The Masterful Parenting Podcast - Heal Your Childhood and Parent Better Through Relational Parenting

Episode 103 Punishment: What It Really Does to Our Kids an What To Do Instead

What does punishment really do to our kids and why doesn't it work long term?
What can we do instead in our parenting?
Many parents wrestle with the concept of punishment because many of us were raised by punishment. The fact is that punishment does not work long term and our kids actually get damage with the use of punishment.  Punishment is NOT healthy parenting. 
 
There are no benefits to punishment.  Let me unpack this for you and offer alternatives to punishment for correct behavior.
 
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Anne Alvares is a Parent Coach and Founder of the Masterful Parenting Program, a School Counsellor, Teacher and mom of two.  With her over 30 years working with families, Anne has a passion for helping parents to gain confidence in their parenting.  She has had over 17 years, working with teens, as a High School Counsellor.  She knows what teens need, what they struggle with, and how they think and feel about things.  In her Masterful Parenting Program, Anne helps parents to heal from their childhood pain so they can nurture healthy relationships with their children through relational parenting.  If you are interested in learning more about relational parenting, you can connect with Anne. 
 
**Book You FREE 30 minute Parenting Strategy Session**:https://calendly.com/annealvares
 
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#punishment #parenting #healthyparenting #ourkids

Episode 102 Guest Erica Hornthal on Using Morement to Help Us Parent Better #movement #parenting

Erica Hornthal, known as *The Therapist Who Moves You*, is a board-certified dance/movement therapist and licensed clinical professional counselor who helps people reconnect with their bodies to improve mental health and emotional well-being. As the founder and CEO of Chicago Dance Therapy, she specializes in working with individuals who tend to overthink and underfeel, guiding them to use movement as a powerful tool for self-expression, regulation, and healing. Erica is also the author of *Body Aware* and a sought-after speaker who brings awareness to the vital connection between the body and mind, inspiring people to move differently in order to think and live differently.
Erica's Links:
www.instagram.com/the.therapist.who.moves.youwww.ericahornthal.com
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Anne Alvares is a Parent Coach and Founder of the Masterful Parenting Program, a School Counsellor, Teacher and mom of two.  With her over 30 years working with families, Anne has a passion for helping parents to gain confidence in their parenting.  She has had over 17 years, working with teens, as a High School Counsellor.  She knows what teens need, what they struggle with, and how they think and feel about things.  In her Masterful Parenting Program, Anne helps parents to heal from their childhood pain so they can nurture healthy relationships with their children through relational parenting.  If you are interested in learning more about relational parenting, you can connect with Anne. 
 
**Book You FREE 30 minute Parenting Strategy Session**:https://calendly.com/annealvares
 
www.annealvares.com
https://www.facebook.com/masterfulparenting
https://www.youtube.com/@masterfulparenting
https://www.instagram.com/masterfulparenting/
https://masterfulparenting.podbean.com/
https://schoolofhumankind.com
 
#parenting #parentingtips #help #teenagers #children #childhood #coach
 

Episode 101 Guest Suzanne Simpson on Heling Our Youth With Their Mental Health #youth #mentalhealth

Welcome Dr. Suzanne Simpson!
Helping Parents Get on Their Child’s Turf — Building Connection, Reducing Conflict, and Creating Calm at Home | Host of Get On Their Turf Podcast | Keynote Speaker & Mental Health | Wellness Educator
 
YT: https://www.youtube.com/@DrSuzanneEncountering
 
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/encountering-with-dr-suzanne-simpson/id1724652932
 
Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/2SMqMnxwcwrJUk7cATsdQB?si=39be77feef984def
 
drsuzannesimpson.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsuzannesimpson/
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YOUR HOST
Anne Alvares is a Parent Coach and Founder of the Masterful Parenting Program, a School Counsellor, Teacher and mom of two.  With her over 30 years working with families, Anne has a passion for helping parents to gain confidence in their parenting.  She has had over 17 years, working with teens, as a High School Counsellor.  She knows what teens need, what they struggle with, and how they think and feel about things.  In her Masterful Parenting Program, Anne helps parents to heal from their childhood pain so they can nurture healthy relationships with their children through relational parenting.  If you are interested in learning more about relational parenting, you can connect with Anne. 
 
**Book You FREE 30 minute Parenting Strategy Session**:https://calendly.com/annealvares
 
www.annealvares.com
https://www.facebook.com/masterfulparenting
https://www.youtube.com/@masterfulparenting
https://www.instagram.com/masterfulparenting/
https://masterfulparenting.podbean.com/
https://schoolofhumankind.com
 

Episode 100 Guest Rachelle Mc Garry on Calm, Confident, and Connected Parenting

Rachelle McGarry,MSW, is a Parenting and Life Coach with 40 years of experience helping families. She is the creator of Empowered Parenting--From Overwhelm To Calm, Confident and Connected, guiding parents to heal old patterns, release limiting beliefs,regulate their nervous systems and build strong, resilient bonds with their children.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelle-mcgarry-99874736a/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558719524794Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rymcgarry/
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For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Anne Alvares.  I came from childhood pain.  I suffered abuse, controlling parents, and was parentified.  My healing journey began almost 30 years ago when I first told my story.  When I became a mother, I was determined to heal and not repeat the patterns of my childhood in my own parenting with my children.
 
Now, I teach parents how to foster healthy relationships with their kids.  When we uncover our childhood story and become aware of our triggers, we can begin to heal and change.  When we do this, our children thrive and we can feel good about our parenting.
 
Let me help you to heal and to change.
 
Reach out for support at masterfulparenting@outlook.com. Free 30 minute helping call. Book it - it's free.
 
My mission is to help parents.
Much love,
 
Anne Alvares, Parent Coach, School Counsellor, Mom of Two
 
Contact:
👉 Website: https://www.annealvares.com/
 
Calendar to Book Your FREE 30 minute strategy session: https://calendly.com/annealvares/meet-up
 
LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-alvares-parent-coach-school-counsellor-teacher/
 
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/masterfulparenting
 
Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/masterfulparenting/ 
 
Podcast: https://masterfulparenting.podbean.com/
 
 
👉 https://www.youtube.com/@masterfulparenting
 
 
School of HumanKind: https://www.schoolofhumankind.com/library
 
 
#masterfulparenting #parenting #parentingjourney #childhood #abuse #neglect #healing #love #ourkids #worthy #deserving #feelgood 

Episode 99 Guest Rino Murata on Parenting Teens #teens #parenting #neurodivergent

Make Parenting Make Sense.
Rino helps overwhelmed parents replace chaos, confusion, and second-guessing with clarity and confidence.
As a trauma-informed parenting coach and consultant, she specializes in complex family dynamics, neurodivergence, and alternative education.
Her Core 4 framework brings a practical, grounded approach to parenting. One rooted in logic, trust, and real-life connection.
With a background shaped by lived experience and professional training, Rino offers strategies that don’t just feel better. They actually work.
 
www.rinomurata.com
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nne Alvares is a Parent Coach and Founder of the Masterful Parenting Program, a School Counsellor, Teacher and mom of two.  With her over 30 years working with families, Anne has a passion for helping parents to gain confidence in their parenting.  She has had over 17 years, working with teens, as a High School Counsellor.  She knows what teens need, what they struggle with, and how they think and feel about things.  In her Masterful Parenting Program, Anne helps parents to heal from their childhood pain so they can nurture healthy relationships with their children through relational parenting.  If you are interested in learning more about relational parenting, you can connect with Anne. 
 
**Book You FREE 30 minute Parenting Strategy Session**:https://calendly.com/annealvares
 
www.annealvares.com
https://www.facebook.com/masterfulparenting
https://www.youtube.com/@masterfulparenting
https://www.instagram.com/masterfulparenting/
https://masterfulparenting.podbean.com/
https://schoolofhumankind.com
 
#parenting #parentcoach #masterfulparenting #teens #ourkids #parentingtips

Episode 98 Guest Dr. Hasan Merali on Life Lessons From Toddlers #toddlers #lifelessons

Hasan Merali, MD, MPH, is an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University and a pediatric emergency medicine physician at McMaster Children’s Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and Master of Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins University. His research focuses on child injury prevention in low- and middle-income countries. He has published more than twenty-five peer-reviewed journal articles, and his work has been featured in The New York Times, BBC, CNN, Science, Medium, The Boston Globe, NBC, CBC, HuffPost, and Popular Science. In 2024, he published his first book titled Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas: Secrets from the Science of Toddlers for a Happier, More Successful Way of Life. 
 
Links for show notes
Book: https://hasanmerali.com/book/   
Website: https://hasanmerali.com/
TEDx Talk. The best life lessons from toddlers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6l97Bixokc
X: https://twitter.com/Hasan_Merali
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hasan-merali/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HasanMeraliMD/
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For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Anne Alvares. I came from childhood pain. I suffered abuse, controlling parents, and was parentified. My healing journey began almost 30 years ago when I first told my story.
When I became a mother, I was determined to heal and not repeat the patterns of my childhood in my own parenting with my children. Now, I teach parents how to foster healthy relationships with their kids.
When we uncover our childhood story and become aware of our triggers, we can begin to heal and change. When we do this, our children thrive and we can feel good about our parenting.
I have over 16 years of experience working with teens and their families as a high school counsellor and I'm the mom of two so I understand the challenges. I teach parents relational parenting so you can foster healthy relationships with your children. Let me help you to change. I have a parenting course and parent coaching program (9 weeks long) offered digitally with weekly coaching support.
Reach out for support at masterfulparenting@outlook.com. Free 30 minute helping call. Book it - it's free.
My mission is to help parents.
Much love, Anne Alvares, Parent Coach, School Counsellor, Mom of Two
Contact Us: 👉 Website: https://www.annealvares.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-alvares-parent-coach-school-counsellor-teacher/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masterfulparenting
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/masterfulparenting/
Podcast: https://masterfulparenting.podbean.com/
👉 https://www.youtube.com/@masterfulparenting
School of HumanKind: https://www.schoolofhumankind.com/library
#parenting #toddlers #lifelessons #parentingtips #help #masterfulparenting

Episode 97 Guest Susan Gladstein on Healing The Trauma of A Parent's Suicide

Susan Gladstein is a Board Certified Health Coach, Functional Nutrition Specialist, and retired Air Force veteran with a passion for helping women reclaim their health through faith-led, holistic healing. After serving 23 years in the military, Susan shifted her focus to empowering women with the tools, education, and support they need to address the root causes of health challenges and experience true transformation. She is the founder of Faith Over Pharma podcast and community, where she speaks boldly about the broken healthcare system and equips women with natural strategies that honor the body God designed. Susan is also the creator of The Rooted Reset™, a faith-led path to health and energy, and she hosts transformational retreats in Costa Rica for women ready to reset, restore, and step into their God-given potential.
Website: www.susangladstein.com
Community: https://susangladstein.substack.com/
Podcast: Faith Over Pharma (www.susangladstein.com/podcast)
Instagram: @CoachSusanGladstein
Facebook: @SusanGladstein
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For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Anne Alvares.  I came from childhood pain.  I suffered abuse, controlling parents, and was parentified.  My healing journey began almost 30 years ago when I first told my story.  When I became a mother, I was determined to heal and not repeat the patterns of my childhood in my own parenting with my children.
 
Now, I teach parents how to foster healthy relationships with their kids.  When we uncover our childhood story and become aware of our triggers, we can begin to heal and change.  When we do this, our children thrive and we can feel good about our parenting.
 
Let me help you to heal and to change.
 
Reach out for support at masterfulparenting@outlook.com. Free 30 minute helping call. Book it - it's free.
 
My mission is to help parents.
Much love,
 
Anne Alvares, Parent Coach, School Counsellor, Mom of Two
 
Contact:
👉 Website: https://www.annealvares.com/
 
 
Calendar to Book Your FREE 30 minute strategy session: https://calendly.com/annealvares/meet-up
 
 
LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-alvares-parent-coach-school-counsellor-teacher/
 
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/masterfulparenting
 
Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/masterfulparenting/
 
Podcast: https://masterfulparenting.podbean.com/
 
 
👉 https://www.youtube.com/@masterfulparenting
 
 
School of HumanKind: https://www.schoolofhumankind.com/library
 
 
#masterfulparenting #parenting #parentingjourney #childhood #abuse #neglect #healing #love #ourkids #worthy #deserving #feelgood 
 
 
 

Episode 96 Guest Patrick Murakami on Raising Emotionally Intelligent Kids #EI #emotionalintelligence #kids #parenting

Patrick Murakami is a Christian entrepreneur, coach, and survivor—Unpurposed to Unfinished—who equips moms and dads to lead at home like founders, build faith‑aligned businesses, and raise kid‑entrepreneurs; he and his wife are raising a 10‑year‑old entrepreneur.
Here are the questions Patrick answers:
 
How would you describe your approach to parenting?
Why is it important to develop EI in our kids and how do we teach this to them?
What helps our kids to think in more philanthropic ways?
What tips can you give parents on raising emotionally intelligent children?
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For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Anne Alvares.  I came from childhood pain.  I suffered abuse, controlling parents, and was parentified.  My healing journey began almost 30 years ago when I first told my story.  When I became a mother, I was determined to heal and not repeat the patterns of my childhood in my own parenting with my children.
 
Now, I teach parents how to foster healthy relationships with their kids.  When we uncover our childhood story and become aware of our triggers, we can begin to heal and change.  When we do this, our children thrive and we can feel good about our parenting.
 
Let me help you to heal and to change.
 
Reach out for support at masterfulparenting@outlook.com. Free 30 minute helping call. Book it - it's free.
 
My mission is to help parents.
Much love,
 
Anne Alvares, Parent Coach, School Counsellor, Mom of Two
 
Contact:
👉 Website: https://www.annealvares.com/
 
Calendar to Book Your FREE 30 minute strategy session: https://calendly.com/annealvares/meet-up
 
LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-alvares-parent-coach-school-counsellor-teacher/
 
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/masterfulparenting
 
Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/masterfulparenting/
 
Podcast: https://masterfulparenting.podbean.com/
 
 
👉 https://www.youtube.com/@masterfulparenting
 
 
School of HumanKind: https://www.schoolofhumankind.com/library
 
 
#masterfulparenting #parenting #parentingjourney #childhood #abuse #neglect #healing #love #ourkids #worthy #deserving #feelgood 
 

Episode 95 Breaking Generational Cycles: How God Restores Family and Faith

From my interview with Susan Gladstein on her podcast: Faith Over Pharma.
 
What if the story you inherited doesn’t have to be the story you pass down?Anne Alvares grew up carrying wounds she never wanted to repeat. Through faith, healing, and God’s perfect timing, she discovered how to break generational cycles, find redemption, and step into motherhood with intention.From surviving trauma to experiencing two miracle pregnancies—including one at 43—Anne’s story is a powerful reminder that healing is possible, miracles still happen, and God’s plans are always better than ours.
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For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Anne Alvares. I came from childhood pain. I suffered abuse, controlling parents, and was parentified. My healing journey began almost 30 years ago when I first told my story. When I became a mother, I was determined to heal and not repeat the patterns of my childhood in my own parenting with my children.
 
Now, I teach parents how to foster healthy relationships with their kids. When we uncover our childhood story and become aware of our triggers, we can begin to heal and change. When we do this, our children thrive and we can feel good about our parenting.
 
I have over 17 years of experience working with teens and their families as a high school counsellor and I'm the mom of two so I understand the challenges. I teach parents relational parenting so you can foster healthy relationships with your children.
Let me help you to change. I have a parenting course and parent coaching program (9 weeks long) offered digitally with weekly coaching support.
 
Reach out for support at masterfulparenting@outlook.com. Free 30 minute helping call. Book it - it's free. My mission is to help parents.
Much love, Anne Alvares, Parent Coach, School Counsellor, Mom of Two
Contact Us:
👉 Website: https://www.annealvares.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-alvares-parent-coach-school-counsellor-teacher/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masterfulparenting
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/masterfulparenting/
Podcast: https://masterfulparenting.podbean.com/
👉 https://www.youtube.com/@masterfulparenting
School of HumanKind: https://www.schoolofhumankind.com/library
#masterfulparenting #podcast #breakgenerationalcycles #faith #god #parenting
 

Episode 94 Guest Albert Garcia on Being Raised By A Strong Mother #mother #strong #boymom

Albert Garcia – Filmmaker | Producer |  Screenwriter
Albert Garcia is a passionate storyteller with a background in film production, commercial work, and screenwriting. From 2002 to 2019, he served as a producer at Industrial Strength Productions in Irving, TX, where he oversaw the creation of local television commercials—managing casting, location scouting, and post-production.
 
Albert has appeared in over 18 local commercials as both an extra and featured extra, and has been involved in four independent films. His experience both behind and in front of the camera gives him a well-rounded perspective on storytelling.
 
The son of Mexican immigrant parents, Albert’s faith is central to his life and his work. As an aspiring screenwriter, he is driven to create meaningful, faith-centered stories that resonate with audiences. His passion for filmmaking has led to inspiring connections with creatives from around the world.
 
Outside of filmmaking, Albert works in real estate. He and his wife are raising four children, stay active in their church community, and train together as a family in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. His goal is to tell stories that not only entertain but uplift and inspire“ 
 
Links:
Thejiujitsumovie.com
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Anne Alvares is a Parent Coach and Founder of the Masterful Parenting Program, a School Counsellor, Teacher and mom of two.  With her over 30 years working with families, Anne has a passion for helping parents to gain confidence in their parenting.  She has had over 17 years, working with teens, as a High School Counsellor.  She knows what teens need, what they struggle with, and how they think and feel about things.  In her Masterful Parenting Program, Anne helps parents to heal from their childhood pain so they can nurture healthy relationships with their children through relational parenting.  If you are interested in learning more about relational parenting, you can connect with Anne. 
 
**Book You FREE 30 minute Parenting Strategy Session**:https://calendly.com/annealvares
 
www.annealvares.com
https://www.facebook.com/masterfulparenting
https://www.youtube.com/@masterfulparenting
https://www.instagram.com/masterfulparenting/
https://masterfulparenting.podbean.com/
https://schoolofhumankind.com
#masterfulparenting #parentcoach #parenting #parentbetter #ourkids #parentingtips #parentingadvice #parentinghacks #parentingjourney #childcare #children #child #childhood #parenthood