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In today's episode, I'm speaking with Jessica Slice. Jessica is a disabled author, speaker, and essayist. In her 20s, Jessica fell ill on a hike in Greece and has since been slowing learning to navigate life as a disabled person. In her work, she shines a light on the amazing ways that disabled parents navigate and innovate in the world. I appreciate the way that she opened my eyes to this journey that so many parents are on across the globe. Jessica's new book, Unfit Parent: A Disabled Mother Challenges an Inaccessible World, hits the shelves this month. Get it touch with Jessica: Website Instagram Get the Book SPONSORS Team Supercrew - visit teamsupercrew.com and use the code SIMPLEFAMILIES for 10% off

Love is love. But in today's world our growing children are experiencing rapidly shifting messages about identity and commitment. Sometimes our own life experiences around first love can help us to guide our children. Yet often, as parents, we can feel confusion around processing this new milestone in our ever-changing world. In this episode I'm chatting with Lisa Phillips, the author of First Love: Guiding Teens through Relationships and Heartbreak. Lisa's New Book: First Love Lisa's Website: LisaAmyPhillips.com SPONSORS: Cozy Earth - Visit cozyearth.com and use code SIMPLE and get 40% off Air Doctor - Go to airdoctorpro.com and use code FAMILIES and to receive up to $300 off

Leadership is built into parenthood. In today's episode I welcome Adam Galinsky, a renowned social psychologist and Columbia Business School professor. Adam is the author of the brand new book, Inspire: The Universal Path for Leading Yourself and Others. He has more than 300 scientific publications and a TED Talk viewed 7.5 million times. Although he may never have set out to speak to an audience of parents, Adam naturally made the connection between his research on leadership and his experience as a parent of two young boys. Inspire reveals the spectrum that we function on as parents and leaders--often landing somewhere between inspiring and infuriating. SPONSORS: Jenni Kayne: Get 15% off your first order when you use code FAMILIES15. LMNT: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack with any purchase at DrinkLMNT.com/Families Prep Dish: Get two weeks free at prepdish.com/families

Many of us (myself included) strive to develop more effective and efficient routines. Sometimes, we fail to realize that we have more functional systems in place than we realize. Personally, I've set lofty goals for improving routines in cleaning, homework, exercise, the morning hustle, etc. Those systems generally fail. What I have found does work is to do what I call, "obstacle-identification-and-removal". I'm sharing a little about that and some examples of how it has been useful for my home. SPONSORS LMNT Get your free LMNT Sample Pack with any purchase at DrinkLMNT.com/Families. Jenni Kayne Our listeners get 15% off your first order with code FAMILIES15 at checkout PrepDish Get two weeks free!

"Resilience is being able to handle the bad stuff over time and to know you are not doing it alone." - Tovah Klein Ph.D., author of Raising Resilience In today's world of uncertainty, resilience is an indispensable trait that our children will need as they grow. In this episode, I'm chatting with Dr. Tovah Klein, the bestselling author of the brand new book Raising Resilience. Tovah talks me through my own recent resilience-building experiences and together we reflect on what it looks like to help our children thrive. Get in touch with Tovah: Book: Raising Resilience: How to Help Our Children Thrive in Times of Uncertainty Website: https://howtoddlersthrive.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/howtoddlersthrive SPONSORS: Prep Dish: Get two weeks free prepdish.com/families Jenni Kayne Get 15% off with code FAMILIES15 at jennykayne.com Airdoctor: Save up to $300 on air purifiers at airdoctorpro.com with promo code FAMILIES

We are currently packing the whole house into boxes to move out for renovations. Therefore, I've been reflecting a lot on our journey towards minimalism. In today's episode, I'm talking about minimizing the "stuff" in all parts of the home--kitchen, bath, closets, wardrobe, drop zone, etc. SPONSOR Try two weeks of PrepDish for free: prepdish.com/families

There are widely held assumptions about the adolescent years--many of which are negative. My guest today, Ellen Galinsky, challenges many of the stereotypes that we've come to believe about teens. In this chat she shares the basic needs of adolescents to help us better understand what they need (and want) from us. Her research supports collaborating with children during these years of growth, rather than trying to hold tight in controlling them. Book: The Breakthrough Years: A New Scientific Framework for Raising Thriving Teens Website: Ellen Galinsky SPONSOR PrepDish -prepdish.com/families for two weeks free.

The chances are good that you are familiar with perfectionism. Either you have experienced it yourself, you have a partner or parent with these tendencies, or perhaps you have a child touched by perfectionism. In today's episode, I'm chatting with Clarissa Ong Ph.D. She's a professor and the co-author of the book The Anxious Perfectionist: How to Manage Perfectionism-Driven Anxiety. SPONSORS: Masterclass: Get 15% off an annual subscription at masterclass.com/families PrepDish: Try 2 weeks free at prepdish.com/families Paired: Paired.com/simple to get a 7-day free trial and 25% off if you sign up for a subscription

Many of the guests on this show are authors—especially of non-fiction books. Although we often rely on non-fiction to teach us, sometimes the greatest lessons actually come through diving deeper into the life experiences of characters in a novel. Today, I’m speaking with authors Christine Platt and Catherine Wigginton Greene. Christine and Catherine have co-authored a brand new book that tells the story of an entertaining and thought-provoking interracial friendship between two mothers, De'Andrea and Rebecca. You can find Rebecca, Not Becky anywhere books are sold. SPONSORS: Prepdish: Get two weeks free, prepdish.com/families Masterclass: Give One Annual Membership and Get One Free at masterclass.com/families

In today's episode, author Michael Easter, shares his work and theories on the topic of comfort. He posits that the growing rates of mental and physical health challenges may be rooted in the fact that we are living more comfortable lives than ever before. As parents, we strive to keep our kids as comfortable as possible when they are infants. But, perhaps we should ask ourselves if continuing on that path will negatively impact their future resilience. Connect with Michael + his books: The Comfort Crisis The Scarcity Brain Website Instagram Sponsors Kiwico: Visit kiwico.com and use the promo code SIMPLE to receive 50% off your first box of fun! Masterclass: Get 15% off an annual membership at masterclass.com/families Prep Dish: Get 2 weeks of meal planning for free when you visit prepdish.com/families.

It's Back-to-School season and today we are talking about about contentment--as it relates to our children's educational experience. I'm joined by Niro Feliciano (Author, Psychotherapist, National Media Commentator and Mom of 4). In this episode Niro and I discuss monitoring our own expectations and reactivity, in addition to that of our children. Links from this Episode Niro’s Website This Book Won’t Make You Happy: Eight Keys to Finding True Contentment All Things Life with Niro Podcast SPONSORS KiwiCo: To build curiosity and fun, go to kiwico.com/simple to get 50% off your first month, plus free shipping. PrepDish: Meal planning made easy, go to prepdish.com/families for your first two weeks free.

At the heart of being an intentional parent is striving to calm our own reactivity. Reactivity...we all experience it. Hunter Clarke-Fields, author and podcaster, joins me today to discuss this topic. Links from this Episode: Hunter's Podcast - Mindful Mama Mentor Hunter's Books - Raising Good Humans // Raising Good Humans Everyday First episode with Hunter on Simple Families Podcast SPONSOR: Go to EARTHBREEZE.com/simple to get started with 40% off