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Laura Froyen, PhD

Find Connection. Find Joy. Find Balance

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The Balanced Parent

*PERFECTION NOT REQUIRED

Welcome to the home of The Balanced Parent Podcast!

Parenting is often lived in the extremes. It's either Great Joy or chaotic overwhelmed. In one moment you’re nailing it and the next you're losing your cool I want to help you find your way to the messy middle, to a place of balance. You see, balance is a verb not a state of being. it is a thing you do not a thing you are. it is an action a process a series of micro-corrections each and every day to keep ourselves feeling centered. We are never truly balanced. We are engaged in the process of balancing.

Hello, I’m Dr. Laura Froyen and this is the Balanced Parent podcast, where overwhelmed stressed out and disconnected parents go to find tools, mindset shifts and practices to help them stop yelling at the people they love and start connecting on a deeper level, all delivered with heaping doses of grace and compassion. Join me in conversations that will help you get clear on your goals and values and start showing up in your parenting, your relationships, YOUR LIFE, with open-hearted authenticity and balance. Let’s go!

Featured
Episode 242: Help Your Kids Build Healthy and Balanced Gaming Habits with Scott Novis
Dec 10, 2025
Episode 242: Help Your Kids Build Healthy and Balanced Gaming Habits with Scott Novis
Dec 10, 2025
Dec 10, 2025
Episode 241: Nurturing Kind Inner Voices for Ourselves and Our Kids with Lily Howard Scott
Dec 8, 2025
Episode 241: Nurturing Kind Inner Voices for Ourselves and Our Kids with Lily Howard Scott
Dec 8, 2025
Dec 8, 2025
Episode 240: Helping Highly Sensitive Kids Thrive Emotionally and Socially with Dr. Judith Orloff
Nov 25, 2025
Episode 240: Helping Highly Sensitive Kids Thrive Emotionally and Socially with Dr. Judith Orloff
Nov 25, 2025
Nov 25, 2025
Episode 239: Thriving as a Working Parent Without Guilt or Burnout with Dr. Anne Welsh
Nov 18, 2025
Episode 239: Thriving as a Working Parent Without Guilt or Burnout with Dr. Anne Welsh
Nov 18, 2025
Nov 18, 2025
Episode 238: Practical Strategies for Parents to Handle Big Feelings in Kids and Themselves with Dr. Kahlila Robinson and Sarah Gerstenzang
Nov 12, 2025
Episode 238: Practical Strategies for Parents to Handle Big Feelings in Kids and Themselves with Dr. Kahlila Robinson and Sarah Gerstenzang
Nov 12, 2025
Nov 12, 2025
Episode 237: How Parents Can Stay Calm and Regulated Through Big Emotions with Dr. Alissa Jerud
Nov 4, 2025
Episode 237: How Parents Can Stay Calm and Regulated Through Big Emotions with Dr. Alissa Jerud
Nov 4, 2025
Nov 4, 2025
Episode 236: The Truth About Teen Drinking: What Parents Need to Know and How to Talk About It with Dr. Robert Turrisi and Catrina Clemens
Oct 30, 2025
Episode 236: The Truth About Teen Drinking: What Parents Need to Know and How to Talk About It with Dr. Robert Turrisi and Catrina Clemens
Oct 30, 2025
Oct 30, 2025
Episode 235: Impostor Syndrome in Kids (and Parents!)—And What to Do About It with Dr. Richard Orbé-Austin
Oct 21, 2025
Episode 235: Impostor Syndrome in Kids (and Parents!)—And What to Do About It with Dr. Richard Orbé-Austin
Oct 21, 2025
Oct 21, 2025
Episode 234: Rethinking Sleep for Tweens and Teens: Supporting Rest for Growing Kids with Dr. Funke Afolabi-Brown
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 234: Rethinking Sleep for Tweens and Teens: Supporting Rest for Growing Kids with Dr. Funke Afolabi-Brown
Oct 14, 2025
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 233: Preparing Our Kids for a Tech-Driven World with Marc Beckman
Oct 7, 2025
Episode 233: Preparing Our Kids for a Tech-Driven World with Marc Beckman
Oct 7, 2025
Oct 7, 2025
Episode 232: Sharing the Load: Recognizing and Reducing Invisible Work at Home with Dr. Janelle Wells
Sep 30, 2025
Episode 232: Sharing the Load: Recognizing and Reducing Invisible Work at Home with Dr. Janelle Wells
Sep 30, 2025
Sep 30, 2025
Episode 231:  How to Foster Strong Relationships Between Kids and Elders with Isabel Tom
Sep 23, 2025
Episode 231: How to Foster Strong Relationships Between Kids and Elders with Isabel Tom
Sep 23, 2025
Sep 23, 2025
Episode 230: Finding Balance in the Sandwich Generation Journey with Dr. Shirley Davis
Sep 16, 2025
Episode 230: Finding Balance in the Sandwich Generation Journey with Dr. Shirley Davis
Sep 16, 2025
Sep 16, 2025
Episode 229: Healing Your Attachment for More Resilient Parenting with Dr. Judy Ho
Sep 9, 2025
Episode 229: Healing Your Attachment for More Resilient Parenting with Dr. Judy Ho
Sep 9, 2025
Sep 9, 2025
Episode 228: Using Storytelling to Support Teens Through Challenging Seasons with Michael Toledo
May 27, 2025
Episode 228: Using Storytelling to Support Teens Through Challenging Seasons with Michael Toledo
May 27, 2025
May 27, 2025
Episode 227: Why Wonder & Awe Matter for Kids and Parents with Deborah Farmer Kris
May 20, 2025
Episode 227: Why Wonder & Awe Matter for Kids and Parents with Deborah Farmer Kris
May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025
Episode 226: Mastering Self-Trust as a New Parent with Dr. Joanna Parga-Belinkie
May 13, 2025
Episode 226: Mastering Self-Trust as a New Parent with Dr. Joanna Parga-Belinkie
May 13, 2025
May 13, 2025
Episode 225: Parenting Big Kids and Tweens: Unique Needs of Middle Childhood with Dr. Sheryl Ziegler
May 7, 2025
Episode 225: Parenting Big Kids and Tweens: Unique Needs of Middle Childhood with Dr. Sheryl Ziegler
May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025
Episode 224: Keeping Connection Strong in Middle Childhood with Lily Bazell and Eduardo Amaral
Apr 29, 2025
Episode 224: Keeping Connection Strong in Middle Childhood with Lily Bazell and Eduardo Amaral
Apr 29, 2025
Apr 29, 2025
Episode 223: Learning to Trust Yourself as a Parent with Erin Morrison
Apr 22, 2025
Episode 223: Learning to Trust Yourself as a Parent with Erin Morrison
Apr 22, 2025
Apr 22, 2025
Episode 222: How to Stay Grounded and Resilient when Parenting through Hard Times with Christine Tylee
Apr 16, 2025
Episode 222: How to Stay Grounded and Resilient when Parenting through Hard Times with Christine Tylee
Apr 16, 2025
Apr 16, 2025
Episode 221: Finding Space for Ourselves While Parenting with Susanna Lovell
Apr 9, 2025
Episode 221: Finding Space for Ourselves While Parenting with Susanna Lovell
Apr 9, 2025
Apr 9, 2025
Episode 220: How to Heal Intergenerational Trauma for the Next Generation with Judy Wilkins-Smith
Apr 2, 2025
Episode 220: How to Heal Intergenerational Trauma for the Next Generation with Judy Wilkins-Smith
Apr 2, 2025
Apr 2, 2025
Episode 219: Working with Our Negative Thought Patterns for More Ease and Calm with Darcy Harbour
Mar 25, 2025
Episode 219: Working with Our Negative Thought Patterns for More Ease and Calm with Darcy Harbour
Mar 25, 2025
Mar 25, 2025
Episode 218: Letting Go of Perfectionism in Parenting with Sanah Kotadia
Mar 19, 2025
Episode 218: Letting Go of Perfectionism in Parenting with Sanah Kotadia
Mar 19, 2025
Mar 19, 2025
Episode 217: Helping Our Daughters Through Puberty with Grace and Ease with Tatiana Berindei
Mar 12, 2025
Episode 217: Helping Our Daughters Through Puberty with Grace and Ease with Tatiana Berindei
Mar 12, 2025
Mar 12, 2025
Episode 216: Why Community Is So Vital for Parents and How to Find It with Jessica Patay
Mar 4, 2025
Episode 216: Why Community Is So Vital for Parents and How to Find It with Jessica Patay
Mar 4, 2025
Mar 4, 2025
Episode 215: How Authenticity Allows for Deeper Connection with Dr. Amber Price
Feb 25, 2025
Episode 215: How Authenticity Allows for Deeper Connection with Dr. Amber Price
Feb 25, 2025
Feb 25, 2025
Episode 214: Finding KIND: Meeting Ourselves with Grace and Compassion while Raising Complex Kids with Kari Baker
Feb 18, 2025
Episode 214: Finding KIND: Meeting Ourselves with Grace and Compassion while Raising Complex Kids with Kari Baker
Feb 18, 2025
Feb 18, 2025
Episode 213: Helping Our Kids with Their Big Feelings with Anna Housley Juster
Feb 11, 2025
Episode 213: Helping Our Kids with Their Big Feelings with Anna Housley Juster
Feb 11, 2025
Feb 11, 2025

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