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305 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsPG-ish Parenting is personal development for parents. It empowers moms and dads to evolve their parenting experience from one of overwhelm and frustration to growth and success. Since kiddos learn so much from the adults around them, PG-ish is parental guidance-ish, designed to help parents create a life worthy of emulation.
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155. It takes a village to raise a parent, featuring Dr. Joshua Sparrow
April 22, 2021 08:00 - 8 minutes - 7.47 MBWe all know change is inevitable, but that doesn’t make it any easier. Child development is a roller coaster for both the parent and child, which is why we need all the help we can give each other! Today, child psychiatrist Dr. Joshua Sparrow explains why community is so important when it comes to empowering and building confidence in parents. Watch the full clip here, and sign up for my newsletter to get weekly connection, inspiration, and support! Be sure to go to www.betterhelp.com/pg...
154. You’re not responsible for your kids, featuring Hal Runkel
April 20, 2021 08:00 - 10 minutes - 9.25 MBAs parents, we so often think it’s our job to change our kids’ behavior. And if they’re not cooperating, we must be failing. But the truth is...that’s not our job. Marriage and family therapist and author of "Scream-Free Parenting," Hal Runkel, will dive right into how we can shift our view of parent responsibility—and it all comes down to ONE WORD that can radically change our lives. Watch the full clip here. For more info on Hal Runkel, go to www.screamfree.com, or order his book, Scre...
153. Vulnerability is the birthplace of everything we want in our lives, featuring Brene Brown
April 15, 2021 08:00 - 16 minutes - 13.9 MBI think we could all use more Brene Brown in our lives, so let’s have another Throwback Thursday (see ep. 56). Your home is the greatest classroom—so as a parent, that makes you the greatest teacher. It requires you to be brave so that you can lead with courage. Brene shares that while it may be tough to be vulnerable, it will absolutely be worth it. Watch the full clip here. For more info, go to www.brenebrown.com, or order her books: Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Tra...
152. The importance of social-emotional learning, a conversation with Marcelle Waldman, creator of FeelLinks
April 13, 2021 08:00 - 30 minutes - 25.2 MBIf you or your kids have been feeling more stress lately, today’s show might be just what you need. We continue our focus on emotional intelligence as I chat with Marcelle Waldman, the amazing mom and teacher behind FeelLinks—a tool to strengthen children’s social-emotional connections and confidence. Listen as Marcelle shares tips on open communication, visual cues for kids, and ways to help our kids understand and respond to emotions. For more info, go to www.myfeellinks.com. Be sure ...
151. Your (parenting) load qualifies you, featuring Benjamin Hardy
April 08, 2021 08:00 - 10 minutes - 8.7 MBParents, you have a lot on your plate. Parenting will turn your life upside down and become the hardest job you could imagine—and it magnifies your weaknesses every...single...day. But in today's talk, author Benjamin Hardy shares why the journey of becoming a foster parent to three siblings didn’t break him, but instead built him into a stronger and better version of himself. He explains why carrying a heavy load can actually give you the traction, urgency, and purpose you need—much like pa...
150. How to help yourself help others, featuring Joelle Hadley
April 06, 2021 08:00 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBThis week we continue our focus on emotional intelligence with Joelle Hadley, the founder and president of The Culture Coaches and an expert in emotional intelligence and personal performance. She walks us through the basics of emotional intelligence and why it’s important for success at any age. Watch the full clip here. I'd love to know what you think, so join in on the conversation! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on Instagram (@pgishparenting), or you can always find me ...
149. Letting go of the mom guilt, a conversation with JoAnn and Brie of No Guilt Mom
April 01, 2021 08:00 - 25 minutes - 20.8 MBJoin my conversation today with the funny and fantastic duo behind No Guilt Mom, a one-stop shop to help mamas love being a mom again. We discuss our experiences over the last year at home, the expectations on mamas now (and always), and 3 helpful tips to communicate better and work through the homework battles with more success. For more great resources (for you AND for your kids!) from JoAnn and Brie, go to www.noguiltmom.com. I'd love to know what you think, so join in on the conversa...
148. Assume you have something to learn, featuring Celeste Headlee
March 30, 2021 08:00 - 13 minutes - 10.9 MBOn top of an already disconnected society due to technology, add in a pandemic...and we’re bound to be a little socially awkward. So if we want our kids to communicate well, be kind and respectful, and apologize and forgive, we must first learn that behavior ourselves. Today Celeste Headlee gives us 10 incredibly useful rules on how to have a conversation, which involves letting go of our own ideas and being willing to learn something. Watch the full clip here. For more info, go to www.cel...
147. World peace starts with you, featuring Dr. Julie Gottman
March 25, 2021 08:00 - 13 minutes - 11.5 MBIn an age of impatience and decreased attention spans, it can be difficult to navigate hard issues and conversations—whether it’s with your partner, your child, or even a world leader. Today’s clip is with Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman, who works with her husband to research ways to create and maintain greater love and health in relationships. Listen in as Dr. Gottman gives us tools to learn the art of listening and compromise. Watch the full clip here. For more info, go to www.gottman.com, o...
146. The social fabric of our lives, featuring Dr. John Gottman
March 23, 2021 08:00 - 10 minutes - 9 MBWe’re always talking about relationships here on PG-ish, but this week I want to focus on the significance of marital health and how our ability to communicate affects our children. Dynamic duo Dr. John and Julie Gottman have been studying relationships for over 40 years, and are experts on marriage and parenting. Today Dr. John Gottman gives us insight into how emotional awareness and the ability to manage feelings will determine how successful and happy kiddos are throughout life—even more...
145. It's not a big thing, it's a million things, featuring Carol Bruess
March 18, 2021 08:00 - 15 minutes - 12.7 MBIn a culture where we only like to show the glamour shots full of shiny happy people, it’s time to have the uncomfortable conversation and share the hard truth: Life Is Messy. Sadly, many things are left out when we discuss marriage, leaving us with an unrealistic view skewed by movies and social media. Relationship researcher, professor, and author Dr. Carol Bruess hilariously discusses that all relationships are messy (and that’s okay), and that it’s the little things that can elevate y...
144. When was the last time you played?, featuring Alex Elliott Lockhart
March 16, 2021 08:00 - 10 minutes - 8.75 MBSeriously, when was the last time you played? While today’s clip promotes the value of play in children’s lives, I also want to encourage YOU to get out and play—it can break up the monotony, release creativity, build empathy, and keep you healthy. Alex Elliott Lockhart, a primary school teacher and co-founder of Outdoor Cleghorn, will inspire you to get dirty, chase your passions, and reclaim your freedom. Watch the full clip here. I'd love to know what you think, so join in on the con...
143. Who really has the learning problem?, featuring Dr. Mate
March 11, 2021 09:00 - 10 minutes - 8.5 MBIt’s Throwback Thursday! Today’s clip is from episode 70 with Dr. Gabor Mate. So often we think our kids need to learn how to behave, when we really haven’t taken a look at what we’re teaching by example. When we don’t come to the relationship aware and healed of our own struggles, we pass those on—but if we begin to heal ourselves and change our parenting, we change everything. Watch the full clip here, and for more info, go to www.drgabormate.com. Check out his books, When the Body S...
142. Proactively address behavior instead of simply reacting to it, featuring Olympia Della Flora
March 09, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 12 MBMost things in life take time—even though we constantly wish for quick fixes. Disruptive behavior in kids needs to be examined beyond the outburst to get to the root of the issue. Educator Olympia Della Flora, who is passionate about equity and access to quality academic and social-emotional education, shares creative tools to support the struggling, sometimes disruptive, kiddo in your life. Watch the full clip here. Go to www.betterhelp.com/pgish to get connected to a licensed therapi...
141. How to set realistic and self-compassionate expectations, an interview with Rebecca A. Weiner of Learn Play Grow
March 04, 2021 09:00 - 27 minutes - 22.7 MBIn today’s episode I get to chat with Rebecca A. Weiner, the childhood expert behind Learn Play Grow Educational Consulting. We talk about real ways to incorporate play—not only to help our kids learn in unique ways, but also to maintain our own health and relationships—and how important it is to have realistic expectations of ourselves. To connect with Rebecca: www.learnplaygrowconsulting.com IG @learnplaygrowconsulting Go to www.betterhelp.com/pgish to get connected to a licensed ...
140. Destress through play, featuring Mona Delahooke, Ph.D.
March 02, 2021 09:00 - 7 minutes - 6.19 MBNeed a solid reason to pause your work, chores, and daily tasks to have fun with your kids? Today we get scientific evidence. Child psychologist Dr. Mona Delahooke walks us through the science of how the power of play can calm your child down and build brain health, connection, joy, resilience, and determination. Watch the full clip here. For more info, go to www.monadelahooke.com, or order her book, Beyond Behaviors: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children's...
139. It's okay to be an introvert, featuring Susan Cain
February 25, 2021 09:00 - 16 minutes - 13.5 MBWe live in an age where extroverts are generally seen as the strongest and best leaders. But it’s important that we help our kids recognize how they best think, feel, create and respond to the world—and that it’s okay to fall anywhere on the spectrum of introversion and extroversion. Susan Cain breaks down why we need to acknowledge introverts for the beautiful people they are, and in so doing, celebrate and encourage the extraordinary talents they tend to keep hidden from the world. Watch...
138. How exposure to adversity affects children, featuring Dr. Nadine Burke Harris
February 23, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 12.4 MBChildhood adversity affects lifelong health. Fortunately, when we actually understand how toxic stress is stored in the body, then we can begin to use the right toolkit to address the problem. Today, pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains how exposure to early trauma affects children in every neighborhood of our country, and shares how we can be part of the solution. Watch the full clip here. Check out her book, The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity....
137. Rest should equal restoration, featuring Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith
February 18, 2021 09:00 - 11 minutes - 9.64 MBAnyone else feel like exhaustion has become your natural state? Today Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith talks about the importance of rest—not just sleep—and how it should lead to restoration in seven key areas of your life. Watch the full clip here. For more info, go to www.drdaltonsmith.com, or check out her book, Sacred Rest. I'd love to know what you think, so join in on the conversation! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on Instagram (@pgishparenting), or you can always find me a...
136. Going backwards isn't an option, featuring Stacey Abrams
February 16, 2021 09:00 - 13 minutes - 11.4 MBToday Stacey Abrams, a U.S. voting rights activist, is here to remind us that setbacks are a part of life. Our job as parents is not to keep our kids from challenges, but to help them learn how to keep moving forward with purpose, using their circumstances to fuel the flame of ambition. Watch the full clip here. Check out Stacey’s books, Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America, and Lead from the Outside: How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change. I'd love to...
135. Love liberates, featuring Maya Angelou
February 11, 2021 09:00 - 7 minutes - 6.57 MBIn honor of Valentine’s Day, let’s do a Throwback Thursday to episode 12 and talk about love. Maya Angelou shares how the unconditional love we show our kids sets them up for a lifetime of freedom and possibilities. Watch the full clip here, and learn more about Maya Angelou at www.mayaangelou.com. I'd love to know what you think, so join in on the conversation! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on Instagram (@pgishparenting), or you can always find me at www.pgishparenting.com.
134. Get Wellthy, with Michelle Smith of The Whole Smiths
February 09, 2021 09:00 - 30 minutes - 25 MBToday I get to chat with a lady after my own heart—Michelle Smith, from The Whole Smiths. She not only loves to cook, but she also loves to dig deeper into what being healthy really means, beyond diet and exercise. Join us as we discuss food philosophies, time at home with kids, anxiety, snacking, and the bigger picture of teaching kids about a life well lived. For more info on all things Michelle, go to www.thewholesmiths.com, and check out her newest book, The Whole Smiths Real Food Ever...
133. Empathy and the courage to change our perspective, featuring Simon Sinek
February 04, 2021 09:00 - 11 minutes - 9.31 MBThe weight of responsibility as a parent is huge. We constantly feel like the success of our kids all comes down to our success as a parent—but the reality is that we’re not fully in charge. Simon Sinek reminds us that our role as the leader of our home is to create the environment to inspire, to ask questions, and to listen and understand. Watch the full clip here. For more info, go to www.simonsinek.com, or order his book, The Infinite Game. I'd love to know what you think, so join in ...
132. The Hill We Climb, featuring Amanda Gorman
February 02, 2021 09:00 - 8 minutes - 7.53 MBWhile Amanda Gorman’s words at the Presidential Inauguration were addressing an entire nation, her message applies to you as a parent as you raise the next generation—a message of unity, hope, purpose and growth. She reminds us that there is always light to be found in the darkness. Watch the full clip here. For more info, go to www.theamandagorman.com, or preorder her book, The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country. I'd love to know what you think, so join in on the conversat...
131. Creating conducive environments to learn and grow, featuring Scott Wyatt
January 28, 2021 09:00 - 13 minutes - 11.3 MBYour physical space matters—what you surround yourself with impacts your outlook on life. Today architect Scott Wyatt integrates neuroscience with design techniques to explain how our surroundings influence our work. As we move forward in this new remote working world, how can you reset your physical environment in order to improve your mental health? Watch the full clip here. I'd love to know what you think, so join in on the conversation! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on ...
130. You can't heal what you don't feel, featuring Dr. Edith Eger
January 26, 2021 09:00 - 13 minutes - 11.5 MBAs we navigate new and continued struggles as parents, we too often either ignore our emotions as if they’re not important, or we wallow in them as victims of our circumstances. Although most of our everyday struggles pale in comparison to the experiences of Dr. Edith Eger, who survived Auschwitz, she explains that we choose to become survivors, rather than victims, when we allow ourselves to really feel, to grieve, and then to heal. Watch the full clip here, and for more info, go to www.d...
129. Getting to the root cause of emotions, featuring Marc Brackett
January 21, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 12.5 MBToday’s episode is part two of Marc Brackett’s talk about how intentional strategies can shape our families and our world. Although diving into our emotions can be messy, and even scary, Marc shares the importance of taking time to understand emotions—only then can we create the home environment that helps us thrive. Watch the full clip here, and for more info, go to www.marcbrackett.com. Check out his book, Permission to Feel. I'd love to know what you think, so join in on the conversat...
128. What's your strategy, featuring Marc Brackett
January 19, 2021 09:00 - 11 minutes - 9.8 MBSo many of us are still just trying to survive these continued difficult days. We’re tired, and we’ve lost sight of how to thrive. In the first of this two-part series, research psychologist Marc Brackett explains why we need intentional strategies, not short-term coping mechanisms, in order to change the environment we’re living in—not just for our sakes, but for our kids. Watch the full clip here, and for more info, go to www.marcbrackett.com. Check out his book, Permission to Feel. I'...
127. Creating a family culture and identity through grit, featuring Angela Duckworth
January 14, 2021 09:00 - 9 minutes - 8.15 MBI’ve come to the conclusion that “grit” is synonymous with being a parent. It requires resilience, perseverance, problem-solving, passion, and intentionality—in other words, parenting takes a ton of grit. Today Angela Duckworth explores a few different facets on the topic of grit, and how our grit as parents can grow over time and pay off in the long run. Watch the full clip here, and for more info, go to www.angeladuckworth.com and www.characterlab.org. Check out her book, Grit: The Power...
126. The science of parenting, featuring Yuko Munakata
January 12, 2021 09:00 - 15 minutes - 13.3 MBYou don’t need me to tell you that parenting can be complex. We know that we have influence, but how do we know what really matters, and how to parent the right way? Today, Yuko Munakata, a faculty member with the UCDavis Center for Mind and Brain, walks us through the science of parenting, and why most advice is wrong—which might actually allow us to breathe a sigh of relief. Watch the full clip here. I'd love to know what you think, so join in on the conversation! Subscribe, leave a re...
125. How to give a f*ck, featuring Sarah Knight
January 07, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 11.9 MBWe tend to make all kinds of resolutions for the new year, and sometimes we’re overwhelmed by the number of possible changes we could make. With limited time, energy, and resources, how do we decide what’s worth it? Best-selling author Sarah Knight walks us through how to dissect the essential and non-essential elements of life. Basically, getting rid of the nonsense, and bringing more joy into your life. *This episode has explicit language, so be sure to listen without your kiddos around!...
124. Learning how to Pause, an interview with Pause Meditation founders
January 05, 2021 09:00 - 22 minutes - 18.8 MBAs we rev our engines this week, stepping into a new year with anticipation and fresh goals, I want to bring you a reminder that it’s okay to PAUSE and to give yourself grace in the days and weeks ahead. Today I get to interview the two founders of Pause Meditation, who will talk about ways to incorporate mindful pauses into your day, what the Window of Tolerance is, and why grace is so important. Get in touch with Ryan and Rena at www.pausemeditation.org. I'd love to know what you think...
123. 4 parenting topics 2020 has taught me
December 08, 2020 09:00 - 11 minutes - 9.95 MBAs 2020 comes to a close, I’m taking a moment to reflect on what this year has taught me about my kids, my parenting, and myself. Although 2020 has been full of challenges, today I’m sharing four lessons I’ve learned along the way—that hopefully we can carry into the new (and brighter) year. I'd love to know what you think, so join in on the conversation! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on Instagram (@pgishparenting), or you can always find me at www.pgishparenting.com.
122. Coordinating the chaos with grace, an interview with Amanda Pullukat and Rachel Antone
December 03, 2020 09:00 - 22 minutes - 18.7 MBToday is an exciting day for PG-ish—our first real interview episode! I’m chatting with Amanda and Rachel from Grace in the Race, a dynamic duo helping parents put systems and strategies in place to make grace the default feeling at home, rather than chaos and stress. Get in touch with Amanda and Rachel at www.graceintherace.com, or on social media at @grace.in.the.race. I'd love to know what you think, so join in on the conversation! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on Instag...
121. Let it go, featuring Brian MacKenzie
December 01, 2020 09:00 - 8 minutes - 7.47 MBDo you have a hard time catching your breath between Thanksgiving and Christmas? What if you got to choose how stressful or enjoyable this year’s holiday season would be? Brian Mackenzie, a human performance specialist, shares that the journey we’re all on provides many opportunities to create habits to keep us either in a stressed state or a relaxed state—we get to choose which path we take. Watch the full clip here, and for more info about Brian MacKenzie, here’s his website. Check out h...
120. What's the state of your relationship?, featuring Marisa Peer
November 26, 2020 09:00 - 10 minutes - 8.78 MBTherapist and author Marisa Peer walks us through some ordinary yet useful tools to help with our continued shelter-at-home with our kids. Today’s episode gives some new ideas to break up the monotony and to make everyday life fun, but also reminds us that we don’t have to be the perfect parent. Watch the full clip here, and for more info about Marisa Peer, here’s her website. Check out her book, Ultimate Confidence. I'd love to know what you think, so join in on the conversation! Subscr...
119. Give to get, featuring Tony Robbins
November 24, 2020 09:00 - 16 minutes - 13.9 MBBeing a vehicle of change doesn’t need to be a grandiose effort. This Thanksgiving, so many people are struggling—not just financially, but emotionally as well. Today Tony Robbins reminds us that even when we feel overwhelmed by the need around us, we just need to take small steps toward kindness. Watch the full clip here, and for more info about Tony Robbins, here’s his website. Check out his book, Awaken the Giant Within. I'd love to know what you think, so join in on the conversation!...
118. You’re not fine, you’re fantastic, featuring Mel Robbins
November 19, 2020 09:00 - 12 minutes - 10.7 MBToday’s episode with Mel Robbins is all about you. How are you really doing? Right now, you might be just getting by, content with survival. But who wants a life of mediocrity? We don’t have to just be fine. We can be fantastic. Watch the full clip here, and for more info about Mel Robbins, here’s her website. Check out her book, The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage. I'd love to know what you think, so join in on the conversation! Subscribe, ...
117. Raising good humans, featuring Mel Robbins
November 17, 2020 09:00 - 7 minutes - 6.35 MBI love the no-nonsense approach to parenting that Mel Robbins gives. Our job as parents is not to mold our kids into small versions of ourselves, but rather to teach them to be individuals who understand how to use their voice, values, and heart to interact with the world around them. Watch the full clip here, and for more info about Mel Robbins, here’s her website. Check out her book, The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage, at https://amzn.to/3p...
116. Celebrate the child in front of you, featuring Susan Stiffelman
November 12, 2020 09:00 - 13 minutes - 11.3 MBWhat kind of parent do you see yourself as? The captain of a ship? A negotiating lawyer? Or even a dictator? Today, marriage and family therapist Susan Stiffelman discusses how genuine connection can make all the difference in building positive behavior in your kids, which helps you become the parent you want to be. Watch the full clip here, and for more info about Susan Stiffelman, here’s her website. Check out her book, Parenting Without Power Struggles, at https://amzn.to/36eIsIL. I'...
115. Calm down fast, featuring Max Strom
November 10, 2020 09:00 - 17 minutes - 14.5 MBWhatever you’re feeling today, this episode is sure to help—without the nasty side effects of medication. Max Strom, who has taught on the healing power of the breath for over twenty years, explores why anxiety is on the rise and why much of what we’re feeling this year is grief over the lives and routines we had. Through learning how to breathe, you can deal with very real emotions and create a healthy and safe space for your family to interact and grow together. Watch the full clip here,...
114. How to use anger as a vehicle to change, featuring Dr. Harriet Lerner
November 03, 2020 09:00 - 7 minutes - 6.35 MBWhen we’re faced with ongoing challenges, it’s easy to fall into a cycle of apathy and anger—especially when we don’t have an outlet for our emotions. As parents, we get tired of holding everything together, and we can end up taking it out on our kids. Psychologist and author Harriet Lerner gives us a brief, lighthearted snapshot of what can happen in relationships when there are communication breakdowns, negative tones, and assumptions strewn about. Watch the full clip here, and for more ...
113. Drop the ball, featuring Tiffany Dufu
October 29, 2020 08:00 - 8 minutes - 7.54 MBWhen you become a parent, you are forced to become an expert juggler. But let’s be honest - we can’t do it all. Something’s gotta give. So maybe instead of trying to be perfect in every area, we need to change our expectations. Tiffany Dufu actually encourages us to drop a ball, or two, or three, in order to make us more productive and fulfilled. Watch the full clip here, and for more info about Tiffany Dufu, here’s her website. Check out her book, Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Le...
112. Why you should make time for the good life, featuring Brigid Schulte
October 27, 2020 08:00 - 16 minutes - 13.6 MBLife as a parent is a constant struggle for enough time. We need more time for work, more time for family, more time for ourselves - the elusive balance between work and family seems to be doomed. Today, Brigid Schulte, award-winning writer, sheds some wisdom on our struggle: We’ll simply never have enough time. But once we accept the fact that we’ll never be able to do everything we think we need to, we can restructure the time we actually have in order to be less stressed, more productive,...
111. Feeling is believing, featuring Lisa Feldman Barrett
October 22, 2020 08:00 - 13 minutes - 11.4 MBYou know those days when you just feel off, and it permeates into everything you do and touch? Psychologist and neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett explains how we experience the world through “affect-colored glasses” - rather, what we feel (our “affect”) actually changes what we experience and how we respond to the world around us. The question is, how do we use our “affect” to our advantage, rather than let it take over in the heat of the moment? Watch the full clip here, and for more in...
110. What's your family's north star?, featuring Matthew Luhn
October 20, 2020 08:00 - 8 minutes - 6.95 MBWhat kind of tone do you create in your home? How do you want your kids to feel on a daily basis? Today Matthew Luhn, successful author and storyteller for 25 years, shares how Disney has found its success by understanding what people want to feel, and creating that feeling as an experience for them. What if we, as parents, could pinpoint the lifelong feeling we want to leave our kids with, and use that as our “north star” to inform the daily practices and conversations we have at home? Wa...
109. Don't stop being childish, featuring Adora Svitak
October 15, 2020 08:00 - 14 minutes - 12.5 MBDo you believe in the motto, “Let kids be kids”? Of course we want to protect the sweet innocence of childhood. But how do we also provide our kids the opportunities to make choices, to use their voice, to learn courage and strength? Our instinct is to shelter and protect - but 12-year-old Adora Svitak also speaks truth into how important it is to allow kids to interact with the world in order to reach big goals and bring about change. Watch the full clip here, and don’t forget to check ou...
108. Make peace with bedtime, featuring Gitte Winter Graugaard
October 13, 2020 08:00 - 13 minutes - 11.4 MBIs anyone else struggling with bedtimes these days? Less recess play, more stress, and forced changes in our normal lifestyle are shifting our once-comfortable routines. Today, Gitte Winter Graugaard, a best-selling author and expert in peaceful bedtime routines, walks us through how you can implement a simple nightly tactic to reduce stress, eliminate distraction, and establish a vital connection with your kids. Watch the full clip here, and for more info about Gitte Winter Graugaard, her...
107. Crucial conversations - now and always, featuring Celeste Headlee
October 08, 2020 08:00 - 15 minutes - 13.3 MBWhile today’s clip is from a talk given one month after the 2016 election, Celeste Headlee, an award-winning journalist and best-selling author, drops truth bombs that are possibly even more relevant today as we lean into the final stretch before the current election. I’m not usually one to talk politics here, but I also want to encourage us to lean into the hard conversations that lead to understanding--and this talk is worth listening to again and again. Watch the full clip here, and fo...
106. Dream Big, featuring Bob Goff
October 06, 2020 08:00 - 8 minutes - 6.91 MBWhat could we do with an idea? What if you could change the world one person, one conversation at a time? What if we stopped getting in our kids’ way of dreaming big? Bob Goff, a best-selling author and recovering lawyer, dares us to think outside the box and to do the things that really light us up. Watch the full clip here, and for more info about Bob Goff, check out his website. I highly recommend his books, Love Does, at https://amzn.to/2SgNo9c, and Everybody, Always, at https://amzn.t...