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🎙️ Episode: Anxiety-Based School Avoidance, Listening to What Children Are Telling Us In this thoughtful and deeply compassionate episode of Collective Conversations, Sarah is joined by Heidi, former teacher, home educating parent of four, and long-time advocate for child-led learning and emotional wellbeing. Together, they explore anxiety-based school avoidance (often referred to as ABSA), what it really looks like for children and families, and why shifting from a “won’t” lens to a “can’t” lens changes everything. This conversation centres lived experience rather than theory. It speaks honestly about school anxiety, burnout, nervous system overwhelm, and the long, often unseen journey families go on when the education system no longer fits their child. ✨ In this episode, we explore: ✨ What anxiety-based school avoidance actually looks like in real family life ✨ Why “school refusal” language misses the reality of children’s distress ✨ The importance of listening to children’s experiences, not correcting their behaviour ✨ How pressure around attendance can increase anxiety rather than resolve it ✨ Why support adaptations should not be removed just because a child appears to be coping ✨ The emotional cost of pushing children beyond their capacity ✨ When home education or alternative pathways may become a compassionate option ✨ Why healing from school related trauma and burnout can take far longer than expected ✨ The unlearning parents often need to do around education, success, and safety Heidi also shares insights from her own journey as a former teacher and parent whose children have never attended school, offering reassurance that learning can happen in many forms, and that no decision needs to be permanent or all-or-nothing. This episode is especially supportive for parents navigating school anxiety, ABSA, deregistration, alternative education, or for professionals working with children who are struggling within mainstream education settings. 🌿 Continue the Conversation Inside the Parent Support Collective, you’ll find parenting support, wellbeing resources, and conversations for families and practitioners navigating education, neurodivergence, and emotional health with care and clarity. 👉 Join herehttps://www.skool.com/parentsupportcollective/about #CollectiveConversations #AnxietyBasedSchoolAvoidance #EBSA #SchoolAnxiety #ConsciousParenting #GentleParenting #HowToTalkSoKidsWillListen #NeurodivergentChildren #EducationAlternatives #HomeEducationUK #Unschooling #ChildLedLearning #ParentingSupport #MentalHealthInEducation #TraumaInformedParenting #ParentSupportCollective #ListeningToChildren #BeyondSchool

In this episode of Collective Conversations, Sarah is joined by Laura for an honest, grounded conversation about conscious parenting, home education, and choosing learning paths outside the mainstream system. Rather than offering formulas or rigid answers, this episode shares lived experience. The reality of navigating education choices over time, tuning into your child, and letting decisions evolve as children grow & change. Together, we reflect on what it really looks like to step outside the system. The doubts, the unlearning, the freedom, and the deep listening required when you stop outsourcing decisions about your child’s development. ✨ In this conversation, we share: ✨Our personal journeys with conscious parenting and home education ✨Why there is no single “right” way, and why flexibility matters more than certainty ✨How pressure, comparison, and fear can creep in, even when you are an education specialist ✨The importance of noticing what works for this child, in this season ✨Subtle but powerful insights that can radically ease decision-making around alternative learning paths This episode is especially supportive if you’re questioning school, exploring home education or alternative provision, or simply wanting reassurance that you’re allowed to adapt, change your mind, and respond to your child as they are now. There are a few nuggets in this conversation that many parents wish they’d heard earlier. Ones that bring relief, perspective, and a sense of permission when navigating education outside the system. 🌿 Continue the Conversation You can access this episode, along with others in the Collective Conversations series, inside the Parent Support Collective. A space for parents and practitioners exploring conscious parenting, wellbeing, and alternative ways of living & learning. 👉 https://www.skool.com/parentsupportcollective/about A growing, heart-led community where real conversations meet practical support, shared experience, & connection. #BeyondTheSystem #ConsciousParenting #HowToTalkSoKidsWillListen#HomeEducationUK #HomeEdLife #AlternativeEducation#NeurodivergentFamilies #NeuroaffirmingParenting #GentleParenting#ParentSupportCollective #ParentingOutsideTheBox #EducationChoices#ConsciousLiving #ChildLedLearning #RespectfulParenting#FamilyWellbeing #ParentingPodcast #LegacyLifePodcast#CollectiveConversations

What Women Aren’t Told About Money, Time and Cashflow In this episode of Collective Conversations, I’m joined by Yinka Ewuola, business strategist, cashflow mentor, and founder of Rich & Rested, for a powerful, truth-telling conversation about women, money, time and power. Yinka shares how stepping into her mum’s struggling business while her mum was being treated for breast cancer opened her eyes to what really keeps a business alive: cashflow and why almost nobody in the business space is actually talking about it. We explore: ✨ Why traditional “business support” often fails women ✨ The invisible privilege of the “wife at home” effect ✨ How cashflow acts as a mirror for our beliefs, worthiness and power ✨ The difference between finance (5%) and understanding money (95%) ✨ Why money will never make you “safe” and where safety really comes from ✨ How we treat time like money (and why it should be the other way round) ✨ Practical first steps to get “good at money” not just good at working hard We also dive into the history and conditioning behind women’s relationship with money, why feeling uncomfortable around money is by design, and what it means to choose radical responsibility and freedom in this area  especially as a caring, heart-led parent or practitioner. 🌿 Continue the Conversation inside the Parent Support Collective, you’ll find resources and community support not just for conscious parenting and wellbeing, but also for building sustainable, values-led work and reshaping your relationship with money. 👉 Join us here: https://www.skool.com/parentsupportcollective/about About Yinka EwuolaYinka is a business strategist and cashflow mentor who helps women make, manage and multiply their cashflow so they can be rich and rested – not hustling and exhausted. She’s passionate about women claiming their economic power and using money as a tool for impact, generosity and freedom. Contact her here https://www.linkedin.com/in/yinka-ewuola/  #CollectiveConversations #LegacyLifePodcast #MoneyAndMotherhood #WomenAndMoney #CashflowForWomen #MoneyMindset #AbundanceMindset #ParentSupportCollective #ConsciousParenting #MumsInBusiness #Mumpreneur

After a little pause, The Legacy Life Podcast is back and it’s returning with a brand-new series: Collective Conversations, where I sit down with inspiring members of the Parent Support Collective to share honest, heart-led talks about parenting, wellbeing, and living in alignment. 🌿 In this first episode, I’m joined by Beckie Shuttleworth, a holistic wellbeing consultant, mentor, and long-time advocate for gentle, conscious approaches to supporting children, families, and educators. Together, we explore how to care for yourself in short, meaningful ways that fit real life especially when you’re juggling the endless demands of parenting, work, and recovery. We talk about: ✨ Why presence matters more than perfection ✨ How your energy shapes your child’s regulation ✨ Finding calm and connection in two to five minutes a day ✨ Balancing motherhood, identity, and self-care after birth ✨ Why kindness to yourself is the foundation of conscious parenting This is an uplifting, real-world conversation for parents who want to feel better, not busier, and who are ready to find small, practical ways to bring calm and wellbeing into everyday life. 💛 About Beckie:Beckie Shuttleworth is a holistic wellbeing consultant and mentor who supports schools, families, and professionals to feel more confident supporting children’s emotional health. She combines energy-balancing practices, breathwork, mindful movement, and mindset tools to help adults and young people alike connect, regulate, and thrive. Her work bridges education, wellbeing, and conscious parenting and she’s a valued member of the Parent Support Collective. Join the Collective:The Parent Support Collective is a growing village of parents, practitioners, and changemakers supporting families through gentle and conscious parenting, wellbeing, and aligned living. Inside you’ll find free resources, community conversations, and opportunities to collaborate. 👉 Join the Parent Support Collective here

So Aine believes that 99% of reflux is successfully treatable without medication. That babies don't grow out of reflux, they simple learn to cope with it, but the underlying problem is still there, long term & affects the rest of their life, when not properly treated. She is passionate about helping parents avoid the hell she experienced. Giving them information so they can make conscious & informed decisions about their Childrens health. If you know anyone whose baby has had reflux, share it. If you work with babies & parents with babies listen to it. If you know anyone whose baby currently has reflux definitely share it!

Laura is on a mission to disrupt the materialism of life, helping us see that there is more than the physical and the 5 senses we perceive. She talks of interpersonal, nature and anthroposophical connection.  The meaning of having a spiritual connection. Have a listen … Your host, Sarah Parkes, is a mum of 3, a speaker, author & parenting coach. She helps you consciously create your legacy & impact, alongside parenting the next generation, and breaking free from the cycles of the past. Her vision is for our children to grow up in a world of possibility where conscious creation is the norm. She is on a mission to help you be fully yourself as you navigate living & parenting consciously. Explore her 121 Parenting and Business coaching at ⁠⁠www.spcoaching.co.uk⁠⁠ Join her messenger channel here: ⁠https://m.me/SarahParkesCoaching?ref=w19353234⁠ Subscribe to her youtube channel here:  https://www.youtube.com/@sarahparkescoaching #awakeninglegacy #randomactsofawakening #consciousparenting #gentleparenting #familyleadership #parenting #mindsetcoach #howtotalksokidswilllisten #childrensmentalhealth #gentleparenting #entrepreneurialmum #tantrums #meltdowns #deescalation #overwhelm #femaleentrepreneur #womeninbusiness #womenempoweringwomen #parentingtips #parentinghacks #parentinghelp #howtotalksokidswilllistenandlistensokidswilltalk #howtotalksolittlekidswilllisten #howtotalksoteenswilllisten

Welcome to this 3 part series within the Conscious Shift series of the Legacy Life Podcast, where I will be talking with Claire Krost about Autism. Claire is a Mum of two Autistic children and Founder of Waking Up To Autism (a training and support service for parents/carers of Autistic children) and also a CPD Accredited Trainer for Mainstream Schools to provide support and training on embracing Neurodivergent children within their settings. Claire is passionate about creating awareness and promoting acceptance of Autism and to advocate for a more inclusive society - one that provides equal opportunities when it comes to home life, school, and workplaces. You can contact Claire here: www.wakinguptoautism.com Your host, Sarah Parkes, is a mum of 3, a speaker, author & parenting coach. She helps you consciously create your legacy & impact, alongside parenting the next generation, and breaking free from the cycles of the past. Her vision is for our children to grow up in a world of possibility where conscious creation is the norm. She is on a mission to help you be fully yourself as you navigate living & parenting consciously. Explore her 121 Parenting and Business coaching at ⁠www.spcoaching.co.uk⁠ Join her messenger channel here: https://m.me/SarahParkesCoaching?ref=w19353234 Subscribe to her youtube channel here:  https://www.youtube.com/@sarahparkescoaching #awakeninglegacy #randomactsofawakening #consciousparenting #gentleparenting #familyleadership #parenting #mindsetcoach #howtotalksokidswilllisten #childrensmentalhealth #gentleparenting #entrepreneurialmum #tantrums #meltdowns #deescalation #overwhelm #femaleentrepreneur #womeninbusiness #womenempoweringwomen #parentingtips #parentinghacks #parentinghelp #howtotalksokidswilllistenandlistensokidswilltalk #howtotalksolittlekidswilllisten #howtotalksoteenswilllisten #autism #autistic #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #inclusion #inclusivity #sen #education #parenting #senparent #autismawareness #school

Welcome to this 3 part series within the Conscious Shift series of the Legacy Life Podcast, where I will be talking with Claire Krost about Autism. Claire is a Mum of two Autistic children and Founder of Waking Up To Autism (a training and support service for parents/carers of Autistic children) and also a CPD Accredited Trainer for Mainstream Schools to provide support and training on embracing Neurodivergent children within their settings. Claire is passionate about creating awareness and promoting acceptance of Autism and to advocate for a more inclusive society - one that provides equal opportunities when it comes to home life, school, and workplaces. You can contact Claire here: www.wakinguptoautism.com Your host, Sarah Parkes, is a mum of 3, a speaker, author & parenting coach. She helps you consciously create your legacy & impact, alongside parenting the next generation, and breaking free from the cycles of the past. Her vision is for our children to grow up in a world of possibility where conscious creation is the norm. She is on a mission to help you be fully yourself as you navigate living & parenting consciously. Explore her 121 Parenting and Business coaching at ⁠⁠www.spcoaching.co.uk⁠⁠ Join her messenger channel here: ⁠https://m.me/SarahParkesCoaching?ref=w19353234⁠ Subscribe to her youtube channel here:  https://www.youtube.com/@sarahparkescoaching #awakeninglegacy #randomactsofawakening #consciousparenting #gentleparenting #familyleadership #parenting #mindsetcoach #howtotalksokidswilllisten #childrensmentalhealth #gentleparenting #entrepreneurialmum #tantrums #meltdowns #deescalation #overwhelm #femaleentrepreneur #womeninbusiness #womenempoweringwomen #parentingtips #parentinghacks #parentinghelp #howtotalksokidswilllistenandlistensokidswilltalk #howtotalksolittlekidswilllisten #howtotalksoteenswilllisten #autism #autistic #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #inclusion #inclusivity #sen #education #parenting #senparent #autismawareness #school

Welcome to this 3 part series within the Conscious Shift series of the Legacy Life Podcast, where I will be talking with Claire Krost about Autism. Claire is a Mum of two Autistic children and Founder of Waking Up To Autism (a training and support service for parents/carers of Autistic children) and also a CPD Accredited Trainer for Mainstream Schools to provide support and training on embracing Neurodivergent children within their settings. Claire is passionate about creating awareness and promoting acceptance of Autism and to advocate for a more inclusive society - one that provides equal opportunities when it comes to home life, school, and workplaces. You can contact Claire here: www.wakinguptoautism.com Your host, Sarah Parkes, is a mum of 3, a speaker, author & parenting coach. She helps you consciously create your legacy & impact, alongside parenting the next generation, and breaking free from the cycles of the past. Her vision is for our children to grow up in a world of possibility where conscious creation is the norm. She is on a mission to help you be fully yourself as you navigate living & parenting consciously. Explore her 121 Parenting and Business coaching at ⁠⁠www.spcoaching.co.uk⁠⁠ Join her messenger channel here: ⁠https://m.me/SarahParkesCoaching?ref=w19353234⁠ Subscribe to her youtube channel here:  https://www.youtube.com/@sarahparkescoaching #awakeninglegacy #randomactsofawakening #consciousparenting #gentleparenting #familyleadership #parenting #mindsetcoach #howtotalksokidswilllisten #childrensmentalhealth #gentleparenting #entrepreneurialmum #tantrums #meltdowns #deescalation #overwhelm #femaleentrepreneur #womeninbusiness #womenempoweringwomen #parentingtips #parentinghacks #parentinghelp #howtotalksokidswilllistenandlistensokidswilltalk #howtotalksolittlekidswilllisten #howtotalksoteenswilllisten #autism #autistic #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #inclusion #inclusivity #sen #education #parenting #senparent #autismawareness #school

In this conscious shift episode I talk about what makes the parenting approaches I use different to traditional approaches that use rewards and punishment to control childrens behaviour.  What else can you do other than use rewards charts and naughty steps? Have a listen Your host, Sarah Parkes, is a mum of 3, a speaker, author & legacy life coach. She helps you consciously create your legacy & impact, alongside parenting the next generation, and breaking free from the cycles of the past. Her vision is for our children to grow up in a world of possibility where conscious creation is the norm. She is on a mission to help you be fully yourself as you navigate living & parenting consciously. Explore her 121 Parenting and Business coaching at www.spcoaching.co.uk or book a free compatibility call https://calendly.com/sparkescoaching/30min Join her messenger channel here: https://m.me/SarahParkesCoaching?ref=w19353234 Subscribe to her Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@sarahparkescoaching #gentleparenting #parentingtips #parentinghacks #parentinghelp #howtotalksokidswilllistenandlistensokidswilltalk #howtotalksolittlekidswilllisten #howtotalksoteenswilllisten

Have a listen for some inspiring ideas that can help you to understand how to make reasonable adjustments as a parent, educator, or employer of someone with ADHD. It's a powerful and informative conversation with a funny, charming woman. Hannah was diagnosed with ADHD July 2023 as an adult in her 30s. She shares her experiences as a neurodiverse woman navigating everyday life and employment, the resources that helped to change her life, and what she wished her parents and teachers had known when she was a child so they could have supported her in the way she needed and deserved."You don't look like you have ADHD ..."Hannah Ellen Ryan is a fundraiser for Dads Rock in Edinburgh and an axe thrower! (Because ADHD gives you the superpower to do more than one job effectively!) Resources mentioned in this episode: https://adhduk.co.uk/about-adhd/ - good info about ADHD especially for children https://procrastination-station.co.uk/ - this is where Hannah did the adhd course https://www.adhdfoundation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/An-Employers-Guide-to-ADHD-in-the-Workplace-Scottish-ADHD-Coalition-1.pdf - adhd in the workplace (very simple overview doc) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne75qFvsEJs&t=1739s - this is the excellent and comprehensive video about adhd for employers Your host, Sarah Parkes, is a mum of 3, a speaker, author & legacy life coach. She helps you consciously create your legacy & impact, alongside parenting the next generation, and breaking free from the cycles of the past. Her vision is for our children to grow up in a world of possibility where conscious creation is the norm. She is on a mission to help you be fully yourself as you navigate living & parenting consciously. Explore her 121 Parenting and Business coaching at www.spcoaching.co.uk Join my messenger channel here: https://m.me/SarahParkesCoaching?ref=w19353234 Subscribe to my Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@sarahparkescoaching #ADHD #AttentionDeficitHyperactivityDisorder #ADHDAwareness #ADHDSupport #Neurodiversity #ADHDParenting #ADHDKids #ADHDAdulting #ADHDStruggles #ADHDInAdults #ADHDManagement #ADHDGoals #ADHDAcceptance #gentleparenting  #parentingtips #parentinghacks #parentinghelp #howtotalksokidswilllistenandlistensokidswilltalk #howtotalksolittlekidswilllisten #howtotalksoteenswilllisten

Are you a mum like me who doesn't feel you have time for fashion, to pay attention to your style, when there are more important things like feeding the kids & growing your business? Anyway it totally goes against your sustainability values ...  Alexandra talks about why she moved away from the main stream fashion industry to start her business. "It's about helping women feel good about themselves ..." Have a listen for some inspiring ideas that can hep you feel better about taking care of yourself. Alex Standley is based in St Albans, a wife and mum to a gorgeous and feisty 3 year old! She’s a Personal Stylist working with busy Professional Women and Mums, who feel stuck in a style rut. Taking them from lacking in confidence to creating their own sustainable signature style. Alex makes a difference to how women feel about themselves, whilst sharing her expertise from 17 years in the fashion industry. You can connect with her here www.luxeleopardlifestyle.co.uk The Legacy Life Podcast is brought to you by Sarah Parkes, Conscious Parenting Expert Explore her 121 Parent and Business coaching at www.spcoaching.co.uk

If you have asked yourself, is my child neurodivergent?  Have a listen to this one! We talk about communicating with your Pre and No verbal child. After watching the Chris Packham documentary “Inside our autistic minds’ we reflect on communication in our society. There are some practical ideas and the most important thing to remember as a parent when working with specialists and experts. You can access 4 steps to help your child manage their Big Emotions here https://www.spcoaching.co.uk/4-steps-to-help-your-child.php Here’s the link for Stand that Louise mentions in the episode https://www.facebook.com/groups/441269271152287/?ref=share Here’s the link to the podcast episode about raising the school age to 5 https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/22dpvqVmBxb Louise is a mum of 2 and specialist speech and language therapist. She has 14 years experience supporting autistic and non speaking children, 8 as a speech and language therapist. She has owned her private practice for 18 months and previously worked in the NHS in schools. Through her six month Confidence programme she helps parents feel confident supporting their non speaking children to express themselves and make progress. You can contact her here http://speechtherapyedinburgh.co.uk/ Here’s the link for Stand that Louise mentions in the episode https://www.facebook.com/groups/441269271152287/?ref=share The Legacy Life Podcast is brought to you by Sarah Parkes, Conscious Parenting Expert Explore her 121 Parent and Business coaching at www.spcoaching.co.uk

Seeing your children's bodies change as they move towards puberty can be anxiety-producing. You may know that you want to do things differently than your parents did, but don't know how. You may feel daunted about giving 'the talk' and have memories of feeling totally awkward when you were given 'the talk' or of feeling lost and lonely when there was a book left on your bed but no direct communication. In this episode Tessa shares her experience of helping women and girls in particular, with some ideas about Fathers inclusion too. Listen to find out the most important thing that she has discovered through her research into what women wished they had had. We are having a discussion with parents where you will be able to ask any questions you have & get ideas for how you might approach these challenging conversations. To access the talk visit https://www.spcoaching.co.uk/how-to-talk.php Tessa has been running Celebration Days for Girls events for 6 years and gives talks in schools to children and to parents. She wrote and illustrated three books for children on growing up: Ruby Luna's Curious Journey (approximately 5+), Ruby Luna's Moontime (9+ or earlier if puberty happening early) and Dante Leon's Curious Journey (7+). She is a mum of two girls, a Menstrual Educator, Women's Circle facilitator and Yoga Teacher specialising in women's rites of passage. Contact her here www.tessavenutisanderson.co.uk The Legacy Life Podcast is brought to you by Sarah Parkes, Conscious Parenting Expert Explore her 121 Parent and Business coaching at www.spcoaching.co.uk

This is a conversation about Female empowerment. Allowing ourselves space to rest, expand and take up space. So many mums struggle with time, rushing about, we can get into overwhelm. Dani Byars of Lioness Welness helps us come back to ourselves, to a place of choice. "It only really takes a breath" She shares a technique you can use straight away  Dani's purpose is to support and nurture women. She connects women to themselves by creating a divine space for them to cultivate self-compassion and radiate with inner confidence using massage and Sekhem techniques.  We will be co-creating an amazing live EFT (emotional freedom technique) event called Tapping Into Calm on 10th November 2022 at 8.15pm. Join us! https://buy.stripe.com/aEUcN63EV27JbHq8wE The Legacy Life Podcast is brought to you by Sarah Parkes, Conscious Parenting Expert Explore her 121 Parent and Business coaching at www.spcoaching.co.uk