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When kids go “off track,” it’s easy to see the behavior as disrespect, defiance, or a problem that needs fixing.

In this episode, I reframe behavior as information, a signal from a dysregulated nervous system, not a character flaw.
You’ll learn:
What off-track behavior is actually telling you
Why punishment and rewards rarely create lasting change
How to stay calm, connected, and in the lead when things go sideways
A simple recovery approach that protects the relationship and restores boundaries
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In today’s episode of the Connect Method Parenting Podcast, we’re talking about embodying emotions. NOT just noticing them, NOT just allowing them, but fully living inside the emotional experience while simultaneously creating from the end in mind.
I’m sharing ten lessons I’ve learned about emotional embodiment through real, everyday experiences, from almost running out of battery in my Tesla while crossing a mountain range, to completing a 72-hour fast, to sitting with doubt, fear, hunger, uncertainty, and growth without trying to escape or fix any of it.
You’ll hear how embodying emotions doesn’t mean positive thinking, bypassing discomfort, or managing feelings so they go away. It means learning how to be fully present with fear and faith, worry and gratitude, and uncertainty and intention at the same time.
In this episode, we explore:
What it actually means to embody emotions, not just feel or process them
How to live from the end in mind without abandoning the present moment
Why powerful questions can completely shift your nervous system
How beliefs quietly create your lived reality, especially in parenting
Why buffering (food, distraction, productivity) blocks emotional growth
How past “failures” can inform growth without defining you
Why presence, not willpower, is the practice
How emotional embodiment leads to calm, confident parenting even during conflict
Most importantly, we talk about how this work shows up in parenting:
 Staying grounded during tantrums. Holding boundaries without anger. Responding instead of reacting. Teaching your kids that emotions are safe,  and that nothing has gone wrong just because feelings are big.
You don’t need to fast for 72 hours or nearly get stranded on a mountain to practice this. You can start small, with irritation, overwhelm, frustration, or doubt, and learn how to sit in the full human experience while choosing connection, belief, and intention.
This is the work.
 It’s simple.
 It’s powerful.
 And it changes everything.
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It’s not your mood that creates the life you want.
It’s your state.
Your way of being.
Your identity.
The assumptions you live and act from every single day.
In this episode, we explore why chasing the right mood or the perfect plan doesn’t work, and what actually creates lasting change instead. You’ll learn the difference between mood and state, why identity comes before evidence, and how choosing a steady state of being can transform your parenting, relationships, work, and daily life.
This conversation is about stabilizing who you are BEING!!! 
NOT fixing yourself, forcing habits, or white-knuckling your way into a better year.
Also I'm gonna do a Free Live Workshop to help you dive into this material THIS FRIDAY!!!!
If you want to take this work deeper and apply it in real time, I’m hosting a free live workshop to walk through this together.
👉 Register here: https://cmp.works/alb

🗓 Friday the 9th
 ⏰ 11:30 AM Eastern
You don’t need a better plan. You need to choose a different state...and let everything else follow.
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Most parents don’t say they feel defeated.
They say they’re overwhelmed.
They say nothing is working.
They wonder what’s wrong with them.
In this episode, I talk about what defeat actually is and why it feels so intense in parenting and marriage.
We separate facts from meaning.
We stop making defeat personal.
And we use it instead of letting it push us toward quitting.
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“Weakness simply means your capacity is lower than what the moment requires.”
I recorded this episode in the middle of a full, emotional, end-of-year season. The kind where you want to soak up every moment with your kids, make the holidays meaningful, and still somehow hold it all together… while feeling stretched, tired, and not quite like yourself.
And that’s exactly why I wanted to talk about weakness.
Because what we usually call weakness isn’t failure. It isn’t a character flaw. And it doesn’t mean something is wrong with you as a parent or a human. Most of the time, it simply means the demand of the moment exceeds your current capacity.
In this episode, I walk you through how I’ve learned to understand weakness differently and what actually helps when it shows up, especially during high-demand seasons like the holidays.
In this episode, I share:
Why weakness tends to surface when life gets full, loud, and emotional
The reframe that changed everything for me: weakness is about capacity, not character
How shame turns moments of weakness into yelling, spiraling, shutting down, or control
The four ways I see parents (and myself) respond to weakness:Projecting it onto our kids
Attacking ourselves with “I should be better”
Trying to overpower it with willpower
Hiding it and calling it “fine”

Why self-attack does not create strength and what it actually does to your nervous system
How truth and honesty stabilize your body and open the door to growth
What I do now when I realize my capacity is lower than the moment requires
Why repair matters more than perfection and what really builds resilience in kids
The shift I’m inviting you into:
Instead of asking yourself, What’s wrong with me?
Try asking, What support do I need right now?
Because capacity can be rebuilt. Regulation can return. And when weakness is met with compassion instead of shame, it often becomes the place where connection deepens and growth begins.
What I encourage you to practice this week:
Stop running from weakness and get honest about what’s happening
Replace criticism with curiosity
Lead with compassion first because safety is what allows change
Decide what actually needs support, not what needs to be fixed
Let go of performance and focus on repair and honesty instead
A question to sit with:
Where do you notice weakness showing up for you right now?
 And what might you need to adjust or ask for so you can show up with more kindness instead of more pressure?
You don’t need to be strong all the time to be a great parent. You just need to stay honest, keep noticing, and be willing to repair.
xoxoAndee :) 
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