You Are NOT Your Child’s Friend — You Are the Parent! with Dr. Laura Froyen
Authentic Parenting
How to help a parent who feels their teen is “out of control” becomes a doorway into understanding what lies beneath aggression and lying, the difference between dysregulation and being out of control, why we often have parenting upside down by giving young kids too much autonomy and tightening control in the teen years, and how to hold authority with kind, firm limits while staying curious and non-punitive in the complex landscape of family life. LINKS AND RESOURCES call to leave a voicemail. Podcast Production by Aminur:
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How Your Unhealed Past Keeps Controlling Your Parenting with GG Renee Hill
Authentic Parenting
Have you ever stopped to wonder how the stories you grew up with—the ones you absorbed in childhood—still shape the way you parent today? Author and creative coach on uncovering, rewriting, and reclaiming the stories that define us. Timestamps: 0:03 – How our childhood stories shape parenting 0:06 – Parenting from old patterns 0:09 – When others silence your intuition 0:12 – Finding yourself amid parenting chaos 0:15 – GG’s inner child awakening 0:18 – Turning sensitivity into strength 0:21 – Growing up with a schizophrenic mother 0:25 – Redefining strength as a...
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Struggling with Mom Guilt? 3 Steps to Feel Better Fast
Authentic Parenting
00:00 – Introduction to Andrea Leigh Rogers 02:15 – From dancer to wellness entrepreneur 04:40 – Creating Xtend: blending Pilates and dance 06:55 – The birth of Small Moves, Big Life 09:10 – Why small moves matter 11:25 – Escaping the cycle of overwhelm 13:45 – Motivation follows action 16:05 – Redefining success for modern women 18:30 – The FEEL framework explained 21:10 – Letting go of mom guilt 23:25 – Doing less, living more 25:50 – Finding joy in movement 28:15 – Simplifying routines and priorities 31:00 – Self-compassion in daily life 33:20 – Raising...
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Why Chasing a Better You Is Making You Miserable with Seth Gillihan, PhD
Authentic Parenting
says the path to peace isn’t fixing yourself — it’s expanding yourself. We explore how to stop chasing “better” and start living fully, now. We’ll explore mindfulness practices, stoic wisdom, and practical tools for quieting anxiety, facing fear, and reclaiming presence in a culture that conditions us to believe we are broken. 00:00 — Why we’re wrong about self-improvement 02:45 — The hidden cost of chasing perfection 07:30 — The real location of happiness A surprising shift in perspective that could change your life. 12:15 — Self-worth sabotage How society...
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A Quick Favor -It Won't Take Long
Authentic Parenting
Hey dear listener, this is Anna Seewald. I have a quick favor to ask! I’m working on a creative project and I’d love your participation. It won’t take long. Here’s what I’d like you to do: fill in the blank in this sentence — “Authentic Parenting is a podcast about…” — in your own words, based on your own understanding. Then record it — yes, I need your voice! — and send it to me. You can record on your phone using the Voice Memo app and email it to . Or, you can call 732-763-2576 and leave a voicemail. If you use WhatsApp, you can send a voice note directly to that...
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When Grief Turns Traumatic: What Happens After Sudden Loss with Jennifer R. Levin
Authentic Parenting
Dr. Levin on the often misunderstood topic of traumatic grief — how it differs from ordinary grief, why it can feel so overwhelming, and what truly helps in the healing process. 00:00 – Introduction to thanatology and grief work 02:15 – What makes grief traumatic 05:20 – Traumatic vs. non-traumatic loss 07:45 – Common reactions after sudden loss 10:05 – When grief becomes stuck 12:30 – Stabilizing the nervous system 15:10 – How trauma impacts meaning-making 17:40 – The theory of shattered assumptions 20:25 – Post-traumatic growth and hope 23:00 –...
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Critical Memory Integration: Unlocking the Body’s Wisdom for Healing Trauma with Estefana Johnson
Authentic Parenting
Licensed Clinical Social Worker and trauma therapist Estefana Johnson shares what makes CMI unique, how it differs from other trauma modalities like EMDR, why our nervous system often overrides logic, and how tuning into ‘signals’ — rather than symptoms — can transform healing. (00:00) Introduction to CMI — what Critical Memory Integration is and how it reframes “symptoms” as “signals.” (03:45) Difference Between CMI and EMDR — how CMI diverges from EMDR in theory, process, and focus on organic experience processing. (08:20) The Roots and Creation of CMI — how the model...
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The Biology of Trauma: How the Body Holds Fear, Pain, and Overwhelm, and How to Heal It
Authentic Parenting
on the fascinating and often overlooked—biology of trauma. [00:00] Introduction and shared connection around trauma, resilience, and Armenian heritage. [05:00] Story of becoming a foster parent during medical training and first encounter with childhood trauma. [15:00] Struggles of supporting traumatized children without adequate tools or professional guidance. [25:00] Personal health breakdown leading to chronic fatigue, autoimmunity, and a deeper look into trauma biology. [35:00] Discovery that therapy alone wasn’t enough — biology and physiology also play key roles in trauma....
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The Middle Path of Parenting: On Attachment and Why Who You Are Matters More
Authentic Parenting
is a parenting coach and psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience helping families turn daily power struggles and emotional chaos into connection, calm, and cooperation at home. [00:00] Introduction — why quick fixes on social media backfire [02:35] What parents really need instead [05:10] The foundational role of attachment [08:25] “Collect before you direct” explained [12:00] Walking the middle path between chaos and rigidity [16:40] Parenting as our kids (and we) grow and evolve [20:15] What children need most from us today [24:50] How Todd’s philosophy has shifted over...
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Post-Traumatic Parenting: Breaking the Cycle with Dr. Robyn Koslowitz
Authentic Parenting
What if the biggest thing standing in the way of the parent you want to isn’t your lack of patience, or the right parenting strategy—but your own unresolved trauma? My guest today, Dr. Robyn Koslowitz, is a clinical child psychologist, trauma expert, and author of Post-Traumatic Parenting. She explains how the “trauma app” we download in childhood keeps running in the background of our parenting—and how to finally rewrite it. LINKS AND RESOURCES call to leave a voicemail. *This episode was edited and produced by Aminur. If you need expert support to bring your...
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