18. Teaching our children how to maintain connection

10/22/23 • 22 min

Smiles are contagious - and when we share these it can help give us a lift. But how do we navigate helping our children connect with others, particularly when their relationships can be so dependent on who is in their class this year?

Join me as I chat about the importance of connection, happy hormones and warding off loneliness.

In this episode we cover:

● The power of a smile

● Challenging yourself to say hello to everyone you meet

● Overcoming fear of rejection and being worthy

● Yearning to be part of something bigger

● Avoiding people burnout

● How to manage different personalities that come up

● Modelling behaviour for children

● Our responsibility to teach children about connection

● Teaching children to get happy hormones, rather than synthetic ones later

● Small talk is a fundamental part of connection

● Conversation starter ideas.

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

● Show notes: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au/podcast

● Soul Care Bendigo website: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au

● Soul Care Bendigo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulcarebendigo/

● Soul Care Bendigo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090347516510

● Email: [email protected]

If you enjoyed this episode, SUBSCRIBE or FOLLOW. I would be ever so grateful if you would leave a review on Apple or Spotify.

Join me as I chat about the importance of connection, happy hormones and warding off loneliness.

In this episode we cover:

● The power of a smile

● Challenging yourself to say hello to everyone you meet

● Overcoming fear of rejection and being worthy

● Yearning to be part of something bigger

● Avoiding people burnout

● How to manage different personalities that come up

● Modelling behaviour for children

● Our responsibility to teach children about connection

● Teaching children to get happy hormones, rather than synthetic ones later

● Small talk is a fundamental part of connection

● Conversation starter ideas.

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

● Show notes: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au/podcast

● Soul Care Bendigo website: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au

● Soul Care Bendigo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulcarebendigo/

● Soul Care Bendigo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090347516510

● Email: [email protected]

If you enjoyed this episode, SUBSCRIBE or FOLLOW. I would be ever so grateful if you would leave a review on Apple or Spotify.

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17. The times I had to say goodbye

Saying goodbye is a heartbreaking experience, whether the death is unexpected or there’s been time to say goodbye when someone is ill.

Today we look at not only the different types of deaths that you may experience through your life, but how every day can be an opportunity to make time for loved ones and show them you care.

In this episode we cover:

The two types of goodbyes we will face with loved ones
The shock of an unexpected death
Deaths we have more time to prepare for when someone is ill
There’s no easy way to say goodbye but there is a good way to live every day
A personal story about a grandfather passing
How your own stuff can get in the way of death
Family complications post death
Allowing other people in to hold space for you
Navigating grief months after a passing
Making time for people who matter
Living with no regrets
Treating every farewell as if it is the last.

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

Show notes: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au/podcast
Soul Care Bendigo website: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au
Soul Care Bendigo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulcarebendigo/
Soul Care Bendigo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090347516510
Email: [email protected]

If you enjoyed this episode, SUBSCRIBE or FOLLOW. I would be ever so grateful if you would leave a review on Apple or Spotify.

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19. Battling the demons with guest and Gayle’s sister Krystle: Part 1

Drug addiction can impact so many people around the drug user, as well as the user themselves. In the first part of a two-part series, I am joined by my sister Krystal as we chat about growing up in the same family yet having wildly different experiences as children.

We go deep and vulnerable today as Krystal bravely shares her spiral into drug addiction and how it began.

Please note: this episode has trigger warnings for multiple topics. We discuss sexual abuse, drug use, prostitution, coercion, and criminal activity.

In this episode we cover:

● How siblings can have vastly different experiences of their childhoods

● Defence mechanisms

● Drug use starting small and building up

● Falling into the wrong crowd

● Living a double life

● Falling into ice and heroin addictions

● Turning to criminal activity

● Temptations from old ways

● Stories of hope from part two.

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

● Show notes: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au/podcast