Raising Wild Hearts with Ryann Watkin

Ending Power Struggles With Your Strong Willed Child by Using Conscious Discipline with Ginny Luther

For our 150th episode, we’re bringing back one of the most powerful conversations ever aired on Raising Wild Hearts.Ginny Luther — international speaker, parent educator, and author of Blue Star Grit — joins us to explore what happens when we stop trying to control our children… and start regulating ourselves instead.This episode dives deep into:The true meaning of discipline (hint: it’s not punishment)Conscious discipline and social emotional learningThe “wooden spoon moment” that changed Ginny’s parenting foreverWhy your child’s defiance is developmentally normalCo-regulation and nervous system awarenessHow control always costs connectionMom guilt, boundaries, and authoritative presenceHealing intergenerational trauma through parentingGinny vulnerably shares her journey of raising a strong-willed child into an exceptional leader — and the unimaginable grief of losing him. Through it all, she reveals a radical truth:You can be victimized… without choosing to be a victim.If you’ve ever found yourself in a power struggle…If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re “doing it wrong”…If you’ve ever had your own wooden spoon moment…This conversation will shift something inside you.Because when we grow, we leave the world better than we found it for our children.Support The Mission: 📲 If you found this episode inspiring or insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on IG @raisingwildhearts, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Follow + Subscribe + Review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube 🎙️Want to be a guest on Raising Wild Hearts? Send Ryann Watkin a message on PodMatch, here:https://podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/raisingwildhearts

Manifesting Your Dream Life Through Science and Spirituality with Dr. Eleanor Haspel-Portner

What if your frustration, your child’s struggle, or your career tension isn’t something to fix — but something your soul is trying to tell you? In this deeply thought-provoking conversation, Dr. Eleanor Haspel-Portner — developmental psychologist, Jungian scholar, astrologer, and creator of Noble Energy Maps® — shares how subconscious energy patterns shape our lives, relationships, and parenting.With over 50 years of clinical experience, Dr. Eleanor explains:What it truly means to “live from soul”How emotional reactivity can transform into compassionWhy most personality tests and inventories are incompleteThe four worlds of consciousness and how they influence developmentHow to support children without overriding their intuitionWhy alignment matters more than achievementWe explore tantrums, intuition, clean questions, family energy, manifestation, faith, and what it looks like to honor your child’s soul without losing your own.If you’ve ever wondered how to manifest your highest potential while staying grounded in family life — this episode bridges psychology and spirituality in a way that’s both expansive and practical.Learn more About Dr. Eleanor and take the free four-world assessment at nobleenergywellness.com.Support The Mission: 📲 If you found this episode inspiring or insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on IG @raisingwildhearts, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Follow + Subscribe + Review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube 🎙️Want to be a guest on Raising Wild Hearts? Send Ryann Watkin a message on PodMatch, here:https://podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/raisingwildhearts

Fire Horse Energy Means Doing Less Not More | How to Optimize Your Impact So You Don't Burnout with Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey

In this episode of Raising Wild Hearts, I sit down with Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey (AKA Nell 3D)— a Subtraction Strategist, Harvard-trained leader, and equine-informed coach — to talk about burnout, ambition, and what it really means to make an impact without losing yourself in the process.Check Out Nell 3D on Substack  👀 👈 Guest Pass Access!After missing her father’s funeral and burning out in high-stakes nonprofit leadership, Nell realized that one-dimensional success isn’t sustainable. Her solution? Systematic Subtraction.In This Episode, We explore:• Why caring, compassionate, and high-achieving women are more vulnerable to burnout• What horses teach us about nervous system regulation and authenticity• The power of “Stop, Drop, and Roll” decision-making• How to lead and live in three dimensions — Me, We, and World• Why doing less can actually increase your impactIf you’re a caregiver, leader, or purpose-driven woman who feels like you’re hanging on by a thread — this conversation will feel like a sacred exhale.You don’t have to save the world alone.You just have to steward your one eight-billionth.Support The Mission: 📲 If you found this episode inspiring or insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on IG @raisingwildhearts, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Follow + Subscribe + Review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube 🎙️Want to be a guest on Raising Wild Hearts? Send Ryann Watkin a message on PodMatch, here:https://podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/raisingwildhearts

From Stuck and Lost to Finding Your Purpose | What Happiness, Flow State & Ikigai Can Teach You About Your Big Dreams

Get Access to Parts 2 and 3 of Do The Thing Now 👉https://www.raisingwildhearts.com/dothethingSupport The Mission: 📲 If you found this episode inspiring or insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on IG @raisingwildhearts, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Follow + Subscribe + Review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube 🎙️Want to be a guest on Raising Wild Hearts? Send Ryann Watkin a message on PodMatch, here:https://podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/raisingwildhearts

Letting Go of Anger and The Path to Forgiveness with Katharine Giovanni

What if forgiveness isn’t about being kind, spiritual, or morally “good” — but about getting your life back?In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, Ryann sits down with bestselling author, transformation mentor, and forgiveness expert Katharine Giovanni to explore forgiveness as a selfish, embodied, and energetically freeing practice. Together, they unpack why forgiveness is an inside job, how unresolved anger keeps us stuck in survival mode, and why forgiving the energy around people, places, and events can be just as important as forgiving the person themselves.Katharine shares her step-by-step forgiveness process — a practical, compassionate method that goes far beyond “just let it go” — and explains how unhealed resentment lives in the body, impacts our nervous system, affects our relationship with money, and quietly blocks joy, clarity, and connection.This episode is for anyone who’s tried to forgive before and felt stuck… for those carrying resentment from childhood, family dynamics, or past relationships… and for anyone ready to release the emotional charge that keeps replaying old stories in their mind and body.Forgiveness, as you’ll hear, isn’t about excusing harm or reopening relationships. It’s about freedom. It’s about neutrality. It’s about finally letting go of what no longer deserves space in your head — or your heart.Support The Mission: 📲 If you found this episode inspiring or insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on IG @raisingwildhearts, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Follow + Subscribe + Review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube 🎙️Want to be a guest on Raising Wild Hearts? Send Ryann Watkin a message on PodMatch, here:https://podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/raisingwildhearts