Ep. 127 (re-release) - How to profoundly connect with your child (in just 15 minutes a day) with Joanna Fortune
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This week I’m delighted to re-release this popular and important episode with the lovely Joanna Fortune.. Joanna is a clinical psychotherapist, an attachment specialist, and the author of the brilliant series of books, ’15 Minute Parenting’. Joanna has been working with children and families for over 20 years. She came up with the fantastic concept of ‘15 Minute Parenting’ after hearing from parents over and over again that, often, they only had 15 minutes of quality time every day to connect with their children.
The books centre around how we can use play to connect with our children, underpinned by Joanna’s years of experience in psychotherapy and attachment theory.
We had such a great conversation, exploring self-parenting and taking care of our own stuff as the caregivers for our children. We also talk about our inner critic and relationship with shame – and how to be aware of when we might be passing this on to our children. And towards the end of our conversation, we talk about play and some of Joanna’s 15-minute parenting ethos that can help us connect with our children in just 15 minutes a day.
I really enjoyed our conversation and hope you will, too. As always, we continue the conversation over on Instagram, so do come and join us there.
You can download a transcript of this week’s episode here.
We dig into:
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The language of play series
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Why parenting starts with introspection
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Parental self-audit
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Processing your past
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Attachment theory and repair
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And so much more
Resources mentioned in this episode:
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The Language of Play by Joanna Fortune
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Social Media - The Ultimate Shame Game?, a TEDx Talk by Joanna Fortune
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Motherkind Podcast: How Our Childhood Shapes Every Aspect of Our Lives with Gabor Maté
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About Joanna
Joanna Fortune is a clinical psychotherapist and attachment specialist. She has been working with children and families for over 20 years with a specialisation in child and adolescent psychotherapy. Joanna is a theraplay practitioner and has trained extensively in all areas of attachment work. She works with parents and their children in sessions.
You can connect with Joanna on Instagram. You can also buy her books to learn more about 15-minute parenting.
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