Helping Families Be Happy
175 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago -With help from guest authors, experts, and community and business leaders, the Familius Helping Families Be Happy podcast explores topics and issues that connect families to the nine habits of a happy family: love, play, learn, work, talk, heal, read, eat, and laugh together.
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The Power of Art and Healing with Robin Hall
July 26, 2023 10:10 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBOn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly, a clinical psychologist, wellness advocate, and author based in Sonoma County, California is going to talk to Robin Hall. She has written a book called "The Littlest Weaver." Robin describes herself as someone who enjoys creating and has a variety of creative outlets such as writing, quilting, and basket making. Episode Highlights: 02:39: Carla asks Robin about her basket weaving skills. Robin ex...
Unleashing Happiness through Flexibility and Lifelong Learning with Louise Sattler
July 19, 2023 10:30 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBOn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly, a clinical psychologist, wellness advocate, and author based in Sonoma County, California is going to talk to Louise Sattler, a content creator dedicated to spreading fun and joy for families and children, particularly those with special needs and talents. Episode Highlights: 01:22 - Louise compares herself to Gumby, emphasizing her flexibility, curiosity, and constant learning. She mentions her ...
The Impact of Smart Phones on Kids: A Conversation with Jessica Speer
July 12, 2023 10:11 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBOn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Christopher Robbins, co-founder of Familius Publishing, husband, father of nine, author, fisherman, backpacker, and aspirational musician based in the Central Valley of California, is going to talk to Jessica Speer. She is an award-winning author known for her book "BFF or NRF? Not really friends: A Girl's Guide to Happy Friendships." Her books incorporate interactive elements and tackle social-emotional topics for preteens ...
Navigating Divorce and Co-Parenting with Purpose with Paul Mandelstein
July 05, 2023 10:11 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBOn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Christopher Robbins, co-founder of Familius Publishing, husband, father of nine, author, fisherman, backpacker, and aspirational musician based in the Central Valley of California, is going to talk to Paul Mandelstein. He is a pioneer in personal communication technologies and has been involved in publishing books related to family planning, comparative religion, and community lifestyle. He has also published reference books...
How to Survive as a Parent (There’s a Hack for That) with Kate Bast
June 28, 2023 10:06 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBOn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Christopher Robbins, co-founder of Familius Publishing, husband, father of nine, author, fisherman, backpacker, and aspirational musician based in the Central Valley of California, is going to talk to Kate Bast. She is a TikTok content creator, who now lives in California with her husband and toddler. Kate brings to life some of the best parent hacks and many activities as she navigates the wild ride of parenting. Kate is th...
Adventures Big and Small with Leah Day
June 21, 2023 10:52 - 15 minutes - 21 MBOn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, Christopher Robbins, co-founder of Familius Publishing, husband, father of nine, author, fisherman, backpacker, and aspirational musician based in the Central Valley of California, is going to talk to Leah Day. She has worked as a clinical social worker for over 25 years. She has helped 1000 individuals and families in a variety of settings and parent support groups on extended wilderness expeditions for youth at risk and in priv...
Ensuring a Bright Future through Quality Childcare with Ofelia Gonzales
June 14, 2023 10:30 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBIn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, Christopher Robbins, co-founder of Familius Publishing, husband, father of nine, author, fisherman, backpacker, and aspirational musician based in the Central Valley of California, talks to Ofelia Gonzales, a wife, mother of three children, lover of life, family people and communicator by heart. She joined the team of the local community-based organization Children Services Network, CSN in 2002 as a community organizer, where she...
Autonomy-Supportive Parenting with Emily Edlynn
June 07, 2023 10:01 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBOn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly, a practicing clinical psychologist, wellness advocate, and author based in Sonoma County, California talks to Emily Edlynn. Today she will be talking about her fabulous new book Autonomy, supportive parenting, reducing parental burnout, and raising competent and confident children. Episode Highlights 01:11: Emily grew up in Southern California and was always a big reader and also always loved workin...
Get to Know Jewish Heritage Month with Shaun Tomson
May 31, 2023 10:14 - 27 minutes - 24.7 MBOn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Adina Oberman, talks to Shaun Thompson. He is a former world surfing champion and has been described as one of the greatest and most influential surfers of all time. Shaun is also a world-renowned leadership, mentor, entrepreneur, environmentalist and best-selling author. He's the co-author of the current best seller - The Surfer and the Sage: A Guide to Survive and Ride Life's Waves. Today they are going to talk about their...
Demystifying Scary Thoughts: Understanding the Postpartum Stress Experience with Karen Kleiman
May 24, 2023 10:35 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBOn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, Christopher Robbins, co-founder of Familius Publishing, husband, father of nine, author, fisherman, backpacker, and aspirational musician based in the Central Valley of California is going to talk to Karen Kleiman. She is a well-known international maternal mental health expert with over 35 years of experience. As an advocate and author of several groundbreaking books on postpartum depression and anxiety, her work has been featur...
Intentionally Building Healthy Foundations with Justin Black
May 17, 2023 10:30 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBOn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly, a practicing clinical psychologist, wellness advocate, and author based in Sonoma County, California talks to Justin Black who will talk about his book Redefining Normal: How to Foster Kids Beat the Odds and Discovered Healing Happiness, and Love. Among other things. Justin is an author, serial entrepreneur, and husband. Episode Highlights 01.40: As authors of Redefining Normal we talked about how ge...
Women in Science with Heidi Poelman
May 10, 2023 10:44 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBOn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host, Ashley Marie Mireles, Director of Sales and Marketing for Families Publishing, author, and DEI leader. Today Ashley is going to talk to Heidi Poelman, author of Women in Science Who Changed the World and other Courageous People books. Episode Highlights: 01:02: Today Ashley and Heidi are going to discuss the creation of women in science teaching the world. 01:46: Science is so interesting and so fun, and we have kind of ...
Faith in Publishing with Terry Whalin
May 03, 2023 10:30 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBIn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly is going to talk to Terry Whalin. He will be talking with us about many things, including his new book proposals that sell. Episode Highlights: 01:01: Terry loves books and loves publishing and that's something he started at a very young age. 02:58: Terry shares how the book "Jesus Be A revolutionary" changed his whole view in life. 04:10: Terry shares how he joined Wycliffe Bible Translators out o...
Giving the Gift of Memories Through Books with Megan Alms
April 19, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBOn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly, a practicing clinical psychologist, Wellness advocate, and author based in Sonoma County, California talks to Megan Alms. She will be talking with us about her upcoming book Creature From the Woods. Episode Highlights 01:44: Megan talks about her freelance journey and what motivated her to write a picture book. 03:00: Megan shares how her sister inspired her to write the book Creature From the Wo...
Despair and Hope with Noah benShea
April 12, 2023 10:01 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBIn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Christopher Robbins, co-founder of Familius publishing, husband, father of nine, author, fisherman, backpacker, and aspirational musician based in the Central Valley of California, talks to Noah benShea, one of North America's most respected and beloved poet philosophers. He has the Pulitzer Prize-nominated and internationally best-selling author of 29 books translated into 18 languages, embraced around the world. Today they...
Stories at Bedtime with Heather Aranda of The Family Arcade
April 05, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBOn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly is a practicing clinical psychologist, wellness advocate, and author based in Sonoma County. Today she is talking to Heather Aranda, of the Family Arcade. Episode Highlights 01:11: Heather is blessed with a total of eight children. 03:33: Heather is The Family Arcade on Instagram and she has a whopping 131,000 followers. 04:59: Heather shares how she started the YouTube channel and then later shifte...
Doubt and Faith with Shaun Tomson
March 29, 2023 15:15 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBIn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Christopher Robbins, co-founder of Familius publishing, husband, father of nine, author, fisherman, backpacker, and aspirational musician based in the Central Valley of California, talks to Shaun Tomson. Episode Highlights 01:49: Shaun talks about his book and the 18 chapter that it contains. They are based on the duality of what he experiences in life and how to move from the negative to the positive. 03:18: There is ...
The Duality of Anxious and Calm with Noah benShea
March 22, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBIn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Christopher Robbins, co-founder of Familius publishing, husband, father of nine, author, fisherman, backpacker, and aspirational musician based in the Central Valley of California talks to Noah benShea, one of North America's most respected and beloved poet philosophers. He has the Pulitzer Prize-nominated and internationally best-selling author of 29 books translated into 18 languages, embraced around the world. Today they ...
Kitchen Secrets with Jason Goldstein
March 15, 2023 15:26 - 17 minutes - 16 MBIn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Christopher Robbins, co-founder of Familius publishing, husband, father of nine, author, fisherman, backpacker, and aspirational musician based in the Central Valley of California, talks to Jason Goldstein. He is the author and creator of Chop Happy, a fantastic blog. He specializes in delicious and simple comfort dishes that showcase rich flavors, inventive ideas, and unique cooking tips and advice. Jason is the author of t...
One and Done with Rebecca Greene
March 08, 2023 17:58 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBOn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly, talks with Rebecca Greene. She will be talking about her new book, one and done. Rebecca shares how does her work and her book in particular help families be happy. Episode Highlights 1.50: Rebecca loves her job as a therapist, and she has been working with clients. One of the things she has realized was that only-child families don't have a lot of resources just dedicated to them. 03.10: When Rebec...
The Duality of Despair and Hope with Shaun Tomson
March 01, 2023 18:11 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBIn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Christopher Robbins, co-founder of Familius publishing, husband, father of nine, author, fisherman, backpacker, and aspirational musician based in the Central Valley of California, talks to Shaun Tomson. Shaun is a former world surfing champion and has been described as one of the greatest and most influential surfers of all time. He is an inductee in the US Jewish and South African sports halls of fame. Today they are going...
Adding Creativity to Your Daily Routine with Devon Meves
February 22, 2023 16:49 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBIn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Christopher Robbins, co-founder of Familius publishing, husband, father of nine, author, fisherman, backpacker, and aspirational musician based in the Central Valley of California, talks to Devon Meves. She is a curriculum consultant and educational content creator with master's in education and teaching and curriculum and BSR education. Throughout her career, Devon has focused on two things, education, and creativity. She i...
Opening Day at Yankee Stadium with Kelly Bennett
February 15, 2023 17:13 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBIn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Christopher Robbins, co-founder of Familius publishing, husband, father of nine, author, fisherman, backpacker, and aspirational musician based in the Central Valley of California, talks to Kelly Bennett. She has been writing professionally for more than 30 years both fiction and nonfiction. Her award-winning picture books included Not Norman a Goldfish Story, Vampire Baby, Your Daddy Was Just Like You and The House That Rut...
Life-Changing Storytelling with Eileen the Storyteller
February 08, 2023 17:22 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBOn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly talks with Eileen, who is also known as Eileen the Storyteller. She will be talking about her beautiful work on YouTub. As an expert, Eileen will be sharing about the time she spends with children, and feedback she gets from parents about life-changing results from her storytelling. Episode Highlights 1.28: Eileen is going to open up about all of life's vicissitudes and give feelings a language and st...
Conversations about Conservation with June Smalls
February 01, 2023 15:54 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBOn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly talks to June Smalls. She will be talking about her upcoming book, "Hear Them Roar: 14 Endangered Animals from Around the World". June shares how we do so many things naturally and can do more of them that mimic the animal world which would be really good for us. Episode Highlights 2.02: June talks about her love for reading and writing books at an early age. She got serious about sharing her work wi...
Storytime as Community with Peter Limata
January 04, 2023 17:37 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBOn today’s episode of the “Helping Families Be Happy” podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly, talks with Peter Limata, who will be talking about story time. Peter discusses what happens in story time with Mr. Limata, and why is it so important? During story time, the whole idea is just to connect with books, introduce students and parents alike. The books that they are reading are not only for funny laughs, but they are books that deal with serious issues. Episode Highlights 1.30: Peter has ...
Boundaries and Consent for Kids with Christine Babinec
December 21, 2022 10:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBOn today’s episode of the “Helping Families Be Happy” podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly, talks with Christine Babinec, who will be talking about her new book “Want a Hug? Consent and Boundaries for Kids”. Christine shares her views on when a boundary crossing has occurred. She answers the questions: How do we help a child? How do we empower them to come forward without shame, embarrassment, and guilt no matter how minor or major that boundary crossing is? Episode Highlights 1.20: Christi...
Picture Books for All with Charlotte Offsay
December 14, 2022 10:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBIn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly is going to talk to Charlotte Offsay. She will be talking about her work with Instagram and her literacy platform. Episode Highlights 1.33: Instagram is a wonderful space and community where people share the books that they are interested in, the books that they are reading, and she makes recommendations based on the books that her children and she loves. 2.05: Books are a fabulous way to enter a ...
Teach Your Family to Read (Even the Dog!) with Susan Holt Simpson
December 07, 2022 10:00 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBIn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Christopher Robbins, co-founder of Familius publishing, husband, father of nine, author, fisherman, backpacker, and aspirational musician based in the Central Valley of California talks with Susan Holt Simpson. Today they are going to talk about how to help children learn to love reading. Susan also shares tips to inculcate reading into a child's life. Episode Highlights 03.30: Susan Holt Simpson is a freelance writer livi...
Mental Health for Mom with Rebecca Fox Starr
November 30, 2022 10:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBIn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Christopher Robbins, co-founder of Familius publishing, husband, father of nine, author, fisherman, backpacker, and aspirational musician based in the Central Valley of California talks with guest Rebecca Fox Starr, an author, writer, Blogger, speaker, and mental health advocate. She created her internationally read blog "Mommy Ever After" in 2010 following the birth of her first child when she became pregnant with her secon...
The Physical and Mental Benefits of Family Dinner with The Family Dinner Project
November 22, 2022 17:10 - 27 minutes - 24.7 MBIn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Christopher Robbins, co-founder of Familius publishing, husband, father of nine, author, fisherman, backpacker, and aspirational musician based in the Central Valley of California, talks Brianne DeRosa, MFA, is the Content Manager for The Family Dinner Project. As a freelance writer and consultant to nonprofit organizations, she has spent over a decade working in communications, program development and creative initiatives. ...
Being the Odd Duck with Stephanie Campisi
November 16, 2022 11:00 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBOn today's episode of the "Helping Families Be Happy" podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly talks with guest Stephanie Campisi. She will be talking with us about her wonderful new book, Quacks Like a Duck. Episode Highlights 1.41: Opportunity presented itself, so Stephanie moved to the US from Australia in 2014 and she has been having a wonderful time. 1.51: Throughout her travels, Stephanie has been collecting interesting stories and overheads and snippets and turning them into books. ...
How to Improve Our Mental Health with Dr. Ben Bernstein
November 09, 2022 22:46 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBIn today’s episode of the “Helping Families Be Happy” podcast, host Christopher Robbins, Co-founder of Familius Publishing (A Husband, Father, Author, Fisherman, Backpacker, and Aspirational Musician based in the Central Valley of California) talks with guest Dr. Ben Bernstein (A veteran Psychologist, Educator, Keynote Speaker, Author, and a Performance Coach for Academy Award, Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winners. His client lists include CEOs, Dentists, Athletes, Attorneys, Physicians, Bu...
Grandparents During the Holidays with Lindsey McDivitt
October 26, 2022 16:53 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBOn today’s episode of the “Helping Families Be Happy” podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manley, talks with Lindsey McDivitt about her enchanting and fabulous new book – “Christmas Fairies for Ouma”. This book shares Christmas joy and celebrates the love between a grandparent and a grandchild. Episode Highlights 01:35 – Lindsey says that this is her first fiction book however previously she was a healthcare professional where she worked with stroke survivors and their families to provide edu...
Healing Together with Matthew Winner
October 19, 2022 17:55 - 48 minutes - 112 MBIn today’s episode of the “Helping Families Be Happy” podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly, a practicing Clinical Psychologist, Wellness Advocate, and Author based in Sonoma County, California talks with guest Matthew Winner, a Head Podcaster for A Kids Book Company where he leads the company in creating a podcast network dedicated to helping kids. They talk about his journey as a kid and what it takes in the circumstance to repair the harm that was caused to him Episode Highlights 01:40 – ...
Celebrate and Appreciate Hispanic Heritage Month with Ashley Marie Mireles
October 12, 2022 09:30 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBIn today’s episode of the “Helping Families Be Happy” podcast, host Christopher Robbins, Co-founder of Familius publishing, husband, father of nine, author, fisherman, backpacker, and aspirational musician based in the Central Valley of California talks with guest Ashley Marie Mireles, the Director of Sales and Marketing at Familius Publishing, working to help families be happy through the books she writes, and sells. They are discussing Hispanic Heritage Month. Episode Highlights 01:5...
ABCs of Adoption with Linda Cutting
October 05, 2022 15:40 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBIn today’s episode of the “Helping Families Be Happy” podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly, a practicing Clinical Psychologist, Wellness Advocate, and Author based in Sonoma County, California talks with Author Linda Cutting who talks about Adoption and her book – ‘A is for Always’. Episode Highlights 01:21 – Linda was professionally a Concert Pianist for many years and wrote a memoir in 1997, which was published by HarperCollins. 03:10 – Dr. Carla asks that in terms of adoption and how i...
Let’s Talk About Gen-Z with John Schlimm
September 28, 2022 15:30 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBIn today’s episode of the “Helping Families Be Happy” podcast, host Christopher Robins, Co-founder of Familius Publishing (A Husband, Father, Author, Fisherman, Backpacker, and Aspirational Musician based in the Central Valley of California) talks with guest John Schlimm, Harvard Trained Educator, Artist, Advocates, International Award-Winning Author about what would Gen Z do, and what we can learn from this magnificent and inspiring Generation? Episode Highlights 01:17 – Christopher in...
Bonding through Reading with Apurva Shrivasta
September 21, 2022 15:29 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBIn today’s episode of the “Helping Families Be Happy” podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly, a practicing Clinical Psychologist, Wellness Advocate, and Author based in Sonoma County, California talks with guest Apurva Shrivasta about her life as a Book Reviewer. Episode Highlights 01:38 – Apurva is a UX Designer by profession, and works for a Credit Card Company. Other than that, she’s also a book reviewer on Instagram. 03:13 – Apurva’s professional work is very similar to what one does ...
Four Steps to CALM with Denise Marek
September 14, 2022 15:45 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBIn today’s episode of the “Helping Families Be Happy” podcast, host Christopher Robins, Co-founder of Familius Publishing (A Husband, Father, Author, Fisherman, Backpacker, and Aspirational Musician based in the Central Valley of California) talks with guest Denise Marek (An internationally known Worry Management Expert and the creator of the CALM Methodology for worry-free-living. Besides, she is a Lecturer, Consultant, Writer, and Author of several books including CALM which is coming out ...
Let Yourself Shine with Ali Jensen
September 07, 2022 16:34 - 29 minutes - 27 MBIn today’s episode of the “Helping Families Be Happy” podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly, a practicing Clinical Psychologist, Wellness Advocate, and Author based in Sonoma County, California talks with Ali Jensen (Founder/Author and a military spouse and mom of three kids) about her very busy career, motherhood, and her two books one of which is ‘Perfect for This Skin You're In’. Episode Highlights 02:10 – Ali says that she grew up in the corporate world and worked in human capital con...
Books on the Internet with Ale and Coco
August 31, 2022 16:45 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBIn today’s episode of the “Helping Families Be Happy” podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly, a practicing Clinical Psychologist, Wellness Advocate, and Author based in Sonoma County, California talks with guests Ale and Coco. They talk about how they use Instagram and the world of social media to help empower children, families, women, and everybody. Episode Highlights 01:22 – Ale introduces herself and says having the internet for her has been this wonderful way of sharing things that sh...
How to Survive Middle School with Jessica Speer
August 17, 2022 10:38 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBIn today’s episode of the “Helping Families Be Happy” podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly, a practicing Clinical Psychologist, Wellness Advocate, and Author based in Sonoma County, California talks with guest Jessica Speer, an author focused on helping kids and families thrive. She talks about her new book ‘Middle School Safety Goggles Advised’. This is a deep dive into the middle school experience in a way that's fun, but also honest and filled with the voices of students. Episode Highl...
Dealing with Depression and Making Art with Dara Owen
August 10, 2022 15:37 - 1 hour - 86.7 MBIn today’s episode of the “Helping Families Be Happy” podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly (A practicing Clinical Psychologist, Wellness Advocate, and Author based in Sonoma County, California) talks with guest Dara Owen (A Filmmaker, Musician, Writer, and Comedian). Dara talks about how he uses his creative talent including many of them to help families to be happy. Also, he talks about how he dealt with depression for decades from the time he was a young child, till he was a teenager. E...
Dealing with Depression and Making Art with Owen Dara
August 10, 2022 15:37 - 1 hour - 86.7 MBIn today’s episode of the “Helping Families Be Happy” podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly (A practicing Clinical Psychologist, Wellness Advocate, and Author based in Sonoma County, California) talks with guest Owen Dara (A Filmmaker, Musician, Writer, and Comedian). Dara talks about how he uses his creative talent including many of them to help families to be happy. Also, he talks about how he dealt with depression for decades from the time he was a young child, till he was a teenager. E...
The C.A.S.T.L.E. Method with Donna Tetreault
July 20, 2022 14:51 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBIn today’s episode of the “Helping Families Be Happy” podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly, a practicing Clinical Psychologist, Wellness Advocate, and Author based in Sonoma County, California talks with guest Donna Tetreault. They discuss her new book “The CASTLE Method”, a life-changing, and relationship-changing book. This book helps in understanding all these concepts of self-parenting. Episode Highlights 01:45 – Donna shares that she has been in this child area for a long time with ...
The Power of a Cuddle with Mifflin Lowe
July 13, 2022 15:51 - 24 minutes - 22 MBIn today’s episode of the “Helping Families Be Happy” podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly, a practicing Clinical Psychologist, Wellness Advocate, and Author based in Sonoma County, California talks with guest Mifflin Lowe (Writer and Musician) about his book – ‘The Cuddle Book’, the power of Cuddling. He says it's about cuddling and he’d like to call this year -the year of the cuddle. Episode Highlights 01:40 – ‘The Cuddle Book’ is good for kids up to the age of five, says Mifflin. 04:00 ...
Calming Your Child with Michael Hempseed & Dame Sue Bagshaw
July 06, 2022 17:48 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBIn today’s episode of the “Helping Families Be Happy” podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly, a practicing Clinical Psychologist, Wellness Advocate, and Author based chats with guests Dame Sue Bagshaw and Michael Hempseed. They discuss their book ‘Calming Your Child: De-escalating tantrums, anxiety, aggression, and other challenging behaviors. Episode Highlights 01:12 – Dr. Carla asks Dame Sue how does one earn the title of Dame? 03:04 – Dr. Carla mentions that this book is a handful f...
Diversity is Cool with Antonio Sacre
June 29, 2022 17:30 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBIn today’s episode of the “Helping Families be Happy” podcast, host Dr. Carla Marie Manly, a practicing Clinical Psychologist, Wellness Advocate, and Author based in Sonoma County, California talks with Antonio Sacre, an American Author, Solo Performer, and Storyteller. Antonio speaks about his book ‘My Name is Cool’. This book is about what it is like to be in between two cultures and languages, and how do we celebrate and survive that. This book teaches children to be proud of their herita...
Breaking Waves of Life with Shaun Tomson
June 22, 2022 21:13 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBIn today’s episode of the “Helping Families Be Happy” podcast, host Christopher Robbins talks to Shaun Tomson, a former World Surfing Champion, who has been described as one of the greatest and most influential surfers of all time. Shaun is also a world-renowned leader, mentor, entrepreneur, environmentalist, and best-selling author. Today they’re going to explore principles of decimal living from his most recent book, The Surfer and The Sage. Episode Highlights 02:20 – Christopher asks...