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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!

Welcome to another episode of The Balanced Parent Podcast. This week, I am joined by the brilliant Dr. Judy Ho to explore the powerful topic of reparenting and healing your attachment style. In this heartfelt and informative conversation, we’ll dive into Dr. Judy’s new book, The New Rules of Attachment, and discuss how early life experiences shape our inner narratives, relationships, and parenting practices.

Here are the key takeaways:

How to heal attachment wounds to improve parenting
Identifying and shifting inherited parenting patterns with self-compassion and awareness
Using inner child and reparenting work to foster self-compassion by understanding past survival strategies
Practicing reparenting through recognizing needs and setting healthy boundaries
Supporting parenting partners in understanding, respecting, and compromising on different approaches
Healing parent relationships through forgiveness, compassion, and self-reparenting
Reflecting on upbringing to break cycles and cultivate compassionate, intentional, relationship-focused parenting today

Resources:

The New Rules of Attachment: How to Heal Your Relationships, Reparent Your Inner Child, and Secure Your Life Vision

To discover more about Dr. Judy Ho, check out her website at drjudyho.com and follow her on Instagram @judyho, Facebook @judyho, LinkedIn @judyho and YouTube @judyho.

Remember, healing your attachment wounds with self-compassion and reparenting helps you break old patterns and create healthier, more connected parenting relationships. But it takes time! Be patient and kind to yourself in the process!

Laura Froyen, PhD

Laura Froyen, PhD

Balanced Parent Podcast

Laura Froyen, PhD

Welcome to the home of The Balanced Parent Podcast!

Episode 229: Healing Your Attachment for More Resilient Parenting with Dr. Judy Ho