For anyone who has been parented, is a parent or dreams of being a parent, Parent Footprint with Dr. Dan teaches us all how to make the world a more loving, accepting and compassionate place -- one parent, one person and one child at a time. Every episode features a “Sitting Down with Dr. Dan” segment to help listeners discover ways to be the best version of themselves. With more than 25 years of experience as a psychologist, author and father, Dr. Dan Peters understands the key to raising h ...
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Better business results, stronger teams, more successful careers and happier lives often boil down to better relationships, so author and educator Dr. Mike Patterson uses curiosity and kindness to bust biases and break down the barriers that keep people apart. Through respectful and fun conversations with thought leaders, scholars, and real people in the trenches, Dr. Mike explores what it takes to build dynamic and respectful workplace cultures, while also achieving the loftiest of organiza ...
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Don’t feel like the man you’re supposed to be? Every day, we see men (who want to do - and be better) — • Avoid responsibility… • Self-destruct at crucial moments… • Lose themselves and withdraw from society… Not because they aren’t sensitive, “alpha,” or productive enough… But rather - because they aren’t clear on what it means to be men anymore. We watch boys live in men’s bodies, seeking instant gratification and creating chaos wherever they go. Why? Because they don’t have a firm foundat ...
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The Happy Engineer helps engineering leaders reach the next level without suffering burnout - because success without fulfillment is failure. You will discover how to redefine work/life balance and lead with purpose, while accelerating your next promotion. Bring a growth mindset, engineers... It's time for personal development before technical development, emotional intelligence (EQ) before IQ, and coaching to crush your comfort zone! If you find yourself asking questions like these, then th ...
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182: Take a Plunge Over the Growth Edge with Christopher Belcastro | Chief Technology Officer
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When you’re ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career: 1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational development actions and key points you can check, score, and apply immediately to stand out and excel at work. 2. Join us at Happy Hour … a limited-attendance LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into …
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Social media, grief, trauma, and violence with Dr. Desmond Patton
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Dr. Dan and public interest technologist, professor, and social worker Dr. Desmond Patton talk about his groundbreaking research exploring the relationship between social media and grief, trauma, gun violence, and loss — specifically how online communities can influence harmful offline behavior. UPenn Professor Dr. Desmond Patton is a leading exper…
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181: Laid Off? You Must Do This First When Looking for Work
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Creative Sound Play with Jazz Musician Hayes Greenfield
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Dr. Dan interviews award-winning jazz musician, composer, educator, and author Hayes Greenfield, founder of Creative Sound Play (CSP), a sound-based, generative learning system for Pre-K. The two discuss his book, Creative Sound Play for Young Learners, which invites educators to use sound-making as collaborative educational play and more. A jazz m…
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180: The Busy Brain Cure to Find Focus and Tame Anxiety with Neurologist Dr. Romie Mushtaq
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When you’re ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career: 1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational development actions and key points you can check, score, and apply immediately to stand out and excel at work. 2. Join us at Happy Hour … a limited-attendance LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into …
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I’ve Tried Being Nice: Humor, Wisdom, and People-pleasing with Ann Leary
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Dr. Dan interviews author Ann Leary about her new collection of essays I’ve Tried Being Nice. With wit and candor, Ann Leary casts a wry backward glance at a life spent trying—and often failing—to be nice. She reveals to Dr. Dan how reaching a certain age finally put an end to her lifetime of people-pleasing. Today’s interview is filled with equal …
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179: Beware the Lazy Engineer's Way to Promotion
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Listen to our new Sitting Down with Dr. Dan episode! On today’s episode, Dr. Dan and Parent Footprint audio engineer (and #GirlDad) Phil answer your new listener questions about Disability Pride Month, summer jobs, racism, and more. Every month Dr. Dan answers questions about parenting (and adulting, too!) on our Sitting Down with Dr. Dan episodes …
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178: Without This Intention You Will Suffer the Certainty of Misery with Jeff Perry | Engineering Career Coach
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Eat & Flourish: How Food Supports Emotional Well-Being with Mary Beth Albright
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Dr. Dan interviews award-winning journalist Mary Beth Albright, a food expert with a wide-ranging experience – from food attorney to finalist on Food Network Star, to award-winning food journalist to Iron Chef competitor. Mary Beth’s cumulative knowledge, and her science-based understanding of how what we consume affects our physical and emotional …
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64. Practical Storytelling Techniques for Leaders: Insights from Josh Webb
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Ever wondered why some stories stick with you while others fade away? Join Dr. Mike Patterson and storytelling master Josh Webb as they unravel the secrets behind compelling narratives that inspire and move audiences to action! About the Episode: Dr. Mike Patterson sits down with Josh Webb, a creative leader with an impressive resume—agency co-foun…
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177: Why Recruiters Do Not Find Jobs for People | Career Transition Coaching
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Are you stuck in your job search and unsure if a recruiter is enough to help you succeed? Listen now and discover how coaching can transform your job search and boost your career! When you’re ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career: 1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational insights you can check, …
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And That’s Okay: I’m Wired Differently with Erin Geddes
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Dr. Dan speaks to author Erin Geddes (who proudly looks at the world and life differently) about her mission is to support all kinds of families and all kinds of kids to celebrate viewing the world just a little bit differently. On this episode, Dr. Dan and Erin talk about her life story and her children’s book And That’s Okay: I’m Wired Differentl…
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176: How Elite Communication Can Increase Your Income with Ty Hoesgen
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Struggling with communication? Listen now and discover simple strategies to improve your skills, boost your confidence, and make a lasting impact in any conversation. 1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational development actions and key points you can check, score, and apply immediately to stand out and excel at work. 2. Join us …
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The Screentime Solution: Becoming a Tech-Intentional Family with Emily Cherkin
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Dr. Dan interviews Emily Cherkin MEd. about her work with parents and schools about the tech-intentional approach to screen time. Dr. Dan and Emily discuss how Emily (known as The Screentime Consultant) empowers parents to understand and balance family screen time. As a mother of two and former teacher, Emily is intimately familiar with the dauntin…
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BONUS EPISODE #36: Sitting Down with Dr. Dan – Listener Questions about parenting in the summer and Parent Footprint celebrates an anniversary
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Our new Sitting Down with Dr. Dan bonus episode is here and so is the summer heat and humidity! Dr. Dan and podcast producer Laura Rossi discuss all things summer today - from routines, anxiety, parent guilt, parent burnout, swim safety and more. We also celebrate our 3rd anniversary with Exactly Right. Happy Anniversary Parent Footprint fam! Each …
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175: Do You Make These 3 Mistakes in Mentorship?
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Radical Resilience with Andy Garrett
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Dr. Dan has a new conversation with our memorable and impactful guest Andy Garrett to further discuss his work about identity, uncertainty, and creating a plan to live life on purpose. On this new episode, Dr. Andy talks to Dr. Dan about his ongoing work as the world’s leading authority on Radical Resilience. Andy asks: why, if we have all the hall…
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174: Here's Why Being Busy Blocks Engineering Success with Dr. Andy Garrett
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Feeling busy this week? Of course you do… When was the last time you were NOT busy? Listen now and discover why your busyness is blocking your success! > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More ============================ When you’re ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career: 1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard ……
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Lady to Lady: An Unfiltered Interview with Barbara, Brandie, and Tess
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Happy Exactly Right Anniversary to Parent Footprint! Dr. Dan celebrates our show’s 3 year anniversary on this new episode with the 3 hosts of Exactly Right’s Lady to Lady podcast: Babs Gray, Brandie Posey, and Tess Barker. Today Dr. Dan continues Parent Footprint’s tradition of interviewing Exactly Right podcast hosts. Our three guests laugh, riff,…
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173: Now You Can Make Hard Career Decisions Seem Simple
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Are you ready to make career decisions with clarity and confidence? Listen now and learn how aligning your values and vision leads to better career decisions! > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More ============================ When you’re ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career: 1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scor…
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Becoming Brave Together with Jessica Patay
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Dr. Dan interviews Jessica Patay, the Founder/Executive Director of We Are Brave Together (a supportive community for moms of children with disabilities), host of the podcast Brave Together with Jessica Patay, and author/editor of the new anthology Becoming Brave Together. Jessica Patay is mother to a 20-year-old son with Prader-Willi syndrome, a r…
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63. Radical Resilience with Dr. Andy Garrett
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How do you navigate the difficult things in life and keep going? Better yet, how do you navigate the tough stuff, take a few gut punches, deal with setbacks, and come back even better? That takes a radical form of resilience and that’s what we discuss in this episode with clinical psychologist, Dr. Andy Garrett. Guest Bio Dr. Andy is the world’s le…
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172: Master Product Management Like a Marketing Pro with Amberdeep Aurora
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What direction do you want to steer your career path? Are you at the wheel? Or in the back seat… Listen now for how to drive results beyond engineering! > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More ============================ When you’re ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career: 1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard …
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When You Care: The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others with Elissa Strauss
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Dr. Dan interviews journalist Elissa Strauss about the powerful role caring for others plays in our lives and about her powerful book When You Care: The Unexpected Magic Of Caring For Others. What if we all started to care about care? Drawing on parenting and caregiving research and her own experiences as a mother, Elissa explains to Dr. Dan that c…
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171: See How Easily You Can Increase Confidence at Work
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Are you stuck in the confidence-competence loop? Listen now and discover how to break free and accelerate your growth in this episode! > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More ============================ When you’re ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career: 1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational ins…
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Parenting a Child with Tourette Syndrome with Michele Turk
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Dr. Dan interviews author and journalist Michele Turk about her memoir What Makes Him Tic? A Memoir Of Parenting A Child With Tourette. When Michele Turk’s 11-year-old son, Michael, was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome, she made it her mission to show him – and others – that he was so much more than the boy with tics who shouted obscenities hundred…
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62. Building an Elite Sales Team with Dan Fantasia
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Introduction Revenue is the lifeblood of any business and it’s one of the factors that determines success or failure. As a result, one could rationally argue that the revenue generators are the most important people in any for profit business. But finding high-quality, committed sales professionals isn’t easy. And keeping your top performers can be…
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BONUS EPISODE #35: Sitting Down with Dr. Dan – Listener Questions about stranger danger, the #tradwife trend and more.
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Our May Sitting Down with Dr. Dan bonus episode is here! Dr. Dan and podcast producer Laura Rossi discuss these great parenting topics: stranger danger, the #tradwife trend, caffeine and our teens, and how to help kids handle losing. Each month Dr. Dan answers listener questions about parenting (and adulting, too!) on our Sitting Down with Dr. Dan …
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170: Are You Feeling Bored or Burned Out Lately? with Erika Rothenberger
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Do you feel like a little more grit, a lot more grace, and finally getting new results (the glitz!) would go a long way to loving your engineering career? Listen now for the audacity to make it happen! > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More ============================ When you’re ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering caree…
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The Well-Lived Life with Dr. Gladys McGarey
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Dr. Dan speaks to the remarkable and inspiring Dr. Gladys McGarey, a true trailblazer at 103-years-young. Hailed as the Mother of Holistic Medicine, Dr. McGarey is the author of The Well-Lived Life: A 103-Year-Old Doctor's Six Secrets to Health and Happiness at Every Age and a still-consulting doctor. At over one hundred years old, Dr. Gladys McGar…
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169: The 4 Keys to Selling Your Ideas to Upper Management
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Have you ever felt frustrated when your brilliant ideas at work weren't taken seriously? Listen now and discover the secrets to making your ideas impossible to ignore! > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More ============================ When you’re ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career: 1. Engineering Career Accelerat…
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Losing Our Daughter and Finding Our Way with Myra Sack and Matt Goldstein
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Dr. Dan speaks to husband-and-wife Myra Sack and Matt Goldstein about Fifty-seven Fridays: Losing Our Daughter, Finding Our Way – their powerful memoir honoring the daughter they lost and chronicling their journey helping her live and die. At fifteen months old, Havi was diagnosed with Tay-Sachs, a fatal neurodegenerative disease that can be reveal…
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61. Leadership and Customer Success with Jess Osborn
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Introduction: Over the past decade, the role of customer success has gained importance and prestige. On this episode of the podcast, we have an industry veteran and thought leader who is going to tell us not only why customer success is critical, but how to build high-performing customer success teams and develop leaders from within those teams. So…
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