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Episode 62: Julie Podolec – The Power of Self-Belief
December 07, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBJulie is the mother of two and she is the founder of Modern Pop which is a fruit bar which was born out of her kitchen. She couldn’t find a simple ingredient frozen fruit bar to help her son’s teeth when he was teething and needed some soothing. They started selling these from a cold ... more »
Episode 61: Julie Podolec – The Power of Self-Belief
December 07, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBJulie is the mother of two and she is the founder of Modern Pop which is a fruit bar which was born out of her kitchen. She couldn’t find a simple ingredient frozen fruit bar to help her son’s teeth when he was teething and needed some soothing. They started selling these from a cold ... more »
Episode 61: Andrea Davis – Creating a Tech Healthy Family
November 30, 2021 08:00 - 48 minutes - 42.2 MBAndrea Davis is back on the show today! Andrea is the founder of Better Screen Time and is the mom of 5. She has been researching screen time and the effects that it has on families for years. She has just relaunched and added so many great things to her tech healthy family plan. It is ... more »
Episode 60: Chelsea Skaggs – Communication and Sex After Baby
November 23, 2021 08:00 - 52 minutes - 44.7 MBChelsea Skaggs is the founder of The WTF Trimester. She is a certified professional life coach, intimacy expert, and communication trainer for parents. Chelsea has relationship tips for overwhelmed parents, helping you and your significant other with fewer arguments and more intimacy. In this conversation, we talk about what happens after the baby is born ... more »
Episode 59: Torre Sommers – Cozy Living and Celebrations
November 16, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBTorre Sommers is the founder of Chadwick Home. If you do Elf on the Shelf, she has a solution for you so you don’t have to think about where you are going to put the elf every year! Torre’s elf box exists to empower and support families to keep the magic alive but not boggle ... more »
Episode 58: Wendy Snyder – Sibling Rivalry
November 09, 2021 18:39 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBWendy Snyder is a returning guest of the show! She is on today to talk about sibling rivalry. Wendy is a parenting coach. She inspires parents to learn and grow and she leads with connection based strategies. She is the creator of the Firm and Kind Parenting Blueprint. She has an amazing online community called ... more »
Episode 57: Taria Butler – Parenting and Partnership through the Unexpected
November 02, 2021 11:40 - 59 minutes - 49.7 MBTaria Butler is the mother of 2. She is the co-author with her husband, Tyrece, of the book 2am Parenting: The Highs and Lows of an Unexpected Diagnosis. Their son has Type 1 Diabetes and he was diagnosed at 18 months. Taria shares her story of walking through that and shares what this process has ... more »
Episode 56: Shelby Gil – Water safety
November 01, 2021 18:30 - 48 minutes - 41.7 MBShelby Gil is my sister and she is on the podcast today! Shelby teaches survival swim and is a PediaSwim instructor. We talk about what she does with kids and teaching them how to float and survive in the water and reasons why you might want to consider doing this with your own kids. I ... more »
Episode 55: Ash Brandin – Healthy relationships with screens and video games
November 01, 2021 18:19 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBAsh Brandin is a middle school social studies teacher who thinks that school should feel as motivating as a game. Ash creates lessons and structures that motivate like games. I have already learned so much from their Instagram page around the topic of video games and I feel a lot of relief because video games ... more »
Episode 54: Amy Mockbee – Partnering with teachers, screen time, and giving yourself grace as a parent
October 12, 2021 12:38 - 3 BytesAmy Mockbee is with the individualized early childhood consulting company, Work and Play. We had her confounder, Emily Boucher, on the show on episode 45 talking about fostering independence in your children. Amy has been teaching preschool for over 23 years and has a lot of experience! Amy and I talk about partnering with teachers, ... more »
Episode 53: Lisa Chan – Tips from an occupational therapist
October 05, 2021 05:00 - 38 MBLisa Chan is on the show today! Lisa is an Occupational Therapist for children. On her Instagram, she gives simple, practical and fun ideas for families. In this episode, we talk about some basic occupational therapy tactics that Lisa uses in her own practice. She gives us some really good ideas about helping children learn ... more »
Episode 52: Lindsay Garrett – Parenting your way
September 28, 2021 14:48 - 3 BytesLindsay is a licensed clinical social worker and writer. She has worked with parents and pre-parents in the world of adoption for the past 10 years focusing on preparing parents to be ready to have kids. In this episode, we focus on methods of discipline for your family, choosing your family mission statement and values, ... more »
Episode 51: Sarah Boyd – Navigating difficult emotions
September 21, 2021 13:55 - 45 MBSarah Boyd is the founder of Resilient Little Hearts which is a children’s book series that teaches resilience and emotional health. Their bestselling book is called The Boy Who Stood Up Tall. Sarah has tons of parenting resources. She is a psychologist and works in neuro leadership. In this episode, we talk about teaching kids ... more »
Episode 50: Megan Michelson & Mary Flo Ridley – Sex. How and when do we talk to our kids about it
September 14, 2021 17:45 - 46.3 MBMegan Michelson & Mary Flo Ridley are on the podcast today! They teach us through a simple online course that give parents the tools and confidence to talk to their young kids about sex. Mary Flo has been doing this for over 30 years and Megan joined her team just a few years ago. They ... more »
Episode 49: Cali Werner – Family and Behavioral Therapist
September 07, 2021 17:33 - 48.2 MBCali Werner is a family and behavioral therapist. She focuses on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, athletes and repetitive and ritualistic performance inhibiting behaviors, anxiety, mental health stigmas and more. Cali also recently wrote a book and it’s called Anxious Annie. In this episode, she gives us really thoughtful ways to evaluate and decide if our kids ... more »
Episode 48: Bri Cook – Favorite books, things and more!
August 31, 2021 19:00 - 51.5 MBToday’s episode is a lighthearted conversation with my friend Bri Cook! She is a nurse practitioner turned stay at home mom. She is a Beautycounter consultant and we dive into some of our favorite Beautycounter products in this episode! For the first time both of her kids are in school full time so we talk ... more »
Episode 47: Shannon Leach – Faith in the waiting
August 24, 2021 16:02 - 51.7 MBShannon is an inspiring mom of 5. All 5 of her kids came into her life through IVF. Shannon is an ARNP but recently resigned to stay at home with her kids. She’s also a Virtual Health Coach and Business Mentor. In this episode, we talk about the IVF process, battling anxiety and talking to ... more »
Episode 46: Melani Rayen – Montessori Education
August 17, 2021 19:48 - 36.8 MBMelani Rayen is the mother of two and is Montessori Certified and shares all about gentle parenting and raising readers over on her Instagram. In this episode, we talk about what Montessori schooling environments look like and why she thinks they are a great decision for her family. In this episode we also talk about ... more »
Episode 45: Emily Boucher – Fostering Independence
August 10, 2021 18:48 - 54.8 MBEmily Boucher has taught both preschool and kindergarten in NYC, including at The Brearley School and The Buckley School. She later served as the Director of Beginnings Nursery School and as the Associate Director at the Brick Church School. Emily and her friend and fellow teacher, Amy, started a company called Work and Play where ... more »
Episode 44: Kristen Raney – Shifting Roots
August 03, 2021 14:02 - 40.7 MBKristen is a gardener. She has a beautiful cut flower garden and she also grows vegetables. She helps new gardeners learn to grow vegetables and beautify their yard. She shares recipes that you can make from the vegetables that you grow in your backyard. Kristen lives with her family in Canada with her husband and ... more »
Episode 43: Suzanne and Kim Wade – 4 kids in 20 months to empty nesters in one year
July 27, 2021 14:05 - 53.1 MBSuzanne and Kim Wade are on the show today! Their daughter, Becky Wade, was on my running podcast, I’ll Have Another, a few years ago. Becky is a professional marathon runner and she wrote a book called Run the World where she wrote about her experience traveling around the world running with different cultures. Suzanne ... more »
Episode 42: David Thomas – Raising Boys
July 20, 2021 12:13 - 50.9 MBDavid Thomas is the director of family counseling at Daystar Counseling in Nashville, TN. He is the co-author of 8 books including the bestselling books Wild Things and Are My Kids on Track. As a licensed therapist, he works with kids and parents on all kinds of different topics. He is a frequent guest on ... more »
Episode 41: Staci Drovdahl – Homesteading with Seven Kids
July 13, 2021 12:09 - 49.7 MBStaci Drovdahl is the mom of 7 children and is on a mission to ditch the grocery store and improve the health of their family. Their family packed up and moved across the country and built their own home. One of the things that I love about this is that they had a bunch of ... more »
Episode 40: Kate Borsato – Managing Anxiety, Guilt, and Intrusive Thoughts as a Parent
July 06, 2021 13:19 - 51.4 MBKate Borsato is on the show today! Kate is a therapist and an educator for pregnancy, postpartum, and early motherhood. She has virtual therapy clinics for Canadian moms and she also has anxiety courses online for moms. The mission of her work is to support moms to live the best life that they possibly can. ... more »
Episode 39: Rachael Amarante – Finding Joy in Motherhood & Summer Sanity Ideas and Tips
June 29, 2021 15:47 - 56.7 MBRachael Amarante is on the podcast today! Rachael is the mother of 4 boys and she has recently started The Awakening Motherhood Project. She created The Awakening Motherhood Project when she looked at social media and saw that we are all filled with noise, expectations, perfection and anxiety. She wanted to talk about motherhood in ... more »
Episode 38: Kevin Wolma- Navigating Youth Sports
June 22, 2021 12:41 - 53 MBKevin Wolma recently retired as the Athletic Director at Hudsonville High School. During his tenure in the district, he also taught physical education and health and coached over 30 seasons of tennis, basketball, and golf. Kevin recently published the book 30 Second Timeout about navigating through the challenges of youth sports. What I love about ... more »
Episode 37: Stacey Heiny; 10 Ways to Reduce Toxins in Your Home
June 08, 2021 16:10 - 47.9 MBStacey Heiny is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist who helps women increase their return on investment through lifestyle wellness. She’s a clean beauty advocate, abundance mindset mentor, and plant based eating inspirer who wants to show women that creating lifelong holistic habits is what will help them create their ultimate life. Owner of her brand called ... more »
Episode 36: Ericka Sylvester – Giving up Alcohol and Breaking the Stigma of being a Non-Drinker
June 02, 2021 02:06 - 59.4 MBEricka Andersen Sylvester is a writer, author, podcaster and freelance extraordinaire. She also happens to be my sister. Ericka joins the show to talk about what she’s learned over the last few years about alcohol. She’s currently 8 months alcohol free with her sights set on a full year and in this episode she shares ... more »
Episode 35: Celeste Goodson – What to know about your core and pelvic floor during pregnancy and post partum
May 25, 2021 14:43 - 43.7 MBCeleste Goodson is on the show today! Celeste is the owner and founder of ReCORE fitness. This is a company where she helps women postpartum improve core, pelvic floor control, strength, stability and function through pregnancy and recovery. Celeste is the mother of 3 herself and she found that she had some challenging issues recovering ... more »
Episode 34: My husband Glenn Hein – Expert Tips from Non-Expert Parents
May 18, 2021 22:27 - 38.3 MBToday my husband Glenn joins me again for round two! If you haven’t listened to our first episode together on road tripping with kids, you can find it here in episode 28 of this podcast! In this episode we share about our (Glenn’s camping adventure with our two biggest kids and also give thoughts on ... more »
Episode 33: Wendy Demer – Meditation to help kids with stress and anxiety
May 11, 2021 19:44 - 34.3 MBWendy Demer is on the show today to talk about helping our kids with anxiety and stress through meditation. She is passionate about teaching others how to live a more balanced joyful life through meditation, self-development and increasing spiritual awareness. She educates teachers, parents, children, coaches and her peers in mindfulness, mediation and sport psychology. ... more »
Episode 32: Tessa Stuckey; Licensed Therapist – Cultural Influences Impacting our Teens
May 04, 2021 14:58 - 60.5 MBTessa Stuckey is a licensed therapist working with teens and parents of teens. She is the author of “For the Sake of our Youth” and also has a podcast that goes through the book chapter by chapter. In this episode we talk about 6 cultural influences Tessa has identified that are impacting our teens and ... more »
Episode 31: Ginny Yurich – More time outside helps our kids academically, socially, emotionally, and physically
April 28, 2021 01:46 - 43.5 MBGinny Yurich is the founder of 1,000 Hours Outside which is a movement to get us all outside more. Ginny, the mother of five herself has created an amazing community over on instagram where she educates on the importance of outside time and how powerful it is. In this episode we talk about the importance ... more »
Episode 30: Sara Olsher – Talking with our Kids about Hard things – Divorce, Cancer and Life Changes
April 20, 2021 11:22 - 38.9 MBSara Olsher shares solutions and tips for talking with kids about hard things like divorce, cancer diagnosis and other life changing circumstances. Sara, a mother herself has been through it all- she battled cancer and divorce all before she turned 35 with a daughter in tow. While the world around her was constantly changing, Sara ... more »
Episode 29: Alissa Henry – A Love of Reading. What you should read next!
April 13, 2021 11:31 - 53.3 MBAlissa Henry is a TV host and former news anchor. She loves to read and run and is the mother of a three year old some. In this episode we talk about making time to read as a busy parent as well as tips for getting in more reading with our kids! Get your Good ... more »
Episode 28: Glenn Hein- Road Trips with Young Kids
April 06, 2021 16:39 - 46.2 MBIn this episode I talk with my husband Glenn about our recent adventure to North Carolina! We highlight our favorite places we visited during the trip – take notes in case you have a trip to Asheville or Raleigh coming up. We also talk about how we feel it’s important to let our kids be ... more »
Episode 27: Ellie Sanazaro- Teaching our kids about inclusion of people with disabilities
March 30, 2021 05:00 - 40.9 MBIn 2016, Ellie’s world was forever changed when her daughter was born without the chromosomal disorder doctors had told her to expect. When her second daughter was 6 months old, Ellie and her husband began the adoption process to adopt a child with Down syndrome. A little while later, they adopted their son, Finn, who ... more »
Episode 26: Jayne Havens – What you need to know about Toddler Sleep
March 23, 2021 13:58 - 41.6 MBJayne Havens returns to the show- this time to talk about toddler sleep. Jayne is a certified sleep consultant through the institute of pediatric sleep and parenting. She works with families to help get their babies and kids sleeping better through her business Snoozefest by Jayne Havens! Jayne is also the founder of Pediatric Sleep ... more »
Episode 25: Kim Perry – Post Partum Fitness
March 16, 2021 13:35 - 52.3 MBKim Perry helps moms stay fit during & after pregnancy. She is Prenatal/Postnatal Certified and has effective workouts for mamas. Kim is the mother of three girls and runs her fitness business at home where she educates, motivates and encourages women walking through pregnancy and post partum. What we talked about: 3:25- Introduction to Kim ... more »
Episode 24: Nate Webb- Building resiliency and helping kids see their worth
March 09, 2021 16:36 - 41.5 MBNate Webb joins the show today- he is a high school counselor who has a mission to build resiliency in schools and help kids see their worth. In this episode, we talk about teaching our kids that they have infinite worth and making sure we are having the hard conversations with our kids on a ... more »
Episode 23: Andrea Davis; Screen Time and Kids – Creating a Plan with Confidence
March 02, 2021 12:41 - 49.2 MBAndrea Davis from Better Screen Time join us today! Andrea is the mother of five and has been researching the effects screen time has on families for years now. Andrea considers her family a low-tech family who had to rethink their approach to screens. I love that Andrea’s message is not one of fear for ... more »
Episode 22: Jayne Havens – Empowering you to help your baby sleep through the night
February 23, 2021 15:41 - 56.5 MBJayne Havens is a certified sleep consultant through the institute of pediatric sleep and parenting. She works with families to help get their babies and kids sleeping better through her business Snoozefest by Jayne Havens! Jayne is also the founder of Pediatric Sleep Management where she trains other people to start their own businesses as ... more »
Episode 21: Nefertiti Austin – Motherhood so White: Race, Gender and Parenting in America
February 16, 2021 13:52 - 46.5 MBNefertiti Austin is the mother of two, Professor and the author of memoir Motherhood so White: A Memoir of Race, Gender and Parenting in America. Her work has appeared in the “New York Times”, “Washington Post”, “Huffington Post”, “MUTHA”, “Gen Medium”, and many other publications. Nefertiti adopted both of her children through the foster care ... more »
Episode 20: Zoie Hoffman – Goal Setting with Kids and Homework Tips
February 09, 2021 18:56 - 50.8 MBZoie Hoffman from Hoffman Tutoring Group joins the podcast today to talk about goal setting and tips for helping kids with homework without the chaos. If we’ve learned one thing this year it’s that having kids home for virtual school is a challenge. Zoie gives us some tangible ways we can help our kids have ... more »
Episode 19: Ralphie Jacobs – Look for the Good. You have the Power to Change your Behavior as the Parent.
February 02, 2021 12:29 - 47.6 MBRalphie Jacobs is a positive parenting expert and shares “life changing parenting truths” through her courses over at Simply on Purpose and through her wildly popular instagram. She is the mother of four and has a big passion for arming parents with powerful parenting skills that will change your home. In this episode we talk ... more »
Episode 18: Lisa Graft – Unmet expectations and identity outside of Motherhood
January 26, 2021 12:24 - 52.4 MBLisa Graft is a beautiful soul who will encourage you to be exactly who YOU were created to be unapologetically. I knew when I sat down with Lisa that I would leave the conversation filled up with energy to pursue motherhood the way I was meant to. We all have different skills and passions and ... more »
Episode 17: Dr. Christia Brown – Raising Kids Free of Gender and Ethnic Bias
January 20, 2021 09:44 - 44.6 MBDr. Christia Brown joins me on the show to talk about raising kids free of gender and ethnic bias. She is an author, researcher, and professor of Developmental Psychology. She is also the Director of Center for Equality and Social Justice at the University of Kentucky. She earned her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at The ... more »
Episode 16: Wendy Snyder – Redirecting Behavior & Designing Logical Consequences
January 20, 2021 09:40 - 42.8 MBWendy Snyder is the fonder of Fresh Start Families. She is a Positive Parenting Teacher & Family Coach, helping families parent with great purpose and intention by creating healthy, respectful & cooperative relationships. She is a Certified Parent Educator of Redirecting Children’s Behavior (RCB) and an advocate for families. In this episode we talk about ... more »
Episode 15: Katie Arnold – Nurturing a love for Sport and Play
January 05, 2021 15:21 - 48.7 MBKatie Arnold joins us for round two on the podcast today! You first heard from her in episode 9 when we talked about raising adventurous kids! Today she returns and we talk about kids and sports and why it’s so important to nurture a love for sport AND play. It can be really easy to ... more »
Happy Holidays from Lindsey!
December 29, 2020 20:59 - 6 MBHappy Holidays friends! I am taking a break week this week and just wanted to pop on to say hi and I hope you are enjoying this season. It’s a challenge over here if I’m being honest and I wanted to say you are not alone if you are struggling as well! Sending so much ... more »