Connectionhood

Do you feel your children constantly push you to the very brink of your own existence?! You are not alone! Join Rena Chandler, mother of three and HypnoBirthing Educator as she interviews very different parents with different backgrounds and parenting styles. Rena asks all the right questions-for hope, for clarity, for humor and most importanly for growth. You hear the struggles, the joys and the interconnection that exist between us all. Life is hard, it’s even harder unconscious and clueless, especially while parenting. Discover the hidden answers with these intimate, curious, and delightful conversations with woke parents and an awakening mother.

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Episode 6: Raising Beautiful Beings with Courtney Menezes

Courtney Menezes is very much a woke parent who wears many amazing hats while following her visionary heart. We talk about the wildly popular and unique Waldorf education path, how that aligns with Courtney’s values and parenting style. We cover natural childbirth and HypnoBirthing. We chat about chickens and how her kids help feed, take care of and learn life lessons on their little family homestead. Raising beautiful beings with Courtney is an insightful conversation about what family life and...

Nov 09, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 6

Walking the Red Road As Best We Can with Esmeralda Hummingbird

Today's episode is a great one. Esmeralda shares her story with love and humor as she explains the red road, the good road, the respectful road, and how to walk the red road as best we can. Learning how to love yourself. Looking into indigenous spirituality and awareness. Being sober, the Medicine Wheel and 12 Step Program. Having her first daughter at seventeen, Esmeralda felt like a child having a child. Growing up in Bonsall California around farming and tending the land, she carries that pas...

May 10, 2019•1 hr 16 min

Episode 04 on Domestic Abuse

SAFETY PLAN FOR VICTIMS WHO LEAVE AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP Gather all important papers including birth certificates, prescriptions, marriage certificates, Medicaid card, Insurance card, Social Security card, income tax return, spouse’s pay stub, credit card records. Find a safe place to go. Make an extra set of keys and/or leave keys and important papers with a friend or family member who you can trust. Save money and hide it or give to a friend or family member to hold for you. Secure transporta...

Apr 09, 2019•50 min

Let's Talk About Sex with Steph Scurry

Mom, what is a dildo? Are you ready to have the sex talk with your kids? Well, Steph Scurry is and she shares with us her sex education advice. Steph’s advice? Yes, talk to your kids about sex education, normal human body changes, and talk often! ~Trigger warning~ Please be aware we do talk about sexual abuse and children. As a human being and mom this is a hard topic, but unfortunately still so common and I had to address and seek any advice Steph had on this. Some other topics we cover, using ...

Jan 31, 2019•1 hr

Choosing to Show Up for Motherhood with Steph Scurry

The motherly joys of breastfeeding and how having a tribe of support in a worst case scenario saved her babies life. Getting real, Steph warns how life can change so quickly and shares about her ex's opioid addiction, which eventually led to heroin addiction. Parenting solo, the ups, downs, and in-betweens, Steph gives credit to her dear sister and family for help and support along the way. Always working, Steph comes to realize that putting her kids first, leaning on one's own skills and doing ...

Jan 31, 2019•55 min

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Kris and I weave in and out of personal and professional growth, spirituality, realness and being a better parent at any stage.

Oct 23, 2018•1 min

How to be a Better Parent at Any Stage with Kris Olivias

For our very first interview, we are lucky enough to chat with Kris Olivas, an integrative therapist, mom of two grown men and all around kick-ass woman. Kris guides us through a wide range of heart-centered, grounding, in the moment techniques to use, especially, while in the thick of parenting. I ask Kris about crystal children or starseeds, the importance and connection these beautiful beings share with all of us and our planet. How to tune into our children’s own unique gifts and reflecting ...

Oct 21, 2018•1 hr 9 min

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