In this episode, I speak with Joanna Silverman, of Early Parenting Partners. Joanna was a teacher, and when she got sick, she was forced to look at her life and figure out what she could do to continue working with children to make their lives better. Joanna founded Early Parenting Partners, a company geared at supporting parents to better care for their children.

I personally used Joanna’s services when my youngest son was born. I was terrified of falling back into post-partum depression and I needed someone skilled and passionate about childhood development to guide me through my son’s attachment needs and how each phase of development shaped his sleep. I kid you not when I say, “SHE SAVED MY LIFE.”

When you listen to Joanna speak, it is so clear that she knows who she is, what she stands for and what she has shed: “Aren’t we all just tired of pretending? I don’t want to spend time with someone that I’m pretending with anymore. Like, you know, this is me. And if it’s too much for you, that’s okay. But when you come to me in a crisis, I have got space for you.”

We talk about being blessed by breaking points. And not blessed in that we are happy they happened, but in this way that the breaking has taught us something and attuned us to pieces of the world we had never been able to hear: “Breaking points are not easy, right? And they don’t get fixed up into a little box. And if they do, then you’re going to have another breaking point. And if we can all be honest with each other, about how incredibly difficult being human can be. I think there will be less shame.”

Some highlights in this Episode from Joanna:

" Letting perfect burn allows me to find my personal authority. I get rid of all the stories of what I picked up on what I should be. And I get to come home to what it is I want to be."

" And that's how I feel about people I work with. I'm very upfront with people that this is what I stand for. And if that doesn't align for you, there's somebody who can work with you who aligns with your values. My values are not right, they're just mine."

" And so when I think about the little guys that are challenged right now, or the students I work for, they're giving us a deep message about challenges and change. And if the system is working, you're not questioning the current narratives and I personally believe our current narratives need to be questioned."

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Original Music for Let Perfect Burn by Eleri Ward
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