Exceptional Parents, Extraordinary Challenges
Being a parent is challenging enough - parenting a child with extraordinary challenges (non-neuro typical kiddos) can be overwhelming, debilitating and at times, downright depressing. Angie Shockley and Dave Gold bring their combined 70 years of real world experience - Angie as the founder of young adult transition programs and Certified Shamanic Practitioner; Dave as a successful attorney, business and spiritual mentor and father - to bring you practical, powerful solutions to your biggest parenting challenges Join us each week to discover how to navigate crisis, protect your own health and well-being, and create a family unit that is filled with love, creativity and deep, mutual respect no matter what life brings your way.
Exceptional Parents, Extraordinary Challenges
Episode 11 - Do we dare to be peaceful parents?
The seemingly endless dramas and traumas that come with parenting a challenging child often leave us longing for peace, or at least some protracted period of calm. But many of us consciously or unconsciously choose not to be peaceful, fearing that we may miss something if we are not in a perpetual state of high alert , or even worse, feel that we’re not good enough parents to deserve peace of mind. This week Angie and Dave elaborate on how and why we can -and must - give the gift of equanimity to ourselves, which will flow through to our children as well. .
Exceptional Parents, Extraordinary Challenges:
Angie has helped young adults, adolescents, and their families through residential treatment centers, wilderness programs, and young adult transitional living programs where she has spent the majority of a 30 year career. She is also a Certified Shamanic Practitioner utilizing the traditional healing methods of indigenous cultures in her work with families and individuals. She has been instrumental in guiding Dave through the challenging journey with his own daughter. In the podcast, Angie and Dave provide unique advice and perspectives - Dave as a parent who has applied Angie's wisdom to his own journey as a father - to help you navigate our parenting challenges
While being a parent is an integral part of Dave’s journey, his deepest passion remains guiding others to the peace, freedom and love that find their way to us when we finally step fully into greater love and self-acceptance. And the heart and wisdom that is directly transmitted through this podcast will prove instructive, insightful and liberating, irrespective of your particular life journey, parental or otherwise,
About your hosts:
Angie Shockley is a Certified Shamanic Practitioner, Coach, and Owner of young adult transitional living programs. She brings 30+ years of experience working with teens, young adults and their families, as well as individuals. She has developed a strong intuitive ability to see the underlying issues and provide avenues for positive change and growth.
Angie has found that most people, regardless of age, lack the ability and vision to see past challenges in their lives. They operate from limiting beliefs which have formed through their lives, from their genetic lineages (DNA), environmental influences, trauma responses, or relationships. She has the unique ability of shining a light on the shadows, helping people gain awareness and build skills to step back into their lives with more flow, confidence, and happiness.
Dave Gold’s 45 years as a businessman, trial lawyer, executive consultant, and spiritual mentor have given him the unique power to immediately “See” both the single biggest obstacle and deepest dreams in all those whom he mentors and befriends, He is a master of the heart and a true energetic magician whose challenging experience with his own daughter have enabled him to distill all of
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