The Gentle Parenting Show – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome to the season 3 finale of The Gentle Parenting Show! In this episode we’re joined by Gaby Sundra, who will share practical relationship advice that can help transform your marriage if you feel like lately you and your partner have become more like roommates.

Gaby has 25 years of coaching experience and, along with her husband, she founded For Better Love, where they strive to inspire others to cultivate a couple culture of "aiming for awesome".

One of the most challenging stages in a marriage can be when you’re raising your kids, because finding the time (and energy) for intimacy and connection can be difficult. While this is completely normal, thinking “oh, we’re fine” can become a slippery slope over time.

Learn how to:

Step 1: Admit It and Take action

Step 2: Identify The Problem 

Step 3: Get Clear on How You Want It To Be 

Step 4: Understand Your Unsatisfactory “Solutions” 

Step 5: Select Solutions That REALLY Satisfy 

Step 6: Set Yourself Up for Success 

Quotes we love!

“It’s not you, it’s not your beloved, it's not your relationship. It’s the very nature of how difficult life and families can be”.

More about Gaby Sundra

Connect with Gaby on Facebook or Instagram. You can also learn more about her work in For Better Love on her website.

On today’s episode of The Gentle Parenting Show Kim is joined by Robin Green to discuss pediatric acupuncture and its benefits. 

Robin is an acupuncturist, author, speaker and educator. Through her work, she helps families get to the root causes of eczema, allergies, asthma and other health issues, so they can find relief.

If you’re a little skeptical about the idea of using needles to treat kids, you should know that there are many ways to stimulate the acupuncture points without using needles at all! 

Join us as we learn:

- Is acupuncture safe for children?

- How does it work?

- What are the alternatives to needles?

- What are some health issues it can help with?

More about Robin Green: 

Connect with Robin Green on her website and her Instagram.

Over the course of the next 10 podcast episodes we will be revisiting some of our favorite podcast episodes on newborns in honor of those that have contributed to Kim's upcoming book on newborn sleep launching March 21st. Its available for pre-order here. 

We are so excited for today’s episode of the Gentle Parenting Show with Dr. Elisa Song, MD. Dr. Song is an integrative pediatrician, pediatric functional medicine expert, and mother. She’s helped 1000s of kids get to the root causes of their health concerns and has helped parents understand how to help their children thrive - body, mind, and spirit - by integrating conventional pediatrics with functional medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and essential oils. 

Kim and Dr. Song talk about medication, holistic methods, and the most important things to do to care for the whole family’s health. They discuss: 

• Holistic gut health for newborns 

• How to handle antibiotics for newborns 

• Reflux causes and holistic remedies 

• What probiotics to use for gut health 

Our favorite quotes are “there is a time and place for everything. We want to make the best of all worlds and take that evidence-based approach.” and “despite our best efforts, babies will sometimes still need medicine, and I  never want any mom to feel like that’s a failure on her part. It is what it is, we do our best, and medications are still needed.”

Connect with Dr. Song

Read her blog posts and shop her supplements on her website. Connect for daily tips on Instagram and Facebook. 

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Today’s Gentle Parenting Show guest is Dr. Elisa Song, MD. Dr. Song is an integrative pediatrician, pediatric functional medicine expert, and mother. Kim and Dr. Song talk about medication, holistic methods, and the most important things to do to care for the whole family’s health. 

Our favorite quote: “there is a time and place for everything. We want to make the best of all worlds and take that evidence-based approach.”

Connect with Dr. Song

Connect to her website, Instagram and Facebook.

Over the course of the next 10 podcast episodes we will be revisiting some of our favorite podcast episodes on newborns in honor of those that have contributed to Kim's upcoming book on newborn sleep launching March 21st. Its available for pre-order here. 

In today’s episode of the Gentle Parenting Show, Kim sits down with Radha Agrawal. Radha is an entrepreneur and co-Founder, CEO, and Chief Community Architect of Daybreaker, the global morning dance, music, and wellness movement. As a mother herself, Radha is passionate about practicing joy, finding community, and being present in motherhood. In this episode they’ll discuss:

• What a Joy Practice Is

• How to Practice Joy in Parenthood

• Finding a Community to Practice Joy With

• Practicing Joy with Daybreaker 

Our favorite quotes from this episode are “the more joyful we are as parents, the more our children feel that” and  “you can’t experience joy without belonging and community.”

Connect with Radha

To learn more about Radha, head to her website. Participate in Daybreaker programs by learning more on their website (and using code KIMWEST for 2-months free!). Follow along with Radha on Instagram for daily inspiration. 

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In today’s episode, Kim sits down with Radha Agrawal. Radha is the CEO, of Daybreaker, the global morning dance, music, and wellness movement. In this episode they discuss:

• What a Joy Practice Is

• How to Practice Joy in Parenthood

• Finding a Community to Practice Joy With

Our favorite quotes: “the more joyful we are as parents, the more our children feel that” and  “you can’t experience joy without belonging and community.”

Connect with Radha

Connect on her website and participate in Daybreaker programs HERE.

Over the course of the next 10 podcast episodes we will be revisiting some of our favorite podcast episodes on newborns in honor of those that have contributed to Kim's upcoming book on newborn sleep launching March 21st. Its available for pre-order here. 

In today’s episode of the Gentle Parenting Show, Kim is joined by Amanda Gorman. Amanda is a wife, mother of two, and the host of the “Finding Your Village” podcast. She is also a childbirth educator and is passionate about birth, postpartum, and parent mental health. Kim and Amanda discuss how to find your village as a parent, and how a village is more than just people around you. They discuss:

• What it means to find a village
• Finding a village through pregnancy and birth 
• Using a village in parenting 
• How a village support the mental health of the family

Plus, you won’t want to miss Amanda sharing her life-changing “cheat-sheet” idea when it comes to self-care and mentally recharging. Our favorite quotes from the episode were “birth and the intro into parenting is all about figuring out what to do when you don’t know what to do.” and “you can create a village not by people who are by you, but you can also add to your village by information and resources that are out there.”

Connect with Amanda 

Listen to Amanda’s podcast “Finding Your Village” and connect with her on Instagram and Facebook for resources and tips to creating connections in parenting. 

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Kim is joined by Amanda Gorman a wife, mother of two, and the host of the “Finding Your Village” podcast. They discuss how to find your village, and how it is more than just people. You won’t want to miss Amanda sharing her life-changing “cheat-sheet” idea. 

Our favorite quote: “birth and the intro into parenting is all about figuring out what to do when you don’t know what to do.” 

Connect with Amanda 

Listen to Amanda’s podcast “Finding Your Village” and connect with her on Instagram and Facebook. 

Over the course of the next 10 podcast episodes we will be revisiting some of our favorite podcast episodes on newborns in honor of those that have contributed to Kim's upcoming book on newborn sleep launching March 21st. Its available for pre-order here. 

In today’s episode of The Gentle Parenting Show, Kim sits down with her longtime friend and colleague, Dr. Shoshana Bennett. Dr. Shosh, a clinical psychologist, is an expert on prenatal and postpartum depression and related mood and anxiety disorders.

Kim and Dr. Shosh discuss the myths that can paralyze motherhood and deeply affect a mother’s mental health. Having myths and fantasies around what parenthood should be, or what kind of parent someone should be, can create problems that don’t even need to exist. Many women are facing postpartum depression due to myths and fantasies about motherhood. Throughout the episode, Kim and Dr. Shosh discuss different myths that are damaging in motherhood. The myths they discuss:

• Myths in Pregnancy and Labor

• Myths with a New Baby

• Myths About a Parent’s Self Care and Resilience 

• Myths in Marriage and Partnership

Our favorite quotes from the episode are “Whatever unfolds, you’ll have the resources to handle it. Don’t think of anything as ‘bad’ or you are ‘bad’” and “our worth as a parent does not change one bit based on the behavior of your child” 

Connect With Dr. Shosh

Connect with Dr. Shosh on her website where she has resources and consultation options for dealing with postpartum depression and anxiety. 

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In today’s episode, Kim sits down with friend and colleague, Dr. Shoshana Bennett, a clinical psychologist. They discuss the myths that can paralyze motherhood and deeply affect a mother’s mental health. Many women are facing postpartum depression due to myths and fantasies about motherhood

Our favorite quote from the episode: “our worth as a parent does not change one bit based on the behavior of your child” 

Connect With Dr. Shosh

Connect with Dr. Shosh on her website.

Over the course of the next 10 podcast episodes we will be revisiting some of our favorite podcast episodes on newborns in honor of those that have contributed to Kim's upcoming book on newborn sleep launching March 21st. Its available for pre-order here. 

In today’s episode of The Gentle Parenting Show, Kim spoke with Dr. Maryanne Tranter, an expert pediatric nurse practitioner, researcher, and parent mentor. Dr. Tranter is the founder of The Healthy Child Concierge where she helps parents with their anxieties and worries for their children and works to resolve them. She has 25 years of experience in caring for families and also teaches nursing students, trains staff in pediatric offices and has executed hospital-wide staff education. Today, Kim and Dr. Tranter discuss colic and reflux (Dr. Tranter’s speciality) and what those terms actually mean, and how you can find comfort and peace while your child is suffering with colic. 

Dr. Maryanne Tranter covers a lot of information with colic, specifically:

• What exactly colic is (this might surprise you!)
• Soothing techniques for calming colic 
• 3 common causes of colic (and what to do about them)
• When to get help as a parent dealing with colic

Our favorite quote from this episode with Dr. Tranter was “you are not alone, there are people that want to support you, to get to the bottom of this, there are other parents going through this as well.” and  “using these tools to decrease crying, to give babies rest and peace, to give parents rest and peace, while you’re working through getting to the root of the problem, these all can work together to help soothe the baby and you.”

Connect with Dr. Tranter

If you liked hearing from Dr. Tranter, there’s many ways to connect. Check out her website for many resources about colic and the newborn stage, or connect with her on Instagram or Facebook. Download her free handout about resources to calm your colic-y baby here.

Over the course of the next 10 podcast episodes we will be revisiting some of our favorite podcast episodes on newborns in honor of those that have contributed to Kim's upcoming book on newborn sleep launching March 21st. Its available for pre-order here. In this episode of the Gentle Parenting Show, Kim sat down with Alison Escalante, MD. Alison is a Pediatrician, speaker, writer, mother and TEDx speaker. She has reached hundreds of thousands of parents with her TEDx talk “The Should Storm” (watch HERE). Alison is an expert in calm parenting and shares her mistakes, lessons and ideas through her parenting journey at ShouldStorm.com

Kim spoke with Alison about her 3-step method to help parents calmly raise their kids and ENJOY doing it. Alison was able to break down her 3-step method and discuss why the concept of “perfect parenting” is damaging to both kids and parents. We will break it down more in the episode but the 3-step method is:

• Sigh
• See
• Start

Our favorite quotes from this episode are “Kids don’t need perfect parents, they need messy human beings who love them like crazy” and “the most important information we have when working with our kids is never the expert advice, but we know and what we can learn about our children.”

More from Alison Escalante

If you loved this episode and want more, connect with Alison on her website, Facebook and Instagram. Plus, try out here FREE parenting email course by signing up here.

On today’s episode of the Gentle Parenting Show, Kim is joined by Dr. Mary Wilde. Mary is an  integrative pediatrician and owner of Imagine Pediatrics Behavioral Health and Wellness. She uses a strength-based, whole-child approach to address emotional and behavioral issues in kids. Her main focus areas are anxiety, ADHD, and parenting. Today, Kim and Mary discuss:

• What Is Resiliency? 

• Common Signs of Anxiety

• Strategies for Resiliency

• The Foundations of Anxiety and Resiliency

Our favorite quotes from the episode are “we think of resiliency as something you or your children have or don’t have when really it’s something that can be learned and it’s something that’s not fixed in certain situations.” and “it’s not about erasing anxiety from your life, it’s about knowing when anxiety comes, you will be ready.” 

Mary’s Resiliency School 

Mary offers a few resiliency coaching programs for both children and adults. She has intensive programs that are in-depth with personal coaching and more self-paced programs. She points out that as parents, we invest a lot in the best camps, teachers, and programs for our kids. But, if kids don’t even have emotional intelligence, they can’t reach their full potential with these things. Investing in something like resiliency will pay off in leaps and bounds for your children. 

Mary also has a FREE quarterly workshop called “Parenting Anxious Kids” that you can sign up for HERE. See all of her course information on her website, Instagram or Facebook. 

On today’s episode of The Gentle Parenting Show, Kim is joined by Lindsey Biel. Lindsey is an occupational therapist who works at a New York-based pediatrician’s office and has been practicing for 23 years. She specializes in sensory processing issues and optimizing learning for sensory-sensitive kids. Today Kim and Lindsey combine their two specialties, sleep, and sensory processing, to share tips and tricks to get these sensory-sensitive children to sleep. They will discuss:

• What is Sensory Processing?

• Parenting a Sensory Sensitive Child

• Sensory Differences and How They Affect Sleep 

• Sleep Strategies for Sensory Sensitive Children

• When Should a Child Go To An Occupational Therapist? 

Connect With Lindsey

If you have a sensory-sensitive child, Lindsey has many resources on her website and Facebook to help your family.