Compassionate Heart Mindful Life Audio Essays
Let's be real, parenting is way harder and way less fun than any of us were expecting.
Gentle parenting is a work in progress, a practice, similar to meditation, mindfulness, and self-compassion
“The kids are finally asleep. I'm exhausted, overwhelmed, and stressed out. The house is a mess. That thing for work is coming up. I didn't think life was going to be like this.”
“I lost my temper too many times, I tried so hard to be patient but I was on edge all day. I didn't think life was going to be like this.”
Feel familiar? This is parenting burnout and if you can relate, you are not alone. Burnout is giving and giving until you are exhausted and have nothing left but still feeling like it's not enough.
I help parents trapped in anger and burnout free themselves from overwhelming guilt and shame.
Here you will find:
- Quick, bite-sized strategies to reclaim your sanity and clarity of mind
- Tools to find relief from shame and mom guilt
- A game plan to shift from yelling to connecting with your children
- How to pause so you can respond rather than react in life’s toughest parenting moments
- A deep sense in your core you are not alone, and you are a good Mom
Find Your Balance & Inner Calm with Compassionate Heart Mindful Life.
A reminder: This content is intended for educational purposes only and should not be used as a replacement for private psychotherapy services. Compassionate Heart Mindful Life does not provide psychotherapy services in any capacity.
I am a therapist. But I am not your therapist, and this is not therapy and should not be a substitute for mental health treatment. If you need mental health treatment, please find a qualified professional in your area.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 10 minutes
- Episodes
- 69
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Why Am I So Irritable
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why.
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Why Did I Yell
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why.
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Back to School: More Play Less Stress
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why.
Learning about attachment in my work as an Emotio…
Back to School: Smoothing Out Our Mornings with More Play
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why.
Learning about attachment in my work as an Emotio…
Back to School: Reverse Engineering Our Mornings
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why.
Learning about attachment in my work as an Emotio…
Back to School: Less Stress More Intention
Join Michelle, fellow parent, Mom of 3, and recovering yeller, in uncovering what we, as parents, need to parent peacefully, where we get stuck & why.
Learning about attachment in my work as an Emotio…
When Our Kids Don't Want to Go to Summer Camp
Join me each week for a tail from the trenches of parenting burnout and how I (and you) can use mindfulness, mediation and self-compassion to find your inner calm and a little more sanity in your par…
Summer Blues: Responding Calmly to Sibling Fighting
Let's be real, parenting is way harder and way less fun than any of us were expecting.
Gentle parenting is a work in progress, a practice, similar to meditation, mindfulness, and self-compassion
“The k…
Summer Break Blues: Coping w/ The Pressure to Entertain Our Kiddo(s)
Let's be real, parenting is way harder and way less fun than any of us were expecting.
Gentle parenting is a work in progress, a practice, similar to meditation, mindfulness, and self-compassion
“The k…
Summer Break: Maintaining Your Cool while Keeps Our Kids' Brains Busy
Let's be real, parenting is way harder and way less fun than any of us were expecting.
Gentle parenting is a work in progress, a practice, similar to meditation, mindfulness, and self-compassion
“The k…
Summer Break Blues: Stepping Out of Screen Time Battles
Let's be real, parenting is way harder and way less fun than any of us were expecting.
Gentle parenting is a work in progress, a practice, similar to meditation, mindfulness, and self-compassion
“The k…
Summer Break Blues: Maintain Your Sanity Through Changes to Routines & Schedules
Let's be real, parenting is way harder and way less fun than any of us were expecting.
Gentle parenting is a work in progress, a practice, similar to meditation, mindfulness, and self-compassion
“The k…
Traveling w/ Kids: How to Avoid Losing It & Stay In Your Calm
In this episode, we delve into traveling with kids and how to stay calm.
Join me each week for a tail from the trenches of parenting burnout and how I (and you) can use mindfulness, mediation and sel…
When Stress Becomes All Consuming In Parenting
Stress is inescapable and it can have a BIG impact on our parenting. We can however learn to resource ourselves to manage to impact of stress on ourselves and our interactions with our children.
In t…
Letting Go of Our Too High Parenting Expectations
In today's episode, we delve into those high parenting expectations and how to let them go.
Join me each week for a tail from the trenches of parenting burnout and how I (and you) can use mindfulness,…
Shifting from Self-Criticism to Self-Compassion
In today's episode, we delve into shifting from self-criticism to self-compassion, and what the looks like.
Join me each week for a tail from the trenches of parenting burnout and how I (and you) can…
Parenting: My Favorite Tool, Play
In today's episode, we delve into what it can feel like to have guilt when we don't want to play with our children.
Join me each week for a tail from the trenches of parenting burnout and how I (and …
How to Be Less Stressed and More Playful
In today's episode, we delve into how we can become more playful and less stressed.
Join me each week for a tail from the trenches of parenting burnout and how I (and you) can use mindfulness, mediat…
What Gets In the Way of Being a Playful Parent?
In today's episode, we delve into what gets in the way of being a playful parent.
Join me each week for a tail from the trenches of parenting burnout and how I (and you) can use mindfulness, mediatio…
Why Don’t I Play More with My Kids?
In today's episode, we delve into why you may not be playing with your kids.
Join me each week for a tail from the trenches of parenting burnout and how I (and you) can use mindfulness, mediation and…