The Spiritual Parent: Mindful Tools for Raising Spiritual and Conscious Kids – Details, episodes & analysis

What if your home could actually regulate your nervous system?

In this eye-opening conversation, Carrie Lingenfelter sits down with Stephanie Lee Jackson, founder of Practical Sanctuary and creator of the emerging field of Sensory Interior Design. Stephanie shares how she integrates art, neuroscience, and healing to design spaces that support highly sensitive and neurodiverse families.

They explore how clutter affects the brain, why having “a place for everything” helps kids with ADHD, and how your home can become a sanctuary that meets everyone’s sensory and emotional needs—including parents!

Topics covered:

• The science behind clutter and sensory overload
• How to create visual calm and emotional safety in your home
• Simple ways to design for both neurodiverse kids and sensitive parents
• Why mothers’ nervous systems matter most for family harmony
• How physical space can nurture connection and creativity

Stephanie also shares a peek into her upcoming book Eccentric Genius Habitat Intervention, a practical guide for tuning your home to your senses.

Connect with Stephanie Lee Jackson:
*Website: https://practicalsanctuary.com/
*Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/practicalsanctuary/
*LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanieleejacksonpracticalsanctuary/
*Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/practicalsanctuary/

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*Website: https://hearttoheartlife.com/
*Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespiritualparent
*YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSpiritualParent
*Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Spiritual-Parent/61554482625081
*Email: info@hearttoheartlife.com

**Please remember that the information shared on this podcast is educational in nature and does not constitute licensed mental health advice. If you need such advice, you should speak with a licensed professional about your unique situation. Thanks so much happy listeners.

© 2024-2025 Heart to Heart Life LLC

In this inspiring episode of The Spiritual Parent podcast, host Carrie Lingenfelter sits down with Valerie Probstfeld to explore what it really means to release perfectionism and live as your authentic self in motherhood. Valerie shares her powerful journey from shame and overwhelm to discovering the healing power of inner child work, mindful play, and authentic connection.

Together, they unpack:

• How reconnecting with your inner child can transform parenting
• Why play isn’t just for kids—adults need it too for joy and balance
• How to shift from reacting in fear to responding with mindfulness and love
• The “5-to-1 ratio” tool you can use to reframe negative self-talk into compassion
• Why love is an action and how everyday kindness creates ripple effects for families and communities

If you’ve ever felt stuck in perfectionism, yelling when you don’t want to, or longing to feel more connected and alive as a parent, this conversation is full of practical wisdom and soulful encouragement.

Connect with Valerie Probstfeld:
*Website: https://www.tomomistolove.com/
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*Website: https://hearttoheartlife.com/
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*YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSpiritualParent
*Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Spiritual-Parent/61554482625081
*Email: info@hearttoheartlife.com

**Please remember that the information shared on this podcast is educational in nature and does not constitute licensed mental health advice. If you need such advice, you should speak with a licensed professional about your unique situation. Thanks so much happy listeners.

© 2024-2025 Heart to Heart Life LLC

Does your child ever feel overwhelmed by big emotions or energy they don’t quite understand? Whether your little one is highly sensitive, anxious, or simply in need of a reset, this peaceful guided meditation was created just for them.

In this special episode of The Spiritual Parent, Carrie leads children on a soothing ocean journey to meet a magical sea turtle—a gentle guide who offers wisdom, calm, and connection. Through breathwork, grounding visualizations, and heart-centered affirmations, kids learn how to release heavy feelings and reconnect with their inner peace.

“Sometimes the road feels bumpy… but your path is unfolding exactly as it’s meant to.” - The Sea Turtle

Perfect for bedtime, quiet time, or anytime your child needs a moment to calm their body and mind. This mindful story also offers spiritual parents a gentle tool to support emotional regulation, intuitive growth, and family energy healing.

Created for spiritual families, conscious parents, and sensitive children everywhere.

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Connect with Carrie:
*Website: https://hearttoheartlife.com/
*Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespiritualparent
*YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSpiritualParent
*Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Spiritual-Parent/61554482625081
*Email: info@hearttoheartlife.com

**Please remember that the information shared on this podcast is educational in nature and does not constitute licensed mental health advice. If you need such advice, you should speak with a licensed professional about your unique situation. Thanks so much happy listeners.

© 2024-2025 Heart to Heart Life LLC

Can traditional parenting rules stifle the unique needs of sensitive and gifted children? Join me, Carrie, on Heart to Heart Parents as we redefine what it means to nurture and connect with our kids beyond conventional wisdom. As a former teacher and speech therapist, now mother to two exceptionally spirited children, I've discovered the transformative power of heart-led parenting. This episode shares the journey of breaking free from traditional constraints to foster a community where parents can raise emotionally intelligent and purposeful children together.

Holistic parenting isn't just a buzzword—it's a way of life that nurtures children on emotional, physical, spiritual, and mental levels. From personal battles with postpartum depression to the transition into intuitive parenting, I open up about the challenges and triumphs along the way. We'll explore how a multicultural upbringing and spirituality have shaped my approach, and why questioning traditional advice is crucial for raising highly sensitive and gifted kids. This conversation is a heartfelt invitation to trust your instincts and create a nurturing environment that respects your child's individuality.

Ever struggled to find healthcare providers who truly understand your parenting philosophy? In this episode, we discuss the importance of holistic and functional medicine in aligning with your family's values and needs. Learn how to advocate for your child's unique health requirements, like managing eczema through diet, while balancing the demands of self-care. By sharing personal experiences and defining terms like "crunchy" and "holistic parenting," I highlight the benefits of being part of a supportive community. This episode is all about parenting with heart and purpose, helping our children develop social and emotional skills while preserving their spirit and individuality.

Read more on our blog post here:
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Connect with Carrie:
*Website: https://hearttoheartlife.com/
*Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespiritualparent
*YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSpiritualParent
*Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Spiritual-Parent/61554482625081
*Email: info@hearttoheartlife.com

**Please remember that the information shared on this podcast is educational in nature and does not constitute licensed mental health advice. If you need such advice, you should speak with a licensed professional about your unique situation. Thanks so much happy listeners.

© 2024-2025 Heart to Heart Life LLC

Can traditional parenting rules stifle the unique needs of sensitive and gifted children? Join me, Carrie, on Heart to Heart Parents as we redefine what it means to nurture and connect with our kids beyond conventional wisdom. As a former teacher and speech therapist, now mother to two exceptionally spirited children, I've discovered the transformative power of heart-led parenting. Carrie shares the journey of breaking free from traditional constraints to foster a community where parents can raise emotionally intelligent and purposeful children together.

She inspires parents to connect heart to heart as we parent our gifted, spirited, and highly sensitive children. Let's connect heart to heart with our children, our partners and, other parents as we learn that we are not alone. We have a community and although we may feel different from other families, there are many of us out there and we are creating the next era of deep thinkers and change makers. Come along on this parenting journey.

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New! Conscious Family Travels Channel on YouTube with Carrie:
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Connect with Carrie:
*Website: https://hearttoheartlife.com/
*Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespiritualparent
*YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSpiritualParent
*Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Spiritual-Parent/61554482625081
*Email: info@hearttoheartlife.com

**Please remember that the information shared on this podcast is educational in nature and does not constitute licensed mental health advice. If you need such advice, you should speak with a licensed professional about your unique situation. Thanks so much happy listeners.

© 2024-2025 Heart to Heart Life LLC

Ever been told you're "too sensitive" or wondered why parenting feels so overwhelming? You might be among the 20-30% of people born with the highly sensitive person (HSP) trait. In this illuminating conversation with Lisa Lewis, licensed therapist and holistic practitioner, we unpack what it means to parent as an HSP—and possibly raise HSP children.

Lisa introduces us to Dr. Elaine Aaron's DOES framework, which helps explain why highly sensitive people process deeply, become easily overstimulated, demonstrate strong empathy, and notice subtleties others miss. We explore how these traits shape our parenting approach, often leading to perfectionism and exhaustion as we absorb not just our own emotions but everyone else's too.

The perfectionist tendencies many HSPs develop often begin in childhood—HSP children instinctively try to make everything "perfect" when they sense tension or conflict, sacrificing their own emotional expression in the process. As parents, we might recreate these patterns, striving for perfect environments and experiences for our children while depleting ourselves.

What makes this episode truly transformative are the practical energy management techniques shared. From visualizing protective boundaries with "this is me and that is you" mantras to teaching even young children how to protect their energy with simple visualizations, these tools offer immediate relief for overwhelmed HSP parents. The qigong practice of "shaking it off"—similar to how animals naturally reset their nervous systems after stress—provides another accessible way to release absorbed tension.

Ready to transform your sensitivity from a burden into your parenting superpower? This conversation offers compassion, validation, and practical wisdom for the highly sensitive parent's journey. Your sensitivity isn't a weakness—it's a gift that, when properly managed, allows you to parent with extraordinary insight and connection.

Connect with Lisa Lewis:
*Website: https://lisalewiscounseling.com/
*Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hands.of.light/?hl=en

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*Website: https://hearttoheartlife.com/
*Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespiritualparent
*YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSpiritualParent
*Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Spiritual-Parent/61554482625081
*Email: info@hearttoheartlife.com

**Please remember that the information shared on this podcast is educational in nature and does not constitute licensed mental health advice. If you need such advice, you should speak with a licensed professional about your unique situation. Thanks so much happy listeners.

© 2024-2025 Heart to Heart Life LLC

Have you ever noticed your child suddenly reflecting emotions you've been quietly harboring? There's a profound energetic connection between parents and children that goes beyond words—one that can teach us as much as we teach them.

In this eye-opening episode, I share a recent experience with my son who expressed heartache about attending a concert because he missed his old friends. This moment revealed the fascinating way children can sometimes mirror our unspoken feelings, while other times they're processing their own authentic emotions. The challenge for spiritual parents lies in helping our children discern between the two.

I introduce a powerful tool I use with my kids: teaching them to ask, "Is this your energy or someone else's?" By placing a hand on their hearts and tuning inward, children can develop the extraordinary skill of energetic discernment—something many of us didn't learn until adulthood, if at all. This practice has transformed how my family communicates about emotions and helps my children build healthy energetic boundaries.

The episode explores how energy works in our interactions with others, from the magnetic pull we feel toward certain people to the way others are drawn to us when our hearts are open. I share practical activities, like intuitive watercolor painting, that parents can use to help children recognize their mind-body-spirit connection in playful, accessible ways. Imagine where our children will be at 41 if they're learning these spiritual tools at 7 and 10!

Ready to bring more spiritual awareness into your parenting journey? Visit hearttoheartlife.com to take our new Woo quiz and connect with our community of conscious parents. Share your experiences or questions by emailing info@hearttoheartlife.com—I'd love to hear how you're helping your children navigate their energetic awareness.

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*Website: https://hearttoheartlife.com/
*Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespiritualparent
*YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSpiritualParent
*Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Spiritual-Parent/61554482625081
*Email: info@hearttoheartlife.com

**Please remember that the information shared on this podcast is educational in nature and does not constitute licensed mental health advice. If you need such advice, you should speak with a licensed professional about your unique situation. Thanks so much happy listeners.

© 2024-2025 Heart to Heart Life LLC

Have you ever stopped to consider how energy flows through your family? Not just the buzzing activity of daily life, but the actual spiritual energy that connects you, your children, and everything around you?

Energy awareness forms the foundation of conscious parenting, yet many of us overlook this powerful concept when raising our children. I share my journey rediscovering energy principles I learned as a child and how teaching these concepts to my own kids has transformed our family dynamics. For highly sensitive or empathic children especially, understanding energy flow is crucial to their wellbeing.

The connection between perfectionism and energy depletion emerges as a central theme. As a recovering perfectionist, I reveal how my obsession with maintaining a spotless home drained my energy and negatively impacted my parenting. Learning to establish energy boundaries and determine where to focus my limited resources became essential to becoming a happier, more present parent. This shift required examining deep-seated beliefs about control and perfection that many parents will recognize in themselves.

Practical energy management strategies fill this episode, from understanding your family's capacity versus demands to recognizing when everyone needs recharging time. I share personal stories about summer adventures with my children and how I've learned to read our collective energy levels. Discover valuable tools for energy maintenance including crystal work, quick meditations suitable for busy parents, family energy clearing exercises, and the profound benefits of nature connection. The simple act of explaining energy concepts to children using visual meters helps them develop self-awareness that will serve them throughout life.

Ready to transform your parenting through energy awareness? Try one of the suggested practices this week – whether hugging a tree, doing a two-minute bathroom meditation, or creating an energy meter with your children. Your spiritual parenting journey begins with understanding that everything, including you and your children, is energy flowing through a connected universe.

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*Website: https://hearttoheartlife.com/
*Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespiritualparent
*YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSpiritualParent
*Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Spiritual-Parent/61554482625081
*Email: info@hearttoheartlife.com

**Please remember that the information shared on this podcast is educational in nature and does not constitute licensed mental health advice. If you need such advice, you should speak with a licensed professional about your unique situation. Thanks so much happy listeners.

© 2024-2025 Heart to Heart Life LLC

Have you ever tried everything to solve a persistent family issue—therapy, specialists, countless books—only to find yourself still struggling? What if the root cause isn't in your parenting approach or your child's behavior, but in patterns inherited from generations past?

Family Systemic Constellations offers a profound perspective: many of our challenges stem from moments when love was interrupted in our family lineage. When traumatic events weren't properly processed by our ancestors—wars, migrations, losses, abandonments—someone down the line often unconsciously "takes on" this unresolved energy. This explains why we sometimes develop patterns that therapy can't fully address.

Elizabeth Lynn Rohr shares how this healing modality works with the natural flow of love through generations. Rather than blaming ourselves or our children, we discover how right-sizing our place in the family system creates profound shifts. The work honors each person's unique fate while releasing parents from the impossible burden of controlling outcomes. As Elizabeth explains, "We can guide our children, support them, model something different than what we received, but that's all we can do"—and remarkably, that's enough.

Most fascinating is how this work happens through horses, whose sensitivity to emotional energy makes them perfect representatives in the healing process. Without human preconceptions, they naturally respond to what needs healing, sometimes embodying family members or reflecting back exactly what we need to see.

Ready to experience a different approach to family challenges? This episode offers hope that by understanding and realigning these invisible threads of connection, we can restore the natural flow of love—benefiting not just ourselves, but generations past and future.

Connect with Elizabeth Lynn Rohr:
*Website: https://www.elizabethlynnrohr.com/
*Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simplebeing.net/

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*YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSpiritualParent
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*Email: info@hearttoheartlife.com

**Please remember that the information shared on this podcast is educational in nature and does not constitute licensed mental health advice. If you need such advice, you should speak with a licensed professional about your unique situation. Thanks so much happy listeners.

© 2024-2025 Heart to Heart Life LLC

Are our kids here to heal us? Renee Boos of the Neurodiverse Community Center joins Carrie to share her incredible journey of raising a demand avoidant, highly intuitive son—and how his sensitivities became a gateway to both of their healing.

Renee shares her transformative journey as a parent of a demand avoidant child who taught her that everything she once viewed as "wrong" could actually be reframed as perfectly right. With raw honesty, she describes how her son's wisdom—expressed remarkably early—led her to question deeply held beliefs about normalcy, success, and what truly matters. "My son spoke at a very young age about how he had come from the nothing and that there were many like him that had chosen to come to this existence at this place in time to reset the balance here," Renee reveals.

The conversation delves into the historical value of highly sensitive people in tribal communities, where they were honored for their ability to alert others to dangers that weren't obvious. Could today's neurodiverse children be serving a similar purpose—guiding humanity back to connection and authenticity? We explore how parents can step into the unknown with an open heart, healing their own wounds to better support their children's natural gifts.

For parents feeling isolated while raising neurodiverse children, this episode offers both validation and hope. Discover why creating spaces where these families can simply be themselves without judgment is revolutionary, and how embracing our children's differences might be the key to our collective evolution.

Join us to transform your perspective on neurodiversity and perhaps discover that what society labels as challenges might actually be your child's—and your—greatest superpowers.

Connect with Renee Boos and the Neurodiverse Community Center:
*Website: https://www.neurodiversitycc.org/

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*Website: https://hearttoheartlife.com/
*Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespiritualparent
*YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSpiritualParent
*Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Spiritual-Parent/61554482625081
*Email: info@hearttoheartlife.com

**Please remember that the information shared on this podcast is educational in nature and does not constitute licensed mental health advice. If you need such advice, you should speak with a licensed professional about your unique situation. Thanks so much happy listeners.

© 2024-2025 Heart to Heart Life LLC