How can moms help their tweens and teens finish the year strong? Do you see your teens procrastinating? How can moms motivate their teens to study and do their best on their finals and AP exams? This episode is full of practical tips and advice to help YOU help your teen. Our guest today is Lisa Speransky. Lisa grew up in New York City, attending specialized public schools and Columbia University. Through years of her own experience as a well-known tutor and mentor in NYC, she came to understand how a tutoring relationship can be life-changing for a student and began expanding her company ..read more

In this episode we talk about Teens and AI. No matter if you are pro AI or against it, AI is here to stay and our teens are using it. Just like social media and smart phones, there are are many good things about AI but there are a lot of unknowns. We explore the wonderful opportunities that AI can bring but also dive into the hard questions. We discuss how AI can amplify what we do as humans but it should never replace our humanness. Our guest today Audrey Wisch left Stanford to found Curious Cardinals, mobilizing peers to inspire K-12 students to discover their passions. With her vision to un ..read more

Today we are going to discuss how to implement Reflective Parenting vs. Reactive parenting. In this episode we talk about what is a Reflective Parent and can teens be reflective. We explore the three basic biobehavioral systems: reward systems, mentalizing, and the stress/threat system and how understanding this empowers us to be better parents. Our guest today is Sheila Redfern PhD ,a Consultant Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychologist. She is currently a Head of Clinical Services for Family Trauma at Anna Freud, a children and families mental health charity in London, UK. Dr Redf ..read more

Today we are going to discuss how to implement Reflective Parenting vs. Reactive parenting. In this episode we talk about what is a Reflective Parent and can teens be reflective. We explore the three basic biobehavioral systems: reward systems, mentalizing, and the stress/threat system and how understanding this empowers us to be better parents. Our guest today is Sheila Redfern PhD ,a Consultant Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychologist. She is currently a Head of Clinical Services for Family Trauma at Anna Freud, a children and families mental health charity in London, UK. Dr Redf ..read more

You are going to love my guest today! In this episode we talk about how parents and society at large underestimate teenage girls. We talk about amazing things that teenage girls have accomplished and how they are redefining leadership and power with all these accomplishments. Our guest today Chelsey Goodan is the author of the USA Today national bestseller, UNDERESTIMATED: The Power and Wisdom of Teenage Girls (Gallery Books), which has been recommended by Oprah Daily, saying: “If you have a teenage girl in your life, you need to read this.” Amazon ..read more

Our guest today has a unique viewpoint on teens. She is both a mom of teens and coaches teens. We dive into competition, comparison, jealousy, envy, body image, mindset, confidence, and self worth. Kaitlin Feurer is a dynamic mentor, seasoned consultant, and highly experienced coach specializing in cheerleading, tumbling, and mindset development. With a passion for guiding individuals towards fearlessness and surpassing limitations, Kaitlin has empowered a diverse range of clients, from cheerleaders and athletes to aspiring business owners. Kaitlin's impact extends far beyond individual coachi ..read more

Our guest today has a very fresh and unique perspective on whats next for high school graduates. I believe there are many paths to success and our guest today would agree. You will be shocked at how many careers don’t need a college degree. Degree Free founded by Hannah Maruyama has over 4 millions like on tik tok. Heres what Hannah says about herself. My name is Hannah Maruyama, and I help parents and teens/young adults between the ages of 16-20 create custom career roadmaps that don't require them to buy college degrees. From tech to trades. Midwife apprentices, drone pilots, sommelier train ..read more

Were you raised by a narcissistic parent, or did you marry a narcissist? How do you raise kids to not be narcissistic? What are the harmful effects of parental narcissism, and how do you heal from that? Dr. Karyl McBride is our guest today. Karyl McBride, PhD LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist, just like me. She's in Denver, Colorado with 39 plus years of public and private practice. She specializes in treating clients with dysfunctional family issues. For the past many years, Dr. McBride has been involved in private research regarding parental narcissism and the debilitating ef ..read more

Have you ever said to your teen, “What’s going on in that teenage brain of yours?” Well, they may not know but I brought in a guest that does. John Coleman trained as a clinical psychologist and was formerly a senior research fellow at the University of Oxford. He is the founder of a research centre studying adolescents and their families, and during his career he has also run a special school for troubled teenagers and worked as a policy advisor for the government. He was awarded an OBE for services to young people in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2001. In this episode we explore ..read more

Have you ever said to your teen, “What’s going on in that teenage brain of yours?” Well, they may not know but I brought in a guest that does. John Coleman trained as a clinical psychologist and was formerly a senior research fellow at the University of Oxford. He is the founder of a research centre studying adolescents and their families, and during his career he has also run a special school for troubled teenagers and worked as a policy advisor for the government. He was awarded an OBE for services to young people in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2001. In this episode we explore ..read more