This is so awkward…but it doesn’t have to be. These days, puberty starts earlier, lasts longer, and happens with a cellphone in hand. The most trusted voices on...
Nutrition as Disease Prevention with Maya Feller RD
Nutrition is the first line of disease prevention. And yet, words like “diet” and even “nutrition” itself are laden, suggesting concerns about body image or eating issues. How to thread the needle? We can teach kids – and re-teach ourselves – the short and long term impacts of what we eat and drink. Maya Feller, registered dietician and nutritionist, shares her strategies, including why teaching this to kids matters for longevity… theirs and ours!
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Maya Feller Nutrition
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3/25/2025
58:45
Long Distance Healthcare
There are 3 main reasons why someone might travel to get healthcare: (1) there’s no one local who can help, (2) after some sleuthing and you think you’ve found the very best person but they’re located somewhere else, or (3) you’re not even home when you get sick or injured. Whatever the reason, navigating long distance healthcare comes with very predictable pros and cons that most people haven’t thought through.
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3/21/2025
49:39
Raising Calm Kids in a World of Worry
The list of things adults are *supposed* to do in order to support kids can feel overwhelmingly massive. It turns out, a small handful of them help address kids’ worries while quieting our own. And because these steps turn out to be fairly simple, they feel achievable. Ashley Graber and Maria Evans, psychotherapists and authors of Raising Calm Kids in a World of Worry, share this actionable, science-based guidance.
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Raising Calm Kids in a World of Worry: Tools to Ease Anxiety and Overwhelm
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3/18/2025
56:29
Teaching a Kid to Drive
Getting a driver’s license was a rite of passage for generations. Now, though, fewer kids are opting in. This episode looks at the reasons why so many teens are skipping over this life skill. And for the ones who do still get behind the wheel, we get into all of the hilarious missteps and critical learnings for their parents.There’s beauty in all the unvarnished failures, useful guidance, and heartfelt realizations we experience during this symbolic – and very real – step towards adulthood.
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3/14/2025
52:34
Navigating Trauma as Parents
Choices about sex education, information, and communication can be deeply affected by trauma, especially sexual trauma. And vice versa. This episode explores why the two are connected, and how to break the cycle. We’re in conversation with Melissa Kilbride, an LCSW and certified sex therapist who works with adults and couples to address their own trauma and advocates for sexual health education for kids.
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This is so awkward…but it doesn’t have to be. These days, puberty starts earlier, lasts longer, and happens with a cellphone in hand. The most trusted voices on puberty, Dr. Cara Natterson and Vanessa Kroll Bennett, are here to remove cringe from this stage of life – not just for kids going through it but also the adults who care about them. With science, guidance and humor, they cover all the physical, emotional, and social changes that happen between ages 8-18 and beyond.
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