In a culture where we only like to show the glamour shots full of shiny happy people, it’s time to have the uncomfortable conversation and share the hard truth: Life Is Messy.

Sadly, many things are left out when we discuss marriage, leaving us with an unrealistic view skewed by movies and social media. Relationship researcher, professor, and author Dr. Carol Bruess hilariously discusses that all relationships are messy (and that’s okay), and that it’s the little things that can elevate your relationship—and even help you live longer.

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Seriously, when was the last time you played? While today’s clip promotes the value of play in children’s lives, I also want to encourage YOU to get out and play—it can break up the monotony, release creativity, build empathy, and keep you healthy. Alex Elliott Lockhart, a primary school teacher and co-founder of Outdoor Cleghorn, will inspire you to get dirty, chase your passions, and reclaim your freedom.

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In today’s episode I get to chat with Rebecca A. Weiner, the childhood expert behind Learn Play Grow Educational Consulting. We talk about real ways to incorporate play—not only to help our kids learn in unique ways, but also to maintain our own health and relationships—and how important it is to have realistic expectations of ourselves.

To connect with Rebecca: www.learnplaygrowconsulting.com or on Instagram at @learnplaygrowconsulting

These are tough days, so reach out to get the help you deserve! Go to www.betterhelp.com/pgish to get connected to a licensed therapist for your family.

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Need a solid reason to pause your work, chores, and daily tasks to have fun with your kids?

Today we get scientific evidence.

Child psychologist Dr. Mona Delahooke walks us through the science of how the power of play can calm your child down and build brain health, connection, joy, resilience, and determination.

Watch the full clip here.

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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.

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Childhood 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.

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Anyone 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.

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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.

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Today 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.

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The 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.

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While 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.

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As 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.

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Today’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.

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So 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.

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I’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.

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You 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.

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We 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.

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As 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.

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Today 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.

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