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    Authentic Parenting

    Break the cycle of generational trauma by doing your own work, connecting to your authentic self, so that you can raise children who won’t have to recover from their childhoods. Our Motto is: Raising Our Children, Growing Ourselves. Authentic Parenting explores how you can find more calm, connection and joy in parenting through the process of self-discovery and inner growth with a trauma-informed lens. Enjoy!
    enAnna Seewald352 Episodes

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    Why Social Media is Toxic for Women and Girls Kara Alaimo, PhD

    Why Social Media is Toxic for Women and Girls Kara Alaimo, PhD

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    Authentic Parenting
    enMarch 07, 2024

    4 Steps to Becoming Indistractable with Nir Eyal

    4 Steps to Becoming Indistractable with Nir Eyal

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    Authentic Parenting
    enMarch 04, 2024

    The Consequences of Parental Burnout with Moïra Mikolajczak, PhD

    The Consequences of Parental Burnout with Moïra Mikolajczak, PhD

    In this must-listen episode on understanding parental burnout, you will learn about the consequences of parental burnout on the parent, their partners, and specifically children. Also, what could be done to prevent it, and importantly when you find yourself in either mild, moderate or severe burnout, what steps can you take to mitigate it.

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    Anna Seewald

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    Authentic Parenting
    enFebruary 24, 2024

    You Are Invited! LIVE PODCAST ANNOUNCEMENT

    You Are Invited! LIVE PODCAST ANNOUNCEMENT

    I’m super excited to let you know that we will be doing another LIVE podcast event this year, and you are invited! 

    This year’s event is on Saturday, April 27, in Princeton, NJ, with special guest Seth Gillihan!

    Seth Gillihan is a clinical psychologist, author of several books and host of the Think Act Be podcast. 

    The topic of the LIVE event is: Finding Healing, Peace and Joy. 

    We are offering only 25 tickets.

    Secure your Early Bird ticket at a discounted rate, available until March 27th!

    TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/finding-healing-peace-and-joy-tickets-834775033597

    Immerse yourself into an unforgettable experience, spend quality time with your favorite podcast host and special guest, connect, ask questions and enjoy a lovely cocktail hour.

    • Be part of the show.

    • Enjoy an evening to yourself.

    • Make memories, learn and nourish your soul!

    I hope I will get to meet you in April this year. 

    Join us for our LIVE Podcast event of 2024! 

    Authentic Parenting
    enFebruary 20, 2024

    3 Effective Ways of Dealing with Negative Thoughts

    3 Effective Ways of Dealing with Negative Thoughts

    In this compilation episode I want to share three helpful practices from previous episodes to help you overcome negative thinking, silence the chatter in your mind, deal with ruminations, catastrophizing, and intrusive thoughts. 

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    Anna Seewald

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    Authentic Parenting
    enFebruary 18, 2024

    Profound Truths About Loss and Grief That Everybody Needs to Know

    Profound Truths About Loss and Grief That Everybody Needs to Know

    WARNING: There is a mention of suicide, PTSD, death, drowning in this episode.

    The most profound concept around grief and loss is that we do do it even though it feels impossible and it is actually impossible. 

    As a grief and loss specialist Meghan Riordan Jarvis, didn’t expect how unprepared she was after her mother’s death. Grief-stricken, she found herself unable to go on with life and ended up in the same inpatient cliinic where she used to send her clients. 

    What makes grief traumatic? The symptoms of grief, and so much more. 

     

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    Anna Seewald

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    Authentic Parenting
    enFebruary 10, 2024

    Year in Review: Reflecting on the Past Year, Top 10 Episodes, Highlights and Your Voicemails

    Year in Review: Reflecting on the Past Year, Top 10 Episodes, Highlights and Your Voicemails

    In this final episode of 2023 Jen and I do a yearly reflection. We share highlights and lowlights from our lives, best books and podcasts we discovered, places we visited. By looking at our past challenges and goals, we make astonishing discoveries. Wwe share the top 10 episodes from this year, play your voicemails and set intentions for the new year. 

    Powerful Questions to Reflect on Your Year PDF-free download

    LISTENERS FAVORITE EPISODES 

    1. (LIVE Event) Updating Your Relationship with Your Parents-Part 2 with Daniel Maté

    2. (LIVE Podcast) Updating Your Relationship with Your Parents -Part 1 with Daniel Maté

    3. Making Great Relationships with Rick Hanson, PhD

    4. Mother Hunger: How Adult Daughters Can Understand and Heal from Lost Nurturance, Protection, and Guidance with Kelly McDan

    5. How to Turn Self-Care Into a Way of Life with Dr. Judith Rabinor

    6. Uncovering Your Core Values

    7. Can You Use AI in Your Parenting?: Answering Your Parenting Questions-Anna, Laura and ChatGPT

    8. The Power of Acceptance with Seth Gillihan, PhD

    9. Growing Up in Public with Devorah Heitner, PhD

    10. Parenting The Most Challenging ids with Dayna Abraham

    11. Emotion Regulation for Parents with Hunter Clarke-Fields

    12. Strategies for Digital Well-Being: How to Reduce Stress, Gain Focus and Take Control of Your Life with Ann Seewald

    13. How to Regulate Your Nervous System with Jen Mann

    14. The Power of Deep Listening with Judith Rabinor, PHD

    15. How to Become a Better Listener with Guy Itzchakov

    16. Every Memory Deserves Respect: Finding Healing With EMDR Therapy with Michael Baldwin

    17. Parenting for Peace with Anna Seewald

     

    TOP 10 EPISODES OF 2023

    10. Cognitive Skills and Why They Matter with Betsy Hill

    9. Living Well with Stress with Elissa Epel, PhD

    8. Making Great Relationships with Rick Hanson, PhD

    7. How to Become a Better Listener with Guy Itzchakov

    6. Every Memory Deserves Respect: Finding Healing With EMDR Therapy with Michael Baldwin

    5. Becoming Resilient with Anna Seewald

    4. How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time and Focus on What Matters with Cassie Holmes

    3. 13 Reasons Why Kids Don't Listen with Jen Lumanlan

    2. Parenting for Peace with Anna Seewald

    1. How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing and Underliving

     

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    Anna Seewald

    Parent Educator, Keynote Speaker, Author

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    Authentic Parenting
    enDecember 28, 2023

    How to Turn Self-Care Into a Way of Life with Dr. Judith Rabinor

    How to Turn Self-Care Into a Way of Life with Dr. Judith Rabinor

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    Anna Seewald

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    Authentic Parenting
    enDecember 15, 2023

    Mindwandering: How to Improve Your Mood and Boost Your Creativity with Moshe Bar

    Mindwandering: How to Improve Your Mood and Boost Your Creativity with Moshe Bar

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    Anna Seewald

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    Authentic Parenting
    enNovember 30, 2023

    Uncovering Your Core Values

    Uncovering Your Core Values

    Why your values matter and how can you uncover them. Through thoughtful questions and exercises we help you discover your own core values. Grab a pen and notebook. 

    Discovering what your core values are can increase your confidence and strengthen your decision-making skills because you’ve identified whether a decision aligns with your values or not. Knowing your values can guide your actions and give you inner peace.

    Download the PDF with all the excersies, list of values (over 200) and questions from this epsiode to help you uncover your values. 

    Your personal values are a central part of who you are – and who you want to be.

    Discovering your values takes some time and self-reflection.

    SOME KEY POINTS

    • Values vs needs

    • The role of values in parenting

    • When values conflict

    • The juicy peach metaphor

    • The importance of identifying and ranking our values

    • And what your childhood games and your favorite toys have to do with your values. 

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    Anna Seewald

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    Authentic Parenting
    enNovember 21, 2023

    Growing Inner Resources with Oren Jay Sofer

    Growing Inner Resources with Oren Jay Sofer

    I am pleased to welcome to the show a returning guest Oren Jay Sofer. He teaches meditation and communication internationally. He holds a degree in comparative religion from Columbia University and is a Certified Trainer of Nonviolent Communication and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner for the healing of trauma.

    His new book Your Heart Was Made for This includes 26 qualities, and in today’s conversation we talked about some of them, such as joy, gratitude, courage, curiousity, wonder, energy, attention…

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    Anna Seewald

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    Authentic Parenting
    enNovember 16, 2023

    How to Motivate an Unmotivated and Lazy Kid

    How to Motivate an Unmotivated and Lazy Kid

    A real and organic conversation between 3 moms all about motivating our kids. Anna is joined by two wonderful listeners Jen and Imi both are members of the Authentic Parenting community.

    • Why your kid might be unmotivated

    • Is there such a thing as a lazy kid?

    • Is the lack of challenges in our kids’ life a problem? 

    • How to teach your children what’s important to you

    • The role of stories and role models

    • Examine your own fears and see them as a signal for what you care

    • How to uncover your core values

    • The impact of technology on kids

    • And so much more.

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    Anna Seewald

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    www.authenticparenting.com

     

     

    Authentic Parenting
    enOctober 19, 2023

    Can You Use AI in Your Parenting?: Answering Your Parenting Questions-Anna, Laura and ChatGPT

    Can You Use AI in Your Parenting?: Answering Your Parenting Questions-Anna, Laura and ChatGPT

    In this episode my friend, colleague and occasional co-host Laura Froyen and I answer your parenting questions but we have another person with us, Jen, who brings her incredible skillset of incorporating AI into the mix. Hear how ChatGPT answers the same questions after we go first. 

    DISCLAIMER: AI can be a helpful parenting ally, offering insights, information, and suggestions across various parenting topics. Yet, it lacks emotional understanding and the context of your family's unique dynamics. So, while AI can assist, remember to rely on your instincts and consider your child's individual needs when making parenting choices.

    LINKS TO THE AI GENERATED ANSWERS 

     
     

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    HOW TO WORK WITH ANNA

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    Anna Seewald

    Parent Educator, Keynote Speaker, Author

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    Authentic Parenting
    enOctober 12, 2023

    Navigating Adult Friendships

    Navigating Adult Friendships
    It's hard to make friends as an adult and yet the value of friendships in our life is vital. Relationship expert Esther Perel says that the quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives. Unlike other relationships, we choose our friends. 
     
    One of the 5 regrets of the dying according to Bronnie Ware IS about friends: “I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.”
     
    Friends enrich our lives, they nourish us, and remind us of who we are among other things.
     
    A returning guest Kristy Lauricella has some good advice about making and keeping friends. We both share a current friendship issue that we are dealing with. She suspects I might have fear for not wanting to confront a friend, while I question certain things.
     
    • The value of friendships in our life
    • The role of attachment and how it affects our friendships
    • Old friends vs new ones
    • What makes a good friend?
    • What qualities we value in friendships
    • What do you think of the idea of updating our friendships?
    • Handling conflicts in friendships
    • When and how friendships end
    • And more
    An honest, thought-provoking and self-disclosing episode.
     

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    To learn more and make a one-time or monthly donation, go to: www.authenticparenting.com/support 

    OTHER EPISODES YOU MAY LIKE

    • Ep. 300: The Big 300th with Kristy Lauricella
    • Ep. 195: Why We Need to Connect More with Kristy Lauricella
    • Ep. 273: Coping with Loss with Kristy Lauricella
    • Ep. 311: The Power of Storytelling with Judith Rabinor and Kristy Lauricella 

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    HOW TO WORK WITH ANNA

    I would be thrilled to support you in your parenting journey!

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    Thank you for listening! 

    With gratitude,

    Anna Seewald

    Parent Educator, Keynote Speaker, Author

    www.authenticparenting.com

     

     

    Authentic Parenting
    enOctober 05, 2023