In this podcast episode, Stephanie Dove Blake recounts her enriching experiences from a recent trip to Sedona, Arizona, where she participated in a mastermind event. Amidst discussions of luxury accommodations and personal growth practices, Stephanie introduces the core concept of the episode: the importance of "zooming out" in parenting. This approach encourages viewing parenting challenges from a broader perspective, aiming to strike a balance between guiding children and allowing them to learn from their own experiences.

Expanding on this theme, Stephanie offers practical techniques for parents and children to adopt this wider viewpoint, especially during challenging times. She uses a powerful thunderstorm analogy to illustrate how difficulties are often temporary, underscoring the transient nature of problems and the value of resilience and perspective in effective parenting.

"We have bad weeks, bad months, bad parenting days, and things go wrong when they do. It's very important to be able to zoom out and course correct."  - Stephanie Dove Blake


"I find myself leaning back into a parenting habit that I had a lot whenever they were younger, which was really kind of parenting out of fear and trying to make sure to help them avoid pain, which in and of itself doesn't seem like a bad thing. But ultimately, our kids need to be able to experience things."  - Stephanie Dove Blake


"Confidence comes by doing, [it] doesn't come by the words that you speak to your child. It comes by enabling them to learn that they are capable."  - Stephanie Dove Blake​​