Life throws whatever the heck at you and it’s okay to ask who else can relate. On this podcast, no topic nor experience is out of bounds. I'll be talking about family, relationships, faith, politics, leadership, women's issues, diversity and inclusion (race), mental health, and more.
I’ll also share tips on navigating some of life’s problems and how to develop yourself. Join me today to reflect, learn, grow and ask you the simple question - CAN YOU RELATE?
In this week’s final episode, I reflect on the year personally and on the podcast.
✅ Personal goals and achievements
✅ Parenting: finding grace to forgive and move on
✅ Girlfriends: letting go and wishing them well
✅ Fertility: one child only? Infertility. IVF.
Now it’s time to take a decent break so have a great time learning and growing. See you in September!
Enjoy. Remember to Love, Comment, and Share.
Let me know if you can relate by leaving a comment or emailing me at effiescoatofmanycolours@gmail.com.
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23 Jun 2023
Recap of Parenting with Papa
In this week’s episode I attempt to condense the 4-part conversation on parenting with Papa. It was brilliant to sit with him and learn so much, not just about our family but gaining a better perspective of why he was the kind of father he was.
I certainly wanted more growing up but I have a deeper understanding he simply didn’t know how. Let’s give our parents a little break, talk to them and hopefully some of the scars may heal.
I also briefly touch on the kind of summer I think I’m going to have with my teenager.
I cannot implore you enough to check out Better Parenting Practitioner Britta who I think you’ll all love.
Enjoy. Remember to Love, Comment, and Share.
Let me know if you can relate by leaving a comment or emailing me at effiescoatofmanycolours@gmail.com.
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16 Jun 2023
Final Part: Parenting : A Generation Before
In this final part episode, I posed the question of the impact on our mental health from all of that harsh and corporal discipline.
To be honest, Papa threw me on this one and I still haven’t gotten my head around it. That is because he had a very different take on it and you’ll see from my reaction, I honestly wasn’t expecting that!! I’m uncertain I can wholeheartedly say I can relate to it but I can understand, accept and learn from
his lived experience and point of view.
✔️ looking at the positives of discipline and its impact
Should one hold on to what we may refer to as scars? It’s difficult to contend with when you’re left with scars from some of the discipline but should we hold on to them for life? If we do, should they spur us on, require us o do differently as largely suggested by Papa or hold us back?
Are we overthinking mental health and perhaps aiding a generation of cocky, inhumane and indisciplined children?
These are just some of the questions I’m left with and had me thinking deeply about lived experiences and parenting. In the next season, we will broach it with an up-and-coming Better Parenting Practitioner whom I think you’ll all love.
Enjoy. Remember to Love, Comment, and Share.
Let me know if you can relate by leaving a comment or emailing me at effiescoatofmanycolours@gmail.com.
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