Intentional Parenting with Arlene Wallace, Episode 1: The Importance of Self-Awareness

Intentional Parenting with Arlene Wallace

Join Author and Parent Advocate Arlene Wallace for this illuminating six-part series on Intentional Parenting. Arlene boldly shares the challenges she faced and mistakes she made on her journey of parenting her son Noah, now 23. As a passionate Parent Advocate, Arlene invites all parents to cultivate self-care and self-awareness, build a strong team around you, and to honestly manage expectations, both of yourself and your child. Join Arlene, my Co-Host Lisa Berry, and me on this journey of parenting with intention.

 

Episode 1: The Importance of Self-Awareness

The importance of self-awareness cannot be overstated. This is true in any context, particularly in parenting. A parent that is not self-aware can make all kinds of mistakes, from showing up as overbearing to being neglectful to all things in between. 

As a young, single parent, Arlene found herself not prepared for the rigors and the challenges. In this episode, she openly shares some of the mistakes she made early on. Arlene reminds us that parenting is in fact a journey and these challenges can pop up for anyone, hence the importance of self-awareness. 

With a strong connection to yourself, you as a parent will be better able to connect to your child. This involves deliberate effort on your part, the application of intention. A person--parent or otherwise--who does not know themselves will flail and meander through life inconsistently at best, at worst destructive to themselves and others.

Arlene encapsulates this episode with one of her favorite sayings: "If you don't know who you are, how can you expect others to understand you?"

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Arlene Wallace was born in Jamaica and now resides in Ontario, Canada. She is the proud mother of Noah, 23, an Educator, and a passionate advocate for all single parents and their children.

In addition, Arlene is a published Author in the compilation Break Down to Wake Up: Journey Beyond the Now. 

Contact Arlene by phone at +1 416-738-6003.

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My Co-Host Lisa Berry is a published Author and Host of the internet radio show Light on Living. Lisa is a trained Life Coach and Holistic Nutritionist living in Ontario, Canada.

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The international compilation Break Down to Wake Up: Journey Beyond the Now is a collection of 16 stories of growth and intense personal transformation. Available now in ebook, paperback on November 22, 2020.