I AM MOM Parenting Podcast

In light of the recent tragic incidents that have occurred in Canada, our kids of all ages are asking questions about hate crimes and racism. Why is this happening in Canada? What do we need to know? What kind of conversations are age-appropriate? How do we prepare our kids in a society where systemic racism is being more illuminated? In this episode, we discuss strategies and mindset shifts necessary to equip ourselves with having this important discussion with our kids of all ages.

The intention of our podcast is to help you feel calmer and more in control of your family environment. The words that you choose in your everyday language can have a great impact on that. We often take our words for granted, but the words that come out of our mouths at any given time can affect our reality, our identity and our mental, emotional and physical health right down to the cellular level. Our words also have an affect on our children, .....

We have all had those moments of not knowing how to respond in situations where someone is sharing news with you. You may struggle to find the right words or even how best to show care and concern where everyone feels heard, respected and understood. In this week’s episode, we touch on the importance of empowered communication, which is also known as Compassionate Communication and Non-Violent Communication...

In this episode, Dimple and Shaista give a few tips and tricks that you can incorporate immediately during summer break. These tips will ensure that “summer free” feeling for the whole family and help combat the summer slide phenomenon.

In this episode, Dimple and Shaista discuss the importance of creating a culture where calm, respect and dignity is the norm. They give useful strategies on how to achieve this; particularly in ways in which you can communicate with your children without yelling.

During this episode, Allison Villa, psychotherapist, relationship expert and host of the Couplehood podcast outlined The 4 Relationship Seasons™ that every relationship progresses through. She explained what the seasons are, why every couple goes through them and why naming them is empowering and provides clarity and direction in the relationship. Allison’s honest approach to parents in love has impacted couples, and families, worldwide...

This week’s episode takes a dive into parental burnout! We will describe the signs and symptoms of parental burnout, what happens in your body when you are experiencing burnout and ways to take care of yourself when you are utterly worn out!

During this episode, we discuss the effects of miscarriage and infant loss with Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, Natasha Virani. Natasha shared her own personal story of multiple miscarriages, infertility, and infant loss. She also delves into the stages of grief, ways to honor the lost child, and ways to help family members cope with the loss.

With August here, parents, teachers and kids are experiencing heightened anxiety about transitioning back to school. In this episode, we provide out of the box strategies and concepts to be mindful of in order to manage the back to school transition for your child and the entire family. We discuss how to feel confident about returning to academic learning, whatever that may look like for your family...

Doing all the right things and still not reaching your weight and fitness goals? We brought on a true fitness expert to speak about how to feel good while getting fit! In this episode, our guest, Nishma Karim, speaks about the healthy way to become fit and how to feel good while doing it.