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Authentic Parenting
by Anna Seewald
Practical tools and powerful insights for trauma-informed parenting. Learn how to heal your childhood, do your own inner work, and break generational cycles—so you can raise capable, resilient, and emotionally healthy children. Each episode offers strategies and stories to bring more calm, connection, and joy to your parenting journey.
Episodes
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Why We Misunderstand One Another and How to Repair it
Take this short, anonymous survey Parental Overwhelm: What Is Making Parenting So Hard? LINKS AND RESOURCES Support the podcast by making a donation Contact Authentic Parenting Join the Authentic Parenting Community on Facebook Work with Anna Podcast Production by Aminur
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No Contact: What Happens When Families Stop Speaking?
Take this short, anonymous survey Parental Overwhelm: What Is Making Parenting So Hard? What happens when a parent and an adult child become estranged? What happens when one of them decides to go no contact? Family estrangement is not a new phenomenon, but it seems to be increasingly visible in...
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What Death Can Teach Us About Living
Take this short, anonymous survey Parental Overwhelm: What Is Making Parenting So Hard? Andy Chaleff on grief, vulnerability, parental loss, and the "little deaths" we experience throughout life. In this intimate conversation, we explore what happens when we allow ourselves to face loss rather…
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When Every Feeling Becomes a Diagnosis: the Problem with Self-Diagnosis and Therapy Speak
Self-diagnosis, therapy speak, social media, and mental health labels are changing how young people understand themselves and their emotions. In this episode, we explore when these labels can help, when they can limit us, and how to move beyond diagnosis toward greater self-awareness, emotional...
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The Screen Time Advice That's Hurting Your Kids
What if some of the screen-time advice you've been following is outdated? This candid conversation gets real about kids, smartphones, social media, screen-free meals, bedtime and what screens are really doing to family life. Plus, a fascinating experiment with children may make you rethink screen...
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Failure to Launch: When Your Young Adult Won't Move Forward
Your young adult is home, not working, and has no idea what comes next. Is it failure to launch or something deeper? In this episode, Evan Sanchez explains why your young adult may not be lazy or unmotivated, why pushing harder can backfire, and what parents can do to help without creating more...
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Overcoming School Avoidance: What to Do When Your Kid Won't Go to School
When getting your child to school becomes a daily battle, what's really going on? School refusal is often misunderstood or overlooked. In this episode, Jayne Demsky explains what it is, why it happens, how to recognize it and what parents and schools can do to help. LINKS AND RESOURCES Support…
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From Reactivity to Responding: A 90-Second Reset
Can you become calm in just 90-seconds? What does calm mean? How does it feel? Why choose the power of the pause? We can't think out os stress. Disvoer the LAR-LAR method to calm, connection and kindness. Get her book: The Power of the Pause: 90 Seconds to Calm, Reset, and Reconnect LINKS AND...
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Discovering the Transformative Power of Walking
Courtney Conley on how something as simple as a daily walk can transform not just your physical health but your mental health, your relationships, and your overall well-being. We explore: the 10,000-step rule is wrong you signature walk your walking mindset movements snacks proper footwear (you...
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How to Heal a Dysregulated Nervous System
If ever felt overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected and wondered what's actually going on in your body—this episode is for you. Physiotherapist Jessica Maguire on what the nervous system actually is, what the vagus nerve does, and why things like heart rate variability matter more than we might...
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Rediscovering Play as An Adult
Rachael Renae, an author, artist, play and creativity enthusiast on the power of on how to prioritize play to overcome blocks, better connect with yourseves and your people, and confidently live big, fulfilling lives. Mindset shifts to start seeing play in the everyday Guidance to help you find...
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When Self-Help Becomes Harmful: Why You Should Stop Trying to Heal All Your Trauma
I've spent over a decade in the self-development space, and somewhere along the way, I began to see a pattern: the more people focus on healing, the more their lives start to revolve around what's wrong. More analyzing, more processing, more regulating and less living, less connecting, less…
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Rethinking Modern Fatherhood, Mental Health, and Masculinity
Kevin Maguire, author of The New Fatherhood, about what is shifting inside modern fatherhood and why so many men are trying to parent differently than they were parented themselves. Did you know that dads can experience postpartum depression too? We talk about the move from "protect, provide,...
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The Mental Load of Fatherhood and Why Anger Isn't a Superpower
Jon Gustin from Tired Dad on what it really means to show up as a father not perfectly, but intentionally, how to keep the bigger picture front and center when you're exhausted, triggered, and pulled in a hundred directions… and why the real work of parenting starts within. Also, why anger it's…
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Your Mental Health and What's Going Right with Dr. Paul Conti
Returning guest, renowned psychiatrist and author Dr. Paul Conti on tapping into our often ignored and long over-looked generative drive, the primary factor that's already going right in each of us. The generative drive helps you get things done, solve problems creatively, help others and feel...
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The Dopamine Crisis in Kids: Why Screen Time Advice Isn't Working for Your Child
Screens—and managing them—have become one of the biggest daily struggles for parents today. In today's episode, I'm joined by Michaeleen Doucleff, author of Dopamine Kids, and this conversation felt both grounding and eye-opening. Like so many of us, she found herself struggling with screens and...
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The Loneliness of Parenting: Why You Can't Do It Alone
Dr. Debbie Raphael on the significance of social connection—friendships, community, and creating your village. Connection isn't a luxury—it's a lifeline. It's one of the most powerful antidotes we have to stress, burnout, and loneliness. And yet, it's often the very thing that gets pushed to the...
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The Japanese Way of Raising Calm, Caring, Capable Kids
Lisa Katayama, author and mom on what we can learn from the Japanese approach to parenting. Get her book: The Japanese Way of Parenting: And What It Taught Me About Raising (Mostly) Calm, Caring, Capable Kids OTHER EPISODES YOU MAY LIKE What Cultures Around the World Can Teach You About Parenting...
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How to Understand and Transform Your Emotions with Hilary Jacobs Hendel
Hilary Jacobs Hendel, a NYC-based AEDP psychotherapist and emotions educator on using the Change Triangle to understand, manage and regulate your core emotions for optimal well-being. GET HER BOOKS Parents Have Feelings, Too: A Guide to Navigating Your Emotions So You And Your Family Can Thrive...
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Generosity, Happiness & the Reality of Uneven Friendships
We hear a lot these days about boundaries, self-care, and protecting our energy. But what about generosity? In this episode, Kristy Lauricella and I explore generosity—what it means, how it shows up in everyday life, and why noticing it can quietly transform how we experience the world. We…
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Trailer: Welcome to Authentic Parenting
Authentic Parenting is a podcast about breaking generational trauma cycles and raising emotionally healthy children by growing ourselves first. If you want to parent differently than you were parented, this podcast is for you. We explore how emotions actually work and how childhood trauma lives…
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Perimenopause Explained: Symptoms, Hormones, and What Every Woman Should Know
Board-certified physician Dr. Heather Hirsch on the symptoms of perimenopause, hormonal therapies, and what women need to know about this often misunderstood stage of life. In this conversation, we explore common perimenopause symptoms—including anxiety, insomnia, mood changes, brain fog, and...
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Stop Trying to Be the Strong Mom: Grief, Joy and The Power of Vulnerability
Rebecca Thompson, family physician, on redefining strength in motherhood and why vulnerability matters more than being the "strong mom." An honest conversation about the difference between pity and compassion, the tension between privacy and oversharing, and the emotional truth that grief and joy...
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Are Our Kids Really Okay These Days?
Dr. Ross Greene breaks down why more kids are struggling today and why it's not just social media's fault. He explains developmental variability, why meeting kids where they are isn't lowering expectations, and what really drives anxiety, depression, and distress in children. A must-listen for...
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Are We Over-Diagnosing Our Kids? Rethinking ADHD, Autism, and the Search for Normal
What is mental health? What is a diagnosis? Are ADHD and autism genetic? And what happens to families when every struggle gets a label? In this provocative conversation, veteran child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Sami Timimi challenges many widely held assumptions about children's distress,...
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Toddlers, Tantrums, And Discipline That Works
Devon Kuntzman from Tranforming Toddlerhood on how can you respond to your toddler with both firmness and compassion, the three ingredients of effective parenting, and how to use discipline that actually works. What toddler tantrums really mean The truth about the "terrible twos" Why toddlers...
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10 Powerful Lessons on Becoming the Parent You Want to Be From 10 Years of Podcasting
In this special 10-year celebration, I'm joined by a small group of longtime listeners to reflect on what we've learned about becoming better parents. Together, we explore powerful lessons from a decade of podcasting, including the role of self-compassion, the importance of repair, emotion...
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Where It All Began: Endings, Beginnings, and the First Authentic Parenting Episode
To close the 10-year anniversary series, I'm sharing the very first episode of the Authentic Parenting podcast, recorded in 2015 and lost for many years. Listening back, I was surprised that it began with such a humble and honest conversation about overwhelm in the lives of busy mothers. Thank…
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How I Almost Quit the Podcast, Resented the Show, and What Made Me Come Back
A 10-Year Anniversary Interview with Anna Seewald, Hosted by Laura Froyen In this special 10-year anniversary interview, I sit down with my dear friend and colleague, Dr. Laura Froyen, to share the story behind the Authentic Parenting podcast. I open up about the times I almost quit the show, the...
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Episode 400: The Listeners Put Me on the Spot - 10-Year Anniversary Celebration Continues
In this special 400th episode, Anna is joined by three longtime listeners and friends from the Authentic Parenting community. Together they laugh, reflect, and turn the tables in an honest conversation about connection, growth, and what makes this podcast so meaningful. Check out the earlier...
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10 Years of Authentic Parenting: A Monthly Special Episode with Real Parenting Stories
As part of the Authentic Parenting 10-year anniversary, I'm revisiting a classic monthly special episode. We answer listener questions, share favorite resources, and reflect on real parenting moments from our own homes—honest, relatable, and timeless. Check out the earlier 10-year anniversary...
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Milestone Episode 300: Listener Voicemails, Podcast Evolution, and Behind-the-Scenes Secrets
Celebrate 10 years of the Authentic Parenting Podcast with this special re-release of episode 300. I reflect on the podcast's evolution, share listener voicemails that are honest and heartwarming, and give you a peek behind the scenes—how episodes come together, special moments from live events,...
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Traditions, Transitions, and Why 2017 Was an Important Year for the Authentic Parenting Podcast
Reflections, Top Episodes, and Behind-the-Scenes Growth As part of the January 10-year anniversary of the Authentic Parenting podcast, I'm revisiting meaningful milestone episodes from the archives. This throwback to my 2017 year-end reflection highlights key traditions and transitions,...
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Ten Minutes, Ten Years Ago: A Conversation With My 10-Year-Old
This episode is such a sweet throwback. We recorded this short, 10-minute conversation with my daughter seven years ago when she was turning 10—and honestly, I had completely forgotten about it. The title says "Two Productivity Secrets from a 10-Year-Old," but what surprised me most wasn't just…
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10-Year Celebration: Parenting, Podcasting & the Green Stroller Moment
Revisiting the 200th Episode of Authentic Parenting. Longtime listener Lauren Thomas interviews Anna about parenting, podcasting, and the unforgettable "green stroller" moment—an honest, behind-the-scenes look at the show. Lauren asks about some of my most favorite guests, the top three most...
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10 Years of Podcasting: Revisiting Our 100th Milestone Episode
What did it really mean to reach 100 episodes in the early days of podcasting? As part of our 10-year podcast anniversary, we're revisiting the 100th episode—a major podcast milestone at a time when most shows didn't last beyond a few episodes. This special throwback episode includes listener...
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Ten Years, Many Lessons: A Personal Message to Begin 2026
As the podcast marks its 10-year anniversary, I'm sharing a personal message about the lessons, growth, and moments that shaped this journey. I'll also let you know what's coming up in January as we begin a new year together. LINKS AND RESOURCES Support the podcast by making a donation (suggested...
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Final Episode of the Year: Top 10 Episodes of 2025 and My Personal Favorites
This is our final episode of the year, and today I'm doing something I always love—looking back and reflecting. I'll be revealing the Top 10 most downloaded episodes of 2025, sharing why these conversations resonated so deeply, and highlighting a couple of episodes and guests that were personal...
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A Year in Review: Pausing, Reflecting and Looking Ahead
In this final episode of the year, we slow down and reflect on what this year held—the meaningful moments, the hard ones, and the lessons we want to remember. I'm joined by my dear friend Kristy Lauricella as we answer reflective questions (available to download), share our unexpected words of…
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Reactivity, Fatherhood, and the Balancing Act of Ambition and Presence
Jeff Hittner on the invisible pressures dads carry every day—balancing ambition with presence, holding emotions they were never taught to express, feeling the weight of being a provider while wanting to be deeply connected, and silently wondering whether they're doing enough. 03:18 — Why dads...
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7 Ways to Parent with Intention in 2026 (And Avoid Common Mistakes)
Are you ready to start the new year with calmer, more connected parenting? In this episode, I share 7 practical ways to parent with intention in 2026 while avoiding common pitfalls that can derail your goals. We cover screen time, home environments, children's play, shared meals, technology, and...
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3 Ways to Follow Your Intuition (Even When Life Gets Loud)
An OG podcaster, the founder and CEO of the Women's Meditation Network Katie Krimitsos on listening to your inner knowing, trusting your intuition and taking action even if you don't know all the answers. 04:00 – How fear and tears marked her first podcast recording. 06:30 – Why starting with no...
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You Are NOT Your Child's Friend — You Are the Parent! with Dr. Laura Froyen
How to help a parent who feels their teen is "out of control" becomes a doorway into understanding what lies beneath aggression and lying, the difference between dysregulation and being out of control, why we often have parenting upside down by giving young kids too much autonomy and tightening...
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How Your Unhealed Past Keeps Controlling Your Parenting with GG Renee Hill
Have you ever stopped to wonder how the stories you grew up with—the ones you absorbed in childhood—still shape the way you parent today? Author and creative coach GG Renee Hill on uncovering, rewriting, and reclaiming the stories that define us. Timestamps: 0:03 – How our childhood stories shape...
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Struggling with Mom Guilt? 3 Steps to Feel Better Fast
00:00 – Introduction to Andrea Leigh Rogers 02:15 – From dancer to wellness entrepreneur 04:40 – Creating Xtend: blending Pilates and dance 06:55 – The birth of Small Moves, Big Life 09:10 – Why small moves matter 11:25 – Escaping the cycle of overwhelm 13:45 – Motivation follows action 16:05 –...
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Why Chasing a Better You Is Making You Miserable with Seth Gillihan, PhD
Seth Gillihan, PhD says the path to peace isn't fixing yourself — it's expanding yourself. We explore how to stop chasing "better" and start living fully, now. We'll explore mindfulness practices, stoic wisdom, and practical tools for quieting anxiety, facing fear, and reclaiming presence in a...
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When Grief Turns Traumatic: What Happens After Sudden Loss with Jennifer R. Levin
Dr. Levin on the often misunderstood topic of traumatic grief — how it differs from ordinary grief, why it can feel so overwhelming, and what truly helps in the healing process. 00:00 – Introduction to thanatology and grief work 02:15 – What makes grief traumatic 05:20 – Traumatic vs.…
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Critical Memory Integration: Unlocking the Body's Wisdom for Healing Trauma with Estefana Johnson
Licensed Clinical Social Worker and trauma therapist Estefana Johnson shares what makes CMI unique, how it differs from other trauma modalities like EMDR, why our nervous system often overrides logic, and how tuning into 'signals' — rather than symptoms — can transform healing. (00:00)…
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The Biology of Trauma: How the Body Holds Fear, Pain, and Overwhelm, and How to Heal It
Dr. Amy Apigian on the fascinating and often overlooked—biology of trauma. [00:00] Introduction and shared connection around trauma, resilience, and Armenian heritage. [05:00] Story of becoming a foster parent during medical training and first encounter with childhood trauma. [15:00] Struggles of...
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The Middle Path of Parenting: On Attachment and Why Who You Are Matters More
Todd Sarner is a parenting coach and psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience helping families turn daily power struggles and emotional chaos into connection, calm, and cooperation at home. [00:00] Introduction — why quick fixes on social media backfire [02:35] What parents really need...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Practical tools and powerful insights for trauma-informed parenting. Learn how to heal your childhood, do your own inner work, and break generational cycles—so you can raise capable, resilient, and emotionally healthy children. Each episode offers strategies and stories to bring more calm, connection, and joy to your parenting journey.
HOSTED BY
Anna Seewald
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Practical tools and powerful insights for trauma-informed parenting. Learn how to heal your childhood, do your own inner work, and break generational cycles—so you can raise capable, resilient, and emotionally healthy children. Each episode offers strategies and stories to bring more calm,...
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