The Spiritually Initiated Parenting Podcast explores the intersection of parenting and personal spiritual evolution. By conceptualizing the parenting journey as inherently spiritual and spirituality as a crucial tool required to navigate the uncharted territory of raising a human. Drs. Lauren and Bill Moss unpack issues spanning the mundane to the profound as they seek answers to the essential question: How can we best support the growth and development of our child(ren) while maintaining ou ...
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We’ve all had the feeling— you “just knew” you needed to check on your child just as they were doing something dangerous or needed some support. That “gut feeling”, or intuition, is a spiritual gift that many ignore… and some exploit! In this episode we talk about the best ways to tap into and leverage parental intuition and some pitfalls to avoid …
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Book Review: Beyond the Rainbow Bridge
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Join us for a fun and fast dive into Lauren’s fave takeaways from this gem of a little book! Like, how to effectively use the word “may” and you might have been taught inaccurate information about how many senses you have (hint, it’s NOT 5!). Lots of practical nuggets to help support your child’s spiritual development came from this read, especiall…
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Will God Change my Child’s Behavior?
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Your kid is acting crazy in public… cries at the drop of a hat… or is hurting herself for attention. As parents, we’ve all been there. In can be frustrating, exhausting, and just plain embarrassing. Where is God in these moments? How can we lean on our spirituality to not just get by, but get better through these experiences? Tune in to hear our pe…
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Part 2: Inner State, Outer Reflection
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A follow-up from last episode, this show takes a deeper dive into specific organizational strategies, energetic cleansing approaches, and maintenance tools for managing our physical spaces in a way that is spiritually congruent and supportive for ourselves and our children.
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Part 1: Inner State, Outer Reflection
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Join us for a dialogue about how our physical environments are both an outward expression of where we are spiritually at any given time, and also provide an opportunity to shape our spirituality and that of our children in the direction we desire. In this episode, we explore the processes and values of selecting household items such as toys, furnit…
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Our creative self-expression is the tangible manifestation of God’s animation in humans. Tune in to identify patterns in your child’s behavior that may be opportunities to nurture creativity and divine individuality — for you and your child!
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Notice .. without judgment Observe… without over analysis Respond… without attachment Tune in to unpack this divine mantra and consider how you might integrate this mantra or one of your own into your spiritual parenting practice.
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Spiritual Development through Aromatic Anchoring
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Essential oils have been used since ancient times to support and enhance human’s spiritual connection and development. Many religious texts, including the Bible, reference the use of essential oils for Prayer/ meditation and energetic cleansing/ purifying to help people grow and evolve in their connection to God through spiritual practices. In this…
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You don’t need to say much to encourage a child’s spiritual development. A few simple, open, and inviting questions work to deepen our connection to each other and our spiritual understanding. This episode suggests several questions parents can use to help a child tap into their will and spiritual essence in addition to strategies for integrating c…
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In this episode, we talk with Gabrielle Cols Azócar and Anjali Smith, two preemies and NICU mamas who discuss how their early motherhood experiences, challenges, and how they leverage their spirituality to move from coping to service as they raise their miraculous sons. Gabby and Anjali have created NICU Family Collective, a support group from all …
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We don’t state this idea tritely! In this episode with dive deep and a little far out discussing how, when we truly live in each moment with our parenting practice, we don’t experience right or wrong, but instead have the opportunity to decide how to react to each moment with the information we have at that time. This process, if done with fidelity…
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If I told you there was a way to reduce your child’s risk of substance use and abuse, the chance of developing depressive symptoms, and the likelihood of engaging in risky sexual behavior, most people would be banging down the door for the antidote! Yet, when we link these factors to spirituality many parents are leery. Still, the research shows so…
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Today’s Program Brought to You By...
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We aren’t talking about collaborators or donors here, kids! We are talking about the inherited systems, beliefs, and behaviors which influence our parenting that we all run until we consciously decide we won’t anymore. Tune in to discover some simple ways to interrupt subconscious parenting programming and what to replace these programs with in ord…
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Book Review: You are Your Child's First Teacher
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Our first book review! We learned SO much by reading Rahima Baldwin Dancy’s book “You Are Your Child’s First Teacher” and had a ton of fun talking about it while recording this episode! Tune in to hear how many stars it was awarded, our favorite take-always, and ideas for implementing some of the best spiritual parenting nuggets provided in the boo…
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Many of us are taught to “honor thy father”, but in this episode we celebrate the role of fatherhood by interviewing co-host, Bill, about how becoming a father has helped him grow spiritually and how he conceptualizes the role of ‘father’ through a spiritual lens.
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Pretty much everyone agrees that education is a mess these days, yet many educators, parents, and administrators haven’t invited spirituality into the conversation related to how things can be improved! In this episode we welcome Katlyn Boucher, an educator, parent consultant healer, spiritual warrior, and spiritual guide, to share her wisdom and e…
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Trigger Warning: If you are into blaming others for your parenting challenges, don’t listen to this episode! But What is an “emotional trigger”? What can you learn from what triggers you? How can you respond to triggers in a way that is growth-fostering rather than map-adaptive or enabling? We answer these questions and give some additional insight…
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5 myths of Spiritually Initiated Parenting
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Do I need to join a church or cult? Do all spiritually initiated parents play with crystals and wear patchouli oil? What prayers or rituals do I need to do? You might be surprised to hear some of our responses! Listen in to hear perspectives— some light and some deep— on the most common myths related to spiritual parenting.…
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Having physical anchors to the spiritual planes help keep us and our children connected to our divinity and to source, but creating sacred spaces can feel intimidating! In this episode we suggest several practical ways to get started or level-up your efforts of creating and maintaining sacred spaces in the home.…
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In this episode we celebrate Mother’s Day by sitting down to ask Lauren, the co-host of this show, some deep- dive questions about the spiritual aspects of her journey with motherhood.
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Everybody seems to have a full calendar these days, but what are we all so busy doing??? In this episode we discuss our experiences related to how spirituality has helped us become more intentionally active as parents rather than distracted by things that keep us from realizing our purpose.
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Join us as we discuss auditing our home and life for ways to clear the “junk” from physical spaces, schedules, and relationships to find more flow and joy in parenting. In this show, Bill raves about the Simplicity Patenting book which you can find here: Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More …
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Is fear driving you toward the type of parent you’d like to be or into paralysis and anxiety? (Wait, that rhymes!) Join us for a raw conversation about how being honest with yourself about your fears can support your parenting efficacy and spiritual progression. Join the conversation on Facebook at https://bit.ly/SpirituallyInitiatedParenting…
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Self-care has been a buzzword in the self-help and wellness communities the last few years. This episode explains a spiritual perspective to self-care and discusses postures and practices for the spiritually-oriented parent to consider. Join the conversation on our FB group! http://bit.ly/SpirituallyInitiatedParenting…
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family? In this episode, we discuss digging into the “why” behind our What do you take time to celebrate? How are celebrations maintained and passed down in your celebrations and finding pause to celebrate everyday achievement?
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What happens when your job is to protect and support the most amazing human your child)... and then someone doesn’t treat them right?! Listen to dive into a discussion around managing yourself and your spiritual progression when considering how to react.
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Our work lives create tons of implications for our personal lives— particularly related to how and when we parent. This episode explores why it’s important for parents to notice divine guidance nudging us along our professional paths so that we can show up in the best way possible for our children.
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Most people like the idea of “finding their purpose” and helping children discover their own, so why is it that the process of doing so often goes so wrong? Listen in for a conversation about how we can avoid letting our own “junk” interfere with the path to purpose.
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Are you a “glass half empty” or “glass half full” kind of person? Does your “cup overfloweth” with abundance? Do you see value in having an “empty cup?” In this episode, we’ll talk about all the stuff that can fill and clutter our vessels, how to clear the ‘junk’ from our minds, and approach your parenting journey and life with unadulterated joy, r…
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Birth stories… everybody’s got one and we as a culture love to talk about them. In this episode, we’ll explore how the birth of a baby offers us an opportunity for awakening our spirituality and senses to a new level of being in the world.
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Alchemy: The Start of a Parenting Journey
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How is it that you can take 2 cells and wind up with a human a few months later?! In this conversation, we discuss the idea of alchemy (creating something from nothing) and the nature of how and when parenting begins. We also assess the possibility that it’s never too early (or too late!) to adopt a spiritual parenting posture.…
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What is a Spiritually Initiated Parent, Anyway?
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And in the beginning... In this episode, we unpack the intersections of parenting, spirituality, and what we aim to explore on this show in future episodes.
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Welcome to the Spiritually Initiated Parenting Podcast
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The Spiritually Initiated Parenting Podcast explores the intersection of parenting and personal spiritual evolution. By conceptualizing the parenting journey as inherently spiritual and spirituality as a crucial tool required to navigate the uncharted territory of raising a human. Drs. Lauren and Bill Moss unpack issues spanning the mundane to the …
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