TPP 351: Hunter Clarke-Fields on Mindful Parenting & Raising Good Humans Every Day
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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
46 min
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4 chapters
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What is the main focus of the conversation with Hunter Clarke‑Fields?
We don't want to pigeonhole them, right? Because our expectations for them can be self-fulfilling prophecies. You know, we can we can treat them a certain way without giving them the opportunity to grow in depth or whatever changes they're making. And our kids are like a river you never step into twice, right? And they are growing and changing so, so fast. And it's the same with us. Of course too, but it happens more slowly. But with our kids We can easily say, like, he's the sporty one, she's the hyperactive one, whatever, right? They always do this, they never do this kind of thing. And I think it really gives them an opportunity to grow when we can say, huh, I wonder who you are today.
I'm Debbie Rieber, and welcome to Tilt Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. So, we have talked about mindfulness on this show before, and if you're in my Differently Wired Club, you know that mindfulness meditation is something I explore from time to time but really struggle with implementing in the way I think I'm supposed to. Like, I always feel like I'm doing it wrong, or it's just not for me. But as my guest today, Hunter Clark Fields explains, there are many accessible ways to practice mindfulness, even for people like me who feel like they can't or don't want to slow down. And there's just no disputing the powerful way that mindfulness can support us and helping us be more present, more grounded, more calm, more open.
And More curious when navigating all the big challenging stuff with our neurodivergent kids. And as you'll hear me say multiple times in this conversation, the way Hunter walks us through mindfulness is a reality check to show us how simple and truly doable it can be. If you don't know Hunter yet, she's a mindfulness mentor, the host of the Mindful Parenting podcast, a mom, and a global speaker. I actually had Hunter on this show a few years ago to talk about her best-selling book, Raising Good Humans. And today, in addition to exploring mindfulness, Hunter is going to share with us her newest book called Raising Good Humans Every Day. Hunter has more than twenty years of experience in meditation and yoga practices, and she helps moms bring more calm and family cooperation into their daily lives, presents talks on parenting, and is a certified teacher of parent effectiveness training.
During our conversation, Hunter demonstrates a few mindful techniques to regulate yourself when you need it that are very doable, even if you have only three minutes. I've actually been doing them since we recorded this and I'm still at it. Hunter also shared strategies to show our kids compassion when they're struggling and introduces us to what has become one of my most favorite positive self-talk phrases: permission. To be human as a reminder when we have less than brilliant parenting or life moments. She ended this conversation with a beautiful reflection on why it's important to see our kids for who they are and be willing to open up to the changes that happen every day for them. This is a very grounding conversation, a gentle yet powerful reminder of ways in which we can support ourselves, our own regulation, and our capacity to be a supportive, calming presence for our kids.
I hope you enjoy it. Hey hunter, welcome back to the podcast. I am very happy to be here, Debbie. Thank you. Of course. When I have repeat guests, I always go back and see what was going on when we last spoke. And I realized your episode with me aired on March 10th, 2020. Wow. Now we recorded it before. Wow. Yeah. Right? Very it's like pretty important moment in time. We recorded it prior to that, but so much has changed in these past couple. years and we had no idea what was to come when we had that conversation. So I would love even just to start this, I'd like to kind of hear from you what's up in your world, what has happened in your work and the way that you show up and support families in the past three years with what we've been through.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main focus of the conversation with Hunter Clarke‑Fields?
0:00–4:23
2
How did Hunter’s career and the pandemic shape her work on mindful parenting?
4:23–13:32
3
What does mindfulness really mean for parents of neuro‑divergent kids?
13:32–26:54
4
Which quick, 3‑minute mindfulness techniques can parents use in the moment?
26:54–46:41
Speakers
2 identifiedMore from Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
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