Welcome to the home of The Balanced Parent Podcast!

Parenting is often lived in the extremes. It's either Great Joy or chaotic overwhelmed. In one moment you’re nailing it and the next you're losing your cool I want to help you find your way to the messy middle, to a place of balance. You see, balance is a verb not a state of being. it is a thing you do not a thing you are. it is an action a process a series of micro-corrections each and every day to keep ourselves feeling centered. We are never truly balanced. We are engaged in the process of balancing.

Hello, I’m Dr. Laura Froyen and this is the Balanced Parent podcast, where overwhelmed stressed out and disconnected parents go to find tools, mindset shifts and practices to help them stop yelling at the people they love and start connecting on a deeper level, all delivered with heaping doses of grace and compassion. Join me in conversations that will help you get clear on your goals and values and start showing up in your parenting, your relationships, YOUR LIFE, with open-hearted authenticity and balance. Let’s go!

A significant part of this inner work is reconnecting with our inner child. And while this may mean meeting their needs for comfort and safety, they also need connection, fun, and play. If you've been feeling like you don't know how to have fun anymore, let the little one inside you show you how! Our Inner Child is the BEST person to guide us to that joy!

And so for this episode, I'm bringing in Kelly Rollins, a beautiful mom, and wife who rediscovered fun, play, & joy in parenting by getting back in touch with her inner child. She is a crochet designer and has been crocheting for over 15 years to bring people's inner child to life for them to love and find joy in life again. Hear her story, her struggles as a mom, and what made her decide to make crocheted dolls as a part of her life's purpose of helping people reclaim their inner child.

Here's what we talked about:

How to find our inner child
How to reparent ourselves in the moment
How regularly working with our inner child can bring more joy into our life

See more of Kelly Rollins and her beautiful creations on Instagram @innerchilddolls. Join her community on Facebook and visit her website www.innerchilddolls.com (you can find the steps to take here for you to get your own inner child doll!).

Don't forget to have the Companion Journal (it's FREE!) with you as you navigate through this work.

DOWNLOAD IT HERE!

GET A TRANSCRIPT FOR THIS EPISODE HERE

Laura Froyen, PhD

Laura Froyen, PhD

Balanced Parent Podcast

Laura Froyen, PhD

Welcome to the home of The Balanced Parent Podcast!

Episode 56: Finding Joy through Your Inner Child With Kelly Rollins (Inner Work Series No. 4)