How do you build connection and foster healthy attachment in your family? In today's episode we'll discuss all things attachment with our guest Eli Harwood, author of "Raising Securely Attached Kids." It turns out that attachment is not just about babies and toddlers. Eli shares FOUR main areas for parents to focus on to help kids feel loved and se…

Kaylin Marcotte is the founder & CEO of JIGGY, a new jigsaw puzzle brand on a mission to modernize and elevate the humble jigsaw, and support female artists around the world. She turned her hobby into a company and has been featured on Shark Tank, Oprah's Favorite Things and won over celebrity fans including Gwyneth Paltrow, Lili Reinhart and Chris…

Suzanne Tucker, founder of Generation Mindful, is a mom of four who's been a physical therapist and parent educator for 30 years. As an author and international speaker, Suzanne's life's work is to help families create more moments of joy and connection. She believes the most impactful way to create a more just and peaceful world is to evolve how c…

The Healing Power of Kindness My friends, happy birthday! Today marks the birthday of my podcast and it also marks the birthday of my mother, so in honor of these, I thought I’d share something that’s been on my heart for over a year: a message about the Healing Power of Kindness. Now, as a mother I’ve learned to be patient, to know that everything…

Vivek Patel is a conscious parenting mentor, a student of life, an artist, dancer, martial artist, writer, poet, jewelry designer and Dad! Through his own conscious exploration, he developed a non-coercive, collaborative parenting approach which he now teaches to parents around the globe. His main wish is to help parents have closer relationships w…

Hesha Abrams, Esq. is an internationally acclaimed master attorney mediator known for crafting highly creative settlements and resolutions in very difficult matters. By "holding the calm," she has created settlements worth billions of dollars and saved clients billions more using her innovative approaches to deal making. In her book, "Holding the C…

Stephanie L. Jones gave a gift every day for 522 days, and that journey changed her life. Now she's on a mission to inspire others to give and practice gratitude daily. She hosts an inspiring podcast, Giving Your Best Life, focused on ways to incorporate giving, gratitude, & goals into daily living. As a TEDx speaker, she loves sharing her message …

Today's guest, Nicholeen Peck, is a worldwide phenomenon and leader. Her proven parenting principles and self-government skills transform all children, from tantruming toddlers to even the most troubled teens. The world saw this in 2009 when the BBC, in England, featured her and her family in a documentary called The World’s Strictest Parents. The …

Brad Baldridge is a College Funding Specialist, blogger, and podcaster who has helped thousands of families plan and save for college with smart and proven strategies to save time, money and stress. You can find a link to the resources Brad spoke about in the podcast HERE, including an "Expected Family Contribution Calculator" and a list of "Net Co…

Tina Feigal holds a Master's Degree in School Psychology and has been coaching parents on improving challenging child behaviors since 2000. She has also trained over 600 parent coaches from the US, Canada, Greece, Mauritius, and Japan. She's the author of the paperback and audiobook, "Present Moment Parenting: The Guide to a Peaceful Life with Your…

Ned Johnson is an author, speaker, and founder of PrepMatters, an educational company providing academic tutoring, educational planning, and standardized test preparation. A professional “tutor-geek” since 1993 and battle-tested veteran of test prep, stress regulation and student performance, Ned has spent nearly 50,000 one-on-one hours helping stu…

Dr. Kay Toomey is a Pediatric Psychologist who has worked with children who don’t eat for almost 35 years. She has developed the SOS Approach to Feeding as a family-centered program for assessing and treating children with feeding problems. Dr. Toomey speaks nationally and internationally about her approach. Dr. Toomey helped to form The Children’s…

Dr. Ronald Siegel is an Assistant Professor of Psychology, part time, at Harvard Medical School, where he has taught for over 35 years. He's a longtime student of mindfulness meditation and serves on the Board of Directors and faculty of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. He teaches internationally about the application of mindfulness …

Lenore Skenazy is the author of Free Range Kids and co-founder of the non-profit organization "Let Grow" which promotes healthy independence in childhood through programs, education, & advocacy. She's been featured on NPR, Fox News, and "everything in between" to spread the message of kids' innate resilience. You can learn more about the Let Grow P…

Nellie Harden is a Family Life & Leadership Coach. She focuses on helping parents eliminate power struggles with their children and help them grow into confident, wise, and respectful adults that are actually ready for the world! She is a wife and mom to 4 daughters, author, speaker and podcaster, homeschooling parent and adventure chaser. She has …

Today's guest, Dr. Robyne Hanley-Defoe, is a multi-award-winning education and psychology instructor, author, and resiliency expert. She's described as one of the most sought-after, engaging, thought-provoking, and truly transformative international speakers and scholars in her field. Dr. Robyne has over 16 years of university teaching and research…

Mike Iskandar is on a mission to solve the epidemic of self-doubt, anxiety, and depression that strikes during adolescence and lasts decades into adulthood. He is the founder of Time Travel Journeys--a breakthrough SEL program that guides teens and tweens on an exploration of the best qualities of their past and future selves, and how those discove…

Katie Kimball, the national voice of healthy kids cooking, is a blogger, TEDx speaker, former teacher, and mom of 4 kids who founded the Kids Cook Real Food eCourse, recommended by The Wall Street Journal in 2020 as the best online cooking class for kids. Her blog, Kitchen Stewardship helps families stay healthy without going crazy, and she’s on a …

In today's episode we welcome Dr. Lara Honos-Webb, a clinical psychologist, researcher, and author who specializes in ADHD. We discuss the importance of a compassionate, strength-based approach to help our kids reach their potential, maintain emotional health, and feel valued. Lara Honos-Webb, PhD is a clinical psychologist licensed in California. …

Recently I had the amazing opportunity to give a TED talk. I got to stand on the famous round, red carpet on the TEDx stage in Gainesville FL and share an “idea worth spreading.” On one hand, I couldn’t believe I was there, yet on the other, it was the most natural thing—the most logical endpoint of the steps I had taken. That’s sort of how parenti…

A lot has happened since we last talked. For one thing, we had our first annual Compassion Parenting retreat. In this, a dream of mine was realized; a seed was planted that will grow over the coming years. Since not all of you could be with us at the retreat, let me give you a glimpse of how it went. Eleven moms and two dads gathered for 7 hours of…

The Compassion Parenting Podcast Hosted by Dr. Mary Wilde Episode 6 - Seasons: On Sickness & Health (part 2) I recently saw a social media post that said “Maybe you think someone doesn’t have a lot on their plate compared to you. But maybe their plate is smaller than yours and doesn’t have a lot of room to begin with. Or maybe their plate is paper,…

Health is one of those strange things we define more in terms of its absence than its presence. When we suddenly become aware of a body part or body function, it’s often because something is wrong. When everything’s fine, we’re ignorant of the seamless and detailed inner workings--of how much is going right behind the scenes to make it so. In writi…

Motherhood comes in seasons, and as a mom to a large family I experience several seasons simultaneously. I miss the days of the slow steady rocking and the baby on my hip, but still I have a preschooler begging to play cars and a grown son waiting to hear about grad school. There’s so much talk about child development, but what about mother develop…

“Speak to us of Joy and sorrow,” the poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran writes. “Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears. . . . When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When…

As any mom, I give up multiple personal opportunities to create opportunities for my children--a truth to which they, at least for now, are quite oblivious. (And to some degree, rightly so; it’s the way of childhood). I have books to write, songs to practice, medical journals to read--I’m practically bursting to do these things--but instead spend m…

This episode is the first in the series on “Seasons.” Though seasons of life and parenting change, the one constant element--the aspect that we seek to keep fresh and renewed always--is love. Why? Because the wisdom literature states that “Charity (or love) never faileth.” (I Cor 13: 4-8). I don’t know about you, but I’d like a guaranteed strategy!…

Self-Compassionate Parenting Week 7. This audio track is recorded by Dr. Adryon Burton Denmark, developer of the Self-Compassionate Parenting series.Door Adryon Burton Denmark

Self-Compassionate Parenting Week 6. This audio track is recorded by Dr. Adryon Burton Denmark, developer of the Self-Compassionate Parenting series.Door Adryon Burton Denmark

Self-Compassionate Parenting Week 5. This audio track is recorded by Dr. Adryon Burton Denmark, developer of the Self-Compassionate Parenting series.Door Adryon Burton Denmark

Self-Compassionate Parenting Week 4. This audio track is recorded by Dr. Adryon Burton Denmark, developer of the Self-Compassionate Parenting series.Door Adryon Burton Denmark

Self-Compassionate Parenting Week 4. This audio track is recorded by Dr. Adryon Burton Denmark, developer of the Self-Compassionate Parenting series.Door Adryon Burton Denmark

Self-Compassionate Parenting Week 4. This audio track is recorded by Dr. Adryon Burton Denmark, developer of the Self-Compassionate Parenting series.Door Adryon Burton Denmark

Self-Compassionate Parenting Week 3. This audio track is recorded by Dr. Adryon Burton Denmark, developer of the Self-Compassionate Parenting series.Door Adryon Burton Denmark

Self-Compassionate Parenting Week 2. This audio track is recorded by Dr. Adryon Burton Denmark, developer of the Self-Compassionate Parenting series.Door Adryon Burton Denmark

Self-Compassionate Parenting Week 2. This audio track is recorded by Dr. Adryon Burton Denmark, developer of the Self-Compassionate Parenting series.Door Adryon Burton Denmark

Self-Compassionate Parenting Week 1. This audio track is recorded by Dr. Adryon Burton Denmark, developer of the Self-Compassionate Parenting series.Door Adryon Burton Denmark