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Raising Wild Hearts with Ryann WatkinAuthor: Ryann Watkin
A soulful podcast to help parents and educators create fulfilling lives and guide the next generation with patience, presence, and purpose. Wherever you're at in your journey, these conversations will meet you there, offering culture-shifting, revolutionary, and simple ideas you can weave into your life with ease.This is not just another parenting podcast. Raising Wild Hearts is the best podcast for real-life, grounded, and expert-backed tips for raising emotionally healthy kids, communicating with more intention, breaking generational patterns, building self-trust, and creating a more peaceful, connected life at home, at work, and everywhere in betweenWe're a community of conscious creators, devoted caregivers, and passionate educators, changing the world by starting at home in our own minds and hearts. Topics include: happiness, mindfulness, parenting tips, sacred motherhood, holistic self-care, womens wellbeing, courage, confidence, EQ, conscious parenting, creativity, how to create boundaries, stress management, positive psychology, feminine leadership, spirituality, consciousness, and holistic success. Listen in for: grounded wisdom, practical rituals, inspiring guest interviews, solos shows and soulful inspirationall reminders to help you live and lead with heart.Join the community: https://www.raisingwildhearts.com/newsletterWant to be a guest on Raising Wild Hearts? Send Ryann Watkin a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/raisingwildhearts Language: en-us Genres: Education, Philosophy, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Happier Summer Series Part 12: Balancing Doing with Being & Becoming Aware of the Self-Help Trap with Danielle Neufeld
Monday, 17 August, 2026
Have we become so focused on improving our lives that we’ve forgotten to actually live them?In this final episode of the Happier Summer Series, I’m joined by Danielle Neufeld, co-host of The Most Important Thing, for a fascinating conversation about happiness, ambition, parenting, perfectionism—and the very fine line between personal growth and constantly feeling like there’s something about ourselves that needs to be fixed.We dig into what Danielle calls the difference between a “painkiller” and a “vitamin”: some tools, experts, books, podcasts, and parenting advice can be incredibly valuable when we genuinely need them. But when we start reaching for them constantly, we can accidentally create the belief that every uncomfortable moment is a problem we need to solve.We also explore what it means to balance striving with softness, why Danielle is intentionally raising her children to be creators rather than just consumers, and how we can get better at asking ourselves, What do I actually need right now?Danielle also shares one of my favorite happiness practices of this entire series: a simple five-minute nighttime ritual where she “rewinds” her day, hour by hour. Instead of allowing one difficult moment to define the entire day, she gets to see the full picture—the things that went well, the meaningful moments she might have missed, and all the life that happened in between.In this episode, we explore:• When self-help becomes another form of pressure• The “painkiller vs. vitamin” approach to personal growth• Why happiness can include both striving and simply being• Perfectionism, rumination, and the stories we replay at night• Teaching our kids to think critically about what they consume• Building a life around relationships, community, and connection• Danielle’s five-minute “rewind your day” happiness practiceMaybe happiness isn’t waiting on the other side of becoming a better version of yourself.Maybe some of it is already here—and we just need to slow down long enough to notice it.Connect with Danielle + The Most Important Thing:🎙️ Listen to The Most Important Thing▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themostimpthing🪷Rise & Flourish LIVE | Delray Beach, FL | Sat. 9-26 | Learn More & Reserve Your Spot 🎥Riverside | Start Creating Content Today An AI-powered platform that lets you record, edit, repurpose, and share high-quality content easily and stress-free. Support the show💃 Wanna meet IRL? Join me at Rise & Flourish in Delray Beach, Florida Saturday September 26th from 9am-5pm for a women's wellness immersion—somatic work, community, nourishing lunch, luxe location and boutique marketplace!!!🛍️ To get any of the products or services mentioned on the Raising Wild Hearts podcast, head to www.raisingwildhearts.com/market📲Support The Mission: If you found this episode inspiring or insightful, please share it with a friend, tag me on IG @raisingwildhearts, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform!🔗Follow + Subscribe + Review: Apple | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube🎙️Want to be a guest on Raising Wild Hearts? Send me a message on PodMatch, here:https://podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/raisingwildhearts💰 I only share what I truly love — some some links may be affiliate links.
