Mindful Mama | Inspiration To Thrive Not Just Survive

Are you dealing with disrespectful kids and it's driving you crazy? Does your child have an attitude? Today, Hunter is going to talk about why this is happening and how we can work to change this. Are you ready to transform your family life? Get on the waitlist for Mindful Parenting! >> https://mindfulparentingcourse.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For most of the country, school is back in session. While some kids seem to have fallen back into the rhythm of things, others seem to be struggling, bringing to light learning or social challenges they may be struggling with. In this episode, Hunter has a conversation with Ashley Becker-Nunley, occupational therapist and parent coach, about how to set your child up for success by using a detective lens to investigate special needs and tapping into your child’s learning style. *New!* Watch video clips from this episode on the Mindful Mama Youtube channel!  If you enjoyed this episode, and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @mindfulmamamentor. Have you left a review yet? All you have to do is go to Apple Podcasts or  Stitcher (or wherever you listen), and thanks for your support of the show! Takeaways: Using a detective lens to understand why a child may be stru

In this episode, Hunter talks about every parent's favorite thing, tantrums. By understanding the occurrence of tantrums, we are better able to handle them more appropriately. Hunter explains why tantrums arise and what we can do to stay calm until they pass. Are you ready to transform your family life? Get on the waitlist for Mindful Parenting! >> https://mindfulparentingcourse.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harsh words and raised voices rarely lead to a positive outcome. In this episode, I talk to Matt and Sunaina Marquez, founders of The Happy Wanders Club, about communicating using Nonviolent Communication. With Nonviolent Communication (NVC) we learn to hear our own deeper needs and those of others. Through its emphasis on deep listening—to ourselves as well as others—NVC helps us to have compassion and speak to one another on a deeper level. *New!* Watch video clips from this episode on the Mindful Mama Youtube channel! If you enjoyed this episode, and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @mindfulmamamentor. Have you left a review yet? All you have to do is go to Apple Podcasts or  Stitcher (or wherever you listen), and thanks for your support of the show! 3 Takeaways: Just taking that first step towards softening can positively change a negative interaction We

So often, as parents, we set aside our own needs and desires to attend to every need and desire of our children. However, is this really what our children really need from us? In this episode, Hunter talks about what we need to let go of to find a better balance - happy kids AND happy parents. Are you ready to transform your family life? Get on the waitlist for Mindful Parenting! >> https://mindfulparentingcourse.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you practice Mindful Parenting with little kids? Joanna Faber & Julie King have written the book on it. Their communication lessons have the power to completely transform your relationship with your toddler. *New!* Watch video clips from this episode on the Mindful Mama Youtube channel! If you enjoyed this episode, and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @mindfulmamamentor. Have you left a review yet? All you have to do is go to Apple Podcasts or  Stitcher (or wherever you listen), and thanks for your support of the show! 3 Takeaways:  Accepting kids’ negative feelings is vital to happy, healthy relationships. Threatening kids is less effective for cultivating cooperation and creates a backwash of resentment. It’s not easy to change how you speak to your kids! We naturally want to fix their problems. Julie King are the authors of the new book, How To T

How many times have you heard about the benefits of meditation and thought, “I should really try (again).” How many times have you sat down to meditate and thought, “I can’t meditate. I can't clear my mind. It’s just not for me.” In today’s episode, Hunter clarified the real purpose for meditation and why meditation is doable for everyone. Are you ready to transform your family life? Get on the waitlist for Mindful Parenting! >> https://mindfulparentingcourse.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does it mean “to mother"? How do we mother ourselves? In this very special podcast episode, I talk to Iyanla Vanzant, Oprah’s life coach and best-selling author dedicated to the growth and evolution of human consciousness. Iyanla’s name means “great mother,” and in this conversation, we talk about ways that we can access the deeper spiritual nature of what it means to be a mother. If you enjoyed this episode, and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @mindfulmamamentor. Have you left a review yet? All you have to do is go to Apple Podcasts or  Stitcher (or wherever you listen), and thanks for your support of the show! 3 Takeaways: 1. To mother is to nourish, nurture, teach, and beautify 2. Before we can learn to mother ourselves, we must get to “I matter” 3. Accept what comes to you in the day, at night, you can give it back with forgiveness Iyanla Vanzant is t

“I'm still losing it, even though I know how I should respond.” Have you ever been there? In this episode, Hunter explains why we may know all the things we should do/say, but just can’t seem to remember it in the moment and what we need to do to change this. Are you ready to transform your family life? Get on the waitlist for Mindful Parenting! >> https://mindfulparentingcourse.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does mindfulness work to help us feel physically healthier and happier? How can we take advantage of all that mindfulness has to offer? Researcher and best-selling author, Dr. Dan Siegel comes back on the Mindful Mama Podcast. He talks about how “parental presence” has been shown to be the key to optimizing the chance of your child have a life of wellbeing and resilience. *New!* Watch video clips from this episode on the Mindful Mama Youtube channel! If you enjoyed this episode, and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @mindfulmamamentor. Have you left a review yet? All you have to do is go to Apple Podcasts or  Stitcher (or wherever you listen), and thanks for your support of the show! 3 Takeaways: Five ways that awareness slows the aging process How to optimize kids wellbeing and resilience How integration in the brain moves us away from chaos and toward

You may ask yourself, “Do my partner and I need to have a “united front” with our children? Do we need to share the same answers all the time? Do we have to have the same parenting style?” In this episode, Hunter explains why this often is not the case and why it might not need to be a concern. Are you ready to transform your family life? Get on the waitlist for Mindful Parenting!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hunter talks to Julie Bjelland about Highly Sensitive Persons. *New!* Watch video clips from this episode on the Mindful Mama Youtube channel! If you enjoyed this episode, and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @mindfulmamamentor. Have you left a review yet? All you have to do is go to Apple Podcasts or  Stitcher (or wherever you listen), and thanks for your support of the show! 3 Takeaways: Many of us walk around with masks on Ways to reduce anxiety and stress How we parent makes a HUGE difference for highly sensitive children Julie Bjelland is a licensed psychotherapist, author of several books, and mother of two. She teaches online brain-training courses for the “Highly Sensitive Person” trait. Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. Sh

Many of us come into parenting with the idea that parenting is “instinctual.” In this episode, Hunter explains why parenting is NOT instinctual. In fact, parenting requires skills, tools, and practices that we need to LEARN. Are you ready to transform your family life? Get on the waitlist for Mindful Parenting! >> https://mindfulparentingcourse.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a child, first generation Chinese American, Iris Chen, author of Untigering: Peaceful Parenting for the Deconstructing Tiger Parent, was raised in a strict, high expectation house. As her own children began to rebel against her authoritarian parenting, Iris began to question what it truly means to be a “good” parent. In this episode, Hunter talks to Iris about her experience of “untigering” and her journey to change generational patterns. *New!* Watch video clips from this episode on the Mindful Mama Youtube channel! If you enjoyed this episode, and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @mindfulmamamentor. Have you left a review yet? All you have to do is go to Apple Podcasts or  Stitcher (or wherever you listen), and thanks for your support of the show! 3 Takeaways: Love is not about control Children are like plants, having individual needs that must be met in

A lot of people have this very important worry and fear—a question about punishment. I had it too. That question is, “Will my child be wild and undisciplined if I don't use timeouts, if I don't use threats and punishments?” In this episode, Hunter discusses why punishments don't work, and how to raise a responsible, cooperative child without them. Are you ready to transform your family life? Get on the waitlist for Mindful Parenting! >> https://mindfulparentingcourse.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does it mean to be resilient? How do you build resilience? Today, Hunter talks to Dr. Gail Gazelle, who is a former hospice physician, a certified mindfulness teacher, a former consultant for the United States Department of Justice, and one of the nation’s preeminent physician burnout coaches. She is also the author of “Everyday Resilience: A Practical Guide to Build Inner Strength and Weather Life’s Challenges. In this episode, Dr. Gazelle defines what resilience really is and how we can cultivate more resilience in our lives. *New!* Watch video clips from this episode on the Mindful Mama Youtube channel! If you enjoyed this episode, and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @mindfulmamamentor. Have you left a review yet? All you have to do is go to Apple Podcasts or  Stitcher (or wherever you listen), and thanks for your support of the show Takeaways: Lookin

Do you feel like you don't have enough time? Because a lot of people feel like they don't have enough time. In this episode, Hunter talks about how it is possible to move from this time scarcity thinking, to time wealth thinking. Are you ready to transform your family life? Get on the waitlist for Mindful Parenting! >> https://mindfulparentingcourse.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is it such a commonly held belief that the more you self-sacrifice, the better of a mother, wife, and person you are? Where did this notion even come from? Why do women feel badly when we set boundaries or take care of our needs? If you’re looking to understand some of the deeper causes of our struggles as women, check out this podcast episode. In this episode I talk to Bethany Webster, author of “Discovering the Inner Mother,” about our inherited cultural beliefs, how the Mother wound affects our lives, how to lean into healing, and looking to the past to change the future. *New!* Watch video clips from this episode on the Mindful Mama Youtube channel! If you enjoyed this episode, and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @mindfulmamamentor. Have you left a review yet? All you have to do is go to Apple Podcasts or  Stitcher (or wherever you listen), and thanks

We're taught by our culture that parenting SHOULD be instinctual and that we should be independent and be superwoman — able to do everything on our own. In this episode, Hunter explains why parents are not weak for needing alloparents by our side. We are not weak for needing support. We are simply human. Are you ready to transform your family life? Get on the waitlist for Mindful Parenting! >> https://mindfulparentingcourse.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liza Blas, the host of the Very Happy Stories podcast and Empowerment Coach, shares with us her story about raising kids with unique circumstances like chronic illness, neurodiversity, and mental illness. She provides us with valuable guidance by sharing her journey from surviving to thriving. *New!* Watch video clips from this episode on the Mindful Mama Youtube channel! If you enjoyed this episode, and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @mindfulmamamentor. Have you left a review yet? All you have to do is go to Apple Podcasts or  Stitcher (or wherever you listen), and thanks for your support of the show! 3 Takeaways: If mom is happy, everyone is happy Symptoms of viruses existing in the body are triggered by a weakened immune system Trust yourself, take leaps of faith Liza Blas is a "Thrive Guide" to parents who are raising kids with chronic illness, menta