Bethan O'Riordan: How to improve your self-compassion as a parent

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In today’s episode, we are joined by Bethan O’Riordan, psychotherapist and mom of 3.

5:57 - What does Bethan do?

7:50 - What is the number one thing I need to know before becoming a parent?

9:31 - How do you deal with a partner who isn’t interested in doing the work themselves?

11:57 - How can we make the shift from negative self-talk to having more self-compassion?

17:01 - Is it possible to go forward in our emotional growth journey without learning more about our past?

19:46 - What’s the key to raising a securely attached child?

23:00 - Should parents be stressed about leaving their children alone to play throughout the day?

31:04 - How can a parent start taking steps toward doing the work?

36:10 - Why is Bethan’s #1 advice to hold your tongue in hard moments?

39:51 - What is compassion-focused therapy?

“The greatest therapist a child can ever have is their own parent” - Bethan O’Riordan

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