EP06: It’s All One Big Experiment

Imagine approaching parenting like a curious researcher running experiments and greeting the results with openness and non-attachment. In this episode, Carrie shares her insights on seeing the parenting journey like it’s one big experiment. When we cultivate a spirit of play, curiosity, and non-attachment–instead of resisting how life unfolds–we gain access to a lightness that brings ease and grace to the journey.     BIO Carrie Contey, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized coach, author, speaker and educator. Her work offers a new perspective on human development, parenting and family life. She guides, supports and inspires her clients to live with wide-open and courageous hearts so they can approach family life with skill and spaciousness. Carrie received her doctorate in prenatal and perinatal psychology and is masterful at synthesizing and articulating the science, psychology and spirituality of humanhood. She is the co-founder of the Slow Family Living movement, the co-author of CALMS: A Guide To Soothing Your Baby and creator of a variety of impactful parenting courses intended to support and guide parents from toddlerhood all the way through teenhood. Carrie has appeared on NBC’s The Today Show, NPR, CBS radio and in many publications including Time, Parenting and The Boston Globe. You can learn more about Carrie at www.carriecontey.com.    CONNECT & LEARN MORE Website: https://www.carriecontey.com/ Knot Parenting: www.carriecontey.com/knotparenting  Email: hello@carriecontey.com  Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/carrieconteyphd  Instagram: @carrieconteyphd https://www.instagram.com/carrieconteyphd/  TikTok: @carrieconteyphd https://www.tiktok.com/@carrieconteyphd  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@carrieconteyphd  Mentioned in this episode: Free resources: https://www.carriecontey.com/resources The Essentials of Familyhood: https://www.carriecontey.com/essentials-of-familyhood    Knot Parenting Mentorship: Enrollment for my Knot Parenting mentorship is now open. If you've been enjoying the ideas from my podcast, and want to understand how to put them into practice then this mentorship is for you.  After 20 years of coaching and supporting thousands of families, I know it’s possible to feel clear, confident, and connected with your people in all phases of development. Let me mentor you toward knowing and trusting yourself to feel skillful as a parent. We'll create a community of support, and we'll get to work untangling all of the knots that come up! Visit  www.knotparenting.com today to learn more and enroll today!

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to feel steady and confident in your parenting? Do you ever think about how to truly savor these precious years with your growing people? And, perhaps most importantly, do you dream of creating connected relationships that endure beyond childhood? Your host, Carrie Contey has spent the last two decades guiding, supporting and inspiring parents to know and trust themselves, deeply. And as a result, there are thousands of parents all over the world who feel skillfully equipped, personally fulfilled, and authentically connected with their people in all phases of development. Join Carrie, along with her friend and collaborator, Kristen Manieri, as they explore what it means to Knot Parent. Let’s get untangling!