FamilyConnections Podcast

Giving you the tools to live and love with positivity, purpose and peace

The Power of Practice 05/18/2023

The Power of Practice /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/26884896

Three Keys to Staying Happily Married in the 21st Century 04/04/2022

Three Keys to Staying Happily Married in the 21st Century /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/22675127

Learning to request for and feel appreciation 03/07/2022

Learning to request for and feel appreciation Do you often feel like you do so much for your family but no seems to value or appreciate your efforts? In this episode we outline and discuss what to do in this situation and learn to request for and appreciate the appreciation! Here's what we discussed: Part 1: dealing with yourself Validate the need for appreciation Show yourself compassion for feeling this longing. Notice when you do feel cared for Name the feeling Stay with the feeling Growing resource to draw upon. Appreciate yourself. Allow yourself to feel good when you do something for others. Pat yourself on the back. Say “that’s like me”. Part 2: Deal with overfunctioning Why are you doing what you are doing? Do you feel forced? “I should” “I have to”. These signs that you feel compelled – breeding ground for resentment. Notice choice. And get in touch with the value and meaning of doing things for your family. Love for family Own values about cleanliness for example Pleasing God Part 3: Dealing with others Lead by example. Role model appreciation. Value yourself and value others Figure out if it is not valuing or not expressing Speak up: xyz. Not blaming but sharing your experience and need Request change Appreciate their appreciation – give positive feedback. It felt really good. Learn to take compliments gracefully Grow your circle – build culture of appreciation with friends and colleagues Thank you for listening – please follow me on social media to keep updated about new content and programs. Check out /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/22372094

Building a Peaceful Home 11/16/2021

Building a Peaceful Home /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/21182123

Connecting to God and to each other in Ramadan April 2021 04/29/2021

Connecting to God and to each other in Ramadan April 2021 /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/18913385

Stress management for Parents 03/15/2021

Stress management for Parents /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/18325016

Science and Spirituality of Building Resilience 03/15/2021

Science and Spirituality of Building Resilience /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/18324923

Emotional Roller Coaster of Finding a spouse 03/15/2021

Emotional Roller Coaster of Finding a spouse /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/18324815

Practical Tools for Building Resilience 01/04/2021

Practical Tools for Building Resilience /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/17334737

Raising Hard working children who are passionate and persistent 12/31/2020

Raising Hard working children who are passionate and persistent /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/17334707

How to stay happily married in the 21st century 12/28/2020

How to stay happily married in the 21st century /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/17334701

Dealing with self doubt 11/15/2020

Dealing with self doubt What’s more, the factors that caused your self-doubt in the first place are not always the same ones that are maintaining it now. Perhaps bullying as a child caused your habit of self-doubt initially, but as an adult, your mental habit of asking other people for reassurance is what’s maintaining it. /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/16813049

Keeping Mama Happy 07/13/2020

Keeping Mama Happy Have you heard the saying "When Mamma isn't happy, nobody's happy"? It is true that mothers have an enormous influence on the emotional climate in the home. In this episode we discuss the impact of mother's wellbeing on the family and what we can do as women to work towards our own wellbeing /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/15185048

Building Resilience through Self-Compassion 07/02/2020

Building Resilience through Self-Compassion Resilience is the ability to bounce back from adversity. How well we do during challenging times depends upon our resilience. In this episode we explore compassion as a practice to build resilience /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/15028658

The Science And Spirituality Of Making Lemonade 06/29/2020

The Science And Spirituality Of Making Lemonade We have heard the saying: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. In this session, we explore the ways in which we cope with adversity, attitudes and practices that are helpful and those that are unhelpful. /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/15012221

Why you must discuss anti-black racism at home with your family 06/21/2020

Why you must discuss anti-black racism at home with your family The first steps to becoming anti-racist is to become aware and to discuss it in our homes. /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/14906888

Surviving the lock down with your family 05/31/2020

Surviving the lock down with your family Many of us have been struggling with too much togetherness in our families during the lockdown. The stress of changes around us, the anxiety of the unknown and the fact that everyone is struggling are making it more challenging than ever to get along. In this episode we discuss some of the ways we can manage. /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/14634956

Three simple ways to keep a relationship strong 05/30/2020

Three simple ways to keep a relationship strong In this short presentation, we outline three simple and practical ways to manage family relationships during the lockdown /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/14628044

Self Care For Busy Parents 03/25/2020

Self Care For Busy Parents It is said that when Mama isn't happy, no body's happy. This is because as parents, we impact the emotional climate of our homes. When we take care of ourselves, we can be there for our children and parent with our best selves /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/13701995

Nurturing Your Marriage After Children 02/28/2020

Nurturing Your Marriage After Children We all know the saying “First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage.” But what happens after that? The transition from “married” to “married with children” can be tough. /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/13337819

Nurturing Spirituality in Our Children 02/22/2020

Nurturing Spirituality in Our Children /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/13256282

Practicing Self-Compassion 11/27/2019

Practicing Self-Compassion In this episode we discuss Self-Compassion, /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/12201440

Attachment parenting 101 07/02/2018

Attachment parenting 101 In this episode, we covered the following points: /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/6767398

Nurturing Spirituality in Children 06/26/2018

Nurturing Spirituality in Children What are the differences between Religion and Spirituality? How can parents foster a relationship with God in their children and nurture a spiritual perspective? /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/6746693

Raising an emotionally intelligent child 06/26/2018

Raising an emotionally intelligent child What it means to be emotionally literate, why we need to focus on this and how parents can nurture emotional intelligence in their children /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/6746624

A tranquil home 06/26/2018

A tranquil home A recording of a live session at a milad for a wedding. Please excuse the sounds of the toddler who really wanted to be heard :) /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/6746545

Secrets of Happy Families 04/20/2018

Secrets of Happy Families What is the new reality for parents and how does this impact family wellbeing and happiness? /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/6502690

Building a marriage based on Rahma (Loving Kindness and Compassion) 04/18/2018

Building a marriage based on Rahma (Loving Kindness and Compassion) How do we practice kindness and compassion in our marriages? How do we stand in love and rise in love after falling in love? /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/6494076

The Essentials of Positive Parenting 02/07/2018

The Essentials of Positive Parenting This is a recording of a live session with parents on the 5 pillars of positive parenting and how we can apply them to our parenting. We had a lively discussion with LOTS of questions, especially about managing emotions in children. More resources: Daily Wisdom Email Newsletter Daily Wisdom email newsletter is a short daily burst of inspiration to live your best self every day. Daily Wisdom email sign up: FREE Private FB Group Positive Parenting Community – focused on parenting skills https://www.facebook.com/groups/PositiveParentingCommunity/ /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/6235532

Communicating with children 12/01/2017

Communicating with children Recording of a live parenting session /episode/index/show/familyconnectionsradio/id/5998388

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