Mindful Mama: Raising Kind, Confident...
How do you raise kind, confident kids without losing your cool? How do you manage kids’ behavior, help them regulate their big emotions, AND stay grounded?
Mindful Parenting is here to help. I’m Hunter Clarke-Fields, former yelling, frustrated mom. Dealing with my anger drove me to find practical, compassionate parenting strategies to regulate emotions as well as mindfulness to bring peace to the chaos at home.
In each refreshingly honest episode you’ll come away knowing that you have permission to be human, you're not alone, and it won't always be this hard.
If you've looking for conscious, positive parenting strategies and expert advice on issues like tech/screen time, ADHD, tantrums, teens, toddlers, and more, you’re in the right place. Join our community of parents changing generational patterns for a brighter future! https://www.mindfulmamamentor.com/
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How to Practice Fierce Kindness - Melanie Salva...
A powerful and vulnerable conversation about the humbling power of parenting, fear, the nature of our thoughts, how to grow and change, and more. Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. Fierce Kindness is a constant, lifelong practice and...
33 min
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How To Be A Scream Free Parent - Hal Runkel [110]
Be prepared to have the ground under your feet shifted by the powerful wisdom of Hal Runkel. He’ll question your basic beliefs and transform the way you think about parenting. Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. The most damaging lie of...
50 min
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The Yes Brain - Dr. Dan Siegel [109]
Hunter talks to Dr. Dan Siegel about The Yes Brain. Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. Learning the importance of a “yes” brain - receptive, present, and open versus the reactivity and rigidity of the “no” brain. 2. We can build...
37 min
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Good vs. Bad Parenting Habits - Hunter & Carla ...
What are the good parenting habits that we should be cultivating? And what are the bad habits that you should drop like a stinky toddler shoe? Perhaps, we need to reframe this whole conversation in a more mindful way! Hunter and Carla discuss habits...
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Enough - Special Episode [107]
Hunter responds to the Parkland Florida high school shooting and offers ways to create change in your own life and family. ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindfulness mama mentor. She coaches overstressed moms on how to...
27 min
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How To Be A Zen Parent - Todd & Cathy Adams [106]
Hunter talks to Todd & Cathy Adams about How To Be A Zen Parent. Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. The goal of zen parenting is not to pass your baggage down to your own children. Self-awareness/mindfulness helps you see what’s...
50 min
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Available Parenting in the Long Term - Dr. John...
Maybe you've heard it before, especially if you have a daughter... "Wait until she's a teenager!" Good news! According to today's podcast guest, Dr. John Duffy, it's JUST. NOT. TRUE. (Yay! Bust out the pom-poms!) Hunter talks to Dr. John Duffy about...
53 min
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6 Essentials For Positive Change - Kari Gormley...
What does it take to come back from challenging time and go beyond just "okay," to flourishing? Kari Gormley is coach based in the principles of Positive Psychology and host of The Running Lifestyle podcast. She’s also mom on a mission to maintain...
49 min
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Do It For You [103]
And us moms, we don't even realize that we subconsciously undervalue ourselves or only value ourselves in relation to others. This week's podcast episode is about all the reasons you should go on retreat...the growth, learning, relaxation,...
19 min
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Going Beyond Mom - Randi Zinn [102]
Hunter talks to Randi Zinn about Going Beyond Mom. Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. Investing in support. Expecting and harnessing support is imperative. Know you deserve support. Own that support. 2. The body is our foundation. A...
50 min
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How to REALLY make change - Carla Naumburg [101]
Hunter talks to Carla Naumburg about How to REALLY make change. Some big takeaways from this episode include: Willpower doesn’t work effectively and can be stressful Power of self-compassion - helps us to begin again. Making compassion a practice...
45 min
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Shauna Shapiro - Mindful Discipline & Kindness ...
How can we create family relationships that weather any storm? Dr. Shauna Shapiro explains how our old paradigms of parenting get it wrong, and research-proven ways to become a mindful mama. Some important takeaways from this conversation: ...
52 min
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What To Do When You're Squeezed [99]
Life regularly squeezes us. No matter how much we try to avoid or block out the difficult moments, they're inevitable. That's just life. The real question is, how do we respond to those moments? Do you shame and blame yourself with harsh...
31 min
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The Science of Consciousness - Cassandra Vieten...
Hunter talks to Cassandra Vieten about tapping into the science of your consciousness. Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. Meditation boosts mother-infant bonding 2. There is an interconnected layer of consciousness 3. Our minds have a...
53 min
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Kimberly Johnson - Healing, Balancing and Resto...
Hunter talks to Kimberly Johnson about healing, balancing and restoring post-childbirth. Hunter’s big takeaways from this episode: There are big problems with the way we handle birth and the post-partum period that are leading to long-term problems...
51 min
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Conscious Dads - Jon Vroman & The Front Row Fac...
Yes, I cried a little in this conversation, but more than that, I was inspired by talking to Jon Vroman about his work with the Front Row Factor and helping to make dads more conscious. Three big takeaways from this conversation were: The...
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Hunter & Carla Solve All Your Holiday Problems ...
Do you get stressed during the holidays? Feel overwhelmed? On this episode my dear friend Carla Naumburg and I solve all of your problems. Just kidding - but maybe one or two of them. We discuss everything from how to be intentional about what does...
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5 Steps To Equanimity [94]
After being in the car for hours on our drive home from visiting family for Thanksgiving, we got stuck in traffic during the last 15 miles home. I was driving, feeling totally done, more than ready to be home. The girls were understandably...
32 min
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Happiness Is Other People with Carla Naumburg [93]
In her editorial,, Ruth Whippman () says that, "The most significant thing we can do for our well-being is not to 'find ourselves' or 'go within.' It’s to invest as much time and effort as we can into nurturing the relationships we have with the...
46 min
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How To Bring Peace To The Table With Your Famil...
We focus on the food, but it’s the relationships that bring us together. Yet, gathering with our families is not always all we’d hope it would be. Many of us come from families with a lot of suffering. Certain relationships tend to cause a lot of...
37 min
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When My Baby Sprouts A Beard - Larissa Dann and...
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you could look into the future and see the results of mindful parenting? You get to do that in this episode with parent educator Larissa Dann. She shares with us the results of years of...
49 min
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Teaching Well-being & Resilience to Kids - Rene...
Why don't we teach every child how to deal with challenges? How to process their feelings? For my latest podcast guest, Renee Jain, all her work started with those questions. We are in an epidemic of anxiety now - for both kids and adults....
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Parenting Like a Traveler - Patricia Monahan [89]
What does it mean to parent like a traveler? Traveling provides some parenting lessons that we can take into our everyday lives to help us live and parent more mindfully. In this episode Hunter talks to Patricia Monahan. Patty Monahan was born...
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How To Care For Highly Sensitive Children - Mel...
Does your child sometimes feel like a ticking time bomb? Ready to explode at any moment? That's how it was for me with my oldest daughter. It seemed like almost everything caused her some kind of distress. She was SO attuned to my moods; we had...
59 min
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Parenting Beyond Punishment - Amy Bryant [87]
How do you get your child to listen to you? This week, I have the amazing psychologist and Parenting Beyond Punishment founder, Amy Bryant on the Mindful Mama podcast. She tells me about two types of parent: Parents who are worried that kids can’t...
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