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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!

Motherhood is full of moments that are messy, tender, and deeply meaningful—and we’re not meant to carry them alone. In this week’s episode of The Balanced Parent Podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Rebecca Thompson, a family medicine and public health physician specializing in women’s and children’s health, and the author of Held Together: A Shared Memoir of Motherhood, Medicine, and Imperfect Love.

Here are the topics we covered:

Learning to receive care and support
Storytelling as connection and healing
Holding hardship and connection together
Balancing caregiving, boundaries, and meaningful connection without burnout
Imperfect love in motherhood and meaningful connections
Supporting selfless friends through connection and creativity

Resources:

Held Together: A Shared Memoir of Motherhood, Medicine, and Imperfect Love

To learn more from Dr. Rebecca, visit her website rebeccanthompson.com and follow her on Instagram @rebeccanthompson, and Facebook @rebeccathompson.

This episode is a gentle reminder that we don’t have to be perfect to be worthy of care, connection, and support—and that sometimes, simply being heard can be healing.

Laura Froyen, PhD

Laura Froyen, PhD

Balanced Parent Podcast

Laura Froyen, PhD

Welcome to the home of The Balanced Parent Podcast!

Episode 243: Motherhood Without Perfection: Healing through Storytelling and Meaningful Connections with Dr. Rebecca Thompson