#200 Conscientious Parenting Part 1 with Mason & Tahnee Taylor

Mason and Tahnee Taylor come together today in celebration of our 200th episode for a special conversation on one of our most requested areas of interest; conscious parenting.

The pair prefer the term "conscientious engaged parenting", highlighting how they endeavour to use awareness as a tool in their approach to family culture and raising their two children, Aiya and Leo.

It is lovely to have Mason and Tahnee sharing the mic to shed light on their very human, and very humble take on conscious parenting, highlighting the importance of a grounded approach that champions all parents regardless of their societal disposition or socioeconomic means. Both Mason and Tahnee engage with a style that is rooted in a strong foundation of adaptation, learning and integration.

Tahnee speaks to the difference in hardships faced by children of prior generations who were exposed to famine and war, those who had a responsibility to the family far beyond their years, how many children in the current age are completely removed from these types of stressors, and how that informs their innate resilience and ability to intercept worldly challenges.  

Mason shares the importance of operating from a place of non judgement and appreciating how difficult it can be to raise children in a society that is grossly removed from sustainable ways of living, both at the socioeconomic and nature based levels. Emphasising it is more about working to co-evolve with society than to completely override it.

A grounded, inspired and thought provoking chat today, and like most endeavours in life, honour is found in the volition of the intention rather than the perfection of the execution. 

Enjoy.

 

Mason & Tahnee discuss:

- What the concept of "conscious parenting" means to them.

- Using boundaries to create closeness and connection as parents and children grow and evolve.

- The modern day coddling of children through societal regulation.

- The power of co-regulation in diffusing challenging parenting situations.

- Parenting through the lens of Taoism; the Spleen and how it's connected to the mother wound.

- Learning from elders and honouring the past while embracing new ways of being and doing.

- Conscious uncoupling.

- The importance of continually making space to tend to the relational union.

 

Resource guide

Guest Links
Tahnee's website
Tahnee's Instagram
Mason's Instagram

Mentioned In This Episode
The Continuum Project Book
Difficult Conversations Book

Related Podcasts
The Birthing of Our Son (Part 1) with Tahnee and Mason (EP#163)
The Birthing Of Our Son (Part 2) with Tahnee and Mason (EP#167)

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