Ep. 71: Parenting Starts with Us

In this episode I’m sharing one of the “downloads” that come through me in the night or early morning, when something wakes me. Sometimes it’s a noise, sometimes my husband moving, sometimes maybe a higher power. I type them into my phone notes, on airplane mode with the screen dimmed, often with my eyes closed. I have lots of these notes, and I’m committing to bringing out the ones that need to be heard.In today's episode I read one aloud, Magic and Power, which I shared on Instagram this week. It’s about holding up a mirror to your preciousness and uniqueness until you’re ready to see it for yourself. It names the conditioning that taught us to focus on what we lack, and it’s a reminder that reclaiming yourself is your job alone. People can guide and support you, but you’re the one who sets yourself free.From there I talk about:Identity clothes. These are the identities, meanings and limiting beliefs we’ve put on without realising we’re wearing them. We can gently dissolve them and let our soul shine through without distortion.Integrating our younger parts. The protective parts of us rise up when we’re triggered. We can hold them with love, give our inner child what wasn’t available back then, and let them know they’re no longer needed in the same way.The twinkle in the eye. I love seeing someone’s face change when they talk about the thing they’re passionate about. The interests that keep coming back to you, even the ones you brush off as “not even a thing,” are signposts to your path.There’s nothing wrong with you. You’re enough exactly as you are, right now, without any more self-improvement.Watching what you consume. The mainstream rarely shows us possibility. Choose the books, podcasts and voices that feel like a remembering.Sharing it outward. When you feel that love and expansiveness, you bring presence, eye contact, kindness and real connection to the people you meet each day.Go forth and share your magic and your power, first with yourself, and then with the world.Mentioned: Ep. 38: Love, Kindness & the Courage to Pause

In this episode, I’m talking about inner child holding: going back to the little one inside us, at whatever age she shows up, and giving her what she didn’t get at the time.I share what happened when I sat with my own inner child this morning after being activated by something and I explain how I’ve come to see triggers as little lights along a path leading us back home to ourselves. I talk about how my practice has changed. I used to set up candles, cacao and a journal, and now it’s simply me sitting with me, sometimes for just a few minutes. I describe how I let the age of my little Anna emerge rather than choosing it, how I hold her on my lap, and how I name what was objectively happening around her and what she made it mean about herself.I also share why I stopped leaving my inner child behind at the end of meditations. Now she comes with me into my day. I talk about the different versions of her who show up, like the little one tapping on the back of my leg who carried anxiety. And I explain why the real embodiment happens out in daily life, in small acts like going to the loo when you need to instead of doing “just one more thing.”This is about giving ourselves what we need so we can live this one wild and precious life as who we truly are. When we fill ourselves up first, we have so much more to give.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book your 1:1 Clarity Session here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to delve deeper into your own subconscious identities and stories are directing your life unknowingly - You'll leave feeling more connected to yourself, more supported in what you're navigating, and lighter - like you remembered something you already knew.As always, I’d love to hear your reflections on this episode.Connect: @wildsimplicitywithanna on Instagram | ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠ | annaday.ieI’d love to connect.Please like, share and subscribe if you enjoy the podcast, thank you so much x

In this episode I talk about:Why audacity is my word right now, and what it means to audaciously thrive rather than just surviveHow a small change of plans today showed me how far I’ve come from my perfectionist eraThe unspoken rules we live by without realising, and how we can unsubscribe from themYears of looking to courses and mentors for permission, and realising that permission comes from ourselvesThe image of standing in the wings of my own life, waiting to be announced, and choosing to walk onto the stageWhy we’re never “ready”, and why that’s no reason to waitUsing triggers as gold for self-discovery, with no blame and no shameHow I’m shaping my Language of Connection course as it unfoldsA journal prompt: if no one could get mad at you, and it meant nothing about you, what would you really want?A simple practice of writing it down and burning it, for anything that feels too tender to keep⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book your 1:1 Clarity Session here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to delve deeper into your own subconscious identities and stories are directing your life unknowingly - You'll leave feeling more connected to yourself, more supported in what you're navigating, and lighter - like you remembered something you already knew.As always, I’d love to hear your reflections on this episode.Connect: @wildsimplicitywithanna on Instagram | ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ | annaday.ieI’d love to connect.Please like, share and subscribe if you enjoy the podcast, thank you so much x

This week’s episode is a short one, recorded in a slight burst of excitement before the school pickup! ...and it’s all about questioning everything.I share how I’ve been embodying my future self now instead of waiting, and how I went from a shy girl who looked to everyone else for answers to a woman who trusts her intuition above all else. I talk about my lifelong curiosity about the unseen, growing up with homeopathy, and using your body as a map when you’re triggered (we take a breath together mid-episode....I needed it!). I also share a little about week one of my Language of Connection group, which you can still join.My invitation this week: question what you’ve been taught, the beliefs you hold and who you’ve been being, then message me and tell me what comes up for you. This is your one wild and precious life.My six-week online parenting course for mothers, The Language of Connection, started this week and you can still join us! It's for mothers who want a deeper connection with their children. Reclaiming and remembering who we are and stepping into a world of freedom and possibility. Let's conjure up a magical motherhood for ourselves!⁠⁠⁠You can join here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book your 1:1 Clarity Session here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to delve deeper into your own subconscious identities and stories are directing your life unknowingly - You'll leave feeling more connected to yourself, more supported in what you're navigating, and lighter - like you remembered something you already knew.As always, I’d love to hear your reflections on this episode.Connect: @wildsimplicitywithanna on Instagram | ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ | annaday.ieI’d love to connect.Please like, share and subscribe if you enjoy the podcast, thank you so much x

Recording from a new spot, on the floor, mic propped on a stack of parenting books, Anna explores how small acts of breaking routine help us reclaim our power and bring presence back into everyday life. She talks about following your intuition, casting “golden votes” for yourself, and deciding, right now, to love and accept every part of yourself, including the parts that feel scared, awkward or not good enough.From there, she shows how self-compassion turns into kindness towards others. A story about a grumpy café manager in Ireland shows how choosing not to judge can change an interaction completely. A conversation with her son about the story “life is unfair” shows how the lens we look through shapes what we see.My six-week online parenting course for mothers, The Language of Connection, starts on 20th October. It's for mothers who want a deeper connection with their children. Reclaiming and remembering who we are and stepping into a world of freedom and possibility. Let's conjure up a magical motherhood for ourselves!⁠⁠You can join here⁠⁠⁠⁠Book your 1:1 Clarity Session here⁠⁠⁠⁠ to delve deeper into your own subconscious identities and stories are directing your life unknowingly - You'll leave feeling more connected to yourself, more supported in what you're navigating, and lighter - like you remembered something you already knew.As always, I’d love to hear your reflections on this episode.Connect: @wildsimplicitywithanna on Instagram | ⁠[email protected]⁠ | annaday.ieI’d love to connect.Please like, share and subscribe if you enjoy the podcast, thank you so much x

This week's episode is something that came through in my morning pages.It was an image: a cave of treasures inside me. Piles of gold, crystals and gems in every colour, shimmering and vast, with no end to it. I had a real sense that this is where I get to wander for the rest of my life, discovering more and more of who I am. And that cave is in you too.In this episode I talk about what it means to know, not just conceptually but in your blood and bones, that everything is already within you. I share how my "I love you, Anna" affirmations went from words I didn't believe to something I wake up feeling. I also talk about how dancing is healing my relationship with my body, and why I'm done spending any more time, energy or money trying to change myself.We go into the subconscious and how your life reflects back what's running underneath. I share some questions you can use when something is triggering you: What am I making this mean? Who must I be being to be experiencing this? I talk about the liberation that comes with taking full responsibility for your whole life, not just the parts that feel easy to own. I also talk about the back-and-forth of stepping into a new identity while the old one keeps trying to reinstate itself.And at the heart of it all is compassion. Even if you can't feel it for every part of yourself yet, the willingness to learn is enough of a starting point.If a voice in you is saying "but not me, I didn't get a cave," this episode is for you. You didn't miss out. It's there, right now.I'd love to hear whether you've found your own inner cave, or what image comes to you. Come and tell me over on Instagram @wildsimplicitywithanna.My new six-week online parenting course for mothers, The Language of Connection, starts on 20th October. It's for mothers who want a deeper connection with their children. Reclaiming and remembering who we are and stepping into a world of freedom and possibility.⁠You can join here (early bird now open)⁠⁠⁠⁠Book your 1:1 Clarity Session here⁠⁠⁠ to delve deeper into your own subconscious identities and stories are directing your life unknowingly - You'll leave feeling more connected to yourself, more supported in what you're navigating, and lighter - like you remembered something you already knew.As always, I’d love to hear your reflections on this episode.You can message me on Instagram @wildsimplicitywithanna or email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. I’d love to connect.Please like, share and subscribe if you enjoy the podcast, thank you so much x

In this episode, I share what happened when I gave myself space to feel after an intense Aries full moon. I put on classical piano music and let my body lead. I danced, lay starfished on the cool floor, cried, laughed from my belly and danced again. In that space I met little Anna, the girl who loved putting on shows and recording songs on her red cassette player. She grew up mostly with structured, regimented activities like classical piano and hockey, and dance has always been where I feel free and wholly myself.That weekend led me straight back to parenting. I talk about how holding our children's uniqueness starts with holding our own. I explain my move away from both authoritarian and passive parenting towards an authoritative approach. That means being clear about what I'm available for and what I'm not, so my children can feel where the edges are and still flourish as themselves. I also talk about subconscious identities, nervous system work, using fewer words when emotions run high, and building our capacity to simply be with big feelings, both theirs and ours. Our children can be a little map showing us where to tend to ourselves next.I also share details of my new six-week online course, The Language of Connection, starting on 20th October. It's for mothers who want a deeper connection with their children. You can join here (early bird now open)⁠⁠Book your 1:1 Clarity Session here⁠⁠ to delve deeper into your own subconscious identities and stories are directing your life unknowingly - You'll leave feeling more connected to yourself, more supported in what you're navigating, and lighter - like you remembered something you already knew.As always, I’d love to hear your reflections on this episode.You can message me on Instagram @wildsimplicitywithanna or email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. I’d love to connect.Please like, share and subscribe if you enjoy the podcast, thank you so much x

Parenting starts with us, not with our kids. In this episode I share how the waves of anger I felt as a mother of two little ones showed me how much I'd been tolerating for years, and how my children's big emotions became breadcrumbs leading me back to myself. When we meet ourselves with compassion, we grow our capacity to hold space for our children, and the connection deepens for everyone. I'm also announcing The Language of Connection, my new six-week program for mothers starting in October. Check it out here 💛Book your 1:1 Clarity Session here⁠⁠⁠ to delve deeper into your own subconscious identities and stories are directing your life unknowingly - You'll leave feeling more connected to yourself, more supported in what you're navigating, and lighter - like you remembered something you already knew.As always, I’d love to hear your reflections on this episode.You can message me on Instagram @wildsimplicitywithanna or email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. I’d love to connect.Please like, share and subscribe if you enjoy the podcast, thank you so much x

This episode is a bit of a meandering, heart-led reflection on transitions, the passage of time, and what it means to really be with ourselves rather than rush past what's coming up.I talk about the inner work I've been doing since I did Peter Crone's mastermind a year ago, and how the freedom I feel is about how I hold myself through the crunchy moments now rather than being about anything in my external life changing dramatically. We go into subconscious identities, the stories we're all wed to, taking full responsibility (not blame) for our reality, and why curiosity and questioning everything is the doorway back to ourselves.I also share a bit of my own path, from being handed five career options as a teenager to finding speech and language therapy to landing here and a peek at what's coming: a new parenting course on connection and communication, plus my 1:1 Wild Simplicity Clarity Sessions.If you needed a reminder today that all of your feelings are welcome, that you don't have to have it figured out, and that the answers really are within you...this one's for you.⁠⁠Book your 1:1 Clarity Session here⁠⁠ to delve deeper into your own subconscious identities and stories are directing your life unknowingly - You'll leave feeling more connected to yourself, more supported in what you're navigating, and lighter - like you remembered something you already knew.As always, I’d love to hear your reflections on this episode.You can message me on Instagram @wildsimplicitywithanna or email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. I’d love to connect.Please like, share and subscribe if you enjoy the podcast, thank you so much x

In this episode, I explore what it means to reparent myself while raising my own children, and how the two processes constantly mirror each other. As the summer holidays come to a close, I reflect on the reduction in time and space I've had for myself, the resentment that can surface in the mental load of mothering, and how tending to my own inner child changes how I show up for my kids. I talk about one-on-one time as a way of filling each child's "love tank," the difference between acknowledging real struggle and getting stuck in a victim narrative around parenting, and why every trigger our children bring up is a doorway back to a part of ourselves asking to be seen, heard, and held. It's an invitation to meet yourself, and your children with curiosity instead judgment.Book your 1:1 Clarity Session here to delve deeper into your own subconscious identities and stories are directing your life unknowingly - You'll leave feeling more connected to yourself, more supported in what you're navigating, and lighter - like you remembered something you already knew.