Holding Space

Holding Space

Hosted by: Dr. Cassidy Freitas

Hey parents, tune in as Dr. Cassidy Freitas holds space for conversations with experts from around the world and parents who have been through it. With a background in Marriage and Family Therapy, Dr. Cassidy offers...

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96: The Mind-Body Connection in Pregnancy & Postpartum with Krystle Howald DPT

When you're going through the challenges of TTC, pregnancy, and postpartum, we often hear about the physical challenges and mental health - but how are those things connected? If you find the challenges of becoming a...
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95: How to Build Friendships after Baby with Miriam Kirmayer

Friendship in motherhood and parenthood is life-giving -- but it's also really challenging! Do you find yourself struggling to balance your friendships with your new role as a parent? Or feeling awkward trying to meet...
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94: The Depleted, Distracted, Grumpy, Guilty Parenting Cycle with Dr. Morgan Cutlip

Parenting can be...A LOT, and today we're talking all about PARENTAL BURNOUT. We often hear about burnout in the context of work or career, but burnout and exhaustion can absolutely show up in parenting. If you find...
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93: How Your Past Impacts Your Present in Motherhood With Yara Heary

How does your past impact your parenting? Today we're talking all about the ways that motherhood and parenthood can trigger our past pain or trauma. I invited my friend Yara Heary on this week's episode to discuss her...
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92: Self-Compassion for Sensitive Parents Raising Sensitive Kiddos with Runda Ebied

Compassion is something we often give to others with ease, but it's so much harder to give ourselves that same type of grace -- especially in tough parenting moments. If you are a highly sensitive parent (or suspect...
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91: Daycare, Immunity, and Healthy Habits with Dr. Krupa Playforth

On the first day I dropped my daughter off at preschool, she came home and said "Mommy, there are ouchies in my mouth." -- as it turned out, she had the hand foot mouth disease & I had to call her daycare on DAY...
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90: Money Anxiety with Lindsay Bryan-Podvin

Let's talk about Anxiety, particularly when it shows up around money. Money and finances can feel complicated, overwhelming, and anxiety-inducing! Our own individual and family stories around money can inform the way...
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89: We're on the Same Team- Partner Relationships After Baby with Matthias Barker

New parenthood comes with so many challenges--sleep deprivation, so many decisions, new identities, and the monumental shift in the relationship with your partner as you become parents. With all this stress, how do we...
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88: Driving Anxiety & Car Seat Safety with Michelle from Safe in the Seat

Do you experience driving anxiety as a parent? Dread getting in the car because your kiddo seems to hate it? Feel overwhelmed by picking and installing a car seat? If this sounds like you, you're definitely not...
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87: Pandemic Parenting Burnout with Dr. Veronica Eyo

Remember when we thought we would stay home for a few weeks and this pandemic would be behind us?! Well, here we are a few years later and it's still impacting our every day in so many different ways. Caution fatigue,...
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86: Staying Connected Through Conflict After Baby and Beyond with Dr. Steve and Lisa Call

Having a baby can put a strain on partner relationships and with all the shifts in identity, sleep deprivation, and new found pressures and boundaries to navigate...new parents are at risk for increased conflict. So,...
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85: How to Get Ahead of Picky Eating with Jenny Friedman, MS, RD

Do you have a picky eater in your life?! I was! So this is a topic especially close to my heart. A child's relationship with food, eating, and their body can follow them into adulthood. So how do we navigate these...
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