Diagnosen und vermeintliche Diagnosen begegnen Eltern heute gefühlt überall. Vor allem aufSocial Media reichen manchmal schon fünf vermeintliche Anzeichen und plötzlich fragt man sich: Moment mal … trifft das nicht auch auf mein Kind zu? Aber wann wird aus „Mein Kind ist eben so“ tatsächlich etwas, bei dem wir genauer hinschauen sollten? Und wann suchen wir vielleicht nach einer Diagnose für Verhalten, das noch völlig im Rahmen kindlicher Entwicklung liegt? In dieser Folge sprechen

The story of the “Cornell 7” gang rape has sent shockwaves across the country. As details emerge, a parade of issues have follow, from disturbing legal loopholes to the impact of media on young people’s behavior to the responsibilities of bystanders. We are joined by Dr. Debby Herbenick, professor and researcher on young people’s sexual behavior, to discuss a way forward. The Cornell case is not singular –– how do we guide young people to ultimately prevent assaults from happening in the first

What if the thing that needs to change in your home isn't your kids?In this episode, we're talking about the part of motherhood no one warns you about: how parenting exposes our own hearts. The impatience, the need for control, the stories we keep telling ourselves. But here's the good news. If motherhood is shaping us first, that means we can change, and our homes will follow.We'll talk about how your brain shows you whatever you keep repeating to it and how God uses these everyday moments to grow

In this episode of Life in the IEP Tribe, Mrs. Cynthia Gregory sits down with Laura and Jared to discuss life as a counselor in an alternative school and her past experiences in therapeutic foster care. ★ Support this podcast ★

Her son could recite Goodnight Moon word for word at two years old, but he couldn't learn his letter names. He couldn't rhyme. He could read "redeemer" in scripture but not "an."Liz from Idaho never planned to homeschool. Her husband wasn't sold on it either, so they made a deal: try kindergarten at home for a year, and if it didn't work, he'd go to school. After that year, her husband became the biggest homeschool advocate in the house.Then came the

Have you ever noticed that when your kid is struggling, you make it your job to struggle too?So often, as moms, we let our own peace rise and fall with how our kids are doing. They’re happy, and we can relax. They’re struggling or pulling away, and sowe’re anxious, overthinking, and trying to make everything better. In this episode, I’m continuing the Mindset Trap series with a focus on emotional outsourcing and why it becomes such an easy habit to call into during the parenting teens and

From the archive! Dr. Tom Curran asks Fr. Kurt Nagel: Does God want to heal us of our God-given weaknesses, or should we learn to live well with them? Is the Rosary a part of your own spiritual discipline? Fr. Kurt Nagel explores the 15 promises to those who pray the Rosary.

How can parents support children through the highs and lows of friendship? Katie Thistleton and Guvna B explore when to offer guidance and when to stand back.Comedian and author of Lydia Marmalade and the Christmas Adventure, Cariad Lloyd shares how her two children approach friendships differently and reflects on feeling like an outsider.Educational and child psychologist Dr Sasha Hall explains how friendships develop and how parents can encourage the skills children need to build them. With advice

This week, we're rewinding to a conversation with Vivek Sankaran and Michael Farris from November 2024. Vivek is a professor of law at the Michigan University School of Law and Director of their Child Advocacy Law Clinic. Michael is a constitutional law scholar, founding president of the Parental Rights Foundation, and the former CEO and president of Alliance Defending Freedom. Although they come from different sides of the political spectrum, Vivek and Michael both submitted amic...

Jodie Berndt adds to the Praying the Scriptures series by encouraging couples to pray for their marriages! She explains how you are responsible for your own faith, how to pray with different personalities, praying through conflict over finances, and praying the scriptures through a season of difficulty. This is a discussion you won’t want to miss! Praying the Scriptures for Your Marriage BUNDLE Make Prayer a Life-Giving Part of Your Marriage! 3 Prayers to Pray With Your Spouse What Research

Your barrister might be excellent. Your lawyer might know family law inside out. They may have decades of experience, strong professional judgement and a far better understanding of the legal system than you do. They still cannot see the future. In Episode 4 of the When Children Resist or Refuse series, Danielle turns the spotlight toward legal advice, professional opinion and the enormous temptation to turn uncertainty into certainty when the stakes feel impossibly high. Because there is a d...

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.In this final episode, the host sits down with unschooling expert Esther Jones to explore the profound parallels between unschooling and psychedelics—both paths that dismantle conditioning, invite deep questions about who we are and why we’re here, and foster healing for parents as much as for children. Esther shares her personal journey into unschooling, the fine line between supporting and conditioning kids, advice for navigating parental

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.This week I'm taking you deep into the Amazon, where my son, our animals, and I moved in with a family we had just met to learn about healing, jungle medicine, and the parts of ourselves most people spend their whole lives avoiding. If you've heard me say that unschooling starts with deschooling yourself, this episode is about exactly that: facing old wounds, working through trauma, and discovering what becomes possible when we stop running

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.I think we're all here for a reason, but most of modern life is pulling us away from discovering what that reason really is. Soul-led education is about helping our kids stay connected to themselves, think independently, become un-fuck-withable and follow their own mission instead of spending their lives running someone else's program.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.In this episode, I share a day in our life in a small village in the beautiful Amazon, from jungle walks and seeing monkeys every morning to boat rides, village routines, and so much more. It’s a glimpse into our unschooling life here and the way I experience all of it with a looot of appreciation and love for what’s around us :)

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Finally in the Amazon, enjoying life, living with tribe people, boats instead cars, rivers instead of streets, and piranhas for breakfast <3

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.I joined a conversation on regenerative education as a guest, and it was refreshing to be part of a space where people are seriously questioning the current schooling system (how could you not).We talked about why families are choosing alternative paths, what that looks like in real life, and how different people actually made the transition work around the world. A lot of personal stories, honest feedback about the challenges and learnings

Casey Stanley, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Westminster University in Utah, joins Matt Rogers for Episode 199 of the Significant Coaching Podcast.Westminster competes at the NCAA Division II level in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), and Stanley arrives there after a fascinating journey through nearly two decades of college and prep basketball.After 15 years at the Division I level—including stops at Louisville and Iona working for Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino and back-to-back NCAA

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.After a few months of traveling and searching for my own spark, I’m back with an episode that felt like a missing puzzle piece: a deep dive with Jacky Herder, the powerhouse founder of People for People in Madeira. Jacky shares her incredible journey from DDR roots and "fear coaching" to building a global village where kids actually lead their own learning… proving that when we stop trying to "fix" our children and start deschooling our own

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.This time, I wasn't the host, but the guest at Dr. Fernando Morales' podcast: Have you ever questioned whether conventional education truly prepares children for life? In this episode, Alex shares her radical journey from traditional classrooms in Germany to a life of freedom, self-discovery, and jungle experiences. Her story will leave you questioning what it really means to raise a generation capable of thinking for themselves and exploring