Trigger warning: Suicide ideation mentioned briefly. Aizah Ashraf is a US Certified Conscious Parenting & Mindset Master Coach with several years of corporate & neuroscience based coaching experience. As the Beta Mama, she has helped parents and educators gain valuable self-awareness, heal from trauma and become emotionally-safe individuals and caregivers. Listen to Learn: • how Aizah overcame a dark place • parenting is for parents, THEN kids • what is Khud Agahi? • on being a Muslim parenting coach • Aizah's one piece of advice • Discussion Timecode: 00:00 - Introduction 00:58 - Aizah's origin story 02:41 - She felt alone and had thoughts of suicide 04:34 - Looking for a better connection with God 06:56 - Better parenting is for the parents first, and then the kids 07:50 - What is the concept of Khud Agahi? 15:30 - On being a Muslim parenting coach 18:00 - Why Aizah is so passionate about what she does 22:07 - Aizah's process of parenting coaching 26:54 - Aizah's one piece of advice to parents 28:31 - Goodbye #khudagahi #betamama #emotionalsafety #iseeme #selfawareness #healing #ibelongtome #childhoodwounds #authenticself #selfhealing #mindsetcoach #itstopswithme #cyclebreaker #generationalpatterns #trauma #neuroscience #attachmentscience #brainscience #childhoodtrauma #emotionalwellbeing #feelings #permissiontofeel #emotionaltrauma #motherwound #attachmenttrauma #belonging #empathy #selfregulation #emotionalregulation #consciousparenting #mindfulparenting #peacefulparenting #yesican #consciousparent #parentcoach #empoweredparenting #holisticparenting #awakenedparent #emotions #coregulation #brainscience #breakingpatterns #mindfulness #consciousness #perspectiveshift

Tonia Cordi has been helping people transform their lives for the past 20 years. Not only does she help people organize their stuff, in her process she also helps people realize the true value of their lives along with their stuff. Listen to Learn: • Tonia's origin story • why people can't organize their lives • figuring out why you do what you do • working with families •power, passion and purpose • Tonia's advice • Discussion Timecode: 00:00 - Introduction 00:35 - Tonia's origin story, from therapist to teaching to life alignment coaching 02:11 - Getting to the root of why people can't organize their lives 05:37 - Evolving your life in a fun, playful way 08:04 - Tonia's process: figuring out why you do what you do 12:46 - Fitting the process in with the rest of the family 15:55 - It takes as long as it takes 20:51 - Power, passion and purpose 22:47 - Tonia's parting advice for parents 24:43 - Goodbye Website (https://toniacordi.com/) Monthly Membership Info (https://toniacordi.com/memberships/) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEpTZIp__oIycjAiKPzmL5Q) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/tonialifealignment/) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonia-cordi-68941461/) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/timeandspacesolutions) #sherryyuanhunter #sandwichparenting #parenting #organizingyourlife #healingfromtrauma #childhoodtrauma #mentalhealth #moneymatters #lifealignment #toniacordi #powerpassionpurpose

Angela Tam is on a quest to help people turn intergenerational trauma into intergenerational wealth-building. Sherry talks with her about her life journey, her challenging of pathologies as a Mental Health Therapist, her work helping people remove mental barriers to financial success, and her ultimate hope to change what people use as metrics of success. Listen to learn: • how Angela's parents fled Vietnam and built a new life • kids being a catalyst of real change in your life • the issues with modern mental health diagnosis • how personal mental health affects your professional life • angela's last piece of advice • Discussion Timecode: 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - Angela Tam's origin story: her parents trauma bonding over the Vietnam War 03:52 - Angela Tam's origin story: growing up with parents dealing with deep trauma 10:10 - Family converting from Buddhism to evangelical Christianity 12:59 - Having kids being the catalyst for Angela's changing life journey 15:28 - Modern medicine pathologizing people over systemic oppression and trauma 17:43 - The medical DSM as systemically racist 19:38 - Angela and the Embodied Entrepreneur Program: your personal struggles = your financial struggles 21:09 - Personal is professional and professional is personal 25:49 - Angela's one piece of advice to people 27:36 - Goodbye #parenting #angelatam #embodiedentrepreneur #reparenting #healingfromtrauma #childhoodtrauma #mentalhealth #moneymatters #wealthbuilding #financialfreedom

Stephanie Chan is the founder and owner of two companies in the senior living industry, and she has a passion around helping seniors and family caregivers. Her first company Home to Home helps seniors and families with caregiving, health care, navigation transitions and care management. And her other company, myCareBase, helps families find and hire prescreened professional caregivers and then provides tools for the family caregivers to manage that care remotely. This is a topic that isn't really top of mind... until it is (has to be) and can be extremely triggering to deal with. Stephanie gives some practical advice based on her experience with her clients. Listen to learn: • Stephanie's origin story • biggest challenges for caretakers of the elderly • caretaker self-care • tips for caregivers • elder care modelling for your own kids • Stephanie's last piece of advice • Discussion timecode: 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - Stephanie Chan's origin story 03:36 - Stephanie relates the biggest challenges faced by caretakers of aging parents 06:23 - Caretaker self-care: take care of yourself as you care for others 08:46 - Don't be scared to reach out for help 11:03 - Navigating the reality of role reversal in caring for your parents 12:28 - Stephanie's tips for caregivers 14:08 - Remember that your own kids are watching as you care for your parents 17:42 - Advice when kids live far from their parents 20:00 - Respect and help the sibling(s) local to your parents 21:47 - Stephanie's one last piece of advice 22:22 - Goodbye Stephanie's company links: https://www.home-to-home.ca https://www.mycarebase.com #eldercare #homecare  #seniorcare   #careplanning  #advancecareplanning  #familycaregivers

Iben Sandahl, the best-selling author of The Danish Way of Parenting, has 20 years of experience in child psychology. I talk to her today about her phenomenal book, and what makes Danish families so darn happy! Listen to learn: • the Danish way of parenting • what is hygge? • the inner work parents need to do • how teens are unfairly labeled • fluid boundaries of children • importance of critical thinking skills • Iben's final piece of advice Your Moments: 00:00 - Intro 01:30 - What is the Danish way of parenting? 05:07 - What is hygge and why is it so important to Danes? 08:02 - The inner work that every parent should do 13:40 - How teens are unfairly labeled 18:31 - The fluid boundaries of children 21:24 - The vital importance of teaching our kids critical thinking skills 24:04 - The benefits of being a full member of Iben's support group 29:06 - Iben's one piece of advice to parents 29:48 - Goodbye Iben's website: The Danish Parenting Club: https://ibensandahl.com/ Find Iben's book at Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-danish-way-of-parenting-what-the-happiest-people-in-the-world-know-about-raising-confident-capable-kids-jessica-joelle-alexander/11712589?ean=9780143111719 #hygge #danishwayofparenting #danishparenting #parenting #childrearing #childpsychology #psychology #happykids #family #innerwork #dothework #criticalthinking #danishparenting #danishparentingclub

This episode features Candice Colgan, aka the Hurt Recovery Coach. She has moved from assault survivor to criminal lawyer to political activism to becoming a trauma recovery coach. She also has navigated the tricky world of moving to different cultures and dealing with a multi-cultural family! All that, and publishing the best-selling book Creating Impact. Highlights to watch for: 0:00 - Intro 3:19 - The Candice Colgan origin story 7:32 - Deciding to work in trauma recovery 10:17 - Having hope while recovering from trauma 11:12 - Candice's amazing journey: from the Philippines to Australia to England 15:07 - The uniqueness of multicultural kids 16:23 - Candice's upbringing and how she is raising her kids 21:03 - The perils of always being obedient and compliant 25:05 - Stephen Porges and the Polyvagal Theory 28:39 - Candice has another definition of Sandwich Parenting 30:34 - Cultural differences example: co-sleeping with children 34:07 - Candice's one piece of advice for parents 34:57 - Goodbye #intergenerationaltrauma #assaulttrauma #survivingtrauma #traumarecovery #multiculturalism #polyvagaltheory

In this episode of Sandwich Parenting, Sherry Yuan Hunter has a conversation with good friend and fellow trauma recovery coach Achara Tarfa. Achara is a survivor of child sexual abuse, narcissistic abuse, domestic violence, miscarriage, high conflict divorce, co-parenting with a narcissist, and nonparent expected (NPE). She believes in fierce self-compassion and has dedicated her life to the healing of trauma. Achara is also a Supervisor with the International Association of Trauma Recovery Coaching. Connect with Achara at: https://acharatarfa.com/ https://www.instagram.com/acharatarfa/  HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE: 1. Learn about IFS (Internal Family Systems) and PATH 2. Using IFS in healing 3. Advice to parents TUNE IN TO HEAR: ● 00:18 Guest introduction ● 02:30 Origin story ● 18:57 Becoming a trauma recovery coach ● 21:52 PATH and IFS ● 34:19 Healing process with IFS ● 40:11 One piece of advice to other parents ● 43:47 Thank You #healingparentsapproach #reparenting #spanishspeakingparentingcoach #childabuseawareness #childhoodtrauma #domesticviolence #narcissisticabuse #miscarriage #divorcerecovery #selfcare #trauma #mentalhealth

In this episode of Sandwich Parenting, Sherry Yuan Hunter has a conversation with Anna Yen. Anna is a money coach that runs FamilyFI, a personal finance community dedicated to empowering families to develop a positive money mindset. She also runs a Chinese learning podcast with her daughter! HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE: Find out why Anna is so good with money. The difference between how she was parented and how she chooses to parent Supporting the next generation and themes often seen in other parents Anna’s one piece of advice to parents TUNE IN TO HEAR: ● 00:18 Guest introduction ● 00:55 Origin story ● 09:50 The way Anna chooses to parent ● 16:22 Money and finances themes ● 18:13 Prioritizing yourself too ● 20:42 Money tied to goals, values, and emotions ● 27:51 Teaching Chinese podcast with daughter ● 37:21 One piece of advice to other parents ● 40:13 Thank You #annayen #money #moneymatters #FamilyFI #finance #wealth #success #personalfinance #financialfreedom #chinese #chineseculture

Kelly Wilson is a certified trauma recovery coach, and a survivor of childhood sexual abuse who has channeled her experiences in trauma recover via the comedy modality. Not the usual way, but an effective and accessible way. A former elementary school teacher, Kelly was beloved for her deadpan sarcasm, which led her to pursue standup comedy, quit her job, and navigate a three year long identity crisis. Kelly started the PTSD Parent podcast for parents dealing with trauma, and currently offers trauma remediation to lessen triggers, grief recovery, and healing through humor as part of her work in trauma recovery coaching on MapYourHealing.com HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE: How Kelly used comedy to cope Teaching and being a comedian Kelly and the PTSD Parent Podcast Advice from Kelly TUNE IN TO HEAR: ● 0:25: Guest introduction ● 1:08: Origin Story ● 3:38: Identity Crisis at 40 ● 6:00: Combining mental health speaking and comedy ● 8:22: Humor as a survival mechanism ● 11:28: PTSD Parent Podcast ● 14:03: One piece of advice for parents dealing with trauma ● 19:54: Kelly’s work and getting in touch ● 22:07: Grief recovery ● 26:31: Thank you #healinglaughter #humour #PTSDparenting #sexualabuse #teaching #triggers #relationships #couples #healingfromcomplextrauma

Vera Cheng is a Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist, Consultant, Media Expert and the founder of Talk Therapy with Vera (https://talktherapywithvera.com/). She identifies as a 1.5-generation Chinese Canadian and has openly shared the obstacles she has overcome in life that allowed her to accept and challenge herself. These experiences have allowed her to cultivate herself as a therapist and support individuals with similar challenges. Vera has over 15 years of clinical experience working in community and medical settings with a diverse population ranging from teens to seniors. She is a mental health advocate for the Asian community, and currently works with clients who identify as Asian millennials who struggle with mental health. In addition, she facilitates anti-Asian racism and mental health workshops for organizations across Ontario. You can learn more about her from her website or Instagram account. https://talktherapywithvera.com/ https://instagram.com/talktherapy.with.vera TUNE IN TO HEAR: 00:25: Introduction 00:57: Origin Story 01:52: Not using Chinese name 05:17: Experiences of racism in the Asian community 06:30: Becoming a mental health worker 09:44: Not knowing how to have compassion for the self 13:03: Not dismissing our feelings 14:48: Current trends with Vera’s clients 15:41: “Right to Be”, a workshop on handling racism 18:39: One piece of advice for parents dealing with trauma 22:05: Vera’s work and getting in touch 26:31: Thank you #talktherapywithvera #letstalk #asiancanadian #asiansdotherapy #mentalhealthforasians