Ashleigh Butterss

Behind The Smile with Ash Butterss

Ashleigh Butterss

  • Ep. 105 Parenting with Compassion: Jacintha Field on Self-Regulation and Emotional Healing

Ep. 105 Parenting with Compassion: Jacintha Field on Self-Regulation and Emotional Healing

Sunday 12th January 2025

Ash Butterss chats with Jacintha Field about parenting with compassion, self-regulation, and emotional healing in this heartfelt episode.
52 minutes
Inspiring
Compassionate
Supportive
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Parenting with Compassion: Jacintha Field's Journey to Emotional Healing

Episode Overview

  • The importance of self-regulation for parents and children.
  • How to set effective boundaries while maintaining compassion.
  • The role of vulnerability in emotional healing.
  • Practical tools for supporting children in emotional distress.
  • The significance of self-love and kindness towards oneself.
"People's opinions of you are just that, they're opinions."
Parenting can be a wild ride, especially when it comes to handling your child's emotional outbursts. In this episode of Behind The Smile with Ash Butterss, Ash sits down with Jacintha Field, a family and child counsellor, to chat about the ups and downs of parenting with compassion. Jacintha opens up about her own journey through divorce and how it impacted her approach to parenting. She shares her insights on the importance of self-regulation, setting boundaries, and embracing vulnerability.
Jacintha explains how she developed tools to support children in emotional distress, highlighting the need for parents to be kind to themselves as well. You'll hear about her transformative experience and how it led to the creation of Happy Souls Kids, an initiative aimed at helping children build resilience and a growth mindset.
If you've ever struggled with maintaining your cool while your child is having a meltdown, this episode is packed with practical advice and heartfelt stories that might just make you feel a little less alone. Tune in for a dose of empathy, wisdom, and a few laughs along the way.