Mindful Mama - Parenting with Mindfulness

Hunter talks about How To Be Present With Your Child. Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. Far more than toys or lessons, your child needs YOU with less tension and more ease. 2. Presence soothes your child, helping him feel seen, heard, and accepted. 3. Mindfulness can be practiced in everyday life

Hunter talks to Anne Cushman about Motherhood as a Spiritual Practice. Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. We never know what is going to happen. Loving someone is an inherently risky thing to do. 2. Spiritual practices ask you to test yourself in extreme situations. 3. Don’t make any assumptions about your child.

Hunter talks to Darcy Lockman about Equality At Home. Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. Women do 7 more hours of unpaid work than men per week 2. This adversely affects women’s mental health, physical health, and our relationship with our partner 3. Men often don’t even see how their wives are doing more

Hunter talks to Lisa Hendrickson-Jack about How To Feel Balanced Hormonally. Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. Hormonal birth control has downsides to be aware of 2. Understanding our cycles can help us balance emotionally 3. When is the best time to have sex.

Hunter talks to Oren Sofer about My Silent Retreat. Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. It takes time for our bodies and minds to “detox” from our distracted lives. 2. We are often doing (checking the phone, checking of the list, eating) to avoid just being with what is. 3. Along with feeling more can come equanimity—the capacity to hold what arises without being thrown of one’s feet.

Hunter talks to Gail Silver about How To Help Kids Who Worry. Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. 4.4 million kids in the US have been diagnosed with worrying and anxiety 2. How to help kids who worry 3. Institute mindfulness practices and digital breaks when your kids are young

Hunter talks to Alicia about How To Enforce Rules Mindfully. Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. How you talk is just as important as what you say 2. How to respond to yourself when you lose it matters 3. Treat your child as if they are your friend’s kid

Hunter talks to Cara Bradley about How To Be Fully Alive. Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. It’s important to remember what we felt like as kids 2. Our attention gets duller because we become preoccupied with performing 3. We can design our lives around flow and become more fully alive

Hunter talks to Iyanla Vanzant about Mothering Ourselves. Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. To mother is to nourish, nurture, teach, and to beautify 2. Before we can learn to mother ourselves, we must get to “I matter” 3. Accept what comes to you in the day, at night, you can give it back with forgiveness

Hunter talks to Carla Naumburg about Real World Self-Compassion. Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. Our brains are good at berating ourselves when something goes wrong 2. Harsh inner criticism makes it MORE likely that we’ll repeat the unskillful behavior 3. How to share self-compassion with our kids

Hunter talks to Eliza Kingsford about Kids' Healthy Eating & Body Image. Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. We’re not fueling our bodies in a loving and compassionate way. 2. When kids are hooked on hyper-palatable foods, it’s neurologically harder for them to make good decisions. 3. How to give kids autonomy in eating, while helping them pay attention to fullness cues.

Hunter talks to Mike Domitrz about Let's Talk About Sex. Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. Parents are one of the greatest violators of children’s healthy boundaries. 2. What NOT to say when talking to your child about dating. 3. The conversation you most fear is the one you most need to have.

Hunter talks to Jessica Lahey about The Gift of Failure. Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. Highly directive parenting styles undermine children’s learning 2. Extrinsic motivators (reward and punishment) are “a disaster” 3. Kids should be “owning” their homework

Hunter talks to Anna Seewald about Help Children Master Their Emotions. Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. Coaching our children through dealing with their emotions may be the #1 best way to help them in life. 2. Why detachment and not taking things so personally can change everything 3. Children have 6 basic emotional needs that we need to look out for.

Hunter talks to Lauren Golden about Create Work-Life Balance. Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. Balance: the whole idea isn’t perfection, it’s to not fall over 2. Busy is a choice and we have to take ownership over our choices 3. We can have it all, but we have to stop trying to do it all