Today we continue this week’s series with Priya Parker, a conflict resolution expert who works to help people connect in more meaningful ways through being intentional in their gatherings. Today she explains how creating a common language around tension and conflict provides a fertile ground for growth and connection. By asking hard questions from a place of love and respect, we can actually move from fear and avoidance to understanding and empowerment—and transform the way we interact.
Read MoreEvery day you’re creating a narrative in your home based on your conversations, the daily structure you stick to, and your style of family life. Wouldn’t it be great to use that narrative to provide a greater purpose and mission statement for your family? Priya Parker, an author, facilitator, and strategic advisor, believes that how we gather is how we live—so we need to be intentional about how and why we connect with those around us.
Read MoreBe honest—anyone else rely on Cliffs Notes during your years as a student? Good news. Today’s episode is truly the Cliffs Notes on how to be a parent, and how to cultivate healthy relationships with your kiddos. Philippa Perry is a psychotherapist and author who is passionate about helping parents navigate their own past in order to change their patterns of parent-child dynamics. She explains how to be authentic, why we need to define ourselves and our own needs to our kids, and how to build a positive blueprint for every future relationship they will have.
Read MoreWhat happens when you combine purpose, connection, and intentional living? You get a mind-body approach to living your best life. But how do you get there? Today I chat with movement and life coach Chris Rodriguez, who helps his clients re-energize by making shifts in their daily rhythms to find confidence and alignment. You won’t want to miss this conversation about priorities, authentic connections, and stress management.
Read MoreBrad Montague is a New York Times bestselling author who is on a mission to create stories that cultivate empathy and imagination in kids and adults alike. Today he’ll remind you that despite the everyday tension and choices of joy and sadness, love and loss, coffee or tea, ice cream or cake, you get to choose how to live with intention and purpose.
Whether or not you have a graduate in your life, these are good reminders for all of us. They’re simple reminders to use your gifts, to be courageous even when it’s scary, to live well, and to dance!
So, what will you chose today?
Joyfully accepting a simple request for a hug from your little one, giving a smile to a stranger, or sharing a conversation over coffee? All can add up and make a difference.
We tend not to think of the legacy we’re building with our everyday actions, but little by little a little becomes a lot. When you live with intention, you live your best life – not only for yourself but for those you love around you, now and in the future.
As I think about my kids someday growing up to pursue meaningful relationships and careers, I’m forced to analyze the behaviors and values I’m displaying for them today. Where is my focus, and how does my use of technology either add to our lives or possibly pull us apart?
Cal Newport, an author and associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University, takes a bold stance toward social media, encouraging people to actually delete it from their lives. He defuses the three most common objections to quitting social media by explaining why they don’t hold up.
Watch the full clip here.
For more info, go to www.calnewport.com, and check out a few of his books:
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Read MoreTechnology is quickly changing what we do and who we are.
As our kids continue to grow up in a society ruled by screens and social media, their ability to relate, converse, and have real relationships has sadly suffered. Sherry Turkle, a professor at MIT, a clinical psychologist, and an expert on culture, social networking, and people’s relationships with technology, outlines the small steps we can take to teach our kids real-life values—including solitude, conversation, and really listening to each other.
Watch the full clip here.
Check out her book, The Empathy Diaries: A Memoir.
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Read MoreI sat down with Prerna Richards, an educator and parent coach, who is passionate about building a strong foundation of play and learning in early childhood, which creates a framework for future success. We talk honestly about the everyday struggles parents face, and how to practically schedule time to accommodate everyone’s needs under the same roof. If you’ve been struggling this year as you balance all the things, this episode is for you.
Read MoreLet’s talk about procrastination...and how we can use it to our benefit. Adam Grant is a top-rated professor, organizational psychologist, and leading expert on finding motivation and meaning. Listen in as he explains how creative people come up with ideas, and how we can redefine our doubt, failure, and fears, just by thinking outside the box.
Read MoreSince today marks a milestone birthday for me, I’ve been reflecting quite a bit on life. And I’m realizing my need to understand that I am perfectly imperfect...that you and I are enough and whole, just as we are today. Listen in as Adam Roa shares that learning to love others starts with how we love ourselves.
Watch the full clip here. For more info, go to www.adamroa.com.
Read MoreToday, I decided to do things a little differently. I decided to share more of myself, my heart, and my recent struggles. Today’s episode is about being brave even when we don’t think we are. It’s about speaking up, supporting each other, and believing that we are worthy of the tasks set before us. Because when we share in our struggles, we create safe communities. In these communities, we can shine a light in the darkness we’ve been holding onto—a darkness we think is too ugly and wrong to share.
Read MoreWhile I am so thankful for my kids’ teachers, I’ve come to realize that mainstream education doesn’t always provide the perfect environment for learning. What I love about today’s guest, Zoie Hoffman, is that she has created a tutoring company that respects and celebrates what makes each child unique. Listen in as she gives parents great tips for homework, summer learning, and back to school success.
Read MoreWe all know change is inevitable, but that doesn’t make it any easier. Child development is a roller coaster for both the parent and child, which is why we need all the help we can give each other! Today, child psychiatrist Dr. Joshua Sparrow explains why community is so important when it comes to empowering and building confidence in parents.
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Be sure to go to www.betterhelp.com/pgish to get connected to a licensed therapist for your family. We all face tough challenges, but we don’t need to tackle them alone—so reach out to get the help you need.
Read MoreAs parents, we so often think it’s our job to change our kids’ behavior. And if they’re not cooperating, we must be failing. But the truth is...that’s not our job. Marriage and family therapist and author of "Scream-Free Parenting," Hal Runkel, will dive right into how we can shift our view of parent responsibility—and it all comes down to ONE WORD that can radically change our lives.
Watch the full clip here.
For more info on Hal Runkel, go to www.screamfree.com, or order his book, Screamfree Parenting: How to Raise Amazing Adults by Learning to Pause More and React Less.
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Read MoreIf you or your kids have been feeling more stress lately, today’s show might be just what you need. We continue our focus on emotional intelligence as I chat with Marcelle Waldman, the amazing mom and teacher behind FeelLinks—a tool to strengthen children’s social-emotional connections and confidence. Listen as Marcelle shares tips on open communication, visual cues for kids, and ways to help our kids understand and respond to emotions.
For more info, go to www.myfeellinks.com.
Read MoreParents, you have a lot on your plate. Parenting will turn your life upside down and become the hardest job you could imagine—and it magnifies your weaknesses every...single...day. But in today's talk, author Benjamin Hardy shares why the journey of becoming a foster parent to three siblings didn’t break him, but instead built him into a stronger and better version of himself. He explains why carrying a heavy load can actually give you the traction, urgency, and purpose you need—much like parenting.
Every day you become more and more qualified as the expert of your family.
Read MoreWe talk about emotional intelligence a lot here at PG-ish but with this month being Stress Awareness month, it’s more of focus. Joelle Hadley, the founder and president of The Culture Coaches and an expert in emotional intelligence and personal performance walks us through the basics of emotional intelligence and why it’s important for success at any age.
Read MoreJoin my conversation today with the funny and fantastic duo behind No Guilt Mom, a one-stop shop to help mamas love being a mom again. We discuss our experiences over the last year at home, the expectations on mamas now (and always), and 3 helpful tips to communicate better and work through the homework battles with more success.
For more great resources (for you AND for your kids!) from JoAnn and Brie, go to www.noguiltmom.com.
Read MoreOn top of an already disconnected society due to technology, add in a pandemic...and we’re bound to be a little socially awkward. So if we want our kids to communicate well, be kind and respectful, and apologize and forgive, we must first learn that behavior ourselves. Celeste Headlee gives us 10 incredibly useful rules on how to have a conversation, which involves letting go of our own ideas and being willing to learn something.
Read MoreIn an age of impatience and decreased attention spans, it can be difficult to navigate hard issues and conversations—whether it’s with your partner, your child, or even a world leader. Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman, who works with her husband to research ways to create and maintain greater love and health in relationships, will give you tools to learn the art of listening and compromise.
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