When our children are struggling and suffering, the thought that we as parents could possibly be happy seems impossible, and perhaps even traitorous. In this episode Dave and Angie turn the outdated idea that parents don’t “deserve” to be happy if our children are not on its head, revealing that our own happiness is actually crucial to our own children’s well being and sense of possibility. When we change the “love language” with use with our children from suffering (“I know you’re in pain and I’m right here with you.”) to instead, trusting in life’s goodness (“Can you believe how lucky we are to be facing this together?”) our children no longer believe they need to suffer in order to experience our love.

Exceptional Parents, Extraordinary Challenges: 
Angie has helped young adults, adolescents, and their families through residential treatment centers, wilderness programs, and young adult transitional living programs where she has spent the majority of a 30 year career. She is also a Certified Shamanic Practitioner utilizing the traditional healing methods of indigenous cultures in her work with families and individuals. She has been instrumental in guiding Dave through  the challenging journey with his own daughter. In the podcast, Angie and Dave provide unique advice and perspectives - Dave as a parent who has applied Angie's wisdom to his own journey as a father - to help you navigate our parenting challenges

While being a parent is an integral part of Dave’s journey, his deepest passion remains guiding others to the peace, freedom and love that find their way to us when we finally step fully into greater love and self-acceptance. And the heart and wisdom that is directly transmitted through this podcast will prove instructive, insightful and liberating, irrespective of your particular life journey, parental or otherwise,

About your hosts:
Angie Shockley is a Certified Shamanic Practitioner, Coach, and Owner of young adult transitional living programs. She brings 30+ years of experience working with teens, young adults and their families, as well as individuals.  She has developed a strong intuitive ability to see the underlying issues and provide avenues for positive change and growth.

Angie has found that most people, regardless of age, lack the ability and vision to see past challenges in their lives. They operate from limiting beliefs which have formed through their lives, from their genetic lineages (DNA), environmental influences, trauma responses, or relationships. She has the unique ability of shining a light on the shadows, helping people gain awareness and build skills to step back into their lives with more flow, confidence, and happiness.

Dave Gold’s 45 years as a businessman, trial lawyer, executive consultant, and spiritual mentor have given him the unique power to immediately “See” both the single biggest obstacle and deepest dreams in all those whom he mentors and befriends,  He is a master of the heart and a true energetic magician whose  challenging experience with his own daughter have enabled him to distill all of his life experience into simple, powerful and liberating wisdom that helps parents “lead by example” through their own courageous transformation. 

Angie Shockley [email protected]
http://www.livingmindfullyaware.com
Dave Gold [email protected]

Show Engineered and Produced by: Keith Bishop [email protected]