Episode 12: Creating Connection & Harmony at Home and at School
Are you a parent, teacher and/or educator seeking to create more connection and harmony in your home or school?
In this week’s episode I had the pleasure of chatting with Lael Stone.
Lael is an author, speaker (she has an amazing TEDx talk that recently hit over 1 million views), educator, she is also the co-founder/co-creator of Woodline Primary in Victoria, Australia, and she is the co-host of The Aware Parenting Podcast.
In this beautiful, empowering and inspiring conversation we discuss how as parents and educators there are times we can rupture the relationship between us and our children and students. Lael beautifully shares her knowledge and experience on how we can repair these ruptures with connection, honesty, authenticity and responsibility. Which also models to our children and the children in our care, how to repair any ruptures in their own relationships in a healthy, supportive and truthful way.
As with all of the precious episodes, we also have a meaningful conversation about the need for us as parents and educators to turn inward, do the inner work, take responsibility for our own feelings, as well as getting curious about our own behaviours with self-compassion.
I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation, and I hope you get what you need to out of all the wisdom and knowledge shared.
Where to Find Lael:
Website: Lael Stone and About Birth
Facebook: Lael Stone
Instagram: Lael Stone
Woodline Primary: https://www.woodlineprimary.com.au/
Podcast: The Aware Parenting Podcast
TEDx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fL09e8Tm9c
Resources Mentioned in the Episode:
Vagina by Naomi Wolf
Aletha Solter’s books on Aware Parenting
ABOUT LAEL:
As a champion of connection and creating harmony in families, Lael Stone is an educator, TEDx speaker, author, mother, and parenting counselor who has been working with families for over 18 years. As a Parenting Educator, she facilitates workshops and support groups that empower parents to create connections and stronger relationships with their children.
Lael spent 15 years working in childbirth education and postnatal care, working with couples through pregnancy, birth, and the first few years of parenting as a Doula, Calmbirth Practitioner, and Postnatal trauma Counsellor.She is the Creator and Director of the About Birth Online Education Program, a pioneering way to learn about birth and early parenting.
Lael also created The Connection Program that she implemented in secondary schools all over Victoria, which focused on pleasure-based sex education along with relationship and self-awareness initiatives.
She is also the co-creator of Woodline Primary School, an innovative new school based on emotional wellbeing and connection. Lael is the co-host of The Aware Parenting Podcast and a sought-after public speaker who talks candidly about her experiences and her great passion; creating wellness in families through connection and communication. As well as sitting on a few advisory boards and consulting with organisations around emotional awareness and trauma-informed practices, she has teamed up with The Resilience Project to deliver presentations around raising resilient children all over Australia in 2021/2022. Lael’s first book is due for release in September 2022
She is the mother of three big kids - who are teenagers and young adults and she is currently putting all her research into practice with them!
Episode 11: Psychospiritual Parenting, Re-Parenting & Re-Culturing with Marion Rose
In this new episode, I had an empowering, inspiring and insightful conversation with Marion Rose PhD. Marion is a Level 2 Aware Parenting Instructor and the Regional Coordinator for Aust/NZ, the Founder of The Marion Method, the creator of many amazing courses, has a PhD in the mother-infant relationship and the co-host of The Aware Parenting Podcast.
Our conversation took us on a journey with the many aspects of parenting, why shame and guilt come from the Disconnect Domination Culture. We explored The Marion Method and the 3 aspects of Love, Will and Conversations with Life.
Marion shared her knowledge and wisdom on re-parenting ourselves, and re-culturing, so that we can living in our true power of Will and Love.
Where to find Marion:
Website: www.marionrose.net
Facebook: Marion Rose Ph.D
Instagram: Marion Rose; Aware Parenting; The Aware Parenting Podcast
Resources:
The Patterning Instinct by Jeremy Lent
ABOUT MARION:
Marion has been passionate about understanding babies since she first realised that her own premature birth had influenced her so much. That led her to a degree in psychology and a Ph.D. on the mother-infant relationship in the context of PND at Cambridge University. Marion spent her twenties immersed in this world, both working in academia as a post doctoral research Fellow in infant cognition, and then as a university lecturer on The Therapeutic Relationship for MA students. Alongside this, she trained as a psychospiritual psychotherapist and had her own private practice. In her thirties she put all this into practice, becoming a mother. Marion trained in Private Subconscious Mind Healing and Hypnobirthing and Calm Birth and used these whilst freebirthing. She found out about Aware Parenting whilst she was pregnant with her daughter in 2000, and was passionate about it from then on. She became an Aware Parenting Instructor 3 years later. Marion also immersed myself in Nonviolent Communication. She started creating online courses in 2014 both in Aware Parenting and in her own emerging work - The Marion Method, which is a form of psychospiritual reparenting and reculturing. In 2019, she started The Aware Parenting Podcast with her colleague and friend, Lael Stone. Marion is the Aware Parenting Regional Coordinator for Australia and New Zealand. She is passionate about supporting parents of babies who want to practice Aware Parenting and also people who want to become Aware Parenting Instructors.
Episode 9: Bringing Needed Change to the Early Years So Children Can Truly Thrive with Tash Treveton
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In this episode I am delighted to introduce the incredible Tash Treveton. We have a deeply powerful and moving conversation about early childhood education and care, and what we need to do as Parents and Educators to create positive change for children.
We discuss the current early childhood education system, the flaws that are detrimental to the overall wellbeing of children, as well as ways we can move forward so that children can truly thrive.
Whether you are an Early Childhood Educator, Teacher or Parent, there is so much wisdom and knowledge in this episode.
Where to Find Tash:
Website: www.inspiredec.com
Instagram: Inspired EC and Inspired Natural Play Store
Facebook: Inspired EC
Resources Mentioned in the Episode:
The Women Who Change The World
Balanced and Barefoot by Angela Hanscom
Dance with me in the Heart by Pennie Brownlee
Personality Plus by Florence Littauer
Holding Space for Big Feelings in Early Childhood Education Online Course by Steph Fleeton
ABOUT TASH:
Tash Treveton is the Co-founder of Inspired EC a Newcastle based Early Childhood Consultancy and Training company that supports EC services nationally and internationally. Tash is a trainer and consultant for Inspired EC and has co-authored several books. Tash also co-founded Inspired Family Day Care and TimberNook Newcastle, the first TimberNook operation in Australia, a program developed by Paediatric Occupational Therapist Angela Hanscom - author of the best selling Balanced and Barefoot. Tash started her career as an untrained casual at Woodrising Community Childcare Centre. Now Woodrising Natural Learning Centre, Tash spent 9 years there studying and gaining experience as an Educator, Educational Leader and Nominated Supervisor of Long Day Care service and OOSH. Tash is passionate about children having access to natural, risky and engaging outdoor play spaces for children. This has led her to become a licensed trainer for Claire Warden. Tash is a strong advocate for children's right to play. Helping people that engage with children to understand the importance of their role and ability to be a positive impact is what she lives for. Along with her professional soulmate Nicole Halton, Tash uses Inspired EC as a vehicle to incite excitement and passion about the Early Childhood profession that we are blessed to be a part of.
INSPIRED EC PROMO CODE FOR SPIRITED HEARTS LISTENERS:
Episode 8: Trusting Our Children in the Learning Process and in Life with Nicki Farrell
In this episode I sit down with Nicki Farrell from Wildlings Forest School. We have such a powerful and meaningful conversation about trusting our children; both in the learning process and in life. We discuss the need for our children to re-connect with nature, and how nature is the most powerful learning tool.
We talk about why we don't resonate with the terms "Teacher" or "Educator" and we touch on our reasons for homeschooling our own children.
Where to Find Nicki and Resources Mentioned in the Episode:
WILD BUSINESS https://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/your-wild-business
Website: www.wildlingsforestschool.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildlings_forestschool/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQyHG5dHeCmvQdpzb_iNOWQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcH-D5Hm9K8
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com.au/wildlingsforestschool/
Books:
Free to Learn by Peter Gray
Tomorrow When the War Began (Series) by John Marsden
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
ABOUT NICKI:
Nicki is a highly experienced teacher and Forest School mentor who is passionate about all things nature play, risky play, adventurous play and especially a child's right to play. With nearly 20 years of teaching, guiding and mentoring behind her, ranging from the state school system to outdoor recreation and of course, her own successful business, Wildlings Forest School, alongside her business partner Vicci Oliver, Nicki has the depth and breadth of knowledge to be able to help you create, grow and scale your own wildly successful nature play business.
You can find out more about the Wildlings Forest School philosophy here and about Nicki here.
Episode 7: Heart Listening and Connecting to Country with Tiffany Gesler
In this episode I have a beautiful and powerful conversation with Tiffany Gesler from Sow and Nurtured. We discuss NAIDOC week, which this year is 3-10 July. It is a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, and this year's theme of Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!
We have a conversation about Heart Listening, which is listening with all of our senses and connecting to Country.
Where to Find Tiffany and Resources Mentioned in the Episode:
Caring for Country https://aiatsis.gov.au/sites/default/files/research_pub/benefits-cfc_0_2.pdf
Miriam Rose Foundation Dadirri https://youtu.be/tow2tR_ezL8
NAIDOC https://www.naidoc.org.au
Instagram @sowandnurtured_
Facebook Sow & Nurtured
Favourite books
Songman: The Story of an Aboriginal Elder of Uluru by Bob Randall
Last Child In The Woods by Richard Louv
ABOUT TIFFANY:
Tiffany is a proud Aboriginal Gungarri woman who is a space holder for children and mothers. With many roles and experience in early childhood education, outdoor learning, Aboriginal liaison work, midwifery, doula work and women’s business Tiffany strives to connect women and children to their own nature through honouring the seasons and cycles of the land and connection to Country. Tiffany believes that children as a whole are losing their relationship with the land with little to no memories in nature as our fast paced society has disconnected us. Be it exploring the bush with a group of children or supporting a woman in birth. Tiffany's work all comes down to a love of holding space for families to rewild themselves and to remember that our own magnificence is not disconnected or any different to Mother Nature’s magnificence. We are not separate to her. Creating Sow & Nurtured, Tiffany’s mission is to support healing with the spirit of the land and her ancestors guiding her through connecting back to Country, reconciliation and age appropriate truth telling with children and families. This work and service supports us all mind body spirit in ways words can not comprehend but by just feeling and heart listening. Keep an eye out on Tiffany growing Sow & Nurtured as she opens Bush School in Toowoomba later in Spring 2022.