Do 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.
Read MoreWhatever you’re feeling today, this episode is sure to help—without the nasty side effects of medication. Max Strom, who has taught on the healing power of the breath for over twenty years, explores why anxiety is on the rise and why much of what we’re feeling this year is grief over the lives and routines we had. Through learning how to breathe, you can deal with very real emotions and create a healthy and safe space for your family to interact and grow together.
Read MoreWhen we’re faced with ongoing challenges, it’s easy to fall into a cycle of apathy and anger—especially when we don’t have an outlet for our emotions. As parents, we get tired of holding everything together, and we can end up taking it out on our kids. Psychologist and author Harriet Lerner gives us a brief, lighthearted snapshot of what can happen in relationships when there are communication breakdowns, negative tones, and assumptions strewn about.
Read MoreLife as a parent is a constant struggle for enough time. We need more time for work, more time for family, more time for ourselves - the elusive balance between work and family seems to be doomed. Today, Brigid Schulte, award-winning writer, sheds some wisdom on our struggle: We’ll simply never have enough time. But once we accept the fact that we’ll never be able to do everything we think we need to, we can restructure the time we actually have in order to be less stressed, more productive, and ultimately, happier.
Read MoreYou know those days when you just feel off, and it permeates into everything you do and touch? Psychologist and neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett explains how we experience the world through “affect-colored glasses” - rather, what we feel (our “affect”) actually changes what we experience and how we respond to the world around us. The question is, how do we use our “affect” to our advantage, rather than let it take over in the heat of the moment?
Read MoreWhat kind of tone do you create in your home? How do you want your kids to feel on a daily basis?
Matthew Luhn, successful author and storyteller for 25 years, shares how Disney has found its success by understanding what people want to feel, and creating that feeling as an experience for them. What if we, as parents, could pinpoint the lifelong feeling we want to leave our kids with, and use that as our “north star” to inform the daily practices and conversations we have at home?
Read MoreWhile today’s clip is from a talk given one month after the 2016 election, Celeste Headlee, an award-winning journalist and best-selling author, drops truth bombs that are possibly even more relevant today as we lean into the final stretch before the current election. I’m not usually one to talk politics here, but I also want to encourage us to lean into the hard conversations that lead to understanding--and this talk is worth listening to again and again.
Read MoreAs I gave my introduction during the Pandemic Parenting Survival Summit over the weekend, I realized that I’ve never truly given that introduction to you, my listeners. So today, I’d like to take you back 5 years to the start of a journey that has led me to where I am today. And as you keep figuring out life one day at a time, just remember that we’re all in this together.
Read MoreToo often we allow the outside world to dictate what we think is real or possible; when actually we have much more power to control our circumstances simply by how we allow ourselves to process emotions. Your internal compass - your beliefs, values, thoughts, habits, and daily narratives - has a huge effect on your health, well-being, and ability to adapt to the not-so-sweet moments in life. Today Susan David discusses how ultimately, your internal state will color your external world, for good or bad.
Read MoreDoes it feel like Groundhog Day?
Everyday seems the same, and we start to wonder if our daily efforts are pointless. But making real change in the type of person we want to be, and especially the type of people we want our kids to be, takes time and daily doses of intentionality.
In today’s clip, James Clear explains how every action that you take is actually a vote for the type of person that you want to become. One vote, or action, at a time creates the path forward for who we are becoming.
You can find the full clip here, and for more info about James Clear, visit his website.
You can check out his amazing book, Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones.
Read MoreWe’re so used to thinking that in order to be a better parent, we need to work harder, to be everything, to do it all and do it well - probably while holding our fifth cup of coffee for the day. But sleep scientist Matt Walker tells a different story. Could it be that we need to rethink our priorities as we chase our big goals and dreams?
Read MoreLet’s talk about empathy.
I feel like I used to be more empathetic, before life got so busy and complicated. And today’s children, growing up in the age of selfies and immediate gratification, are showing a rapid decrease in levels of empathy.
But why is empathy so important for our future, and how do we nurture it in our kids? Listen to today’s clip with educational psychologist Michele Borba to better understand empathy and the three best ideas to cultivate it in ourselves and in our homes.
Read MoreDo you allow yourself to pursue your passions? Do you leave room in your life for creativity?
Sadly, as adults, the answer is often no.
You can learn a lot from watching your kiddos, as they have no agenda, no habits to prevent them from daring to dream, and no limits to their imagination.
Read MoreIf you feel like you’ve been on the verge of mental and physical fatigue and don’t know how you’ll manage to see the new year, this talk is for you - because your quality of life matters.
In order to show up as the parent you want to be, you need to take care of yourself and allow yourself to dream about the possibilities that life holds.
This clip with psychiatrist and researcher Dr. Srini Pillay tells the unique story of how he got into Harvard using his imagination. You have the same power to rewrite the daily story you tell yourself in order to create a hopeful tomorrow.
Read MoreHow could any parent know what the landscape of education will look like in one month, or three months, or one year, much less ten years from now?
Today’s episode, featuring Sir Ken Robinson, addresses the idea that the future is unpredictable, and perhaps it’s time for a drastic change in what we value about our children’s education.
You can find the full clip here, and for more info about Sir Ken Robinson, visit his website.
For a thought-provoking read about education, check out his book, You, Your Child, and School: Navigate Your Way to the Best Education.
Read MoreFull transparency… My home is not always filled with “Insta-perfect” happy smiles. Three girls living together creates plenty of drama - and we haven’t even hit the teenage years! But I’m learning that as the parent, I set the example of how to regulate and respond to emotions in a helpful way.
How you respond to your children’s feelings has the potential to propagate anxiety and depression, or kindness and compassion.
Today’s clip with Lael Stone nudges you to listen and care, reminding you that your parenting leaves imprints on your kids’ adult mental health. It’s about how you create a safe place for your children to feel, to process, and to learn.
You can find the full clip here, and for more info about Lael Stone, visit her website.
Read MoreWe all make choices every day about how we respond to what comes our way. The habits we choose, day in and day out, the words we speak, how we show kindness and compassion, and ultimately how we decide to live our lives has a huge impact on our kiddos and how they approach the world, their relationships, and their ambition.
Today Rick Rigsby reminds us that what matters is not our degrees, our prestige, or our accomplishments, but instead it’s how we show up. And we have to keep on standing.
You can find the full clip here, and for more info about Rick Rigsby, visit his website.
For more of Rick’s powerful insight, check out his book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout: How the Timeless Wisdom of One Man Can Impact an Entire Generation.
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