How can I better communicate and set boundaries with my in-laws, parents, partner and other important people in my life? - with family therapist & speech pathologist Claire Barbagallo
5/18/20261 hr 6 min
We are constantly asked for advice when it comes to tension with in-laws, grandparents, relationships and more. Setting boundaries is easier said than done! To help us help you, we spoke to clinical family therapist and speech pathologist, Claire Barbagallo, all about communicating with the key people in our lives. We discuss…
- What do you do if your MIL wants to share your children on social media and you’re not okay with it?
- Shifting from boundaries = conflict to boundaries as a form of healthy communication
- How to get grandparents on the same parenting page as you
- Your non-negotiable parenting values
- Explaining the ‘why’ to grandparents
- Focusing on the new opportunities that come from a boundary
- When the boundary needs to be repeated
- Communicating with our partner in an argument vs sweeping it under the rug
- Arguments in front of your children - do we address it with our kids?
- Self compassion and regulation as communication tools
- How can we help communicate something a bit more subtly?
- When family or friends parent very differently to you
- Enmeshment and guilt within families
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First 90 secondsJayde Couldwell· Host0:00
This episode is proudly sponsored by Bonds. Check out their brand-new Wondergrow range at bonds.com.au or in store now.
Sophie Pearce· Host0:09
We would like to acknowledge the Bundjalung people, traditional custodians of this land where we record this podcast, and we pay our respects to elders past, present, and emerging.
Jayde Couldwell· Host0:18
[upbeat music] Hello, Yummy Mummies.
Sophie Pearce· Host0:26
Hello, Yummy Mummies. Welcome to Beyond the Bump, a podcast brought to you by Jade Caldwell and Sophie Pearce.
Jayde Couldwell· Host0:31
This podcast is targeted at moms, moms-to-be, and women in general.
Sophie Pearce· Host0:36
And gents, feel free to have a listen too. It's a place to have real discussions and ask real questions, no matter how hard, with honest and authentic people. The aim is to have you feeling lighter, more supported, and more understood after every listen.
Jayde Couldwell· Host0:51
Now, we can't promise that it will always be kept PG, so please be mindful around little ears. Here we go.
Sophie Pearce· Host0:58
Here we go. Hello, Claire, and welcome to Beyond the Bump podcast. Before we get started, can you please tell our beautiful bumpies who you are and what you do?
Claire Barbagallo· Guest1:06
Hello. So I'm Claire Barbagallo. I'm a speech pathologist, and I'm also a clinical family therapist. So for those who maybe don't know what a clinical family therapist is- Yeah Yeah ... do you want me to just describe that?
Sophie Pearce· Host1:20
Absolutely, and what was that journey? I've never heard that combination before.
Claire Barbagallo· Guest1:24
Yeah. There's not many of us around, like, in Australia, because I've searched