TPP 279: Cathy Adams on Caring for Ourselves and Our Children in an Unpredictable World
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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
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What is the purpose and structure of the Tilt Parenting podcast introduction?
I feel like dignity, I actually have it at the beginning of my book, is a foundation that you have to understand this first and a bunch of other things, inequality, discussing race, sex education, mental wellness. You have to have a basic understanding, a working knowledge of these things to dive into your own self-awareness. Because if you're not looking at these things, then there's going to be all sorts of holes and all sorts of things you're unwilling to look at and discuss. And something that feels undiscussable is probably the thing that needs to be discussed.
Welcome to Tilt Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. I'm your host, Debbie Reber, and we are officially back. I'm back for a new season of the show, and I have such a great lineup coming over the next few months. You aren't gonna wanna miss a single episode, so be sure to subscribe to Tilt Parenting Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. But I'm starting this season with someone I truly admire as a professional and as a friend, Kathy Adams. Kathy is a clinical social worker, certified parent coach, former elementary school educator, and yoga teacher. She's also the co-host of the Zen Parenting Radio podcast, which if you haven't listened to, I definitely recommend you check out.
Kathy is also author of the brand new book, Zen Parenting, caring for ourselves and our children in an unpredictable world, which is the center of our conversation today. I had the chance to read an advanced copy of Kathy's book, and I'm not going to bury the lead. I loved it. So I actually wanted to share the blurb that I wrote for Kathy's book. Here's what I said. Kathy Adams is a gentle, inspiring guide for becoming a more tuned in, respectful and connected parent and human. What I love most about Zen parenting is Kathy's holistic approach to being present and truly showing up for ourselves and our families, no matter how messy, no matter how challenging. This book is a unique offering in the parenting space that focuses on our relationship with ourselves, which is of course where being a Zen parent has to begin.
You can probably tell I really liked the book. So in this conversation, we explore Kathy's book and go into the deep inner work we need to do to show up as better parents for our kids and support them in finding their own identity with respect and dignity.
How does Cathy Adams describe her professional background and transition to parent coaching?
This is a longer episode because there were just so many things I wanted to talk with Kathy about. So I hope you enjoy it. And now without further ado, here is the very first episode of 2022, an extra long, juicy conversation with Kathy Adams. Hello, Kathy. Welcome back to the podcast.
Hello, Debbie. Thank you for having me. I'm so glad to be here.
I'm so excited to get into your new book. And we, you know, we had a conversation with you and your husband Todd last summer, and we teased the book a little bit, but I actually wanted to do a whole conversation about it because I got to read it in advance. I love it. It's such a important book. contribution to this parenting world that we're all living in. And it's so unique in what it offers. So let's just take a step back and even just give me your two minute spiel about kind of who you are for people who haven't listened to that other episode.
Sure, sure. Well, my name's Kathy. As you said, I am a social worker. My undergrad is actually in education, and then I became a social worker, a clinician, worked at the hospital, did the whole therapist thing, and then I became a parent. and kind of switched gears and became, in my first year of staying home with my daughter, decided that I still wanted to use my therapist skills, but I knew I couldn't work in the hospital setting anymore. So I became a parent coach. When I was parent coaching, I did that on the phone, which it's so funny, Debbie, because I remember when I became a parent coach and the whole training was you talk on the phone to people and it was so new.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the purpose and structure of the Tilt Parenting podcast introduction?
0:00–2:35
2
How does Cathy Adams describe her professional background and transition to parent coaching?
2:35–4:19
3
What inspired the creation of the Zen Parenting book and how was it shaped into a chapter format?
4:19–8:47
4
Why are dignity and respect central to Zen Parenting and how are they differentiated?
8:47–12:27
5
How does the book address the need for parents to do deep inner work in today’s society?
12:27–17:34
6
What role does neurodiversity language play in modern parenting conversations?
17:34–22:30
7
What is the author’s hope for readers—how should the book foster compassion and self‑compassion?
22:30–25:44
8
Where can listeners find more resources, the Zen Parenting Summit, and how can they support the podcast?
25:44–56:00
Speakers
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