Hello everyone, today I wanted to wish you a very Merry Christmas! As well as do an episode which is a little bit different – but I thought it would be useful for many of us.   We are going to talk about dealing with difficult family members. I thought it was timely!   I have condensed different tactics and pieces of advice into 8 points that I will go over today, but if you have any ideas or tips, please share them in the comments section under the post ‘How to deal with difficult family...

In today’s episode, Dr Larry talk about how to apply your attention as a parent. With a 50 years career as a clinical, child, forensic psychologist and 7 books under his belt, as well as his experience as a dad and now grandad, Dr Larry knows what he is talking about! We discuss how your attention is the most valuable thing to your kid and why it is important to catch them on the good. He also tells us his views on discipline as well as his step by step guide to loving attention, that...

In today’s episode we talk about basic life skills for teens with Antwaun Thompson, also known as Coach T. Antwaun is a youth coach, mentor, author, podcaster and speaker - his main goal is to help the next generation find their own futures and become the best leaders. Together we talk about resilience and communication through a support system, how to set and achieve goals, the importance of team work and to know your kids’ friends. Antwaun also gives us some thought provoking questions for...

Today’s episode is all about why reading is thriving, and how you can help your kid to learn faster! Maya Payne Smart is a parent educator, literacy advocate and the author of Reading for Our Lives: A Literacy Action Plan from Birth to Six. Together we discuss why our kids need to be better readers than us, the benefits of helping them at home, how to prime kids to enjoy literature while keeping it fun & light as your child’s first teacher. Find Maya: Reading for Our Lives...

Today, our guest Pascale shares her wisdom on how do find balance with mental charge, understand yourself better and thrive at life for yourself and your family. Pascale is a Relationship and Confidence Coach and author or the book How to be Happy in Life and Love: A guide to Living the Life You Deserve. As a former social worker and Relate trained counsellor, she really understands the impact of learning to show up in all our relationships with confidence and healthy expectations of...

Today our special guest is Lainie Liberti, a best selling author, international speaker, community leader, teen mentor and alternative education advocate who helped to spearhead the thriving worldschooling movement. She has even spoken about worldschooling on the TEDx stage in Amsterdam. Lainie is also the founder and creator of Transformative Mentoring for Teens and co-facilitates the Project World School teen retreats. Together with her son, she went on an adventure in over 40 countries...

It feels great to be back with a new episode today! Thank you for your patience, and for your support, always. Our guest today is Kristina - an artist, creator and author who ignites the imaginations of children and their parents through her limited edition animals and touching storybooks. After an injury forced her to reconsider her 100-mile-an-hour corporate career, Kristina realized her true path: to be the artist she was meant to be. Together we discuss ways to improve communication with...

Today, we are having an enlightening conversation with Susan Landers on dealing with burnout. Susan, a neonatologist, author of ‘So many babies’ and mother of 3, talks about the signs of burnout, ways to feel better and less overwhelmed, parenting nowadays, and finding balance as a working parent. She also shares her own story and how long it took her to recover from her burnout. Burnout checklist: https://susanlandersmd.com/BURNOUT Find Susan on social...

Today our guest Suzanna tells us what we need to know when getting ready to become a parent.  We talk about positive postpartum, but also focus on having a preventative approach in order to minimise stress and maximise joy. Suzanna mentions some great techniques that will help you on your healing journey, as well as creating your strategic family planning. Find Suzanna: On Instagram @positivepostpartums Her Website www.positivepostpartum.org Free Ebook on self reflection questions for family...

In today’s episode, Ashley is sharing some valuable lessons with us! We are talking about the nervous system, why it is important and how to instantly soothe it. She explains how to create a healthy relationship with your body and your mind, how to instantly relax, and gradually change a negative belief. Ashley Dunnwald is a certified life coach whose mission is to co-create a new paradigm of womanhood and motherhood where women heal their nervous system, develop a healthy relationship with...

In today’s episode, Jill shares her take on trying to be the best parent. We talk about dealing with everyone’s opinions, not feeling ready for pregnancy, deal with intrusive thoughts, adjusting to parenthood, setting your kids up for success - and she also shares a funny story on how her daughter fired her once! Together we ask ourselves the common question: Can you really prepare for parenthood? Find Jill: https://www.jilldevine.com/ Social...

Today’s special guest is Jenny Lisk, a podcaster and author of the book ‘Future Widow’ to tell us about becoming a single parent. This episode is very helpful as Jenny tells us about grief and preparation to grief, also known as anticipatory grief. Through explaining her story, we also learn about grief allies and the importance of support, processing and coping mechanisms and how being honest with kids is very important. Find...

In today's episode, Zakiya who is a former professor and author of the book 'Dump your Degree' tells us all about how to guide your child through higher education. We talk about guidance and career advice, how to be open to your kids ideas while helping them seek out the info, that sometimes it is a expectations vs reality journey, how to find a mentor and finally let your kids navigate their dreams and aspirations.  I truly believe this episode is super helpful for parents and kids - if you...

In today's episode, our amazing guest; Elayna Fernandez! Elayna Fernández is a bestselling author, international speaker, and self-made mom entrepreneur. She’s best known for her award-winning blog thePositiveMOM.com, which has inspired millions of moms in over 160 countries to transform their grief into growth. Born and raised in a slum in the Dominican Republic and a multiple-time trauma survivor, Elayna’s mission is to provide moms with skills, strategies, and steps to find peace, break...

Hello everyone and welcome! Thank you so much for all the positive feedback on last week’s solo episode – it means a lot to know that you enjoyed it so much. I enjoyed it too so I thought I would do another one this week. Today’s episode is a guide for expecting parents. What to focus on, what to do, and how.   We are going to go over food and complements, movement, body image, emotions & stress as well as how to get ready.   I am proud to say that this podcast is listened to from 70...

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In today’s episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with a Hall of Fame Heavyweight boxer: Monte Barrett. Monte started boxing at 21 and had an impressive career with 48 fights! He is now an entrepreneur and a dad, raising his 6 daughters in South Carolina, United States. There is a trigger warning on this episode as Monte opens up about growing up in an abusive family in New York during the 70s. He also tells us about the importance of protecting your kids and giving them a voice, how...

Today’s theme for the episode was on science and how to make experiments at home with your kid, but Stephanie and I diverted in a fascinating conversation on consent, resilience and ultimately How to raise a good human. Stephanie has a Ph.D. in the Learning Sciences and runs the ‘Let’s learn about Science’ account. We talk about activities to do at home with your kid, how to both get into science, finding different ways to learn. She explains what cyclical learning is and how to find...

This episode is part of the 'Life Reflection' series on The Bubbling Adventure, where guests share their story and how their education impacted their life. Tom’s life is a real rollercoaster that could be turned into a movie! Rest assured that you will be hooked until the end. We discuss how his life changed when he was 8 years old. As always thank you so much for listening! If you like this type of content, you should subscribe as there is a new episode every Thursday morning. Join...

Today we are talking about a subject that many of you will be familiar with… feeling like the anxious parent. It happens to feel like we are overreacting, especially in a situation where authority bias affects the decision making. Christine, who is a physician herself, as well as a mother who had to face other doctors who misdiagnosed her son is the perfect person to talk about this subject. She even wrote a book on how to navigate this type of situation in the most effective way and...

Today Jennifer is telling us the truth about adoption. She is a mother of three kids, two of which she adopted, and she also wrote a book called ‘Journey to my daughter’. I would highly recommend listening to this episode if you are considering adopting kids, if you already have, if you are an adoptee or if you know someone who was adopted. We talk about Jennifer’s experience and how she made the decision to adopt, how to have the most healthy adoption, why the truth about adoption matters,...

In today’s episode we are talking about hypnobirthing with Conny. This episode is actually following the recommendation that Henzo, who was on as a guest a few weeks ago made. So thank you Henzo, and everyone recommending subjects and guests - please continue to do so by messaging me on Instagram @thebubblingadventure. Conny gives us advice on making the right choices for your birth plan, how to deal with stress when delivering your baby in the hospital, how to make it a pain free birth...

Today, Ramona tells us about overcoming mom guilt through her non-traditional co-parenting situation, living in a different state as her child. She gives her best advice on overcoming mom guilt, how to involve the child in decisions when co-parenting, and how not to loose yourself in parenting. As always thank you so much for listening! Find Ramona: IG: @ramonajsmith1 https://youtu.be/7Tev43VNRIc ramonajsmith.com As always thank you so much for listening! If you like this type of...

In today’s episode, Megan Barella, who went from being a child abuse survivor to parenting coach gives us loads of great advice on how to deal with power struggles, or with high stress parenting, how to stop yelling at your kids and what to do instead, how to improve your relationship with your child and set consistent loving boundaries for your family. She explains what happens when we don’t have an optimal parenting experience ourselves, and how to step into leadership as a parent, without...