Compassionate Heart Parenting

Sibling conflict can push even the most patient parent to their limit. Michelle breaks down what's really happening beneath the bickering and fighting, and offers grounded, science-backed strategies to help you stay...

When your child is struggling — really struggling, in a way that scares you — the hardest part is often not what is happening with your child. It is the helplessness. The fear that no matter how much you love them you...

When the weight of parenting starts to feel like too much, it's easy to lose sight of the calm, connected parent you want to be. In this episode, Michelle explores what happens when stress takes over, how it shows up in...

In this episode Michelle sits down with Katharina Sandizell — Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, ICEEFT Certified EFT Therapist and Supervisor across Couples, Individuals, and Families, and Certified AEDP therapist...

What if the thing standing between you and the parent you want to be is not a technique — but the unhealed places in your closest relationship? Dennis and Kim Eames are certified Emotionally Focused Couple, Family, and...

Do you love your child with everything you have — and still lie awake wondering if you're the reason they're struggling? That guilt is one of the heaviest things a parent can carry. And in this episode, Stephanie...

<p>You believe in peaceful parenting.<br/> You’ve done the reading.</p><p>You know that connection comes before correction, that empathy matters, that your child’s behavior is a signal—not a problem.</p><p>And then the...

<p>When your child is at their most dysregulated — melting down, shutting down, pushing you away — the moment they need you most is also the moment it's hardest to be present. Why does that happen? And what does it...

<p>Gaming battles can quickly turn into fear, yelling, and power struggles—but underneath it all is often a parent trying deeply to protect their child. In this replay episode, Michelle explores how fear impacts our...

<p>If you’ve ever worried that a hard season in your family may have impacted your relationship with your child… this episode will give you real hope.</p><p>Today, we’re talking about something most parenting...

<p>Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why.</p><p><br/></p><p>Parent guilt is one of the most universal...

<p>Does your child’s yelling, crying, or intense meltdowns leave you feeling overwhelmed and unsure? In this episode, we sit down with Helena Mooney, a certified Hand in Hand and Aware Parenting coach, to flip the...

<p>"I’ll give you something to cry about." Most of us grew up with messages telling us that our emotions were problems to be solved or inconveniences to be hidden. Even as a seasoned therapist, I fell into the trap of...

<p>"If I stop criticizing myself, I’ll just stop trying." If you’ve ever felt like self-compassion is just "letting yourself off the hook" or lowering the bar for your parenting, this episode is for you.</p><p>Michelle...

<p>Do you ever feel an immediate wave of shame the moment you feel angry at your kids? In this episode, Michelle (Emotionally Focused Therapist) pulls apart the dangerous myth that "good parents" don't feel rage...