53. INNER CHILD HEALING: Normalizing Struggle with Parent Coaches + Speakers Hannah Olavaria and Kelty Green

This week was really hard. 

I did a big, brave thing. (I bought a schoolbus to convert into a mini-home)

I made a big, hard mistake. (The schoolbus turned out to be a lemon and I lost $10,000)

And I learned some big, hard lessons. (Well, you’re just going to have to listen to the episode to hear about that!)

I am so grateful that I had this conversation with Hannah and Kelty of Upbringing a few weeks before I had my terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week. In this conversation, we talk about how the most important thing that you can do as a parent or caregiver is to regulate your own nervous system to model to little humans how to become friends with their own nervous systems. This is so important because when we grow up, we come up against big, brave things; big, hard mistakes; and big, important lessons and our nervous systems are the vehicle that we ride to help us through these inevitable moments in our lives. 

In this episode, we will learn about: 

• Reclaiming the terms “spirited” and “sensitive” as reflections of our childrens’ nervous systems working and adapting perfectly to their environment
• How to teach your child how to befriend their nervous system 
• Parenting your child to focus on the Self rather than the opinions of the external world 
• Why conflict feels unsafe for both parents and children and how we can normalize struggle and  create security around challenges

Listen to this episode if...

You are a parent to a spirited and sensitive child OR you have a sensitive and spirited Inner Child you are reparenting

Hannah Olavaria and Kelty Green are twins, coaches + speakers at the parenting resource Upbringing. Certified in Simplicity Parenting, Positive Discipline + trained in Foundations of the respectful parenting approach, RIE, Hannah & Kelty empower parents to grow up alongside kids for sanity + social change, elevating their discipline practices one conversation at a time! Learn more about their courses, guides, coaching & Live Q&As at www.upbringing.co or on Instagram @upbringing.co

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Layton the Car Buyer (based in Vancouver,BC)  is the man who showed up with compassion on a day that I needed it. He buys all kinds of cars - everything from luxury to junkers like Oli and you can find him here.

Rob the Mechanic from  R & L Truck Repairs Ltd (Surrey, BC) was really knowledgeabl

Kat HoSoo Lee is an Emotional Alchemy Coach, Spiritual Business Mentor and host of The Emotional Alchemy Podcast.

She loves playing in the space where science and spirituality converge because this is where we get to experience emotional alchemy. In her work, she educates space-holders about somatic physiology and environmental biology so they can deepen their practices of listening and presence which ultimately helps them expand their capacity to hold space for others.

As a Spiritual Business Mentor, she guides soulful entrepreneurs to approach their business as a spiritual practice. The work bridges the emotional landscape with practical tools which allow them to cultivate businesses that are rooted in conscious values, relational marketing and purposeful service.

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