50: The Story in Our Mind Matters: Changing the Narrative in Parenting with Shannon Stuckey

50: The Story in Our Mind Matters: Changing the Narrative in Parenting with Shannon Stuckey

March 27, 2026 · 39 min · Season 2 · Episode 50

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Shannon Stuckey discusses how narratives shape parenting and the impact of early caregiver interactions on children's beliefs.

Shannon Stuckey returns to the podcast to discuss how the brain creates narratives to predict safety and make sense of experiences, which become core beliefs that shape parenting. Jen and Shannon explain how early caregiver interactions can program beliefs and emphasize that unspoken beliefs and nonverbal “energy” affect sensitive and neurodivergent kids. Jen and Shannon suggest way to make changes to improve the parenting experience and to help children grow healthy self-narratives. **Submit questions for Jen to answer on the podcast AT THIS LINK . Host: Jen Bluske Producers: Jamie Gale and Jen Bluske Contact Jen Bluske and Shannon Stuckey Clinic Website Thriving Parents Collective Website Resources: Link to Water Experiment Deepening Into Parenting Membership Where They’re Planted is a Lit Path Studios Production. ⁠www.litpathstudios.com⁠ | IG: ⁠@litpathstudios⁠

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