Alpha Parent

In this short interview, my guest, Holly, shares her biggest takeaways from the Alpha Parent Group Coaching Pilot. We talk about the online course, weekly group coaching sessions, and parent pods.

Holly's Testimonial

I found that Yulia's course was extremely helpful for me to return to my place of compassion for my child who suffers from a lack of executive functioning skills.  It has been a hard thing to comprehend and find empathy when trying to keep a functioning household and everyone doing their part.  I now understand what I need to bring to the table and how to change my expectations so that I can help him thrive instead of going in a downward spiral of frustrations and then anger.  Holly

I talk to my 16 year old coaching client, Jude, about navigating relationships, academics, ADHD, and the quarantine. 

I talk to my 17 year old coaching client, Nathan, about navigating school, ADHD, and the quarantine.

To all the moms who sacrifice so much for your families,

I see you.
I hear you.
I acknowledge you.
I wish you more joy,
more peace,
more play,
and more self-compassion on this Mother's Day and beyond.

Here's a gift for you - a meditation to connect you with your inner-child. Written by the brilliant, Katie Krimitsos, of the Women's Mediation network, and recorded by me.

Jon Pearson has been called an “imagination guru” and a “maestro of creativity.” He combines his skills as artist, writer and speaker to awaken, entertain and inform his audiences whether he’s speaking about humor techniques, visual thinking or storytelling. Jon’s core message is “Imagination will set you free.” He believes that along with courage and caring, creativity is what will save the world. And he believes that creativity starts with imagination and goes way beyond “the arts.”

Jon has worked with artists, writers, educators, businesspeople and life coaches—over one million people around the world. He is a Distinguished Leader of the Creative Education Foundation and has been a featured speaker for many state and national conferences. He received from the U.S. Patent Model Foundation’s national “Creativity Conference for Educators” the highest workshop ratings in its history.  Jon has a lot to say about the system of modern schooling and how we can reimagine it to better serve the needs of students, teachers, and society.

If you could boil down parenting into one concrete action, what would it be? Join me and Conscious Parent Coach, Naomi Rodriguez, in this conversation about finding your parenting groove. 

I'm thrilled to bring you this interview with my personal meditation and breathwork coach, Jeannie Kulwin. I can say without hesitation that this is one of the most important conversations I've shared on this podcast.   

Here's why...  

Many of us (myself included) go OUT OF OUR WAY not to feel our feelings.   

We would rather... 

• Binge watch TV shows
•  Binge eat carbs and sugars
•  Drink excessively
•  Smoke Cigarettes 
• Work ourselves ragged
•  Run up credit card debt on "retail therapy" 
• Spend countless hours on social media and gaming

While this stuff provides us with some momentary relief, we know it's really a way for us to avoid dealing with uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. So, on top of the built-up stress, we pile on the self-criticism and shame...and so the cycle continues.

How do we break this vicious cycle? How do we recharge our batteries and have enough energy to power through the day? How do we actually reduce our stress and heal our trauma? How can we teach kids do the same?

There is no cookie-cutter answer here...

Each of us need to embark on our own self-care journey and find what works for us. I hope that sharing my personal journey helps to illuminate the path forward for you.

In service,

Yulia 

In this episode, I read my Open Letter to Parents about 1) the five symptoms of micromanaging your kid, 2) the negative effects that it causes, 3) the common excuses that keep you stuck, and 4)how you can turn it all around. Read this letter and check out my weekly vlog on www.mindfulleducation.com/blog