Untriggered Parenting
We provide parenting tips, expert insight and inspiring conversations designed to empower you in your parenting journey and beyond! Host: Paula Sampson Lawrence (Mama and Certified Parent Coach)Connect with me:https://www.facebook.com/paulalsampson https://www.instagram.com/untriggered_parentingEmail me: paula@accelerateempowerment.comhttps://www.accelerateempowerment.com/parentcoachingBook a free 30 minute session with me here - https://calendly.com/paula_accelerate/parent_coaching
Unmet Needs, Unspoken Resentment
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Welcome back to the UNtriggered Parenting Podcast.
Have you ever snapped at your child and thought, “Why did I just react like that?”
You’re not alone — and it’s not just about their behaviour.
It’s often about YOUR unmet needs. The exhaustion. The invisible load. The lack of space to just be.
In this episode of The Untriggered Parenting Podcast, Paula discusses the quiet resentment that builds when your needs go unnoticed – and how it spills out in the way we parent.
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The Overthinker's Guide to Peaceful Parenting
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Welcome back to the UNtriggered Parenting Podcast.
In this episode Paula tackles the topic of overthinking and how it can negatively impact our parenting. This episode unpacks how overthinking shows up and gives the listeners tools on how to quiet the mind and lead with calm confidence.
You can download the free guide that accompanies this episode here:
https://www.accelerateempowerment.com/post/new-podcast-episode-the-overthinker-s-guide-to-peaceful-parenting
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About Paula
Paula S. Lawrence is a Cer...
Why Gentle Parenting Isn't Working (And Why It's Not Your Fault)
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Welcome back to the UNtriggered Parenting Podcast.
In this episode Paula tackles a topic that will resonate with many parents who feel like they’re doing all the right things but still struggling. Gentle parenting is all the rage right now but many find it difficult to put into practice in everyday life or they feel it isn't generating the results that they thought it would. This episode unpacks why this is.
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How Parents Weaponize Normal Development
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Welcome back to the UNtriggered Parenting Podcast.
In this episode, host and mum of four Paula S Lawrence shares her thoughts on some of the ways parents may unintentionally weaponize appropriate behaviours against their children.
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About Paula
Paula S. Lawrence is a Certified Parent Coach and Mum. She is deeply dedicated to guiding parents through the rollercoaster journey of raising children while also helping the youth, especially young girls, foster resilience and self-confidence.
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Honouring Yourself, Honouring Motherhood: The Power of Meeting Your Own Needs
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Welcome back to the UNtriggered Parenting Podcast.
In this episode, host and mum of four Paula S Lawrence shares her thoughts on what it means to honour your role as a mother by honouring your needs.
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About Paula
Paula S. Lawrence is a Certified Parent Coach and Mum. She is deeply dedicated to guiding parents through the rollercoaster journey of raising children while also helping the youth, especially young girls, foster resilience and self-confidence.
Y...
Your Calm Matters: Self Regulation & Co-Regulation
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Welcome back to the UNtriggered Parenting Podcast.
In this episode, Paula is joined by Jahanvi Shah a Conscious Parenting Coach to discuss the importance of self regulation and co-regulation.
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About Jahanvi
I am a mom of two kids. My daughter is 9 and my son is 6 years old. I started my conscious parenting journey when my daughter was 2. Growing up I was modeled authoritarian parenting style and that's all I knew. Inspite of having a special ed. educational & technology in education ba...
Life Lessons From My Parenting Journey
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Welcome back to the UNtriggered Parenting Podcast.
In this first episode, host and mum of four Paula S Lawrence shares what lessons being a parent has taught her that has served her in navigating the world.
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About Paula
Paula S. Lawrence is a Certified Parent Coach and Mum. She is deeply dedicated to guiding parents through the rollercoaster journey of raising children while also helping the youth, especially young girls, foster resilience a...
Empower Her: Building Confidence in our Young Girls
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Welcome back to the Untriggered Parenting Podcast.
On this episode, my special guest is Alex Pinzani, a teen girl life coach and mum of 2. Today, we discuss the challenges faced by young girls today and we can better support them.
Alex helps girls age 11-16 to be confident, motivated, empowered and excited about their life.
You can connect with her on Instagram.
About Paula (Host)
Paula Sampson Lawrence is a Certified Parent Coach and Youth Mentor. She is deeply dedicated to g...
Nourish to Flourish: The Link Between Nutrition and Empowerment
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Welcome back to the Untriggered Parenting Podcast.
On this episode, my special guest is Whitney Cardosi, a Health and Wellness Coach and mum of 2. Today, we discuss how to empower families through wellness and nutrition.
About Whitney
I am 42, mom to two girls (9+5), grew up in San Diego, Ca but have lived in Boston, Ma area for 11 years (where my husband is from). Made a lot of stupid decisions in my youth and fell in love with health and wellness about 8 years ago. Love cooking an...
Empowered and Confident: Parenting Tips to Raise Self-Assured Children
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Welcome back to the Untriggered Parenting Podcast.
On this episode, my special guest is Nellie Harden, an Author, Speaker, Coach and mum of 4.
We discuss how to raise confident and empowered kids and how the whole family can get involved.
About Nellie
Nellie is a wife, mother to 4 teenage daughters, and an author and speaker in the space of Family Life & Leadership. Her work has a twofold focus. First, she is helping parents love & lead their daughters in a way that teaches them to l...
Thriving in Motherhood
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Welcome back to the Untriggered Parenting Podcast.
On this episode, my special guest is Dr Jemma, an Empowerment Coach for Mums.
We discuss the power of selfcare and how it can help mums go from surviving to thriving in motherhood.
About Dr Jemma
Jemma Andrew-Adiamah empowers mums to shift out of survival mode to crystal clear clarity, confidence, and fulfilment, so they can rediscover their purpose and identity beyond motherhood in a way that’s on their terms
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The Children's Mental Health Matters Summit 2024
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Welcome back to the Untriggered Parenting Podcast.
On this *bonus* episode, my special guest is Cassie Swift who is the founder and organiser of the Children's Mental Health Matters Summit.
We discuss what to expect from this years summit and the need to get the mental health crisis under control.
About Cassie
Hi I’m Cassie, the founder and organiser of the Children’s Mental Health MattersTM Summit. I am Mum to my three young, beautiful, caring and mischievous children.
As a chil...
The Power of Effective Communication in Building Connection with your Child
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Welcome back to the Untriggered Parenting Podcast.
On this episode, my special guest is Catherine Tyson, an author, radio host and parent.
We discuss how powerful effective communication can be in building connections with children.
About Catherine
Catherine Tyson-Sewell is a trained social worker and family counsellor with undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Social Work and a Master’s Degree in Social Work. She is well known in the Cayman Islands as a media personality in the areas of radio, print and television. She is t...
Why We Shout At Our Kids and How To Stop
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Welcome back to the Untriggered Parenting Podcast.
On this episode, my special guest is Camilla Miller, a Parenting Coach and Author.
We discuss the real reason we as parents shout at our children and Camilla gives us some actionable tips ans strategies to help us stop.
About Camilla
Mum of two teens, qualified primary school teacher and parenting coach. She didn't think much about parenting until her second child was born and then it hit her! Her second born was more reactive, impulsive and...
The Need for Girls' Empowerment
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Welcome back to the Untriggered Parenting Podcast.
On this episode, my special guest is Danielle Maynard, a Well-being Leader for Girls.
Danielle runs workshops that help girls increase their self confidence and self esteem. Today we discuss the need to empower young girls and instill them with self love and confidence.
About Danielle
Hi, I am Danielle the face and the director of Serenity For Girls. I am a mum of a teenage girl myself and part of the reason why we are here. I...
The Homeschool Advantage: Flexibility, Freedom, and Family Bonds
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Welcome back to the Untriggered Parenting Podcast.
On this episode, my special guest is Amanda Schenkenberger, a Homeschool Coach.
Amanda helps mums confidently homeschool and believes that it is not just about academics but also about creating strong family bonds.
About Amanda
Amanda Schenkenberger empowers homeschool moms to calm the chaos and confidently homeschool. She focuses on creating a supportive schedule and building strong bonds so that everyone can experience joyful connection and rigorous academics at the same time. She leverages her own experience...
Entrepreneurial Mama: Launching a Business During Maternity Leave
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Welcome back to the Untriggered Parenting Podcast.
On this episode, my special guest is Emma Davies, an Online Business Coach.
Today, Emma talks about how she helps new mothers gain empowerment and freedom by creating and launching an online course and start a business whilst on maternity leave.
About Emma
I’m Emma, Co-Founder of Mum Biz Builder. We help Mums create, launch and scale an Online Course utilising their bespoke knowledge.
My husband and I created Mum Biz Builder as we wanted to...
The Healed Parent: Conscious Parenting Starts with You
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Welcome back to the Untriggered Parenting Podcast.
On this episode, my special guest is Laura Styles, a Conscious Parenting Coach.
Today, we discuss the importance of parents doing their own individual healing as they embark on their conscious parenting journey.
About Laura
I am a conscious parenting coach and hypnotherapist who helps mums transform into the parent they deserve to be. I’m a mum of two young boys and nature lover, I am obsessed with neuroscience and the unconscious mind! I am on a...
*Bonus Episode* Navigating School Transitions With Ease
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As the summer break gets into full swing, this week I chat with former teacher, Yasmine who share some tips and strategies for parents to help their child navigate the transition from primary to secondary or those starting school for the first time.
About Paula (Host)
Paula Sampson Lawrence is a Certified Parent Coach and Youth Mentor. She is deeply dedicated to guiding parents through the rollercoaster journey of raising children while also helping youth, especially young girls, foster resilience and self-confidence.
You can connect with Paula o...
Motherhood My Way
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Welcome back to the Untriggered Parenting Podcast.
On this episode, my special guest is Harsharan Gill-Kent, an author and wellness coach.
On this episode we delve into how to do motherhood your way and the importance of a spiritual foundation in the motherhood journey.
About Harsharan
As a mother and entrepreneur, I know firsthand the challenges that come with balancing a business and a baby. But through my ten years of experience with meditation and personal growth, I’ve discovered the power of mindfulness an...
Freeing Black Motherhood
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Welcome back to the Untriggered Parenting Podcast.
On this episode, my special guest is Ambreia Meadows-Fernandez, an award-winning writer, speaker and advocate working to amplify Black women's voices in the mainstream dialogue.
On this episode we delve into the black motherhood experience and all things parenting.
About Ambreia
Ambreia Meadows-Fernandez is a Black woman who tries to process the world through writing. Sometimes, these efforts are birthed as reported journalistic-style pieces. Other times, they manifest as essays where she tries to use her personal experiences...
Nurturing You Through Mindful Moments
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Welcome back to the Untriggered Parenting Podcast.
On this episode, my special guest is Michele Akester-Marsh a mindful self care coach who helps mums inject small moments of self care into their busy lives. We deep dive into how self care practices can be truly transformational to everyday life.
About Michelle
I’m Michele… Mum of 2 boys, wife & Mindful Self-Care Coach with 20 years experience in holistic therapies, meditation, mindfulness & life coaching. Following a breakdown in 2017 due to stressful house renovations with a young baby & my husband almo...
Encouraging Leadership in our Teens
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Welcome back to the Untriggered Parenting Podcast.
On this episode, my special guest is Lorraine Connell, a veteran educator who now specialises in cultivating teen leadership. Lorraine wants to break the assumption that leaders are born, as she believes that we are ALL developing as leaders.
About Lorraine
Lorraine Connell, MEd, MS, is the Owner of Peers not Fears, LLC, and a veteran educator of over 20 years. As an educational coach and consultant, she has developed curricula for teens and educators on leadership and empathy. She col...
Empowered and Protected: Ensuring Safety for You and Your Kids
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Welcome to Season 4!!! I am so excited for this season - it is jam packed with incredible insights and empowered conversation with an array of incredible guests.
This first episode features Carrie Conrad, a coah who specialises in helping mums keep themselves and their children safe. Carrie shares with us how women can make themselves and their children "tough targets" in today's world. Lets dive in .......
About Carrie
Carrie Conrad is the owner of Beating Disaster which provides community, content and coaching for moms on protecting c...
Math Matters: Numeracy Beyond the Classroom
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** Bonus episode in celebration of National Numeracy Day 22/05/2024
My special guest this week is Heidi Jorgensen, a maths tutor and mum of 2. On this episode, we discuss why many people find maths challenging, how teachers can help, and what maths can teach us about the natural world.
About Heidi
Hi! I'm Heidi! I am a mom of 2...an almost 1 year old and an almost 3 year old. I used to teach middle school and high school math until I couldn't anymore, so I started an online math...
Nurturing the Nurturer: Self-Care Strategies for Busy Mums
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Welcome back to the podcast. My very special guest this week is Emma Benyon, a mother hood coach and on today's episode we dive into self care.
About Emma
Emma Benyon is a Self Care and Motherhood Coach and Educator, helping mums to have the tools to move from overwhelm to balance and clarity in motherhood and beyond. She is the editor of Positive Wellbeing Zine for Mums and host of the Self Care and Motherhood Edit. Her mission is to support mums to thrive and live...
Preparing for the Empty Nest Stage
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This week's special guest is Anthony Damaschino, the author of the book “The Empty Nest Blueprint.” We delve into the much less talked about stage of parenting - the empty nest stage!
About Anthony
Anthony Damaschino is the author of “The Empty Nest Blueprint.” An obsession with what he calls, “The most underrated phase in a parent’s life” led him to create a blueprint for all future and current Empty Nesters to follow. He combines current research, practical advice, and personal experience to help others not just survive, but t...
Parenting a child with ADHD
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In honour of Neurodiversity Celebration week, this week's episode follows the parenting journey of Parenting Coach, Layal Aoudi and her son who is diagnosed with ADHD.
About Layal
My journey began with a minor in child psychology due to my passion with children, which laid the foundation of understanding the child’s brain and then resulted in obtaining my master’s in Applied Behavior Analysis.
I realized I also wanted to collaborate with parents. Supporting parents was important for me to ensure they have the knowledge and tools to provi...
Fatherhood Reframed: Perspectives from a Parent Coach
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This weeks guest is Ann Kaplan, a parent coach who works with Dads both in a group setting and 1:1. She gives us some insight into fatherhood from a coaches perspective.
About Ann
Ann is a parent coach and has 4 kids of her own so she has lived the dream (and nightmare!) of parenting through every childhood stage, from infancy through adolescence.
She’s also a Love&Logic (tm) independent facilitator and a life coach, which means she’s not just winging it. She has a unique holist...
Unpacking Adoption: Strategies for Addressing Challenging Behaviors
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This weeks guest is Angie Grandt, an adoption coach and we discuss the challenges that can come with adoption and how to create trust and maintain connection with your adopted child.
About Angie
Angie Grandt is The Adoption Coach. She is also a podcast guest, an early intervention speech therapist, and has worked in the autism field for 2+ decades. As an adoptive and bio mom, and a former foster mom, she has extensive training and experience in trauma and attachment, as well as early childhood development. She knows f...
A Parent's Guide to Managing Anger & Frustration
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On this week's episode, my special guest is Emily Hughes, a Conscious Parenting Coach. We tackle the topic of anger, frustration and "mum rage" and explore the various way to manage it in the home.
About Emily
Emily is a Conscious Parenting Coach and Somatic Therapist based in Waltham Forest. She works with parents who feel stuck in frustration,overwhelm and conflict to find more ease and flow in family life.
She empowers parents to stay centered and grounded during their kids tantrums and behaviours. She...
Advocacy & Invisible Disabilities
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This week's guest is Michelle Steiner. Michelle is a disability writer and Paraeducator. On today's episode she shares what it's like living with an invisible disability and how she advocates for her students with disabilities.
About Michelle.
Michelle Steiner lives with an invisible disability. She has articles published on The Mighty, Non Verbal Learning Project, Dyscalculia Blog, The Reluctant Spoonie, Kalopina Collective, Imagine the World as one Magazine and Word Gathering. She has had her photographs featured in Word Gathering and Independent and Work Ready. She works as a...
Conscious and Empowered Grief
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**TW: This epiosde deals with the loss of life by suicide
This week's guest is Meral Doe Renee Jones,. Meral is an author and on today's episode she shares with us how she worked through the grief of losing her sons father to suicide, and how she used writing as her way to process her grief.
About Meral
Meral loves to create poetry, art, books, community and funny rhymes. She is the mother of Leonidas and Zelda and wife of Garrett. She is the a...
Bibliotherapy - The Power of Stories to Heal
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This weeks guest is Bijal Shah is a bibliotherapist, counsellor and author. On today's episode she introduces us to Bibliotherapy and the power of stories for mental wellness.
She also discusses her new book Bibliotherapy: The Healing Power of Reading due to be published on 15th February 2024.
About Bijal
Bijal is the founder of Book Therapy, which offers individual, couple’s and group bibliotherapy, literary curation and personalised reading services as well as bibliotherapy training. Bijal’s book recommendations have featured in the Guardian, Marie Claire, NBC...
Sleep Skills You Need To Thrive
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This week, we continue with the topic of sleep. Dr Catherine Darley is an internationally recognized expert in the use of natural, behavioral, and lifestyle medicine for the treatment of sleep disorders. She joins me this week to discuss how families can get the best optimal sleep to help them thrive.
About Dr Catherine
Dr. Catherine Darley is the leader in natural sleep medicine. She founded The Institute of Naturopathic Sleep Medicine Inc in Seattle which is dedicated to patient care, public education about sleep health, and consultation...
Sweet Dreams - A Conversation with Jade Sleep Nanny
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Welcome back!
On this week's episode, Jade Zammit aka Jade Sleep Nanny joins me for a conversation about one of the topics that causes the most concern when it comes to parenting - their child's sleep!
About Jade
Jade is a infant and child sleep consultant who provides families with gentle & effective solutions to any sleep challenges their child may be experiencing.
You can connect with Jade on her website
Https://www.beyondthestars.co.uk/stepstosleepsuccess
On Instagram
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Tools For Teen Empowerment & Growth
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Welcome to season 3!
We are kicking things off with a discussion with Naomi Nye, Teen Mindset Coach from Teen Rockstar Entrepreneur about how we can help teenagers and young people build the resilience needed to overcome challenges in life.
*Trigger Warning - this episode mentions suicide and addiction
About Naomi
Naomi Nye is a mindset, trauma coach and fierce advocate for education, youth personal development and mental health. Her passion comes from her own personal experience. After an attempted suicide Naomi questioned how she h...
The Heart of Conscious Parenting
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This is the twelfth part of our Empowered Conversations Series.
Each week i will feature a different guest and we will delve into all things parenting and beyond!
My special guest this week is Kelly Pearson, a Conscious Parenting Coach. Kelly empowers spiritually conscious parents to break karmic patterns and become the parent they wish they'd had.
On this episode, we take a deep dive into conscious parenting and what that looks like in practice.
You can connect with Kelly on Instagram. She offers 1:1 coaching an...
The Toy Free Revolution
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This is the eleventh part of our Empowered Conversations Series.
Each week i will feature a different guest and we will delve into all things parenting and beyond!
My special guest this week is Emma Fulenwider, a Biographer, Literary Agent and Mum of 2.
Emma says "My family went toy-free years ago and it has been the BEST THING EVER for us."
On this episode, we discuss how toy overload can affect childhood development and impact mums who are already struggling with fatigue and poor mental h...
Navigating the Preschool Years: Tips for Parents
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This is the tenth part of our Empowered Conversations Series.
Each week i will feature a different guest and we will delve into all things parenting and beyond!
My special guest this week is Leah Rosenthal-Kambic. Leah helps parents work through the challenges of preschool behaviours and find more peace in their homes.
On this episode, we discuss how parents can navigate the preschool years with patience and understanding.
You can connect with Leah on Instagram and book a call with her Calendly
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