Episode 31

Carla Naumburg: Messy, Mindful & Present Parenting

Published on: 9th August, 2017

Parents, caregivers, and guardians: Have you taken a moment to be present with your kids today? Do you find yourself worn out, or feeling raw and strung out? Truth is that we are all muddling through his messy soup of life together, and as parents ourselves, we wanted to bring to you a guest who can speak kindness and healing to your energy struggles.

 

This week, we sit down with Carla Naumburg, author, social worker, and mother, who has a practice of mindfulness that transformed her parenting. Carla describes her own triumphs and pitfalls as she muddles through motherhood. Her pursuit to live a present and mindful life for her daughters is truly inspiring.

 

Carla teaches us that you have no need to feel guilt over past mistakes, or fear for the ones you will make in the future. Here is a space to explore your needs as well as the needs of your kids, and heal together as a supportive community. For mindfulness tips, and more, you’ll want to listen to this week’s Practice of Being Seen Podcast.

 

  • Carla is a social worker, practitioner of mindfulness, and a supporter of parents.
  • A move to mindfulness inspired on her parenting struggles.
  • How to set our children up to learn about themselves from our responses.
  • Learn the things that make “your button” less sensitive.
  • Teaching roles within a family unit.
  • Parenting habits set the stage for relationships in the future.
  • How to get un-stuck from the cycles and patterns through curiosity.
  • Tips and tools for better sleep.
  • Carla’s lessons learned in her mindfulness journey.

 

Be sure to check out Carla’s books:

Ready, Set, Breathe

Parenting in the Present Moment

Carla's Website

 

We also invite you to join Rebecca’s #MessyParentingCommunity as well as our new #POBScast Community

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Practice of Being Seen
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A collection of weekly Connectfulness® Conversations with therapists and and change-makers. we examine how to create deeply restorative ripples of change within ourselves and with the world around us. Connectfulness® begins with the Practice Of Being Seen. Hosted by Rebecca Wong, relationship therapist, mentor and consultant to therapists and change-making professionals .

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Rebecca Wong LCSWR, SEP is a trauma therapist and educator who specializes in integrative modalities for somatic relational trauma resolution. She’s long been on a quest to help folks heal the legacy of transgenerational trauma, increase trust in the wisdom of their protective systems, and develop Connectfulness® practices that support relational wellness for generations to come. Learn more at connectfulness.com