286: Heather Boorman: Fringy Parents and Fringy Kids

Shameless Leadership

Sara Dean

Education, Management, How To, Business, Self-improvement

4.7 • 800 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2018

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Heather Boorman lives an intensely joy-filled and full life as a homeschooling mom to 3 fringy kids and the executive director and therapist with Boorman Counseling. She passionately advocates for differently wired kids and adults through her work as a national speaker, writer & podcaster at The Fringy Bit. Heather’s also the author of The Gifted Kids Workbook, which provides mindfulness-based activities to help kids reduce stress, balance emotions, and build confidence. Listen in to hear Heather share: How she meets the unique needs of her three fringy kids through a mix of homeschooling and traditional schooling Her definition of fringy kids Common misconceptions of gifted kids and parenting gifted kids The importance of self-compassion when parenting fringy kids Why it’s ok to go AWOL sometimes – and what to do if you suspect another mom might have gone AWOL Links and Resources Mentioned: Get on the Wait List for MOMENTUM Mamas Wait List Connect with Heather online: The Fringy Bit Connect with Heather locally: Boorman Counseling Connect with Heather on Facebook Workbook: The Gifted Kids Workbook Thank you to our sponsors: Songfinch: To save $20 off your Personalized Song From Scratch, go to Songfinch and use the code SHAMELESS at checkout. Homesick Candles: Save 10% off any order over $50 and get free shipping at Homesick Candles when you use the code SHAMELESS at checkout. Hint Water: To get 36 bottles of Hint Water for just $36 visit Hint Drink Water and use the promo code SHAMELESS at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Shameless Mom Academy, episode 286 with Heather Borman.
0:04.8	Show notes for this episode, including any links mentioned in the episode, as well as any
0:08.4	discount codes for our sponsors, can be found by going to shamelessmom.com and clicking on episode 286.
0:18.8	Welcome to the Shameless Mom Academy. I'm your host, Sarah Dean. I'm here to give you and other passionate, driven, unapologetic moms, tools, resources, and a little bit of humor to help you lead more positive, powerful, and purposeful lives every damn day. One of the best things about the Shameless Mom Academy is our community. So be sure to
0:38.3	join us in our free private Facebook group to connect with other shameless moms just like you.
0:43.4	You can find us over at shamelessom.com forward slash Facebook. All right, let's dive into today's
0:49.8	episode. And now for our fantastic guest today, Heather Borman. Heather Borman lives
1:01.3	in intensely joy-filled and full life as a homeschool mom to three fringy kids and the executive
1:07.5	director and therapist with Borman counseling. She passionately advocates for
1:12.0	differently wired kids and adults through her work as a national speaker, writer, and podcaster
1:16.7	at The Fringy Bit. Heather's also the author of the Gifted Kids Workbook, which provides
1:21.9	mindfulness-based activities to help kids reduce stress, balance emotions, and build confidence.
1:29.2	Listen in to hear Heather share how she meets the unique needs of her three fringy kids through a mix of homeschooling
1:34.2	and traditional schooling. Learn her definition of fringy kids. Learn common misconceptions of gifted kids
1:41.2	and misconceptions about parenting gifted kids. You're going to learn the importance
1:46.3	of self-compassion when parenting fringy kids, and you're going to learn why it's okay to go AWOL
1:52.1	sometimes and what to do if you suspect another mom might have gone AWOL. So this is a great conversation.
1:59.5	I so appreciate Heather being here. I think you're
2:01.6	going to learn a lot. And I think you're going to find Heather to be super engaging and entertaining.
2:07.2	I know I really enjoyed this conversation and I felt like we could have just gone on and on.
2:11.6	I learned a lot from her and I have tremendous amount of respect for all the things she has
2:16.5	her hands in and how she manages
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