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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!

In this episode of The Balanced Parent we discuss the science behind why it is so much harder to manage your triggers when you are experiencing stressful circumstances, like a global pandemic (thanks Coronavirus...), and I give you tools and tips for how to stay calm and parent from a place of compassion.

Get your copy of the Yelling Recovery Workbook here:

http://www.laurafroyen.com/yellingworkbook

Download a free Self-Compassion for Imperfect Families Meditation here:

https://www.laurafroyen.com/compassion

Other resources mentioned:

Dr. Kristen Neff's website www.self-compasssion.org

Laura Froyen, PhD

Laura Froyen, PhD

Balanced Parent Podcast

Laura Froyen, PhD

Welcome to the home of The Balanced Parent Podcast!

Episode 4: Managing Parenting Triggers During Stressful Times