Toxic parents all do this one thing - how to never repeat the cycle, with Josh Connolly

The Motherkind Podcast

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.8 • 837 Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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This week we are joined by Josh Connolly, resilience and wellbeing coach, who is leading the conversation around dysfunctional family environments. This is an incredible episode where Josh helps us identify the difference between toxic and dysfunctional parents, what we can do differently to protect the happiness of our own children, when we should set boundaries with our parents, and when we could be more flexible. Click here to pre-order your copy of 'Motherkind: A New way to thrive in a world of endless expectations’ and gain access to a free 60 minute masterclass with Zoe - teaching the core principles of the book. This show is proudly sponsored by Stokke Get 40% off a Calm premium subscription at calm.com/motherkind Join our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day - @zoeblaskey Join our mailing list to receive news, updates and new episode releases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to this episode of the Motherkind podcast with me, your host, Zoe Blaski. We are sponsored by Stalker,
0:14.7	and this is the show that's going to help you feel more confident and empowered in motherhood.
0:20.3	This week's episode is incredible.
0:23.6	Josh Connolly is a resilience and well-being coach.
0:26.9	He is leading the conversation around dysfunctional family environments.
0:31.5	And he has a new book out today, the 11th of July, called It's Them, Not You, How to Break Free from Toxic Parents and Reclaim Your
0:40.6	Story. This is such an incredible episode. Right at the top, we discuss how to know for sure
0:46.0	if you do have toxic parents, which is a specific definition, or if they are just plain,
0:53.7	old, dysfunctional. And by the way, every family sits
0:57.2	somewhere on that dysfunctional scale. We also talk about whether you should talk to your parents
1:03.2	about how you feel about some things in your childhood that maybe you're just starting to
1:08.1	understand. And when actually it's best not to, Josh tells us
1:12.3	what really matters when it comes to parenting our own children. And this is a guy who has spoken
1:19.2	to thousands of people who have actually been quite harmed by their parents. So his insights are just
1:26.2	completely profound and incredibly well informed when he says
1:30.8	exactly what as parents now we might need to do differently and what is really, really important
1:37.2	for our children. And it's just one thing. It's definitely not everything. We discuss how to set
1:41.8	boundaries with your parents, now the grandparents, and when it really
1:45.4	matters. And when to be more flexible, I talk about an example with sugar, we talk about bedtimes,
1:50.8	we talk about how to handle the different rules and expectations that the generations have.
1:56.3	We talk about why we will all mess up our children to some extent, Josh and I included, and why that is
2:04.1	okay. I cannot wait for you to hear this one. Just before we get to the episode with Josh, I am hosting
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