Dr. Cynthia Hawver is a licensed psychologist and certified coach sharing her 25 years of experience working with moms and children. She created Mama Shrink for moms suffering from burnout, especially older moms who are in the thick of parenting. Dr. Cynthia discusses the challenges facing Gen X moms who waited to start families, with keen insight, experience, and humor. Moms of all ages will benefit from her parental coaching, personal wisdom, and life experience.
Each episode of the Mama Shrink podcast is filled with knowledge that will increase your mental, physical, and emotional well-being. It will help you love the parenting journey no matter what stage of parenting you’re in. Dr. Cynthia’s belief is that your kids grow up too fast not to enjoy it. The Mama Shrink podcast will allow you to refuel, feel understood, and walk away with new information you can implement easily. Leave your mama burnout behind and start living the mom life you envisioned.
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Dr. Cynthia Hawver is a licensed psychologist and certified coach sharing her 25 years of experience working with moms and children. She created Mama Shrink for moms suffering from burnout, especially older moms who are in the thick of parenting. Dr. Cynthia discusses the challenges facing Gen X moms who waited to start families, with keen insight, experience, and humor. Moms of all ages will benefit from her parental coaching, personal wisdom, and life experience.
Each episode of the Mama Shrink podcast is filled with knowledge that will increase your mental, physical, and emotional well-being. It will help you love the parenting journey no matter what stage of parenting you’re in. Dr. Cynthia’s belief is that your kids grow up too fast not to enjoy it. The Mama Shrink podcast will allow you to refuel, feel understood, and walk away with new information you can implement easily. Leave your mama burnout behind and start living the mom life you envisioned.
In this episode, I delve into the crucial topic of reparenting ourselves, a process that involves healing and nurturing our inner child to overcome the generational patterns and trauma that may have been handed down through our family. I begin by emphasizing the significance of recognizing and breaking free from these patterns to provide our children with the emotional support and self-care that I might have lacked in our own upbringing.
I explain how our sense of self-esteem is deeply intertwined with our ability to engage in self-care. To prioritize self-care, we must first believe that I deserve it, a belief often influenced by our childhood experiences. I highlight the commonality of growing up in dysfunctional homes where children may have felt the need to bury their needs, feelings, and the need for love. This suppression can make it challenging to be vulnerable or even understand our own needs later in life.
I emphasize that healing and reparenting ourselves are essential because the patterns formed during our childhood have a lasting impact on our self-esteem and emotional well-being as an adult. These patterns can lead to behaviors like overeating, overdrinking, codependency, or overachievement as I seek external validation and love to fill the void created by unmet needs.
Reparenting ourselves elf is a challenging but transformative journey. Change is possible, but it requires self-compassion, recognizing unmet needs, setting boundaries, and practicing self-care. Seeking support is crucial, and healing from past wounds can lead to healthier relationships and a more fulfilling life.
Key Takeaways:
Recognizing and breaking free from generational patterns and trauma is essential for personal growth.
Childhood experiences significantly impact our self-esteem and emotional well-being as adults.
Reparenting involves cultivating self-compassion, identifying unmet needs, setting boundaries, practicing self-care, and seeking support.
Change is possible, and healing from past wounds can lead to healthier relationships and personal growth.
Resources:
Dr. Cynthia Hauver's website: drcynthiah.com and you can find me on the socials @dr.cynthiahawver
Mama Shrink
Dr. Cynthia Hawver is a licensed psychologist and certified coach sharing her 25 years of experience working with moms and children. She created Mama Shrink for moms suffering from burnout, especially older moms who are in the thick of parenting. Dr. Cynthia discusses the challenges facing Gen X moms who waited to start families, with keen insight, experience, and humor. Moms of all ages will benefit from her parental coaching, personal wisdom, and life experience.
Each episode of the Mama Shrink podcast is filled with knowledge that will increase your mental, physical, and emotional well-being. It will help you love the parenting journey no matter what stage of parenting you’re in. Dr. Cynthia’s belief is that your kids grow up too fast not to enjoy it. The Mama Shrink podcast will allow you to refuel, feel understood, and walk away with new information you can implement easily. Leave your mama burnout behind and start living the mom life you envisioned.
