aParently! A Podcast for Parents · Shawn Hopkins
aParently! A Conversation with Vivian Miller
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Vivian defines the internal loop as “I have to but I can’t,” then ties it to freeze and irritability.
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A steady conversation about repair, safety, and the pressure parents put on themselves.
Sean Hopkins talks with Vivian Miller, a single mom raising an 11-year-old boy, and the episode stays with the daily work of parenting. It looks at fight-or-flight reactions that can be mistaken for failure or laziness, the effort of listening when a child is talking about…
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A calm reset for the parent who thinks fight-or-flight means they are failing.
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