Ep 245 Interview Sessions with Dr. Deborah MacNamara | Nourished: Connection, Food and Caring for our Kids

On episode 245 I welcome Dr. Deboarah MacNamara to the podcast. Dr. Deborah is a counsellor and scientist; storyteller and teacher; guide and Mother. Deborah makes sense of kids for adults who care for them believing this to be the path for transforming families and communities, society, our world as a whole. Deborah serves as a leading international expert who provides counselling and educational services to support parents, professionals, and educators. She is also a professional speaker who has presented to the United Nations and The Dalai Lama Centre for Peace and Education. Deborah specialises in the relational-developmental approach based on the work of Dr. Gordon Neufeld, empowering parents to become the expert on their children with everyday questions and practical strategies. She came to this work as a new mother herself, curious and confident that his approach could shift not only her children’s futures forever, but also her professional approach to supporting and helping others. Today, she serves on Faculty at the Neufeld Institute. Deborah is the author of the best-selling book, Rest, Play, Grow: Making Sense of Preschoolers (or anyone who acts like one) which has been translated into 14 languages and the children’s picture book, The Sorry Plane, which is available in three languages. Deborah’s new book Nourished: Connection, Food, and Caring for our Kids is available to buy now and is the topic of our conversation today. In short, I hope you hear developmental science translated into practical love. In this episode you will hear: 00:00 intro 03:30 ‘if you throw in wine you’ll have the perfect meal’ Dr. Gordon Neufeld 05:40 Nourished - the foundation of connection 09:15 we have lost the sacred belief that the parent child relationship must be preserved and protected 12:55 handling ‘picky eaters’ 16:25 a good place for parents to start 22:30 can food have love in it? 25:35 when children are pulled out of the orbit of their primary caregivers 29:20 nourishment is much more than food 33:20 rest (in our love) and digest 38:50 counterwill and homes with competing agendas 42:35 nourished implications for the workplace 46:00 softening the heart 50:20 creating a nourished community 51:50 advice for separated families (audience question) 54:15 our universal language for love 54:50 Maslow got it wrong 56:20 Deborah’s heartprint 58:25 when food serves our togetherness Please do share this episode with a heart-centred leader you wish to inspire and encourage. Those with ears, let them hear. Always love Ryan Connect with Dr. Deborah Website: https://macnamara.ca/nourished/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahmacnamara/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/drdeborahmacnamara FB: https://www.facebook.com/drdeborahmacnamara/ Connect with Always Better than Yesterday Website: https://abty.co.uk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abty/ Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/weareabty Join our mail list here for exclusive content here: https://abty.co.uk/contact Sign up for our coaching here: https://abty.co.uk/coaching Thank you to our sponsors MattMedia Online Marketing and Exhale Healthy Coffee. Matt Media are an independent agency who specialise in content marketing helping business owners get their message seen by the right audience. If you want to get your business seen through the power of social media, head to https://mattmedia.online/ Exhale is the first coffee to be sourced, roasted and lab tested specifically to maximise its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potency. An independent lab test showed one cup of Exhale coffee has the same antioxidant power as 1.8kg of blueberries or 55 oranges! Get £10 off your first bag when you visit https://exhalecoffee.com/abty Please email your questions and comments to podcast@abty.co.uk #DrDeborahMacNamara #Nourished #NeufeldInstitute