Episode 117 - There's Nothing Wrong - Embracing Imperfection with Gwen Dunlop
Update: 2025-05-05
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Welcome back to another episode in the series about embracing imperfection in Aware Parenting. In today's episode I am talking with Gwen Dunlop from Ontario Canada. Gwen is mother of an adult daughter, a violinist, a yoga teacher, an animal advocate, a qualified and experienced ESL teacher, a certified Facilitator of Self-Healing, a certified Aware Parenting Instructor for a long time. She lives off grid and is passionate about sustainability.
In this episode Gwen shares how she found Aware Parenting and how motherhood was a portal to start the painful process of releasing and healing her own childhood trauma. She shares how powerful Aware Parenting has been, both in her family and in her wider work and connections in her community to bring more emotional safety. She shares the challenges of coming to Aware Parenting later and how she has supported herself to deeply understand that any mistakes can be healed. We talk about the power of attunement, connection and contingency play. Gwen shares some of the ways that she supports herself and we discuss the power of Aletha Solter's amazing work to change the world.
If you would like to connect with Gwen, her website is www.gwendunlop.ca
If you would like support with this or any other aspect of Aware Parenting, please contact me at support@awareparenting.com.au
In this episode Gwen shares how she found Aware Parenting and how motherhood was a portal to start the painful process of releasing and healing her own childhood trauma. She shares how powerful Aware Parenting has been, both in her family and in her wider work and connections in her community to bring more emotional safety. She shares the challenges of coming to Aware Parenting later and how she has supported herself to deeply understand that any mistakes can be healed. We talk about the power of attunement, connection and contingency play. Gwen shares some of the ways that she supports herself and we discuss the power of Aletha Solter's amazing work to change the world.
If you would like to connect with Gwen, her website is www.gwendunlop.ca
If you would like support with this or any other aspect of Aware Parenting, please contact me at support@awareparenting.com.au
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