The Parenting Coach Podcast

As the culmination of my over 200 episodes, I wanted to share the MOST potent and actionable healing tips that I have… that you can start to use right now. Join me in my LAST episode ever of The Parenting Coach Podcast, and thanks for being here. If you’re looking for more, join me in The Art of Shame-Free Living, my newest podcast venture, coming June 2nd, 2025. In this episode: What my new podcast is all about (find links to all platforms below!!)How shame is beneath everything! (Changing from: “Do I have shame?” To “Where is shame hiding for me?”) Journaling prompts, beliefs, ideas and more… to help you on your healing journey, that I’ve learned through the years.NEW PODCAST ALERT!! Welcome to The Art of Shame-Free Living… please take a second to listen to the trailer, and subscribe to the podcast, wherever you listen! Spotify HEREApple HERESubstack HEREYouTube HEREConnect with Crystal:Intuitive Journaling Prompts HERE and a somatic meditation (Move through frustration in 15 minutes or less) HERE, The Art of Non-Attachment Workshop HEREGet started on this work with daily practice in a journal, Burn This Book (a great intro to mental and emotional wellness) HEREWork with Crystal 1:1: www.coachcrystal.ca/miracle or in group: www.coachcrystal.ca/creationroomGrab your copy of Crystal’s feelings wheel here: www.coachcrystal.ca/wheelFind your parenting personality (and get tips specific to it) by taking the quiz HERE Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Now that you’ve noticed that shame is underneath SO much of what we deal with daily, you might be wondering… what now? This episode is for you. I take you through a subconscious practice to move the energy of shame, and promote healing… within 15 minutes, you’ll feel much better. In this episode:How healing work is done through emotion work Sitting with discomfort and listening to the messages there for us I take us through a somatic practice to move through triggers, something you can do for you, over and over again Healing comes through the feeling (and changes you over time)NEW PODCAST ALERT!! Welcome to The Art of Shame-Free Living… please take a second to listen to the trailer, and subscribe to the podcast, wherever you listen! Spotify HEREApple HEREYouTube HERESubstack HERE Connect with Crystal:Intuitive Journaling Prompts HERE and a somatic meditation (Move through frustration in 15 minutes or less) HERE, The Art of Non-Attachment Workshop HEREGet started on this work with daily practice in a journal, Burn This Book (a great intro to mental and emotional wellness) HEREWork with Crystal 1:1: www.coachcrystal.ca/miracle or in group: www.coachcrystal.ca/creationroomGrab your copy of Crystal’s feelings wheel here: www.coachcrystal.ca/wheelFind your parenting personality (and get tips specific to it) by taking the quiz HERE Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Learning is circular… every turn around we learn something newer or deeper… life is a series of learning the same lessons over and over again, hopefully to more depth (or with a slightly different flavour)… thus we welcome our triggers, and know that there is a gift in them. As we “encounter”, or “meet with the adversary” we can grow, learn, and change who we are… finding more congruence in our being, lives, and relationships. In this episode: How triggers are the only thing keeping us stuck from parenting (and being) how we want toHow to find your triggers and move through them (in a deeper way)What healing looks like in your life (how to know you’re on the path)Encountering our own inner adversary, and coming out a changed personNEW PODCAST ALERT!! Welcome to The Art of Shame-Free Living… please take a second to listen to the trailer, and subscribe to the podcast, wherever you listen! Spotify HEREApple HEREYouTube HERESubstack HERE Connect with Crystal:Intuitive Journaling Prompts HERE and a somatic meditation (Move through frustration in 15 minutes or less) HERE, The Art of Non-Attachment Workshop HEREGet started on this work with daily practice in a journal, Burn This Book (a great intro to mental and emotional wellness) HEREWork with Crystal 1:1: www.coachcrystal.ca/miracle or in group: www.coachcrystal.ca/creationroomGrab your copy of Crystal’s feelings wheel here: www.coachcrystal.ca/wheelFind your parenting personality (and get tips specific to it) by taking the quiz HERE Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Wealth is much more than physical prosperity… it includes feelings of overflowing love, abundant time, and success that you feel on the inside, not just on the outside. The feeling of wealth is what creates more. We are the creators of wealth and can intentionally allow ourselves to receive more through our energy. If this topic interests you, and you want to deep dive into it with me, and a small group, join the interest list HERE. In today’s episode you’ll hear: The block to manifestation is self-worth, and the amplifier is being in receiving energyWhat “Having” energy is (and how to create more wealth with your mind, not your actions)Creating your reality through your thoughts, including more wealth in all areas of lifeHarvesting the power of impossible mathAttention vs intention: how to not smother your manifestationsBooks I suggested: The HavingAs a Man ThinkethConnect with Crystal:Intuitive Journaling Prompts HERE and a somatic meditation (Move through frustration in 15 minutes or less) HERE, The Art of Non-Attachment Workshop HEREGet started on this work with daily practice in a journal, Burn This Book (a great intro to mental and emotional wellness) HEREWork with Crystal 1:1: www.coachcrystal.ca/miracle or in group: www.coachcrystal.ca/creationroomGrab your copy of Crystal’s feelings wheel here: www.coachcrystal.ca/wheelFind your parenting personality (and get tips specific to it) by taking the quiz HERE Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Over the last 4+ years of this podcast I have spoken about connection-based parenting, what’s blocking us, and how to move through those blocks. I have noticed my perspective and beliefs change towards my kids, and about parenting, and I feel very differently than I used to. I want to share my last little (and big) insights about parenting, and where I’m at now, and why it’s precisely what the next generation needs. In the episode today: What attachment parenting, conscious parenting, and gentle parenting are (and what they have in common) How my parenting has changed and morphed over the years, and what I think is missing in the parenting conversation How intuition in us, and forming it in our kids, is the change we want to see in the next generation Are you interested in a virtual retreat on Intuitive Parenting? If so, please email [email protected] with the words: INTUITIVE PARENTING INTEREST LIST---Connect with Crystal:Intuitive Journaling Prompts HERE and a somatic meditation (Move through frustration in 15 minutes or less) HERE, The Art of Non-Attachment Workshop HEREGet started on this work with daily practice in a journal, Burn This Book (a great intro to mental and emotional wellness) HEREWork with Crystal 1:1: www.coachcrystal.ca/miracle or in group: www.coachcrystal.ca/creationroomGrab your copy of Crystal’s feelings wheel here: www.coachcrystal.ca/wheelFind your parenting personality (and get tips specific to it) by taking the quiz HERE Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Feeding our kids has much more to do with relationship and connection- than it does with actual food. Connected and supportive family meals can be super simple, but lead to deep relationships, higher literacy and better digestion. Tune into our conversation on the podcast today, as I interview Dr. Deborah Macnamara, a Developmentalist and founder of Kid's Best Bet Counselling who makes sense of kids for the adults responsible for raising them.   She "translates developmental science into practical love” according to Gabor Maté, through her work as a counselor, author, teacher, and researcher.In this episode: How feeding kids (and fussy eating) is so much more than just foodThe best non-food food book ever written: NourishedThe surprising bits of food research that Dr Macnamara discovered as she dealt with her own picky eaters, and how it impacts relationships The 3 ingredients you want to include in your meals (hint: none of them are food) How to care for and connect with your kids through nourishing them Connect with Dr Macnamara: Facebook- Dr. Deborah MacNamaraTwitter- @debmacnamaraIG- HEREWebsite:  www.gathertoeat.com---Connect with Crystal:Intuitive Journaling Prompts HERE and a somatic meditation (Move through frustration in 15 minutes or less) HERE, The Art of Non-Attachment Workshop HEREGet started on this work with daily practice in a journal, Burn This Book (a great intro to mental and emotional wellness) HEREWork with Crystal 1:1: www.coachcrystal.ca/miracle or in group: www.coachcrystal.ca/creationroomGrab your copy of Crystal’s feelings wheel here: www.coachcrystal.ca/wheelFind your parenting personality (and get tips specific to it) by taking the quiz HERE Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

You have an awesome kid!! Truly. Once you see that, and fully believe it, it’ll change everything. If we want to raise kids who are emotionally intelligent, self-trusting and resilient… one thing is clear: we can’t just show them how to distract themselves from discomfort, which is what we see so often in the world. We must teach them how to be with their discomfort, deeply… and learn and grow from it. In today’s episode: The first step: believing that your kid is awesomeThe purpose of discomfort, and how and why we want to increase our tolerance of it (in our kids and us) Intuition on the other side of discomfort“Be the change you want to see”, how to embody the skills that we want to teach our kids ---Connect with Crystal:Intuitive Journaling Prompts HERE and a somatic meditation (Move through frustration in 15 minutes or less) HERE, The Art of Non-Attachment Workshop HEREGet started on this work with daily practice in a journal, Burn This Book (a great intro to mental and emotional wellness) HERE|Work with Crystal 1:1: www.coachcrystal.ca/miracle or in group: www.coachcrystal.ca/creationroomGrab your copy of Crystal’s feelings wheel here: www.coachcrystal.ca/wheelFind your parenting personality (and get tips specific to it) by taking the quiz HERE Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Money has energy- and increasing our capacity to receive in one area of our life, increases all others too. If you want more wealth, more love, more connection, more fun… tapping into the energy of what you want is key. Tune into this conversation with me, and my own energy worker, Maren Rasmussen as we discuss all things energy. Maren is the owner of Living Awake with Maren. She is a certified life coach through The Life Coach School and has been doing energy work for 15 years and loves the beautiful gift she has to see energy and help her clients shift and change. Maren has witnessed the powerful combination of life coaching and energy work.In today’s episode: What energy work is, and how Maren can see more than meets the eyeHow Maren cultivated her gift, and how it helps her clients What the energy of money and abundance looks like, and what we can do to receive moreConnect with Maren: [email protected] (email) IG: @livingawakewithmaren---Connect with Crystal:Intuitive Journaling Prompts HERE and a somatic meditation (Move through frustration in 15 minutes or less) HERE, The Art of Non-Attachment Workshop HEREGet started on this work with daily practice in a journal, Burn This Book (a great intro to mental and emotional wellness) HEREWork with Crystal 1:1: www.coachcrystal.ca/miracle or in group: www.coachcrystal.ca/creationroomGrab your copy of Crystal’s feelings wheel here: www.coachcrystal.ca/wheelFind your parenting personality (and get tips specific to it) by taking the quiz HERE Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It takes less than a minute on social media to notice that there is a skill that is lacking in our world: critical thinking. It’s not what you might think… sitting in a stuffy classroom, reading texts, thinking about them and deciding what’s right or wrong. Critical thinking is MUCH deeper than that, and MUCH more important in our world today. If there is one skill you want to teach your teens today- this is it. Join Julie Bogart and I on the podcast this week for a fascinating conversation on what critical thinking is, and what it is not. Julie is known for her commonsense writing, critical thinking and home education advice. Her podcast and social media are wildly popular sources of support to weary, well-intentioned parents. Julie home educated her five children who are now globe-trotting adults. Today, Julie lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.What we delve into today: Helping support writers in your home to love writing, and learn to express themselves in powerful ways What critical thinking is, and how it deepens self-awareness Sitting in the discomfort of opinions that are different than yours to increase your own growth How to foster critical thinking in your kids Connect with Julie! Books HEREOn IG HEREOn FB HEREBRAVE WRITER links HEREPodcast HERE---Connect with Crystal:Intuitive Journaling Prompts HERE and a somatic meditation (Move through frustration in 15 minutes or less) HERE, The Art of Non-Attachment Workshop HEREGet started on this work with daily practice in a journal, Burn This Book (a great intro to mental and emotional wellness) HEREWork with Crystal 1:1: www.coachcrystal.ca/miracle or in group: www.coachcrystal.ca/creationroomGrab your copy of Crystal’s feelings wheel here: www.coachcrystal.ca/wheelFind your parenting personality (and get tips specific to it) by taking the quiz HERE Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Did you know that years ago our mouths were big enough to fit wisdom teeth comfortably? And that jaw growth has decreased significantly over the last 100 years? You’ll be surprised to hear how jaw growth, mouth-breathing and behaviour in kids (including ADHD-like symptoms) are all interconnected. Today we chat with Dr. Ben Miraglia, a graduate of SUNY at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine and the United States Dental Institute, who has been in private practice for over 20 years. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Miraglia serves as the Chief Dental Officer at Toothpillow, a preventative, pre-orthodontic system designed to correct and support proper jaw development, promoting nasal breathing and preventing many health problems. Toothpillow addresses the root causes of misaligned teeth, often without the need for braces or tooth extraction. In today’s conversation: How most children (and adults) have undersized jaws, and what you can do to grow your jaw Why mouth-breathing makes a difference in sleep, bedwetting, behaviour and more (and what to do about it) How braces only fix a symptom, and don’t treat the cause (and don’t often work long-term) 3 steps to start the healing process, starting at the root cause Dr Ben’s Links: Toothpillow Instagram HEREDr. Ben Miraglia's Instagram HERE Website: https://www.toothpillow.com/**Use the code "Parenting Coach" to receive a complimentary evaluation from a highly trained Airway Dentist and $250 off treatment when you book between March 24th-31st, 2025 If you book outside of these dates, you’ll still receive 50% off the consultation and $100 off treatment!Make sure to mention "Parenting Coach" in the referral section when booking**---Links to Crystal’s work, to help on your own inner journey: Intuitive Journaling Prompts HERE and a somatic meditation (Move through frustration in 15 minutes or less) HERE, The Art of Non-Attachment Workshop HEREGet started on this work with daily practice in a journal, Burn This Book (a great intro to mental and emotional wellness) HEREWork with Crystal 1:1: www.coachcrystal.ca/miracle or in group: www.coachcrystal.ca/creationroomGrab your copy of Crystal’s feelings wheel here: www.coachcrystal.ca/wheel Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.