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EP111 - Renaye Thornborrow - Wisdom Life Coaching Program for Kids

Renaye Thornborrow is leading a worldwide movement to bring mindset skills and life coaching to kids so that kids can learn how to navigate the ups and downs of growing up and reach their fullest potential.  
Renaye is the author of The Adventures in Wisdom Life Coaching Program for Kids Curriculum™ - a powerful curriculum that uses coaching stories and activities to help children develop 27 mindset skills for:
resilience
self-esteem
confidence
self-leadership
achievement
happiness
and so much more!
Since 2013 her company has certified WISDOM Coaches® in over 30 countries – helping coaches create a business they love as a life coach for kids while empowering children around the world. 
Renaye is also a personal development expert, a member of the International Coaches Federation (ICF), and a former 3-year board member for the Association of Coach Training Organizations (ACTO). She is also a retired corporate marketing executive and holds a Bachelor of Science from Texas A&M University and an MBA from the University of Texas.
 
Find Renaye here
www.adventuresinwisdom.com
www.facebook.com/AdventuresInWisdomFanPage
www.adventuresinwisdom.com/life-coaching-for-kids-free-story
www.youtube.com/user/AdventuresInWisdom
 

EP110 - Magic Barclay - Dealing with a Narcissist

This week's guest survived a rough childhood, torn between a narcissist of a father and an unfeeling and emotionally neglectful mother, she learned that she was the only one she could depend on and always felt like 'the black sheep' and found it hard to trust anyone. In her teens, her lack of control led to anorexia and binge eating disorders. her weight was about all she could truly take charge of and by the age of 17, she had also become a binge drinker- leading to becoming an alcoholic by age 21.After transferring this lack of self-relationship to relationships with others, She found herself at the end of a string of emotionally vacuous and harmful relationships- culminating in a marriage to a narcissist and her self-esteem issues came back and again via her weight- she protected herself by becoming morbidly obese. That was the only way her body could physically be off-limits to an abusive husband (or so she thought).After 14 years of being told she was ugly, worth nothing, a horrible mother, and much more- she left!  packing the kids, dogs, and cats into the car, loading a truck, and leaving town.The next 4 years saw a drawn-out legal battle which saw her lose everything except her babies. And she had to start again but the toll of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Adverse Childhood Relationship Experiences (ACREs) and her adult relationship disasters (including the one with herself), years of stress, and physical trauma to her body culminated in multiple conditions that threatened to end her life.She threw herself into study, learning about the systems of the body and how they each worked in harmony with each other, she sought help with her trauma and became truly well, truly loved
She continued her study continuing to become stronger, more able to handle anything in life, and free from the past both physically and emotionally.She is now an instructor of PNEI of Trauma, the lead practitioner at Wholistic Natural Health Australia, and the host of her own podcast A Magical Life- health, wealth, and weight loss"
Find Magic here 
www.magicbarclay.com

EP109 - Asher Cloren - Life Rocks - Connecting Children to Nature

This week’s guest is Asher Cloran the director of The Life Rocks Foundation, an interactive earth science platform designed to help children lead healthier, happier and productive lives through becoming connected to nature. Asher is an expert in human health, development and education and provides quality information to parents and teachers to help improve parenting, teaching and childhood development.
Asher’s most powerful experiences as a child were all involving Nature. Experiencing the contrast between a public education devoid of Nature connection, and then a Steiner education rich in Nature connection – left him with strong impressions of what is most important for learning and life. 
On this quest, he has studied holistic health, human development, kinesiology, education, business, media, and natural sciences.
If all that wasn’t enough Asher is also an Integrated Movement Specialist level 2 and Holistic Lifestyle Coach level 2 with the CHEK institute. And has recently published 2 books: Connecting Children to Nature: the Essential guide for parents and teachers & The Soil Big Book, an illustrated book on soil science.
However the more Asher learnt, the more he discovered the challenges and damages that modern life is having on current and future generations – and he became passionate about helping to overcome them.
After meeting geologist John Rowntree in 2016, he was invited to join the Life Rocks team. John, seeing his passion for earth science education, quickly made him CEO. Since then, The team and I have evolved Life Rocks into a non-for-profit foundation always working hard to bring joy, education and nature to children, parents and teachers through fun, scientific and interactive experiences, media, books, games and workshops.
Asher also records The Life Rocks Podcast where he interviews other passionate leaders in childhood education and development and provides a platform for those interested in helping future and current generations thrive. 
Find Asher here
www.liferocks.school
www.facebook.com/LifeRocks.School/
www.instagram.com/liferocks.school/
 
 
 

EP108 - Sarah Kenny - Raising RAD (Resilient - Audacious - Daring) Girls

This week’s guest Sarah Kenny is a certified coach, mentor, and positive role model for adolescent girls. She believes empowering girls with confidence and courage will change the world for the better, and it's her personal mission to help girls thrive in adolescence and transform into powerful leaders while also supporting parents in raising RAD (Resilient - Audacious - Daring) girls.
Sarah - who lives in Austin, TX - has her Master’s Degree in Gender Studies, two professional coaching certifications, and is an active member of the International Coaching Federation. In her free time, she loves reading, yoga, taking long walks while listening to podcasts, cooking, trying new restaurants, traveling, and watching comedies and British dramas “with a strong female lead.” 
Where do you find Sarah
www.sarahkennycoaching.com
www.instagram.com/sarahkennycoaching
www.facebook.com/sarahkennycoaching

EP107 - Lisa Espinoza - How Do You Deal With Losing a Child

This week’s guest Lisa Espinoza is a writer and speaker who is passionate about coming alongside others who desire to take steps toward their most fulfilling, abundant life.
She is an expert in grief and loss and is able to help others move through places of loss in a way that honors the loved ones they have lost as well as their own lives.
On December 15, 2018, my youngest son, Chandler, was hit by a car while riding his bike to work. He sustained multiple broken bones, a severed thoracic spine, and severe traumatic brain injury. . . .
On January 1, 2019, she lost her 25-year-old son Chandler.
Her pain was deep, excruciating, disorienting, and relentless. It was also an opportunity to do things differently.
There's no way around it. Grief is a heavy, often seemingly unbearable, weight to carry. A weight that you earned because you loved. She considers herself a trusted voice — here to support and equip people to move through the grief process in a way that honors you and their loved ones.
Where to find Lisa
www.lisaespinoza.com
www.facebook.com/lisachandlersmom
www.instagram.com/lisa.espinoza

EP106 - Nicky Billou - Leading as a Single Father

This week’s guest Nicky Billou was a single father with two sons and has his own business.  
He is a top thought leader in the areas of entrepreneurship, branding, and sales and has been called the Napoleon Hill of the 21st century, interviewing over 300 of the world's top thought leaders, like Jack Canfield, John Maxwell, and many more. Not only has he made over 1000 media appearances, but he has also written and published 8 books, several of which are #1 International Best-sellers, and he has read over 4000.  
And if that all was enough, he has a business that generates 6 figures a month and has helped 70+ entrepreneurs add 6-8 figures a year to their income.
Now he would love to come on our podcast and share his insights on parenting and running a successful business.
Where to find Nicky 
www.ecircleacademy.com
www.instagram.com/nickybillou
www.thethoughtleaderrevolution.com
www.facebook.com/nicky.billou
 

EP105 - Laura Reardon - Responding To Your Kids’ Big Emotions

This week’s guest Laura Reardon teaches parents about how to respond to their kids' big emotions and challenging behaviors in a way that creates more peace rather than more conflict in their homes.She was graced with 2 children, a boy, and a girl, although not a single parent...and yet…In their growing-up years, she felt frustrated, worried, and unsure how to respond to their big emotions and challenging behaviors – one would lash out while the other would shut down.
She tried many things like counting to 3, consequences, rewards, and ignoring unwanted behaviors but none of it helped. And in the end, she found herself yelling…and worrying… and felt alone in this whole parenting thing.Motivated to grow into her best self and help her kids grow into their best selves, she earned a certification as a Child Behaviour Specialist from The Early Years, completed Parent Coach training from Happily Family, and completed Emotion Coach training with the Gottman Institute in addition to her degree in psychology from Northeastern University.And based on that training she created a 3-step plan for how to respond to the big emotions and challenging behaviors in her home in a way that supported her in managing her own emotions and behavior…and supported her kids’ in managing theirs.
Where to find Laura
www.laurareardoncoaching.com
 
www.instagram.com/laurareardoncoaching
www.facebook.com/laurareardoncoaching
 

EP104 - Brendan Kumarasamy - Mastertalk

This week’s guest believes the next Elon Musk is a 7-year-old girl who can't afford a communication coach, so it's his duty to help her succeed with his free resources.
Brenden Kumarasamy is the founder of MasterTalk, a coaching business he started when he was in college to help ambitious executives & business owners become the TOP 1% of communicators in their industries so that they can accelerate their success in the workplace & companies.
He also hosts a successful YouTube channel by the same name with over 28,500 subscribers.
He wanted to come on the podcast to help parents understand and master their communication skills, so as to improve future relationships and hopefully be able to master communication in their co-parenting situation
Where to find Brendan
https://www.facebook.com/mastertalkyt
https://www.instagram.com/masteryourtalk/
https://www.youtube.com/c/MasterTalks
https://www.rockstarcommunicator.com/
 
 

EP103 - Dr Joe Garcia - Baby Sign Language in 14 Days

This week’s guest I have interviewed before and is the grandfather of Baby Sign Language, one of the world’s leading experts in the baby sign language revolution.
In his highly acclaimed books Toddler Talk (1994) and SIGN with your BABY (1999), Dr. Garcia explores the miracle of how young babies are able to communicate with their parents using signing, sometimes before 6 months of age. He’s worked with more than 5,000 babies and their families through community, hospital, and national education programs. help parents and caregivers find it easy to learn and use more signs than they thought possible (while still having fun).
He has come back to tell us about a new program for parents called "Baby Sign Language in 14 Days"
Where to find Joe
www.drjosephgarcia.com
www.instagram.com/drjosephgarcia
www.youtube.com/channel/UC1ZRXx1TeQzeoDFeNR-WjSQ
www.facebook.com/signingwithbaby
His new course is at
www.drjosephgarcia.com/products/baby-sign-language-in-14-days
 

EP102 - Elaine Belson - It’s More Complicated Than You Think

This week’s guest obtained her bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1987 from the University of Maryland and her master’s degree in Social Work in 1993 and has been a clinical social worker for 30 years
In addition to this, she decided to join the Army at the age of 42 because she wanted to be part of something bigger than herself and have a bigger impact and during her time served in Afghanistan, from 2008-2010.
She is an expertise in the following topics: anger management, anxiety, coping with chronic pain, depression, domestic violence, eating disorders, grief/loss, low self-esteem, parenting, relationships, stress, substance abuse, trauma, women's issues, and work issues and she has provided trauma services for Hurricane Katrina, 9/11, bank robberies, military deployment and has helped children and teens cope with academic challenges, bullying, divorce, peer pressure, and low self-esteem.
Where to find Elaine
www.itscomplicated.blog
www.podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/its-more-complicated-than-you-think/id1660506679