Ep 11 | Healthy family, happy family

Ep 11 | Healthy family, happy family

On this episode of the Touched Out Podcast episode Fiona and I discuss various aspects of parenting, shedding light on the impact of emotional burnout and the significance of self-care not just for the individual but also for everyone around them. Fiona opens up about her personal journey, sharing her diagnoses of OSDD, complex PTSD, and disordered eating, which stem from past traumas and greatly affect her daily life.

Other topics discussed include:


Unlearning negative parenting patterns from Fiona's upbringing
The misconceptions surrounding gentle parenting
Fiona's decision to go no contact with her family
Breaking the cycle of negative behaviors in parenting
Modeling self-regulation and owning mistakes for children
Embracing diverse family dynamics and avoiding comparisons
The importance of open communication and non-judgment in the parenting community
External influences: Internet, media, and their impact on raising children
Balancing work, parenting, self-care, and relationships
Fiona's conflicting feelings of loving her son but struggling with motherhood
Carter's emotional reflection on holding his daughter for the first time
Fostering bodily autonomy from a young age for children's empowerment
Transforming a traumatic past into a positive present through self-care and healing.

Touched Out! acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first peoples of Australia. We pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Woi-wurrung Language Group both past and present that make up part of the Kulin Nation, as the traditional owners of the land on which Touched Out! is recorded.

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