Host, Dr. Marcia Sirota gets into it — with experts and regular folks — about the heavy stuff that gets in the way of what we want. Heavy stuff like addiction and mental health, isolation, and loneliness, difficult family and work relationships and the importance of self-care.
Dr. Marcia‘s approach is clear, human and accessible, which helps listeners turn their emotional shit into fertilizer.
Lynn Rossy discusses her book, The Mindfulness-Based Eating Solution and how Mindfulness Makes us Resilient. Dr. Lynn Rossy is an expert in mindfulness-based interventions for stress, eating, and workplace wellness. She is the Executive Director of Tasting Mindfulness, LLC and a Kripalu Yoga Teacher. Her work in mindful eating led her develop a ten-week class […]
Christina Crook discusses her book, The Joy of Missing Out: Finding Balance in a Wired World.
Alexandra Lange discusses The Design Of Childhood and her book by the same title. Alexandra Lange is the author of The Design of Childhood: How the Material World Shapes Independent Kids. Her writing has appeared in New York, The New York Times, Curbed, Dwell, The New Yorker, and many other magazines and design journals. She […]
Angela Hanscom discusses her views on effective parenting and how outdoor play creates physically capable kids. Angela Hanscom is a pediatric occupational therapist and the founder of TimberNook, an internationally recognized program in the United States and New Zealand. She is also the author of Balanced & Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for […]
Peter Gray discusses the role of play in human evolution and how children educate themselves, through play and exploration, when they are free to do so. Peter Gray is a research professor of psychology at Boston College who has conducted and published research in neuroendocrinology, developmental psychology, anthropology, and education. He is author of […]
Lenore Skenazy discusses her views about helicopter parents in addition to her informative book, “How To Raise “Free-Range Kids”. Lenore Skenazy is founder of the book and blog Free-Range Kids, and president of the nonprofit Let Grow Foundation. Image already added Image already added
Holly Rogers discusses the the value of teaching mindfulness to young people. Holly Rogers, M.D. is one of the developers of Koru, an evidence-based program for teaching mindfulness and meditation to college-age adults. Holly is the co-founder of the Center for Koru Mindfulness, an agency dedicated to developing and delivering mindfulness programs for young […]
Julie Lythcott-Haims discusses her moving beyond helicopter parenting and doing the best for your kids. Julie Lythcott-Haims is the author of the New York Times best-selling book How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success. The book emerged from her decade as Stanford University’s Dean of Freshmen, […]
Nicolas Cole is a writer and columnist for Inc Magazine and Top Writer on Quora. His work has been published in TIME, Forbes, Fortune, Entrepreneur, The Huffington Post, Business Insider, and more. He is best known for writing true stories about self-development. Image already added
Dr. Delaney Ruston discusses her new documentary film, Screenagers: Growing Up Digital and how parents can have a conversation with their kids about technology. Delaney Ruston is a filmmaker, Stanford trained physician and mother of two. Through her company, MyDoc Productions, Delaney has made award-winning feature documentaries such as Unlisted: A Story of Schizophrenia, about […]
