Mostly Peaceful Parenting: A Chat with Certified Parent Coach Jake Leiske Willis

Today's episode is a fire conversation with "The Mostly Peaceful Parent" Jake Leiske Willis! She is a certified parent coach who offers up SO much value to the flock today! Whether you're looking for camaraderie in your parenting, trying to understand what's going on in your toddler's brain, wanting to learn how to repair with your children, or looking for ways to co-regulate your nervous system with your children... this episode is for you. Jake uncovers the truth about becoming a mostly peaceful parent... that it all begins with the inner healing of ourselves. Trust me, you don't want to miss this one! How to get MORE Jake!The Mostly Peaceful Parent WebsiteJake's 12 Week Coaching CoursePre-Sale of NEW Course:Chill Parenting: Tame Your Nervous System, Transform your Tribe Connect on IG: @jakeleiskewillisTime Stamps0:30 - Intro 2:38 - Jake Leiske Willis - who is she? 5:25 - Becoming a Mom for the first time at 51 9:33 - How your village and mindset matter 11:15 - How Jake's parenthood differed in reality to what she imagined it would be16:12 - Why do parents feel shame around wanting more help and support? 18:09 - Why The MOSTLY Peaceful Parent? And how does peaceful differ from permissive parenting? 19:50 - Family Core Values 23:14 - When we respond to our children, it either ends in connection or disconnection25:15 - How this journey to mostly peaceful parenting has affected other relationships27:41 - LOW and SLOW! 30:17 - Don't just do something! Stand there!31:20 - Your job as a parent is to be the advocate for your child 32:01 - Prefrontal cortex development - what she we ACTUALLY ask of our children?33:40 - Regulating your own nervous system and co-regulating with your child's35:18 - How to repair with your child and the importance of doing it well 40:23 - How to get more Jake in your life!41:43 - Recap of Emily's fave parts of the conversation todayConnect with Emily:On The Gram - @thejoyfulflamingo https://www.instagram.com/thejoyfulflamingo/For Collaborations - [email protected] The Joyful Flamingo Podcast is produced by jpvoiceovers. You can find them here : jpvoiceovers *DISCLAIMER*Just a reminder, that I am not a medical or psychological professional. Each one of my episodes has been inspired by my own experience and journey through life and is brought to you through my own opinions and my own lens. Any suggestions or advice offered here do not substitute proper conversations with your own healthcare professionals for either your physical or mental wellbeing.