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The Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 107 Connection Over Control: Masterful Parenting Through Relationship #relationship #connectionParenting isn’t about winning power struggles—it’s about building relationships that last. 💛
In this episode, we dive into how connection becomes the most powerful tool we have as parents. You’ll learn how to reduce conflict, strengthen trust, and guide your kids with confidence without relying on control-based strategies.
If you want more peace, more collaboration, and more joy in your home… this one’s for you. 🎧
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For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Anne Alvares. I came from childhood pain. I suffered abuse, controlling parent...
2025-11-1725 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 106 Guest ChiDinma Nmaele Afam-Break the Cycle: Protecting Children in EducationUntil every child is safe not one of us is safe _Chidinma Nmaele-Afam.
Please meet Chidinma Nmaele-Afam,
WHO Panelist | Keynote Speaker, Ending Corporal Punishment | Founder, TWEConsultant, African Boarding Schools |
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
Let's keep our kids safe in schools.
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For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Anne Alvares. I came from childhood pain. I suffered abuse, controlling parents, and was parentified. My healing journey began almost 30 years ago when I first told my story. When I became a mother, I was det...
2025-11-1046 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 105 End Unhealthy Family Habits - Start Positive Ones #healthy #behavioursWe can replace the unhealthy behaviours we grew up with in our childhood and replace them with healthy behaviours.
That's how we change our parenting and raise emotionally healthy kids.
Let me walk you through how.
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For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Anne Alvares. I came from childhood pain. I suffered abuse, controlling parents, and was parentified. My healing journey began almost 30 years ago when I first told my story. When I became a mother, I was determined to heal and not repeat the patterns of my child...
2025-11-0331 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 104 Top Ten Unhealthy Behaviours in Families #behaviours #unhealthy #parentingIf you grew up in a dysfunctional home and have childhood pain, you may not know what unhealthy behaviours are.
Let me enlighten you on the top ten unhealthy behaviours in our parenting.
Once we become aware, we can change it.
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For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Anne Alvares. I came from childhood pain. I suffered abuse, controlling parents, and was parentified. My healing journey began almost 30 years ago when I first told my story. When I became a mother, I was determined to heal and...
2025-10-2733 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 103 Punishment: What It Really Does to Our Kids an What To Do InsteadWhat does punishment really do to our kids and why doesn't it work long term?
What can we do instead in our parenting?
Many parents wrestle with the concept of punishment because many of us were raised by punishment. The fact is that punishment does not work long term and our kids actually get damage with the use of punishment. Punishment is NOT healthy parenting.
There are no benefits to punishment. Let me unpack this for you and offer alternatives to punishment for correct behavior.
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2025-10-2032 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 102 Guest Erica Hornthal on Using Morement to Help Us Parent Better #movement #parentingErica Hornthal, known as *The Therapist Who Moves You*, is a board-certified dance/movement therapist and licensed clinical professional counselor who helps people reconnect with their bodies to improve mental health and emotional well-being. As the founder and CEO of Chicago Dance Therapy, she specializes in working with individuals who tend to overthink and underfeel, guiding them to use movement as a powerful tool for self-expression, regulation, and healing. Erica is also the author of *Body Aware* and a sought-after speaker who brings awareness to the vital connection between the body and mind, inspiring people to move differently in...
2025-10-1330 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 101 Guest Suzanne Simpson on Heling Our Youth With Their Mental Health #youth #mentalhealthWelcome Dr. Suzanne Simpson!
Helping Parents Get on Their Child’s Turf — Building Connection, Reducing Conflict, and Creating Calm at Home | Host of Get On Their Turf Podcast | Keynote Speaker & Mental Health | Wellness Educator
YT: https://www.youtube.com/@DrSuzanneEncountering
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/encountering-with-dr-suzanne-simpson/id1724652932
Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/2SMqMnxwcwrJUk7cATsdQB?si=39be77feef984def
drsuzannesimpson.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsuzannesimpson/
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2025-10-0624 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 100 Guest Rachelle Mc Garry on Calm, Confident, and Connected ParentingRachelle McGarry,MSW, is a Parenting and Life Coach with 40 years of experience helping families. She is the creator of Empowered Parenting--From Overwhelm To Calm, Confident and Connected, guiding parents to heal old patterns, release limiting beliefs,regulate their nervous systems and build strong, resilient bonds with their children.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelle-mcgarry-99874736a/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558719524794
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rymcgarry/
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For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Anne Alvares. I came from childhood pain. I suffered abuse...
2025-09-2941 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 99 Guest Rino Murata on Parenting Teens #teens #parenting #neurodivergentMake Parenting Make Sense.
Rino helps overwhelmed parents replace chaos, confusion, and second-guessing with clarity and confidence.
As a trauma-informed parenting coach and consultant, she specializes in complex family dynamics, neurodivergence, and alternative education.
Her Core 4 framework brings a practical, grounded approach to parenting. One rooted in logic, trust, and real-life connection.
With a background shaped by lived experience and professional training, Rino offers strategies that don’t just feel better. They actually work.
www.rinomurata.com
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2025-09-2247 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 98 Guest Dr. Hasan Merali on Life Lessons From Toddlers #toddlers #lifelessonsHasan Merali, MD, MPH, is an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University and a pediatric emergency medicine physician at McMaster Children’s Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and Master of Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins University. His research focuses on child injury prevention in low- and middle-income countries. He has published more than twenty-five peer-reviewed journal articles, and his work has been featured in The New York Times, BBC, CNN, Science, Medium, The Boston Globe, NBC, CBC, HuffPost, and Popular Science. In 2024, he published his first book ti...
2025-09-1531 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 97 Guest Susan Gladstein on Healing The Trauma of A Parent's SuicideSusan Gladstein is a Board Certified Health Coach, Functional Nutrition Specialist, and retired Air Force veteran with a passion for helping women reclaim their health through faith-led, holistic healing. After serving 23 years in the military, Susan shifted her focus to empowering women with the tools, education, and support they need to address the root causes of health challenges and experience true transformation. She is the founder of Faith Over Pharma podcast and community, where she speaks boldly about the broken healthcare system and equips women with natural strategies that honor the body God designed. Susan is also the creator...
2025-09-0829 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 96 Guest Patrick Murakami on Raising Emotionally Intelligent Kids #EI #emotionalintelligence #kids #parentingPatrick Murakami is a Christian entrepreneur, coach, and survivor—Unpurposed to Unfinished—who equips moms and dads to lead at home like founders, build faith‑aligned businesses, and raise kid‑entrepreneurs; he and his wife are raising a 10‑year‑old entrepreneur.
Here are the questions Patrick answers:
How would you describe your approach to parenting?
Why is it important to develop EI in our kids and how do we teach this to them?
What helps our kids to think in more philanthropic ways?
What tips can you give parents on raising emotionally intelligent children?
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2025-09-0133 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 95 Breaking Generational Cycles: How God Restores Family and FaithFrom my interview with Susan Gladstein on her podcast: Faith Over Pharma.
What if the story you inherited doesn’t have to be the story you pass down?
Anne Alvares grew up carrying wounds she never wanted to repeat. Through faith, healing, and God’s perfect timing, she discovered how to break generational cycles, find redemption, and step into motherhood with intention.
From surviving trauma to experiencing two miracle pregnancies—including one at 43—Anne’s story is a powerful reminder that healing is possible, miracles still happen, and God’s plans are always be...
2025-08-2539 min
Faith Over Pharma | Natural Fertility, Hormones, Holistic Health & Healing62. Testimony | Breaking Generational Cycles: How God Restores Families and Faith with Anne AlvaresWhat happens when you refuse to let your past dictate your future? In this powerful Testimony Thursday, I’m joined by Anne Alvares—parent coach, school counselor, teacher, and mom—who shares her incredible journey of healing from childhood trauma, breaking generational cycles, and learning to parent with faith, love, and intention.
Anne’s story is one of resilience, redemption, and God’s perfect timing. From surviving emotional and sexual abuse to navigating infertility and experiencing two miracle pregnancies—including one at 43—Anne has seen firsthand how God restores what’s been broken.
In this conversation, we...
2025-08-2137 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 94 Guest Albert Garcia on Being Raised By A Strong Mother #mother #strong #boymomAlbert Garcia – Filmmaker | Producer | Screenwriter
Albert Garcia is a passionate storyteller with a background in film production, commercial work, and screenwriting. From 2002 to 2019, he served as a producer at Industrial Strength Productions in Irving, TX, where he oversaw the creation of local television commercials—managing casting, location scouting, and post-production.
Albert has appeared in over 18 local commercials as both an extra and featured extra, and has been involved in four independent films. His experience both behind and in front of the camera gives him a well-rounded perspective on storytelling.
The son...
2025-08-1834 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 93 Guest Peggy Pugh on The Inner Healing of Our ChildhoodDr. Peggy Pugh is a speaker, coach, and author of Rest Is a Weapon: Winning Spiritual Battles From a Place of Rest. She helps Christian women heal from emotional wounds and break generational cycles through faith-based strategies. With over 40 years of experience, Dr. Peggy empowers families to grow stronger by healing from the inside out.
Grab her latest book at buy.stripe.com/3cIcN6b354Cn50x4Ni9sk15 and learn more at www.drpeggypugh.com.
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2025-08-1133 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 92 Guest Leticia Francis on Healing Trauma in MotherhoodLeticia Francis is a trauma recovery mentor, keynote speaker, and author of Survival Mode Exit Plan. Known as The Survival Mode Disruptor, she helps high-achieving women break free from survival mode and reclaim lives rooted in truth, ease, and power. With lived experience and a no-fluff delivery, Leticia’s keynotes ignite healing, identity shifts, and unapologetic transformation.
Contact Leticia:
Leticia R’s Profile
linkedin.com/in/leticia-f
Websites
leticiareneefrancis.com (Company)
survival-mode-disrupted.captivate.fm (Personal)
books.by/disrupting-survival-mode (Personal)
Email
info@leticiareneefrancis.com
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2025-08-0426 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 91 Build A Community for Raising Our Kids #community #parenting #ourkids #helpSchool of Human Kind Faculty Member Anne Alvares presents "Build A Community for Raising Our Kids". Anne shares her wisdom on community and why it's so important during our parenting stage of life, to NOT go it alone. Harness the help you can get from a community and remember: it takes a village. Your children will be richer for it! #family #parenting #sohk #community #onlinelearning #presentation
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For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Anne Alvares. I came from childhood pain. I suffered abuse, controlling parents, and was parentified. My healing...
2025-07-2822 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 90 Guest Sorcha Newby: Protect Our Kids' Mental HealthAre you aware that social media can impact our kids' mental health?
Sorcha Newby is a psychological researcher and university lecturer whose work explores how social media impacts children’s wellbeing—particularly sleep, anxiety, and emotional development in 10–12-year-olds. Her research highlights the shortcomings of current social media policies in protecting young users. Alongside lecturing in psychology, Sorcha is committed to empowering parents with
knowledge and practical tools to navigate the digital world confidently. As a mother of two, she brings both academic expertise and lived experience to help families build healthie...
2025-07-2125 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 89 Guest Leena Mehta on Protecting Our Kids From Sexual Abuse #protection #sexualabuse #ourkidsWant to learn how to protect your kids from sexual abuse?
Listen to Leena Mehta.
Leena Mehta is a registered clinical counsellor and an approved clinical supervisor. She is the founder of At Ease Counseling and sees clients in person in Burnaby and online. She supports individuals, youth, and adults with a range of issues, including anxiety, depression, abuse, trauma, self-esteem, life transitions, and grief and loss. She is trained in Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy.
She a...
2025-07-1424 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 88 How I Help Parents Heal Their Childhood-Dale L' Ecuyer Interview #healingjourney #parentingtips #podcastLet's do a deep dive into childhood pain and how it shows up in our parenting.
This is my interview by Dale L' Ecuyer. Thank you, Dale!
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For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Anne Alvares. I came from childhood pain. I suffered abuse, controlling parents, and was parentified. My healing journey began almost 30 years ago when I first told my story. When I became a mother, I was determined to heal and not repeat the patterns of my childhood in my own parenting with my children.
2025-07-0722 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 87 Guest Dagmara Sitek on Teaching Our Kids Empathy #empathy #parenting #author #teach #ourkidsDagmara is a Montreal-based mother of two, who is committed to children’s education and emotional well-being. Born in Poland, and living in Canada, Dagmara Sitek wears many hats—a mom, a wife, and a digital marketer in her 9-to-5 world.
Once a kid who loved drawing and writing, Dagmara Sitek never thought about writing a ‘real book’ until now. She jumped into writing children’s books because she realized something important – not all kids get a fair shot at life. Her debut as an author merges childhood passions with a new mission – to bring hope and awarene...
2025-06-3023 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 86 Cynthia Hammer Interviews Me! #childhood #trauma #abuse #parentingjourney #helpI'm going deep and sharing my life challenges. My story is heartbreaking, honest, and triumphant.
These are some of the questions I answer in my interview on Cynthia Hammer's podcast, Find The ADHD Girls.
What was your childhood experience?
How did Masterful Parenting come into being?
How do you help parents?
How can parents help their children, especially of they had ADHD or are neurodiverse?
Thank you, @Cynthia Hammer for giving me the opportunity to share my story.
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2025-06-2332 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 85 Teens & Toddlers Series: My Child Needs Help with Socialization #friendships #social #helpTwo parent coaches, Anjali Cchopra (India) and Anne Alvares (Canada) team up together to answer our parents' questions on the most challenging stages of child development: Teens and Toddlers.
This episode, Part 3 of the Parenting Question Series on Teens and Toddlers, addresses a crucial query: "How do I socialize my child?"
Parents, have you found yourself pondering this question? Tune in as Anjali and Anne provide valuable insights and guidance on this prevalent parenting challenge.
Find out what to do when our children struggle with friendships.
Looking forward t...
2025-06-1634 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 84 The Energy We Bring Into Our Homes SOHK #energy #parents #parenting #helpThis is the webinar I did for the School of Human Kind in May 2025.
Are you mindful of "The Energy We Bring Into Our Homes"?
Join Anne Alvares as she reminds us how important our energy is when we are at home with the ones we love the most. Let's become more aware and conscious of the energy we bring and learn how our energy influences our children.
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For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Anne Alvares. I came from childhood pain. I suffered abuse, controll...
2025-06-0922 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 83 Guest Nicole Runyon on Our Kids' Mental Health #mentalhealth #parenting #podcastNicole Runyon, LMSW, is an esteemed psychotherapist, parent coach, and keynote speaker renowned for her expertise in child and adolescent mental health, backed by an extensive 21-year career in the field. She is also the author of the upcoming book Free to Fly: The Secret to Fostering Independence in the Next Generation, available in May 2025. Nicole’s uniqueness lies in the fact she has an uncanny ability to help adults get in the minds of today’s children and better understand them. Her extensive knowledge of technology’s impact on mental health, child development, and the intergenerational variations in parent...
2025-06-0225 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 82 Guest Russ Solomon on Becoming Calm Parents #calm #parents #parenting #energyRuss Solomon is a Parent Wellness Guide, board-certified music therapist, and lifelong spiritual practitioner who helps heart-centered parents of neurodivergent children transcend stress and overwhelm so they can show up in a strong and healthy space for their families.
Through his unique approach, Russ teaches parents how to get in tune with themselves, meaning their inner energy is aligned, so they feel calm, focused, and clear-thinking, especially during the tough moments.
With decades of experience and a personal journey raising a neurodivergent son, as well as growing up alongside family members with cerebral palsy, Down...
2025-05-2628 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 81 Internal Messages That Affect Our Parenting SOHKInternal Messages That Affect Our Parenting for School of Human Kind
This is Episode 81 on the Masterful Parenting Podcast which will air TODAY.
When we come from childhood pain, we internalize messages about our childhood experiences. These messages get carried into our adult lives until we get healing.
As parents, we also tell ourselves stories about our children. Sometimes these stories can have a negative impact on our kids and limit them in their lives. We can learn how to change these stories and the words we use to...
2025-05-1920 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 80 Guest Cynthia Hammer on Helping Girls with ADHD #ADHD #GIRLSCynthia Hammer, MSW, founded the Inattentive ADHD Coalition (www.iadhd.org) in 2021 and FINDtheADHDgirls (www.FINDtheADHDgirl.org) in 2024. Cynthia was diagnosed with the inattentive type of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD ) in 1992 when she was 49 years old and helping others learn about their ADHD has been her mission in life ever since. She finds her work fun and engaging. What keeps her going is telling herself, “If you don’t do it, who will?” Cynthia authored the memoir and self-help book and audio book, Living with Inattentive ADHD
Expertise: Soon after her diagnosis, Cynthia founded her first non-pr...
2025-05-1226 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 79 Guest Jen Banks on Rediscovering Yourself in MotherhoodJennifer Banks is a bestselling author, educator, and community leader dedicated to empowering women to rediscover themselves while balancing motherhood. Through her book Let Yourself Bloom and her podcast, Jennifer inspires women to embrace growth and reclaim their dreams.
With degrees in Early Childhood and Elementary Education and years of teaching experience, Jennifer combines her professional expertise with her journey as a mother of three and owner of a thriving in-home preschool. She understands the challenges of maintaining identity while raising children and is passionate about helping women thrive in both motherhood and their personal a...
2025-05-0520 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 78 Guest Jen Dryer on Raising Neurodivergent TeensJen Dryer, MA, is a parenting coach and educational consultant who supports families and teachers of neurodivergent children and teens. Jen has more than 25 years of experience working with children, families, and teachers in both NYC and DC as a public school teacher, school staff developer, and parent coach. Her younger son is autistic and has ADHD and OCD, and her older son has ADHD.
In 2020, Jen co-founded Raising Orchid Kids, which provides online classes, workshops, support groups and 1-1 coaching for parents of neurodivergent kids and teens. Jen strives to help parents feel seen, heard, and...
2025-04-2838 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 77 Guest Dale L'Ecuyer on The Gut and Brain ConnectionDale is a devoted mom of five and a proud grandmother of four, with a deep passion for helping families thrive.
As a Certified Mental Wellness Coach with Amare Global: The Mental Wellness Company, she draws from over 16 years of experience in health and wellness to pursue her mission of empowering and supporting families.
Inspired by the life-changing improvements she saw in her own family, she is committed to sharing the science behind the powerful connection between the gut and the brain.
She believes that by addressing our children's nutritional and physiological needs...
2025-04-2129 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 76 Know Your Teen's FriendsDo you know your teenager's friends?
This is very important, parents, to know our teen's friends.
Knowing their friends helps us to keep them safe.
Listen for some valuable tips on how to approach this important topic with your teen.
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Want to learn how to be a better parent, stop the arguing, and help your children thrive? I can give you the tools. I have over 16 years of experience working with teens and their families as a high school counsellor and I'm the mom of two so I understand...
2025-04-1425 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 75 Raising Confident & Healthy MenBoy moms, this episode is for you.
As a boy mom of two, I am keenly aware of the importance of my role in raising confident, healthy men.
Actually, my boys have been a big part of my healing journey. Having grown up with an abusive father, I needed to heal that pain so I could learn how to be healthy with my boys.
As well, having hundreds of conversations with teen boys in my role as school counsellor, I have learned how they think and what they need.
This episode...
2025-04-0719 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 74 Punishment Damages Our Kids, Do This InsteadDo you still use punishment to get your teenager to comply? Do you take things away, ground them, or demand they change or else?
Let me give you some insights as to what punishment actually does to our kids.
With the thousands of conversations I have had with teens over the last 16 years, I know what punishment and unhealthy behaviour does. It damages them.
I will give you another way, a healthier way, to get compliance. This way does not damage. This way boosts our teen's self est...
2025-03-3130 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 73 Guest Ivan Hardcastle on Developing Sensory AwarenessIvan Hardcastle. Occupational Therapist and Parent Coach.
I began my professional life as an occupational therapist in Twin Falls helping children with special needs to thrive. As a therapist, I have helped children who struggle with emotional regulation, autism, sensory integration and processing dysfunction, dyslexia, toileting accidents, and a wide variety of additional challenges.
In 2024, I expanded my reach and began helping parents of children with behavioral challenges thrive through coaching for emotional and sensory skills to use in the home... (more below)
I continue to affect lives through coaching and presenting to var...
2025-03-2432 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 72 The 5 Love Languages to Give Our Kids SOHK WebinarWhat are love languages? Why should we give them to our children?
Based on the book The 5 Love Languages of Children by Dr. Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell, I cover what these are and how we give them to our kids.
This is the webinar I presented for the School of Human Kind last Thursday.
Missed it? You can listen to the Masterful Parenting Podcast Episode 72 or find it on Youtube @schoolofhumankind.
Let's give our kids the love they need.
Anne Alvares, Parent Coach, School Counsellor, Mom of Two
2025-03-1714 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 71 Raise Capable, Connected, and Confident Teens IWD Summit
What if you had the tools to raise capable, connected, and confident kids? Perhaps this is your wish but you are not sure how to achieve this. As the mother of two boys, ages 25 and 14, and with over 16 years of counselling teens, I know what works with our teenagers and how to build their confidence, connectedness, and abilities. Let me show you how. In this workshop/webinar, you will learn how to foster their strengths and interests, the ways to connect deeply with your teen, and how to develop their unique talents and abilities. If you want to raise thriving...
2025-03-1013 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 70 Guest Katarina Hanssens Carlsson on Fostering Brilliance in Our KidsIntroducing Katarina Hanssens Carlsson
Purpose- Driven
Founder of Global Leadership Schools and
Teacher’s Hero, guiding
parents and teachers in the Art of Fostering
Children's Unique Brilliance.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-carlsson/
https://www.yourbrilliance.biz/
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Want to learn how to be a better parent, stop the arguing, and help your children thrive? I can give you the tools. I have over 16 years of experience working with teens and their families as a high school counsellor and I'm the...
2025-03-0331 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 69 Guest Christopher Murray on Single FatherhoodMy name is Chris Murray, and I'm a single Father coach teaching the IMPORTANCE of "inner-child" bonding, AWARENESS behind excessive screen-time, and emotional immersion unto your child/children's psychological, physical and Spiritual attends.
From being in a FORCED situation due to my Son losing his Mummy to Covid-19, and parenting across generations-which presents many complexities and much conflict-I knew that the pressure was ON to come through for my Son.
In ADDITION to parenting across generations, there is also the "age discrepancies" with my Son being 6, his Nan 72 and me at 37 ye...
2025-02-2435 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 68 Boundaries Are Healthy Webinar for SOHKThis is the webinar I did for the School of Human Kind.
Parents, boundaries are healthy and we need to teach our kids about boundaries.
Here, I outline what kinds of boundaries there are, why we need boundaries, and how we teach boundaries to our children.
Please leave a comment if this webinar was insightful and helpful.
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For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Anne Alvares. I came from childhood pain. I suffered abuse, controlling parents, and was parentified. My healing journey began almost 30 years ago wh...
2025-02-1836 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 66 Guest Jessie Emmy on Changing OurselvesI'm Jessie, part of the Success Architects team, where we're dedicated to mentoring and supporting people to achieve success in every area of life. Through my journey I went from depression, raising two little boys in an abusive partnership, frightened and insecure, with little to no hope for a bright future, to leaving the toxic relationship, creating a supportive environment for me and my boys, discovering new strengths and confidence within me to build a life I can love, and help others forward to do the same. At Success Architects we blend ancient wisdom with practical, actionable tools, empowering...
2025-02-0332 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 65 Guest Martha Burich on Addiction #addiction #healing #helpGuest Martha Burich PhD ABD Author, and Speaker.
She visits the jail and treatment center weekly to talk with alcoholics and addicts. Her work gave her a nomination for Volunteer of the Year at Blue Water Recovery Community.
Martha's Background:
10 years as a Child Psychology Professor.
16 years as a high school teacher of special education.
Received the Outstanding Teacher Award at St. Louis Community College
My book: Yes You Can Raise Happy Responsible Children
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linked in prof...
2025-01-2731 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 64 Parent Teens and Toddlers: Help! My Child Doesn't ListenTwo parent coaches, Anjali Cchopra (India) and Anne Alvares (Canada) team up together to answer our parents' questions on the most challenging stages of child development: Teens and Toddlers.
This episode, part of the Parenting Question Series on Teens and Toddlers, addresses a crucial query: "What do I do if my child doesn't listen?"
Parents, have you found yourself pondering this question? Tune in as Anjali and Anne provide valuable insights and guidance on this prevalent parenting challenge.
Find out what to do in those difficult moments of our children.
2025-01-2030 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 63 Guest Jessie Emmy on Shifting Our EnergyGuest Jessie Emmy
I'm Jessie, part of the Success Architects team, where we're dedicated to mentoring and supporting people to achieve success in every area of life. Through my journey I went from depression, raising two little boys in an abusive partnership, frightened and insecure, with little to no hope for a bright future, to leaving the toxic relationship, creating a supportive enviroment for me and my boys, discovering new strenghts and confidence within me to build a life I can love, and help others forward to do the same. At Success Architects we blend ancient wisdom...
2025-01-1328 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 62 Guest Jesse Sweed on Fathers and DaughtersJesse Sweed, fellow parent coach, is an American from Pennsylvania. He has lived in South Korea, and now he lives in Spain.
He believes that empowered parents raise empowered kids, so he has created frameworks to help parents of young kids to make parenting easy and fun.
Here are Jesse's links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-sweed-48aa2b108/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessejames.sweed
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jesse_sweed/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@jesse_sweed
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2025-01-0430 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 61 Guest Martha Burich on Relationships Are EverythingWelcome Guest Martha Burich PhD ABD Author and Speaker.
Martha Burich goes to the jail and treatment center weekly to talk with alcoholics and addicts.
She was nominated for Volunteer of the Year at Blue Water Recovery Community.
Her experience includes:
10 years as a Child Psychology Professor.
16 years as a high school teacher of special education.
Martha received the Outstanding Teacher Award at St. Louis Community College.
She is also the authour of Yes You Can Raise Happy Responsible Children which includes a re...
2024-12-3036 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 60 Parenting Teenagers SOHK Webinar
From my webinar for School of Human Kind: Parenting Teenagers.
The teenage years can be the most difficult years in Parenting journey.
Understanding the teenage brain will help you.
Learn ways to communicate and connect with your teen and keep your sanity intact during these formative years!
Masterful Parenting Podcast Episode 60 Parenting Teenagers will give you insight on what's going on with your teen and how to navigate during these challenging years in parenting. Full video available also on Youtube @masterfulparenting or @schoolofhumankind
Anne Alvares, Parent Coach, School Counsellor, Mom of Two
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2024-12-2423 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 59 What is Relational Parenting SOHK WebinarFrom my webinar for the School of Human Kind.
Topic: What is Relational Parenting?
What is Relational Parenting? How does it work? Why does this type of parenting work with all children?
I answer all these questions and any questions you may have.
Becoming relational with our children is the game changer to really making impact in their lives.
Much love,
Anne Alvares, Parent Coach, School Counsellor, Mom of Two
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2024-12-1728 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 58 Helping Our Kids With AnxietyAs a school counsellor for over 16 years, anxiety is the number one issue that I help my teenagers with. Anxiety is normal. It comes from our biology. Anxiety comes from our thoughts. Our kids need to express their fears so they can process their feelings and thoughts.
As parents, even if we are uncomfortable, our kids need to express their fears.
Here I outline the steps to help your children with anxiety. Anxiety can be worked through and our kids can get better in dealing with these big emotions. The purpose of this episode is to h...
2024-12-0922 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 57 Teens & Toddlers Parent Questions Series Part 1Our collaboration begins. Two parent coaches, Anjali Cchopra (India) and Anne Alvares (Canada) team up together to answer our parents' questions on the most challenging stages of child development: Teens and Toddlers.
This 3 part series began on Saturday, November 30th at 7:30pm PST(Canada)/ Sunday, December 1 at 9am IST (India Time).
Part 1 Topic: Dealing with Anger
Find out what to do in those difficult moments of our children.
Looking forward to helping you, Parents.
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2024-12-0237 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 56 Fostering Healthy Relationships with Our Kids SOHK WebinarWhat is a healthy relationship? How do we know if a relationship is healthy? How do we foster healthy relationships with our kids?
These are the questions Parent Coach Anne Alvares will answer in this workshop.
If you grew up with childhood pain, you may not really know what is healthy and what is not healthy.
Listen to this workshop to learn the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationships so you can model and teach this to your own children.
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2024-11-2522 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 55 Guest Katrina Batey on Parenting Anxious KidsKatrina Batey is a parent coach and consultant for parents of children with anxiety. She has two daughters, one of whom has an anxiety disorder called selective mutism. She is a trained provider of the SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) treatment, a parent-led intervention for children and adolescents with anxiety, as well as a consultant of the Goulding method, a gentle technique to soothe a child's nervous system and build connection in their sleep.
You can connect with Katrina using her links below:
LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/katrina-batey-b22547263
Website: takethewheelwellbeing.co...
2024-11-1141 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 54 Empower Our Kids in Bullying -SOHK WebinarThis is a webinar I did for parents for the School of Human Kind. There are ways that we can empower our children so they do not see themselves as victims in bullying situations. These ways will give confidence and tools to our kids to handle any bullying situation.
When we empower our children, we are actually giving them the ways they can protect themselves in their lives.
Let's empower our children in bullying.
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Want to learn how to be a better parent, stop the arguing, and help your chil...
2024-11-0435 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 50 Guest Jesse Sweed on Building ConnectionJesse Sweed is back to discuss how we can connect with our children and why it is so important to do this.
Masterful Parenting Podcast Episode 50 With Guest Jesse Sweed on Building Connection.
Jesse Sweed is an American from Pennsylvania, he has lived in South Korea, and now he lives in Spain.
He believes that empowered parents raise empowered kids, so he has created frameworks to help parents of young kids to make parenting easy and fun.
Follow Jesse on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/SweedAcademy
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2024-10-0735 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 49 Guest Jesse Sweed on Breaking CyclesWant to learn how to break unhealthy cycles in your parenting? Listen to what Jesse Sweed, fellow parent coach, has to say.
Masterful Parenting Podcast Episode 49 With Guest Jesse Sweed on Breaking Unhealthy Cycles .
Jesse Sweed is an American from Pennsylvania, he has lived in South Korea, and now he lives in Spain.
He believes that empowered parents raise empowered kids, so he has created frameworks to help parents of young kids to make parenting easy and fun.
Follow Jesse on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/SweedAcademy
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2024-09-3025 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 47 Guest Vicki Wu on Changing Our ParentingGuest Vicki Wu - Parenting Coach and Cultural Integration Expert
Vicki Wu is a dedicated parenting coach with over five years of experience, helping parents integrate cultural heritage with modern parenting practices. Migrating to Australia in 1988, Vicki brings a unique blend of Eastern and Western philosophies to her coaching.
A mother of two and a seasoned entrepreneur, Vicki emphasizes the belief that a “happy mum leads to a happy child.” She focuses on self-care for parents, cultural identity, and holistic well-being, offering practical advice through online courses and personalized coaching.
Discover more...
2024-09-1625 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 46 Heal Your Childhood, Parent Better from School of Humankind Webinar
From my webinar for School of Human Kind: Heal Your Childhood, Parent Better from last week.
In this webinar, I answer 3 questions:
What is childhood pain?
How do you know it is showing up in your parenting?
How do you heal it and become more relational with your children?
If you missed it, you can view it on the School of Humankind website in the library section. It is now available on the Masterful Parenting Show. (Links below).
Hope this helps you, parents.
Much love,
Anne Alvares, Pa...
2024-08-1926 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 42 End The Cycle of Childhood PainThis is Emmalou Penrod's interview with me on her show Healing Your Families where I tell my childhood pain story and explain how I help parents to heal and become better parents.
Want to learn how to be a better parent, stop the arguing, and help your children thrive? I can give you the tools. I have over 15 years of experience working with teens and their families as a high school counsellor and I'm the mom of two so I understand the challenges.
Reach out for support at masterfulparenting@outlook.com. Free 30 minute h...
2024-07-0232 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 41 Guest Emily Rose on Body AwarenessEmily is a somatic coach who combines the structure of psychology and the embodied nature of somatics to help her clients deepen self-awareness, improve emotional regulation and enrich connection with work, relationships and personal journey.
Find Emily at:
https://www.emilyrosecoach.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nurtureyournervoussystem/
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Want to learn how to be a better parent, stop the arguing, and help your children thrive? I can give you the tools. I have over 15 years of experience working with teens and their families as a high school counsellor and I'm the mom...
2024-06-1036 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 40 Guest Kirt Manecke on Getting Your Teen Ready for WorkKirt Manecke is the author of the award-winning social and career skills crash course book, eBook, audiobook and online course, Smile & Succeed for Teens: Must-Know People Skills for Today’s Wired World-A Crash Course in Face-to-Face Communication.
Kirt is a business owner and sales and fundraising expert. His books include the Parent’s Guide for Smile & Succeed for Teens, Teaching Guide for Smile & Succeed for Teens, and SMILE: Sell More with Amazing Customer Service-The Essential 60-Minute Crash Course.
Links:
Website: www.smilethebook.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SmileandSucceedforTeens
LinkedIn, Kirt Ma...
2024-05-0619 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 39 With Lisa Tickel on Healing Our Childhood Part 2I am honoured that I was a guest on Lisa Tickel's Healing and Growing Hand in Hand Podcast, where I spoke about my healing journey from childhood pain, what relational parenting looks like, and why it works.
Want to learn how to be a better parent, stop the arguing, connect and communicate better and help your children thrive? I can give you the tools. I have over 15 years of experience working with teens and their families as a high school counsellor and I'm the mom of two so I understand the challenges.
Reach out for s...
2024-04-2931 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 38 With Lisa Tickel on Healing Our Childhood Part 1I am honoured that I was a guest on Lisa Tickel's Healing and Growing Hand in Hand Podcast, where I spoke about my healing journey from childhood pain, what relational parenting looks like, and why it works.
Want to learn how to be a better parent, stop the arguing, connect and communicate better and help your children thrive? I can give you the tools. I have over 15 years of experience working with teens and their families as a high school counsellor and I'm the mom of two so I understand the challenges.
Reach out for...
2024-04-2225 min
Pointers4Parents ShortcastSo grateful to Anne Alvares for inviting me onto the Masterful Parenting Show last week! We talke...So grateful to Anne Alvares for inviting me onto the Masterful Parenting Show last week! We talked about my childhood experiences and how faith played a key role in my healing journey. Just like Anne, I believe turning to a higher power can be a powerful source of strength during difficult times. It was truly a conversation worth sharing. Catch the full episode! https://winwinwomen.tv/show/masterful-parenting Have you found strength in faith during your own healing journey? #MasterfulParenting #FaithHealing #TurningToFaith #StrengthInFaith #HealingJourney #GratefulHeart #BelieveInMiracles #SpiritualGrowth #InspiringConversations #FindYourStrength #LLOYDLEARNINGLABS #emergingparents
2024-04-1900 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 37 Guest Jesse Sweed on the Teen YearsGuest Jesse Sweed, fellow Parent Coach, and I discuss the teens years and how to navigate through them. We will give you some insight, tips and strategies.
Want to learn how to be a better parent, stop the arguing, and help your children thrive? I can give you the tools. I have over 15 years of experience working with teens and their families as a high school counsellor and I'm the mom of two so I understand the challenges.
Reach out for support at masterfulparenting@outlook.com. Free 30 minute helping call. Book i...
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Healing and Growing, Hand in Hand52. Anne Alvares - Learn How to Have a "Relational" Relationship with Your ChildrenIn this episode, Anne Alvares, a seasoned Parent Coach and Counsellor, peels back the layers of relational parenting. Join us as we unravel the impact of our childhood experiences on parenting and discover the path to fostering deeper connection with your children.
Topics Covered:
Navigating Childhood Trauma: Explore how past experiences shape your parenting and ways to break the cycle.
Relational Parenting Foundations: Uncover the principles of building trust and connection with your children at any age.
Communication Mastery: Learn strategies for open dialogue that fosters mutual respect...
2024-03-2752 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 36 Parents' Questions Part 2Some parents took up my invitation to ask me anything about parenting. I am answering your big questions for free as my gift to parents for the month of February.
Your questions have been answered on my Masterful Parenting Podcast and Show.
Here are the questions from parents I answer on this Masterful Parenting Podcast/Show Episode 36.
Want to learn how to be a better parent, stop the arguing, and help your children thrive? I can give you the tools. I have over 15 years of experience working with teens and their families as...
2024-03-2038 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 35 Parent Questions Answered Part 1Some parents took up my invitation to ask me anything about parenting. I am answering your big questions for free as my gift to parents for the month of February.
Your questions will be answered on my Masterful Parenting Podcast and Show.
Here are the questions from parents I answer on this Podcast episode.
How do I build a connection with my teenage son if we have been estranged for many years?
Why won’t my child listen to me?
Why does my child lie and how do I stop this?
2024-03-1239 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 34 Online Prosperity Show InterviewWelcome to the Online Prosperity Show! In this episode, join host Prosper Taruvinga as he sits down with Anne Alvares, a remarkable Parent Coach, School Counsellor, Teacher, and devoted mom of two. With over two decades of experience in working with families, Anne brings a wealth of knowledge and insight to the table. 👩👧👦 Anne's Masterful Parenting Program is a beacon of hope for parents seeking to navigate the complexities of raising children with confidence and compassion. Through her unique approach, Anne helps parents heal from their own childhood traumas, fostering healthier relationships with their children through relational parenting. 🌟 Discover Anne's uncommon...
2024-03-0459 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 29 Guest Kelly McGinnis on Your Parenting StrengthsKelly has a passion for helping families, specifically moms. She spent the last 20 years educating, encouraging, and empowering families to be their best self and trust their strengths. She is a certified Gottman educator and Emotion coach as well as a certified positive parent strengths coach. She continues to support parents, coaches, and families through the various transitions that take place along the parenting journey. She is dedicated to helping parents step into their potential and become INCREDIBLE!
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2023-12-1218 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 28 GuestJo Whitton Part 2 on Preventing Victimhood in Our KidsJo is a Mum to a pre-teen and Step Mum to teenagers, a Parent Coach and the founder of UK based Invisible Thread.
Jo says “I know that parenting can be hard and I love helping parents find the balance and joy that they desire and deserve. Giving support to families is my passion without a doubt but gardening comes a close second and I can often be found knee deep in weeds in our very wild but heavenly garden. I often relate raising children to tending a garden especially the need to focus on the roots no...
2023-12-0550 min
Everyone Has A Story - with Roger SargentFull Circle with Anne AlvaresI’ve heard it countless times … “As a manager, I feel that all I do is babysit my employees all day”. With that mindset, maybe YOU ARE. The question you should be asking yourself is WHY? This episode explores our relationships that we had with our own parents, maybe some with our own children and how that cycle has transitioned into our professional lives as well. We are adults now, let’s pull up our “Big Boy Pants” and address the workplace in a more adult fashion.Special Guest: Anne Alvares, Parent Coach and Founder of the “Masterful Parenting Progra...
2023-11-2835 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 27 Guest Jo Whitton on BullyingJo is a Mum to a pre-teen and Step Mum to teenagers, a Parent Coach and the founder of UK based Invisible Thread.
Jo says “I know that parenting can be hard and I love helping parents find the balance and joy that they desire and deserve. Giving support to families is my passion without a doubt but gardening comes a close second and I can often be found knee deep in weeds in our very wild but heavenly garden. I often relate raising children to tending a garden especially the need to focus on the roots no...
2023-11-2827 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 26 Impact of Unrealistic Expectations on FamiliesThis is Emmalou Penrod's interview with me on her show Healing Your Families. Thank you, Emmalou, for the opportunity to share my message to parents.
Having unrealistic expectations comes from our childhood. We felt unworthy and not good enough. Perhaps our parents had high expectations of us. So we strive for perfection and demand this from ourselves and from our children. This causes stress and anxiety in us and in our children.
#masterfulparenting #healingyourfamilies #unrealistic #expectations #anxiety #mentalhealth #healthy #unhealthy #winwinwomen
2023-11-2133 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 25 Guest Michelle Mintz on Early Baby Brain DevelopmentMichelle Mintz, M.S., CCC-SLP, The Early Development Expert's She has a background in Speech-Language Pathology for over 25 years, specializing in working with children from birth to 5 years old. Her therapy experiences inspired her to create her unique company,
Baby Blooming Moments® which empowers mom, dads, grandparents, siblings, and nannies with babies birth to three, to enrich the way they interact with their babies and toddlers.
Through Baby Blooming Moments, available in the US and Internationally, families get one-on-one coaching experiences, virtually or in-person, to learn essential strategies that can be integrated throughout the day. Imp...
2023-11-1422 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 24 Christopher Mahan on Parental LeadershipChristopher Mahan is a Family and Teen Life Coach, youth and Family Leadership Speaker and the author of Parental Leadership: 7 Principles to Lead Your Teen in the Digital Age.
After a 25-year career in the film and TV industry, Chris discovered his love of human behavior in 2011. In 2012 Chris began his BS in psychology with a concentration in child and adolescent development from Southern New Hampshire University. Chris co-founded Crazy 8 Freedom Inc., a non-profit organization to combat teen suicide in the Tampa Bay, Florida area from 2013 to 2014. Over the past 10 years, Chris has worked with several hundred y...
2023-11-0720 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 23 Robert Schmus on AutismRobert Schmus, MSW, LCSW, serves as a mental health professional, as well as an autistic self advocate. In his practice, Robert supports the neurodiverse community, including autistic individuals, using a variety of therapeutic interventions. His experience as a clinical professional on the autism spectrum places him in a unique role. As a self-advocate, Robert has experience educating communities on topics relating to the autistic and neurodiverse communities, such as employment, relationships, mental health, independence, and self advocacy. He has done this through podcast interviews and speaking at conferences. Such examples include being a keynote speaker at the 44th Annual...
2023-10-3123 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 22 Dr. Michael Nuccitelli on Cyber SafetyLearn how to keep your kids safe with Dr. Michael Nuccitelli.
Michael Nuccitelli, Psy.D. is a NYS licensed psychologist, cyberpsychologist and online safety educator. In 2009, Dr. Nuccitelli finalized his online aggressor concept called iPredator. Since 2010, Dr. Nuccitelli has educated and advised the private & public sectors involving cyberbullying, cyberstalking, internet addiction and online safety. In 2011, Dr. Nuccitelli launched his website, iPredator, offering site visitors an incredible amount of free educational content. He also has volunteered to serve a multitude of online users who have been cyber-attacked, defamed, and cyberstalked. His links are below:
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2023-10-2420 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 21 Alistair Moes on Anger ManagementAlistair has run Moose Anger Management since 1995, and been in the counselling field since 1989. He leads a team of anger management therapists which include his partner in life and work, and co-owner, Alejandra Proaño, MPsy, MSc, MLit, PCC, RCC. This experience includes working with anger and trauma, and historic abuse in a manner that honours each person and allows for deep healing, as well as looking at the practical tools of anger management. During the last twenty-eight years he has worked with thousands of people, mostly men, who have made the phone call out of a desire to c...
2023-10-1725 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 20 Guest Brenda Minge on HealingBrenda Minge will tell us what to do if our children experience trauma, grief, or abuse. She is a retired nurse, author, and now a holistic pain management Practitioner and holistic trauma therapist and life coach. She is also a nationally licensed Reiki Master and has certifications in Family Development, PTSD, Trauma Therapy Case Management, Life Coach, Shamanic Life Coach, NLP, EMDR, EFT/TFT, Relaxation / Hypnotherapy, and Guided Imagery.
Brenda is also a nationally licensed Reiki Master, as well as having certifications in Family Development, PTSD, Trauma Therapy Case Management, Life Coach, Shamanic Life Coach, NLP, EMDR, E...
2023-10-1024 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 19 Guest Katrina Batey - How To Navigate Through Our Children’s Big EmotionsKatrina Batey is a parent coach and consultant for parents navigating the challenge of their children’s big emotions and behaviours. She has two daughters, one of whom has an anxiety disorder called selective mutism. She was a primary school teacher, and now holds a Master’s degree in the psychology and neuroscience of mental health, qualifications in trauma-informed coaching and mental health coaching. She works with parents to support their emotional and their children’s emotional wellbeing both during the day and during the night, using a technique called the Goulding Process.
Her lWebsite is https://www.tak...
2023-10-0330 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 18 How to Build Confidence in Our KidsWhy is it important to develop confidence in our kids? How do we do this? This episode answers the reasons why we must build confidence in our children. Parents, listen to learn 10 strategies and 4 phrases for building confidence in your children.
#masterfulparenting #confidence #buildingconfidence #ourkids #selfesteem #children #teenagers #parentingcoach #parentcoach #parents #confidentparents
2023-09-2612 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 17 Guest Amy Looper - Overcome Burnout, Chronic Stress, and Postpartum Depression Amy Looper works with high-achievers to rediscover themselves after becoming a parent by overcoming the chronic stress cycle that leads to burnout. She is not only a burnout expert but an advocate for working parents to advance their careers and grow family without buying into the myth of sacrificing income, health, or relationships.
Amy is the author of Leading Motherhood: Surrendering To Faith Over Fear From The Delivery Room To Board Room. Her programs are based on human behavior and psychology principles as well as her lived experience as a former corporate sales leader, and trauma and...
2023-09-1923 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 16 Dr. Michelle Lloyd on Healing Her Childhood Trauma and Living in PurposeDr. Michelle Lloyd is a transition success coach who delivers high-energy keynote presentations that challenge audiences to leverage their focus and implement strategies they can apply prior to and during their teen’s transition out of the home. She mentors with passion and guides with strength while developing and encouraging mothers toward becoming their next best selves.
Dr. Lloyd empowers mothers to unleash their confidence as they prepare for the next level of life’s journey during her weekly live recordings in the private Facebook group, Emerging Mothers, as well as teen parenting workshops and individualized coac...
2023-09-1223 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 15 Stephanie Hoi-Nga Wong - Take Care of OurselvesDo you know how to take care of yourself so you can be a better parent? Please join me today with special guest, Stephanie Hoi-Nga Wong. She is a wellness and life coach assisting overwhelmed parents. Her guidance encompasses stress relief, burnout recovery, enhanced well-being and rediscovering the joy of both personal and parenting experiences. Stephanie's compassionate approach is attuned to the impact of trauma on well-being, offering a nurturing space for parents seeking transformation. Learn how to take care of yourself with Stephanie as our special guest.
#masterfulparenting #selfcare #takingcareofourselves #parenting #parentcoach #parentingcoach #kids #children #mirrorus #tee...
2023-09-0533 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 14 Dr. Susan Blumberg - How To Communicate and Work with your TeenDr. Blumberg is a parent and family coach who helps parents of tweens, teens and young adults who struggle with developing healthy communication, executive functioning and relationships in their lives. Before becoming a coach, she was a clinical psychologist for 20 years, working with children, teens, families, and couples. She has published numerous books on communication and parenting children with special needs.
Through her one on one coaching, family sessions, and her new membership program for parents, she has helped hundreds of families achieve harmony in their homes.
2023-08-2825 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 13 - Guest Caprial Leung - What Teens NeedPlease meet my special guest, Caprial Leung, my former high school student who was inspired to become a Counsellor because of our work together. She will share her experiences as a teenager. Caprial is a counselling intern registered with BCACC. Caprial is passionate about advocating for children, and strongly believes in the importance of listening and showing respect to every child. Through various roles, Caprial has gained eight years of valuable experience in providing support to children with disabilities. Caprial is committed to representation, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
#masterfulparenting #parenting #teenagers #listening #identity #parentingcoach #parentcoach #acceptance #emotions #adv...
2023-08-2115 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 12 Having Good RelationshipsDo you focus on having a good relationship with your children?
Learn why it's so important to put your relationship with your children first.
#masterfulparenting #children #relationships #goodrelationships #healthyrelationships #teenagers #video #podcast #love #feelinggood #feelgood #kids #family #healing #feelgood #feelings #emotions
2023-08-1411 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 11 - Guest Christian Armstrong Let’s Talk AutismSpecial Guest: Christian Armstrong. Christian is a professional speaker and actor who is a huge advocate for autism! Being diagnosed with autism at 7 years old, he was told by a lot of doctors that he couldn't achieve a lot, including his dreams and goals for his life. He now helps kids, families, teens, and adults reach their fullest potential and wants nothing more than to see them all succeed!
#masterfulparenting #autism #support #notadisability #fullpotential #limitless #beyondlimits #nevergiveup #inspirational #parenting #parentingadvice #parentingtips #parentcoach #parentingcoach #supportourkids #children #teens
2023-08-0919 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 10 Guest Mah Ekonde on Conscious ParentingSpecial Guest Mah Ekonde. Mah Ekonde is a certified parental coach from IDEFAS, a mom of 2 adorable kids and Sunday School teacher for 10 years now in FGMC. Her passion to see children raised consciously made her create the Gift Handler Community where she helps parents sail through the challenges of parenting.
2023-08-0720 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 9 Tough Talks with Our KidsWe, as parents, will need to have some tough talks with our kids. These tough talks do not have to be difficult. We start with a question, listen to our child's response. Then we offer support. Use words that invite conversation and allow our children to feel our care, concern, and love for them. This is relational parenting.
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2023-08-0215 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 8 Love Is Action, Not Just A FeelingParents, we need to remember that love is an action, not just a feeling. When we act with love to our kids, they feel loved. Just saying the words is not enough. Our actions need to speak love or our children do not feel loved. When you are yelling, demanding, controlling, and punishing, you are not acting in love with your children. All our actions need to speak love. Then our children feel loved, secure, safe, and connected to us. This is how we build healthy relationships with our children. Let's explore the 5 Love Languages of Children to learn how to a...
2023-07-3112 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 7 Healing Your Childhood Pain -An Interview with My Cousin RoweMy cousin and I grew up similarly as our moms are sisters and both parented us in the same way. The control from our moms in our childhoods affected our adult lives and my cousin explains in detail how this affected her marriage and changed how she raised her three boys once she realized she did not want to repeat the pain she experienced with her own children.
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2023-07-2616 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 6 Our Thoughts Are Not RealSo many times we get stuck in believing our negative, fear-based thoughts. But the real lesson is to learn that our thoughts are not real and we can change them at any moment. We must learn how to change our disempowering thoughts into strength based, empowering thoughts. Then we can teach this to our children. This will make the difference in their lives.
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2023-07-2410 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 5 Confront Your Past Childhood PainThis is the story of how I confronted my mom with my childhood pain story so that I could have a voice and share what my experience as a child was. When we are ready to confront the people who may have hurt us, then we can release the pain and move forward to live more empowered lives.
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2023-07-1718 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 4 What Are Healthy Relationships and How Do We Teach This to Our Children?When we have childhood pain, we were not role modelled healthy relationships in our home lives so we need to learn this. When we know what healthy relationships are, we can teach this to our children. The key is that healthy relationships feel good and unhealthy relationships feel bad. Our feelings will tell us if we are modelling healthy or unhealthy relationships. Let's model healthy relationships with our kids.
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2023-07-1018 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 1 - The Birth of Masterful ParentingThis is the story about how the Masterful Parenting Program began. It all started with a dinner party with friends sharing about our childhood pain and how this experience impacted our lives. In the end, we all were determined not to repeat the trauma, neglect, abuse with our own children but instead we would be committed to healing and change our parenting so our kids would be healthy and thrive.
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2023-07-0510 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 2 - Our Childhood Pain - How It Shows Up in Our ParentingHow do you know we are still carrying childhood pain? You tell your childhood story. Then you begin to become aware when your pain is showing up in your life and in your parenting. When you become more aware, you can change how you parent and begin to heal that pain.
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2023-07-0513 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingEpisode 3 - Punishment, How It Affects Our KidsIs punishment your way of correcting your child's behaviour? Punishment does damage to our kids. As a High School Counsellor, I have many conversations with my teenage students about how punishment has affected their feelings about themselves. Punishment changes how a child feels about him/herself. It damages our children internally and they carry this pain into their adult lives. Learn a new way to change our kids' behaviour.
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2023-07-0510 minThe Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational ParentingMasterful Parenting Podcast TrailerWelcome to the Masterful Parenting Podcast. I'm Anne Alvares, Parent Coach, School Counsellor, Teacher, and mom of two. My passion is helping parents to heal their childhood pain and learn how to nurture healthy relationships with their children through relational parenting. I will speak on how I healed my own childhood pain so I could be the parent my kids needed. As a high school counsellor, I have worked with hundred of teens to help them with anxiety, bullying, insecurity, trauma, and abuse. I know what it takes to heal and become the parent your kids need. So join me. ...
2023-06-2902 min