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None of us start off as parents knowing what to do. We create plans, read all the parenting books out there, try to be the parent we want to be and hopelessly watch as our parental ideals get run over by the realities of daily life and the immense pressures of caring for our kids.

When we parent our children without first working through our own history, we are destined to repeat painful patterns we ourselves have experienced as children, no matter how badly we want otherwise.

Here at The Heartful Mama, our mission is to support parents to look deep within themselves through the lens of conscious parenting, and parent from a place of authenticity and empowerment, raising the next generation to become resilient, self-assured and empathetic leaders.

Hi! I'm Lina, your guide to becoming a more Conscious, Compassionate & Connected parent.

I am a certified master coach and mother to two beautiful humans - a highly sensitive boy who's obsessed with anteaters, and a spirited girl who loves exploring her every day in wonder. I am also a contributor to the book "The Peaceful Parenting (R)evolution: Changing the World by Changing How We Parent." written by the founder of the world's leading parent coaching institute.

My path as a coach started because I wanted a different kind of relationship with my child that is not based on fear, control and bribes. Once I experienced how possible it was to have a

parent-child relationship based on empathy, mutual trust and understanding, I became deeply passionate about supporting parents in this life-changing work and redefining what compassionate discipline means.

Since 2020, I've been working with hundreds of parents and caregivers to deepen their connection with the young lives under their care, building intentional family systems within their homes, and be the peaceful leaders in their household.

Parenthood is my greatest path towards personal transformation.

I deeply believe that all children deserve to be guided and loved by the best version we have to offer them, as parents.

And the work starts with us.

Discover your path to empowered parenting that is rooted in understanding, research & values. Book your FREE discovery call & let's explore the joy of what it means to be the peaceful leader in your home today.

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About

a heart-centered approach to parenting

When we work together, my main goal as your coach is to provide a supportive, safe and non-judgmental space for you. To this end, we will work through the ONE-TWO-THREE process together.

ONE

KNOW Your Past

Uncover your childhood past
Letting go of the way you were being parented
Know your unconscious limiting beliefs

TWO

Establish A New Parenting Framework

Create new empowering beliefs
Learn about brain science, our nervous system & how it affects us (& our kids!)
Equip yourself with effective tools for your parenting life & setting limits that stick (without having to yell, punish or bribe)

THREE

Design Your Personalized Vision

Identify your own family values
Create your personalized blueprint for your family
Ongoing support

When we are able to parent in true alignment with our values, purpose and intuition, we grow our parenting confidence and move from an ego or fear driven space to a place where heartful parenting flows more easily. Heartful parenting is not unpredictable, unreliable or reactive. A heart centered approach to parenting is where we can draw from our inner reservoir of grace, strength and understanding that allows us to access our own authenticity and be in the kind of mindset that serve our parenting.

It is the most fulfilling way to parent. Give yourself the time and witness your own transformation and its ripple effects through your family. I would be honored to walk this journey with you.

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Friday marks the Summer Solstice here in the Northern Hemisphere - it’s the longest day of the year where the sun reaches its highest point in the sky and the Earth’s tilt towards the sun is at its maximum. 🌞

From then, the days in the Northern Hemisphere will gradually become shorter as the Earth continues its orbit around the sun.

With that said, I am finding myself in this season of spaciousness, of quiet reflections, of peace in this seasonal shift.

We’ve been staying home a lot more than usual, choosing to release the urgency of activities and learning to be bored, allowing our creativity to flow and be in presence with each other. Both my kids are still attending school and in a few weeks’ time, summer break will be here.

My intention for this season with my family is to slow down, enjoy each other, and simply be - prioritizing connection and presence this summer. Summertime is also the time where I tend to go offline a little more than usual, and being a little more present with life, without feeling the pull of social media.

Wherever you are in the world, may you find balance, presence and connection this season.
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#consciousparenting #parenting #parentingwithintention #parentsupport #peacefulparenting #summersolstice #raisingfamilies

If you’ve ever whispered to yourself...
 “I want to do this parenting thing differently.”
 This is your invitation. 🌿

The Reflective Parent Circle is an 8-week guided space for conscious parents who want to slow down, reflect, and grow with intention—not perfection.

Inside this experience, you’ll receive: 
✨ Weekly prompts + reflection exercises 
✨ Supportive live sessions 
✨ Gentle tools for emotional awareness 
✨ Community with like-minded parents

This isn’t a coaching or teaching course. It’s a container.

To pause.
To see yourself clearly.
To parent from your values.

We start in August — spots are kept limited to allow spaciousness for deeper reflections.

📥 Tap the link in my bio to get on the waitlist and receive a special discount for its launch in July.

 Your voice matters, too. 💛
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#Parenting #ConsciousParenting #ParentingWithIntention #ParentGrowth #ParentingSupport #GentleParentingJourney #mindfulparenting #raisingfamilies #raisingthenextgeneration #intentionalparenting

What if…what we need isn’t more parenting advice?

Not more content to consume.
Not more influencers to follow.
Not more scripts to memorize.

Just a pause.
Just S P A C E .

Because maybe…what you really need is:

🌀 Space to breathe
🌀 Space to reflect
🌀 Space to be held

Social media can be loud. The flood of parenting advice can be overwhelming.

Even your nervous system knows— this isn’t sustainable.

So how do you stay present in your parenting…without losing your way?

I’ve been creating something for conscious, intentional parents like you.

A quiet, nurturing space. A space to reconnect with yourself.

💭 To reflect on your journey.
🧘‍♀️ To reclaim your own inner wisdom.
🫶 To remember you are not alone.

More details coming your way this week…stay tuned.

You are already the parent your child needs. Let’s deepen that truth. 💛

Hi! 👋 I am Lina Lie, a parent coach, an educator and a workshop facilitator. Most importantly, I am mom to two little humans who inspire me to work on being a compassionate and conscious human being here on earth. My biggest growth comes in brave and safe spaces where I am held, where my thoughts are validated and where I find community in meaningful, rich conversations. Follow @theheartfulmamacoach for more parenting inspiration, support and tips that value connection, respect and kindness.
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#consciousparenting #parentsupport #raisingfamilies #parentingworkshops #parenting

Grateful for this man I chose to do life with, who doesn’t parent from the sidelines.

To all the father figures out there who are unafraid to examine themselves, to unlearn, and to grow as a better leader for their families.

I am celebrating you today.

Happy Father’s Day. 💚

Thank you for the love you pour into your children’s lives.
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#fathersday #consciousparenting #peacefulparenting #parentingwithintention #raisingthefuture

“Interbeing is the understanding that nothing exists separately from anything else. We are all interconnected. By taking care of another person, you take care of yourself. By taking care of yourself, you take care of the other person. Happiness and safety are not individual matters. If you suffer, I suffer. If you are not safe, I am not safe. There is no way for me to be truly happy if you are suffering. If you can smile, I can smile too. The understanding of interbeing is very important. It helps us to remove the illusion of loneliness, and transform the anger that comes from the feeling of separation.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh

We are all connected.

This goes for parenting too.
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#compassionatelistening #thichnhathanh #interbeing #connectedparenting #consciousparenting

Your child needs to hear these words—and so do you. 💛

✨ All your emotions are valid.
✨ Your needs matter.
✨ I believe you.
✨ It’s okay to make mistakes.
✨ I will never abandon you.

Now take a deep breath…And say that to your inner child.

Because healing starts with you. 🌱

Which one resonates with you the most? Or what else would you add? Comment below.
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#peacefulparenting #consciousparenting #raisingourselves #cyclebreakers #softeninggenerationalpatterns #innerchildhealing #parentingwithintention #reparenting

My second take on saving a ‘live’ as a video. Wherever you find yourself at with regard to what’s happening in LA, check in with yourself. Can we tap into compassion, curiosity and care with ourselves, and with the other? Sending love to all. 💓

So here’s the thing.

We can talk our children to death that they can come to us for anything, but if they do not feel emotionally safe enough with us, they won’t tell us their deepest troubles or thoughts that kept them awake at night or the mistakes they made.

Children are relational beings. They need to experience relational safety with us to know that it is okay to be honest with us, that we won’t judge, berate or punish them for sharing their inner world with us.

So how do we cultivate that relational safety?

By how we react when our children tell us things we don’t want to hear. We teach our children how honest they can be with us based on our reactions to the things we don’t want to hear.

➡️ “I hit my brother earlier.”
➡️ “I was angry so I pushed my friend in school today.”
➡️ “I was careless and broke your favorite mug.”

➡️ “I joined a friend and tried smoking today.”
➡️ “I didn’t go to the library like I told you. I went to the mall instead.”
➡️ “I have anxiety and I am scared.”

How can we be the parent who foster enough emotional safety with our kids that they know they can come to us for the hard stuff? That we can hold their feelings, and be their safe anchor, that we have their backs, no matter what?

To be that parent where your kids can be real with requires you to work on YOU.

✅ To work on your nervous system.
✅ To expand your capacity to hold your own fears, worries as well as your children’s fears and worries.
✅ To learn how to hold space for your child first, before going into “fix it” mode.
✅ To differentiate between your own emotional triggers and your child’s emotional dilemma.

Be the kind of parent your kids can be real with.
Not just when they’re little—but especially when they’re big.
Create a home where truth isn’t punished, where honesty is safe, and where being human is okay.

Ready to work on yourself so you can be that parent for your child? Drop me a dm with the word “Connection” and let’s work together to create that safe, trusted relationship you’ve always wanted! 😊💓
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#ParentingWithPurpose #consciousparenting #parentcoaching #parentsupport #peacefulparenting #raisingourselves #buildingemotionalsafety

I first connected with Eric from @atigercub_ over a video call and find myself so inspired by the vision this young man has for multicultural families and building deeper roots to their own unique stories of who they are, where they came from and how they want to move into the future.

I am a daughter of first-generation immigrants and now, I find myself as a first-generation immigrant raising my children in a world completely different from what I knew.

I am also married to a man who is from a different culture and it’s been a wild ride navigating what we want to hold on to from our own cultural stories, what we want to modify and what we want to let go of, and what we want to create - all in the name of wanting a family system that aligns with who we are, and the values we hold dear.

Anyway, so when Eric invited me to be featured on his website, it was a no-brainer for me. Here’s the article, I’d love for you to have a read. Let me know if anything I shared resonates with you. 😊

And if you are also raising a multicultural family like I am, go ahead and give @atigercub_ a follow. Eric, it was such a pleasure meeting you! 😁

https://atigercub.com/lina-lie-on-healing-connection-and-parenting-from-the-heart/

With warmth,
Lina ❤️
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#consciousparenting #peacefulparenting #parentingwithintention #parentingreflections #raisingfamilies #asianparenting #untigerparenting #immigrantparents #parenting

What if anger in our children is not the issue, but it’s how they handle anger that matters. And we get to model, guide and be their safe place to land, in all of their feelings and thoughts. 💓

Hi! 👋🏻 I’m Lina, a parent coach dedicated to supporting parents and caregivers in raising emotionally intelligent children, where all emotions and feelings are welcome, held and accepted. If you are also in this brave, uncomfortable space of practicing what it means to parent and hold space for all of our children’s feelings, welcome, welcome, welcome. I’d love to get to know you. Say “hi!” below. 😊

Follow @theheartfulmamacoach for more parenting inspiration and reflections on modern parenting.⁠
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#consciousparenting #peacefulparenting #empoweredparenting #parenting #parentsupport #positiveparenting #themodernparent #parentcoach #parenttip #buildingemotionalintelligence #parentingwithintention #raisingthenextgeneration #allfeelingsarewelcome

This is not lost on me.
 The days are full, the years are flying by. I know this season of early childhood won’t last forever.

As my kids grow, I know they won’t always need me like they do now. So I’m reminding myself to slow down, to be here. To savor it all in—the chaos, the cuddles, the meltdowns, the tantrums, the questions, the mess, the kisses, the magic. 💫

I want to enjoy my kids. I want them to know that they are loved deeply, without a single doubt in their young minds. I want them to enjoy me, too. I want them to reflect back on their childhood when they are young adults and say, “I really like being with Mom. She is my person.”

I won’t get this time back… and I don’t want to miss it. 💛

Anyone else feeling this way? 🙋🏻‍♀️
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#consciousparenting #peacefulparenting #parentingwithintention #motherhood #raisingyoungchildren #connectioniseverything #raisingfamilies #parentingreflections #mindfulparenting #NotJustTheirChildhood #motherhoodunplugged

My intention in sharing this story that left a deep impression on me, is not to shame the father but to call out the societal norms and expectations that we often and unconsciously place on young boys.

I think about the men and boys in my life when I was growing up, what they were told whenever they experienced uncomfortable feelings. I remembered my brother once told me when I was a little girl, that I had it better because I am a girl, and all I had to do was cry and someone would rescue me. I never knew what that meant until I became an adult and noticed the stories that were told to young boys and men.

“Boys don’t cry.”
“Get over it.”
“You are weak.”
“Don’t be such a girl.”

These are just a few internalized beliefs I know many men today still hold, and they are passing down the same beliefs to their sons.

I am raising a son and I am committed to dismantling this very unhealthy narrative for him.

Drop a ❤️ below if this is the work you are committed to doing too. Let’s raise a generation of emotionally intelligent and resilient men who can be empathetic leaders of their tomorrow.
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#consciousparenting #raisingsons #peacefulparenting #emotionalintelligence #parentingwithintention #parentingreflections #parentingsupport #peacefulparenting #raisingthenextgeneration

Last Friday, my son and I went to a Mother-Son Glow Dance. I imagined us dancing under neon lights, laughing together.

But minutes after we arrived, I realized I forgot something important: his headphones. 🎧

The music was too loud. The glow lights were too much. The darkness was too scary. His little body couldn’t handle it all at once — and he burst into tears.

Just like that, the self-blame and guilt came rushing in. 
“You should know better.” “You always bring them.” “You’ve ruined the night.”

And while I was stuck in self-blame, I noticed from the corner of my eye the change in his demeanor. He found a quiet corner in the chill out room. He played and was content again. And we just… were together.

We didn’t dance. But we connected all the same.

My self-blame left, my body felt at ease again. I did not try to persuade him to go to the hall anymore. This is what we both needed and wanted.
 ✨Meeting our kids where they’re at—that’s where the magic is.✨

To all the parents parenting differently wired kids: You’re doing an amazing job. 
Follow for more honest parenting moments like this. 💛
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#NeurodivergentParenting #MotherSonMoments #GentleParenting #ParentingJourney #parentingreflections #RealParenting #ParentingWithPresence #MomLifeUnfiltered #consciousparenting #highlysensitivechildren #connectedparenting #peacefulparenting #parentcoaching

Don’t get me wrong.

Flowers, brunches, gifts are wonderful ways to appreciate Moms. I love the gifts my partner and kids gave me for Mother’s Day, and there is nothing wrong with spoiling mothers.

The notion of Mother’s Day is beautiful, but real support lasts beyond a single Sunday. Let’s shift the narrative. Let’s care for the mothers in our lives the way they care for everyone else.
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#mothersday #motherhoodunplugged #parentingtruth #parentingreflections #mothersmattertoo #motherhood #momlife

The push and pull of Mother’s Day.
 Between being a daughter… and being a mother.

One moment I’m reaching for my mom, remembering all she poured into me.
 The next, I’m holding tiny hands that now call me “Mama.” And live thousands of miles away from my own mama, whom I only see once a year, with a lot of planning involved.

It’s tender. It’s stretching.
It’s love flowing in two different directions—and it’s okay if it feels a little heavy and beautiful at the same time.

To anyone who is feeling the tension of both roles, especially this weekend… I see you. 💛 
#MothersDay #PushAndPull #DaughterAndMother #immigrantmom #thesilentstruggle #motherhood #parentingreflections #consciousparenting #heartofamother #heartofadaughter

These words by Vicki Rivard over at @bravenewmama echoes why I started The Heartful Mama some years ago, after getting myself certified as a parent coach with @jaiinstituteforparenting

So often, we focus so much on our children that we forget to turn our focus to the person who is doing the nurturing, the raising, the parenting bit.

Yes. YOU. 🫶

My work has and will always be centering on mothers, parents and caregivers FIRST. All the parenting strategies and tools in the world will not work if we do not first mother the mother.

If you are longing for deep mothering support in your parenting and be held in a loving and supportive space, I’d love to have a chat with you.

This Mother’s Day, I am offering a 25% off all of my coaching packages and offers. Curious to hear more? Drop me a dm.

And to all the mothers out there who are doing the invisible work of caring for your children, I see you. You are not alone. ❤️

p.s. The term ‘mother’ here is used to describe anyone who is the default parent and is not gender specific i.e. the one who is carrying most of the mental load of parenting.
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#motherhood #peacefulparenting #consciousparenting #parenting #parentingwithintention #raisingthenextgeneration #raisingourselves #raisingfamilies #positivediscipline #positiveparenting #happymothersday #forthemothers #raisingmothers

Photo Credit: @bravenewmama

Five lessons I learned from our recent live project. 🐛 🦋

I also learned two facts about caterpillars.
1️⃣ Their poop is known as frass. 💩
2️⃣ They produce A LOT of frass. Like A LOT.
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#parenting #consciousparenting #parentingreflections #lessonsfromabutterfly #parentingwithintention #parentingsupport #peacefulparenting #raisingchickens #raisingfamilies #parentcoach

As with any other guide in the world, this is simply some ideas on age-appropriate chores for your child to contribute, foster responsibility and life skills, and most importantly, for them to feel valued as integral members of the family unit.

Depending on your child’s temperament and capabilities, some of these ideas may not be applicable. And that is totally okay.

My invitation to you is to consider how you can include your child in the day-to-day running of your home environment. If they are not ready to do laundry on their own, can they take the dirty hamper to the laundry room instead? Start small and then go from there, as their confidence in their abilities grow.

The goal is to allow your child to feel connected to something bigger than themselves: The Family. It’s their first community from the day that they are born.

Start young when they showed interest in helping and soon, it will become part of your daily family life.

What else would you add to the list? Drop your thoughts below.👇
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#consciousparenting #positiveparenting #raisingfamilies #raisingthenextgeneration #parentingwithintention #parentcoaching #parentsupport #peacefulparenting #respectfulparenting

Teach your child this.👇

All feelings are valid but not all behaviors are acceptable.

Feeling our feelings is a human experience. When we tell our children that certain feelings are not accepted, we are also indirectly telling them to abandon a part of their human experience.

There is a difference between validating our children’s feelings AND not accepting the outward behavior that comes with it.

Emotional intelligence is helping our children recognize, name and accept their emotions AND explore healthy ways to process those less pleasant feelings, without harming others or themselves. It’s an essential life skill!

I am launching a workshop on Building Emotional intelligence later this spring.

Comment “EMOTION” to be kept in the loop.

Here’s to raising emotionally healthy and resilient children together. 💓
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#parentingwithintention #parentcoaching #peacefulparenting #consciousparenting #mindfulparenting #raisingemotionallyintelligentchildren #raisingfamilies #buildingemotionalintelligence #parentsupport #parentingworkshop

When you realize EARTH and HEART are spelled using the same letters, it all starts to make sense. 🌎♥️

Learning along with my kids, about Planet Earth and how we can care for her better, has been one of our family goals.

Education can go beyond the classroom, in the environment we live in and places we seek out.

#EarthDay #parentingwithintention #consciousparenting #parenting #raisingfamilies #raisingyoungchildren #environmentalawareness

[ S P R I N G B R E A K 2025 ]

It’s spring break for our older kid and we took a vacation. It’s also the time I put a pause on social media, so I can focus on being present with my family, and with life. I also tend to not check my messages and emails as much, choosing to slow down the use of technology during this time (except to look on maps on where we are going and taking a gazillion photos - you know, things we still need to rely on because, let’s face it, a 100% no use of technology is not possible in our world today).

My kids get to experience a fuller, more present version of me. And I get to be more present with myself, and creating family memories together. There is no FOMO (fear of missing out) on what my friends are doing, or worry about world issues. For a short temporary period of time, I get to reset and just be with the three loves of my life. 🥰

It’s such a nourishing time. I highly recommend it (social media breaks), especially in such a stimulating world that we live in today. The algorithm is probably not gonna like this reel very much. We know that too much time spent on social media is really not great for our mental health, so this just needs to be said, imo. 😊

Do you take breaks from social media too? How was your experience? Share with me below.
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#socialmediabreaks #pause #consciousparenting #parentingwithintention #springbreak #peacefulparenting #parentingwithpresence #mindfulparenting #raisingfamilies #raisingyoungchildren

What if we start seeing our children this way?

✅ To witness their own inherent genius unfolding before us
✅ To seek to understand their perspective FIRST before pushing our thoughts or agenda on them
✅ To create space that allows their unique personality and potential to shine and not force them into becoming a specific mold that fits our expectations

What if, in allowing these to happen, we grew in our own understanding of who our child is, and deepen our parent-child relationship?

What if, we allow our child to show us who they are, and how we can partner with them, and not have them partner with us?

It is their childhood after all. They are the leaders of their own lives, we are simply the guides. 😊

What would that look like, feel like for you? I'd love to hear your thoughts, share them below. 👇❤

With you in parenting,
Lina
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#parentingwithintention #consciousparenting #mindfulparenting #peacefulparenting #connectedparenting #parentingreflections #parentcoaching #motherhood #EmpoweredParenting

I had originally wanted to share something else today and read the news - something I don’t do a lot nowadays. And it would be a remiss of me to not acknowledge what had happened in the last 24 hours.

I am not interested in political debates. I am interested in supporting families, cultivating harmony in the home and building healthy family systems. But when families are wiped out and homes are destroyed, what is there left to talk about peaceful parenting? 💔

Sending care and compassion to anyone whose heart is feeling heavy tonight.
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#CeaseFireNow #peacefulparenting

Some random and reflective thoughts on the perpetual worry that parenthood brings and a reminder to trust your own parenting wisdom. 😊 This was done completely on a whim, and my intention was to keep it real here. If you watch this till the end, thank you for hanging out with me. ❤️

This Native American parable is a beautiful reminder of the power of self-awareness and conscious choice. We are constantly making choices in our parenting life. Are we parenting from a place of conscious awareness or allowing our unconscious patterns play out and repeat cycles we are all too familiar with? 🤔

Awareness is the first step towards change. 💓

If you are longing for lasting change in your parenting life, and are willing to get curious about your old patterns and learn new ones, drop me a dm and let’s work towards conscious change in your parenting, so you can show up the way you want to be, for your kids. 😊
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#consciousparenting #parentingwithintention #mindfulparenting #positiveparenting #reparenting #parentingsupport #parenting #raisingourselves #raisingyoungchildren #breakingcycles

With this said, I am not suggesting negativity bias is a bad thing and that we need to disregard it completely. What I AM saying is that knowing how negativity bias tends to influence us more, we want to practice with conscious awareness on balancing both the negative and the positive sides of parenting. Toxic positivity is one area I do not advocate here.

Want to encourage your child? Catch them doing good. 👍😊
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#negativitybias #parenting #parentingwithintention #positiveparenting #consciousparenting #peacefulparenting #focusonthegood #positivereinforcement #raisingtoddlers #parentingtip #parentingsupport #parentingcoach

I love this quote by Alexander den Heijer…

“When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.”

This applies to parenting too. 🌺

If our child is not thriving or if we are struggling in our relationship with our child, we have to ask ourselves what might be in the child’s environment (or lack of or too much of) that we can consider and perhaps make some changes - So our child, like the flower, can bloom.
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#parentingconsciously #consciousparenting #parentingwithintention #raisingyoungchildren #peacefulparenting #positiveparenting #parentingtip

Turn a boring piece of 📦 into a fun vase (or in my son’s case, a fish-vase) for your next family’s nature walk. 🌿

We just ended a week of cold weather here in Texas, so there wasn’t many wild flowers out there but we got feathers, shrubs, sticks and added a couple fresh flowers from our kitchen counter.

This is one kid’s activity we often return to, over and over again. No fuss, low prep and gets the little ones out looking for nature’s treasures! It’s the perfect springtime activity! 🌼

All you need:
✅ Piece of Cardboard
✅ Sharpie Pen or Marker
✅ Screwdriver (to make holes in the cardboard)

Draw a vase on the cardboard. Poke a bunch of random holes above the vase. And you are all set to go out and find flowers/ sticks/ shrubs to add to your ‘vase’! 😁
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#toddleractivities #learningthroughplay #familytime #naturehunt #playideasforkids #parentingtips #easyplayideas #kidsactivities #getoutandexplore #springtimeplay

May we celebrate the loves in our lives, whether it is our partner, our children, our friends, our community, ourselves.

Happy Valentine’s Day. ❤️💙💜💛🖤💚
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#valentinesdaymessage #consciousparenting #loveisanoun #happyvalentinesday

🎉C E L E B R A T I O N 🎉

I’m excited to share that I’ve completed my certification in Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy through The Embody Lab. 🎓😁

As a parent coach, one of the underlying philosophies I stand by is that parenting is an embodied practice. You may know the parenting scripts, even read a dozen positive parenting books and know that it is not healthy to yell at your kids, but until your body is in alignment with what your conscious mind knows, it is a challenge to parent peacefully. Especially if you are not raised this way.

When I started my coaching practice in 2020, my fundamental goal has always been to support parents FIRST. “When I am a better me, I am a better parent.” underscores every client session, every workshop or group I’ve led. And it is still very much my primary focus. 😊

I’ve always included some form of somatic work in my sessions, and it has been supportive to the clients I work with. I am excited to bring these learnings into my work and continue to support parents to be more resourced and empowered in their own parenting, from a place that is more aligned for them (body AND mind). 🌈

If you are longing for ease in your parenting, and have a hard time shaking off old patterns of yelling, hitting and punishing your child, drop me a dm. I’d love to support you.

With you in parenting peacefully,
❤️ Lina

[my full name is partially omitted for privacy reasons.]
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Here’s one word you can help foster a growth mindset in your child. 👇

The word - YET.

When your child says, “I can’t do that.”
Your response: “You can’t do that…yet.”

When your child says, “I don’t understand this.”
Your response: “You don’t understand this…yet.”

This doesn’t mean we force our child to do the thing that they are not able or ready to do. This simply means we are planting that seed of possibility and capability in our child, letting them know that we believe they can do it in time, and that they can get there, with practice. It is empowering and encouraging for our child to know that their caregivers believe in them.

A fixed mindset is limiting. A growth mindset is expansive. 🌈

Try that on the next time your child feels discouraged.
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🧧Happy Lunar New Year! 🧧🐍

Welcoming in the Year of the Wood Snake, a symbol of transformation, wisdom and growth. May this year bring you the strength and the courage to shed what no longer aligns with you, and embrace new possibilities in your life.

Wishing you and your loved ones good fortune, peace and joy! 🍊🍊

Gong Xi Fa Cai!
❤️Lina
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Is your goal for your kids to hear your scary voice or to hear the message in what you are saying?
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Go to: theheartfulmama.com/webinar for your free ticket.

A replay will also be sent for those who are not able to attend live.

See you this Thursday! 😊
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I love what my teabag is telling me on this first day of the new year. 💯😊

And if I can add a little more to this…

“Our children are also born wise, they are born complete.”
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Who knew making snow angels with my kids can be so healing… 😇 ❄️

Remembering that their childhood is also my motherhood. I get to co-create memories with my kids as they grow through their early years of life. As I parent my children, I get to also reparent myself.

Growing alongside my children is one of the best gifts ever. 🎁 ❤️
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Merry Christmas and happy holidays, everyone! 🎄🎁

I hope today brings you presence, peace and much joy.

Year end holidays can be a lot and I hope you get to slow down today, and savor moments of connection with your little ones. As a parent, I know I can get so easily caught up with all the to-dos and forget what is truly important - my presence. That’s what my kiddos really need from me.

As I am writing this, we are en route to the east coast to visit family and my 3 yo is really hoping for snow so we can build a snowman. ⛄️

This time of the year is also when I go into my ‘retreat’ mode and just be with life for a bit. My 5 year old is going to be celebrating his birthday in a few days, so it’s a time of reflection and celebration for us. I still can’t quite believe that I get to mother this incredible human being. 🥰

Thank you for being here, and for choosing to parent consciously and intentionally. Parenting differently than how we were parented takes a lot of courage, humility, honesty and perseverance. It’s a lot of work on our part as parents and I see you doing the often unseen, invisible work so you can show up to be the parent you want to be for your kids. 🫶

Keep going, friends. We are in this together. ✊❤️

I’ll be hosting a webinar on “The Path to Peaceful Parenting” on Jan 9. If you like to hear what it means to be a peaceful parent (not a permissive parent), and reclaim your joy and confidence in parenting, come join me. We’ll be exploring a different lens on how we see behavior and what we can do differently as parents, to better support our children. See link in bio to register, or comment ME below and I’ll send you a direct link.👇🔗

Have a wonderful and restorative holiday.

With you in parenting,
❤️ Lina

[photo of me in front of a Christmas tree in Fort Worth Stockyards in Fort Worth, TX on a recent trip.]
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No guesses what is NOT going to be on our Christmas playlist. 😉🎄

Let me know if this resonates with you! Drop a ❤️ below.
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Join me for the next Compassionate Listening workshop. 😊

Dates: Jan 29 & Feb 5, 2025
Time: 10am CST

This is also my graduation workshop as I close this chapter of training with @compassionate_listening

See link in bio for details and to register. 👆

P.S. I am also hosting a separate parenting webinar early January on “The Path to Peaceful Parenting”. If you long for peace, connection and harmony in your family system, and regain your confidence as a modern day parent, you don’t want to miss what I have prepared for you. See link in bio for more details.

Let’s kick off the new year with new tools that will continue to enrich our lives!

Warmly,
❤️ Lina
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Drop a ❤ if this is your goal this holiday season.
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Is your child struggling with back to school transition this week? If so, check out this quick tip.👆

My son is in his day 3 of his school day today and no more tears! 😊

Follow for more parenting tips. ❤️
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Love making this Wheel of Thanks that has prompted so many wonderful conversations this past week with my kiddos (and partner!). 😊

Have you heard of Big Life Journal? They are a great resource for raising confident, resilient and thriving children. Right now, they are having a BOGO 50% Off Black Friday sale! Check it out.👇

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FYI - this is my affiliate link, which means I earn a small commission if you decide to buy any of their products - at no additional cost to you. As a parent coach, I love resources that help teens and kids develop a growth mindset and this organization makes nurturing that process a little easier with their beautifully created products. 😊

Do you have a parenting resource that you absolutely love? Share them below!
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This Thanksgiving, I am slowing down and paying a little more attention to my day to day moments. It’s been a really full past few months for us, and I am recognizing our need for rest and to simply be, as a family.

Holidays can be overwhelming for us parents and we can get so easily pulled into the rush and busyness of the holiday season. Here’s a reminder that you don’t need to do all of the things and you can say “no” in the name of protecting your connection to your kids.

We have family in town this week and are keeping things really low-key this year. My two kids are home full time with us and it’s one heck of a juggling act trying to manage both home and work life at the same time for me. We are probably gonna set up our Christmas tree at some point this week and other than that, I am giving myself full permission to relax, be and enjoy my kids a little more this week, maybe even get in the mess of building an ‘animal rescue center’ with them in the comforts of our living room.

However you are celebrating Thanksgiving, may you find joy, connection and gratitude in your hearts this season. Thank you for following along and allowing me to be part of your social media world as you parent consciously and intentionally.

I am so grateful you are here. Happy Thanksgiving. 🍁

In gratitude,
❤️Lina

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐢𝐩:

Here are 3 connecting questions I asked my kids every night during bedtime. (and some days, they ask me!)

You can also use these questions when asking your child about their school day.

These questions encourage your child to:

1️⃣ Reflect on the highs and lows of their day

2️⃣ Identify for themselves areas of success, pain points and growth opportunities

3️⃣ Develop gratitude, self-awareness and mindfulness

4️⃣ Share more deeply with you which grows your parent-child relationship

The next time you feel the urge to ask your child, “how was your day?”, try these questions instead.

I bet you’ll get more than just a “fine.” reply. 😊

With you in parenting,
❤️ Lina

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A reminder of the privilege we get to have, watching our children be/becoming their own masterpieces.
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Wise words by @laurajeantruman 💚

Today is World Kindness Day. May we continue to practice fierce kindness in our lives - towards ourselves, our children, our families, our friends, our colleagues, our strangers, our world.

Let’s raise our next generation kind, so they may experience a kinder tomorrow than ours.
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Honored to be featured on @voyageaustin again, this time under their ‘Hidden Gems’ category. Grateful for the opportunity to share my story and my work as a trauma-informed parent coach and educator.

“𝐼𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑐 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑜𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑠𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑢𝑠. 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑜𝑑𝑦-𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑦 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑙𝑦 ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑚𝑦 𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑒𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑗𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑦.”

If you are looking for deep transformation in your parenting life, I’d love to have a chat with you and see how my empowered parenting program can support you in becoming the parent you want to be. Drop me a dm and let’s chat today. 🙂

For full article:
https://voyageaustin.com/interview/hidden-gems-meet-lina-lie-of-the-heartful-mama-llc

Or see link in bio.

With you in parenting,
❤️ Lina
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“It's not about feeling better. It's about getting better at feeling.”

This quote from @gabormatemd really made an impression on me. What if the goal of helping our children with their big feelings isn’t about helping them feel better, but rather, to allow them to get better at feeling their own feelings, and recognizing their own needs, and developing their own coping mechanisms that can help them navigate life’s ups and downs in a healthier way.

When we focus on “getting better at feeling”, we see feelings as data points - helping us understand, process and manage what is happening for us internally and guiding us on what to do next.

As parents, this can be such a challenge. If you have not been raised in a family environment where all feelings are important and valid, this can be such a steep learning curve for you to be in your own feelings, while also learning to hold space for your child’s emotions. All at the same time.

Embracing our emotions with mindfulness and self-compassion enable us to parent more authentically. When we are first connected with ourselves and our emotions, without judgment on our feelings whatsoever, it expands our capacity to connect with our children and their emotions without judgment. That supports our kids in their own discovery process in feeling their own uncomfortable feelings, and processing them for themselves. This is what co-regulation is about - supporting our children in feeling their feelings and helping them understand what those feelings are trying to communicate, without harming themselves or others.

And interestingly enough, as we and our children get better at feeling, we naturally also begin to feel better. 😉

Let’s get better at feeling, shall we? ❤️
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Boo! 👻

If you have a highly sensitive kid who refuses to wear costumes, this is for you.

Happy trick or treating tonight! (or not!) 🎃

P.s Does anyone else hear my neighbor’s dog barking in the video, or is that just me? 🐶
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At first glance, this may sound a little silly to you.

“Of course they are humans!”
“What are you on about, Lina?”

Okay, hear me out.

How often do we place unrealistic expectations (conscious or unconscious) on children?

1️⃣ To behave well every day in school AND at home
2️⃣ To always listen to what they are told
3️⃣ To always be kind and respectful
4️⃣ To not make a big deal when they are disappointed or sad
5️⃣ To always be happy

If we flip those expectations on us, are we living up to the same standards that we place on our kids?

I know for a fact that I am not always kind and respectful. And I most certainly am not happy all the time.

So why are we expecting children, who have a much less developed brain than us, to meet expectations that we adults cannot achieve?

That seems pretty un-humanlike expectations to place on a young human, doesn’t it? 🤔

Hi! 👋🏻 I’m Lina, a certified parent coach on a mission to help parents and caregivers raise emotionally healthy and resilient children through the lens of compassionate discipline and building intentional family systems - without yelling, timeouts or punishment. Follow @theheartfulmamacoach for research-backed parenting tips and reflections on parenting humans.
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