Ep #120 Ease vs Evolution: A Parent's Guide to Growing Pains

Connect Method Parenting I Conscious Parenting, Positive Parenting, Gentle Parenting, Connective Parenting, Peaceful Parenting, Slow Parenting, Parenting Teens, Single Parenting, Joyful Parenting, Positive Discipline, ADHD Parenting

For everyone who's ever looked at their parenting journey and thought "This is... not what I expected" - this one's for you. Bonus points if you're currently listening to this while hiding in the bathroom for five minutes of peace!

Quick question - ever had one of those moments where you're just living your life, and suddenly you find yourself crying over a scrapbook in a random Airbnb while having an existential parenting epiphany? No? Just me? Cool cool cool... 😅
In this slightly tear-stained but mostly joy-filled episode (recorded from the most unexpected taco spot in the Southern Hemisphere):

• That lightbulb moment when you realize your most chaotic parenting moments are actually...kind of beautiful? (I know, I know, but stay with me here!)
• The story of how I went from being the "But Actually..." mom to choosing love instead (featuring: my bed, my stubborn brain, and an early morning revelation that changed everything)
• A surprise guest appearance by my teen's scrapbook that DEFINITELY didn't make me emotional
• Plus: What happens when you convince your family to travel the world for six months and somehow end up finding the best Mexican food near actual fjords?!

PLOT TWIST: Turns out Jane Austen never wrote about hiding in the pantry eating emergency chocolate, but I bet Elizabeth Bennet would totally get it.
Consider this your permission slip to be perfectly imperfect. Because let's be real - if we were meant to have it all figured out, kids would come with instruction manuals!

P.S. Yes, I'm still emotional about that scrapbook. No, I'm not taking questions at this time. 😅

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