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26: Fixing Yourself First: The Parenting SHIFT That Changes Everything
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SHIFT Talking™ by Davina Hehn

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Parenting advice is everywhere, but most of it skips the biggest factor—you. In this episode, we’re flipping the script on traditional parenting strategies and focusing on what really changes the game: your emotional state, your regulation, your healing. If you’re exhausted, overwhelmed, and wondering why no tactic seems to work, this is for you.

I’ll break down:

🔥 Why parenting isn’t about controlling your kid—it’s about steadying yourself

🔥 The 10-second check-in that will change how you react (and prevent meltdowns—for both of you)

🔥 How unhealed childhood wounds shape your parenting—and how to break the cycle

🔥 Why “just stay calm” is bullsh*t advice* (and what actually works instead)

We’re not memorizing scripts. ... 

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