Ever snap at your kids and immediately think, "That's not the dad I want to be"? You're not alone. Most of us are parenting on autopilot—reacting from triggers we don't understand and wounds we've never dealt with. Your brain can't tell the difference between your kid spilling cereal and being chased by a bear. So you flip your lid. In this episode, we break down the difference between mindful and reactive parenting. You'll learn: __Why all emotions are valid, but not all feelings are—and why that distinction matters __The four basic human emotions (glad, sad, mad, afraid) and how they can be taken to extremes or go unfelt __How to identify your parenting triggers (including the ones from your own childhood) __The power of the 3-second pause that changes everything __Why the same consequence can create completely different emotional memories in your kids Here's the truth: Your discipline might look exactly the same whether you react or respond. But your kids know the difference. They feel whether you're doing something to them or for them. Mindful parenting isn't about being perfect. It's about parenting from wisdom, not wounds. From purpose, not patterns. When your kids grow up, you want them to say, "Dad disciplined me, but I know he loved me and wanted what was best." That's the emotional memory we're building—one mindful moment at a time.