Find The Magic

Mar 20 2024 277 ep. 44 mins 68

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We read all the personal development and parenting books and distill them down to weekly episodes. We synthesize the information to provide you with tips and strategies to create authenticity, peace and love in your life. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/findthemagic/support

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279 // Are You Choosing Attachment Over Authenticity?

Mar 20 2024 19 mins

Belonging is a deep instinctual need we have as a societal based species, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that many of us as children (and adults) choose approval of other humans over authenticity and self trust inside of ourselves. Once we are aware of this instinct, analysis of our behavior choices become incredible interesting. We have now brought subconscious motives to t

278 // NO: a toddlers newly learned word

Mar 12 2024 39 mins

Have you ever had the experience of when your toddler begins to say “no” to your request? It can be a puzzling experience, if not downright annoying. In this episode we share tips and tools for how to handle these situations in an unruffled way. Related Episodes EP 45 WHEN KIDS ARE SICK AND TODDLERS FEEL UNBEARABLE EP 53 TOP 10 PARENTING TIPS OF THE YEAR --- Support this po

Magic Moment // Trap of the "Too Good" Mother

Mar 05 2024 7 mins

This episode Felica unpacks the tale of the too sweet mother and how we can learn to avoid extremes in our parenting from apathy to over parenting. We hope you enjoy! Remember to sign up ⁠here⁠ for our weekly newsletter where we send our favorite books, resources & parenting tips each week! To leave a review ⁠⁠⁠⁠Open Find the Magic in the podcast app ⁠⁠⁠�

276 // Self-Care: How To Do It Right

Feb 27 2024 39 mins

Self-care seems to be a buzzword that gets swept up in consumerism and consequently the real meaning and purpose of self-care gets blurry. In today’s episode, we talk about what self-care really is and how intentionality, mindfulness, and boundaries can help us connect better to ourselves and others. Related episodes 257 // How to Handle Parent Guilt, Reinventing Ourselves, and

275 // Come What May–Be Present

Feb 20 2024 14 mins

We all have times in our lives when we are apprehensive for what will come or even what's happening here and now, maybe we even dread it. In this episode, Katelin talks about the lessons she learned from a meaningful experience she had that can help us all as we encounter welcome and not-so-welcome events in our lives. Related episodes 223 // The Power of Being Present NOW S

274 // Respect; it's mutual with Joe Newman Author of Raising Lions

Feb 13 2024 56 mins

It seems there is an epidemic of disrespect, whining, tantrums, talking back and in general, less respect than we saw in previous generations of kids. We are burned out as parents and we don't see a way out. This ends in being ultra strict or ultra passive because we just feel burnt out. In this episode Felica talks with Joe Newman about mutual recognition. This is the practice

273 // When Life Throws Us a Curveball with Brene Brown’s Atlas of the Heart

Feb 06 2024 50 mins

273 // When Things Don’t Go as Planned We all like to plan for life and set expectations for how things should go, but what happens when life doesn’t go as planned? Or people or circumstances don’t meet expectations? We try to have a baby and are unable, we lose jobs, marriages end, we lose faith. In this episode we talk about the disappointment, regrets, discouragement, and

272 // Facing the Waves of Life with Taralyn

Jan 30 2024 28 mins

272 // Magic Moment: When Life’s Waves Tumble you Does it ever feel like you are just being thrashed by the waves of life? Most of us have felt that way. In this episode, Taralyn describes some things she learned about facing waves in the ocean in Costa Rica. Sometimes it is helpful to face them with peaceful warrior strength; sometimes, its easier to duck under and let the wave

271 // 5 Tips for Implementing a Successful Quiet Time

Jan 23 2024 17 mins

One of our most frequently asked questions we receive from listeners is "How can I implement quiet time with my kid?" Transitioning from nap time to quiet time can seem like a daunting change in your daily rhythm as a caregiver. We all need a little recharging time to refill our own cup and that can be difficult without any breaks. In this episode, Katelin shares tips for how you c

270 // Protecting Your Children Against Sexual Abuse with Feather Berkower

Jan 16 2024 49 mins

We all agree that we want to keep our kids safe from sexual abuse but we oftentimes don’t know where to start and how to go about doing this. In this episode Katelin interviews Feather Berkower, Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Educator & Author, to understand what we can do to protect our kids and therefore create safer communities for all children. You can learn more from Feathe