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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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...
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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....
49 min
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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...
48 min
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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...
56 min
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How To Stop Yelling - Sheila McCraith [86]
Did you ever get so fed up with your own yelling that you wanted to just make yourself stop cold turkey? That's what this episode's guest, Sheila McCraith did. Sheila is a mother to 4 young boys and author of, "Yell Less, Love More: How The...
45 min
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How To Discipline Your Kids Mindfully [85]
You know you don't want to yell at them, but what do you do when your kids are driving you crazy? How do you teach them right from wrong? In this episode, Carla Naumburg and I talk about discipline --what we thought about it before we had kids, how...
50 min
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The Science of Self-Compassion - Kristen Neff [84]
What do you say to yourself when you mess up with your kids? If you are like many of us, you berate yourself. My guest, Kristin Neff, has done the research that shows that our harsh self-criticism does NOT work. It doesn't help us grow and become...
41 min
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The Mindful Mama Manifesto [83]
I know that the tools and teachings that I've immersed my life in are life-changing. Mindfulness, self-compassion, and skillful communication have transformed my life and the lives of millions around the world. They are...
30 min
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How To Raise Secure Authentic Children - Anna S...
How do we raise secure, authentic children? In this episode I talk to Anna Seewald, the founder of Authentic Parenting®. She is a speaker, author, podcaster and a parent educator. With background in psychology and education and working with...
28 min
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Your Next Big Thing - Going Beyond Mom [81]
Are you ready to step into a bigger role? Are you ready to create a positive difference in this world? Are you ready to become a true model, leader and mentor in your family? In this podcast, we talk about why it can be so important for you to follow...
60 min
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How To Deal When The World Gets Ugly - Carla Na...
The recent violence in Charlottesville, VA has left us reeling. How do we deal with this? How do we stay engaged and stay grounded too? In this special episode of the Mindful Mama podcast, Carla Naumburg and I discuss these issues and give you seven...
47 min
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Dharma Mama - Leslie Davis [79]
“To become a mother is to enter a dharma door.” What does that mean? It means that the experience of parenting is a teaching, or a path to awakening, and I absolutely believe that. In this episode of the podcast, I talk to Leslie Davis of Dharma...
59 min
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It's Not About You, It's All About You [78]
Poolside, about a month ago, I had a conversation with a couple of cool mamas in my neighborhood. I'm not sure we had ever discussed parenting before. One mom mentioned that her greatest realization in parenting was this: It's not about you. What does...
24 min
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The 5 Rules of Parenting...Really? [77]
What are the 5 rules of parenting? In this episode, Carla Naumburg and I talk about the article, . After 54 collective years of parenting, does Mike have all the answers? Yes, and no. There are things we really agree with, and things don't. My three...
62 min
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Family Mindfulness Retreat [76]
Family mindfulness retreat? Yes, it exists! Earlier this summer, my two girls, husband, and I packed ourselves off to a quiet mountain in New York for a week of no phones, no wifi, no screens, no alcohol, no meat...and it was actually fun! In this...
52 min
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Conscious Communication - Lori Petro [75]
Did you know that many of the most common things we say to our kids actually makes things worse? Today's Mindful Mama guest will help you know what to say and what not to say to your kids to create close, connected relationships for life. We talk...
57 min
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Simplicity Parenting - Kim Payne [74]
Did you know that highly stressed western children looked just like war refugee children in terms of stress? In this episode, I talk to Kim Payne, author of Simplicity Parenting. We talk about "the undeclared war on childhood,” and how our...
61 min
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Vacation Mind [73]
What is vacation mind? In this episode of the podcast, I discuss this idea as presented by Leo Babuta in his Zen Habits post, . He defines it: "Vacation mind lets that anxiety go, and is just present in the current moment. Time is less important,...
26 min
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Get Screenwise - Devorah Heitner [72]
How are you handling the onslaught of screen technology with your kids? In today's podcast episode I talk to Devorah Heitner, author of Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World. How do you answer these questions with your...
42 min
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What's Your Attachment Style? [71]
Like it or not, your attachment style is probably influencing your parenting. In this episode, Carla Naumburg and Hunter Clarke-Fields discuss Attachment Theory - what is it, and how does it relate to your parenting? Does attachment theory even...
48 min
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Self-Care Isn't Selfish, It's Your Responsibili...
In the 90s Oprah had a life coach on who said something that shocked her studio audience of suburban moms. She had asked the audience to make a list of all the priorities in their lives. Then she asked, “Where are you on that list?” Lots of the...
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