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Audience Interest
- middle school challenges
- parenting strategies
Podcast Focus
- navigating middle school years
- supporting emotional growth
Publishing Consistency
- 30 episodes released
- active for 1 year
Platform Reach
- no platforms detected
- followers unknown
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 13 chart positions in 13 markets.
By chart position
- 🇺🇸US · Parenting#7300K to 1M
- 🇨🇦CA · Parenting#12300K to 1M
- 🇦🇺AU · Parenting#7130K to 100K
- 🇩🇪DE · Parenting#1545K to 30K
- 🇮🇹IT · Parenting#1300K to 800K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
778K to 2.4M🎙 ~2x weekly·30 episodes·Last published 1w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
1.6M to 4.7M🇺🇸21%🇨🇦21%🇮🇹17%+10 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
622K to 1.9M
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Recent episodes
S2 EP 27 - Plain-Talk ~ Showing Grace: Don’t You Forget About Me
May 26, 2026
21m 33s
S2 EP 26 - Internet Culture & Emotional Health: The Safety Dance
May 12, 2026
35m 44s
S2 EP 25 - Dogs and Cats Help Anxious Kids Feel Safe — You’ve Got a Friend in Me
May 5, 2026
31m 46s
S2 EP 25 - Dogs, Cats, and the Neurodivergent Brain: You’ve Got a Friend in Me
May 5, 2026
31m 46s
S2 EP 24 - Leveling Up Self-Regulation: The Final Countdown
Apr 28, 2026
35m 52s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/26/26 |  S2 EP 27 - Plain-Talk ~ Showing Grace: Don’t You Forget About Me | Middle school can feel like a daily showdown… until you realize the kid isn’t always the problem. Sometimes the kid is the signal. In this episode of The Middle School Mary Poppins Podcast, Suzanne Swain, EDS LMSW explores the moments that make adults throw their hands in the air and ask, “Seriously?!” — and why that reaction is understandable, but often aimed at the wrong target. When behavior goes sideways, we tend to place the full weight of the situation on a 12- or 13-year-old navigating... | 21m 33s | ||||||
| 5/12/26 | S2 EP 26 - Internet Culture & Emotional Health: The Safety Dance | Internet Culture & Emotional Health: The Safety Dance feat. Adam Brooks, Program Coordinator from BARK Technologies adamb@bark.us Special MSMP listener offer: Use code POPPINS25 for $25 off any Bark phone model or watch (limit 2). Learn more at: www.bark.us Part 3 of our “Reimagining Screen Time” technology series focuses on one of the biggest modern parenting challenges of all: keeping kids safe online while still building trust, communication, and healthy independence. Balancing s... | 35m 44s | ||||||
| 5/5/26 | S2 EP 25 - Dogs and Cats Help Anxious Kids Feel Safe — You’ve Got a Friend in Me✨ | anxietyneurodivergent kids+5 | — | — | — | anxietyneurodivergent+6 | — | 31m 46s | |
| 5/5/26 | S2 EP 25 - Dogs, Cats, and the Neurodivergent Brain: You’ve Got a Friend in Me | Plain Talk: Dogs, Cats, & the Neurodivergent Brain (Unscripted & Unedited) 🐶💕🐱🥹 This episode is a different one, y’all! No outline. No “cheat sheet.” No editing out the pauses or the “you knows.” 🤓🤫 Just a real “plain” conversation. I thought it would be fun to see what happens without my safe bullet points. 💜 Give me about two minutes on this one—it settles in and gets really good. Besides, it’s all about FURRY FAMILY! 🤩 Animals are everything. Stepping out of your comfort zone... | 31m 46s | ||||||
| 4/28/26 | S2 EP 24 - Leveling Up Self-Regulation: The Final Countdown✨ | self-regulationscreen time+4 | — | — | — | self-regulationscreen time+5 | MightierMARYPOPPINS | 35m 52s | |
| 4/20/26 | S2 EP 23 - The Screen Time Clash: Should I Stay or Should I Go?✨ | screen timeparenting+4 | — | — | — | screen timeparenting+6 | — | 17m 04s | |
| 4/10/26 | S2 EP 22 - Growing Up Neurodivergent: Karma Chameleon✨ | neurodiversityADHD+4 | — | — | — | neurodivergentsensitive+5 | — | 16m 34s | |
| 3/17/26 | S2 EP 21 - Cancer Changes Everything: Listen to Your Heart✨ | cancercaregiving+3 | — | — | — | cancercaregiver+3 | — | 18m 37s | |
| 3/10/26 | S2 EP 20 - Unpacking Neurodivergence: She Blinded Me With Science✨ | neurodivergenceADHD+4 | — | — | — | neurodivergenceADHD+5 | — | 10m 39s | |
| 2/24/26 | S2 EP 19 - Anger & Reactivity: Under Pressure✨ | angerreactivity+4 | — | — | — | angeremotional response+5 | — | 15m 39s | |
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| 2/12/26 | S2 EP 18 - Neurodivergent Perseverance: I Need a Hero✨ | heroismneurodivergent learners+4 | — | Middle School Mary Poppins | — | heroismneurodivergent+5 | — | 14m 44s | |
| 1/27/26 | S2 EP 17 - Outsmarting Bullies: Tainted Love✨ | bullyingmiddle school+4 | — | — | — | bullyingmiddle school+6 | — | 19m 06s | |
| 1/20/26 | S2 EP 16 - Emotional Safety: Time After Time✨ | emotional safetyneurodivergent brains+4 | — | — | — | emotional safetyneurodivergent+5 | — | 18m 08s | |
| 1/13/26 | S2 EP 15 - Food for Mood 2: Sweet Dreams are Made of This✨ | nutritionemotional regulation+4 | — | Inside Out | — | food for moodemotions+5 | — | 20m 41s | |
| 1/6/26 | S2 EP 14 - Food for Mood: Hungry like a Wolf✨ | food and feelingsemotional eating+3 | — | Food for Mood: Hungry like a Wolf | — | foodmood+5 | — | 20m 07s | |
| 12/16/25 | S2 EP 13 - Holiday Joy & Eustress: Run Run Rudolph | Happy holidays from Middle School Mary Poppins! In this heart-centered episode, Suzanne M. Swain, EdS, LMSW—your friendly neighborhood kid therapist—dives into a powerful holiday homophone: presents vs. presence. One is wrapped. The other is felt. Suzanne explores why time, attention, and shared experiences often mean more to kids than expensive gifts—and how families can use the holiday season to build gratitude, empathy, and real connection. From low-cost, high-impact traditions (like handm... | 22m 57s | ||||||
| 12/15/25 | Poetry Special: Twas the Night Before Middle School Break | Sharing a little bit of holiday cheer with you by creating a poem about life in middle school during the holiday season. Hope you enjoy it and happy holidays andMerry Christmas to you all. Send Suzanne a Question or Comment: Support the show | 2m 43s | ||||||
| 12/9/25 | S2 EP 11 - Ridiculous Joy: It's a Beautiful Life | Middle school can feel weird, overwhelming, awkward, emotional, and completely ridiculous sometimes… so maybe the answer is learning how to hold onto a little “Ridiculous Joy” to help us cope with the difficulty. In this episode of The Middle School Mary Poppins Podcast, Suzanne M. Swain, EdS, LMSW introduces the heart behind the show and the mission driving these conversations: helping kids, families, and educators better understand each other through neuroscience, emotional critical thinkin... | 23m 49s | ||||||
| 11/27/25 | S2 EP 10 - Thanksgiving Social Skills Special: We Are Family | Hey y’all & happy Thanksgiving, everyone! As we all know, this can be a stressful time of year for some individuals who may be struggling. I wanted to take a moment today to give you a list of some conversation, starters and questions that you could bring up at the dinner table that would help to encourage conversations to get to know the kids and each a lot better.Hope you enjoy the episode and all the best for a blessed Thanksgiving.- Suz FYI: If you are in need of mental health service... | 13m 43s | ||||||
| 11/19/25 | S2 EP 9 - Learning Empathy: Right Here Waiting | In this thoughtful and essential episode of Middle School Mary Poppins, Suzanne M. Swain, EDS, LMSW—Education Master & Specialist as well as working school-based Child Therapist introduces a new concept she believes every family, teacher, and community needs right now: Elementary Empathy-Based Learning (EEBL). Suzanne dives into why today’s youngest learners—especially those who experienced early childhood during the pandemic—need intentional support in developing empathy, emotional aware... | 18m 40s | ||||||
| 11/11/25 | S2 EP 8 - Tweens & Money: The Secret of My Success | In this episode, child therapist and master teacher Suzanne M. Swain, EDS LMSW, dives into a topic that makes many of us squirm—money management for neurodivergent kids. Whether your child has ADHD, autism, or another form of neurodiversity, Suzanne shares practical ways to help them build a healthy relationship with money, understand value, and learn how effort connects to reward. From creating chore charts and setting short- and long-term financial goals to exploring kid-friendly... | 14m 13s | ||||||
| 10/21/25 | S2 EP 7 - Masculinity: Let’s Hear It for the Boys | In this heartfelt and necessary episode, Suzanne dives into the topic of masculinity and emotional safety, exploring how adolescent boys communicate, why they struggle to open up, and how we can help them feel seen and supported. With warmth and humor, she shares classroom stories, insights on nonverbal communication, and practical ways to nurture emotional intelligence in young men. If you’ve ever wondered how to help the boys in your life express themselves and feel safe doing it, this epis... | 26m 57s | ||||||
| 8/20/25 | S2 EP 6 - Educational Epic Fails: Insane in the Brain | What do Abraham Lincoln, a dead bird, and the local Fire Department have in common? Believe it or not—Suzanne’s teaching career. In this episode, kid therapist and master teacher Suzanne M. Swain spills her epic teaching fails—the kind of stories you can only laugh at in hindsight. From leading a group of 10-year-olds astray in the U.S. Capitol, to accidentally becoming part of the Ford’s Theater tour (yes, involving projectile vomiting in the most historically inappropriate place), to ... | 16m 50s | ||||||
| 8/5/25 | S2 EP 5 - ADHD Goes Back to School: Take on Me | Welcome back to the chaos and charm of back-to-school season! In this episode, therapist and former middle school teacher Suzanne M. Swain (EDS, LMSW) dives into one of her most requested topics—ADHD. Suzanne flips the script on the usual narrative, showing why ADHD isn’t a deficit but a secret superpower packed with bravery, creativity, and genius. From hilarious back-to-school night stories to clever tips on organization and coping strategies, she shares how students (and adults) with ADHD ... | 27m 22s | ||||||
| 7/1/25 | S2 EP 4 - Technology VR/ AI Killed the Radio Star | In this jam-packed, joy-filled episode, Suzanne Swain dives headfirst down the digital rabbit hole to share her lifelong love of tech—and how it’s changing the game for kids and families alike. From her first VGA monitor to today’s AI-powered tools, Suzanne walks listeners through fun, interactive ways to turn screen time into meaningful play and connection. She explores how to use AI to generate personalized coloring pages, DIY Pokémon cards, and even full-on board games. She explains how Tr... | 21m 25s | ||||||
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