Welcome to “Who Made This Mess?”, Raising Children and Re-parenting Ourselves. Here, we discuss the joys and challenges of parenting while trying to develop our own self-awareness and self-compassion. Raising children can be messy, and SO hard, but we believe that as we learn to embrace our own messiness and imperfection, we can learn to show up for our kids and raise a gentler generation.
Two moms, a therapist and a former preschool teacher, join together in their podcast about raising children and reparenting ourselves. "Who Made This Mess?!" Well, it was us, of course. In this episode, Shauna and Angie discuss: - ideas for preparing to bring a baby home, accepting help, and setting boundaries - strategies to support a family adding a new child, through birth, fostering, or adoption - providing and coordinating practical supports like meals, ho...
19 Jul 2023
Ep 12 Caring for Postpartum Families Part 1
Two moms, a therapist and a former preschool teacher, join together in their podcast about raising children and reparenting ourselves. "Who Made This Mess?!" Well, it was us, of course. In this episode, Shauna and Angie discuss: - personal experiences with life after having a baby and the support that was there as well as the support that wasn’t there - the surprises we didn’t expect when we were expecting and in life with small children (feeding, getting out o...
9 Jun 2023
Ep 11 Capturing Family Memories through Photography with Amanda Barrick
Two moms, a therapist and a former preschool teacher, join together in their podcast about raising children and reparenting ourselves. "Who Made This Mess?!" Well, it was us, of course. In this episode, Shauna and Angie interview award-winning photographer Amanda Barrick from Banjos and Bows Photography to discuss: - the parent’s role as family historian to pass on memories to their children - finding beauty in the everyday candid moments of childhood and famil...
24 May 2023
Ep 10 How To Get Things Done As A Parent
Two moms, a therapist and a former preschool teacher, join together in their podcast about raising children and reparenting ourselves. "Who Made This Mess?!" Well, it was us, of course. In this episode, Shauna and Angie discuss: - embracing imperfection - setting reasonable expectations for tasks to be done - involving children in what you have to do - asking for support from others - making small moments high quality - simplifying your home care tasks M...
10 May 2023
Ep 9 A Special Mother's Day Birth Story
Content Warning: Birth Trauma and Pregnancy-related Health Conditions Two moms, a therapist and a former preschool teacher, join together in their podcast about raising children and reparenting ourselves. "Who Made This Mess?!" Well, it was us, of course. In this episode, Shauna and Angie discuss Shauna's pregnancy, birth, and early postpartum with her first child. May is Preeclampsia Awareness Month. You can learn more about Preeclampsia at preeclampsia.org Happy Mother's Day to all of o...
26 Apr 2023
Ep 8 Teaching Through Play
Two moms, a therapist and a former preschool teacher, join together in their podcast about raising children and reparenting ourselves. "Who Made This Mess?!" Well, it was us, of course. In this episode, Shauna and Angie discuss: - teaching without directing the play - letting go of control - learning through unstructured toys - how environment effects the quality of play - using descriptive comments to teach academic and social skills Email at who...
29 Mar 2023
Ep 7 Nurturing Empathy in Children
Two moms, a therapist and a former preschool teacher, join together in their podcast about raising children and reparenting ourselves. "Who Made This Mess?!" Well, it was us, of course. In this episode, Shauna and Angie discuss: - the definition of emotional and cognitive empathy - parents modelling empathy and listening - using books to teach empathy - using descriptions to raise their emotional awareness - setting boundaries around empathy ...
15 Mar 2023
Ep 6 Giving Gifts and Shauna FINALLY Apologizes
Two moms, a therapist and a former preschool teacher, join together in their podcast about raising children and reparenting ourselves. "Who Made This Mess?!" Well, it was us, of course. In this episode, Shauna and Angie discuss: - Gift giving as a way to show love - Second hand gifts - Decluttering gifted items - Toy Rotation - The Barbie Car Mentioned in this episode: Dawn at The Minimal Mom https://www.youtube.com/@TheMinimalMom Email at whomadethismesspod@gmail....
1 Mar 2023
Ep 5 Celebrating Birthdays and Creating Traditions
Two moms, a therapist and a former preschool teacher, join together in their podcast about raising children and reparenting ourselves. "Who Made This Mess?!" Well, it was us, of course. In this episode, Shauna and Angie discuss: - how we celebrate birthdays in our families - Angela’s adoption and the effect on her birthday - establishing family birthday traditions - the pressure of planning kids’ birthday parties Email at whomadethismesspod@gmail.com Podcast Instagram Podca...
15 Feb 2023
Ep 4 Practicing Self-Kindness as a Parent
Two moms, a therapist and a former preschool teacher, join together in their podcast about raising children and reparenting ourselves. "Who Made This Mess?!" Well, it was us, of course. In this episode, Shauna and Angie discuss: - our journeys with comparison and self-criticism - how our thoughts are connected to our emotions and behaviors - reparenting ourselves with gentleness and self-compassion - how our self-talk influences our children Email at whomadethismesspod@gmail.com Po...
1 Feb 2023
Ep 3 What is Gentle Parenting?
Two moms, a therapist and a former preschool teacher, join together in their podcast about raising children and reparenting ourselves. "Who Made This Mess?!" Well, it was us, of course. In this episode, Shauna and Angie discuss: defining the trend of gentle parentingaddressing your child's individual needs, emotions, and developmentsetting boundaries from a gentle parenting approachEmail at whomadethismesspod@gmail.com Podcast Instagram Podcast Youtube Music by: https://www.be...
18 Jan 2023
Ep 2 Parents Need Rest
Two moms, a therapist and a former preschool teacher, join together in their podcast about raising children and reparenting ourselves. "Who Made This Mess?!" Well, it was us, of course. In this episode, Shauna and Angie discuss: barriers to rest as a caregiver for childrenthe importance of prioritizing rest for our own well-being and the health of our familiesincreasing self-awareness about the need to rest as part of gentle parentingEmail at whomadethismesspod@gmail.com Podcast Insta...
4 Jan 2023
Ep 1 Meet the Mess
Two moms, a therapist and a former preschool teacher, join together to start a podcast about raising children and reparenting ourselves. "Who Made This Mess?!" Well, it was us, of course. In this episode, Shauna and Angie discuss: how they became lifelong friendstheir background in caring for children and familiesthe importance of parenting supporttheir philosophy of gentle parenting and positive discipline Email at whomadethismesspod@gmail.com Podcast Instagram Podcast Youtube Mu...
5 Dec 2022
Ep 0 Introducing Who Made This Mess
Announcing the launch of our podcast, Who Made This Mess? Parenting Children and Re-Parenting Ourselves. In this trailer, you'll get a sneak peak of Shauna and Angie's hopes for building a community to support parents. Follow our show to make sure you don't miss the first full episode in January of 2023. DISCLAIMER: This podcast is educational in nature. This podcast is not therapy or medical treatment, does not replace therapy or medical treatment, and does not establish a psyc...
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