“Just because you eat food doesn’t mean you’re nourished.” Deborah MacNamara

Deborah MacNamara returns to the podcast with podcast host Julie Cusmariu to discuss her groundbreaking new book, ‘Nourished: Connection, Food, And Caring For Our Kids (and everyone else we love).

Deborah MacNamara takes us on a deep and insightful journey through storytelling, a fantastic riddle (the answer to which is revealed in this podcast at the end), provocative questions, developmental science and robust research to help us make sense of our relationship to food and to reclaim nourishment. I couldn’t agree more with what Dr. Gordon Neufeld declared “After reading this groundbreaking work, it will be impossible for you to ever view food as just food again.”

And I just loved this question posed by Deborah on page 74 of the book and to those she interviewed for Nourished “If you could choose one person to cook for you, who would it be?” What a great and poignant question to ask each other and our kids. There is so much to gain from reading this book, so much to digest and take in, so much to savour and explore. May it provide you with as much nourishment as it provided for me. Thank you Deborah and thank you everyone for tuning in and for the work you are doing in this world as providers and caretakers.

Praise for Nourished

“Nourished is not only a book on parenting, but also arguably a foundational book on becoming a provider in the deepest sense of that construct, form the inside out, to all sides of the child, and fo all the seasons of parenting.” Gordon Neufeld. PhD.

“A timely, wise, and much-needed book. In a society that alienates us from our caregiving instincts, its lessons could not be more urgent.” Gabor Maté, MD.

“Stunningly beautiful, an ode to love, relationships and food. Dr. MacNamara shows how true nourishment is about connection and how the family meal can be a celebration of emotional closeness.” Mona Delahooke, PhD.

Listen to the two previous conversations with Deborah MacNamara on the Julie in Conversation podcast.

Rest, Play, Grow: Making Sense of Preschoolers (or anyone who acts like one)

Making our way through with Deborah MacNamara

About Deborah MacNamara

As a trusted and experienced clinical counsellor for over 25 years in mental health and educational settings as well as private practice, Deborah serves as a leading international expert who provides counselling and educational services to support parents, professionals, and educators. She is also a professional speaker who has presented to the United Nations and The Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education. Deborah specializes in the relational-developmental approach based on the work of Dr. Gordon Neufeld, empowering parents to become the expert on their children with everyday questions and practical strategies. She came to this work as a new mother herself, curious and confident that his approach could shift not only her children’s futures forever, but also her professional approach to supporting and helping others. Today, she serves on Faculty at the Neufeld Institute. Deborah is the author of the best selling book, Rest, Play, Grow: Making Sense of Preschoolers (or anyone who acts like one) which has been translated into 14 languages and the children’s picture book, The Sorry Plane, which is available in three languages. Her newest book is Nourished: Connection, Food, and Caring for our Kids (and everyone else we love). Www.JulieinConversation.comDeborah MacNamara returns to Julie in Conversation to discuss her recent book ‘Nourished: Connection, Food, And Caring For Our Kids (and everyone else we love).’ www.MacNamara.ca

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When I first met Dr. Gordon Neufeld in person in the fall of 2017, after I had the opportunity to interview him on video, and then get his autograph on my copy of the book “Hold On To Your Kids”, I said to him with gratitude “ Your insight into parenting has restored my confidence as a mother .” He replied with a big, warm smile, “ then I’ve done my job”.

This article in The Guardian sheds more light on his work  as does the conversation I had with Dr. Neufeld on my weekly podcast. Have a listen here.

If you want more of this deep insight and developmental approach to parenting, listen to my conversation with Dr. Deborah MacNamara, author of Rest, Play Grow: Making Sense of Preschoolers (or anyone who acts like one) whose work is brilliant and helpful and is based on the Neufeld approach.

*This picture is from my most recent meeting with Dr. Neufeld in March 2019.

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Anytime I get to hear Deborah MacNamara speak or write I am always moved and come away so much more informed and feeling uplifted and inspired. I had the privilege of hearing Deborah MacNamara, Ph.d, author, educator and clinical counsellor, speak twice yesterday. I laughed, I cried, I felt enriched and wanting others to hear her words and research and heart.

Deborah MacNamara was a guest on my podcast series #Motherhood #LetsCreateAVillage and she will be returning for the upcoming anniversary special in April to talk about emotional health in our kids.
To listen to our past conversation visit here.

Deborah is also generously giving away 2 of her books. Rest Play Grow. Making sense of preschoolers (or anyone that acts like one), one of my favourite books that rests close to me as I parent my two boys. To enter the giveaway (I’ll be announcing the winners in April) send me a DM or leave a comment below saying “Rest, Play, Grow.”

Deborah MacNamara is also on faculty at The Neufeld Institute and her book is based on the relational developmental approach of Dr. Gordon Neufeld. An approach that has deeply informed and enriched my parenting and myself. This weekend I’m thrilled and grateful to be at The 11 th Annual Vancouver Neufeld Conference. Press, Pause and Play.

To listen to my podcast conversation with renowned child developmental psychologist, Dr. Gordon Neufeld, please click here.

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While I’m deeply immersed in all things related to the Neufeld attachment-based developmental approach having had the wonderful opportunity to welcome Dr. Gordon Neufeld( Neufeld Institute ) to my podcast, I’ve included a link to a 10 minute in-person conversation I had with Dr. Neufeld around the topic of PLAY.

Parents, educators, mentors, family members, friends. There is much to gain from the wisdom shared.

Play, playfulness, the expression of emotion through play, the nature of true play and more. All which serves the healthy development of our kids and our own adult emotional health and well-being.

May you gain further insight from these conversations and share in the comments what you most gained.

For the audio conversation I had with Dr. Neufeld on my live weekly podcast you can visit this link for the download and playback.

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Dr. Gordon Neufeld helps us make sense of our kids, empower our parenting and re-connect us to our natural intuition as parents, educators, guides, mentors, and human beings responsible for the children we care for and love.

Enjoy this delightful, insightful and deeply impactful conversation.

In addition to the delightful and insightful podcast conversation I had with Dr. Gordon Neufeld you can watch the in- person conversation I had with him on the topic of play its importance, the nature of it and how it serves the healthy development of children.

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