Reparenting Your Inner Child with Psychotherapist Dr. Patti Ashley

Dr. Patti Ashley shares her thoughts, research and favorite quotes on re-parenting your own inner child for more effective parenting of your children.   Have you heard of "ancestral dna" as it relates to being a parent, or "heart-centered parenting" instead of the old paradigms of too strict or too permissive?   Do you know how your child is like a "packet of seeds with no label"? Listen to the podcast and find out more! Dr. Patti Ashley is a best-selling author, speaker, psychotherapist and designer of Authenticity Architect which brings unique insight into the identification and treatment of trauma, shame, grief and dysfunctional family patterns. Her signature model of Authenticity Architecture creates long-term changes in the brain and central nervous system, breaking through barriers to personal freedom and authentic growth, and excavating the truth of self-love, belonging and connection. Patti holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in psychology from the Union Institute and University.  Patti also holds a Master of Science degree in early childhood education from Old Dominion University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in special education from James Madison University. She is the author of Living in the Shadow of the Too-Good Mother Archetype (2014) and Letters to Freedom (2019) and the upcoming Shame-Informed Therapy: The Art and Architecture of Reconstructing the Authentic Self (scheduled for release Fall, 2019.) For more information, or to contact Dr. Ashley please visit www.pattiashley.com. Find her here: https://www.facebook.com/DrPattiAshley https://twitter.com/pattiashley https://www.instagram.com/pashleyphd/    Please like and subscribe to our podcast and leave a 5-star review so we can reach more parents like you! Subscribe to our podcast by sending an email to [email protected]  For more expert interviews, fun activities and story time podcasts, please visit our website at TeachingYourToddler.com Check us out on Facebook at Teaching Your Toddler and on twitter at @TeachingToddler and on Instagram at @teachingyourtoddler  To support great future content, please click here and help us out with a $5 gift: glow.fm/teachingyourtoddler Leave us some feedback on this show and your ideas for future shows!