20: Laura Reagan, LCSW-C Interviews Parent Coach Meghan Leahy

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Laura Reagan, LCSW-C

Social Sciences, Health & Fitness, Science, Mental Health

4.4 • 762 Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2016

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 20 of the Baltimore Annapolis Psychotherapy Podcast, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Washington Post parenting expert Meghan Leahy, who is a parent coach in the Washington, DC area.

She's a parent coach helping parents who are overwhelmed with their children's behavior. Yet she is the first to admit that she gets overwhelmed with her children's behavior too. Seem counterintuitive? Not if you talk to Meghan.

Meghan states that her job is not to tell parents what to do. Her job is to teach parents what their children need She teaches that the problematic behavior is the child's developmentally appropriate way of telling the parent what he or she needs.

Listen in to this fascinating interview in which Meghan shares why she doesn't tell parents what to do, why self care is important - hint: it's NOT so we can take better care of our kids! - and tells us about the theory informing her work.

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0:00.0	This is the Baltimore-Anapolis Psychotherapy Podcast.
0:04.6	The information shared in this podcast is not a substitute for seeking help from a licensed mental health professional.
0:11.5	And now, here's Laura Reagan, LCSWC, with today's episode.
0:22.6	Hi, welcome to the Baltimore-Napalus psychotherapy podcast.
0:26.8	Today I have a special guest to interview.
0:29.6	Megan Leahy is a certified parent coach in the Washington, D.C. area.
0:35.2	She's also a contributor to the Washington Posts on parenting section and the
0:39.2	parenting expert blogger for Discovery Fit and Health. Megan, I'm so pleased that you're able to be
0:44.8	with me today. Thank you so much for joining me. Thanks for having me. This is my pleasure.
0:50.6	Yeah, it's my pleasure. The reason I really wanted to ask you to be interviewed is because I know you write in many different areas, but I follow you in particular on Facebook and, you know, the things that you post throughout a given day are so relatable to me.
1:13.7	And I know many others who follow you on Facebook knowing that you're a parent coach you present yourself in such an approachable
1:21.1	and down-to-earth way when you talk about your own struggles with parenting. And I love how you use the perspective that parenting is about managing our own emotions in the situation.
1:40.1	It's not really about trying to control the child and get them to bend to your will.
1:44.7	It's us getting ourselves under control so that we can help them get themselves under control.
1:52.1	Yeah.
1:53.2	So how do the parents you work with relate to you being open about your own struggles with the challenges of parenthood?
2:02.0	Good question. The people that reach out to me who have read my Facebook post have a pretty
2:08.8	good idea of who I am. The people that call me cold, you know, they just Google me or
2:14.9	something like that. They can be taken aback because some people are looking for, I don't know,
2:22.9	just not me.
2:24.3	An expert to tell them what to do.
2:27.1	Yeah.
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