Your Calm Parenting Path
Welcome to Your Calm Parenting Path—guiding you toward a more peaceful, connected, and confident approach to parenting.
Motherhood wasn’t supposed to feel this hard. If you’re tired of yelling, overwhelmed by the mental load, and wondering why you can’t just enjoy time with your kids like other mums seem to, you’re not alone. You love your children fiercely, but somewhere between school drop-offs, tantrums, and endless to-do lists, you’ve lost a piece of yourself.
I’m Nina, a mindful parenting coach and mum who gets it. I’ve been where you are—stuck, frustrated, and exhausted by constant feelings of inadequacy and overwhelm.
This podcast is for mums like you—women who want to parent with more patience, less stress, and a whole lot more joy. It’s about making small shifts that create a big impact, helping you build the parenting life you’ve always wanted.
In short, practical episodes, you'll discover actionable tips for calmer parenting, expert insights from those who work with children, real stories from parents who've made meaningful changes, and inspiration to reconnect with yourself while showing up as the mum you want to be.
Whether you're feeling overwhelmed by daily struggles or simply looking for a more mindful approach, each episode offers practical tools and insights to help you feel calmer, more confident, and more connected with your children.
** Launching 11th May **
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Episodes
51 episodes
50. 11 Parenting Lessons From 50 Episodes
Can you believe this is Episode 50 of Your Calm Parenting Path? 🧡Over the past 50 episodes, this podcast has become a space for honest conversations about the messy, beautiful reality of raising kids while trying to grow alongside them.&...
49. Why Punishment Backfires in Sibling Conflict
When siblings fight, it’s easy to step in quickly and reach for consequences. Send them to their room. Take something away. Try to stop it before it escalates.But what if punishment is doing more than just stopping the moment...
48. Reconnecting With Yourself in Busy Seasons of Parenting, with Meg Summers
If you’ve been feeling a little disconnected from yourself lately, this conversation will feel like a gentle exhale. In this episode, Nina sits down with yoga teacher Meg Summers to explore what it really looks like to reconnect with yourself i...
47. Understanding Sibling Conflict: What’s Happening Underneath
Sibling fights can feel constant, loud, and completely overwhelming - especially when it seems like they come out of nowhere.In this episode, we take a step back from the moment of conflict and explore what’s often happening before
46. When Your Child Sees the World - and Their Stuff - Differently, with Steph West
Have you ever looked at your child’s behaviour and thought… I just don’t get it?With April being Autism Awareness Month, it felt like an important time to have this conversation - not just about behaviour, but about under...
45. Awareness in Parenting (Part 2: Understanding Your Child’s Behaviour)
If your child’s behaviour sometimes feels confusing, frustrating, or even personal, this episode will help you see it in a different way. We explore how behaviour is often a form of communication, and how understanding what’s happening for your...
44. Awareness in Parenting (Part 1: Understanding Your Reactions)
If you’ve ever felt like your reaction in a parenting moment was bigger than the situation, this episode will help you understand why. We explore what’s happening underneath those moments- noticing stressors, triggers, and the unmet needs under...
43. How Your Home Can Support Your Child’s Wellbeing, with Etienny Trindade
Can the way your home looks and feels actually affect your child’s behaviour, mood, and ability to stay calm?In this episode, Nina is joined by designer and Happy Healthy Homes founder Etienny Trindade to explore how your home environmen...
42. So You Yelled… Now What? | How to Repair After Yelling
You lost your temper… again. And now the guilt is sitting heavy in your chest. If you’ve ever walked away after yelling at your child and thought, that’s not how I wanted to handle that, this episode is for you.Today we’re talki...
41. The One Question That Turns Conflict Into Connection, with Annmarie Chereso
Conflict is an inevitable part of family life. Whether it’s a bedtime battle, a sibling fight, or a disagreement with your child, these moments can leave everyone feeling frustrated and disconnected.But what if one simple question could ...
40. What's Really Behind Your Parenting Triggers?
Ever had a reaction to your child that felt bigger than the moment?In this episode, we explore what’s really happening underneath your parenting triggers - and why it’s often not about the shoes, the whining, or the sibling fight at all....
39. Different Paths, Same Mum Journey with Pam and Zana
Ever find yourself comparing your motherhood journey to someone else’s?In this episode, I’m joined by Pam and Zana from the Careers and Cartwheels podcast - and honestly, this conversation felt like a breath of fresh air. The...
38. When My Calm Slipped (And How I’m Coming Back)
In this episode, Nina shares something vulnerable and real: she’s noticed she hasn’t been as calm as she was mid last year. Over the school holidays, her mindfulness practice slowly slipped, and she felt the impact - more frustration, mo...
37. When Co-Parenting Isn’t Working, Could Parallel Parenting Help?
Co-parenting after separation is often presented as the ideal – but what if it feels impossible? In this episode, Nina is joined by Emma Cannon, mum of three and founder of Higher Swing, to explore an alternative approach: par...
36. Lessons From the School Holidays
Six weeks of school holidays can feel like a lot - especially when the routines and structures that usually hold everyone steady disappear.In this reflection episode of Your Calm Parenting Path, Nina shares honestly from the mid...
35. Can You Let Go of a Perfect Christmas?
Christmas can feel like a pressure cooker of expectations, logistics and emotions. In this episode, Nina gently invites you to let go of perfect Christmas ideals and let go of perfect Christmas checklists, so you can focus on presence, connecti...
34. A Real Mum’s Story: Boundaries That Work, with Tess Bonde
In this special episode, Nina chats with Tess, a mum-of-two and long-time listener, who shares how she used the calm boundary script from Episode 8 in a moment when her da...
33. What if self-care could actually feel easy? with Melissa Howell
In this soothing conversation with Melissa from Melissa Made with Love, we explore how self-care doesn’t have to be another task on your overflowing to-do list. Instead, it can live inside the tiny, everyday rituals you’re already doing - washi...
32. Calm Summer Series Part 3: Embracing Creativity Over Perfection with Jess Gannoway
In Part 3 of our Calm Summer Series, Nina sits down with Jess Gannaway, mum of two and founder of The Colour Club Studios in Belmont, WA. Together they explore how arts and crafts can help kids build autonomy, agency, and confidence...
31. Calm Summer Series Part 2: Making Holidays Feel Easier
In this episode of Your Calm Parenting Path, Nina gently unpacks why school holidays can feel both beautiful and overwhelming - and shares three simple shifts to help you feel more grounded as summer begins. If you’re cravi...
30. Calm Summer Series Part 1: Juggling Work and Play, with Sarah Thomson
Welcome to Part 1 of the Calm Summer Series - a three-part journey to help you feel calmer, lighter, and more prepared for the school holidays.In Part 1, Nina is joined by digital business coach Sarah Thomson, founder of ...
29. What If You’re Just Too Tired to Be Mindful?
What happens when you knowthe mindful parenting strategies - but you’re simply too tired to use them? This episode is for the days when your tank is empty. We explore what parental burnout really looks like, how to r...
28. How to Stop Being the Referee in Sibling Fights
When the house fills with shouting, accusations, and cries of “It’s mine!”, it can feel like you’re trapped in the middle of your children’s chaos. In this episode of Your Calm Parenting Path, Nina explores how to respond mind...
27. Are You Feeling the Invisible Weights of Motherhood? with Michelle Marks
Parenting can be heavy - especially when you’re navigating burnout, neurodivergence, or the constant mental load of holding everything together.In this episode of Your Calm Parenting Path, Nina sits down with Michelle Marks
26. Is It Bad Behaviour - or a Cry for Help? with Nicola McAlister
In today’s episode, Nina is joined by Nicola McAlister - child development consultant, trainer, and founder of The Regulated Child UK. With over 30 years' experience in education and foster care, Nicola shares how to move from reactive...