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Spreading Substack Love on a Rainy Friday 🌧️

Nov 22, 2024

Hello, Philosophical Parent.

As I take time to ponder how this Substack channel is morphing into something new, I am not posting as often. However, I don’t want to leave y’all hanging.

So, today, I’m sharing a few relevant Substacks focused on parenting and/or Highly Sensitive People (HSP); I trust that that one or two (or all of them!) will resonate with you.

a woman holding a child in her arms — We All Need Support while Caring for our Families. Photo by Adrien Taylor

Gentle Parenting - with Sarah Ockwell-Smith

The hardest - but most impactful - thing you can do as a parent

As my children got older it became apparent to me that no amount of parenting ‘quick fix’ tips or tricks, practiced phrases to recite, or role playing actually made much of a difference. In fact, the…

a year ago · 27 likes · 3 comments · Sarah Ockwell-Smith

Julie Hirt Intuitive - Trust the Animals

A Run-In with Mother Earth

This morning, on my walk with Lukas, he found a lovely friend, much like the turtle in the picture. (I was too engaged in conversation to ask for permission for a photo.) When Lukas curiously sniffed…

8 months ago · 7 likes · Julie Hirt

Parenting Translator

Sleep Training Deep Dive

Source: Dobromir Dobrev/Pexels…

2 years ago · 27 likes · 13 comments · Dr. Cara Goodwin, PhD

Relational Riffs

Protecting Parent-Child Relationships in Toxic Achievement Culture

As we enter into a new school year full of stress and chaos, I am reminded of a conversation I had with the amazing Jennifer B. Wallace, author of Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-And What We Can Do About It. This book came out a year ago and has hit many of the important “best of” lists—for good reason. It offers a compassionate yet powerful wake-up call to the dangers of achievement culture. It’s also chock full of practical and profound advice for raising healthy, happy, and yes…

a year ago · 9 likes · 2 comments · Yael Schonbrun

Badass Matriarch

Focus Your Rage

I have moved on from the sad/depressing stage of grief and entered into my “get ragey and fight” stage. This is my favorite stage and I plan to be in it for a very long time (+ as long as it takes…

8 months ago · 22 likes · 5 comments · Lynzy

Any other Substacks you’d recommend to philosophical parents like yourself? Please comment here. In any case, can I make a request? Please engage with this content in some way - comment, like, re-stack/share, forward to a friend, etc. Many thanks!

Until next time, Philosophical Parent — stay real.

Lisa

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