Confessions of a Parent Coach
Ann Kaplan, Parent Coach
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Essence vs Personality: Understanding Your True Self vs Your Patterns
What if who you think you are… isn't actually you? In this episode, we're diving into one of the most important (and often misunderstood) distinctions in the Enneagram: Essence vs Personality.…
Why You Feel Unmotivated (Through the Lens of the Enneagram Type 2)
If you've ever felt like you're doing everything for everyone else… and still somehow questioning your worth… This conversation is going to hit. In this episode, I'm joined by my longtime friend,…
The Enneagram Isn't Who You Are (And That Changes Everything)
Most people use the Enneagram to figure out who they are. But what if that's not actually the point? What if it's showing you what's getting in your way? This week's episode is a little different—and…
Don't Fence Me In
If the Enneagram feels like a box… you're not wrong. But you might be stopping at the part that was never the point. In this episode, I'm unpacking the biggest misunderstanding people have about the…
The Enneagram Will Ruin Your Favorite Argument (In the Best Way)
Most of the arguments you keep having? They're not actually about what you think they're about. It's two people—each running a completely different internal system— trying to prove their version of…
Feeling Stuck? How to Find Your Zone of Power in Hard Situations
Sometimes the hardest situations in life feel impossible for a reason. You can't change the other person. You can't force the situation to be different. And every option available to you feels like a…
Impossible Situations: How to Stop Trying to Fix What Can't Be Fixed
What do you do when there's no solution to a problem that deeply affects you or your kids? In this episode, Ann explores a concept that can feel both frustrating and freeing: impossible situations.…
Why Being Present Feels So Hard as a Parent (and How to Return to Yourself)
What if the goal of personal growth — and parenting — isn't to stay perfectly centered… but to return again when you drift away? In this episode, Ann explores a simple but powerful idea: the practice…
I only have two choices, and both of them are terrible
Have you ever felt like you only have two options… and both of them kind of suck? Be rigid or be out of control. Speak up and blow everything up… or stay quiet and carry resentment. Stay on top of…
It's Not Their Fault… So Should I Still Discipline?
You don't want to discipline them. Because you get it. They're tired. They're overwhelmed. They're hormonal. They're transitioning between homes. They're dysregulated. It's not their fault. And yet……
S1E155 Stop Praising Your Kids (And What to Do Instead)
You love your kid. You want them to feel confident. You want them to know they're capable and amazing. So of course you praise them. But what if the way we've been taught to praise our kids is…
S1E154 The Hidden Cost of Permissive Parenting (Why Discipline Helps Kids Feel Safe)
If "discipline" makes your stomach drop because it feels synonymous with mean, this episode is for you. This conversation is for parents who care deeply about connection — and are quietly worried…
S1E153 The "Cheerios" Moment: How Generational Trauma Sneaks Into Your Parenting
If you've ever sworn, "It ends with me," and then immediately watched yourself get weirdly intense about something small… hi. This episode is for the parents who are doing the work—and still getting…
S1E152 Talking Doesn't Teach
How many times have you told someone what you want and then been frustrated when nothing changes? Whether it's a parenting conversation (put your coat away when you get home from school, please.) or…
S1E151 Hurry Hurry! How Rushing Slows Down Progress
Do you find yourself impatient to experience the transformations you're working on? Whether it's upleveling your parenting skills, managing your temper, getting a project across the finish line,…
S1E150 Sleep-Beyond Caretaking
Do you remember when things changed in your home from "baby is boss" to "The grownups lead the way"? I have a very specific memory of the exact moment this happened in my life with my oldest child…
S1E149 Is Your Parenting Working?
It's not working! I hear something like this from clients every week. When we're trying something new, we want results quickly to confirm that what we're doing is working, right? But, sometimes…
S1E148 New Year's Eve | Resolution & Intention
No resolutions for me this year, thanks. Are resolutions the healthiest, most life-affirming way for us to pursue growth? Maybe for some, but for many of us they are either unnecessary or painful.…
S1E147 Stillness and Solstice
Stillness. The winter solstice happened a few days ago, and in this week's episode of the podcast, I'm inviting you to do something about that...or actually, I'm inviting you to do nothing about it.…
S1E146 Mind Management over Time Management
The reasons we avoid stuff that would make life better... We all have them. We can tell we're stuck in a rut or that the way we're showing up is problematic. We even have some ideas for what we could…
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