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
STUCK IN RIGIDITY
Remaining "stuck" in reactive patterns and tools to help.
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…
IMPERMANENCE
Why do meditation teachers talk about impermanence?
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 y…
TOXIC POSITIVITY
Navigating the normality of bad days and bad moods.
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 y…
LOST IN MONKEY MIND
Applying compassionate mindfulness in everyday planning.
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 f…
MAKING FRIENDS WITH OUR EMOTIONS
It’s normal to not like difficult emotions or being stuck in states, such as anxiety and depression. At the same time, these experiences are a part of us and can become some of our greatest strengths…
WHAT TO DO WITH THESE BIG EMOTIONS?
“What am I supposed to do with all of this anger? My body feels like it might explode. No amount of breathing is going to call me down.”
These emotions are what my kids call BIG EMOTIONS.
Listen for t…
WHAT’S STOPPING ME FROM MEDITATING EVERYDAY
I tend to rigidly grasp onto things with a death grip. Meditating is no exception.
Join me each week for a tail from the trenches of parenting burnout and how I (and you) can use mindfulness, mediatio…
LET’S TALK ABOUT SHAME
This audio essay discusses parenting from a place of shame and discovering the road to self-compassion.
Join me each week for a tail from the trenches of parenting burnout and how I (and you) can use…
MEDITATION: A SOLUTION TO BEING TRIGGERED BY OUR KIDDOS
Listen to this audio essay to hear about Michelle's personal journey with meditation and how meditation might be a helpful parenting tip for you, too.
"I had experimented with meditation on and off fo…