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Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! The most important quality I want for my kids during these difficult times is probably what you want: resilience. Our kids need the capacity to overcome hard times because we cannot (and would not want to) protect them from every single one of life’s difficulties. In this episode, I talk to author and psychologist Chris Willard about raising resilience. Takeaways: The younger your child is, the more contagious your emotions are. The best practice for a kid in a meltdown is your mindfulness practice as a parent. Resilient kids have both a stable, loving adult and responsibility. Dr. Christopher Willard (PsyD) has been practicing meditation for 20 years and has led hundreds of workshops around the world, with invitations to more than two dozen countries. He is the author of Child’s Mind (2010) Growing Up Mindful (2016) Raising Resilience (2017) and ten other books for parents, professionals, and children. He teaches at

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! None of us knew how hard it was going to be as a parent; we mess up constantly. When we respond to ourselves with harsh criticism and judgment, we leave ourselves feeling helpless and incapable. Even though it can feel strange, the practice of self-compassion is essential to becoming a more mindful parent. My guest today is Dr. Susan M. Pollak, author of Self-Compassion for Parents. Takeaways: We can tolerate failure better and have more resilience with self-compassion. 95% of us grow up with imperfect parents. “If you lose it, you can use it.” Susan M. Pollak, MTS, EdD, is a longtime student of meditation and yoga who has been integrating the practices of meditation into psychotherapy since the 1980s. Dr. Pollak is co-founder and teacher at the Center for Mindfulness and Compassion at Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance. She is the author of the new book, Self-Compassion for Parents: Nurture Your Child

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! So many of us are concerned about what will happen (or not happen) with school this fall. Is it safe? What will the schedule be like? The only thing certain is that it will be different. Perhaps we need to broaden our definition of what it means to do school. Perhaps learning could travel outdoors? I talk to Megan Fitzgerald, co-founder of Tinkergarten, about how to support kids best in these times. Takeaways: Outdoors is a safer place for kids to be social and learn right now. We can set up our home environments to optimize independent play. We can teach kids to manage risks playfully. Meghan Fitzgerald alongside her husband, Brian founded Tinkergarten. Meghan previously worked as an Elementary School Principal and teacher as well as a Math/Science Specialist. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FI

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! When our lives are busy, we don’t often see how wasteful our habits can be. But our kids care about the environment and are often passionate about taking steps to protect our planet. Sheila Morovati comes on the Mindful Mama podcast to talk about how she noticed a few simple ways we were wasting and transformed them from waste into abundance. Takeaways: Crayons can be a big garbage problem or a gift for in-need communities. Small steps can make a big difference. Kids care and want to take action to help reverse global warming. With a degree in Sociology from UCLA Sheila has successfully been growing her nonprofits since 2011. She lives in LA with her husband and 2 children. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! Are you breathing well? Is your child? My guest today is James Nestor, author of “Breath,” which explores how the human species has lost the ability to breathe properly over the past several hundred thousand years and is now suffering from a laundry list of maladies — snoring, sleep apnea, asthma, autoimmune disease — because of it. Takeaways: Our faces, mouths, and airways have shrunk over the last 500 years. ADHD can be helped by fixing sleep breathing issues. Changing the way we breathe can transform health. James Nestor’s is the author of Breath: the Science of a Lost Art. He is also the author of DEEP: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What The Ocean Tells Us about Ourselves and has written for numerous publications including The New York Times. Nestor has appeared on dozens of national television shows, including ABC’s Nightline and CBS’s Morning News, and on NPR. He lives and breathes in San Francisco. Fan of the

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! 40-50% of couples will get divorced. How can we do it better? Loss of a relationship can be a major trauma, and when you add kids into the mix and co-parenting with your ex… well, there’s just a lot to work out there. How does one separate, be mindful of your kids, and be true to your own values? Radhika Lakhani, a divorce attorney and mindfulness teacher, talks to us about a new path forward. Takeaways: The legal process pushes us to find external solutions, which is disempowering. Alternative dispute resolution focuses on each party's needs. Mindful resolution goes further to ask why. We must start the way we want to finish. Radhika Lakhani is a family lawyer and mother whose mission it is to transform families in post-separation and divorce by sharing powerful tools that consciously move them from high conflict to peace and heart-centered co-parenting. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quic

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! With the global pandemic, it seems like we are facing a whole summer with no camp, no vacations, and no in-person socializing… AAK! What are we going to do with our kids this summer? I invited Katherine Reynolds Lewis, author of The Good News About Bad Behavior, to come back on the Mindful Mama podcast to talk with me about this. Takeaways: We need to plan ahead and prioritize together with our kids. Recognize that it’s a strength to ask for help. Figure out your bare minimum parenting standards. Katherine Reynolds Lewis is a Harvard-educated journalist, parent educator & author of The Good News About Bad Behavior: Why Kids Are Less Disciplined Than Ever — And What to Do About It. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! What are the possibilities of modern fatherhood? For dads who are rising up against the old harmful paradigm of masculinity, what does the new picture look like? M.J. Singletary-Villalobos is a dad asking these questions. Takeaways: Fatherhood is too important to take the “just learn as you go” advice. Your ideas about masculinity are not your ideas. It’s okay to take a break and rest. M.J Singletary is a Higher Education professional, social-economics educator, and a forthcoming published author. He is the creator of whosthatdad, an Instagram journey of an Afro-Latinx family navigating new spaces while holding on to their heritage. The mission of the page is to share uplifting stories of self-reflection, peace, and joy. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful m

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! The protests around the world after the murder of George Floyd have shown parents that we need to be talking to our kids about racial inequality. But how do we do it? Many white parents feel awkward and uncomfortable bringing it up at all. In this episode, Marietta Collins and Ann Hazzard, both child psychologists and co-authors of the book, Something Happened In My Town, share with us about how to talk about racial inequality with kids. Takeaways: Little kids can understand the concepts of racism and fairness. You are going to say the wrong thing—that’s okay. Still talk about it. Start with questions: “Why do you think that might happen?” Ann Hazzard, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist, formerly on the faculty at Emory University in Atlanta, GA.  She is a co-author of Something Happened in Our Town:  A Child's Story about Racial Injustice (Magination Press, 2018). Marietta Collins, PhD is a clinical psychologist at M

Talk and meditation for challenging times: this is a recording of the first part of the Mindful Parenting Membership coaching call from June 2, 2020. For more resources on mindfulness go to: https://www.mindfulmamamentor.com/resources/ or MindfulMomGuide.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! What does it really look like for a child to meditate? Banish from your mind an image of that child sitting still silently for hours. Tejal Patel shares active meditations from the Kundalini yoga tradition that help children deal with different feelings. Takeaways: Meditation can help kids activate their “rest & relax” response at will. We can use language kids understand to talk about their feelings and stress. Kids can access the power of meditation through mantras and movement. Tejal V. Patel, JD is a former divorce attorney turned Ayurveda, mindfulness and meditation expert for moms and kids. She's the host of The Time-In Talks and author of new book Meditation for Kids: 40 Activities to Manage Emotions, Ease Anxiety, and Stay Focused releasing on April 14th, 2020. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER C

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! With huge parts of the world sheltering-in-place, we can tap into the power of nature to heal and remember our wholeness during this challenging time. Takeaways: We can embrace the power of nature to reduce our stress and heal. There are ways to embrace nature even if you can’t leave your apartment. People with even just a view of nature heal faster. Sandi Schwartz is the “Happy Science Mom,” a science writer, positive psychology and environmental expert, and mom blogger who helps parents utilize science-backed stress reduction tools to bring happiness and balance to their family. She has published hundreds of articles on parenting, wellness, and environmental issues in places like Chicken Soup for the Soul, Scary Mommy, Motherly, Very Well Family, and numerous local parenting magazines. She is currently working on a book to help families feel calmer and happier by tapping into the incredible healing power of nature. Fan

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! Do you worry about what you eat or what your kids are eating? We may not even realize how our culture has made eating into an “issue” and carbs into the enemy. It reaches down to our kids, hurting their relationship with food—sometimes for life. How do we avoid the pitfalls of dieting culture? Evelyn Tribole, co-author of Intuitive Eating, comes on this episode to help.  Takeaways: Parents can help kids trust their bodies. Dieting is the best predictor of gaining more weight. Dieting culture hurts kids and can be found in our homes and schools. Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD is an award-winning registered dietitian, with a nutrition counseling practice in Newport Beach, California. She has written nine books including the bestsellers Healthy Homestyle Cooking and Intuitive Eating (co-author). Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!)

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! What do I do when I ask my child to do something and she doesn’t listen? Kids not listening has to be one of the biggest parental frustrations there is. Listen in to this special on-air coaching call as Hunter coaches reader of Raising Good Humans, Cailen Ascher, on what to do with her 5-year-old. Takeaways: Threatening kids is a common default when we feel stuck. Kids want to be seen, heard, and acknowledged. The crucial pause step always comes first. Cailen Ascher is a Business Coach with a 3-day workweek, a mom of 2, and the founder of Success Made Simple™, an accelerator for women entrepreneurs who want to build abundantly profitable businesses in part-time hours. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! Since the #MeToo movement and growing feminism, we’ve been very interested in how to empower women. But what about the other half of the population? We, as parents, need to take a look at how we are raising our boys to either be complicit in the “locker room mentality,” or to take a stand against it. Takeaways: The “lockerroom mindset” hurts everybody. Men give up part of their humanity. Boys want to know what it takes to be a man.  We need to talk to boys. They take our silence as approval of the status quo. Dave Willis, author of Raising Boys Who Respect Girls, spent thirteen years as a full-time pastor and is now a speaker, author, relationship coach, and television host for MarriageToday. They have four young sons and live in Keller, Texas. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clar

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! If you are the parent of a daughter, you’ve likely been subjected to a comment like, “just wait until she’s a teenager!” Today’s podcast guest, Sil Reynolds, co-author (with her teen daughter) of Mothering & Daughtering, pushes back against that outdated way of thinking. Think of her as the “daughter whisperer,” because she teaches us mindful ways of connecting with our tweens and teens authentically.  Takeaways: What behavior issues—in toddlers and teens—really mean. Preteens and adolescents need us just as much or more than ever. Our cultural narrative about teen girls is untrue and often dangerous. Sil Reynolds is a nurse practitioner, psychotherapist, mother, and mothering coach. She is the co-author, with her daughter Eliza, of "Mothering and Daughtering: Keeping Your Bond Strong Through the Teen Years", and the host of We Thrive TV, a monthly vlog. The mother-daughter duo have taught sold-out workshops nation-w

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! What do parents and kids need during this unprecedented time of the pandemic and sheltering in place with 24/7 family time? Susan Kaiser Greenland comes back on the podcast to talk to us about how to broaden our bandwidth and use mindfulness skills to parent with more presence during these difficult times. Takeaways:  Minds change bodies and bodies change minds. We need to lower our expectations for ourselves and our kids. Wisdom doesn’t come from being perfect, it comes from being present. Susan Kaiser Greenland is an internationally recognized leader in teaching mindfulness and meditation to children, teens, and families. She co-founded The Inner Kids Foundation, a not-for-profit that taught secular mindfulness in schools and community-based programs in greater LA. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLA

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! Mindful Parenting member Katie has been working on skillful responses to her three-year-old, but her husband disagrees with her responses. He is worried that without “consequences” their child won’t have any disincentive to stop the bad behavior. What do they do? In this special on-air coaching session, Hunter talks Katie through how to respond to these difficult situations—with her child and her partner! Takeaways: Children’s nervous system stress response drives them to kick and hit. Punishment causes resentment and erodes connection and cooperation. We are modeling and teaching with all of our responses. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter

Welcome to day twenty-four of the Mindful Mama Daily Dose—my way of supporting you, a smart, thoughtful parent who is doing your best. This daily dose will include a 5-minute guided meditation followed by a brief invitation for how you can make your day more mindful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! It has been over a month since schools were canceled and normal life ended due to the coronavirus outbreak, and it’s hard on everyone. What attitudes and approaches can we take to hold ourselves and our children with wisdom and compassion? How do we come out of this more resilient than before? Therapist Rebecca Wong comes back on the Mindful Mama podcast to help us through these chaotic times.  Takeaways: We are all in a shared trauma reality right now. Emotional resilience is more important than schoolwork. We can focus on what we can control and compassion. Rebecca is a relationship therapist, mentor, and host of the Connectfulness Practice podcast. She created the Connectfulness® method to bypass the symptoms of disconnection and address the root cause, allowing you to work towards wholeness in all areas of your life. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or