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The CALM Parent - with Katie McKenna

by Katie McKenna

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Guilt vs Shame (Ep. 8)

October 13, 2026 · 29 min

Guilt says I did a bad thing. Shame says I am a bad person. If you grew up being shamed for so much as wanting to be seen, you probably can’t tell them apart. You’ve been swimming in shame so long it doesn’t feel like an emotion. It feels…
What Do You Need to Put Down? (Ep. 7)

October 6, 2026 · 39 min

You were the responsible one. The one who knew your mother's mood before she'd said a word. The one who kept the peace, said sorry for things you didn't do, and made sure nobody outside the house ever knew. Now your child comes home from…
Striking When the Iron's Cold (ep. 6)

September 29, 2026 · 25 min

They ignore you the first time. So you repeat yourself or start explaining — three or four different ways, making sure they understand why this matters. And somehow, the more you say, the less they listen. This week, I get into why…
The Biggest Trap (ep. 5)

September 22, 2026 · 31 min

You've said the same thing a hundred times. It's the same conversation — and now you're standing there thinking, this can't be my life. Surely it's easier in everyone else's house. This week, I name the trap almost every parent falls…
Tug of War (Ep. 4)

September 15, 2026 · 29 min

This week, I get into the tug of war on power — the daily battles where so many of us hand our authority straight back to our kids without even noticing. I introduce dropping the rope: not giving in, not going passive, but the real shift…

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Which F Are You? (ep. 3)

September 10, 2026 · 22 min

You've asked your kid to so something three times now. Your voice is getting louder. What happens next tells you everything. In episode three, Katie breaks down the four F's — and shows you which one you default to when frustration…
What's Driving Your Behaviour? (Ep. 2)

September 10, 2026 · 14 min

Are you the one who does everything yourself because relying on people always ends the same way? Or the one who'd rather swallow it than risk someone being annoyed with you? In episode two, Katie shows you why those two look nothing…
The Gap That Exists (ep. 1)

September 10, 2026 · 11 min

In the first episode of The CALM Parent, Katie McKenna opens with the gap she built this whole podcast to close — the space between knowing which parent you don't want to be and actually knowing what to do instead. She talks about why…
Trailer

August 21, 2026 · 3 min

This isn't going to be another podcast handing you scripts written for someone who had a calm parent to copy. In this trailer, Katie McKenna — psychotherapist, mother of four, and author of You're Not the Problem — introduces The C.A.L.M…

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About the show

You did the work to understand your childhood – so why do you react in ways you swore you never would? The CALM Parent is for the parent who had to grow up too fast — and knows exactly which parent they don't want to become. The roles were reversed – your parents were the ones who needed regulating, but you were the one who had to do it. This is how it ends with you. Katie McKenna is an Accredited Psychotherapist, Author of the Sunday Times Bestseller 'You're Not The Problem', Host of 'Beyond Survival' - The Therapy Podcast, creator of The CALM Method, and Mother of four.