Aug 25
Reflecting on how mental heath care is failing us all
Send us Fan MailHi Reflective Parents, In today's episode, I share my honest thoughts about mental health care and honestly, they are not that positive. It's been feeling a little heavy these days with the Lindsay Clancy trial, a father that reached out who is struggle with depre ... Show More
25m 15s
Aug 18
Reflections on what we need to teach our kids about conflict (which also applies to adults)
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I reflect on what it really means to teach children how to handle conflict. Drawing from my own experience coaching my seven- and nine-year-old sons through months of sibling conflict, I share practical ways to help children slow down, communicate ... Show More
17m 28s
Nov 2022
30. Intentional Parenting, Nervous System Regulation, and Kids’ Emotional Health | Katie Crosby of Thriving Littles
All parents want their kids to feel safe and secure in the world around them. Yet often, parents can send kids the message that their big emotions are unsafe. As an occupational therapist who is well versed in supporting kids’ emotions, Katie starts by providing some helpful defi ... Show More
1h 20m
Sep 2023
Unpunished: Understanding Your Parenting Instincts
As parents, we often encounter difficulties when our children bring up unresolved emotions and behaviors from our own upbringing. It is essential to be aware of these emotions and reprogram our natural parenting instincts so that we can respond with love, kindness, and understand ... Show More
11m 15s
Oct 2025
How Trauma Lives in the Body (and What Kids Need to Feel Safe Again) with Pat Ogden, Episode 154
In this powerful episode of The Child Psych Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Pat Ogden, pioneer of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, to explore how trauma lives in the body — and how healing begins from the inside out. Dr. Ogden helps us understand why trauma isn’t just a story we tell or ... Show More
27m 13s
Jan 2021
The Case Against Mindfulness Jars and Cool-Down Corners
At some point in your child’s life, they will experience things which may cause overwhelm, and we won't be able to prevent them from feeling these tough emotions. However, we can be the safe place for them to be when things are tough. Having deep empathy for our children and allo ... Show More
14m 49s
Aug 2024
S09|01 - Somatic Practices to Move Through Emotions
Emotions are messages, and we aren’t often open to listening to them- they feel too big, too much, or never ending. in the process of ignoring and suppressing these messages from our body, we may feel tension, pain, discomfort, illness or disease. In this episode we go over hypno ... Show More
35m 3s
Send us Fan Mail Last week, we uncovered how your child’s behaviour is really their nervous system communicating. Today, we’re going deeper, inside the body, to explore the science of interoception, the hidden sense that helps us feel and understand our emotions. My guest, Laura Petix, is back to break down how learning to tune into your body’s internal sign ... Show More
<p>"The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice." - Alfie Kohn</p> <p><strong>In this episode, I talk about:</strong></p> <div class="view-episode__description pt-1 mb-3"> <ul> <li>How to understand your child or teen's feelings and actions, so you can respond thoug ... Show More
