Emotional Intelligence Parenting with Stephanie Pinto

by | Jun 10, 2025 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

What if your “good” childhood still left emotional scars that impact your parenting? Emotional intelligence parenting requires us to confront our own histories, even when they seem picture-perfect on the surface. In today’s episode, I speak with Stephanie Pinto, author of “From Chaos to Connection,” who shares her remarkable story of how her body literally shut down through fainting episodes because she couldn’t process certain emotions.

We’ll discuss how well-meaning parents can unintentionally create emotional voids by teaching children to suppress “unacceptable” feelings. Stephanie will explain how naming emotions gives children crucial language for their inner experiences and demonstrates what true co-regulation looks like with concrete examples from her own family. You’ll hear about emotion wheels, the polyvagal theory, and simple techniques to help children express big feelings safely. Most touchingly, Stephanie reveals how her personal struggles became her greatest strength as a parent.

So if you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by your child’s emotions or wondered why certain situations trigger extreme reactions in yourself, this conversation offers hope and steps forward.

 

More about Stephanie Pinto:

Stephanie Pinto is a multi-award-winning Emotional Intelligence specialist and international speaker. She is the author of the best-selling book From Chaos to Connection, and host of the Emotionally Intelligent Parenting podcast. She’s the founder of the global online community Let’s Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids. Stephanie is also an accredited paediatric anxiety therapist and former speech pathologist.

 

Topics covered on Emotional Intelligence Parenting:

  1. What is emotional intelligence parenting?
  2. How can trauma exist even in what we consider “good” childhoods?
  3. What happens in our bodies when we don’t process emotions properly?
  4. Why is naming our emotions such a powerful tool for both adults and children?
  5. How can parents stay present with a child’s big emotions without shutting them down?
  6. What does co-regulation look like in practice with an overwhelmed child?
  7. Why might our bodies “take us out” when emotions become too overwhelming?
  8. How can we turn our own struggles with emotional regulation into strengths as parents?

 

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More about Post Traumatic Parenting:

“How can I give my kids a normal childhood, when mine was anything but?” Post-Traumatic Parenting is the podcast for anyone who has ever asked themselves that question. Robyn Koslowitz, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and Post-Traumatic Parent, combines the fields of post-traumatic recovery and growth with our best understanding of how to raise Little Humans. Through interviews with experts in the fields of behavior science, psychology, trauma, and child development, as well as interviews with toy developers, children’s book authors, and anyone else who makes childhood a delight, Dr. Koslowitz explores how trauma impacts our parenting, and how to hack our traumas into superpowers and super-parenting.

Each week, Dr. Koslowitz unpacks how to survive and thrive as a Post-Traumatic Parent. She shares behind-the-scenes insights into the research that underlies what we know about parenting, child development, and trauma recovery. Each podcast provides actionable tips about how to transform our Post-Traumatic Parenting and how to turn our parenting journey into a post-traumatic growth experience. Dr. Koslowitz interviews some of the famous names in these fields, and some experts you’ve never heard of (but should have!). Ready to go from survivor to thriver? Ready to become the parent you’ve always dreamed of being? Join us!

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