In this podcast Nic chats to Brooke and Ben, who have two children aged five and seven and live in NSW, Australia. 

This year they made huge changes to their life with Ben leaving his job to set up a business with Brooke. The business includes the fabulous JackRabbit.FM, the very podcast network that the this family life podcast is part of.

Brooke is also host of the hugely successful Slow Your Home podcast and co-host of the newer and also super popular podcast with Kelly Exeter - Let it be. 

Brooke and Ben both share how they have adjusted to this new way of life and share many great tips on working mindfully together as parents including:
Tuning in to non verbal cues from your partner
Working in with each other to get done what needs to get done
Sharing school drop offs and time in the classroom
Tilting to the demands of life, rather than aiming for balance
Trying small experiments to help gain permanent changesBlog posts mentioned in the episode:
Embracing the undone
How to slow downBook recommendations
Slow Living by Wendy Parkins, Geoffrey Craig
Yes please by Amy Poehler
The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

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<p>In this podcast Nic chats&nbsp;to Brooke and Ben, who have two children aged five and seven and live in NSW, Australia.&nbsp;</p>
<p>This year they made huge changes to their life with Ben leaving his job to set up a business with Brooke. The business includes the fabulous&nbsp;<a href="http://jackrabbit.fm/" target="_blank">JackRabbit.FM</a>, the very podcast network that the&nbsp;<em>this family life</em>&nbsp;podcast is part of.</p>
<p>Brooke is also host of the hugely successful&nbsp;<a href="http://jackrabbit.fm/subscribe/" target="_blank">Slow Your Home</a>&nbsp;podcast and co-host of the newer and also super popular podcast with Kelly Exeter -&nbsp;<a href="http://jackrabbit.fm/subscribe/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Let it be</a>.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Brooke and Ben both share how they have adjusted to this new way of life and share many great tips on working mindfully together as parents including:</p>
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<li>Tuning in to non verbal cues from your partner</li>
<li>Working in with each other to get done what needs to get done</li>
<li>Sharing school drop offs and time in the classroom</li>
<li>Tilting to the demands of life, rather than aiming for balance</li>
<li>Trying small experiments to help gain permanent changes</li>
</ul>
<h3>Blog posts mentioned in the episode:</h3>
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<li><a href="http://planningwithkids.com/2015/08/12/monthly-review-embracing-the-undone/" target="_blank">Embracing the undone</a></li>
<li><a href="http://planningwithkids.com/tag/slowing-down/">How to slow down</a></li>
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<h3>Book recommendations</h3>
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<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Slow-Living-Wendy-Parkins/dp/1845201604" target="_blank">Slow Living by Wendy Parkins, Geoffrey Craig</a></li>
<li><a href="http://t.dgm-au.com/c/181289/135120/1880?aadid=31914896&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.booktopia.com.au%2Fyes-please-amy-poehler%2Fprod9781447283317.html%3Futm_source%3DECN%26utm_medium%3DCSE%26utm_campaign%3DECN_CPC" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Yes please by Amy Poehler</a></li>
<li><a href="http://t.dgm-au.com/c/181289/135120/1880?aadid=25206917&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.booktopia.com.au%2Fthe-whole-brain-child-daniel-j-siegel%2Fprod9781921844775.html%3Futm_source%3DECN%26utm_medium%3DCSE%26utm_campaign%3DECN_CPC" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel</a></li>
<li><a href="http://t.dgm-au.com/c/181289/135120/1880?aadid=32465981&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.booktopia.com.au%2Fto-kill-a-mockingbird-harper-lee%2Fprod9781784752637.html%3Futm_source%3DECN%26utm_medium%3DCSE%26utm_campaign%3DECN_CPC" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee</a></li>
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Hosted by Nicole Avery of PlanningWithKids.com, this family life gives everyday parents a chance to share their hard-fought wisdom. These aren’t bloggers or authors or even people with a big Instagram following. Instead, they’re everyday parents with practical, insightful, honest advice to share. Nic interviews parents who work full-time, mums on maternity leave, those whose children have special needs and parents with kids of all ages, and uncovers how they organise the chaos of their daily family life.

this family life

Hosted by Nicole Avery of PlanningWithKids.com, this family life puts the spotlight on everyday parents and allows them the opportunity to share the wisdom they have gathered throughout their years of parenting. They aren’t bloggers or authors or even people with a big Instagram following. They are everyday parents with practical, insightful, honest advice to share. They share what has worked and what hasn't, what they love about their family and the challenges they face. Nic interviews parents from a broad spectrum of family set ups - full-time working parents, single parents, parents home full time, parents of kids with special needs and everything else in between! Through her conversations, Nic uncovers how they organise the chaos of their daily family life.

This week Nic chats to Jackrabbit.FM founders Brooke and Ben McAlary about working together and balancing the parenting load.

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