Ep 112: Bethan O'Riordan: How to improve your self-compassion as a parent
Host: Cindy Hovington
GUEST: Bethan O’Riordan
Bethan is a Psychotherapist and Mum of three who lives in Ireland. It was the becoming a Mum of 3 that took her on the wildest ride to figuring out who she wanted to be as a person and parent. Bethan has been supporting people therapeutically for over 15 years. She has worked in addiction, homeless services, suicide and self-harm prevention and now runs the online parenting community the Calm Parenting Club which supports parents to re-parent themselves and have the relationships they want to have with themselves and their children.
Summary
In today’s episode, we are joined by Bethan O’Riordan, psychotherapist and mom of 3.
5:57 - What does Bethan do?
7:50 - What is the number one thing I need to know before becoming a parent?
9:31 - How do you deal with a partner who isn’t interested in doing the work themselves?
11:57 - How can we make the shift from negative self-talk to having more self-compassion?
17:01 - Is it possible to go forward in our emotional growth journey without learning more about our past?
19:46 - What’s the key to raising a securely attached child?
23:00 - Should parents be stressed about leaving their children alone to play throughout the day?
31:04 - How can a parent start taking steps toward doing the work?
36:10 - Why is Bethan’s #1 advice to hold your tongue in hard moments?
39:51 - What is compassion-focused therapy?
Resources:
Visit Bethan’s website
Join Bethan’s group open to all parents here.
Strange Situation: A Mother’s Journey Into The Science Of Attachment - Bethany Saltman
Browse the Curious Neuron Academy here.