The Parenting Coach Podcast

The Holidays can be hard. In past years I’ve dealt with intense soap-opera-esque family drama (we would have made a great reality TV show years ago). I wish I had the tools and awareness back then that I have now, but everything came in the timing it needed to. So, if you’ve stumbled across this podcast, maybe this is the timing that these ideas needed to come to you too. Links I mention in this episode: Moving through Frustration Meditation HERE, Intuitive Journaling HERE, Group Intuitive Coaching for 2025 HERE, 1:1 Coaching in The Miracle Year HERE. Other podcast episodes HEREIn this episode: Emotional regulation is feeling safe to feel any emotion in your body (not avoiding, resisting or acting out). Helping others through uncomfortable emotions by increasing your capacity for feelingsEmotions are messages that are trying to be seen and heard: tools for listening through words and listening through the body. ---Join me in my new 1:1 coaching container for 12 months, and see what kind of life you can create through intuition, manifestation and trust: www.coachcrystal.ca/miracle

My healing journey included a ton of books, research, guides, teachers (and time) that all dropped in just when I needed them (less of self-help and more of a community project I guess!). I don’t even recognize the self that I was 5 years ago- negative attachment patterns, emotional dysregulation, indecision and overwhelm. But even when I had changed so much of that 2-3 years ago, I was still stuck in “hustle” and tapped out of my own inner wisdom. Time doesn’t heal all wounds- but time spent healing, heals. And my favourite reminder before you listen in: Healing is remembering… you aren’t broken. You never were. Healing is the process of coming back to that Truth. Join me in my new 1:1 coaching container for 12 months, and see what kind of life you can create through intuition, manifestation and trust: www.coachcrystal.ca/miracle (I’m also closing down my one-off open coaching session hours starting in January. I have several still open for December HERE). In this episode: What my own childhood and teenage-hood looked like (and how I was driven by people-pleasing and external validation, without knowing it)My parenting and relationship journey: small shifts to big shifts, and how I saw a 180-degree difference in my kids’ behaviours too. How CBT and thought-work based modalities only took me so far, the further inner work was needed to see real change (like how I don’t EVER yell anymore, without trying!) Moving from hustle, marketing strategy and tactics and self-doubt in my business to intuition, manifestation and trust (everything is working out for my good).

What is possible in a year? How much have you changed over the last 1 year, 5 years, or 10 years? What else is possible? The part of healing that we talk about often is deconstruction around what’s keeping you stuck and moving through that… but the other half is CREATION- making possible the kind of life you want, especially the seemingly impossible things. I share my formula for creation, so you can join me for your own Miracle Year (or coach with me through your Miracle Year HERE).   Join The Miracle Year HERERead more about non-possession HERERead more about Pretas/Gaki (The Hungry Ghost) HEREAmber Smith’s Quiet Wealth book HEREIn today’s episode: The formula for creating impossible-sounding things in your lifeStaying in gratitude and appreciation, while creating moreNon-attachment and non-possession from Buddhist philosophyWhat the miracle year is all about, and how to create your own miraculous yearBody, mind and soul: what do you want to create? (un-shaming your body, your food, your exercise, your relationships, your money creation, your business growth and your faith)

On this podcast, we love to talk about shame-free everything… It’s easy to see how our parenting can trend toward shame, and I hope listening in has helped that change in little (or big) ways. If you grew up in a home where your body and food choices were a main focus and commented on often, you may wonder how to raise your child differently. Ditch the food and body shame in this episode with Nicole Cruz, RD, and me. Join our Shame Resiliency Seminar HEREGet started on this work through a daily mindset practice- Journal HEREJoin the next round of The Shame-Free Parenting Movement: HEREListen to the bonus episodes on the podcast: www.coachcrystal.ca/blogConnect with Nicole: HEREWebsite HEREIn today’s episode: What words around food, eating, and bodies create shame in our childrenHow we were raised affects how we interact with our food, and feeding ours kidsHow to teach kids to listen to their bodies How to manage things like allergies or food intolerances in a shame-free and fear-free wayHow kids are naturally intuitive when it comes to eating and foodAbout Nicole: Nicole Cruz founded Nourish Together, a shame-free approach to family nutrition that instills food and body trust. As a Registered Dietitian and mom of three, she combines her personal and professional experience to help parents raise confident eaters who can enjoy a variety of foods, listen to their body cues, and avoid obsessing over sweets or other ‘treats’. She believes that a healthy relationship with food is the foundation for lifelong ‘healthy’ eating — and when we nourish together, we bring more joy and less stress to the table!

When we’re triggered by our kids and trying to keep our cool… more is going on in our unconscious mind than what we are aware of. When we have the tools to work through what’s going on under the surface, we can more easily show up as the shame-free parents that we want to be (and wish we had). Connect with Melissa: IG HERE, Website HEREJoin our Shame Resiliency Seminar HEREGet started on this work through a daily mindset practice- Journal HEREJoin the next round of The Shame-Free Parenting Movement: HEREListen to the bonus episodes on the podcast: www.coachcrystal.ca/blogIn today’s episode: What’s really triggering us (so much more than just words)Hypnosis tips for parents (to use on ourselves in the midst of heavy times)Calming the nervous system within, so we can help our children calm theirsHow those around us live up to what we expect from them (and how shifting that can change them too)Melissa Tiers is a multi-award-winning author, lecturer, keynote speaker and hypnosis trainer. She is the founder of The Center for Integrative Hypnosis, co-founder of The Ethical Coaching Collective and creator of Coaching the Unconscious Mind. Melissa has earned three IMDHA Pen and Quill awards for her books, “Integrative Hypnosis: A comprehensive Course in Change”, “Keeping the brain in mind: Practical Neuroscience for Therapists, Coaches and Hypnosis Practitioners” and “Integrative Hypnosis for kids and teens: Playing for Change.”

Do you want to uncover how shame might be showing up in your relationships and life? It likes to hide in the sneakiest of places… feeling the need to correct others, getting defensive during arguments, passive-aggressive social media comments, and scrolling your phone for hours every evening. How is shame underneath all of that? Come and find out by tuning in to today’s episode to hear a coaching call in action- and use what you hear for your own inner work. Join our Shame Resiliency Seminar HERE **NOTE: Date changed to Feb 2025Get started on this work through a daily mindset practice- Journal HEREJoin the next round of The Shame-Free Parenting Movement: HEREListen to the bonus episodes on the podcast: www.coachcrystal.ca/blogIn today’s episode: How shame can keep us stuck from relating to others in a way that feels good to us.How to notice when shame is under the surface of something bothering usHow to dig deep and find the shame, call it out, and move through it (shame resiliency)Our brand-new shame resiliency seminar for coaches, therapists and counsellors.

That not-enough-ness feeling that we all feel is called shame, and we can’t run from it, avoid it or hope it will stop showing up for us. Shame is under the surface of our biggest triggers- and working through it will bring big change to your relationships, big emotions and life. Join our Shame Resiliency Seminar HERE ** Date changed to Feb 2025Get started on this work through a daily mindset practice- Journal HEREJoin the next round of The Shame-Free Parenting Movement: HEREToday you’ll hear: How shame is under the surface of big emotions or “triggers”What to do to move us and our clients through shame (shame resiliency)You’ll hear a coaching experience in real-time, as I help a mom move through frustration at her kids fighting and getting overwhelmed around food issues in her kids.Our brand-new shame resiliency seminar for coaches, therapists, and counsellors.

Using research and knowledge about the brain, we can not only help parent our kids better, but help our kids develop their brains in ways that will benefit themselves, their future relationships and the world. Today you will hear my conversation with Dr Dan Siegel, who is the executive director of the Mindsight Institute and founding co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA. An award-winning educator, Dan is the author of five New York Times bestsellers and over fifteen other books which have been translated into over forty languages. He was trained in attachment research and narrative analysis, focusing on how relationships shape our autobiographical ways of making sense of our lives and influence our development across the lifespan. Learn more about Dr. Siegel HERE and HERE and find his books HEREIn this episode we cover: The difference between the left and right brain, and how to parent effectively using knowledge about our kids’ brains How to help our kids develop their upstairs brain, and know how to move them back upstairs when neededDr Siegel’s hand model of the brain to help us remember the different parts of our brains (this will be helpful in all relationships, not just parenting) Mirror neurons and body language, how to separate between our own emotions, and the emotions we may be taking on from others Why teens and tweens need to push back against the norm (and resources and books to help in parenting teens and tweens) Get Your Copy of The Whole-Brain Child HEREConnect with Crystal: Join the next round of The Shame-Free Parenting Movement: HEREGet started with teaching your child emotions, free feelings wheel HEREFind your parenting personality (and get tips specific to it) by taking the quiz HERECheck out all my fun parenting courses and programs here: www.coachcrystal.caGet tips, insights and support daily through IG right HERE

Our birth stories are inextricably linked to other areas of our lives, and as we recognize our own birthing stories (whether for good or bad) and choose to rewrite them, it can add confidence and peace to our parenting and motherhood. Nicole Lawrence is a mother, writer, visionary, and host of the podcast, Re:birth, with a mission to alchemize birth stories & the stories we bring to motherhood into fertile soil for evolving our mothering and our lineage. In this powerful episode we share: How our birth stories impacted us for good or bad How to re-write our stories (and recognize the impact they may have had) Nicole shares some beautiful stories of women who have re-written their stories and how it changes things for them How to prep for your upcoming birth on a soul level (and what your birthing plan can include to help this) Connect with Nicole: WEBSITE or IGConnect with Crystal: Join the next round of The Shame-Free Parenting Movement: HEREGet started with teaching your child emotions, free feelings wheel HEREFind your parenting personality (and get tips specific to it) by taking the quiz HERECheck out all my fun parenting courses and programs here: www.coachcrystal.caGet tips, insights and support daily through IG right HERE

Join me as I chat with Wendy Snyder all about those extra spicy, extra tricky kids that we often call “strong-willed” and learn through her story, and mine, how to support your own strong-willed child better. Wendy is a mom of two, certified parenting educator & family life coach, who inspires parents to learn & grow through connection-based positive parenting strategies. In this episode: Wendy’s story of her young daughter throwing her for a loop, and how it called into a new way of parentingWendy’s growth and healing through parenting, and how she fosters her daughter’s independence, without losing her mindFirm and compassionate ways to care for our little ones (and bigger ones)Connect with Wendy: Website HEREPodcast show: HEREInstagram: HEREYoutube: HEREFacebook: HEREConnect with Crystal: Join the next round of The Shame-Free Parenting Movement: HEREGet started with teaching your child emotions, free feelings wheel HEREFind your parenting personality (and get tips specific to it) by taking the quiz HERECheck out all my fun parenting courses and programs here: www.coachcrystal.caGet tips, insights and support daily through IG right HERE

Are you looking for ways to help your child love learning a certain subject, especially the ones they seem to drag their feet about? Or do you have an avid learner, and you want to make sure you continue to add to that love of learning, instead of dousing the fire they have? Join our conversation today, with Julie Bogart. Julie is known for her commonsense writing, critical thinking and home education advice. In this conversation we cover: how to build a love of learning, in homeschool and public schoolhow to use your child’s interests to help them learnhow children are always learning, and how we can help cultivate thatwhat education truly is, and why it’s importantadding in regular doses of surprise and delight, to help our elementary-aged kids love learning any subject (like poetry, writing and even math!)Connect with Julie! On IG HEREOn FB HEREBRAVE WRITER links HEREPodcast HEREConnect with Crystal: Get started with teaching your child emotions, free feelings wheel HEREFind your parenting personality (and get tips specific to it) by taking the quiz HERECheck out all my fun parenting courses and programs here: www.coachcrystal.caGet tips, insights and support daily through IG right HERE

Are you an ADHD mama that is finding it hard to balance motherhood, parenting, and constant to-do lists with a neurodiverse brain? This conversation is for you. Patricia Sung helps moms with adult ADHD work with their unique brains and get their ish together one step at a time and feel confident running their family life. She’s a hobby-hopping, anxious adventurer, willing to try almost anything once. A mid-westerner at heart, she reluctantly has adopted the word "y'all" and lives in Houston with her husband and two young sons. Join the Shame-Free Parenting Movement HEREIn this episode: Childhood grief that may come up with an ADHD diagnosisWhat to look for in adulthood as an ADHDer (and the importance of understanding yourself more)How ADHD can affect your motherhood and parenting (and what to do for support when you’re in the middle of it)New shame-free parenting coaching program coming up for parents of elementary-aged kids… get on the waitlist HERE for more information. Connect with Patricia: Snag free resources and get your crap together with other ADHD moms in Successful Mama Meetups at www.motherhoodinadhd.com.Top 5 Parenting PodcastListen on your favorite podcast app or at www.motherhoodinadhd.comWish you had a community of mom friends that get you? Join us!

Join the Shame-Free Parenting Movement! Learn more at coachcrystal.ca/groupThis 5-day live coaching event happened in October 2024 and was published on the podcast for all my listeners. If you're watching this after the event, message me and tell me your takeaways.

Join the Shame-Free Parenting Movement! Learn more at coachcrystal.ca/groupThis 5-day live coaching event happened in October 2024 and was published on the podcast for all my listeners. If you're watching this after the event, message me and tell me your takeaways.

Join the Shame-Free Parenting Movement! Learn more at coachcrystal.ca/groupThis 5-day live coaching event happened in October 2024 and was published on the podcast for all my listeners. If you're watching this after the event, message me and tell me your takeaways.

Join the Shame-Free Parenting Movement! Learn more at coachcrystal.ca/groupThis 5-day live coaching event happened in October 2024, and was published on the podcast for all my listeners. If you're watching this after the event, message me and let me know your takeaways.

Join the Shame-Free Parenting Movement! Learn more at coachcrystal.ca/groupThis 5-day live coaching event happened in October 2024, and was published on the podcast for all my listeners. If you're watching this after the event, message me and let me know your takeaways.

“Because I said so”, “You’re making me mad!”, “Why can’t you be more like your sister?!”, “Stop crying or I’ll give you something to cry about!” … sound familiar? Parenting in the 80s and 90s (and before) was shame-based to the core, and it’s still affecting us and our parenting now, in ways we can’t often see. 5 Days to Shame-Free Parenting: Join us HEREJoin the program: Shame-Free Parenting Movement: HEREIn Today’s Episode: What I’ve learned from trainings with Brené Brown and shame (vs guilt)What parenting looked like in the 1980s and 1990s and how shame was involvedHow to feel empowered in our parenting through becoming aware of our shame, and moving through it (shame resiliency)How you may be, unknowingly, shaming your kids (even when you’re trying not to)Shame blocking us from connection to ourselves and othersHow to move through shame (it’s SO much more in our feelings and under-the-surface thoughts than in our logical easy-to-access thoughts)Connect with Crystal:Get started with teaching your child emotions, free feelings wheel HEREFind your parenting personality (and get tips specific to it) by taking the quiz HERECheck out all my fun parenting courses and programs here: www.coachcrystal.caGet tips, insights, and support daily through IG right HERE

Our beliefs about our kids matter, and we can be one of the greatest influences of their lives. Intentional parenting can set us up to help support our kids through any challenge and instill them with beliefs that will help them achieve true success (not just the type of success that we’re socialized to believe matters most). In this episode: Dropping my oldest off at college and all the mixed emotions (and how it brought up this topic over the weekend)What manifestation has to do with parenting (and the spiritual principles of it)What you value most and how to instill those values into your kids through manifestationHow to find out if shame is blocking belief work (in any area of your life, but I share a parenting example that you’ll likely relate to).Join my $5 live coaching event HERE and I will do more than teach you these principles, I’ll SHOW you, and we’ll get there together (live on zoom, and recordings sent out to you…. Bring a friend!)New shame-free parenting coaching program coming up for parents of elementary-aged kids… get on the waitlist HERE for more information.

Neurodivergent kids need to be supported both in the home and in the classroom to thrive and grow. ADHD and anxiety seem to be on the rise, but schools aren’t always creating the most effective environment for the growth to happen. In this episode I am joined by Dr Emily in a conversation around supporting learning in the classroom for neurodivergent kids, and how this support can help all kids too. In this episode: We talk about how to support ADHD and anxiety in our kids and youthWhy anxiety may be on the rise, and the power of playOur current curriculum not aligning with child developmentHow play-based education is supportive for young kids (not pushing academics early will help them with future learning)How we can advocate for our kids mental health in the classroom, and when to know if changing schools is neededJoin the Shame-Free Parenting Movement HEREConnect with Dr Emily below: Website: https://www.learnwithdremily.com/Substack Blog: https://learnwithdremily.substack.com/Podcast: Learn with Dr. EmilyInstagram: @emilywkingphd