In today's show, Episode 24th, we are excited to share with you our fun conversation with Casey O'Roarty! Dive right into listening - seriously - Casey is not only awesome and full of wisdom - but so real and so dang funny.  She is a Positive Discipline coach and creator of Joyful Courage. Casey share's how rough it was becoming a mom and what she learned about herself as a stay-at-home mom during the early years. Casey shares how some of the darker moments and the challenges she's faced in motherhood led her to learning the philosophy of Positive Discipline.  This practice worked so well for her, that she says it changed the dynamic of her family, and it also led her to become a Positive Discipline parent educator. Casey talks about how to use Positive Discipline with not only toddlers, but with teenagers. We talk about how to help our kids develop coping skills and how important it is to do our soul-work as moms. We also explore how important it is as we are nurturing our children, that we learn how to nurture ourselves and as Casey says, "get our stuff together."  One practice that has really helped Casey on her path to mindfulness is meditation, and she shares a simple way of focusing on your breath and how that helps you learn more about your triggers so that you can return to a place of calm.  Such an invaluable practice in motherhood! Today you'll hear part 1 and then listen to Episode 25 for part 2. To learn more about Casey and her parenting services, visit her website Joyful Courage.  You can find her Joyful Courage Podcast HERE.   Stop by our Mindful Mama Movement Group on Facebook. Click HERE to join us! Today's show is brought to you by Home Holistic and A Free Spirit Life. Thanks for listening. We heart you. Shannon & Ashley