Sometimes, the most challenging aspect of parenting is the work we do on ourselves. It involves reflecting on our own childhood experiences and understanding how they shape our view of parenthood today. It also requires taking emotional accountability; managing our reactions and behaviors instead of blaming others or projecting our issues onto them. It might seem overwhelming just to read that, so today we’re breaking it down with the concept of Conscious Parenting.
In this episode of Yoga | Birth | Babies, I am joined by Bryana Kappadakunnel. Bryana is a seasoned professional in the fields of perinatal, infant, and early childhood mental health. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who primarily focuses on 0-5 year old children, Bryana has worked in a therapeutic preschool, community mental health settings, and now runs her own private practice and online community called Conscious Mommy.
In our conversation, we define Conscious Parenting, explore the importance of reflecting on our emotional reactions, discuss how to manage parental emotional triggers, and differentiate between setting boundaries and exerting control or punishment. We also tackle the challenging topic of apologizing to our children. It’s undoubtedly hard work, but by better understanding ourselves, we can better understand our children and become more effective and compassionate parents. I hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode, you will learn:
- About Bryana and what led her to focusing on parenting and creating Conscious Mommy
- What Conscious Parenting is
- Ways to drop the idea that you “need to get it right” as a parent and drop the urge to compare yourself to other parents
- Why it’s important to focus on ourselves and our own emotional reactions and behaviors as parents- and how that then affects our relationship with our kids
- Some tactics to manage emotions as a parent when triggered
- How to detach yourself as a parent from your child’s behavior
- The difference between boundaries and control and why we should set boundaries with kids instead of punishments
- How to apologize to our children and own behavior when it was problematic and why it’s important to do this
- One final tip or piece of advice Bryana would like to offer new and expectant parents
- Where you can find her work
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About Bryana:
Bryana Kappadakunnel is a seasoned professional in the fields of perinatal, infant, and early childhood mental health. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, she is committed to helping parents learn to parent themselves first, so they can finally become the conscious parents they never had. She helps parents learn to heal their past, so they can show up for their children in a healing way. She specializes in treating trauma, depression, anxiety, child-parent attachment issues, family dynamics needs, and adjusting to life’s different stressors. Bryana has worked in a therapeutic preschool, community mental health settings, and now runs her own private practice and online community called Conscious Mommy, where she teaches live workshops and classes every week and provides hands-on support for parents who wish to break cycles and raise confident, compassionate kids. Her first book, Parent Yourself First, comes out January 28th, 2025.
Connect with Bryana:
Website: https://www.consciousmommy.com/
IG: @consciousmommy
FB: Conscious Mommy
TikTok: Conscious Parenting
YouTube: Conscious Mommy
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- The Yoga of Parenting with Sarah Ezrin
- Managing Tantrums According To Science with Dr. Cindy Hovington
- “Our Babies, Ourselves” Author Dr. Meredith Small
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