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Jun 2025
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Mindful Parenting: Helping Parents Reduc...

Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed, Creator of The Collaborative Parenting Methodology
About this episode

Want to yell less and be more a mindful parent?


Hunter Clarke-Fields joins me to talk about how to be less reactive aka stop yelling. We discuss the 3 Rs: Recognize your feelings, Remove yourself (if possible), Use Your Resources to calm the nervous system. We also discuss reducing your overall stress may be the #1 best thing you can do to yell less.


Hunter Clarke-Fields is the #1 bestselling author of “Raising Good Humans” (over 500k sold in 17 languages) and “Raising Good Humans Every Day,” host Mindful Parenting Podcast (Top 0.5% podcast), global speaker, Mindfulness Meditation teacher and creator of the Mindful Parenting Course and Teacher Certification program. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in meditation and yoga practices and has taught mindfulness to thousands worldwide. Learn more about her here: https://mindfulmamamentor.com/.


Check out Hunter's Mindful Mama Mentor: You Just Yelled at Your Kid. Now What?



Looking for intentional language scripts you can use with your toddler?


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June 19, 2025

Episode 256

Mindful Parenting: Helping Parents Reduce Reactivity & Use Their Whole Brain (So They Can Respond Rather Than React)


About Your Host:

Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed is mom to three girls, a Vermont based Early Childhood Educator and the founder of Core4Parenting. She is the passionate mastermind behind the Collaborative Parenting Methodology™, a birth-to-five, soul and science based framework that empowers toddler parents and educators  to turn tantrums into teachable moments. Through keynotes, teacher training, and her top-ranking podcast, Transforming the Toddler Years, she’s teaching the 5 Executive Functioning Skills kids need to navigate our ever-changing world.


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