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Parents are trying to navigate children through a world they themselves don’t often understand. America’s Mom, Dr. Meg Meeker, the country's trusted authority on parenting, teens, & children's health, offers practical insights to help parents simplify. The pediatrician, mother, & best selling author engages with experts & parents to take on relevant issues, answer real questions, & provide simple hope & encouragement to every parent.
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Wouldn’t it be great if your child came with an owner’s manual? A how-to book on how to raise your child? And if your child came with such a manual, wouldn’t it be helpful to have someone walk you through it, making that owner’s manual come alive? Michael Gurian and Tim Wright serve as your guides through what they believe is the owner’s manual for your child: Your child’s brain. While the brain doesn’t tell the whole story, it does offer a treasure trove of insights into your son or daughte ...
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Connected Parenting shares techniques that therapists use to help parents soothe their child as well as enhance the parent-child bond and is based on the understanding that correcting and guiding behavior works best when it is preceded by and linked to empathy. At the heart of this parenting model is the CALM Technique which helps parents accurately attune to children’s affect and experience. These empathic interactions release reward chemicals in the brain that stimulate positive emotions a ...
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The Future Smart Parent podcast provides resources for parents and kids who want to be ready for all the ways in which the future is going to be different from today.We will explore this future together, bringing insights from top futurists, resources from smart people working on making our lives better, and most importantly, stories of parents who are parenting a little differently, yet very much intentionally, for a changing world. These stories, insights and resources are all there to pro ...
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Great Dad Talks is a series of conversations with experts on all aspects of the family adventure. With the perspective that “dads don’t always think like moms,” our mission is to support dad voices and our slightly different approaches to parenting. We’ll try to find solutions to every day challenges like getting kids off the couch and making STEM classes available for both boys and girls. But we’ll also tackle bigger issues when they come. The one main theme will be to support dads in the m ...
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Dumb Dad Podcast

Kevin Laferriere and Evan Kyle Berger

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It's pronounced Dad, the "dumb" is silent. Comedians Kevin Laferriere and Evan Kyle Berger are just a couple of dads trying to have a little fun along the way. We believe the only way to erase the stigma that Dumb Dads get painted with is to parent harder, not dumber. Brought to you by BetOnline
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Birthful

Adriana Lozada

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On Birthful, working doula and former journalist Adriana Lozada talks pregnancy, birth and postpartum with top experts and new parents. Every episode distills the overload of pregnancy information down to the most relevant and useful stuff. Adriana Lozada is a mom, author, speaker, birth doula, postpartum educator, and healthy-sleep consultant. Visit Birthful.com. Please note: Adriana has years of experience but she's not a doctor, and does not expect anyone to treat the show like medical ad ...
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Everyday Educator

Classical Conversations Inc.

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Classical Conversations supports homeschooling parents by cultivating the love of learning through a Christian worldview in fellowship with other families. We believe there are three keys to a great education: classical, Christian, and Community.
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The Monica Swanson Podcast

Monica Swanson and Christian Parenting

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Monica Swanson, author of Boy Mom and Raising Amazing , and blogger at monicaswanson.com, shares encouragement and inspiration for raising amazing kids and building strong families. Monica shares practical advice and biblical wisdom through honest conversations, interviews with experts, and light-hearted humor. The Monica Swanson Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.Chris ...
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Early learning leaders around the globe are breaking through challenges, leading the way in innovation, testing new best practices, and impacting children and families in a much more powerful and positive way than ever before. Each week, tune in to top child care business guru Kris Murray on the Child Care Rockstar Radio podcast for interviews with early childhood leaders and experts that will leave you inspired to get to the next level of success, whatever that means for you. Kris Murray is ...
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Famous at Home

Josh + Christi Straub

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We all want to put our families center stage. Yet, in a world competing for our time, attention, and identity, our families often get our leftovers instead of our best. Welcome to the Famous at Home podcast, with marriage and leadership coaches, Dr. Josh and Christi Straub. With a realistic, grace-filled look at the struggles families face, the Famous at Home podcast is like having a cup of coffee with authentic friends who just “get you.” yet with the practical and life-changing coaching st ...
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All Things Sensory by Harkla

Rachel Harrington, COTA/L, AC & Jessica Hill, COTA/L

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Rachel Harrington and Jessica Hill, are two passionate Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants who answer your questions related to all things sensory, occupational therapy, parenting, self-care, nutrition, and health, from a therapist’s perspective. Providing raw, honest, fun ideas, and strategies, for parents and families to implement into daily life. Great for those who work with children with sensory processing disorder, special needs, autism, and ADHD. This podcast is brought to you b ...
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If you’re a Christian parent looking for the next great read for your kid or a kid who is looking for a new book, this is the podcast for you. We quickly review popular books and let you know what to look out for in them. We also look at the book from a Biblical lens to evaluate Gospel ties that can be made. No spoilers for the books, but you can be sure that these books are parent-reviewed and sometimes even kid-tested. Enjoy the show and have a great read for your next book. https://randal ...
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Steve and Sara Urquhart are NOT perfect parents; a fact they readily admit. However, through love, humility, and luck, they managed to raise a cadre of great kids into adulthood. They're often sought out for parenting advice by friends and family, which spurred the thought that maybe a larger audience could benefit from their stories of growth, trial, and error as parents. Thus, The Perfect Parenting Podcast was born. Join us for uncensored and touching stories from two Utah parents who aren ...
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Once Upon a Crescent is a collection of Islamic bedtime stories for children. Written and produced by a Muslim elementary school teacher, these stories aim to impart Islamic morals to kids through light-hearted storytelling. Not only are stories a great way to settle into a bedtime routine, but they also provide rich opportunities for meaningful dialogue between parent and child. Snuggle up with your little one and feel free to use this podcast as a starting point to talk about Islamic value ...
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Parenting is often lived in the extremes. It’s either great joy or chaotic overwhelm. One moment you’re nailing it and the next you’re losing your cool. I want to help you find your way to the messy middle, to a place of balance. You see, balance is a verb, not a state of being. It is a thing you DO, not a thing you ARE. It’s an action, a process, a series of micro-corrections that we make, each and every day, to keep ourselves feeling centered. We are never truly balanced, we are engaged in ...
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From politics to the personal, we're about solutions. Our weekly podcast features two friends and longtime journalists. Join Richard Davies (ABC News) and Jim Meigs (Popular Mechanics) as they challenge authors, experts and provocateurs in a search for positive, practical ideas. Guests include Alan Dershowitz, a noted legal scholar and defender of civil liberties; Mike Rowe of "Dirty Jobs" and Lenore Skenazy, founder of "Free Range Kids." Topics include politics, parenting, personal finance, ...
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Optimal Relationships Daily, steered by the insightful Greg Audino, a seasoned life coach, is a podcast dedicated to enhancing your personal connections. Greg explores the intricate dynamics of relationships, from dating to marriage and parenting. He handpicks and narrates insightful content from a variety of respected bloggers and experts, offering listeners a rich tapestry of perspectives on relationship building, communication, conflict resolution, and self-love. Greg's approach is both c ...
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Being a parent is both a great joy and at the same time stressful and overwhelming, especially if you are rising your child in a different culture and context than yours. In one moment, we feel that everything is so smooth, and the next that we are failing. But we want to assure you that being parent is not being perfect, there is no perfection in parenting, but being a good enough parenting. If you want to strive and better understand yourself as a parent and your child, this podcast series ...
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With Post-natal expert Peter Lap. Peter waffles on about everything related to Post-Natal health and exercise. I answer any question listeners send in and regularly have great, expert, guests on. From exercise, diet and mindset all the way down to the smaller things (such as congratulating you for not yet having thrown your tantrum throwing toddler out of a window) Not suitable for kids :)
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Let's be real, parenting is way harder and way less fun than any of us were expecting. “The kids are finally asleep. I'm exhausted, overwhelmed, and stressed out. The house is a mess. That thing for work is coming up. I didn't think life was going to be like this.” “I lost my temper too many times, I tried so hard to be patient but I was on edge all day. I didn't think life was going to be like this.” Feel familiar? This is parenting burnout and if you can relate, you are not alone. Burnout ...
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Confused by all the parenting resources? Looking for the definitive voice? Let our experts cut through the noise. Subscribe to the Bright Horizons® podcast, "Teach. Play. Love. Parenting Advice for the Early Years." Listen as parents and early childhood educators come together to cull the competing advice, separate fact from fiction, and focus on what does – and doesn’t – matter during these early years. Be more confident, have less worry…and let Bright Horizons help make parenting the joy i ...
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Empowering moms to work from home and homeschool. Life Unboxed is a momtrepreneur's guide to raising kids, running a business, and keeping your sanity. So you can work at home and homeschool confidently. For more great momtrepreneur content check out lifeunboxed.blog. New episodes posted weekly.[Some of the links in the show notes are affiliate links. If you purchase using one of these links, I make a small commission at no additional cost to you. This helps me keeps things free for you, and ...
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The Men in the Arena podcast equips Christian men in the stress bubble of life: married, with kids, building your career and trying to follow God while leading your family well. We'll help you become your best version, equipping you to honor God in your marriage, parenting, work, church and community! Tuesday's podcast is Equipping Men in Ten - a ten-minute, laser-focused teaching from Jim Ramos to help you become your best version of a man. Friday's podcast is a high-octane interview with a ...
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The Relentless Pursuit Podcast

Jordan Catapano and Rosanna Catapano

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A life lived on purpose requires daily intentionality, especially when you add a spouse, kids, a career, and a host of big dreams. Join Jordan and Rosanna – high-school sweethearts, educators, entrepreneurs, and parents – each week as they take life off autopilot and explore in unscripted conversations how to thrive as a couple while hustling after their passions. If you’re looking to make the most of your self, your relationships, your dreams, your marriage, and your parenting – you’ll find ...
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We are in the midst of a Spiritual BOOM. This world is elevating, increasing in consciousness, upping in awareness. The Great Awakening, baby. Within this, there is so much that is untrue and deceptive… even spiritually. Eden Koz and her company Just Be® created this podcast to showcase truths in politics, history, God and source, the healing arts, conspiracy theories as well as the galaxy and beyond. This is about finding yourself, your sovereignty as well as your voice. Included in each se ...
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Welcome to Randi Rubenstein’s Mastermind Parenting Podcast. So, the big question is this - How do parents like us know that we aren’t messing up the biggest role of our lives, especially when we happen to have a strong-willed kiddo that is constantly pushing our buttons? We’ve all heard that kids don’t come with a manual, so how can we know for sure that we are saying the right things or that we’re getting this parenting thing right. On this podcast for parents of toddlers to teens, we’ll be ...
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An honest, unfiltered, unapologetic and (at times) irreverent parenting and lifestyle podcast about the realities of being a mom (or dad!) in the 2020s. Launched in 2018 by journalist Sam Herbst and marketing maven Charlene Armstrong, this podcast aims to debunk the myth of “perfect parenting” through personal (and balanced) accounts of our mothering highs and lows all while tackling a host of relatable lifestyle topics. And – because we can hardly pretend to have our own sh*t together – our ...
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Parent, founder, leader... tired? If you're starting a business or figuring out entrepreneurship AND you've got kids, this podcast is for you. Whether you're thinking about having kids or you're in the mayhem already, we're here to support working parents. Our mission? To tell the truth about motherhood, fatherhood, being a parent, and to inspire us to imagine new ways of working. So maybe we can get a little more sleep.
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The Art of Allowance Podcast is hosted by John Lanza, the author of "The Art of Allowance: A Short, Practical Guide to Raising Money-Smart, Money-Empowered Kids." John is also the Chief Mammal and Creator of The Money Mammals, the award-winning DVD and picture book series that helps get kids excited about money smarts. In the Art of Allowance podcast, John interviews parents and other youth money experts to discuss tools, tactics and tricks that families can pick and choose from to help them ...
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Welcome to the Parenting In The Thick Of It show - the place where you will feel heard, supported and guided through YOUR parenting challenges. If you are tired, stressed, frustrated & struggle with kids not listening/being disrespectful, difficult behaviours, social media, or have a kid with ADHD, tune in! By taking inspired action steps, I can help you re-align & create the life you deserve as a parent: to be the parent you know you can be and the parent your child needs you to be. You can ...
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Bi-weekly podcast highlighting impactful stories of parents and what they do to be successful at home and at work. Helping you turn the time you have with your kids into time well spent helping them learn the most important lessons in life. The Gentlemen Project Podcast is hosted by Kirk Chugg and Cory Moore-friends who are passionate about fatherhood and raising the next generation of great kids.
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Productivity, Parenting, and Education for Moms with Adult ADHD Are you overwhelmed by the never-ending to do list of motherhood? Are you burnt out and barely keeping your head above water? Are you confused and frustrated by how all the other moms make it look so easy? And somehow you're still floundering despite trying even harder... Your purse is as overflowing as your mind, you never feel like a good enough mom, and you don't dare have anyone over to visit to witness your messy home. You ...
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Sometimes Love Isn’t Enough: The Parenting Through Challenges Podcast - A practical yet heartfelt podcast for parents who are overwhelmed by unique challenges in parenting. Join Angie Grandt – The Adoption Coach – as she leads you on a journey to rebuild a relationship with your child – you know – the one who you promised to love unconditionally, but who keeps pushing you away and displaying such unsettling behaviors, and now you find you are so easily triggered by all their behaviors and ca ...
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The Docs2Dads Podcast helps dads find the joy of fatherhood and supports dads actively participating in the health, well-being, and development of themselves, their family, and their community. Follow the show at docs2dads.com If you have a question you’ve always wanted to ask your child’s doctor or a pediatrician, Dr. Scott would love to hear from you!! What do I do if my wife or girlfriend is pregnant? Is my child growing normally? Should I call the pediatrician? How can I be a great dad? ...
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The Primal Kitchen Podcast

Mark Sisson & Morgan Zanotti

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Tune in to a new kind of talk! The Primal Blueprint Podcast is relaunching as the Primal Kitchen Podcast, hosted by founders Mark Sisson and Morgan Zanotti. Every week, they're sitting down with the biggest names in the health, wellness, and personal growth space. Listen in on Spotify, Apple, and on PrimalKitchen.com.
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Fathering Our Future is the podcast for dads devoted to helping men love being dads, helping dads become better dads every day, and building a community of dads so that together we can better father our future. Fatherhood is a rewarding privilege but it is also the greatest challenge. Fortunately, we do not have to figure it all out ourselves and do it alone. This podcast explores various topics relating to fatherhood and provides logical, Biblical, and communal guidance to help you start as ...
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When Mommy Grows Up

Becca Carnahan & Marie-Pier Tremblay from Next Chapter Careers

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As moms, we love to inspire our kids to dream big dreams about who they’ll be as they grow up. But when is the last time you stopped to ask yourself, "Who am I going to be (next) as I grow up?" The When Mommy Grows Up Podcast is the motherhood and career podcast for moms who need help defining what success looks like to them as mid-career professionals and parents, along with the support they need to go after it. Hear real stories from real moms facing the same challenges you are. Finding fl ...
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Vision is More Than 20/20 is a podcast aimed at talking about vision, your eyes and how they play a role in overall visual and systemic function. We often hear if you see “20/20” you have great eye sight, but that is just the first step in the visual process. Dr. Zilnicki & Licausi, with the help of various guests, will work to help you understand more about your visual system and all the pieces to the vision puzzle!
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Welcome to episode 4 of 5 in our first Summer Series called, On Becoming Great Parents. We hope you download the pdf files that go along with these episodes (found in show notes below) and use them in your small groups, with your spouse, or as a companion guide to the content. In this episode, Christi talks to Josh about honor, our identity as pare…
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In this episode of Parenting Great Kids, Dr. Meg Meeker is joined by Dr. Eran Magen, an expert in education and psychology from Stanford University and founder of Parenting for Humans and DivorcingDads.org. They discuss the increased risk of suicide among divorced fathers and the unique challenges these men face. Dr. Magen emphasizes how critical i…
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Meet my friend Bethany Lovern, host of Breastfeeding Relief with Bethany. In this episode, Bethany and I chat about struggles as a new mom, including breastfeeding, Postpartum Depression (PPD), Postpartum Anxiety (PPA), and Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex or D-MER. Bethany shares: In this episode, Patricia discusses how she struggled with her ADHD s…
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Welcome to another episode of Great Dad Talks Resilience ! Join me as we dive deep into the realms of resilience, self-discipline, and emotional awareness with resilience expert and coach, Michael Ostrolenk. In this insightful conversation, Michael emphasizes the crucial role of incorporating the body into therapy work, offering practical advice on…
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You can have a fabulous birth experience at a hospital, but it requires thoughtful preparation. Adriana Lozada helps simplify this process by going through some of the best practices to get you there. Sponsor offers - TIME SENSITIVE! NEEDED - Get 20% off at ThisIsNeeded.com with code BIRTHFUL HONEYLOVE - Get 20% off at HoneyLove.com/Birthful JENNI …
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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2221: Dr. Laura Markham of Peaceful Parent Happy Kids.com explains how parents can build their child's self-esteem through four simple habits: seeing their best self, problem-solving instead of…
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If you listened to Hilary’s series Dated, you will recognise the voice of Kerri Sackville. She is a columnist and author of Out There: a Survival Guide to Dating in Midlife. Sharing wisdom of a different kind, Kerri unpacks her classification of solitude and why we need to experience it each day if we want to lead creative lives.…
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Doing the dishes, folding laundry, getting in the garden, or cooking dinner might feel like ‘chores’: just more things on the big list of nuisances we don't have time for. But changing our mindset around housekeeping can help our mental clarity and wellbeing. We explore the cultural devaluation of ‘home’ work, and how rethinking our relationship wi…
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Ever wondered how the world would look if we could travel back in time? This is one of those podcasts that really make you think….. It makes you think “how the heck do I still listen to these two”. Hey, you’re here now you may as well stick around!!. Sit back, grab a brew and listen to the Dad Tales Podcast. Don’t forget to let the Dads know what y…
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Reoccurring guests Pia and Cullen are always beacons of great information. In this episode, we dive into the awesome aspects of our ascension from telepathy, rainbows, the crystalline body, love and trust and their truth about generational trauma. And we also have a big discussion on death and transition, plus their own amazing experiences. Laakmaa…
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When Joey Odom missed his son’s first soccer goal because he was looking at his phone, he had a realization: his phone was getting in the way of his best intentions as a Dad and a husband. Since then, he has been on a journey to change his relationship with his phone so that he can change the most important relationships in his life. I heard about …
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Some people say that nursing your baby is "free” — and while there certainly are unique cost savings associated with feeding human milk, there can be expenses associated with it, too. How can you maximize your lactation-related benefits? And what does the law have to say? Adriana shares practical tips about the financial side of infant feeding. Spo…
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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2220: Darren Fletcher's heartfelt narrative explores the deep emotional ties to the past and the challenge of letting go. Through a poignant story about his ex's compassion, he reflects on the …
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Free Primitive Reflex Webinar Primitive Reflex Digital Course One of our favorite things about our digital courses is that you can ask questions and start conversations inside of the course! We have a comment forum within each module of each course, and we LOVE getting in there to answer questions, brainstorm, and chat about progress! Today’s episo…
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When Megan Maurice was diagnosed with breast cancer at 36 years of age, her daughter Pia was only seven. Megan thought the way to manage was to stay positive, and to adopt the mask of a character from a sad-but-uplifting TV show. She decided the emotional breakdown could come later. But what if surviving survival was even harder? Megan joins Hilary…
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The World Health Organisation's 2021 Global Report on Ageism found that one in two people worldwide are ageist, and called ageism 'prevalent, ubiquitous, and insidious'. One of the ways ageism manifests is through harmful stereotypes, and the language we use can play a critical role in either perpetuating or preventing those stereotypes. Dr Catheri…
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Settle back and spend some time chasing your imagination this summer-pick up a book! Reading as a family draws us together and gives us something to savor. Listen in this week as Lisa shares some stories from the Cycle 1 resource Ancient World Echoes. She’ll also offer some great tips on how to make the stories stay alive after the reading ends. At…
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We're joined by special guest comedian, Gary Vider! Gary is a New York City based stand-up comedian, with appearances on CONAN and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Check out his new special, "It Could Be Worse" on Youtube! We've been bingeing his new podcast, #1 Dad, and couldn't wait to have him on to talk about it! Gary goes a little more in-d…
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Tune in as Nick Berman — a renowned coach specializing in mindset, career, and life coaching, particularly for dads and men in transition shares his compelling journey from a career in advertising and recruitment to becoming a life coach, bringing a wealth of knowledge about resilience, trust, and personal growth. Nick opens up about his own strugg…
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With Australia reportedly one of the world's biggest fashion consumers, what if there was a way to find out everything you want to know about the item you are purchasing - to see the entire life cycle of a garment. How would this influence or inform your buying choices? A Digital Product Passport will contain all the information you need about an i…
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My conversations with Michaeleen Doucleff are so much fun that sometimes I forget to hit record! Usually it doesn’t even matter what we talk about, but this time it’s extra good. You know those times when your kid is acting like a little contrarian. You say up, they say down. You say yes, they say no. And around and around and around. Michaeleen ha…
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As moms, the word “busy” is often attached to our names. There are a million things to get done at work and at home, and we’re making them ALL happen. But what if we let some things go, especially over the summer? Last season, we talked about managing the summertime shuffle with camp drop-offs and spreadsheets, but as we close out Season 2, Marie a…
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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2219: Allison Fallon explores the pitfalls of prioritizing niceness over honesty, highlighting how it can lead to passive aggression, confusion, and missed opportunities for personal growth. Em…
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Is it a SIN for a Christian man to smoke pot? Now that marijuana is legal in many states, does that make it OK? In this week’s 10-minute equipping episode, Pastor Jim Ramos explores whether the Bible has anything to say about weed and its place in the life of a Christian man. [Honor God through your fitness. Use code 'ARENA30' at for 6 weeks of fre…
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Alex Noble was sixteen and crazy about his chosen sport, Rugby. It was the day of the trials for the Open Sevens and Alex was primed. One tackle though went horribly wrong leaving him paralysed from the neck down.Five years on Alex is now a motivational speaker, has written a book called 'I Fight You Fight' and developed an approach to life he call…
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A new set of guidelines from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute will help more than 3000 very preterm babies born in Australia annually. With around 60 per cent of these babies experiencing health and development difficulties later in life, experts say post-discharge care is often inconsistent and confusing for parents. The guidelines offer …
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In this episode, we are talking about social support for depression. Helping burned out parents find inner calm and compassion. Michelle is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Emotionally Focused Therapist Supervisor and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional who specializes in Emotionally Focused Therapy with couples and individuals. When…
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As dads, we do a lot of teaching. We guide our kids through multiple areas of life, providing experience and wisdom every day. While we are the prominent teacher as the dad, there is something our children teach us and we need to pay attention to it. In Mark 10, we read where Jesus expresses the importance and value of being like little children. W…
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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2218: Leo Babauta explores how our expectations of others often lead to frustration, anger, and disappointment. He explains that while we can't control others' behavior, we can manage our own e…
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Do you feel like your previous homeschool year was a disaster? Now is the time to reflect on your homeschool life and determine how to make next year better…or at least avoid the things that made this year hard. Homeschool life is challenging. I know I am stating the obvious. But there are things that can take you from this is challenging, to that …
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Two grandmothers, Dijea Young and Cindy Stonestreet (who also happen to be Connected Families Certified Parent Coaches) chat about the role of play in grandparenting and how they’re learning to be great grandmothers. Cindy and Dijea share personal stories about respecting their adult children’s parenting decisions and finding common ground, even in…
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The internet and social media has been a double edged sword for news and journalism. It's given a voice to communities that weren't often heard in the mainstream and enabled individuals and small collectives to report on news that would never have been covered otherwise. But a lot of what you see on social media isn't actually true and the algorith…
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The tragic statistics forming the basis of the youth mental health crisis can all be traced back to one moment - the invention of the smartphone and the emergence of the 'selfie-based social media ecosystem' in 2012. That's the argument at the centre of social psychologist Jonathan Haidt's groundbreaking new book ‘the Anxious Generation’. With the …
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What if adjusting your parenting approach could unlock your neurodivergent child's full potential? This week I am delighted to be joined by Elaine Taylor-Klaus from Impact Parents as we explore the unique needs of neurodivergent, or "neuro-spicy," children. Elaine breaks down the differences between neurotypical and neurodivergent brains, addressin…
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At ten-years-old, when Aalia Elachi's smartphone broke and her parents decided not to replace it, she was devastated. But she's now fourteen and has loved the social-media-free life her parents have given her. What motivated the Elachis' decision and how are other parents around the country following their lead? Guests: Dany Elachi, Sydney father o…
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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2217: Keith Wilson explores the rationality behind holding grudges, suggesting that while grudges can be logical due to broken trust, showing mercy and valuing relationships may often outweigh …
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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2216: Ross Enamait emphasizes the timeless value of old-school training methods, highlighting their simplicity, effectiveness, and adaptability. He shares insights on how traditional approaches…
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In this episode Alvean and Doug dish about the challenge and the opportunity to rekindle that spark of passion–the chemistry and fire that ignited your romantic relationship in the first place. It isn’t all hormones–most of it is about the secret sauce of romance. For a full transcript, click here: LL33-How to Bring Passion Back?…
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When a child experiences early trauma, various changes can happen to the brain. As parents, we see the effects - in behaviors, learning difficulties, developmental delays. Let's discuss key changes to the brain common in children who've experienced trauma. About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is…
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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2215: Dr. Margaret Rutherford explores the profound impact of parental hurt and offers four steps toward healing: acknowledgment, self-compassion, connecting past experiences with present behav…
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