Why do we put so much pressure on ourselves as moms? What if we went into parenting by simply relaxing and focusing on a healthy attachment at the start? In this latest episode of Hope Reclaimed, Ellie Collins is interviewing Phillipa Dixon-James, or @theupbeatmama on Instagram.

• An overview on healthy attachment
  
• Simple ways to promote healthy attachment in our children
  
• How to be a “good enough” mom
  
• God’s redemption for attachment issues
  
• Receiving God’s grace in parenting
  
• Empowering our children
  
• Rejecting Shame and guilt in parenting
  

Phillipa, the founder of the new instagram account @theupbeatmama, and her husband have a 16 month old son. The are pastors in the city of Durban, South Africa. Phillipa has a background in Speech Therapy, education and holds a Masters Degree in Child Development and Developmental psychology. Phillipa is involved in establishing a therapy centre focussed on the holistic health of families. The centre offers parenting services, the Circle of Security parenting program, specialist counselling focussing on trauma and anxiety,  art and play therapy. She is passionate about the link between attachment, emotional connection and language.