Monday Morning Conversations with Nancy & Dan - Guest Kiva Schuler
Jul 19, 2023
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Guest Kiva Schuler discusses peaceful parenting, emotional intelligence, and values-led leadership. Topics include parental dreams, empowering parents, role playing in children's development, and emotional coaching.
Transforming grief can lead to purpose and joy, Empowering parents through compassion and effective communication
Deep dives
Navigating Grief Journeys and Transforming Through Loss
Experiencing the loss of their daughter in a car accident, Nancy and Dan embarked on a journey of grief that transformed them profoundly. Through their own paths of grief, they emerged with a mission to change the conversation around grief and usher others towards finding meaning, purpose, and joy amidst loss. Their experience showed them the unexpected doorway to transformation that grief can provide, leading to a desire to offer resources and build community around navigating personal journeys of grief.
The Evolution of Peaceful Parenting and Personal Trauma
Kiva Schuler, founder of the Jai Institute for Parenting, details her journey from childhood trauma to becoming an advocate for peaceful parenting. Aiming to change the culture around parenting, Kiva emphasizes the importance of instilling compassion, consistency, and communication in parenting. Her personal experiences of neglect and trauma drove her mission to empower parents to raise children free of emotional wounds and trauma, leading to an extraordinary impact on thousands of lives globally.
Parental Coaching and Writing The Peaceful Parenting Revolution
Kiva's creation of the Jai Institute for Parenting, focusing on training parenting coaches, stemmed from her vision to empower a community of professionals impact millions of lives positively. Her groundbreaking book, 'The Peaceful Parenting Revolution', reflects a paradigm shift towards emotional intelligence, value-led leadership, and effective communication in parenting. Initially hesitant to write the book, Kiva's decision was influenced by a desire to encourage parents to find their own parenting path within a compassionate and intentional framework.
Challenges in Parenting Harmony and Transformation Through Conflict
Addressing common parenting challenges, Kiva underlines the importance of compassion over criticism when one parent aligns with peaceful parenting while the other doesn't. Advocating for compassion and understanding instead of shaming or coercion, Kiva emphasizes the transformative potential of staying true to one's values without imposing them. Reflecting on personal experiences, she illustrates the complexity of navigating co-parenting dynamics and the deep personal growth and transformation that parenting journeys can evoke.