Ep 30: Integrating lessons from Season 3
“May our compassion alchemize guilt into growth. May our nonlinear growth be our resistance to white supremacist conditioning of perfectionism and capitalist conditioning of linear progression.”
Episode Summary:
In this episode, you and I are going to look back and reflect on season 3 together. We’ll zoom out to remind ourselves why we’re doing this hard and heart work of social justice parenting and inner child re-parenting. And from this big-picture perspective, we’ll see what adult developmental skills are important for your healing and raising your child. Then, we’ll zoom in a bit to explore three main themes from the season so that when guilt, perfectionism, and urgency arise, you’re ready to acknowledge them and let them go. Lastly, we’ll zoom in a little closer to review one highlight from each episode in this season so you can see which topic might be something nourishing you need or something caring to share with your beloved community. I want this season finale episode to reflect this intentionality of slowing down. So we’re going to pause, reflect, review, rest, and digest before we continue our liberatory journey together in Season 4 which will begin mid-May.
Episode Outline
Why we don’t focus on parenting tips and strategies.
Why we focus on healing and adult developmental skills instead.
The adult developmental skills needed to practice social justice parenting and inner child re-parenting.
Key theme of the season #1: Guilt. Transform guilt into aligned action.
Key theme of the season #2: Individualism. A wound that happens in a relationship needs to be healed in a relationship. Bye, individualism. Hello, interdependence.
Key theme of the season #3: Regulation. Build capacity to hold all the joy and vitality alongside oppression and pain.
Episode recap.
Episode 21: Surviving and Thriving in Uncertainty and Oppression Without Toxic Positivity.
Episode 22: How My Parents & I Are Breaking Our Family Cycles Together.
Episode 23: Three Social Justice Actions to Build Your Parenting Support System
Episode 25: Bridging the Gap between Intention & Action for Your 2023 Parenting Goals
Episode 26: Answering Your Questions About Decolonized Parenting & Inner Child Re-Parenting
Episode 27: Why Your Child’s Resilience Needs Your Parenting Mistakes
Episode 28: What Parents Can Learn About Boundary Setting From Black and Asian Solidarity
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Resources Mentioned:
How to Practice Social Justice Parenting and Inner Child Re-Parenting?
Ambiguous loss and the “myth of closure,” with Pauline Boss, PhD
Beyond Time In & Time Out: What to Do with Toddler Tantrums & Meltdowns Self-Guided Audio Workshop
Talking to Kids about Race in Ways that They Get & You Don’t Sweat Course
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