Best Nat Vikitsreth Podcasts (2025)

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[BONUS] 10 Roles to Play with Our Children in Collective Care with Deepa Iyer 49:11

3M ago49:11

49:11

In this bonus episode, Deepa Iyer shares her wisdom on staying engaged in social change when you’re a caregiver. You’ll explore the roles you can play in liberation and make your advocacy “sustainable and effective.” --------------------------- Get full show notes and more information at: comebacktocare.com/podcast For more BTS of this podcast, fol…

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Power With With Your Neighbors: Pod Mapping 24:25

5M ago24:25

24:25

In this episode, you and I are going to roll up our sleeves and dig into how to build a parenting support system. We’ll explore what social justice actions like pod mapping can teach us about how to build a parenting support system that’s based on trust, reciprocity, and interdependence. We’ll also unpack how inner child wounds can sometimes make t…

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Power-With With Your Family this Holiday with this Political Messaging Strategy 30:34

6M ago30:34

30:34

I first shared this episode with you last November and my mailbox got flooded with kind feedback from so many listeners saying how compassionate and concrete the strategy was. So, I’d love to share it with you again today, my dear co-conspirator. In this episode, you and I will explore a framework for strategic communications that a political messa…

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Power-With With Gaza at Your Child's School with Nora Lester Murad 1:07:05

6M ago1:07:05

1:07:05

Today’s episode invites you to take direct action and practice power-with at our children’s schools through a campaign called Drop the ADL from Schools. --------------------------- Get full show notes and more information at: comebacktocare.com/podcast For more BTS of this podcast, follow @comebacktocare on Instagram! Sign up for our weekly Care Co…

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Mothering, Not Smothering: Power With When Your Child is Struggling 23:57

7M ago23:57

23:57

In this episode, you and I are going to explore one action to power-with with your child when they struggle. You’ll also explore the science behind how power-with nurtures your child’s motivation and perseverance. You can prepare your child for the real world using power-with. This way you get to practice what feels aligned with your values and pro…

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Unlearn Adult Supremacy & Power-With with Your Child 22:16

7M ago22:16

22:16

In this episode, you and I are going to explore one barrier that prevents many of us from meeting our children where they’re at. And that barrier is adult supremacy. Let’s unlearn this pattern of oppression together so that you can shift from power-over your child to power-with with them… most of the time. Then, we’ll pick one adult supremacy patte…

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[BONUS] Politicians aren’t Our Parents: What Disorganized Attachment Teaches Us about this Moment 15:16

8M ago15:16

15:16

In this episode, you and I will explore the both-and of voting and organizing in your community through the lens of disorganized attachment. Then, we’ll unpack what disorganized attachment can teach us about ways to get organized in this moment of uncertainty. --------------------------- Get full show notes and more information at: comebacktocare.c…

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[Bonus] Back-to-School Grounding Guide 17:17

9M ago17:17

17:17

In this bonus episode, you and I are going to explore two invitations to stay grounded amid the changes and transitions of back to school. Then, we’re going to unpack the sense of “here we go again” you might be feeling when it comes to both back to school and social justice action during these times. --------------------------- Get full show notes…

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Why Re-Parenting Inner Child is Hard 12:13

10M ago12:13

12:13

This episode concludes our inner child re-parenting series (Ep 50-58). In this episode, you and I are going to recap some key concepts of inner child re-parenting that we’ve been talking about since episode 50. Then, we’ll explore some reasons why the people closest to you might not be the most supportive of you when you choose your own healing and…

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How Elisa Sets Boundaries with Her Mom in front of her Teenagers 1:04:21

10M ago1:04:21

1:04:21

Our inner child re-parenting series (eps 50 to 58) continues. In this episode, you will hear the conversation that I had with Elisa about boundary setting, intergenerational family healing, inner child re-parenting, and parenting teenagers. At the end, you’ll have one reflection question and invitation to integrate this discussion into your own bou…

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Are You Regulating or Coping? 31:28

11M ago31:28

31:28

In this episode, you and I are going to explore how our inner child wounds can complicate our ability to practice regulation. Then, we’ll discuss one action we can do to slowly cultivate regulation and safety, going beyond coping and surviving. So that you can offer regulation to your child and meet their needs where they’re at, most of the time. A…

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Pep Talk: Listen When You Have a “Bad” Parenting Day 7:12

11M ago7:12

7:12

Let’s take a quick breather from our inner child re-parenting series to re-center ourselves. It’s been a lot to process, hasn’t it? In this mini episode, you and I are going to explore three measures of parenting success that aren’t shame based but are more aligned with liberation and informed by child development science. If that sounds generative…

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[BONUS] Using Household Chores to Ground Yourself & Demand a Gaza Ceasefire 4:54

12M ago4:54

4:54

In this quick bonus episode, we’ll explore three body-based self-regulation exercises you can experiment with while doing household chores to get out of the freeze response and get back into direct action. --------------------------- Get full show notes and more information at: comebacktocare.com/podcast For more BTS of this podcast, follow @comeba…

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Two Overlooked Actions to Soothe Your Parenting Triggers 24:27

12M ago24:27

24:27

Ep 51-52: Our inner child re-parenting series (eps 50 to 58) continues. In this episode, you and I are going to unpack what happens when we’re triggered both in parenting and social justice advocacy using our react-revert-reduce cycle. Then, we’ll close out the episode with two actions you can experiment with. --------------------------- Get full s…

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How to Raise Change Agents: Lessons from Gaza Solidarity Encampments 39:40

1y ago39:40

39:40

Ep 51-52: Our inner child re-parenting series (eps 50 to 58) continues. In this episode, you and I are going to connect the dots between re-parenting our inner child and raising our children to take social justice action that’s aligned with their values, just like the university students who are a part of the anti-war movement now. You’ll explore t…

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Why Intentions Don’t Matter When You’re Triggered (in Parenting & Activism) 23:05

1y ago23:05

23:05

Ep 51-52: Our inner child re-parenting series (eps 50 to 58) continues. In this episode, you and I will zoom in on our nervous system and see what’s going on in there when we’re triggered both in parenting and community organizing. Between this episode and the next one you’ll learn about three concrete tools to replace automatically reacting when y…

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Why Inner Child Healing Boosts Your Child's Development 23:20

1y ago23:20

23:20

Ep 50: Welcome to our inner child re-parenting series (eps 50 to 58). In this episode, you and I will explore these themes: why Inner child healing boosts your child's development and what inner child wounds are. Then, we’ll wrap up the episode with one action you can play with to care for your inner child wounds. --------------------------- Get fu…

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[BONUS] How Aireen’s Breaking Generational Cycles & Transforming Parenting Triggers with Her Daughter 57:46

1y ago57:46

57:46

In this episode, you’ll hear about Aireen’s healing journey and how she puts the social justice parenting and inner child re-parenting ideas that we discuss in our podcast into action…most of the time. In our conversation, you’ll hear us talk about how Aireen was working with her parenting triggers to get unstuck from yelling at her little one. You…

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[BONUS] Why I Love Working with Parents & Young Children 38:42

1y ago38:42

38:42

In this episode, you’ll hear about how I started social justice organizing back in 2007, how I’ve learned to love and trust myself in the world that simply hates that I exist and look fabulous, and what made me fall in love with serving young children, parents, and families aka you. ** This episode is originally published as an interview from the B…

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[BONUS] How to Practice Social Justice Parenting Today 16:57

1+ y ago16:57

16:57

In this episode, you and I are going to explore what social justice parenting means and what it actually looks like in practice using a framework I’ve been using with families for 15 years. You’ll see how the two components of the framework fit together so that you can begin applying it to your daily parenting at your own pace. --------------------…

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Integrating Lessons from Season 4 19:35

1+ y ago19:35

19:35

In this season finale episode, you and I will explore what parenting agility or the hokey pokey of parenting means to our liberatory practices. Together we explore how do we stay in the struggle for liberation and shape the liberated future for our children to grow up in amid climate catastrophe and systemic oppression? How do we keep going without…

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Find Your Roles in Liberation: An Antidote to Cynicism & Despair 29:00

1+ y ago29:00

29:00

In this episode, you and I are going to explore the roles that you play in liberation both in your home as a decolonized parent and in your community as a social justice advocate. You’ll hear examples of small-yet-significant parenting moments that you’re already doing. My hope is for these mundane and messy moments to be a concrete receipt that te…

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Protect Your Peace this Holiday with this Political Messaging Strategy 29:45

1+ y ago29:45

29:45

In this episode, you and I will explore a framework for strategic communications that a political messaging expert and campaign advisor, Anat Shenker-Osorio, teaches. Then, you’ll adapt and apply this three-part framework to craft your own statement that you can use to set boundaries and protect your peace with those who judge or critique your pare…

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How to Keep Fighting for a Ceasefire when You Can’t Go Marching: Wisdom from Disability Justice 29:07

1+ y ago29:07

29:07

In this episode, you and I are going to unpack this question: how do we keep fighting for liberation in Gaza, Sudan, Congo, and Ukraine in between school drop off, pick up, and grocery runs? How do we fight against antisemitism and Islamophobia in between our work shifts, Zoom meetings, and the kids’ homework? How do we grieve the lives that have b…

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[BONUS] Somatic Warm-Ups Before You Demand a Gaza Ceasefire 12:37

1+ y ago12:37

12:37

Special note: I’m taking a break for real now and I’ll be back on Nov 21st. --------------------------- In this episode, I’ll walk with you through a few somatic or body-based exercises. So that you can take a moment to take care of your nervous system and fill your cup. And then with fuller cups you and I can take action and demand a ceasefire…fro…

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Politicizing Abandonment Wounds & Practicing Interdependence in Parenting 36:01

1+ y ago36:01

36:01

A quick note: I’m taking a brief break and returning the first week of November. --------------------------- In this episode, you and I are going to unpack the concept of “organized abandonment” together. A term that’s enlivened by professor Ruth Wilson Gilmore, a prison abolitionist and scholar. Then, we’ll explore one antidote to abandonment and …

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Healing Abandonment Wound & Shifting from Codependence to Interdependence 33:18

1+ y ago33:18

33:18

In this episode, you and I are going to explore an aspect of attachment theories that can help us make sense of our fear of rejection and abandonment. As per usual, we’ll also layer a political analysis on top. Then, you’ll unpack one invitation you can experiment with to heal your wound of abandonment and shift from codependence to interdependence…

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Attachment Basics to Know Before Re-Parenting Your Inner Child 27:04

1+ y ago27:04

27:04

In this episode, you and I are going to explore a question that one listener emailed me about attachment theories: what inner child wounds are and how to re-parent our inner child. So we’ll start by going right to the heart of attachment to explore why we need to shift from saying “attachment styles” to “attachment strategies.” Then, we’ll continue…

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How Sylvia Shifts from Triggered to Centered, Most of the Time 52:42

1+ y ago52:42

52:42

In this episode, Sylvia shares her decolonized parenting practices as she’s raising her bi-cultural and bilingual 8- and 10-year-old mixed race children. You’ll hear how Sylvia re-parents her inner child to move through her parenting triggers. I’ll offer reflective questions for you throughout the episode as invitations to reflect on and enrich you…

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Where do I start “meeting my child where they’re at”? 34:04

1+ y ago34:04

34:04

In this episode, you and I are going to explore two needs that children across cultures and abilities need from their caregivers to thrive. Then, you’ll unpack three things- action, awareness, and agility- that you can play with to meet those needs in your child...most of the time. Together, we’ll find ways to put 60 years of attachment research in…

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Three Ways to Power-With and Meet Your Child Where They’re At While Keeping Them Safe 31:02

2y ago31:02

31:02

In this episode, you and I are going to unpack parenting worries and fears that drive us to unintentionally center coercion, control, compliance, and domination in parenting. Then, we’ll explore a three-part process of powering-with so you can design your own way to balance power-over and power-with in your parenting. You’ll also look at how power-…

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Four Ways Your Child Can Help You Unlearn People Pleasing 29:13

2y ago29:13

29:13

The pressure to teach and prepare your child to survive systems of oppression can easily take over your parenting driver’s seat and put your social justice values in the back seat, especially when you’re exhausted. To relieve this pressure and slow down the urgency to teach people pleasing to your child 100% of the time, let’s step back and notice …

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Breaking Cycles of People Pleasing: Attachment Theory Meets Power Analysis 37:47

2y ago37:47

37:47

In this episode, you and I are going to unpack people pleasing or appeasement. We’ll unpack what’s going on in our body and nervous system when we people please. Then, we’ll zoom out and look at people pleasing in our social, cultural, and political contexts. And we’ll close out by discussing ways to address people pleasing in parenting. I hope we …

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One Way to Celebrate Pride as a Decolonized Family 26:47

2y ago26:47

26:47

In this episode, you and I are going to explore lessons from research on queer and trans resiliency. And perhaps, when it’s safe-ish to do so, we can apply them in our lives so we can be all of who we are instead of contorting our bodies to fit into the tiny gender binary boxes defined by white, colonial, capitalist patriarchy. Next, we’ll explore …

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How to Work with Parenting Guilt and Self-Judgment Pt. II 21:42

2y ago21:42

21:42

In this episode, you and I will explore a practice that can lower the volume of your inner critics and strengthen your nervous system at the same time too. I’ll share why this practice can be really nourishing, drawing on lessons from neuroscience, western psychology, and social justice action. If that sounds generative to you, let’s get started. -…

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How to Work with Parenting Guilt and Self-Judgment: The 4 D’s Framework 31:15

2y ago31:15

31:15

In this episode, I invite you to explore your parenting guilt and self-judgment through a new perspective, specifically through the lenses of both western psychotherapy and social justice action. You’ll walk you through reflective questions in a framework I call the 4 D’s to transform your parenting guilt and inner critics into actions that align w…

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Integrating Lessons from Season 3 27:17

2y ago27:17

27:17

Get full show notes and more information at: comebacktocare.com/podcast For more BTS of this podcast, follow @comebacktocare on Instagram! Sign up for our weekly Care Collective Newsletter for information and inspiration on topics like decolonized parenting, embodied, body-based centering practices for you and your children, intergenerational famil…

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How to Support Trans Rights, Reproductive Justice & Disability Justice As A Decolonized Parent 23:31

2y ago23:31

23:31

Get full show notes and more information at: comebacktocare.com/podcast For more BTS of this podcast, follow @comebacktocare on Instagram! Sign up for our weekly Care Collective Newsletter for information and inspiration on topics like decolonized parenting, embodied, body-based centering practices for you and your children, intergenerational famil…

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What Parents Can Learn About Boundary Setting From Black and Asian Solidarity 30:25

2y ago30:25

30:25

Get full show notes and more information at: comebacktocare.com/podcast For more BTS of this podcast, follow @comebacktocare on Instagram! Sign up for our weekly Care Collective Newsletter for information and inspiration on topics like decolonized parenting, embodied, body-based centering practices for you and your children, intergenerational famil…

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Why Your Child’s Resilience Needs Your Parenting Mistakes 29:14

2+ y ago29:14

29:14

Get full show notes and more information at: comebacktocare.com/podcast For more BTS of this podcast, follow @comebacktocare on Instagram! Sign up for our weekly Care Collective Newsletter for information and inspiration on topics like decolonized parenting, embodied, body-based centering practices for you and your children, intergenerational famil…

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Answering Your Questions About Decolonized Parenting & Inner Child Re-Parenting 33:16

2+ y ago33:16

33:16

Get full show notes and more information at: comebacktocare.com/podcast For more BTS of this podcast, follow @comebacktocare on Instagram! Sign up for our weekly Care Collective Newsletter for information and inspiration on topics like decolonized parenting, embodied, body-based centering practices for you and your children, intergenerational famil…

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Bridging the Gap between Intention & Action for Your 2023 Parenting Goals 32:24

2+ y ago32:24

32:24

Get full show notes and more information at: comebacktocare.com/podcast For more BTS of this podcast, follow @comebacktocare on Instagram! Sign up for our weekly Care Collective Newsletter for information and inspiration on topics like decolonized parenting, embodied, body-based centering practices for you and your children, intergenerational famil…

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A Love Letter to Parents 10:56

2+ y ago10:56

10:56

Get full show notes and more information at: comebacktocare.com/podcast For more BTS of this podcast, follow @comebacktocare on Instagram! Sign up for our weekly Care Collective Newsletter for information and inspiration on topics like decolonized parenting, embodied, body-based centering practices for you and your children, intergenerational famil…

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Three Social Justice Actions to Build Your Parenting Support System 33:29

2+ y ago33:29

33:29

Get full show notes and more information at: comebacktocare.com/podcast For more BTS of this podcast, follow @comebacktocare on Instagram! Sign up for our weekly Care Collective Newsletter for information and inspiration on topics like decolonized parenting, embodied, body-based centering practices for you and your children, intergenerational famil…

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How My Parents & I Are Breaking Our Family Cycles Together 25:25

2+ y ago25:25

25:25

Get full show notes and more information at: comebacktocare.com/podcast For more BTS of this podcast, follow @comebacktocare on Instagram! Sign up for our weekly Care Collective Newsletter for information and inspiration on topics like decolonized parenting, embodied, body-based centering practices for you and your children, intergenerational famil…

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Surviving and Thriving in Uncertainty and Oppression Without Toxic Positivity 37:09

2+ y ago37:09

37:09

Get full show notes and more information at: comebacktocare.com/podcast For more BTS of this podcast, follow @comebacktocare on Instagram! Sign up for our weekly Care Collective Newsletter for information and inspiration on topics like decolonized parenting, embodied, body-based centering practices for you and your children, intergenerational famil…

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Recapping & Reviewing Season 2 22:10

2+ y ago22:10

22:10

Get full show notes and more information at: comebacktocare.com/podcast For more BTS of this podcast, follow @comebacktocare on Instagram! Sign up for our weekly Care Collective Newsletter for information and inspiration on topics like decolonized parenting, embodied, body-based centering practices for you and your children, intergenerational famil…

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Social Justice Parenting For The Long Haul 24:04

2+ y ago24:04

24:04

Get full show notes and more information at: comebacktocare.com/podcast For more BTS of this podcast, follow @comebacktocare on Instagram! Sign up for our weekly Care Collective Newsletter for information and inspiration on topics like decolonized parenting, embodied, body-based centering practices for you and your children, intergenerational famil…

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Why It’s So Hard to Get Free Pt.2 19:43

3y ago19:43

19:43

Get full show notes and more information at: comebacktocare.com/podcast For more BTS of this podcast, follow @comebacktocare on Instagram! Sign up for our weekly Care Collective Newsletter for information and inspiration on topics like decolonized parenting, embodied, body-based centering practices for you and your children, intergenerational famil…

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Why It’s So Hard to Get Free Pt.1 23:03

3y ago23:03

23:03

Get full show notes and more information at: comebacktocare.com/podcast For more BTS of this podcast, follow @comebacktocare on Instagram! Sign up for our weekly Care Collective Newsletter for information and inspiration on topics like decolonized parenting, embodied, body-based centering practices for you and your children, intergenerational famil…

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