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What things in your life feel unfair and cause you to get worked up? We all have those triggers—and in those moments, it’s easy to feel powerless. But what if we shifted the narrative by changing our own reaction, instead of being angry at what can’t be changed? Author and speaker Hal Elrod explains that while we can’t always change our circumstances, we always have the power to choose how we respond, and that can change our entire experience of life. It is in those moments that we create space for more beautiful things to grow in us and in our kids.

Don’t forget to register for the free Inspired Mom Summit happening Sept 29-Oct 2!

Show links:

• Watch the full clip.
• Learn more at halelrod.com.
• Read The Miracle Morning for Parents and Families: How to Bring Out the Best In Your Kids and Yourself.

Sponsors and discounts:

• Better Help — use code PGISH for 10% off your first month
• Pique Teas — use code PGISH for 5% off and free shipping

As always, I’d love to hear from you! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on IG @pgishparenting, or you can always find me at www.pgishparenting.com.

This week marks the three-year anniversary of PG-ish! As I reflect on this journey, I remember all the time spent to scheme, dream, curate, pivot, launch, fail, and keep going. I started this podcast after huge changes in my family life, and I knew I needed to challenge myself to find (and share) resources to grow myself as a person and a mama. I believe reflection is important to remember how far we’ve come, and how much more is still to come—and it’s the little victories that keep us going and need to be celebrated. So today I’m here to share that taking risks is worth it, celebrating small wins is important, and pursuing life and love whole-heartedly is what fills us.

• Inspired Mom Summit
• Our Favorite Things—A Resource Guide!

As always, I’d love to hear from you! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on IG @pgishparenting, or you can always find me at www.pgishparenting.com.

Do you ever lose sight of the end game? Sometimes as parents, we focus on the short game—grades, extracurricular activities, and how to fix things immediately for our kids. But does that actually serve them well as they grow into adulthood?

Dr. Madeline Levine, a psychologist with 40 years experience, explains that kids don’t need us to fix everything. They actually need adaptability, mental agility, curiosity, collaboration, tolerance for failure, resilience and optimism. And how do they learn those skills? By watching how we handle life and how we trust them to handle it well too.

Don’t forget to check out Our Favorite Things—A Resource Guide!

Show links:

• Watch the full clip.
• Learn more at madelinelevine.com.
• Read Ready or Not: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World and Teach Your Children Well: Parenting for Authentic Success, Why Values and Coping Skills Matter More Than Grades.

As always, I’d love to hear from you! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on IG @pgishparenting, or you can always find me at www.pgishparenting.com.

Do you ever feel like you manage life well…until the small people in your life don't want to go along with your plans? That’s when the heat turns on, when they find the most inopportune moments to lose it. But the truth is that their cries and outbursts are a way to be seen and heard.

Parenting educator Lael Stone nudges us back to our kids’ side, reminding us that our level of compassion and nurturing and how we regulate our emotions in these early years has an impact on who they become. We have the power in how we show up to teach either anxiety and depression, or kindness and compassion.

Sponsors and discounts:

• Thrive Market
• AG1
• House of Wise — use code PGISH for 10% off
• Our Favorite Things—A Resource Guide!

Show links:

• Learn more at laelstone.com.au.

As always, I’d love to hear from you! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on IG @pgishparenting, or you can always find me at www.pgishparenting.com.

Transitions aren’t always easy, even when we’re looking forward to them. There’s fear and doubt about the unknown, and anxiety about making the right decision. And transitions always force us to find new ways of making life work.

So today I’m simply sharing some thoughts on my new season of life as a working single mom of kids at two separate schools, and both the frustrations I’ve faced in making this new schedule work, as well as the belief and hope that I can create a life worth living in the midst of it. I believe that sometimes we need to talk about the things that are wrong in order to create change—or at least find our way through it together. Join me as I share six ways to reclaim some of your space and joy during this transitional season.

Sponsors and discounts:

• Better Help — use code PGISH for 10% off your first month
• House of Wise — use code PGISH for 10% off
• Our Favorite Things—A Resource Guide!

As always, I’d love to hear from you! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on IG @pgishparenting, or you can always find me at www.pgishparenting.com.

Transitions aren’t always easy, even when we’re looking forward to them. There’s fear and doubt about the unknown, and anxiety about making the right decision. And transitions always force us to find new ways of making life work.

So today I’m simply sharing some thoughts on my new season of life as a working single mom of kids at two separate schools, and both the frustrations I’ve faced in making this new schedule work, as well as the belief and hope that I can create a life worth living in the midst of it. I believe that sometimes we need to talk about the things that are wrong in order to create change—or at least find our way through it together. Join me as I share six ways to reclaim some of your space and joy during this transitional season.

Sponsors and discounts:

• Better Help — use code PGISH for 10% off your first month
• House of Wise — use code PGISH for 10% off
• Our Favorite Things—A Resource Guide!

As always, I’d love to hear from you! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on IG @pgishparenting, or you can always find me at www.pgishparenting.com.

What made you smile today?

If it’s tough to answer this, you’re not alone. We get overwhelmed with all the things of life—work, home, kids—that it’s easy to miss the small moments that would bring us joy. 

Catherine Price is a science journalist and author who is passionate about helping people make positive changes in their lives. Surprisingly, her solution to stress, life, better parenting, and all the problems we face, is simple:

Have more fun.

Catherine explains why this matters, how it affects our health, and how it’s a choice we make rather than an experience. If you need more happiness in your life, you won’t want to miss this.

Sponsors and discounts:

• Better Help — use code PGISH for 10% off your first month
• My Green Mattress
• Pique Teas — use code PGISH for 5% off and free shipping
• Our Favorite Things—A Resource Guide!

Show links:

• Watch the full clip.
• Learn more at catherineprice.com.
• Read The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again.

As always, I’d love to hear from you! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on IG @pgishparenting, or you can always find me at www.pgishparenting.com.

Our instinct as parents can be to hold our kids so tightly in order to protect and guide them into the life we want for them. Sadly, such a tight rein sometimes squashes their unique traits—pieces of them that should be celebrated and allowed space to learn and grow in their own way.

In a society that likes to point out weaknesses and conform us to fit a specific mold, Marcus Buckingham wants to turn this thinking upside down by helping people define strengths, innate tendencies, and personal loves. In this clip, he shares the extremes of his own experiences, from his ex-wife and son’s involvement in a college admissions scandal, to his own childhood filled with space to become his own person.

Sponsors and discounts:

• Avocado Mattress
• The Good Chocolate
• Better Help — use code PGISH for 10% off your first month
• Our Favorite Things—A Resource Guide!

Show links:

• Watch the full clip.
• Learn more at marcusbuckingham.com.
• Read Love + Work.

As always, I’d love to hear from you! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on IG @pgishparenting, or you can always find me at www.pgishparenting.com.

Do you find yourself sometimes blaming your current unhappiness and dissatisfaction on past choices? While that’s a common sentiment, regret can actually have a positive effect on our lives. The trick is to find the gift in our regret, and learn from it as we move forward.

Author Dan Pink has collected over 16,000 regrets from real people around the globe, and today he shares the four core regrets we all face, and explains how to transform your regrets into a life you enjoy more.

Sponsors and discounts:

• Pique Teas — use code PGISH for 5% off and free shipping
• Our Favorite Things—A Resource Guide!

Show links:

• Watch the full clip.
• Learn more at danpink.com.
• Read The Power of Regret.

As always, I’d love to hear from you! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on IG @pgishparenting, or you can always find me at www.pgishparenting.com.

Why is it so hard to create good habits? We think that if we can find enough motivation and discipline, we should be able to accomplish our goals. The problem? We think we have to go big or go home—and so we set ourselves up for failure.

B.J. Fogg, a behavior scientist at Stanford, explains why tiny habits are the key to changing your life. It comes down to creating triggers based on existing behaviors. We have the power to reprogram our brains one small positive step at a time—whether it’s doing daily push ups, or finding our calm in the midst of difficult parenting.

Sponsors and discounts:

• Pique Teas — use code PGISH for 5% off and free shipping
• Our Favorite Things—A Resource Guide!

Show links:

• Watch the full clip.
• Learn more at bjfogg.com.
• Read Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything.

As always, I’d love to hear from you! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on IG @pgishparenting, or you can always find me at www.pgishparenting.com.