Where Is The Manual?

EPISODE: 14, Breaking Generational Parenting Cycles | Conscious Parenting & Keeping Your Roots

Are we repeating the parenting patterns we grew up with? In this episode of Where Is the Manual?, Kiki shares her experience as a Caribbean mom trying to raise her daughter differently than she was raised. From strict discipline and yelling to building emotional safety and giving children a voice, she reflects on the challenge of breaking generational parenting cycles while still honoring culture and roots. This honest conversation explores conscious parenting, healing generational trauma, and learning to parent with intention instead of instinct. Topics in this episode: * Breaking generational parenting cycles * Caribbean parenting culture * Conscious and intentional parenting * Emotional safety for children * Repair, accountability, and giving kids a voice If you're trying to raise your children differently than you were raised, this episode will resonate with you.

Episode 13: Strong isnt the same as Okay

I open up about the cost of being the “strong one” from burnout and anxiety to waiting too long to ask for help. A real conversation about therapy, motherhood, and protecting your child by taking care of yourself.

Episode 12: Finding the Spirit I skipped

Finding the spirit I skipped In this episode, I reflect on raising a daughter who loves the holidays when she never really did. A conversation about breaking old habits, creating new traditions, and choosing presence over isolation.

Episode 11: Raising a Daughter while Raising Me

An honest reflection on raising a daughter while still learning how to raise myself. This episode explores identity, exhaustion, growth, and the courage to pause.

Episode 10: Money Talks

The Money Talk: What It Really Costs to Raise a Child In this episode, I get real about the financial side of co-parenting. From groceries and aftercare to enrichment activities and housing, I break down the hidden costs of raising a child and why non-custodial parents often underestimate them. This episode pushes back on the idea that child support is “for the mom,” explains why stable housing and documented agreements matter, and reminds us that support is about the child’s lifestyle and wellbeing.