# Mary Van Geffen

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11. Embody Your Royal Stance

Part 2 of Janell's conversation with Mary Van Geffen, author of "Parenting a Spicy One," invites you into a deeply healing and empowering conversation on what it means to embody your royal stance. So many women move through life disconnected from their inherent worth, shrinking themselves beneath t…

Delighting in Our Kids (and Letting Go of the Shoulds)

How much of parenting is made harder by all the expectations we carry? In this episode, Bridgette and Molly explore the “shoulds” they’ve let go of while raising neurodivergent kids. They also discuss the idea of delighting in our children: getting curious about the things they love, appreciating w…

Parenting A Spicy One (with Mary Van Geffen) #95

In this conversation, parenting coach Mary Van Geffen explains why “spicy kids” don’t respond to traditional discipline—and what actually helps instead. If your child refuses to listen, melts down over small things, pushes back on everything, or seems emotionally intense all day long, this episode …

Coffee with Heather :: Connection Before Correction [Mentor Series Wk 2] Ep. 581

Welcome back to the Coffee with Heather series! This week, we're talking about something that has completely transformed the way I parent: connection before correction. For a long time, I believed it was my job to control my boys' behavior. I thought that if I could just get them to listen better…

397- Summer Series- Honoring the Individual: Parenting a Spicy One, with Mary Van Geffen

You’re listening to Voices of Your Village, and today’s episode is part of our summer series, Honoring the Individual. Over the next few months, we’ll be revisiting some of our favorite conversations—episodes that remind us of a core truth: there is no one-size-fits-all approach to supporting child…

79: Spicy Kids, Cold Feet, and a Singing Mother-in-Law with Mary Van Geffen

What happens when you ignore every red flag? Christa sits down with parenting coach Mary Van Geffen to react to a wedding story filled with boundary-crossing in-laws, a husband who never stood up for his wife, and a bride who knew something wasn't right. They also dive into raising "spicy" kids, …

#32 How to Deal with a Spicy One | With Mary Van Geffen

Episode Summary Eli sits down with international parenting coach and author Mary Van Geffen to talk about raising "spicy ones" — those intense, strong-willed, wonderfully complex children who need more than most parenting books can offer. Together they unpack what it means to be the parent of a spi…

Episode 110: Parenting the Spicy Kid with Mary Van Geffen

What does it really mean to parent a “spicy” kid? In this episode, Rachael sits down with parenting expert and author Mary Van Geffen to talk about strong-willed, sensitive, and neurodivergent children and what parents can do when everyday parenting feels especially challenging. Together, they dis…

The Shift That Helps Parents Stop Reacting in Fear

Raising a strong-willed child was never really about them — it was about you. 🌀 Tia Graham talks with Mary Van Geffen, author of Parenting the Spicy One, about the healing journey that starts when you raise an intense, deep-feeling kid, and the tools that keep you calm when they're not. 🔑 Key Takea…

Mary Van Geffen - Parenting Spicy Children

For most long-time listeners, you've heard me share my thoughts about raising a couple of spicy teenagers.  My wife and I have followed more of a free-range parenting style, which can lead, for better or worse, to some independently minded children. This has caused me many sleepless nights as I won…