How the Toxic Systems in the World Live Inside Our Parenting You've probably been watching the news and trying to figure out what to say to your kids - or whether to say anything at all. ICE raids. The Epstein files. Strikes on Iranian cities. It's a lot. In this episode, I make a connection I've been holding back from making publicly for a while now: what's happening out there in the world isn't separate from what happens inside our homes. The same pattern shows up everywhere - the person with more power decides whose feelings matter and whose don't. And our kids are watching all of it, at every scale. You'll hear me talk through three of the biggest social issues in the news right now and trace them directly back to everyday parenting moments. You'll learn why the parents who explode when their kids say no were often kids who were never allowed to say no themselves, what research tells us about when girls start seeing their bodies as something to be judged rather than something that helps them do things, and why using power to manage your child's behavior in hard moments teaches a lesson you probably don't intend to pass on. If you've wondered how to talk to your kids about difficult news - or whether any of this even connects to parenting - this episode makes that case directly. If you recognized yourself anywhere in this episode - if you know that when the poop hits the fan you fall back on power because you don't know what else to do - that's exactly what we work on in my Taming Your Triggers workshop. In the workshop, we go deep on why you get triggered, what you actually need in those moments, and how to build a different response from the inside out - so you're not just white-knuckling it through the hard moments anymore. And we've made it more accessible. You can now enroll in just the workshop without coaching calls for $300 less than the original price: Spark: $97 Flame Keeper: $197 Hearth Builder: $297 Every tier includes the full 10-week workshop with weekly modules, all the tools and practices, lifetime access to materials, and the community. Coaching calls are available as a separate add-on if you want live support. Click here to learn more - https://yourparentingmojo.com/tamingyourtriggers/ For links to references mentioned in this episode, go to https://yourparentingmojo.com/captivate-podcast/ice-raids-epstein-power-parenting/ Key chapters: 00:00 – Why I Pulled Back From Talking About Social Systems 01:11 – Why Parenting Doesn’t Happen in a Bubble 02:27 – The Cost of Staying Silent 04:15 – The Systems That Shape Our Culture 07:58 – How Power Dynamics Show Up in Parenting 12:30 – The Privilege of Not Having to Think About These Systems 18:40 – The Cultural Narratives About “Good Parenting” 24:05 – Justifying Harm in the Name of Protection 30:10 – Patriarchy, Power, and Family Hierarchies 36:40 – Parenting More Consciously Inside These Systems Connect with us: Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourparentingmojo/ Join our private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2174808219425589 Like our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/YourParentingMojo Read my blog: https://yourparentingmojo.com/blog/ Check out past audio episodes: https://www.yourparentingmojo.com/episodes #ConsciousParenting #ParentingPodcast #GentleParenting #ModernParenting #ParentingStruggles