Authentic Parenting

After reading “Peaceful Parent, Happy Child,” I came to listen to podcasts with Dr. Laura Markham and found Authentic Parenting. I have learned SO MUCH. I have felt so seen and understood while listening to this podcast. I absolutely love Anna’s voice and interviewing style. I love how she shares her own shortcomings and how she works through struggles. I think she is truly Authentic. Anna, the work you are doing is so important. I wish everyone would listen to your podcast. It’s helped me in parenting, my romantic relationship, my friendships, my work life, and even my coparenting relationship. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. 💛💛

It’s really disheartening seeing how you haven’t spoken up on the children in Palestine and the on going genocide that they’re enduring. Especially someone who has lost their parents in such a tragic way. It’s disgusting how you had people on your podcast that are settlers in occupied Palestine. I used to love listening to your podcast, but now It’s difficult to view you as someone who cares about ALL children/humans. I’m extremely disappointed.

I’ve been listening to Anna for about a year, and she quickly made it onto my listen-to-every-episode list. Over the past year, I’ve sent multiple episodes to my child-free friends because the content is so applicable to adults in general. Having said that, her guidance and suggestions and even just her personal musings have brought so much richness to my parenting approaches. Her content has helped me cultivate a deeper level of self-compassion, positive self-talk, and sincere self-care, which has all worked together to make parenting easier without changing a thing about my kid’s behavior. I’ve listened to many episodes multiple times, including How to Regulate Your Nervous System, and Mother Hunger: How Adult Daughters Can Understand and Heal From Lost Protection, Guidance and Nurturance. I’ve listened to both of these three times, and I’m sure I’m not done. Her content has also helped me cultivate a deeper sense of sincere empathy for my kid, and helped me focus on developing strategies for connection and collaboration with them versus ways to change their behaviors. As a consequence, I’m seeing far more desired behaviors without the power struggles. I recommend this show to anyone hoping to heal from childhood trauma in order to live a life with contentment, ease, compassion and delight. Being a parent is not required.

Anna’s parenting wisdom has been helping me for the past eight years of my parenting, and for that I am so grateful. I love how real she is and how she coaches with no judgment, just compassion. I refer back to this podcast constantly for different topics, since she’s covered so much. And her guest speakers are just as inspirational as she is. One of my favorite parenting podcasts/resources for sure!