100: How to Talk to Your Kids About Pornography // Dina Alexander from Educate and Empower Kids
Today is the second in our series of episodes titled “You Are Your Child’s Most Important Teacher.” Dina Alexander is a mother of three teenagers and the founder of Educate and Empower Kids, which is an incredible resource for those “difficult conversations” we all need and want to have with our kids, but we’re just not…
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099: How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex // Kristin B. Hodson
Do you consider yourself the sex expert of your home? Today we are discussing how to talk to your kids about sex. I know it seems like a big role — but it’s possible. Ninety-nine percent of what our kids need when they ask questions about their bodies is to know that we won’t shut…
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098: How to Hold Space for Your Creativity As a Parent // Elizabeth Bergeland and Ben Brashares
Aside from the things you need to do and the things you think you should do, what do you actually want to do? Take a dance class? Meal plan? Interior design? Create a new spreadsheet? Catch up on your journal? Today I have my childhood best friend, Elizabeth Bergeland, a stay-at-home mother AND a professional…
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Most of us had some experiences or people in our childhoods that left a heavy mark. Making today’s topic on how to let go of hard stuff so important. Sometimes we minimize these difficult moments because “it could have been worse.” But no matter what you faced growing up, we all need to process our experiences…
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096: How to Organize Yourself and Your Home For the New School Year // Mika Perry
Close your eyes and envision your ideal morning with your children. Would you get up before them or wait for them to crawl into bed with you? What routines would you have in place to limit chaos and contention? Now work backwards and envision, step-by-step, what you would need to do the night before in…
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095: 3 Simple Rituals of Connection for your Marriage // Nate Bagley
I’m so excited to have Nate Bagley on today’s podcast. But before we dive right in, did you know that Drs. John and Julie Gottman are going to be in Utah in September to speak about “essential conversations for a lifetime of love?” This. Is. Huge. Whether you’re able to come to the event or not,…
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094: How to Help your Teen Live a Better Story
Do you have a teen who is struggling, floundering, or fighting with you constantly? If so, do you find yourself wondering how to help your teen see within themselves the hero of a truly great story? In today’s episode, Rachel explores how to help your teen transition into a better story. She shares three takeaways from…
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093: How to Change Someone’s Life Without Knowing It
When you think about the small but impactful acts of kindness others have shown you, do you also reflect on the kindness *you* have shown others? It might be humbling to admit, but ways YOU have reached out have made a big difference to others as well. I claim that with confidence because today on…
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092: Overcoming Your Inner Teen // Tawni Beardall and Erica Peterson
As a teen, did you ever find yourself giving up parts of who you were in order to fit in and feel accepted? Would you be able to admit, or even recognize, if you were still doing that as a mom? In this phase of our lives, we aren’t always put in peer pressure situations…
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091: How to Earn (And Keep) Your Teen’s Trust (Encore!) // Tony Overbay, LMFT
He’s baaccck! Our favorite male guest is back on the podcast today teaching us how to communicate with our children in a way that builds trust. Tony Overbay is a Licensed Family and Marriage Therapist and a father of four young adults, so he has professional and personal experience with this topic. Whether you are currently parenting…
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