Episode 290: Katie Hurley on Supporting Stressed-Out Kids and Adolescents
Katie Hurley on Supporting Stressed Out Kids and Adolescents APPLE PODCASTS GOOGLE PODCASTS AMAZON MUSIC IHEART RADIO AUDIBLE SPOTIFY BUZZSPROUT STITCHER Are you struggling to support a stressed out kid? This episode is for you. My guest is Katie Hurley, a child and...
Episode 286: A Conversation with Twice-Exceptional Teen Jordan O’Kelley
A Conversation with Twice-Exceptional Teen Jordan O'Kelley APPLE PODCASTS GOOGLE PODCASTS AMAZON MUSIC IHEART RADIO AUDIBLE SPOTIFY BUZZSPROUT STITCHER At sixteen years old, twice-exceptional teen Jordan O’Kelley is a junior in the Honors College at Cal State LA,...
Episode 271: Dr. Matt Zakreski on Suicide and Suicidal Ideation in Kids
Suicide and Suicidal Ideation in Neurodivergent Teens & Children, with Dr. Matt Zakreski APPLE PODCASTS GOOGLE PODCASTS AMAZON MUSIC IHEART RADIO AUDIBLE SPOTIFY BUZZSPROUT STITCHER Have you been worried about your child or teen in relation to suicide and...
Episode 260: Mixed Race Kids and Teen Identity with Dr. Jenn Noble
Dr. Jenn Noble on Mixed Race Kids, Intersectionality, and Teen Identity APPLE PODCASTS GOOGLE PODCASTS AMAZON MUSIC IHEART RADIO AUDIBLE SPOTIFY BUZZSPROUT STITCHER This episode features a deep dive into mixed race kids, teen identity, and teen mental health...
Episode 258: How to Prepare Differently Wired Children for an Uncharted Future
How We Can Prepare Differently Wired Children for an Uncharted Future APPLE PODCASTS GOOGLE PODCASTS AMAZON MUSIC IHEART RADIO AUDIBLE SPOTIFY BUZZSPROUT STITCHER Wondering about how to best prepare our children for the future? That's the focus of this episode...
Episode 249: Jessica Lahey on Her New Book “The Addiction Inoculation”
This episode features an important conversation about alcohol and substance abuse. In almost five years of podcasting, I’ve only covered this topic once so far, yet I know this is a pressing issue for parents of differently wired kids as several...
Episode 248: Julie Lythcott-Haims Takes Us Inside Her New Book, How to Be an Adult
In this episode, I’m bringing back to the podcast the brilliant and talented author and speaker, Julie Lythcott-Haims. Julie last appeared on the podcast to talk about her game-changing book How to Raise an Adult, written in response to the over-parenting...
Episode 246: What it Takes to Grow Up Safely in Today’s World
This weeks’ episode is a must-listen to if you have a teen, a tween, or will someday have a teen or tween (so yes, pretty much all parents). My guest is veteran prosecutor for the city of Los Angeles, and former troubled teen Jonathan Cristall. Five...
Episode 242: Roberto Olivardia on Boys, Body Image, and Eating Disorders
This week is a conversation about boys, body image, and eating disorders. I’m excited to bring back to the show Clinical Psychologist Dr Roberto Olivardia for this important and often overlooked topic. Roberto last spoke with us about sleep challenges with...
Episode 236: How “The Talk” Can Keep Your Kids Safe Online During Covid
This week I’m bringing back to the podcast sexuality educator and parenting expert Amy Lang for a follow-up conversation about online pornography. I know this is something on many parents’ minds right now, as kids are spending more and more time...
Episode 234: David Marcus on the Path to University in the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Fall is typically college application season for high school seniors, but the world is a little upside down right now, and if you are the parent of a high schooler, you and your student likely have many questions about what this all means. To talk...
Episode 230: Janine Halloran on Coping Skills for Kids & Teens
In this episode of the TiLT Parenting Podcast, I sit down with author, speaker, and licensed mental health counselor Janine Halloran for a conversation about coping skills for kids. Janine is the author of the Coping Skills for Kids Workbook, the new...
Episode 215: Dr. Christine Carter on The New Adolescence
This episode is all about the challenge of raising teenagers in today’s world. But it’s not all doom and gloom, I promise! I’m especially excited about this interview, because my guest, Dr. Christine Carter, believes raising teens today need not be...
Episode 202: Dr. Dan Peters Discusses the Teen Years & Prepping for Launch
In this episode of the TiLT Parenting Podcast, I’m bringing back Dr. Dan Peters, a psychologist, author, Executive Director of the Summit Center, co-founder of the Parent Footprint Awareness Training, and one of my favorite people to talk with about...
Episode 200: Body-Positive Parenting with Zoë Bisbing and Leslie Bloch
This week, we’re diving into the topic of body image issues and disordered eating, something I’ve been looking to cover for some time now and an important topic for ALL parents, but with some special considerations for parents raising differently...
Episode 181: Zach Morris & Supporting Children Through Difficult Times
Today I’m bringing back to the show one of my favorite guests, Zach Morris. Zach is the executive director and development of curriculum and instruction at LEARN Inc. a non-for-profit school in Missoula, Montana, and has been on the show twice...
Episode 177: Parenting the New Teen with Dr. John Duffy
We are going to be talking about the experience of today’s kids and teens, and what’s different for them, and consequently, what has to be different for us as their parents and caregivers. Because as my guest, Dr. John Duffy explains, we truly can’t...
TPP 174: Victoria Biggs Shares Her Story of Being Dyspraxic
Today's episode is about dyspraxia, a developmental disorder which is most often associated with challenges related to motor coordination but is also often marked by disorganization, clumsiness and poor short-term memory. My guest, Victoria Biggs,...
Episode 158: The Self-Driven Child with William Stixrud and Ned Johnson
I am thrilled to be sharing this conversation with Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson, authors of the fantastic, game changing book, The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives. And I wanted to give...
Episode 142: Kayce Hughlett’s Journey of Her Son’s Drug Addiction
This episode features is a powerful, heartfelt conversation that I’m honored to share with you. My guest is Kayce Stevens Hughlett, a psychotherapist, life coach, spiritual director, and speaker, and the author of three books: As I Lay Pondering:...
Episode 140: Julie Lythcott-Haims on Helping Kids Successfully Launch
My guest for this episode is the brilliant Julie Lythcott-Haims. Julie is one of those guests I’ve been wanting to bring onto the show since I first launched this podcast in 2016, so I’m thrilled to finally be sharing this interview with you. If...
Episode 133: College Application Strategies for Differently Wired Students
If your child is in middle or high school and you know that their going to college or university is in the cards down the road, this is a must-listen to episode. My guest is Marisa Meddin, the founder of Talk College to Me, a resource for parents who...
Episode 128: Devorah Heitner on Helping Kids Thrive in Their Digital World
This weeks' episode is a must-listen to if your child uses technology and screens of any sort. (So pretty much, everyone.) My guest this week is Dr. Devorah Heitner, an expert on young people’s relationship with digital media and technology. Devorah is...
Episode 107: Inside Eye to Eye’s EMPOWER App for Kids
In this episode of the TiLT Parenting Podcast, we’re going behind the scenes of a new app for kids with learning and attention issues that is specifically designed at helping them identify their strengths, understand their challenges, discover their...
Episode 71: Judith Newman Talks About Her Book To Siri with Love
In this episode of the TiLT Parenting Podcast, I talk with Judith Newman, a journalist and the author of the new book To Siri, With Love: A Mother, Her Autistic Son, and the Kindness of Machines. Judith’s book is based on an essay of the same name she wrote...
Episode 69: Asher Talks About His Experience at Summer Camp
A few months ago, Asher and I recorded an episode about the upcoming summer camps he was getting ready for, especially Space Camp. In that episode, Asher shared how he worked with his therapist over the spring to prep for tricky situations he predicted...
Episode 44: Sex Education and Our Differently-Wired Kids
In this episode of the TiLT Parenting Podcast, I sit down with sexuality educator and parenting expert Amy Lang for a very frank and open conversation* about sex ed for children—what they need to know, when they need to know it, how to talk about it, and...
Episode 32: Eliminating Control Battles With Your Differently-Wired Teen
In this episode of the TiLT Parenting Podcast, I talk with Neil Brown, a licensed clinical therapist who works with parents, teens, couples, and families and the author of a new book, Ending the Parent-Teen Control Battle: Resolve the Power Struggle...