We 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.
Read MoreChildhood 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.
Read MoreAnyone 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.
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.
Read MoreToday 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreWhile 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.
Read MoreAs 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.
Read MoreToday’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.
Read MoreSo 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.
Read MoreI’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.
Read MoreYou 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? 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.
Read MoreWe 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.
Read MoreAs 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.
Read MoreToday 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.
Read MoreDo 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.
Read MoreBeing 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.
Read MoreToday’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.
Read MoreI 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.
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