My guest this week is Hunter Clarke-Fields In this episode, Hunter and I discuss generational patterns that impact our parenting and specific mindfulness strategies to help us become more aware of how and why we think and act the way we do as parents with our kids. We discuss many tools to be a successful mindful parent, including an “Oh, crap” menu and how to bring more calm and peace into daily life so that we can keep the things that are working well and change the things that aren't serving our children or our adult selves. Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor, creator of The Mindful Parenting course, host of The Mindful Mama Podcast and widely followed author of Raising Good Humans, A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting, and Raising Kind, Confident Kids. She helps parents bring more calm and peace into their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in meditation practices, and has taught mindfulness to thousands worldwide. She's also a mom. Episode Takeaways: Introduction to Hunter Clarke-Fields … 00:01:50Anger Toward Your Children & Generational Patterns … 00:05:45Self-Compassion and Unconditional Love First … 13:30What You Don't Transform, You Transmit … 00:19:55Not Accepting Negative Generational Patterns as the Norm … 00:25:50Change Your Parenting from How You Were Parented … 00:32:52Proactive and Reactive Strategies Take Practice … 00:37:35Communication & Benefits of Modeling Out loud … 00:41:26Mindful Parent Resources … 00:47:45 Connect with Dr. Nicole Beurkens: Instagram Facebook Drbeurkens.com