Peace Starts with You Podcast
by BROOKLYN
Peace starts with you! If you want your home to be a peaceful safe haven for your kids, it starts with you. I want you to delight in these ordinary, often mundane, days of motherhood.Rooted in confidence in how you are raising and speaking and nurturing your kids.Building a bond that is strong and unbreakable. Short episodes for the mom with her hands full and only a few minutes to spare here and there. I hope each episode reminds you that we are all in this together... learning, growing, & giving ourselves the grace we deserve. You are not alone.
Episodes
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26. Sibling Rivalry Mini Series Part One
This week we are diving into our Sibling Rivalry Mini Series. If you are still stuck in the “who’s right, vs. who’s wrong” or “who’s going to get in trouble, vs. who’s off the hook” mindset, this episode is for you. Your attitude, and words have so much power, peace starts with you. Don’t miss...
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25. Building A Strong Marriage In The Midst Of Parenting With Meygan And Casey Caston
Does your marriage feel disconnected and hard, after having kids? Do you feel distant from your partner and want to regain what has been lost? This week I was joined by “the couple least likely to succeed in marriage” Meygan and Casey Caston of Marriage 365, for a real and raw conversation around...
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24. When Conscious, Gentle Parenting Feels Hard, Give Yourself Grace
Are you focused on your child's behavior and wanting them to behave a certain way? Do you believe that it’s a reflection of you, and how good your kids are? Today’s episode is for you. Come dive deep with me into how you can focus in on you instead. How you can change how you react, how you...
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23. Teaching Kids to Self Regulate
Do you wish you could lead your kids from sibling rivalry to a state of peace? This episode is for you. Sometimes we think “it's just my kids' personalities” or “they're just never gonna be friends.” But, we as parents can intensify the competition or we can reduce it. We can drive hostile…
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22. Raising Strong Willed Children
I am so excited to have the chance to chat with Wendy Snyder in this weeks episode. I have learned so much from her about gentle parenting and have applied it to the way I raise my kids. She also has so many great resources for you all if you are also on your own gentle parenting journey. I'd…
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21. Meeting Each Kids Unique Needs
We are finally back for season 2 and I am so excited about the episodes that I have lined up for you! In this weeks episode I talk about different approaches I've taken with each one of my boys during our season break. All three of them are different in their own ways so when they are upset it's…
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Bonus Episode
We are in between seasons but couldn't resist dropping an episode. To find out more about the Season 2 please visit www.brooklynpowell.com and subscribe to the mailing list. I am so excited to be working on a new website for you as we step into Season 2. In this weeks bonus episode I share about...
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20. Decluttering and Getting Organized
As we close out Season 1, we want to celebrate our exciting accomplishment! Peace Starts With You has 20 episodes out now and we are just getting started. In this weeks episode Brooklyn talks about decluttering and getting organized. Below is an overview of the episode. 1:44 German Study “The...
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19. The Importance of Self-Regulation
The behavior that we model as parents is the behavior that we will see our children copy. In this weeks episode you'll get a few tips about self regulation. 0:45 Quote 2:42 Different seasons of life 3:13 Having a tough day 3:58 Do things you find joy in 4:34 Express how you feel 5:36 Our kids our...
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18. Gentle Parenting Tips
Parenting can be so challenging when you are in the middle of a situation and trying to figure out how to guide your kids. This weeks episode is a power round of some gentle parenting tips. 0:46 - 10 minute power round 0:55 - Using distraction to cope with uncomfortable feelings 1:57 - Forced...
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17. A Simple Hug
A surprising gesture can go a long way, even if it’s a hug. Check out the overview to find out more about this episode. 1:05 Topic of todays podcast 1:36 A healing hug 2:00 Letting our kids feel emotions and simply being there with a hug and an “I love you” 4:03 How powerful a hug can be 4:18…
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16. Nutrition Tips for Kids
In a world full of processed foods it is important for us as parents to offer our children foods with nutritional values. - Lacking of basic nutrition and rest can cause a shift in our children’s behavior. If you don't know where to start, take small steps to shift away from the foods that can be...
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15. The Power of Playing with Your Kids
Highlights from this weeks episode. 0:45 Lawrence Cohen quote 1:26 Play matters 3:47 Discipline though play 7:09 Most valuable tool is the example we set 8:00 Jesus the Gentle Parent quote 9:13 Jesus the Gentle Parent quote #2 9:36 Our role as parents and our need for Jesus
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14. Communicating with Kids
I apologize about the mix up last week, thank you for being patient as we've been sorting this out. Below is a summary to help you navigate through this episode. 0:47 Poem by Tess Guinery 3:37 Cultivating good communication skills with our kids 4:00 Real life scenarios 9:37 5 tips 9:52 Listen to...
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13. The Beauty of Parenting
Navigating through the messiness of parenting can be exhausting. Between taking care of the kids, the busyness of your home, and spending time with your husband, taking time to just soak it all up can feel impossible. It’s important to slow down to acknowledge the opportunities that arise to…
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12. Setting the Tone in Your Home
Being intentional about what you are working towards makes a huge difference, especially in the home. As mothers, we have the privilege to set the tone of our home for our husband and children. Choosing to be happy over any other emotion takes a lot of work but it will make a lasting impression....
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11. Positive Parenting: Be Intentional
1:15 this is not about perfection, its about awareness and trusting the process 2:00 tool #1 GEMS “genuine encounter moments” 7:27 tool #2 Pause Buttons with intention to teach 8:08 victor Frankl book “Mans Search for Meaning” 11:08 using fear, force, rewards, & punishments isn’t teaching our…
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10. Hope in the Midst of Postpartum Depression
Navigating through postpartum can be so hard. In this weeks episode, Sandy Critides opens up about the thoughts and challenges she experienced once she became a mother. Welcoming her first baby into the world, did not go the way she had envisioned and it had a significant effect on her…
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9. Discipline Instead of Punishment
When we regulate our emotions it is teaching our children how to regulate theirs. Your child deserves to be heard, even when they resist, cry, and complain. In those moments engage them by asking what they think needs to be done. Discipline is an approach that helps a child solve a problem while...
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8. Tips for Time Management
Being completely available to your kids can feel nearly impossibly when you think of the mountain of tasks that you need to get done around the house. Being a homemaker can get overwhelming from time to time but the reality is no one else is responsible for managing your home but you. The beauty…
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7. Building Confidence Within Your Kids
As a mom you play a huge role in setting the tone in your home for your kids. Do you feel like you are empowering and inspiring to your children? Being positive and communicating gentle all the time isn't going to be a breeze. It starts with being aware of the way you speak to your kids and how…
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6. Overcoming Negative Self Talk
I know you've heard it before but I need to remind you, comparison is the thief of all joy. It is so easy to find ourselves entangled in negative self talk. You know, that little voice in our head that tells us to be content with live an average life. Self sabotage all starts with a simple…
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5. Problem Solving with Kids
Siblings fighting with each other is bound to happen. Setting limits and enforcing them is absolutely necessary. We can teach them so much by being intentional about how we guide them as they problem solve. Understanding their need to process on their own and express themselves helps us avoid...
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4. Start with Connection
Kids are hardwired to connect & when we can look at their behavior with a different perspective and see it for what it really is- a form of communication that clues us in on what is going inside our kids, then we can practice responding to absolutely anything in a respectful, gentle, & calm way....
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3. Things More Important than Discipline
10 things that are so important in shaping and molding the behavior of your kids than discipline. The way you see your kids, your relationship with your spouse, your relationship with your kids, filling up your own cup, where they go to school and the community that surrounds them, their basic...
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2. Teaching Kids how to Share
Teaching kids how to share, validating and showing compassion as they learn, preparing our kids to be adults who are able to accept and manage emotions in a healthy way. Motherhood is not for the faint of heart. Lets be honest, a lot of things that are a big deal to our kids are not a big deal to...
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1. Finding Joy in Motherhood
Finding joy and filling up your own cup in the midst of motherhood might feel nearly impossible. But often by taking small simple steps you’ll notice they make a big difference in the way you feel, the way you show up and the peace that fills you and flows out of you. Hold onto the truth that…
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Peace Starts with You Trailer
If your idea of motherhood is influenced by the lie that this season is anything but wonderful, we are here with a podcast to help you make a shift. The Peace Starts with You Podcast is hosted by a mom of 3 boys who is in the trenches with you yet is finding joy, peace and delight through it all....
About this show
Peace starts with you! If you want your home to be a peaceful safe haven for your kids, it starts with you. I want you to delight in these ordinary, often mundane, days of motherhood.Rooted in confidence in how you are raising and speaking and nurturing your kids.Building a bond that is strong and unbreakable. Short episodes for the mom with her hands full and only a few minutes to spare here and there. I hope each episode reminds you that we are all in this together... learning, growing, & giving ourselves the grace we deserve. You are not alone.
Hosted by
BROOKLYN