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[Ep. 352] How To Connect With Your Kids When They're Shutdown (Parallel Co-Regulation)

2026-09-1319:17

Neurodivergent kids or teenagers often come home overwhelmed just from spending the day masking, or surviving the hormonal shifts. Directly engaging them often results in frustration. They need to rebuild their capacity from the day before they are resourced enough to engage with us. Let them disconnect and resource before initiating Parallel Co-Regulation. The goal of Parallel Co-Regulation is at least 15 minutes, no phone, no mining them for information, just doing a shared task together.&n...

[Ep. 351] Transform Your Child's Behavior and Moods With This Snack

2026-09-0614:17

Stimulating foods loaded in sugar and carbs are everywhere, and especially advertised to our children. These foods cause spikes and dips in glucose which result in an adrenal response. This transforms nervous systems and brain chemistry, negatively impacting dopamine levels. Sometimes we call the result a tantrum, shutting down, or an inability to concentrate. We can change so much about a kid’s, or our own, lifestyle, but without a balanced diet the brain chemicals needed to focus and ...

[Ep. 350] Embodied Parenting: Teens, Single Parenting, and Sleep Deprivation

2026-09-0324:10

Luis gives us question-and-answer style examples of his upcoming six month Embodied Parenting Slow Group, starting October 6th. https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/parenting-group Parents ask how to single parent, or co-parent with a sick partner, how to parent while sleep deprived without doing the "cry it out" method, and how to parent rebellious teens and siblings. And a big one: how do you regulate once in crisis mode? Capacity is key! Luis discusses nuances of each topic...

[Ep. 349] You Need Capacity To Connect, Not Love

2026-09-0113:16

Today's podcast is an audio version of today's email.⁠ ⁠ Not a part of the HLN newsletter? You can join here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/join-my-newsletter You can register for the Embodied Parenting webinar here: https://hln.thinkific.com/courses/embodied-parenting-webinar You can also read more about, and register for, the 6 month program here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/parenting-group You can read more about, and register for, the workshop at Kripalu here: https...

[Ep. 348] It's Been 11 Years & This Is What Parenting Has Taught Me

2026-08-3011:09

Parenthood is brutal and brilliant, like drinking Ayahuasca for over a decade. Our upcoming six-month Embodied Parenting program starts October 6th, but it won't provide you with answers, nor a guide book. Instead, we'll dive deep into accessing and learning our bodies instincts and intuition to discover our own unique truth. Click here to sign up for our newsletter, and for Embodied Parenting practices and resources: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/join-my-newsletter Ready to di...

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