I’m so honored to have Sissy Goff again within the studio to debate her new ebook, The Fear-Free Dad or mum: Dwelling in Confidence So Your Children Can Too. When Sissy was right here a pair years in the past for her ebook Elevating Fear Free Women, the response was phenomenal, and to today, I nonetheless hear from so many mother and father who had been deeply impacted by that ebook!
A counselor for over 30 years who helps households by her counseling apply, Sissy joins me right now to debate her new ebook, The Fear-Free Dad or mum. I extremely suggest this ebook you probably have ever struggled with feeling such as you aren’t doing sufficient as a mother or father or stressing over the current and the long run on your youngsters.
On this episode, Sissy shares how so many youngsters right now are coping with anxiousness that really stems from their mother and father’ personal anxiousness. She offers sensible instruments mother and father can implement instantly to assist them really feel much less uptight, scared, or pressured about how they could be messing up their youngsters or lacking the mark as a mother or father.
I particularly appreciated how sincere she was about how making an attempt to bubble wrap and shield our children from wrestle is definitely a approach we find yourself hurting our children and making life tougher for them in the long term.
She shares how anxiousness in each mother and father and youngsters can stem from intrusive ideas changing into caught in a “loop rollercoaster” in our minds. In our dialog, I ask her to stroll us by calming methods to assist shift us out of that loop. We speak about what it seems to be wish to get to the foundation of the place our fear and concern is coming from and what to do about it.
That is one other highly effective episode that you simply don’t wish to miss!
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In This Episode
[00:35] – Sissy Goff returns to the podcast right now!
[4:04] – A suggestion from Sissy’s editor prompted her to put in writing two books.
[8:55] – It’s regular for folks to fret, however anxiousness is when intrusive ideas grow to be caught and take management.
[13:49] – Dad and mom ought to notice that many instances their anxiousness stems from wanting the perfect for his or her youngsters.
[15:04] – What it seems to be wish to apply deep respiratory and grounding methods.
[18:22] – My anxiousness stemmed from caring an excessive amount of about what others considered my parenting.
[19:50] – Sissy feels that moms are too arduous on themselves these days.
[22:42] – The 5 various kinds of parenting.
[25:49] – Letting your youngsters expertise discomfort helps construct character and resilience in them.
[28:30] – How releasing my want for management to God helps alleviate my anxiousness.
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