Questioning the water we swim in & teaching our kids to do the same

11/06/18 • 24 min

We take for granted the things that we think we already know (about ourselves, about others, and about the world around us), but for anyone who's familiar with the ways in which we can suffer from the the beliefs we hold that limit us and keep us from our growth and expansion, we understand why it's important to open ourselves up and to take in new perspectives and new ideas. We could all benefit from some healthy skepticism about the beliefs we hold and the stories we tell ourselves and pass on, without awareness, to our kids. It can be difficult to challenge “what we think we know” because so many of our ideas have been with us for a long time and were often shaped in the earliest part of our lives, but we can learn to leave the door open to new perspectives and we can teach our kids how to do this as well. It’s an empowering way to get started in life

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(007) The Ghosts that Haunt us (Boo!)

Today is a Halloween-themed episode! And I’m excited about it because I get to talk about ghosts in today’s episode. You might be wondering what on earth ghosts have to do with us as mothers, and to this idea of waking up and growing up? Well they have so much to do with that, actually. Because ghosts are metaphors for the things we don’t want to face. So, there’s no need to be afraid - this podcast is about BOLD LOVE - and we’re going (together) to places that scare us...to find...often...that what seems so scary from a distance is often nothing more than the call for us to come home again. Life gets SO MUCH better when we learn to FACE our ghosts, so let’s get into the show!

Show notes here: https://www.karinebell.com/podcast/ep007

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The 3 Important Features of Healthy vs Toxic Shame

I was feeling all the feels in this episode! We're taking an evolutionary and nervous system approach to looking at shame. Shame is an important topic, and for really good reason! But did you know that there's more than one function of shame, and more than one kind of shame? We're using shame all the time, but there are ways we can use it that are supportive, and even helpful at times, and there are ways that we use it as humans that can have profoundly negative effects on individuals and social groups. The distinction is really important to know, because it can inform how shame manifests in our parenting. We may also start to second guess how we use shame on the level of social engagement, because that matters, too. Have a listen and let me know what you think about shame!

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