Authentic Parenting

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Mastering the Art of Validation: How to Make People Feel Seen and Understood with Caroline Fleck, PhD Feb 20, 2025

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How good are you at the skill of validation?

What is validation, and what isn't? What are its benefits, and how do you actually validate someone? What do people often misunderstand about this crucial, life-changing skill—and so much more? Should we validate positive or negative feelings? How do we determine what to validate? How can we calibrate our reactions to match someone's distress?

Simply put, validation shows that you are present, you understand, and you care.

Remember, you don't have to get it right all the time. You can always do a "do-over," and perfection isn't necessary.

Get her book: Validation: How the Skill Set That Revolutionized Psychology Will Transform Your Relationships, Increase Your Influence, and Change Your Life

New to the podcast? Not sure where to start? Download our free TRAUMA KIT — a curated guide with live links to 10 powerful, handpicked episodes to get you started.

Explore how trauma shapes your body, brain, nervous system, and relationships — and discover pathways to healing and transformation.

Featuring world-renowned experts like Gabor Maté, Deb Dana, Thema Bryant, Paul Conti, and more.

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(Special New Feature) Monthly Recap-January 2025 Feb 20, 2025

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Hello and welcome to a special new feature here on the podcast—the monthly recap! We're trying something a little different, and we hope you'll find it useful. We know that not everyone has time to listen to every episode, and honestly, I wouldn't expect you to. Sometimes, just the title isn't enough to know if an episode is right for you. That's where this recap comes in!

If you're a regular listener and want to join me for a future recap, I'd love to have you! Just reach out and let me know—I'm always looking for new voices to join the conversation.

JANUARY EPISODES

Best Parenting Advice from 2024!
Stop People Pleasing: How to Value Yourself and Your Needs with Amy Wilson
Redefining Success: Finding Joy and Fulfillment in Parenting and Raising Resilient Kids with Laura Gassner Otting
Unlocking the Good Life: The Power of Psychological Richness with Lorraine Besser, PhD

Reconnecting to Your Authentic Self with Dr. Thema Bryant Feb 08, 2025

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In the aftermath of stress, adversity and trauma people often fall into survival mode and become disconnected from their true authentic self.

Dr. Thema Bryant, a president elect of the American Psychological Assosication on how we become disconnected from our self and how to reconnect to it.

In this episode we will unpack some of the internal and external signs of disconnection and offer you some tools to empower you to journey home to yourself.

We also talk about reparenting. A term I dislike, a concept I endorse. Reparenting yourself means recognizing what you lost or what you didn't get as a child and beginning to give those things to yourself now.

OTHER EPISODES YOU MAY ENJOY

65: finding Authenticity, Meaning and Fulfillment
82: Are You Stuck in The Past?
84: Are You Living an Authentic Life?
90: Childhood Trauma: Reclaiming Your Authentic Self
140: In Search of The True Self
163: How to Make Peace with Your Past and heal Your Life
164: Becoming Your True Authentic Self Unapologetically
165: Breaking Free from Old Stories

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Befriending Your Nervous System with Deb Dana Feb 08, 2025

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We all encounter problems and stressors over the course of the day. Some are more easily managed then others. But no matter where an experience lands on the continuum from mild to traumatic, understanding how the nervous system works is the path to finding the way back to regulation.

Deb Dana, a clinician, consultant and author specializing in complex trauma explains how we can learn about our nervous system so that we can befriend it.

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