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The PedsDocTalk Podcast

Parent Yourself First: Break Generational Cycles for Better Parenting

The PedsDocTalk Podcast

Dr. Mona Amin

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Kids & Family, Parenting

51.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Unresolved childhood wounds can influence your reactions and relationships with your children. By breaking generational cycles and cultivating self-awareness, parents can create more empathetic, connected and supportive environments for their families. This week, I welcome back Bryana Kappadakunnel, author of the book Parent Yourself First, to discuss how to combine self-compassion, accountability and intentional parenting to nurture both the child within and the child in front of you. She joins me to discuss: How addressing personal past wounds allows you to be a more present and empathetic parent The need to stop unhealthy family patterns and break generational cycles Practical strategies to nurture emotional connection and raise self-aware children To connect with Bryana Kappadakunnel follow her on Instagram @consciousmommy, check out all her resources at https://www.consciousmommy.com/, and purchase her book Parent Yourself First. We’d like to know who is listening! Please fill out our Listener Survey to help us improve the show and learn about you! Our podcasts are also now on YouTube. If you prefer a video podcast with closed captioning, check us out there and subscribe to PedsDocTalk. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships page of the website.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

The winter viral season is here, and I am seeing a hodgepodge of viruses, and so is my husband as an ER dog.

0:06.4

There are so many products out there that claim to help, but I like to stick to the trusted, reliable solutions that are simple, yet effective to help relieve symptoms that are common in the winter season.

0:15.4

For 125 years, VIX has been a trusted solution for relief when you need it most to get you back to being you. I still remember my mom using Vix vapor rub on my chest when I was sick, and full

0:25.8

circle I'm doing the same for my kids. They love the smell and comfort, and I love it as well.

0:31.0

But VIX is more than Vaporub. They have incredible humidifiers as well. Vix is the only

0:35.8

humidifier brand that offers a one, two, three

0:37.9

combination, a cough suppressant, menthol vapors, and hydrating mist, which provides powerful

0:42.4

relief from coughs, congestion, stuffy noses, and dry air discomfort so you can breathe better,

0:47.6

feel better with VIX humidifiers. I had the chance to try the VIX cool relief humidifier,

0:52.2

and it's been a game changer. It's got a 1.2 gallon tank, a 180 degree rotating nozzle, and it's filter-free, so it's

0:59.0

easy to use and clean.

1:01.0

Find the VIX Cool Relief along with Vaposteam and a variety of Vapo pads on Amazon.

1:05.6

There is a special offer on Amazon on the VIX cool relief humidifier where you can get 20% off

1:10.2

your purchase.

1:16.6

Just go to Amazon.com and search VIX V-V-U-L-600 Cool Relief Humidifier.

1:18.9

It has a blue tank with white in the center.

1:27.1

I think the biggest takeaway is when we are willing to self-reflect and make sense of ourselves and find deep compassion, deep forgiveness

1:31.4

for ourselves. We will be able to parent the child in front of us for who they are, not who we

1:39.1

expect them to be or who we need them to be. And when children are raised like that, they go out into the world with so

1:46.0

much empathy and compassion and confidence. They are unafraid of other people being who they are.

1:52.1

It creates for a more inclusive world. It creates a more a more gentle society that really cares about each other.

2:03.4

And I just, I hate to say it.

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