105. Feel Like You’re At War with Your Toddler? Learn to Manage Tantrums, Toddlerdom and Postpartum Depression (PPD) Through Mindfulness and Intentional Play with Michelle Tangeman, LMFT Mommy's on a Call - Holistic Health & Wellness for Modern Moms, Work-Life Balance, Self-Care Habits, Entrepreneurship, Mindfu

Michelle Tangeman is a mom of two and a licensed therapist specializing in maternal mental health and pediatric behavior support.  She is also the founder of Thriving Toddler, an online resource that helps parents navigate toddlerdom and the preschool years, and she is the co-host of Parenting Understood, a research-based parenting podcast with Dr. Erin O'Connor from NYU.
In this episode, Michelle and I talk about
Her attempt to wean the pacifier - as mom vs. therapist. Staying on the same parenting page with your partner. What does the conversation look like? And how to set boundaries. Her journey and how her children were the catalyst to start her private practice and Thriving Toddler The importance of taking action toward your goals even if it’s small steps Advice on small things she does to instill mindfulness in her young kids Her experience with postpartum depression (PPD) and how she works with clients to work through it Importance of sleep, building inner strength and self-care How to react to toddler tantrums both toward the child and within yourself - some of these practices are great for any anxiety-driven or heat-of-the-moment type of situations Follow Michelle at...
Websites: michelletangeman.com // thrivingtoddler.com IG: @thriving.toddler -----
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