Today we welcome Lisa Cliffe to our podcast, she is a mother, contemporary dance artist, farmer, movement facilitator and educator. Lisa approaches her dance, farming and parenting with great tenderness and passion. Vicki hosts this emotionally honest interview where Lisa shares how she discovered aware parenting and has begun to incorporate the principles into her life. 

To find out about Vicki Plomer’s latest offerings visit: www.vickiplomer.com 
To contact Sara Devoy and find out more about her work contact@saradevoycraniosacral.com

Ep. 9 Opening our hearts to parenting

Listen to this podcast and prepare to be touched by Louis and his story of becoming a dad for the first time. Becoming a parent during covid added to the stress as did postpartum shock. Fortunately, Louis followed his instincts and had the emotional sensitivity and courage to begin to listen to his newborn and bring the principles of aware parenting to his family. There are no maps for becoming a father  but we hope that this will inspire other fathers to discover their own unique way to  embody parenting in a whole-hearted way.

To find out about Vicki Plomer’s latest offerings visit: www.vickiplomer.com 
To contact Sara Devoy and find out more about her work contact@saradevoycraniosacral.com

Ep. 10 Embodying fatherhood

Today we hear from John Devoy who tells his compelling story about becoming a dad 25 years ago and how it was in stark contrast to his own upbringing. In this podcast, John reflects on the experience of becoming a father after after a long solo bicycle trip that lasted two years. He thought in some ways that he was invincible after that until he met what he called ‘the force’ of his firstborn, and the other children that followed. These experiences that he will never forget, brought him, as he tells us “ into the real world”.   

To hear more about John and his travels visit:  https://johndevoyauthor.com/
To find out about Vicki Plomer’s latest offerings visit: www.vickiplomer.com 
To contact Sara Devoy and find out more about her work contact@saradevoycraniosacral.com 

Ep. 11 Becoming a Dad, "Welcome to the real world!"

In this podcast we explore in-the moment feelings about ‘coming of age’. Life transitions of our own and those of our children tend to stir up memories and concerns for each one of us. Vicki explores  feelings of loss, doubt, fear and waves of not enoughness. As parents these kinds of feelings can rear their heads unexpectedly. Together we reflect upon ways that have helped. Yes! Turning 18 is a rite of passage not only for our children but for US as parents too. We talk about what we parents may need most at this momentous time. 

To find out about Vicki Plomer’s latest offerings visit: www.vickiplomer.com 
To contact Sara Devoy and find out more about her work contact@saradevoycraniosacral.com 


Ep. 12 Being with coming of age

This is part of a collection of recordings that we hope will help you explore and celebrate YOUR unique way of settling into the role of mother or parent.  Some of us may find we feel stuck or limited by the ‘role’ or idea of being a mum. We may fear we are loosing our freedom or sense that the role of ‘mother’ is be tainted with expectations, drudgery or even stressful memories of times when our own mum lacked support. Opening to the mother within helps us see our parenting and mothering role afresh. It ends with a touching meditation to help each one of us find our ease with our very own inner mother. 

To find out about Vicki Plomer’s latest offerings visit: www.vickiplomer.com 
To contact Sara Devoy and find out more about her work contact@saradevoycraniosacral.com 


Ep. 13 Opening to the mother

As we continue with the theme of what it is to BE a mother we weave in the core principles of Aware Parenting beginning with the principle of attachment parenting. We may have heard this phrase before and agree with it intellectually but truly knowing this in our bodies is different. Many of us may feel we didn't get the loving touch and holding we needed from our mothers. In this episode we recognize how hard it is to give something we haven't felt fully ourselves.

To find out about Vicki Plomer’s latest offerings visit: www.vickiplomer.com 
To contact Sara Devoy and find out more about her work contact@saradevoycraniosacral.com

Ep. 14 Attaching to the mother

Reflecting back on our early life some of us will have vivid memories of either being told off, being afraid of our mother’s moods or hoping somehow to be rewarded at school or home for certain behaviour. Whether you received harsh punishment or not, there may have been an unseen ‘something in the air’ that ensured that the boat wasn't  rocked. Many of us will have learned early on to be a ‘people pleaser’, to be good, in order to get the ice cream or to simply stay close to our mothers. This second principle of  Aware Parenting brilliantly identifies the need for each one of us to find our own core ways of validating and loving ourselves unconditionally.

To find out about Vicki Plomer’s latest offerings visit: www.vickiplomer.com 
To contact Sara Devoy and find out more about her work contact@saradevoycraniosacral.com

Ep. 15 Rewards and punishments with the mother

We bring awareness to the nervous system, to recognise what this feels like from the inside out, so that it becomes easier to navigate towards connected states. 

Join us. We are real parents who live Aware Parenting. Real stories for bringing self reflection into everyday life. 
 
To find out more about Aware Parenting and the work of Sara Devoy & Vicki Plomer visit: www.saradevoycraniosacral.com, www.vickiplomer.com, www.awareparentinginstitute.com

Ep. 11 Becoming a Dad, "Welcome to the real world!"

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