Fresh Start Family Show

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Inner Skills Every Parent Needs to Succeed: why parenting is a learned skill with Laine Lipsky Sep 09, 2021

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In Episode 98 of the Fresh Start Family Show, Wendy has a discussion with Laine Lipsky -- Elite athlete turned elite parenting coach.

Laine utilizes her passion to help parents attain excellence in their parenting - through:

>> ending cycles of generational dysfunction

>> and helping build UP their parenting toolkits

Wendy and Laine both share stories, challenges and victories in their parenting journeys throughout today’s episode to remind parents that though they believe parenting is the hardest and most important job on the planet -- it doesn’t have to be so complicated!

This conversation is for any parents who want to feel calm, confident, and connected.

For links & more info about everything discussed in this episode, head to www.freshstartfamilyonline.com/98.

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Parenting A Sensitive Child - How to Understand, Connect & Thrive with Jen Harrison Aug 25, 2021

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Today’s episode is for parents all across the spectrum looking to bring some peace to their home, but especially for anyone parenting sensitive kiddos.

Wendy has a candid conversation with Jen Harrison about the ways she has helped thousands of parents worldwide improve their lives at home within a matter of weeks.

Jen has been named “The Child Whisperer” by Moms worldwide and has an incredible track record for showing Moms how to reduce their child’s anger and anxiety by 80% within 6 weeks or less.

For links & more info about everything discussed in this episode, head to www.freshstartfamilyonline.com/97.

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Helping Kids Become Problem Solvers and Critical Thinkers Through Play & Literature with Drew Vernon Aug 19, 2021

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Wendy and Terry had the amazing opportunity to sit down with father of three and Child Play Advocate Drew Vernon, on Episode 96 on the Fresh Start Family Show to talk about how we can empower our kids to build critical thinking & creativity skills through play & literature!

Drew fell in love with encouraging play for children and talks to us about how creative play can be fundamental to our children’s critical thinking and problem solving and leaves us with three ways that we can enable our kids to become critical thinkers & great problem solvers through understanding:

Why screen-free time is so important
How we can teach kids to learn the framework of good storytelling
How to help kids be the hero in their own story

For links & more info about everything discussed in this episode, head to www.freshstartfamilyonline.com/96.

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How to Make Mealtime More Peaceful with Our Kids with Rachel Rothman, MS, RD, CLEC Aug 11, 2021

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Wendy sits down with registered dietitian and pediatric feeding expert, Rachel Rothman, MS, RD, CLEC to help families who struggle with mealtime to feel more empowered and less stressed, which is the primary focus of Rachel’s private practice, Nutrition in Bloom.

For links & more info about everything discussed in this episode, head to www.freshstartfamilyonline.com/95.

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How to be the Safest Place for Our Kids with Vivek Patel Aug 04, 2021

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As parents one of the greatest ways to achieve the connection and understanding we strive for with our children is by becoming a safe place for them.

Conscious parenting coach, Vivek Patel speaks to this today on the Fresh Start Family Show.

answering the question, ‘how do we become a safe space for our children”.

Through stories of his own childhood experiences, his journey with his own children & reflections on his experiences working with many families to bring healing … Vivek inspires us deeply to focus on connections first & foremost in our homes.

Listen in as Wendy, Terry & Vivek speak to an important question all parents need to be asking themselves … "If we want kids to not lie to us, we have to make it safe for them to tell the truth,"

For links & more info about everything discussed in this episode, head to www.freshstartfamilyonline.com/94.

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Preventing Complex Trauma Patterns from Sabotaging Our Parenting with Roma Norriss Jul 28, 2021

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The damage from trauma in our lives can last generations. Sometimes we may not even recognize how it creeps in and takes over our families through our patterns and behaviors. The inspiring Roma Norris, mother of two, parenting activist, facilitator and Hand in Hand Parenting consultant, talks to us on the Show today all about the subtle forms of trauma-- known as ‘complex trauma’-- that creep into our lives.

Roma helps us to understand and recognize complex trauma in our lives, and gives us practical ways to prevent our trauma patterns from entering our homes, and how to truly recover from past traumas.

This episode is about healing, so that we don’t cause more hurt to our families.

For links & more info about everything discussed in this episode, head to www.freshstartfamilyonline.com/93.

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Understanding Unique Sensory Profiles in Your Family with Jamie Chaves Jul 21, 2021

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Episode 92 of the Fresh Start Family Show is all about understanding sensory processing and how it can be linked to misbehavior, emotions, and learning in our children.

Pediatric occupational therapist, Jamie Chaves, takes the complex topic of sensory processing and simplifies it to help us better understand our children and families.

Jamie recognizes sensory processing as the foundation for regulation and learning.

She helps us understand that sensory preferences impact everyone's regulatory responses and how these differences in our sensory preferences within our families can cause frustration and even disrupt relationships.

For links & more info about everything discussed in this episode, head to www.freshstartfamilyonline.com/92.

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Deepening Mother-Daughter Relationships with Ann Dillard Jul 14, 2021

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On the Fresh Start Family Show today, Ms. Ann Dillard -- family and teen mental health consultant and mother-daughter coach -- discusses with us how she helps women of all ages to navigate challenges in their own mother/daughter relationships.

She walks us through how to overcome challenges and triumphs of recognizing, repairing, and building healthy mother/daughter relationships.

Discussed in this episode:

Navigating the Highs & Lows of the Mother / Daughter Relationship

1.) Why mother / daughter relationships are so important

2.) Ways to stay connected with your daughter through adolescence & into the teen years too

3.) Types of mother / daughter relationships & how to thrive

For links & more info about everything discussed in this episode, head to www.freshstartfamilyonline.com/91.

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Having Long Term Influence Through Faith and Harnessing Hope with Carlos Whittaker Jun 30, 2021

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It’s time to show up and speak out, families-- in today’s episode we are learning just how to do that from an expert in speaking truth, love and hope into the world-- Carlos Whittaker.

In a world where opinions and hot topics flood the internet, it’s easy to want to hide away from it all and not speak on anything.

Carlos powerfully reminds us we are called to speak up for what we believe in and to do it in a loving manner.

He calls us to lean into the discomfort and continue to educate ourselves, so that we can speak up on issues that are too important to stay silent on … AND teach our kids to do the same!

This episode is a reminder to believe in the greatness of humanity, be the good in the world, and fight for what things worth fighting for!

Let’s go live with purpose, faith & hope!

For links & more info about everything discussed in this episode, head to www.freshstartfamilyonline.com/90.

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It’s OK to be A Work In Progress with Dan Sivils Jun 23, 2021

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On the Fresh Start Family Show today, Terry and I had a candid conversation with one of our dearest friends & mentors, Dan Sivils, on humbling ourselves as parents and being ok with being a work in progress, because the truth is, we all are!

As parents we ALL have a multitude of core fears.. Fears of not being good enough parents, not ever truly connecting with our children, or even the fear that we are completely ruining our kids..

In this episode, we walk through how to recognize our core fears, replace our negative self-talk with constructive awareness, and humble ourselves to step into learning & growing while honoring wherever we are in our parenting journeys.

For links & more info about everything discussed in this episode, head to www.freshstartfamilyonline.com/89.

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