Ka…
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4 Steps to Becoming Indistractable with Nir Eyal
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Join us for LIVE Podcast '24–our signature event featuring past guest of the show Seth Gillihan. WHEN: Saturday, April 27 WHERE:Princeton, NJ TOPIC: Finding Healing, Peace and Joy TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/finding-healing-peace-and-joy-tickets-834775033597 Watch this short trailer with last' year's highlights. LINKS AND RESOURCES Suppor…
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I’m super excited to let you know that we will be doing another LIVE podcast event this year, and you are invited! This year’s event is on Saturday, April 27, in Princeton, NJ, with special guest Seth Gillihan! Seth Gillihan is a clinical psychologist, author of several books and host of the Think Act Be podcast. The topic of the LIVE event is: Fin…
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Profound Truths About Loss and Grief That Everybody Needs to Know
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WARNING: There is a mention of suicide, PTSD, death, drowning in this episode. The most profound concept around grief and loss is that we do do it even though it feels impossible and it is actually impossible. As a grief and loss specialist Meghan Riordan Jarvis, didn’t expect how unprepared she was after her mother’s death. Grief-stricken, she fou…
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Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself with Lisa Marchiano
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The Benefits of Commpassion for Yourself and Others with James Kirby
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Year in Review: Reflecting on the Past Year, Top 10 Episodes, Highlights and Your Voicemails
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In this final episode of 2023 Jen and I do a yearly reflection. We share highlights and lowlights from our lives, best books and podcasts we discovered, places we visited. By looking at our past challenges and goals, we make astonishing discoveries. Wwe share the top 10 episodes from this year, play your voicemails and set intentions for the new ye…
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How AI Can Support Parenting: Answering Your Parenting Questions
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How to Turn Self-Care Into a Way of Life with Dr. Judith Rabinor
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SUPPORT THE SHOW, SHOW YOUR LOVE Become a patron on Patreon.com and join 21 exisiting memebers who contribute $121 towards our monthly goal of $500. Make a one-time donation in any amount to say “Thank you!” Rate or write a review FULL SHOW NOTES www.authenticparenting.com/podcast HOW TO WORK WITH ANNA I would be thrilled to support you in your par…
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The 5 R's of Parenting: Relationships, Reflection, Regulation, Rules and Repair
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Why your values matter and how can you uncover them. Through thoughtful questions and exercises we help you discover your own core values. Grab a pen and notebook. Discovering what your core values are can increase your confidence and strengthen your decision-making skills because you’ve identified whether a decision aligns with your values or not.…
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Growing Inner Resources with Oren Jay Sofer
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I am pleased to welcome to the show a returning guest Oren Jay Sofer. He teaches meditation and communication internationally. He holds a degree in comparative religion from Columbia University and is a Certified Trainer of Nonviolent Communication and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner for the healing of trauma. His new book Your Heart Was Made f…
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What to Say (and How to Talk) with Your Teen About Drinking
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How to Motivate an Unmotivated and Lazy Kid
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A real and organic conversation between 3 moms all about motivating our kids. Anna is joined by two wonderful listeners Jen and Imi both are members of the Authentic Parenting community. Why your kid might be unmotivated Is there such a thing as a lazy kid? Is the lack of challenges in our kids’ life a problem? How to teach your children what’s imp…
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Can You Use AI in Your Parenting?: Answering Your Parenting Questions-Anna, Laura and ChatGPT
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In this episode my friend, colleague and occasional co-host Laura Froyen and I answer your parenting questions but we have another person with us, Jen, who brings her incredible skillset of incorporating AI into the mix. Hear how ChatGPT answers the same questions after we go first. DISCLAIMER: AI can be a helpful parenting ally, offering insights,…
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It's hard to make friends as an adult and yet the value of friendships in our life is vital. Relationship expert Esther Perel says that the quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives. Unlike other relationships, we choose our friends. One of the 5 regrets of the dying according to Bronnie Ware IS about friends: “I wish I had s…
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The Power of Acceptance with Seth Gillihan, PhD
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Exploring the idea of radical aceptance with a licensed psychologist, author, and host of the Think Act Be podcast Seth Gillihan. Life will bring many challenges, death of a loved one, a breakup, a health diagnosis, a sudden change in your plans, a missed opportunity. When we let go of resistance, we lessen our suffering. When we accept things as t…
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How to Meet Your Children’s Needs Without Neglecting Your Own with Jen Lumanlan
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We all have needs. Our children have needs and so do we. How can we parent in such a way that everyone's needs are seen, understood and met? Is it possible? A deep dive into the nuanced, complex world of human needs with Jen Lumanlan, host of the Your Parenting Mojo podcast. A MUST listen! SUPPORT THE SHOW, SHOW YOUR LOVE Authentic Parenting is an …
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Growing Up in Public with Devorah Heitner, PhD
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How can we help our teenagers to get more sleep, wake up on time for school and thrive? Journalist Lisa Lewis who has 2 teens herself, helped spark the first law in the nation requiring healthy school start times for adolescents. She has written a research-based, reader-friendly book called The Sleep-Deprived Teen: Why Our Teenagers Are so Tired, A…
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Parenting The Most Challenging Kids with Dayna Abraham
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SUPPORT THE SHOW, SHOW YOUR LOVE Become a patron on Patreon.com Make a one-time donation in any amount to say “Thank you!” Rate or write a review FULL SHOW NOTES www.authenticparenting.com/podcast HOW TO WORK WITH ANNA I would be thrilled to support you in your parenting journey! All listeners get 10% off on my services. Private Coaching Online cou…
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The Benefits of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Melissa Hunt, PhD
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Are you struggling with anxiety, depression, or chronic pain? Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can help you change the way you think and behave, so you can start feeling better. In this episode Dr. Melissa Hunt talks about the benefits of CBT. Dr. Hunt discusses the different components of CBT, including identifying negative thoughts, challenging…
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Emotion Regulation for Parents with Hunter Clarke-Fields
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Choosing to parent differently than your parents is not easy. Today’s episode is a supportive, gentle, uplifting conversation to remind you to continue staying on the path of conscious parenting. Hunter Clarke-Fields, host of the Mindful Mama podcast, author and friend returns to the show again to talk about how you can ditch the unrealistic expect…
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Strategies for Digital Well-Being: How to Reduce Stress, Gain Focus and Take Control of Your Life
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In this solo episode Anna shares how she uses her smartphone and engages with social media to inpsire you to reevaluate your usage, create intentionality and some major changes for increased well-being. reduce stress and anxiety become more present gain more time and freedom Improve your ability to focus and maintain attention on important tasks cu…
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Consent, Online Grooming and Keeping Children Safe
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WARNING: Mentioning of Child Sexual Abuse in the begining An important conversation with children’s author Marcie Aboff, author of the Uncle Tony’s Tickles and Holly-ann Martin OAM is the founder and Managing Director of Safe4Kids, with over 35 years of experience in teaching child abuse prevention education. From the importance of teaching childre…
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How to Regulate Your Nervous System
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A powerful conversation with Jennifer Mann, a certified mind-body practitioner with extensive experience in the health and wellness industry. Jennifer shares her personal journey of overcoming chronic illness and introduces the concept of the polyvagal ladder, explaining how our nervous system responds to stress and trauma. The importance of body-b…
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Mother Hunger: How Adult Daughters Can Understand and Heal from Lost Nurturance, Protection, and Guidance with Kelly McDaniel
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Mother loss comes in many forms: cancer, suicide, illness, murder, accidents. And while many women still have their mothers, they have lost them to abandonment, addiction, memory malfunction, mental illness and more. Kelly McDaniel is an author and clinician supporting women on the journey toward relational wholeness. In her first book, Ready to He…
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The Power of Deep Listening with Judith Rabinor, PHD
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Judith Ruskay Rabinor, PhD, is a clinician, author, writing coach, speaker, and workshop leader retunrs to the podcast for the 4th time. During her first interview we talked about her memoir The Girl in The Boots: Making Peace with My Mother. She specializes in eating disorders and the mother daughter relationship. Today’s conversation is a wide ra…
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