Raising Vibrant Kids

Thank you so much to all of the guests of Raising Vibrant Kids in 2022!!  What an incredible year!  Thank you to all of the listeners.  You all are amazing and I appreciate you so much!!  Happy New Year! Much love, Rachael Stephen and Janie Mein -Episode 2 Dr. Heather Koons -Episode 25 Sandy Cohen -Episode 27 Instagram -@youknowsandy Podcast -Inner Peace to Go Shondaland Writing  http://innerpeacetogo.com/ Hannah Forgey- Episode 29 Instagram: @hforgey Facebook Group: Simply Slow Living Community Podcast: Simply Slow Living Website: hannahforgey.com Jocey Wiitanen -Episode 22 Podcast: Make Life Fun  https://linktr.ee/joceywiitanen Tori Rutherford -Episode 12 Kristin Davis - Episode: 30 Podcast: Purposeful Parent Podcast and Pirate Living Podcast https://www.languageninjas.me/ https://www.kristinjoycoaching.com/ Language Ninjas Instagram Amazon -Abracadabra Rachel Brumberger - Episode 13 and 37 Podcast: UnscRxipted Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/reallyrachelb/ https://rachelbrumberger.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/377994224009976 Alana Gentry - Episode 21 https://www.thealanabananashow.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thealanabananashow/ Private Inspired Grown-Ups Facebook Group Inspired Grown-Ups Podcast on Apple The Alana Banana Show The Alana Banana Show on Apple Music The Alana Banana Show on Spotify Mesha McKittrick - Episode 15 https://www.instagram.com/myfriendmesha/ https://mindsetcheck.buzzsprout.com https://www.facebook.com/myfriendmesha www.myfriendmesha.com

Thank you so much to all of the guests of Raising Vibrant Kids in 2022!! Thank you to all of the listeners.  You all are amazing!!  Happy New Year! Much love, Rachael    Yolanda Canny -Episode 9 yo@yocanny.com FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share IG:  https://www.instagram.com/yocanny LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/ Michelle Becker -Episode 3 Where to Find Michele and Chris Becker Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/whereyourbesttakesyou/ Website - https://www.whereyourbesttakesyou.com/blog Tracy Baldwin -Episode 7 https://authortracybaldwin.com/ https://weehumansglobal.com/ IG:  @authortracybaldwin, @weehumansglobal Email:  tracy@flowmarcom.com Book Todd Blair -Episode 6 Kevin Finch -Episode 23  www.finchtutoring.com/ Jonna Watson -Episode 31 Instagram - @Crazy Dreamers Facebook Group -Crazy Dreamers Pod Krsitin Lettini -Episode 35 https://www.instagram.com/kristen.lettini/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-your-own-fairytale/id1593749522 Kate Kripke -Episode 38 The Healthy Mom Bootcamp --> 12 weeks of live sessions, starting January 2, 2023! This Bootcamp will allow mothers to: https://www.katekripke.com/bootcamp   Your unique code is: RACHAEL10 This code provides you with 10% off the Healthy Mom Bootcamp (a $200 savings!) https://www.instagram.com/katekripke/ Whitney Baker -Episode 11 nstagram:@whitneywoman The Electric Ideas Podcast is searchable on Apple, Spotify or anywhere else podcast are enjoyed. https://myelectricideas.com Tori Rutherford -Episode 4 Follow Raising Vibrant Kids at Instagram - @raisingvibrantkids Facebook - Raising Vibrant Kids Facebook Group  Email - Raisingvibrantkids@gmail.com Please subscribe to the show, rate and review, or share your favorite episode with a friend.  Thanks for tuning in!!

Kate Kripke is here to help us explore why maternal health and well-being is so important and how to step into feeling good on a daily basis.  In her new book, Reinventing Supermom, Kate says that Supermom should mean that we as mothers are tending to our bio-psycho, social, spiritual needs first. Did you know that maternal and child mental health are intimately interconnected and that there is a co-regulation process that happens between mothers and children.  That's right!  Every single thing that we do to take care of ourselves so that we feel good, is an act of taking care of our kids.  Which means that it is part of a mother's job to feel good.  Today's conversation is packed full of information about the identity shift of motherhood, secure attachment, how to deal with difficult emotions, modeling for our children and what self-care can look like on a daily basis.  It is such a great conversation not only for moms, but for Dads and grandparents too.  We hope that you enjoy this great conversation!! Kate is offering.... The Healthy Mom Bootcamp --> 12 weeks of live sessions, starting January 2, 2023! This Bootcamp will allow mothers to: Elevate their capacity as a mother to stay steady through everyday challenges. Develop new ways of showing up in the most difficult times as a mom so that they embody that secure parent their kiddo needs. Learn  small, simple, but profound strategies for every day maternal mental  well-being that will change the course of both their own and their family’s life. Achieve more patience, more joy, more control, more closeness, more energy, and more purposeful intentions. https://www.katekripke.com/bootcamp    Your unique code is: RACHAEL10 This code provides you with 10% off the Healthy Mom Bootcamp (a $200 savings!) https://www.instagram.com/katekripke/ Podcast:  Motherhood Uncut Book: Amazon Website: https://www.katekripke.com/ Follow Raising Vibrant Kids at Instagram - @raisingvibrantkids Facebook - Raising Vibrant Kids Facebook Group  Email - Raisingvibrantkids@gmail.com Please subscribe to the show, rate and review, or share your favorite episode with a friend.  Thanks for tuning in!!

Rachel Brumberger interviewed me on UNSCRXITPED last February and I got to share part of my own healing journey with her and her audience.  We talk about so many awesome topics in this episode; mind-body connection, self-love, changing our beliefs, how alignment is the greatest gift we can give to ourselves and our families and how we are constantly changing and becoming.  I also shared what my vision is for this podcast.  I hope you enjoy it!  Happy December! Connect with Rachel Brumberger Podcast: UnscRxipted Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/reallyrachelb/ https://rachelbrumberger.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/377994224009976 Follow Raising Vibrant Kids at Instagram - @raisingvibrantkids Facebook - Raising Vibrant Kids Facebook Group  Email - Raisingvibrantkids@gmail.com Please subscribe to the show, rate and review, or share your favorite episode with a friend.  Thanks for tuning in!! 

The greatest legacy that we could leave our kids is a more joyful world!! So why not start a joy revolution!  Just like little acts of kindness can go a long way in the world, so can micro-acts of joy!  We only have control over our own emotions, our own perspective, but just like laughter, joy is contagious.  If we all care about how we feel, I truly believe that we could transform the world. On this episode, I discuss joy and sorrow, my own lessons this week, and the Global Joy Summit, which was fantastic.  How can we all open up to more joy in our lives on a daily basis?  Let's let joy infiltrate our lives and see what happens!!!  https://www.globaljoysummit.org/ Book to check out - Happiness Now by Robert Holden Follow Raising Vibrant Kids at Instagram - @raisingvibrantkids Facebook - Raising Vibrant Kids Facebook Group  Email - Raisingvibrantkids@gmail.com Please subscribe to the show, rate and review, or share your favorite episode with a friend.  Thanks for tuning in!!  

Have you ever thought, isn't there more to life than this?   So many of us are looking for more joy, more bandwidth, more connection in our lives. Kristen felt this way too when she was working full time, parenting, and living life but not to the fullest.  Kristen had the courage to step out of the norm and become an entrepreneur who is writing her own story.  She is a trailblazer who is helping the rest of us to build our own fairytales through inspiring interviews, tips and strategies on her podcast, Build Your Own Fairy tale.  On today's episode, she shares her journey and some of the best tips she has gathered so far from her guests along the way.   https://www.instagram.com/kristen.lettini/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-your-own-fairytale/id1593749522 Follow Raising Vibrant Kids at Instagram - @raisingvibrantkids Facebook - Raising Vibrant Kids Facebook Group  Email - Raisingvibrantkids@gmail.com Please subscribe to the show, rate and review, or share your favorite episode with a friend.  Thanks for tuning in!!

Happy Halloween!! Halloween is a fun way for us to connect with our children and our community.  It is so fun to get dressed up and see how much candy we can collect, but boy can there be way too much candy!! I don't know about you, but I don't want all of the sugar in my house!  Here are a few quick tips to still have fun but with a little less sugar.  Hope you have a fantastic Halloween! If you have a quick tip you would like to share on RVK, please send me an email or DM on Instagram.  We would love to try it out and feature your quick tip!   Follow Raising Vibrant Kids at Instagram - @raisingvibrantkids Facebook - Raising Vibrant Kids Facebook Group  Email - Raisingvibrantkids@gmail.com Please subscribe to the show, rate and review, or share your favorite episode with a friend.  Thanks for tuning in!!

This is a tribute and applause for any parent who has taken care of sick child.  It isn't easy but we do it out of love.  We take care of our families even we are sick and tired, I see you! Thank you!! Follow Raising Vibrant Kids at Instagram - @raisingvibrantkids Facebook - Raising Vibrant Kids Facebook Group  Email - Raisingvibrantkids@gmail.com Please subscribe to the show, rate and review, or share your favorite episode with a friend.  Thanks for tuning in!!

Do you have too much clutter in your house?  Are you always purging?  Me too!! This episode is about my journey with things and trying to figure out how to declutter over the years.  I share some of my key take aways with you about our material possessions  and what it means in our lives.  Our beliefs about money, familial habits and our stories all play a huge role in which stuff we choose to keep in our houses.  Our journey with material objects begins when we are born and does not end until we croak.  How can we create an environment that brings us joy and fills us up?   How can we teach our children habits about their stuff that serves them well? Konmari Folding Method - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjkmqbJTLBM Minimalist Game - https://www.theminimalists.com/game/ Follow Raising Vibrant Kids at Instagram - @raisingvibrantkids Facebook - Raising Vibrant Kids Facebook Group  Email - Raisingvibrantkids@gmail.com Please subscribe to the show, rate and review, or share your favorite episode with a friend.  Thanks for tuning in!!

Jonna Watson shares how reconnecting to our inner child can not only unlock our creativity and passions but also be a healing journey for unresolved trauma.  She talks about her own journey through a daily inner child practice, exploring writing, ballet and singing lessons and how all of these activities have reawakened an important part of herself.  We also talk about how we can keep our children's creativity and passions alive. Jonna is a speaker, writer, and podcaster who enjoys great conversation, hiking in nature, cooking, and sketching. Jonna is a recovering people pleaser and loves talking about creativity, meditation, and learning. Jonna loves collecting stories about what happens when people consistently show up to follow their dreams. The 5 minute inner child is her podcast where she interviews people who provide structure to their inner child’s playful nature through embodimentand breathwork. She helps co- lead a community of creative accountability at CrazyDreamersAcademy on IG and you can join the virtual community membership on Facebook for creative accountability by searching Crazy Dreamers Pod on Facebook where they post progress on creative projects and offer creative prompts/activities to help stay creatives stay the course of their dreams. Instagram - @Crazy Dreamers Facebook Group -Crazy Dreamers Pod Follow Raising Vibrant Kids at Instagram - @raisingvibrantkids Facebook - Raising Vibrant Kids Facebook Group  Email - Raisingvibrantkids@gmail.com Please subscribe to the show, rate and review, or share your favorite episode with a friend.  Thanks for tuning in!!

Kristin Davis is here to discuss her book, Abracadabra!   We talk about the power or our words, building confidence through a wins journal, and so much more.  Kristin is an Educator, a children’s book author, and is trained in the Enlifted Method and Ancestral Healing.  She is also the co-host of  the Purposeful Parent Podcast and Pirate Living Podcast. While  she was teaching, she learned how much power the words she said and the words she thought had. Once she discovered the magic she could create by using her words differently, she knew she needed to share the magic with others. Kristin founded Language Ninjas to empower parents and children by empowering their language. She now guides parents in upgrading their communication with their kids. https://www.languageninjas.me/ https://www.kristinjoycoaching.com/ Language Ninjas Instagram Amazon -Abracadabra My Wins Journal What is the Weather -Mindfulness Meditation for Kids Body Scan - A Mindfulness Meditation for Kids Follow Raising Vibrant Kids at Instagram - @raisingvibrantkids Facebook - Raising Vibrant Kids Facebook Group  Email - Raisingvibrantkids@gmail.com Please subscribe to the show, rate and review, or share your favorite episode with a friend.  Thanks for tuning in!!

Slow Living is a lifestyle where you embrace a slower pace to make space for what matters to you most!  Hannah Forgey is here to show us that by changing our mindsets, perspectives, calendars and clutter, we can move into more purpose and joy in our lives.  There are four steps to slow living that Hannah outlines for us in this episode.  We talk about doing less, creating family value statements, de-cluttering and embracing a more purposeful, slower life.  Hannah gives us great things to try at home that ground us to the present moment.  She also reminds us of the sweetness of parenthood.  When we get honest with ourselves, we can see that we have ownership over what we want parenthood to look like. Hope you enjoy! Instagram: @hforgey Email: hello@hannahforgey.com Facebook Group: Simply Slow Living Community Podcast: Simply Slow Living Website: hannahforgey.com Follow Raising Vibrant Kids at Instagram - @raisingvibrantkids Facebook - Raising Vibrant Kids Facebook Group  Email - Raisingvibrantkids@gmail.com Please subscribe to the show, rate and review, or share your favorite episode with a friend.  Thanks for tuning in!!

Love is the highest vibration we can resonate at.  I am sure you all have felt the power of love at one time or another.  We all do as we fall in love with people in our lives but somewhere along the way, our focus can change.  Sometimes, our focus shifts to the things that we would change about the people in our lives, but relationships are really our playground for self-growth, expansion and great joy.  We can choose what to focus on and if we choose love, we can have much more fun and more connected relationships with our kids, family and friends.  In this Episode, Rachael explores this idea and gives some tips on how to create more love in your home on a daily basis.   Let Love Lead the way!!! Sponsorship Free 3 Day Mindset Challenge  https://www.instagram.com/myfriendmesha/ Mindset Check Podcast Book Mentioned -Discipline That Connects With Your Child's Heart By Jim and Lynne Jackson https://www.tonyrobbins.com/ask-tony/priming/ Follow Raising Vibrant Kids at Instagram - @raisingvibrantkids Facebook - Raising Vibrant Kids Facebook Group  Email - Raisingvibrantkids@gmail.com Please subscribe to the show, rate and review, or share your favorite episode with a friend.  Thanks for tuning in!!

Such a good Episode!! Sandy Cohen is the host of Inner Peace To Go Podcast.  She is a National Board Certified Health and wellness coach who has spent the past five years studying habit change and human behavior.  She also writes for Shondaland.com about health and wellness.   We dive into the importance of mental health and well-being and the different strategies and techniques that we can use to help us cultivate more ease and flow as parents on a daily basis.  Parenting can be stressful.  Having simple techniques to bring us back to our center is so essential.  We also talk about Neuroplasticity, our malleable brains and how with some intention, attention and practice, we can shape habits that lead to a life we love.  Sandy gives us such a great visual of how our thought patterns are formed and how we can change them!!   Instagram -@youknowsandy Podcast -Inner Peace to Go Shondaland Writing  http://innerpeacetogo.com/ Sponsor: Electric Ideas New Mastermind Called Electric Openings by Whitney Baker Starts September 14th https://myelectricideas.com/mastermind/ Follow Raising Vibrant Kids at Instagram - @raisingvibrantkids Facebook - Raising Vibrant Kids Facebook Group  Email - Raisingvibrantkids@gmail.com Please subscribe to the show, rate and review, or share your favorite episode with a friend.  Thanks for tuning in!!

We are constantly changing.  It is inevitable and with Fall quickly approaching and school starting, I know that many of us are feeling the change of the season.  How can we navigate it with grace and remained centered?  In this episode, I share some of my thoughts on change and some grounding practices that have helped me in this season of change.  Tapping Video Amazing Day Tapping Video Sand Mandala Sand Mandala - Tibetan Buddhist Ritual Sponsor: Electric Ideas New Mastermind Called Electric Openings by Whitney Baker Starts September 14th https://myelectricideas.com/mastermind/ Follow Raising Vibrant Kids at Instagram - @raisingvibrantkids Facebook - Raising Vibrant Kids Facebook Group  Email - Raisingvibrantkids@gmail.com Please subscribe to the show, rate and review, or share your favorite episode with a friend.  Thanks for tuning in!!

Dr. Heather Koons and I dive into a fascinating conversation about preserving childhood, curating curiosity, outdoor adventures, creating an environment of learning and traveling with your kids.  She has so many good ideas such as a Great Wall of questions, scattering fun learning resources for your kids to find and peppering life with some thrills.   Dr. Heather Koons and her husband have been home educating their children for 6 years now. They have a 10, 8 and 5 year old. She studied neuroscience and religion at the University of Virginia before attending medical school at Yale.  She did her neurology residency and fellowship at Vanderbilt where she remains as an Assistant Professor of Neurology. She sees patients with movement disorders, is the Associate Program Director of the Neurology residency program, serves as the VA site director for neurology rotations for 5 residency programs, and runs a deep brain stimulation elective for the medical students.   As brilliant and accomplished as she is, one of her true passions is creating an amazing and fun learning environment for her kids.  Heather describes their life of learning as "eclectic child-lead adventures" focused on preserving the wonder of childhood.  She is excited to see where their kids' passions take them this year and I am excited to share this amazing conversation with you!  Thanks for tuning in! Heather recommends Julie Bogart as a resource for homeschooling Julie Bogart's podcast is Brave Writer https://www.vumc.org/neurology/person/heather-koons-md Sponsor: Electric Ideas New Mastermind Called Electric Openings by Whitney Baker Starts September 14th https://myelectricideas.com/mastermind/ Follow Raising Vibrant Kids at Instagram - @raisingvibrantkids Facebook - Raising Vibrant Kids Facebook Group  Email - Raisingvibrantkids@gmail.com Please subscribe to the show, rate and review, or share your favorite episode with a friend.  Thanks for tuning in!!

What financial beliefs do you want to pass down to your kids?  Most of our beliefs as adults come from our childhood, our parents and other's we observed around us.  You have a choice to shift which beliefs will be passed down to the next generation.  In this Episode, we dive into limiting beliefs around money, expansive beliefs that we can practice instead and how to teach our children about money.  I think it is important to create a financial playground in your household that allows your children to practice earning, spending, saving and for me, one day investing.  A financial education is so important and an incredible gift that we can give to our kids.  Journey with me in this episode through some of my thoughts on money and how we can explore this topic more thoroughly with our kids.  Thanks for tuning in!!! Follow Raising Vibrant Kids at Instagram - @raisingvibrantkids Facebook - Raising Vibrant Kids Facebook Group  Email - Raisingvibrantkids@gmail.com Please subscribe to the show, rate and review, or share your favorite episode with a friend.  Thanks for tuning in!!

Kevin and Rachael talk about observation as a parenting tool, how to harness our children's intrinsic motivation, the power of boredom versus scheduling children, modeling reading for our kids and so much more.  Be sure to catch this week of Raising Vibrant Kids.  Kevin Finch grew up in Sterling, Virginia and graduated from James Madison  University in 1996 with a degree in Mass Communications. He completed  his Master of Education at Georgia State University in Atlanta in 2001.  In 2003, he married Cristina, and they served together as Peace Corps  Volunteers in Honduras from 2004-2006. Kevin worked in the public school system for 7 years before starting his own business, Finch Tutoring, in 2010. He works primarily with children with dyslexia and other language-based learning differences. Kevin and Cristina have three daughters, ages 15, 13, and 2. Kevin is primarily a stay-at-home dad, and his two oldest daughters have been homeschooled for the past 9 years. Kevin also teaches 5th grade two days a week at a homeschool hybrid school where one of his daughters attends. www.finchtutoring.com/ Book Recommended by Kevin- "The Chronicles of Prydain" by Lloyd Alexander "Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it." Follow Raising Vibrant Kids at Instagram - @raisingvibrantkids Facebook - Raising Vibrant Kids Facebook Group  Email - Raisingvibrantkids@gmail.com Please subscribe to the show, rate and review, or share your favorite episode with a friend.  Thanks for tuning in!!

Jocey Wiitanen, the host of Make Life Fun Podcast is also an embodiment coach and the creator of Backroads Coaching. She is on a mission to help women love themselves and find beauty within themselves. In this episode, Jocey helps us shift our perspective about motherhood needing to be hard.  It can be fun too and we get to set the tone of our lives and our journey!!  Jocey is going to help us get back into our bodies, learn more about our emotions, love ourselves and make life more fun!!! Jocey says, it's time to dream bigger dreams, know your power and say NO so that you, can say HECK YES to your highest self. Jocey Wiitanen - https://linktr.ee/joceywiitanen Follow Raising Vibrant Kids at Instagram - @raisingvibrantkids Facebook - Raising Vibrant Kids Facebook Group  Email - Raisingvibrantkids@gmail.com Please subscribe to the show, rate and review, or share your favorite episode with a friend.  Thanks for tuning in!!

Alana Banana is here to talk about her kids music show, The Alana Banana Show, which has over 50 videos on Youtube. She's been teaching music to kids for over a decade and has 3 children's albums.  Alana Gentry is a singer-songwriter, foster mama, and kids content creator, but she also recently started a new podcast called "Inspired Grownups", helping parents to live with presence and find their joy again by doing the things they love. Aside from working with kids and podcasting, Alana has been practicing yoga, meditation and  personal development for over 20 years. Alana Banana https://www.thealanabananashow.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thealanabananashow/ Private Inspired Grown-Ups Facebook Group Inspired Grown-Ups Podcast on Apple For The Alana Banana Show kids content subscribe to the Youtube Channel or listen to music online wherever you stream your music.  The Alana Banana Show The Alana Banana Show on Apple Music The Alana Banana Show on Spotify Follow Raising Vibrant Kids at Instagram - @raisingvibrantkids Facebook - Raising Vibrant Kids Facebook Group  Email - Raisingvibrantkids@gmail.com Please subscribe to the show, rate and review, or share your favorite episode with a friend.  Thanks for tuning in!!