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Ep37. When Co-Parenting Isn’t Working, Could Parallel Parenting Help?
Many parents feel pressure to “get along” after separation, even when communication feels stressful or unsafe. This episode offers reassurance that there is another way. Parallel parenting after separation allows parents to focus on their own home, values, and healing – without ongoing conflict.
It’s a raw and real example of parenting under pressure - and a beautiful reminder that connection often comes after a boundary is held kindly but firmly.
Nina Visic
Feb 1118 min read


Ep36. Lessons From the School Holidays
School holidays often remove the invisible structure that helps families cope - and many parents struggle through them feeling alone or like they’re failing.
This episode offers permission to stop striving for perfect holidays and instead reflect with honesty and compassion.
Calm parenting isn’t about flawless regulation - it’s about noticing what supports you, adjusting when things aren’t working, and coming back to yourself again and again.
Nina Visic
Feb 39 min read


Ep35. Can You Let Go of a ‘Perfect’ Christmas?
When you’re already overwhelmed, it’s easy to believe you’re ruining Christmas. This episode reminds you that your children need you present, not perfect – and that a messy, real day can still be deeply good.
This episode helps you release that weight and find a softer, more spacious way to move through summer - one rooted in presence, connection and realistic expectations.
If you want the holidays to feel calmer, this is your invitation.
Nina Visic
Dec 17, 202518 min read


Ep34. A Real Mum’s Story: Boundaries That Work, with Tess Bonde
Tess’s story reminds us that calm boundaries do work - even when kids push hard. This isn’t a polished expert take - it’s one mum showing up with love, courage, and the skills she’s learned along the way.
It’s a raw and real example of parenting under pressure - and a beautiful reminder that connection often comes after a boundary is held kindly but firmly.
Nina Visic
Dec 10, 202518 min read


Ep33. What if self-care could actually feel easy? with Melissa Howell
So many mums feel like self-care is out of reach. There’s no time, no headspace, and no childcare to “escape” for an hour. But this episode flips that idea on its head.
Melissa gently reminds us that self-care isn’t about adding more - it’s about doing what we already do… slower, softer, and with more presence.
If you’ve been feeling stretched thin, touched out, or like you never get a single moment to yourself, this episode will feel like a deep exhale.
Nina Visic
Dec 3, 202523 min read


Ep 32. Calm Summer Series Part 3: Embracing Creativity Over Perfection, with Jess Gannoway
School holidays can bring pressure to entertain, perform, and keep everything tidy. This conversation offers a softer, more sustainable path: embracing creativity over perfection, focusing on the process rather than the product, and setting up craft in a way that feels realistic and contained for the whole family.
Nina Visic
Nov 26, 20253 min read


Ep31. Calm Summer Series Part 2: Making Holidays Feel Easier
School holidays often stir up guilt, exhaustion, overstimulation and the pressure to “do it all”.
This episode helps you release that weight and find a softer, more spacious way to move through summer - one rooted in presence, connection and realistic expectations.
If you want the holidays to feel calmer, this is your invitation.
Nina Visic
Nov 19, 20258 min read


Ep30. Calm Summer Series Part 1: Juggling Work and Play, with Sarah Thomson
As the school holidays approach, many parents find themselves stretched thin - trying to be a present, patient parent and keep up with work or business demands.
This episode is your gentle reminder that balance doesn’t mean doing everything at once.
This conversation shines a light on those unseen struggles and offers hope through mindfulness - not as another task to master, but as a way of being kinder to yourself. It’s a reminder that your worth isn’t measured by prod
Nina Visic
Nov 12, 202527 min read


Ep29. What If You’re Just Too Tired to Be Mindful?
Parenting through exhaustion can leave you feeling like you’re failing. But often, the issue isn’t your mindset - it’s your capacity.
This episode helps shift the lens from self-blame to self-compassion and reminds you that you are not alone. You don’t need to be superhuman.
You need softness, support, and space to breathe.
Nina Visic
Nov 5, 20258 min read
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