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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 The Balanced Parent Podcast. In this episode, I’m inviting you into a deeply vulnerable conversation about doing the real work of conscious parenting—especially when our own parents aren’t able to walk that healing path with us.

Whether our parents are emotionally unavailable, unwilling, or no longer alive, many of us are left navigating cycle-breaking and self-healing on our own. I am joined by Emmy Award–winning sports broadcaster and author Lauren Sisler for an honest discussion about grief, loss, and parenting after profound trauma.

Here are the topics we covered:

Parenting through grief and hidden addiction
Honest parenthood through vulnerability and support
Grief and parental loss in motherhood
Addiction loss shaping mindful parenting
Mindfulness and presence with family
Balancing parental guilt with grace
Intentional communication for family connection

Resources:

Shatterproof: How I Overcame the Shame of Losing My Parents to Opioid Addiction

If you want to learn more about Lauren Sisler, visit her website www.laurensisler.com and follow her on Instagram @laurensisler.

Remember, conscious parenting is a journey—give yourself grace, stay present, and use vulnerability and intentionality to break cycles and deepen your connection with your children.

Laura Froyen, PhD

Laura Froyen, PhD

Balanced Parent Podcast

Laura Froyen, PhD

Welcome to the home of The Balanced Parent Podcast!

Episode 244: Parenting With Presence and Breaking Cycles with Lauren Sisler