Ep 212 - Re-release: How to create a beautiful relationship with your child - that lasts forever with Jess, Our Mama Village
Welcome to this episode of the Motherkind podcast. I am so happy you are here. Thank you for pressing play and listening.
Throughout August I have a break from recording new episodes to re-set, take a breather and re-connect with the family.
We do however over this period re-release the most downloaded episodes from the past six months. And this week’s is brilliant. It is with Jess VanderWier who is a registered Psychotherapist, family and child therapist and founder of Our Mama Village, which has a massive one million Instagram followers.
I absolutely loved this episode. I cried and got really emotional at the end when Jess describes her grandmother. It instantly connected me to a sense of perspective and what’s important. I feel like I constantly need that reminder to get out of the weeds of my day-to-day life and stress and to think about the big picture and this episode did it for me.
I discovered Jess on Instagram and loved her compassion and her deep experience with families. This is an episode about gentle parenting and we talk about what that means. It’s also about the bigger picture so we are going to dive in together about why we might want to look into our values as parents and have a think about how we are parenting.
In our busy lives, from the moment our eyes open to the moment our heads hit the pillow, it can just feel like go go go. It is so easy to forget to maintain perspective and the bigger picture of why your role as a parent is so important and how to navigate all the tricky parts with more grace and ease.
I especially loved it when Jess talks about the seasons of parenthood and how to know when is the time to survive, to grit your teeth and get through it. And when is the right time to do that deeper work into what might be coming up for us as we go through the challenges of parenthood. What she shares is absolutely brilliant.
In this episode you’ll learn about:
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What is gentle parenting
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Why we might want to look into our values as parents and have a think about how we are parenting
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The seasons of parenthood and how to know when to survive or do the deeper work
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Keeping it all in perspective
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What does punishment-free parenting look like
If you love this episode, copy the link, tag me on social media and please do share it. The podcast has grown so much and only because you have helped me reach more mums. I have never spent a penny marketing it. This podcast has grown by word of mouth. Be that person amongst your friends who is sharing supporting and lifting others up with content like this. We all need this right now. If there ever was a time to support mothers, it is now.
The real work that happens in parenting is this deeper work and reflection.
- Jess VanderWier
As always, we continue the conversation over on Instagram, so come and join us there.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
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Our Mama Village website
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Instagram: @ourmamavillage
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About Jess VanderWier
VanderWier is a Registered Psychotherapist who helps families understand and respond to their child’s “big feelings” with gentleness and respect. Jess has a Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology and has logged thousands of clinical hours supporting parents and their children. Through groups, presentations, and one-on-one clinical sessions Jessica has helps hundreds of parents restore peace to their home.
As the founder of Our Mama Village, Jess uses her expertise to support parents through online courses, personalized coaching, and free resources. Our Mama Village offers daily parenting guidance to over 480,000 families on their popular Instagram account.
Jess lives in the Niagara Region with her husband Scott and their two daughters (4.5 & 2.5 years old). Whenever she finds the time, Jess loves to be outside in nature, hiking or biking, before refueling with Scott at a quirky hole-in-the-wall restaurant or a fun coffee shop.