Jane Miller, Beyond Parenting podcast episode - paarenting after foster care
Change, Coaching, Limiting Beliefs, Mental Health, Podcast

Parenting after Foster Care

TW: Foster Care / Child Abuse / Domestic Abuse / School System This week's podcast delves into the world of the foster care system and critically the support structures which simply aren't there for kids transferring to adulthood. Where is the care after abuse? Where is the therapy? Where is the training on understanding relationships?… Continue reading Parenting after Foster Care

Change, Coaching, Home Education, Limiting Beliefs, Mental Health, Podcast

Why I Didn’t Vaccinate My Kids

TW: Anti-Vaccination / COVID This week we are joined by the incredible Melena Carissa, who shares her experiences of choosing not to vaccinate against COVID in a country where the rules were so strict that people had to leave their jobs in droves, and kids were forced to miss out on sports, and using any… Continue reading Why I Didn’t Vaccinate My Kids

Change, Coaching, Home Education, Limiting Beliefs, Mental Health, Podcast

Amicable Co-parenting: Is It A Thing?

TW: Mental health issues In this Podcast episode we meet Sarah Page, a single parent working through the myriad challenges of early parenthood. We hear how she struggled with her mental health at the beginning of her journey and also recognised that her relationship with her husband was not serving her. We dig into the… Continue reading Amicable Co-parenting: Is It A Thing?

Change, Coaching, Home Education, Limiting Beliefs, Mental Health, Podcast

Let’s Play Instead: A Worldschooling Story

TW: Mental health issues, the school system and we swear a bit. This episode we dive into Laura’s world, world being the operative word, as she has 3 kids, and they are travelling the world “unschooling” her kids. This radical shift from the norm came after a mental health episode forced her and her husband… Continue reading Let’s Play Instead: A Worldschooling Story

Autism, Change, Coaching, Home Education, Mental Health, Podcast

How I Advocated For My Autistic Kids

In this podcast we meet Moon Sade, she disusses her challenging experiences witnessing her son be overlooked repeatedly by the school system for support, and didn't receive a diagnosis until part way through the secondary system. She goes on to tell us how she changed her whole life to advocate more for him, and for… Continue reading How I Advocated For My Autistic Kids

Image with Beyond Parentng logo and a photograph of Beth Hardy. The text "Am I a good enough parent?"
Coaching, Limiting Beliefs, Mental Health, Podcast

Am I a Good Enough Parent?

In this podcast I talk about why we feel the need to be everything to everyone all the time, and how that leads us to feeling like we aren’t good enough, when we don’t meet our impossible standards. This is a subject I come back to over and over because we are so often stuck… Continue reading Am I a Good Enough Parent?

Podcast Cover with Vignes Mustola. How Child Abuse Affected Me
Child Abuse, Coaching, Mental Health, Podcast

How Child Abuse Affected Me with Vignes Mustola

TW Child Abuse, Postnatal Depression, Suicide It can be so hard to feel like you are a “good enough” parent at the best of times, couple that with experiencing child abuse, and you know you are in for a rocky ride. That is what this week's guest to our podcast, Vignes Mustola experienced. We hear… Continue reading How Child Abuse Affected Me with Vignes Mustola

Beyond Parenting Logo. Cartoon avatar of woman with red hair and glasses poking out a hole in the wall with a confused expression. Text title stating "Why Is Being A Parent So Lonely?"
Coaching, Mental Health, Podcast

Why Is Being A Parent So Lonely?

Hi, this podcast is coming directly from me today. I will be interspersing the guest podcasts with shorter recordings from me, Beth Hardy, about a subject I feel strongly about. https://youtube.com/shorts/eQsW2BOHCkQ?feature=share Trigger Warning: This podcasts contains mention of the following themes which you may wish to avoid: Loneliness, polyamory, mass shootings, severe mental health issues,… Continue reading Why Is Being A Parent So Lonely?