"The Fruit Snacks Podcast" with Emily Wardrop, the T1D Moms Coach
By Emily Wardrop
She is the "T1D Moms Coach" helping Moms who have a child with Type 1 Diabetes manage themselves while managing their child's diabetes. She helps these warrior Moms feel less stress, scared, and sad and start feeling more calm, confident, and connected.
"The Fruit Snacks Podcast" with Emily Wardrop, the T1D Moms CoachNov 07, 2023
37. BE Your Authentic Self
Who ARE you?
Do you know?
How do you find out?
And live in alignment with your true self?
What is your dream?
Do you feel like you are trying to live someone else's dream?
How do you find out what is authentically your purpose?
Find out in today's podcast and hit me up for help at dropthewar.com/appointments cause sometimes getting to know ourselves is harder than it seems. But definitely work worth doing and coaching could be the method that'll be just what you need to get to living your best life! Let's Go!
36. Grace: Let Yourself Off the Hook
We tend to be way way way Way WAY too hard on ourselves as Moms. And then especially as T1D Moms!
So today I am not only giving you permission to let yourself off the hook, but I am begging you to do so!
Just try it!
Try cutting yourself some slack and see what happens.
I promise it is counterintuitive. We think that if we give ourselves a little slack, that we'll just become slackers-and our diabetic kiddos cannot afford to have a slacker mom!
But it actually works the opposite!
When you ease up on yourself, you release the pressure and you can freely be the amazing mom you actually are but it's hard to show up that way when you're beating yourself up with all the unrealistic expectations we put on ourselves.
So drop the war on those expectations.
Give yourself some GRACE!
You don't have to deserve it, but let's face it, you ARE off the hook! So let yourself off the hook, Momma!
You DO deserve it! Just for being you.
God freely gives your unlimited Grace, accept a little of it today and bask in His goodness! It feels so good and then you can more easily share that grace with everyone else around you. But it starts with you. Accept His Grace! It's FREE!
And speaking of free, if all this sounds nice but hard to actually put into practice, I do free coaching calls where I can walk you through how it can practically actually work for you! dropthewar.com/appointments and let's do this!
35. Hope: Advice for a Crazy Grandma
My neighbor's granddaughter just got diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes so she reached out to me for advice.
I went right over to her house to have a chat and mostly I just wanted to share hope with her. Hope that everything is going to be ok.
Isn't that what we all want to hear?
We're all going through hard. and we just want someone to witness the hard with us. Validate that we're not crazy for thinking and feeling what we are and that everything is going to be ok.
That is what this episode is today.
Hope that it's all going to be ok.
Because it is!
What's the worst case scenario?...
(yes i know what you're thinking)
And Jesus Christ has even overcome death!
So literally, no matter what, it is all going to be ok.
There will be a lot of hard and a lot of emotions to navigate all along the journey. But just as we discussed last week, not only can you have joy in the journey, you can live in an overarching state of Hope!
34. Peace and Joy
Sounds like Christmas around here this week!
But who wouldn't want more Peace and Joy all year round?
So today we are going to dive into the HOW of doing just that.
At Drop the War Life Coaching we are all about dropping the power struggle wars with our T1D Kiddos to create more Peace in our Parenting!
Peace is an overarching state of being that you can experience even amidst the chaos of kids and diabetes and life.
So is Joy. We don't need to feel bad that we don't feel happy all the time. But we can feel joy even amidst all of the other human emotions that we are feeling all day- and night!
Learn more in today's episode. Where we dive deep into the source of all True Joy- Jesus Christ! The Prince of Peace Himself.
33. Give up Control
#1 Stress-Relief Tool today!
Ask yourself, "Is this in my control?"
If the answer is yes, then decide what to do and do it!
And if it's not in your control, Give it Back!
Give the stress back to whoever is in control.
Trust that they will decide and do.
Then you can get back to sleep!
So much more in today's episode.
Check it out, try it out, and enjoy the relief!!
And if it sounds easier said than done, that is where I come in! I'd love to walk you through it cause stopping the stress spin in your brain does need an extra pair of hands sometimes. Get your free coaching sesh to start applying what you're learning at dropthewar.com/appointments
Let's get started feeling less stressed and more calm and confident!
32. How is your Relationship with your T1D Kiddo?
How is your relationship with your T1D Kiddo?
What even is a relationship exactly?
Have you ever paused to think of that?
Relationships are a mental construct. There is not a definitive answer.
Your thoughts, feelings, and actions toward your child make up your relationship with him.
So…. What are you thinking, feeling, and doing in regards to your T1D kid?
Today?
Wanna chat about it?
This is what coaching is.
Getting awareness of the way you’re thinking and taking a judgement-free look at it all.
Because relationships MATTER!
You matter.
Your kids matter.
The diabetes just is.
You’ve got a kid with it.
That’s not changing.
But your experience of it IS within your control!
Let’s get started!
This is what we do in coaching. Sign up for a complimentary coaching session for guidance through the process.
31. What DO you want?
As a mom, I am continually asking my kids what they DO want. If you don't want what I cooked for dinner, then what DO you want? If you say "i dunno" then how am I supposed to know what to get for you?!
This perspective has helped me understand my relationship with God a bit better also.
It is human nature to immediately notice what we do NOT want, but it is a more intense process to figure out what we actually DO want.
But God is very clear (Matt 7:7..) that if we ask, we will receive.
Tune in to the podcast to learn more about the process of determining what we want so that we can get it!
And to empower ourselves so that no matter what our circumstances are, we can get what we want as our result!
This is what we do in coaching. Sign up for a complimentary coaching session for guidance through the process.
30. Resonance Vs Dissonance
There is SO much information coming at us at all times!
We have to develop the filter in our brains and bodies to determine whether someone else's thoughts jive with us or not.
We need to determine whether we are feeling resonance or dissonance with any particular idea.
In a world so saturated with voices, we need to develop the skill of hushing all the outside noise and getting in touch with our own inner wisdom.
God who made our minds and bodies is trying to communicate truth to our spirits through His Spirit and we must learn how to Hear Him!
We don't want to just blindly believe any and everything we see and hear.
We must be sure to be following The only true Shepherd. Not just group thinking into any herd of cattle drinking whatever koolaid whichever influencer is offering at the moment.
As a parent and especially as a T1D Mom, there is so much information out there on how to take care of your loved one, but YOU are the best suited parenting expert for you and your family!
When you hear advice or read a post or see a meme, ask yourself if it is something you'd like to beat yourself up with or if it is actually useful.
Don't just scroll mindlessly pouring content into your subconscious mind.
Be intentional about what you do and don't believe and what works and what doesn't for you and your family.
You've got this, Momma!
29. "Broken"
Do you feel broken?
Are there some thoughts, feelings, or behaviors that are just so hard for you to change?
Jesus wants us to bring our broken hearts and lay them on His altar in order for Him to bind them up!
He is the way, the truth, and the light. He is the master healer. He can and will work miracles in your life just as he did for the broken back in his day.
In Old Testament times, God's covenant people were required to offer animal sacrifices that were unblemished. These perfect offerings were symbolic of the Perfect Son of God who would come to take away the sins of the world.
We were never expected to cleanse ourselves from sin.
Only an atoning sacrifice from a perfect offering could do that.
Christ came and fulfilled that law of Moses and now requires of us a Broken Heart and Contrite Spirit to be placed on the altar as a sacrifice for our sins.
We only need to humble ourselves and give our shame up to His Grace!
He wants to heal our broken hearts.
We have to submit them to Him and He will heal us!
It is a lifelong process full of mistakes and repairs.
That is how we grow and develop and get stronger.
Through Christ who strengthens us!
It's ok that you're broken. You're supposed to be. It's all part of the plan to make you stronger.
Let Jesus save you.
It's the only way.
28. "Shame Parenting vs Grace Parenting" with Kurt Francom
A couple weeks ago we talked to my parenting coach Lisa Smith about how Identity can play a HUGE role in our parenting.
Today I am delighted to have Kurt Francom from Leading Saints tap into more Identity work in a more religious frame.
Because of all the Identities we take on, the most important is as a Child of God! And a Disciple of Jesus Christ!
So listen in to hear more about Kurt's new book "Is God Disappointed in Me? Removing Shame from a Gospel of Grace"
and how we can apply those principles in our parenting.
27. Co-Dysregulation
Now that we've explored our central nervous systems and know how to calm ourselves down, the first question I always get is how to I teach this to my kids?
Well, my friends, as a reminder...
Kids do what we do, not what we say.
The best way to teach anything is by modeling it to them.
Show them how to regulate by watching you regulate.
You might already be co-dysregulating.
That's ok. Very normal.
Once we have awareness of that, we can (without judgement) compassionately change and learn how to co-regulate instead.
After we are regulated, we can share the peace with our children when they are ready.
Always remembering that all the emotions are okay.
Feelings are not a problem that need to be fixed.
Feel them through, get the message they are sending, and then come back to regulation.
Assure your nervous system that you are safe and then your brain and body will be back on-line in order to help your kiddos do the same.
Instead of letting the grumpiest kid rule the house.
You be the calm captain of the ship.
But self-regulating first.
We explore more in this episode.
And when you're ready for hands-on step by step support to implement, head to dropthewar.com/appointments to find a time to get together and I'd be honored to join you on your journey do dropping the wars and creating Peace in your Parenting!
26. "Redefining Identity" with MY Parenting Coach, Lisa Smith
Lisa Smith is "The Peaceful Parent" and she is MY parenting coach!
I've been working with Lisa since 2018ish so she has had a huge influence on how I parent and how I coach. I've adopted so many brilliant concepts from her like "get curious not furious" and that we need to scuba dive down under the behavior to find out what's really going on for our kids.
I was so honored recently to be a guest on her podcast "Real World Peaceful Parenting" and this episode is that interview.
In our chat I share a little about my peaceful parenting journey. Thought work, feeling work, identity work, and nervous system work. Whoosh! That's a lot of work! Sounds exhausting!! But it is fun and work worth doing!
If you are ready to join the fun, we can get started with a FREE coaching session today!
25. Establishing Safety in our Minds and Bodies
We want our kids to behave because their dis-regulation dis-regulates us.
Plain and Simple.
Behave children, so that I don't have to deal with my own big emotions.
We want them to be emotionally mature enough to carry the whole family.
Not. Going. To. Happen!
They are children!!
WE are the adults.
WE need to learn how to regulate our own minds, bodies, feelings, and nervous systems in order to
Co-regulate with them.
We have to go first.
Kids do not do what we teach them.
They learn from what we do.
We have to get this figured out first.
On the Fruit Snacks Podcast this week,
I explain more about our autonomic nervous system and what is happening for us when the thought work isn't working.
If you are finding yourself flying off the handle way too often for the dumbest reasons, please tap in.
And then sign up for a complimentary coaching session where we can meet in a safe place to discuss what is going on for you.
No shame.
We're all human.
I've got you.
24. Feeling Less Scared Part 2
Last week we started talking about how to feel less scared.
I have much more to say on the subject so join us today for How to Feel Less Scared Part 2!
We are digging a little deeper into our nervous systems to explain why sometimes thought work by itself isn't quite enough to get us feeling less scared.
When our brains are hijacked by our nervous system, we need to use a different set of tools.
Listen in to today's episode to learn more.
23. How to Feel Less Scared
My thesis for this podcast is to help other T1D Mommas feel less sad, scared, and stressed and start feeling more calm, confident, and connected!
Today we are focussing on the feeling less scared part.
When your child gets diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, you feel a lot of fear. You are living daily with the very real threat to your child's life. This is very taxing on your nervous system!
So, yes, your child will have diabetes for the rest of their life, but you don't have to live in constant fear.
Feeling scared is fine.
All emotions are okay.
We will start as always, with our AAA Battery Framework and get awareness of the thoughts that are causing the scared feelings.
But then we MUST fill our Acceptance/Allowance battery.
It is ok to feel all the feels! and please do!
We are not resisting fear in order to feel less scared.
The opposite in fact.
What you resists persists!
So allow the fear.
Allow the scared feelings.
They won't kill you.
They are actually giving you a message.
They are trying to be helpful.
Receive the message and then the feeling (like a persistent toddler) will leave once you acknowledge it!
I can help you with this process in our complimentary coaching session. Sign up today at dropthewar.com/appointments and let's get started feeling less scared!
22. How to get the Valentine's Day that YOU WANT
Valentin's Day is tomorrow and I want to help you get the experience that YOU WANT!
Listen in for all the tips tricks and tools to have the BEST Valentine's Day EVER!
Because You ARE a Good Mom!
And when you believe that, you can receive the love and compliments from everyone else around you.
Happy Valentine's Day, my friends!!
Be sure to listen TODAY so that you can make it all that you want it to be!
21. Doing God's Will with T1D
Happy Birthday to Me!
I have a birthday gift for each of YOU to celebrate! 🎉
Go to the App store on your phone and download The Book of Mormon app and follow along with me as I share one of my favorite treasures in this, Another Testament of Jesus Christ!
We believe the Bible and have been studying the Old and New Testaments the past couple years and now we are diving deep into Another Testament!
Did you know that there is ANOTHER Testament!?
Who wouldn't want MORE prophets testifying of Christ and learning more about the true nature of God and His relationship with US, his children?!!
Happy Birthday! 🎁 🎈 🎂 You're welcome!
So. What we're learning from the miraculous treasure that is The Book of Mormon today is about DOing God's Will with Diabetic kiddos.
I believe in a LOVING God with a perfect plan for our eternal progression.
I do not believe in a God who punishes but who has an omniscient view and knows what is needful for us!
He does NOT Give us trials, temptations, weakness, commandments, tests, tribulations, and hard times from vengeance or self-aggrandizement.
I believe that everything we go through in this life is for our learning, growth, and development. And that growth does NOT come in ease!
He does, in fact, lighten our burdens and carry our sorrows through Christ who strengthens us, IF we will just remember, believe, surrender, and allow that to happen.
When we hit the hard stuff, how do we respond?
20. "Our T1D Story" with my hubs Creed Wardrop
Today's most special guest is none other than the one, the only, Creed Wardrop himself!!
Creed is my husband and therefore the T1D Dad in my story!
So I thought it would be fun to have him join me on the podcast to tell our story together.
We now have 5 kiddos under 10 years old and two of them have Type 1 Diabetes.
When our first was diagnosed in Dec of 2020, we only had 4 kids so yes, if you did that calculating correctly, we were crazy enough to get pregnant again even after the diagnosis and then before the baby was born, we got a second diagnosis!
So when I say that I understand how chaotic managing young kids and diabetes (x2!) can be, trust me, we understand!
Why we do this podcast and why I coach other T1D Moms is to show that there is hope. The diagnosis is forever but the way it effects your life ebbs and flows through the seasons of life.
We want to share our love and support with all of you in our T1D community and hope sharing our story will bring you some comfort, resilience, peace, joy, and hope!
And if any of this resonates with you, please reach out! You can DM me on IG or head straight to dropthewar.com/appointments so that we can chat on zoom and if your hubs wants to talk to another T1D Dad, Creed is available also!
You are not alone! We've got this!!
19. How to Stop Resisting Your ANGER
Anger is an emotion.
And if you want to believe that no emotions are "Bad"
Then listen in!
Today we explore how emotions don't need to be a moral issue.
You ARE Good!
You are not your emotions.
You are feeling Angry. Ok. That's fine. What is anger trying to tell you?
What are the more vulnerable feelings underneath and what are they trying to tell you?
All of this is the fun work we do in coaching.
Afterwards.
But what about in the heat of the moment?!
Just FEEL Angry.
What?!!
How?!
And won't that negatively affect those around me?
Nope!
Not if you do it in a healthy way.
This is what we are discussing today and to actually make it a discussion instead of me just rambling to myself, DM me on instagram or go to www.dropthewar.com/appointments to actually chat on zoom! I'd love to get to know you and help you really apply all this theory to your actual life so that you don't have to stuff all your feelings forever until Elisa Fucci does her magic breath-work session with you to clear them out. And ps, for sure DM her on instagram also to learn more about all of that!!
I promise, it's ok to feel however you are feeling.
It might FEEL bad but it doesn't make YOU Bad!!
And really, it just feels.
So feel the feel.
Resisting it is what feel bad.
Let's try it together.
Reach out!
I'm a good time! 🤪
18. Energy Part 2
Last week we discussed the importance of gauging your energy level and working within the limits you have.
You can find ways to replenish your energy physically, spiritually, and emotionally.
Today we'll dig deeper into how to replenish your energy mentally.
Your attitude can actually deplete your energy faster than anything else.
The way you are looking at your problems can make them bigger or smaller.
When I resist what I have to do by lying to myself that I don't want to do it but I am doing it, I have less energy to actually do it!
When I start telling the truth even if just to myself, that I don't love doing this thing but I'd rather do it than not do it, then I have more energy to take care of whatever it is.
Tap into this part 2 for more concrete examples.
And let's plug in your own examples to get you traction in changing your energy levels this year. Head to dropthewar.com/appointments for your complimentary coaching session and feel your energy increase in just one session! See ya on zoom, my friend! You've got this! I've got you!!
17. Energy Part 1
Energy is one of your most important resources.
We often think of time and money as limited resources that run out and need to be replenished, but what about your own personal energy?
How to you restore your own energy?
How to you rally to have more when you need more?
Where does energy come from?
Why does it seem to run out so fast sometimes?
We discuss these questions and so much more in this first half of our podcast today.
As a mom of young kids and especially Type 1 Diabetic kiddos we have a LOT to DO and therefore we need a lot of energy!
But our energy gets zapped by the incessant worry and stress that keep us activated all day and all night!
So join me on this journey of calming our nervous systems, refueling our bodies, minds, and spirits in order to have enough and to spare energy to do all that is required of us to take care of our loved ones and ourselves!
16. Reframing New Years
How did your "most wonderful time of the year" go?!
Christmas time is filled with joy and love. Laughter, giving, stress, frustration, melt downs, make ups, do-overs, mess, fun, sadness, and happiness. The full human experience packed into a few weeks!
And now it's over.
How do you feel today?
Are you in the meh of the crash that comes after all the excitement?
It is a brand New Year!
2024!!
What will it bring for you?
Did you know that you can Decide that for yourself today?
You can intentionally CHOOSE how you want this year to go!!
In today's episode, we take a look at traditional ways of thinking about New Years Resolutions, and take a little shift in reframing new years!
Check it out!!
Then sign up for a complimentary coaching session at dropthewar.com/appointments to get started on making this your best year evs!
15. Mirroring, Projecting, and Judging
Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas Day!
If not, sign up for a free coaching session immediately and we can work through some of the drama!
As we are on holiday breaks from school and work and spending more time together as a family, see if any of this has been coming up for you...
Have you noticed that your kids are like little mirrors showing you all of your worst attributes?
They are like mini personified versions of your characteristics that you've been trying to hide.
But they don't hide.
They yell and scream very loud for all the world to see.
No wonder we take it on as Mothers. We make our child's actions mean something about us. Because we can see where their actions are actually a reflection of what we gifted them either through nature or nurture.
But it doesn't have to be a problem.
We can use the reflected image as a useful self-awareness tool if we can inspect it with curiosity, love, and acceptance; not judgement.
And speaking of judgement, usually what we judge as wrong in someone else, is probably something we are working on within ourselves also. Again, a helpful awareness tool. We might be projecting our own insecurities onto them and judging them for it.
In this episode we dig deeper into judging, projecting, and mirroring.
If you are being triggered by something that someone else is doing, let's explore it and see if any of these three concepts are at play to learn more about your amazing self.
Sign up for a complimentary coaching session at dropthewar.com/appointments and we can work through it together! See ya there :)
14. Merry Coaching Christmas with Jody Moore
I am wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas! I hope you are able to find joy and peace and love amidst the chaos and mayhem!
As your year is wrapping up (and so are the presents! 🎁 ) take a moment to reflect on how you thought this year would go versus the reality of how it went.
Let's get intentional about your upcoming year and open it up for miracles to manifest.
This time last year, my coach and mentor and friend Jody Moore was so gracious to come on my podcast which was my favorite Christmas gift last year! :)
So this is another throw-back episode. I first published it as part of my "origin story" series. Check it out if you are interested in how I found coaching and got into becoming a coach myself.
We sometimes have a plan for how we think that our lives are going to turn out but "if you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans"
More often, God has a plan even bigger and better than you could ever have imagined on your own. Being open to something better instead of rigidly sticking to our own plans, can expand our lives so much!
Enjoy this life coaching chat with Jody and if you want to see how coaching can be a tool to help you explore all that God has planned for you, sign up for a complimentary coaching session with me at dropthewar.com/appointments. Let's make this Christmas and New Year the best yet!!
11. Connection for Cooperation
We can drop some power struggles completely by picking our battles.
But the diabetes war can't be dropped completely.
So after we've picked our battles, there are still non-negotiable things that need to get done in order to manage our child's diabetes.
That is when connection for cooperation comes in.
We do need them to cooperate sometimes.
How?!
Through connection.
So in today's episode we discuss ways of building connection with our T1D kiddo. Listen in and then sign up for your complimentary coaching session where we can put all this theory into practice to start getting you the cooperation you need! You've got this, Momma!
10. Drop the Power Struggle Wars
Drop the War Life Coaching is all about helping us drop power struggle wars with our kids to create more peace in our parenting.
Drop the War for Peace.
That's what I'd been doing as a coach when the diabetes diagnosis came. Twice!
All moms have to deal with the battle of wills. And as T1D Moms, we have to deal with even MORE power struggles!!
In today's episode I share a couple tips for dropping those power struggles so that we can still do what needs to be done without sacrificing our relationship with our kids in the process.
My website is also filled with many more mindset shifts and techniques. https://www.dropthewar.com/parenting-philosophies
And when you're ready to put all this theory into practice, I still have a few slots available for free coaching sessions to try it out! Find a time that works for both of us to meet on zoom at www.dropthewar.com/appointments and let's get started creating that long overdue Peace in your parenting that you've been craving and so desperately deserve!!
13. "Your Relationship with Diabetes" with Andelin Price
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
I sure am thankful for all of you listeners!! Thank you for supporting the podcast! Thank you for listening, sharing, rating, and reviewing. Your support really helps us support all other T1D Moms around the globe!
In honor of diabetes awareness month, I am re-airing this fun episode with guest host, Andelin Price.
You know that you have a relationship with your child, but did you know that you have a relationship with their Type 1 Diabetes also?
In this episode fellow life coach Andelin Price and I chat about our experiences having children with T1D and how life coaching tools have helped us manage ourselves as we manage our child's diabetes.
The way we think about the disease matters and it can make it harder or easier on you as the Mom.
Whether your child has T1D or not, the principles discussed in this episode can be applied to any struggle you are dealing with.
Please forward this podcast to any Moms you know that do have children with Type 1 Diabetes, there is so much additional suffering that can be eliminated as we work together to manage our relationships with Diabetes!
And spread the word about my new T1D Mom Support Group Calls that are starting next Tuesday February 21st at 9:30 AM Mountain Time.
Use this link https://dropthewarlifecoach.as.me/t1d to sign up for the free T1D moms support group call where you can come and get rejuvenated. We need to take the time for ourselves to fill our own cups in order to have anything to pour into our children. We are building an uplifting community of Moms going through similar struggles where we can all strengthen each other as we go.
For more help from Andelin, check her out on her Website: Andelinprice.com
Marriage Bites! Podcast https://anchor.fm/andelin-price
https://Instagram.com/Andelinpricecoaching
https://Facebook.com/andelinpricecoaching
Email: info@andelinprice.com
And when you're ready to take all this theory to the next level and actually appy it in your life to drop the war and create more peace in your parenting, sign up here for a free complimentary coaching session!
12. "Raising a Son with Type 1 Diabetes" with Dr. Sheila Owens-Collins, MD MPH MBA,
Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving this week!
So Grateful to all of you for reading, listening, applying, and learning and growing with me on our journeys!
In honor of November being Diabetes Awareness Month, I am re-airing this interview episode with Dr OC. Enjoy!
I am the T1D Moms Coach.
Two of my five kids have been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in the past few years and so I love to support other moms with T1D children. Because we do SO much to keep our kids healthy and well, but how much time and energy does that leave for us to take care of ourselves? And if we don't do it, who will?
And, of course, the mental and emotional load of caring for young kids is taxing enough but then add the constant stress, scared, and sad feelings and we've got quite the hot mess of a mom trying to manage her child's diabetes. Not ideal. We need clear minds and bodies ourselves in order to take care of everyone else. So I teach strategies to generate on purpose more feelings of connection, calm, and confidence instead!
So, I've got you Momma!
And today I have an extra special treat for you. Dr OC and I discuss her personal journey being a T1D Mom herself in addition to her pediatric career. And her son is all grown and doing amazing things in the T1D world now also! So it is really fun to be able to learn from her years of experience and "light at the end of the tunnel" perspective.
To join our Tuesday Morning T1D Mom Support Group Calls, get access to replays of past calls, and all my other T1D specific support, go to www.dropthewar.com/t1d
Dr. Sheila Owens-Collins, MD MPH MBA, is an accomplished and experienced pediatrician
with a subspecialty in neonatology. She is a dedicated clinician and health care executive who
has worked tirelessly for over 20 years to improve care coordination and foster healthier
outcomes through policy initiatives and quality of care. Dr. Owens-Collins has also conducted
extensive research on the social determinants of health that shape disparities in health outcomes.
Her passion for children's health was further galvanized when her oldest son was diagnosed with
Type 1 Diabetes at age 13, inspiring her to write the upcoming book “A Parent’s Guide to Type 1
Diabetes: Helping Your Child Balance the Highs and Lows” which will be released in June 2024.
Her son would go on to not only play football at Yale University but also make the All-Ivy
League Team his senior year; he is currently a Chief Resident in Psychiatry at Stanford,
specializing in sports psychiatry and neuroscience of resilience while speaking frequently on
subjects related to mental health such as burnout, resilience, and how exercise can bolster both
physical wellness and overall wellbeing. Dr. Owens-Collins’ vast knowledge, experience and
dedication make her one of the foremost voices advocating for improved children's healthcare today.
Click Here to see Dr Roy Collins' presentation about using exercise to build resilience with physical and mental strategies to combat diabetes burnout.
And you can sign up for a complimentary coaching session with me here! Let's drop the war and start creating peace in your parenting
9. Jesus and Diabetes
Jesus can help enable us to do the hard things that we have to do in the acute heat of the moments. And the eternal big picture that His plan presents can help give overview meaning to the long-term nature of our struggles.
In this episode we explore both. How the Gospel of Jesus Christ can bring you peace amidst the chaos of diabetes and enable us to do the hard things that we cannot endure alone.
8. "Overwhelm, Worry, and Guilt" with Kristen Mattison
This week we have a guest on the podcast to help us with some ideas on how to handle overwhelm, worry, and guilt. These three emotions are normal for moms and can be amped up even more as T1D Moms, so listen in as the two of us life coaches geek out on all the ways we can still enjoy motherhood, even amidst the intense emotions.
Kristen Mattison is founder of the blog This Routine Life. Kristen is passionate about spreading the word that motherhood doesn’t have to feel so hard and daunting, and it IS possible to enjoy the years with your kids without feeling overwhelmed and like you’re always behind. When she’s avoiding her To-Do list, you’ll find her watching Bravo TV, reading, or working on her latest cross-stitch project. She has her master’s in counseling and is a Certified Life Coach through The Life Coach School.
Blog - This Routine LIfe: thisroutinelife.com{Free} Quick Guide to Lessen Overwhelm + Enjoy Motherhood More: https://this-routine-life.ck.page/3e49fcc26c
And if you'd like to try out a complimentary coaching session, find a time that works for both of us at dropthewar.com/appointments
And to get the details of our free T1D Moms Support Group Call and all other diabetes support content head to dropthewar.com/t1d
7. Living in Alignment with Your True Self
After we get Awareness of what's happening in our minds and bodies with Acceptance and allowance, we then naturally live in Alignment with our true selves.
God made us and said that it is good. And that's good enough for me. I AM good. You ARE Good.
AND we do things, feel things, and think things that are not always good.
That is our human condition. We are eternal beings living a limited mortal life.
When we do, think, and feel things out of alignment with who we truly ARE at our eternal core, we can feel that dissonance. And that's ok. That's what being human is all about. So it's not a problem but to maximize our experience in this life, it is useful to get Awareness and Acceptance in order to live in Alignment as much as possible.
I call these AAA batteries for a reason. Just like rechargeable batteries, this process is not one and done. And it's not always linear. We have thousands of thoughts a day causing just as many feelings. There's no way we can be in conscious control over all of them but if you are overwhelmed with results in your life that don't feel aligned with who you want to be, sign up for a coaching session and we'll start working to get you there.
dropthewar.com/appointments to find a time that works for both of us and I'll see ya on zoom!
6. Halloween and T1D
Having a child with type 1 diabetes and Halloween may cause a lot of mental drama. And that's where I come in! As your coach, I'm here to help you drop the war on that mental drama-even in regards to Halloween!
On this episode we explore a few of the possible problems that Halloween may be causing for you and yours.
There are a lot of people with a lot of opinions about how you should manage your child's diabetes around a night when kids go door to door getting buckets filled with candy.
As your coach I actually have no agenda on how you should handle it! Let me say that again!! It might be a breath of fresh air because most people do.
I believe that YOU are the parenting expert for your own children. Even your diabetic child. You are the expert on how to manage their diabetes. I am here to help you believe that.
Many are swirling in confusion about the whole thing. So many fiery opinions spinning around them and especially if this is your first Halloween since diagnosis, it might feel like a lot. Again, I've got you!
I will give you the gift of making a team decision with all those involved and the confidence to get your own back when that decision is questioned. Even by your own brain.
Halloween doesn't have to be the monster that it's made out to be. It's supposed to be fun. Let's take the stress out of it so you and your kiddo can enjoy!
Cause let's be honest, this is just the beginning of all the very sweetened holidays coming up. So let's get ahead of the drama before it swallows us up whole!
Head to dropthewar.com/appointments to find a time for us to chat this week before the big day or even after if you want to talk about how it went and make plans for the future.
You are the expert. Let me help you feel like it.
5. Allowing Vs Resisting Emotions
As we work on our goal to feel less sad, scared, and stressed; and to feel more calm, connected, and confident, we have to first learn how to allow instead of resist emotions.
Last week we learned the coaching tool to help us intentionally choose which emotions we want to feel on purpose, but in the meantime of figuring out how to do that, we cannot be resisting the reality of our current emotional state.
Feelings are not a problem that need to be fixed.
In this episode we will learn the actual how-to of processing emotions so that they aren't just getting stuffed and stuck in our bodies.
Emotions are a message from the brain and that message needs to be heard and understood just like a toddler pulling on your shorts whining "Mommy Mommy Mommy!"
So listen in to learn how to be sure you are allowing and accepting your current emotions in order to clear your mind and body to be ready for intentional thought and feeling creation.
And when you're ready for support in applying these tools specifically to your and your emotions, sign up for your complimentary coaching session at dropthewar.com/appointments.
Get the call info for our T1D Moms Support Group calls and all other content to help you manage yourself while managing your child's diabetes at dropthewar.com/t1d
4. T1D in The Model and in the AAA Battery Framework
Before we get too far into this new "Fruit Snack Podcast", we need to get a foundational working knowledge of two of my favorite coaching tools which I will refer to over and over in future episodes.
The first is "The Model" which Brooke Castillo trains us in at The Life Coach School and the second is my personal coaching framework which I refer to as the "Triple A Batteries"
The Model consists of 5 parts abbreviated as CTFAR
Circumstance
Thought
Feeling
Action
Result
The troubles you are having with your child's diabetes all fall into one of these 5 categories.
T1D is your circumstance but it isn't a problem until you have problematic thoughts about it which causes feelings that drive less than ideal actions and those lead to the result that you're not happy with and that's when you come to me and we can change anything below that Circumstance of Diabetes to improve your life.
Maybe you're not happy with the way you're showing up or what you're feeling. And we blame diabetes for that. But the fact that your child's pancreas doesn't produce insulin anymore is not the problem. It's your thoughts about that fact. So that is where we need to explore.
And we do that exploring in the AAA framework.
Awareness
Acceptance
Alignment
The goal is to live in alignment with our highest truest holiest selves. And in order to get there, we must be aware of where we are not. But awareness without judgement; with acceptance.
Listen in to today's episode for more detail on both these coaching tools and use this episode as a reference guide through our journey in the future.
When you're ready to hash it all out for you and your individual thoughts, feelings, actions, and results, sign up for your complimentary coaching session at dropthewar.com/appointments.
And join our T1D Moms Support Group call every Tuesday morning at 9:30 AM Mountain Time
Link for the call and my "Top 3 Tips for T1D Moms" prerecorded masterclass at dropthewar.com/t1d
3. Diabetes Parenting on the same TEAM, not the same page
Together
Everyone
Achieves
More!
Diabetes Parenting works better when you focus on being on the same TEAM. Not the same page.
You don't actually have to be on the same page.
Team members have different strengths and that's what makes team work so effective. We each play different positions. No one is right or wrong. We're all just cooperating together to meet the same goal.
To get a coach on your team, head to dropthewar.com/appointments
And don't forget our T1D Moms Support Group call every Tuesday Morning at 9:30 am Mountain Time. Zoom call info at dropthewar.com/t1d
Special Invitation to Conference
There are many, many virtual conferences you can attend nowadays.
If you've never heard of General Conference, I am honored and excited to be the first to let you know that this is no ordinary conference of people with a similar interest getting together to learn more from experts and motivational speakers.
The General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is an opportunity to hear from the Lord's living Prophet and Apostles on the earth today!
Did you know we have a Moses among us now? A Noah? Abraham? Just like in days of old, God leads His church directly through prophets. and Just like when Jesus was on the earth, he has again called 12 Apostles to lead and guide in His name and under his direction.
Awesome, right?!
What does that have to do with being a T1D Mom? Come and find out! Life coaching tools and the gospel of Jesus Christ are the ways that I have best managed my own mental and emotional health while managing my girls' Diabetes. Without the strength that comes from Jesus, there is no way I could do what's required.
I know that He knows you, He knows what you're going through and He wants to help you! Come listen in to get your own inspiration on your life. When I talk about becoming your own personal expert on how to parent, this is a key to knowing how. We always want to look for outside sources to tell us what to do. Go internally, the Most Expert Source you can find on how to care for you and yours is He who created you all in the first place!
Go to churchofjesuschrist.org to watch General Conference with us live all this weekend or the replays are always available there also!
Then hit me. up at Drop the War Life Coach on IG to chat about what you heard and more especially what you felt.
2. Guilt Energy
Guilt says you've done something wrong.
Shame says there is something wrong with you.
Shame is a lie and there is no room for shame with diabetes!
You didn't do anything wrong, your kid didn't do anything wrong. We just are here doing the best we can to manage blood sugar levels and no shame needed.
We do need a healthy amount of guilt to keep us on track but if you are spending your whole life in guilt energy, your nervous system doesn't ever get the chance to rest and recover.
If you make it mean that there is something wrong with you every time your child's blood sugar levels are too high or too low, you will drive yourself crazy. You must get off of the roller coaster. The monitor will show the glucose levels are on a roller coaster, but your emotions don't need to go with it.
You are doing your best. You are learning new things everyday. And as soon as you get in a rhythm, your carb ratio will change and you'll need to adjust again. Trust yourself. Take deep breaths. And sign up for your complimentary coaching session where I can help you manage your mental and emotional health while managing your child's diabetes. Find a time that works for both of us at dropthewar.com/appointments. I'll see ya on zoom!
And don't forget, every Tuesday morning at 9:30 AM Mountain Time, we all meet together for a free T1D Moms Support Group call. Get that zoom link, access to replays, and more helpful content at dropthewar.com/t1d
1. Panic Mode is as useful as the Glucagon Shot
Welcome to the new "Fruit Snacks Podcast!"
I have been "The T1D Moms Coach" for awhile now and going forward my podcast is going to reflect more of our focus on diabetes here also.
The Believe you ARE a Good Mom podcast published at least one episode a week for exactly a year and now we are pivoting to focus more on the specific needs of our families who are managing their child's type 1 diabetes and need support in managing their own mental and emotional health along with this Herculean life long challenge that has been dropped into their lives.
If you don't have a child with diabetes, you are always welcome here and if you've enjoyed this podcast thus far, I'm sure you will still benefit from it and chances are, if you don't already, you will soon have loved ones in your sphere of influence that have been effected by T1D also so continue to listen and share. The principles I share can definitely still be applicable to you and yours also.
We are here to start feeling less scared, sad, and stressed and start feeling more calm, connected, and confident.
In today's intro to the fruit snack podcast, I want to start with befriending our nervous systems. We have all been through traumatic experiences as our child was diagnosed and our bodies remember those feelings as a threat. So now every time your dexcom beeps, your body interprets that as a reason to go into panic mode.
But panic mode is only as useful as your glucagon shot. Super important in case of an emergency, but not needed for the constant ups and downs on managing diabetes on a day to day basis.
Listen in to the episode to learn more and come join us every Tuesday morning live on zoom for our Free T1D Moms Support Group Call. Get the deets at dropthewar.com/t1d
"Agency for Desire" with Dr Jennifer Finlayson-Fife
Sometimes when we grow up in a fairy tale culture, we think that we are not complete until we find and marry our "other half". Or maybe even after our "happily ever after" we still aren't feeling whole so we add babies to the mix in search of completing ourselves.
This enmeshment and codependence can cause a lot of problems for us.
What is the solution and how to we get to a healthy differentiated place?
Dr Jennifer Finlayson-Fife is going to help us explore these questions on the podcast today.
She helps us understand how to develop our sense of self so that we don't completely lose ourselves in motherhood and as a wife.
The secret is agency. Choice. We chose the life we are living. And we need to intentionally remind ourselves frequently of our choosing in order to stay in ownership and not victim mentality. This will get out out of the trap of resentment and help us love ourselves, our families, and our lives.
As we work on our own relationship with self, we can nourish ourselves with enough love and acceptance, that we have enough and to spare to pour into others.
To learn more from Dr Finlayson-Fife, check out her website at https://www.finlayson-fife.com
And if you are ready to apply these principles into your relationships, sign up for a FREE RBC (Relationship Boost Call) with me at www.dropthewar.com/appointments and I'll see ya on zoom!
Resentment
"Emotions are not a problem that need to be fixed.
Feelings are just meant to be felt, not a fire to be put out."
I say this all the time. But what does it really mean?
In today's episode, we look into it with the feeling of resentment as the example.
Feelings are not a problem but they are a message.
And if we don't receive that message, it can become a problem.
If the only thing we know how to do with an emotion is avoid it, buffer away from it, or act out on it, we are missing the message and it will keep coming back like a persistent toddle pulling on your pant leg.
So how do we find what the message is and how to we adjust things in our life so that we don't have to be caught in the trap of feeling this way perpetually?
Find out in this episode about resentment.
And when you are ready to get outside eyes on your brain to figure out what is going on in there, sign up for a FREE RBC! Relationship Boost Call. at dropthewar.com/appointment We can work through any of your uncomfortable emotions and figure out what the message is to get some relief and growth.
And last chance to catch the Raising Emotionally Healthy Families Summit! Sign up here:
Get your own Heart
Have you heard the phrase "get your own back"?
What does that even mean exactly?
Why do we say it?
And why would "Get your own Heart" actually make more sense?
Let's explore these questions and more in today's episode.
Once you personally decide what makes you a Good Mom and you drop the rest of the expectations, you can know that others will have their opinions of your parenting. Then what? How do we stay in love for ourselves, God, and others while also protecting our own agency?
Get your own heart.
Love and accept You.
Then you know that no matter what anyone else "throws" at you, you are safe. You will protect yourself with compassion and understanding. No one else needs to understand. You've got you.
If you want to apply these concepts specifically to your circumstances, sign up for a FREE RBC Relationship Boost Call at dropthewar.com/appointments
And it's not too late to learn more about how to protect your own emotions in the Raising Emotionally Healthy Families Summit https://www.emotionallyhealthyfamilies.com/emilywardrop
I was on day 5 so if you want to see that interview, you can purchase the all access pass and there will be a 48-hour encore replay on August 29-30 of ALL interviews.
"Developing who you and your children ARE" with Laura Lines
We can go through life following the rules that were handed to us.
Some of us are very good and this and have "successful" lives.
But do we love the life that was prescribed by others?
Maybe you feel lost in your life.
Maybe your children do too.
Developing who we actually ARE and then modeling that for our kids so that they can learn how to discover who they really are is a skill we are not usually taught.
Today I discuss this will Homeschool Mom Coach Laura Lines.
Laura tried doing public school until she and her husband realized that it didn't work for their family. She shares with us a little bit of her journey in that transition that has led to her own style of Heart Learning for her children.
Learning from the heart instead of the head helps us figure out who we really are, what our passions and interests are, and it makes learning fun and enjoyable.
If you are in a constant power struggle with your kiddos, they may need more autonomy to exercise their own agency in their life. This doesn't always look like home schooling but the principles we discuss in this episode can be applicable to all of us.
If you are interested in learning more about Laura's Heart Learning methods or just need a coach in your corner (who doesn't?) as you navigate figuring out what homeschooling could look like in your home, find Laura at:
FB:
https://www.facebook.com/Gingerupcoaching
IG:
https://www.instagram.com/gingerup_heartlearning/
HELD 3 Month Program:
https://gingerupcoaching.mykajabi.com/held
Intro to Heart Learning Free Training
https://gingerupcoaching.mykajabi.com/opt-in
And as always, if you are ready for your FREE RBC (Relationship Boost Call) head over to dropthewar.com/appointments and I'll see ya on zoom!
Emotional Waves
As a mom, we know our job is to take care of the physical needs of our kids. We clothe them, feed them, feed them again, more food, brush teeth, get good sleep, and on and on.
What about their emotional needs?
The best way to take care of your kids emotionally, is to take care of yourself emotionally. (and physically also, actually)
Learn more about how to raise your emotionally healthy family in our upcoming free virtual summit!
Sign up at https://summit.emotionallyhealthyfamilies.com/emilywardrop
Back in the day, when just providing food for our families took all of our time and attention, physical needs was challenging enough. Now we can provide food in seconds and we have the challenge of managing our emotional needs instead.
When we don't know how to deal with emotions in a healthy way, we just want to get rid of them and our families can come up with some very unhealthy ways of coping. Me and 28+ other experts will help you in this summit to add to your tool belt of healthy emotional coping strategies.
The number one tool in your tool box that you can literally use anytime is your breath. In today's episode I use the metaphor of waves to learn more about how to manage our own emotions in order to model healthy habits for our kids.
Emotions literally ebb and flow through your body same as waves do. The more we know about how our bodies handle emotions, the less fear and resistance we have and the more we can let loose of our need to try to control ourselves and everyone around us in an effort to feel good. You don't have to feel good all the time. You were never meant to. All of the emotions are useful, even the ones that don't feel great. But if you're willing to feel them (not resist them, stuff them, avoid them etc) then you can get through the tunnel of the emotion and come out the other side back into the light.
"Raising Emotionally Healthy Families" with Emily Hamblin
Emily Hamblin from Enlightening Motherhood has put together an amazing virtual summit with 30+ experts teaching us more about how to raise emotionally healthy families.
We all know what it's like to deal with a child who is having a melt down and how hard it is to control our own emotions when we are sleep-deprived and overwhelmed.
Emily has brought together so many experts with so much help for us to learn new skills and tools on how have more healthy relationships with all the emotions.
To sign up for this incredible Free Summit head to: https://summit.emotionallyhealthyfamilies.com/emilywardrop
In this episode we get to know Emily a bit more and get a taste of what enlightened mothering can feel like.
To learn more from Emily Hamblin, check out her Podcast https://kite.link/enlightening-motherhood
Free Gift: Why is My Child Melting Down? Cheat Sheet + Mini-Training: https://www.enlighteningmotherhood.com/freebies
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enlighteningmotherhood/
"When we think we don't need help" with Mimi Porter
Being a Mom can be very hard! And when we think that we are the only one who is struggling, it is also a very lonely hard time.
Some of us think that just because we had the desire to be a Mom, that would qualify us to know how to do it and do it well. Then we actually have kids and it's a huge wake-up call!
But it's hard to admit that we need support because everyone else looks like they are doing it all just fine and they don't need help.
I hope to pop this shame bubble that we put ourselves in.
On this episode, I have a delightful conversation with life coach Mimi Porter where we explore how our idealistic views of what life and motherhood were supposed to look like can get us into trouble.
We discuss the acronym for shame:
Should
Have
Already
Mastered
Everything
When we are a brand new mom, of course we have no idea what we're doing! And with every phase our children grow into, we are continually learning and trying new things. There is no point at which we can proclaim mastery in motherhood. AND you ARE still a Good Mom!
Listen in to learn more
And if you have a husband that you would like to introduce coaching to, Mimi is "In the Good Guy Corner"! She helps men who are struggling to love their lives even though they are a good guy and doing all the good things.
website: The Good Guy Corner
podcast: In The Good Guy Corner Podcast | The Good Guy Corner
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegoodguycorner
Instagram: Mimi Porter, Podcaster, Master Coach (@thegoodguycorner) | Instagram
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-good-guy-corner/
And if you are ready to get that support that we all need as busy stressed out Moms, let's hop on zoom for a free chat. www.dropthewar.com/appointments
"Brain Injuries" with Bethany Lewis
Your brain controls everything else your body does. It is made up of tiny blood vessels and neuropathways that are quite sensitive and super powerful.
Sometimes we treat the symptoms we are experiencing without knowing the core reason for them and thus miss an opportunity to heal the base of the problem.
Bethany Lewis combines her expertise as an Occupational Therapist working in a Concussion Clinic and her Life Coaching skills to help people who are still suffering with post concussion symptoms have hope that this doesn't have to be their new normal. They can heal their brain and become a new version of themself.
If you'd like to learn more from Bethany, you can check out her website: www.theconcussioncoach.com
instagram: @the_concussion_coach
facebook: The Concussion Coach
podcast: The Concussion Coach podcast on all major platforms
and on youtube: @theconcussioncoach
And, as always, if you are ready to take what you're learning on the podcast to the next level, sign up for your FREE RBC (Relationship Boost Call) at dropthewar.com/appointments and I can help you apply what you're learning to start making concrete changes in your life and with your kiddos.
You don't have to let the weeds take over your life
Every week I host a free T1D Moms support group call for fellow moms with kids that have Type 1 Diabetes. If no one else comes on the call, I share an idea that has been helping me and post it on our replay page. Today I'm sharing that video with all of you here on the podcast.
This week on the support group call (and on IG and in "Wednesday Wisdom with Emily Wardrop" www.dropthewar.com/www to sign up for my weekly email) I've been exploring the metaphor of weeds in our lives.
The diabetes diagnosis can become like a very intrusive weed that takes over your life. If you're not a T1D Mom, you still surely have some sort of trial or hardship that feels like weeds in the garden of your life.
You do have options with the weeds of life. You can ignore the way you're thinking about them and they will unintentionally take over. You can continue to "water the weeds" by focussing on the rough parts in a negative way. You can argue with the reality of the situation, complain about it incessantly, and choke everyone else with the weeds also. Or you can deliberately change the way you see the trial and find the beauty in the hard.
It is literally a choice. There are circumstances in life that we would never choose, but how you think and feel about those circumstances is what creates your results. You do have infinite choices in that only realm you have control of. Your own thoughts and feelings. It depends on how you look at it.
If you'd like support with intentionally choosing how to think about the hard in your life, sign up for your free RBC (relationship boost call) at dropthewar.com/appointments
And if you or someone you know has a child with Type 1 Diabetes, send them to dropthewar.com/t1d to sign up for the calls and all the other T1D Family resources to help you manage your own mental and emotional state as you manage your child's diabetes.
"A Hint of Hot Mess" with Liz and Holly
Are you a Hot Mess Momma?
Is there any other type?
Maybe that one neighbor down the street or your sister-in-law or for sure those Moms at church who don't look like they've been to heck and back just to get their gaggle of children into the pew on time.
Those moms all have "it together" but you? You are a hot mess!
Actually, you ARE a Good Mom AND sometimes also a hot mess. And that's ok!!
Plus, if you spent more time with those other moms who seem to have it all together, you will see the reality that we are all a hit of hot mess sometimes!
Today on the podcast I have a sister duo in Liz and Holly joining me to talk about this.
check them out on instagram @ahintofhotmess
And when you're ready to boost any of your relationships, go to www.dropthewar.com/appointments to sign up for your FREE RBC Relationship Boost Call
Kids driving you crazy this summer? Dropthewar.com/4-secrets to get my top secrets to help you keep your sanity!!
And if you are one of my T1D Moms, be sure to hit up dropthewar.com/t1d for all the Type 1 Diabetic Mom support there!
"How Trauma is Affecting Your Parenting" with Leah Davidson
We've all heard of PTSD for veterans or car accidents but did you know that your own Mommy nervous system has been affected by legit traumatic experiences also?
Trauma is not about what happened but how you responded to it internally.
If you feel triggered throughout your day, you are experiencing a nervous system response that is understandable and with brain science on our side, we can actually reprogram our minds and bodies to react differently in the future.
Leah Davidson is the stress, burn out, and resilience coach and she has a professional background in healing traumatic brain injuries.
Every human on this planet experiences trauma. Our brains are designed to keep us safe and if we interpret a situation as unsafe, we will remember that so that we can stay safe in the future. This is an amazing and useful function of our brain but in our modern world, it can get overused.
Listen in to today's episode where Leah gives us practical takeaways of how we can start calming ourselves so that we can more effectively model this for our kids and help them co-regulate to learn these useful skill also.
Leah Davidson is a Certified Life Coach, Professional Resilience Coach and Consultant. She is also a registered Speech Language Pathologist and has spent over two decades working in the area of traumatic brain injury and cognitive communication. Leah has acquired extensive training and certifications in various areas such as polyvagal theory, neuroplasticity, Pain Reprocessing Therapy, EFT, and Breathwork. She is the host of the Building Resilience Podcast and the creator of Advanced Training for Nervous System Resilience, designed for coaches and helping professionals. Leah's coaching expertise lies in resolving and preventing burnout, stress, and compassion fatigue. She empowers individuals to regulate their nervous system, manage their mindset, and cultivate resilience so that they can lead a life filled with joy and purpose. Leah lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with her husband Rob and they have a blended family with 5 children. She loves to learn, grow, hike, read, travel and spend time with friends and family. You can find her on instagram and Facebook at @leahdavidsonlifecoaching and her website is www.leahdavidsonlifecoaching.com
Do what You WANT to do!
How is your summer break going?
Are your kids driving you crazy? (get my Secrets to Keeping your Sanity here)
What do You WANT your summer to look like?
What do YOU Want to do?!
Let's find out and then do it!
I promise, it's not selfish to take care of your own needs.
You are a person also.
Yes you love your kids, yes they need you and you want to do what they want to do.
But what are your true desires? Who are You?
Let's find out!
Learn more in today's episode and then hit me up for a free zoom chat to get individualized help to make sure this is the BEST Summer Evs!!