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PODCAST

The Parent Inspiration Podcast

This podcast is to uplift parents in knowing they are not alone in their struggles and to equip them with inspirational ideas and research from psychology and child development. Mindy condenses the best wisdom from top parenting books and doctors and therapists who specialize in children and families.

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All Episodes

09:01

46. Behavior Is Communication and a Clue

The Parent Inspiration Podcast ·

2025/12/15

Learn from psychologists Dr. Dan Siegel, Dr. Ross Green, Dr. Laura Markham, Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, and Dr. Haim Ginott on how to view misbehavior. Today we cover when children are at their worst, that's when they need us the most. Kids do well if they can. All misbehavior is a cry for help. Every behavior is part of a child's way of striving for independence. Children act out because they cannot put their feelings into words.

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12:14

45. The Five C's That Help Us Delight in Our Kids

The Parent Inspiration Podcast ·

2025/12/08

Today we discuss the many things that can block us from feeling delighted and that we compassionately realize we don't need to feel it all the time. But these 5 things can help us feel delight more: Capsure the moments, being Curious, saying Certain sincere phrases, Cherishing our kids, and Connecting with playful energy.

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14:59

44. What if Delighting in Our Kids Was the Most...

The Parent Inspiration Podcast ·

2025/12/01

Learn what Dr. Daniel Siegel, Dr. Gordon Neufeld, Mr. Rogers, Dr. Becky Kennedy, Brene Brown, Dr. Ross Greene, and Dr. John Gottman says about the importance of delighting in our kids.

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08:16

43. Letting Go of Unnecessary Control

The Parent Inspiration Podcast ·

2025/11/24

Mel Robbins teaches we all have a need to control, but as we learn to let go as much as we feel able to and empower our kids our relationship and our children can better thrive.

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07:23

42. All Feelings Are Welcome, All Behaviors Are Not

The Parent Inspiration Podcast ·

2025/11/17

Today we discuss Dr. Alisa Pressman (developmental psychologist and author of The Five Principles of Parenting) and the best advice she's ever heard.

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11:01

41. Five Principles of Parenting

The Parent Inspiration Podcast ·

2025/11/10

Learn from Mel Robbin's interview with Dr. Alisa Pressman (developmental psychologist, professor, and podcaster) and her book Five Principles of Parenting. Today's episode condenses her 5 Rs: Relationship, Reflection, Regulation, Rules, and Repair!

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09:05

40. How to Keep House While Drowning

The Parent Inspiration Podcast ·

2025/11/03

Learn from KC Davis' book How to Keep House While Drowning on our mindset around the mess! Today we discuss the inner bully, the little self, and the compassionate observer voices in our brains.

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23:06

39. Love Rituals and One on One Time

The Parent Inspiration Podcast ·

2025/10/27

Today we cover so many traditions and fun ways to communicate I love you as well as ideas for one on one time. I also include some ideas from the 5 Love Languages for Children book.

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03:50

38. Candle Time

The Parent Inspiration Podcast ·

2025/10/20

Learn about a special tradition between parent and child (or spouse and child) that is so bonding.

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12:43

Watch Dog Brain Strategies, Part 2

The Parent Inspiration Podcast ·

2025/10/13

In mental health professional Robyn Gobbel's book Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors, she talks about the next 3 stages of activated watchdog brain. In this episode we discuss her parental strategies, how to stay calm, and things to watch out for when our child is very escalated, hostile, or doing dangerous behavior.

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18:31

The Wise Owl Brain and Watchdog Brain, Part 1

The Parent Inspiration Podcast ·

2025/10/06

From the words of mental health professional Robyn Gobbel in her book "Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors" we learn about the wise, calm "owl brain" which puts us in connection mode and the "watch dog" brain that puts us in protection mode since we or our kids feel threatened. She expalins the beginning watch dog brain, 2 stategies to use to help our child, and things to watch out for.

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07:13

Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors

The Parent Inspiration Podcast ·

2025/09/29

From Roybn Gobbel's book Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors we learn that "all behaviors make sense." We will discuss how emotionally available are we, how safe do our children feel around us, and are we and our children in connection mode or protection mode?

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11:52

The Listening Week

The Parent Inspiration Podcast ·

2025/09/22

Even if you love listening and understanding your kids, sometimes we can let barriers get in the way of truly listening. I had a humbling experience that helped me realize I need to get better at listening so I devoted a whole week to do just that. Come learn Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish's listening tips from their book How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk.

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07:29

Written Inspiration

The Parent Inspiration Podcast ·

2025/09/15

Today we discuss easy ways to teach and inspire with just writing a few things down!

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10:45

Building Resilience Part 2

The Parent Inspiration Podcast ·

2025/09/08

Here are some ideas from pbskids' website as well as some research about what helps children become resilient. We can apply these into our own lives as well!

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16:20

Building Resilience Part 1

The Parent Inspiration Podcast ·

2025/09/01

From psycholgoist Dr. Becky's Good Inside book we learn what fosters resilience in children and what we can do to help! You can reach Mindy at theparentinspirationpodcast@gmail.com or leave a review of what you are in need of for future podcasts.

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10:29

Top Two Biggest Goals of Parenting

The Parent Inspiration Podcast ·

2025/08/25

Dr. Becky Kennedy, author of Good Inside and clinical psychologist, explains perhaps the two biggest goals of parenting. They are so encouraging and doable. We've got this!

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06:09

Felt With Rather Than Dealt With

The Parent Inspiration Podcast ·

2025/08/18

Philippa Perry in her book "The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will be Glad That You Did) talks about this concept of feeling with are children rather than merely dealing with them. Our kids are good inside and are having a hard time rather than trying to give us a hard time.

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10:42

Feeling Bench and Be a Container

The Parent Inspiration Podcast ·

2025/08/11

Come learn some powerful tools for how to help our children process through really big emotions. These ideas come from Dr. Becky's book Good Inside as well as Philippa Perry's book The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did).

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08:54

On Hard Days

The Parent Inspiration Podcast ·

2025/08/04

We all have hard days! Hard can mean challenging moments or times of suffering. Hard can also describe being solid and not easily broken and having strength. Today we discuss two things that can help us get through our toughest days!

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