{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbaby-steps-podcast.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fpriyanka-xW0M1HGy","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Fix Yourself First, Watch Your Family Follow","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/eae8f1b9-8dc7-43b3-833c-8850a7ac9b60/d9e59db2-a372-4266-b177-dfbefb6c4a51/baby-20steps-20podcast-20cover.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Priyanka is a life and parent coach, physician, and mother of a six-year-old. She came into parenthood the way most of us do — reading the books, downloading the Instagram accounts, saving every worksheet on tantrums and meltdowns. And none of it worked. Not because the advice was wrong, but because she was showing up from a triggered place and didn't even know it.In this episode of Baby Steps, Priyanka shares the moment everything shifted — when she hired her own parent coach and stopped trying to fix her kid and started doing the work on herself. She walks us through a real night at the kitchen sink, dishes piling up, her three-year-old ignoring her, and the slow realization that her frustration had nothing to do with bedtime and everything to do with an eight-year-old version of herself who never felt heard.Priyanka breaks down what it actually means to parent your inner child — not as a trendy concept, but as a daily practice. Checking in with that younger version of yourself. Giving them the validation they never got. Building a relationship with that kid so when a trigger hits, you can step in as the parent instead of reacting as the child you used to be.This conversation goes deeper than tools and techniques. It's about why every parenting hack flies out the window when you're in fight or flight, why the fastest way to change your kid's behavior is to change your own, and why the last thing most moms prioritize — themselves — is the one thing that shifts everything.If you've ever snapped at your kid and immediately thought \"where did that come from,\" this episode is the answer."}