Hey Moms, are you wondering what happened to the sweet little boy who used to see you as the center of his whole world?  The one who told you everything and wanted nothing more than to be wherever you were?  Does it feel like like he’s been replaced by a larger body little man that you don’t recognize and can’t get a word out of?  Are you struggling to find an easier way to connect?
Well look no further because David Thomas is here today to share all his wisdom and you will not want to miss a minute of this episode.  Grab a pen and paper because you’re going to want to write this down!
Author of the best selling books, WILD THINGS - THE ART OF NURTURING BOYS and RAISING EMOTIONALLY STRONG BOYS (and many more) David helps us look into the developing minds of boys and gives us practical tools and advice that we can use everyday in our interactions with our sons.
Whether you are a Mom, Dad, Grandparent, Teacher or Caregiver of a young boy or teen boy, you won’t want to miss this!
You can also listen to David on his podcast RAISING BOYS & GIRLS
Follow him on instagram @raisingboysandgirls
Purchase his books WILD THINGS: The art of Nurturing Boys or Raising Emotionally Strong Boys on AMAZON or AUDIBLE

Raising Boys - with Best-Selling Author and Therapist David Thomas

Grab a coffee, pull up a chair, or pour a glass of wine and relax. Get on your running shoes and go for a walk or let me keep you company while you’re driving around town. I’m Jennifer Reid and each week I’ll be inviting a new guest to join me for a heartfelt conversation on an array of topics that we, as women all deal with from time to time. Relationships, health, parenting, aging, friendships, heartache and everything in between. Nothing is off limits as we dive into all the things that make up…. A woman like you.

Society & Culture

Personal Journals

History

Philosophy

Places & Travel

We pick back up for part 2 of my conversation with Steven Allen Youngat the point in Steven's life where he has just been released from prison and, after exhausting all his options for a place to live he finds himself homeless, living out of his car and on the streets of Nashville.
We hear about what that looked like for him, what he endured and the blessing of a man named Mike who was instrumental in getting him off the streets. 
Steven's story takes a turn that you just have to hear to believe, from being homeless himself to now helping the homeless each and every day.
I can’t wait for you to hear how this turns out.
To learn more about Home Street Home you can follow Steven on Instagram @homestreethome_tn 

Steven Allen Young and His Bittersweet Redemption Story - Part 2

Have you ever passed a homeless person on the street and thought to yourself, how did they get here?  Have you ever passed judgment and thought, “that would never happen to me?” Or assumed it was their own fault they ended up in this situation?
Or maybe you’ve thought the problem was too big and that nothing you were going to do would solve it.
Our guest today is here to share his remarkable story of a tragic childhood that spun him into a life of bad choices.  Those bad choices led him to prison and then eventually onto the streets where he found himself homeless for 5 years on the streets of Nashville.
Spoiler alert: Steven is now a best selling author of his book ‘FROM CHAINS TO CHANGE’ and is the co-founder of HOME STREET HOME - a Nashville organization that helps the homeless community with their everyday needs like shelter, food and toiletries but also with the ultimate goal of getting them back on their feet.
Our conversation was packed with so much emotion and inspirations I just couldn’t imagine editing anything out.
This is part one of my conversation with Steven Allen Young.
To learn more about Home Street Home you can follow Steven on Instagram: @homestreethome_tn

Steven Allen Young and His Bittersweet Redemption Story

Our guest today has been working as a plastic surgery nurse and non-surgical cosmetic nurse for the past 20 years.  She is also a national speaker and trainer for Allergan, the manufacturer of Botox.
Keri Lea, also known as “The Nashville Beauty Girl” has developed her niche in face balancing using non-surgical modalities and is here today to share all her tips and tricks with us.
Keri shares her favorite things to do on her clients to keep them feeling their best. We talk about topicals, injectables, lasers and her specific recommendations to treat concerns like wrinkles, skin sagging, brown spots and more. I ask her about skin care and what we can buy at the drugstore if medical grade skin care is not in the budget. 
If you’ve ever thought you might like to try something but just feel overwhelmed by it all I know you’re going to find this episode helpful.  
You can follow Keri for more insight on Instagram @thenashvillebeautygirl
To book a consult or appt with Keri please reach out to Hatef Aesthetics at 615-678-6273 @hatefaesthetics on Instagram
 

All Your Skincare Questions Answered - with Aesthetic Nurse Specialist, Keri Lea, BSN RN

Are your kids getting ready to leave for college? Are you trying to manage all the emotions that come with that but still not feeling ready? What does life look like when they go? How do we set up a great foundation so that our relationship with them stays strong even when they aren’t under our roof?
Suzanne Mayernick knows a thing or two about raising kids and maintaining a solid relationship with them once they leave for school and beyond.  We discuss all the feelings leading up to the oldest leaving and she offers a great perspective on how to look at it.  
Suzanne also tells us about her 9th “child”, her passion project Love One International, a center in Uganda that receives, rehabilitates and resettles malnourished children.
We talk about marriage and how it ebbs and flows through raising kids and the importance of making sure you still know (and like) the person you married beyond having kids.
I can’t wait for you to listen as I know so many of you are gearing up to send your kids off to school this year.  
Suzannes story will leave you feeling inspired, hopeful and with some great ideas to utilize with your own kids.
You can follow Suzanne on Instagram @suzannemayernick
You can follow Love One International on Instagram @loveoneint
Love One website https://www.loveoneinternational.org

Empty Nesting & Finding Your Purpose Past Raising Kids  - with Suzanne Mayernick, Mother of 8 and Founder of Love One International

After much demand, our favorite OBGYN is back!  Answering all the questions we didn’t get to ask the last time she was here.  We are going more in depth, and really getting specific with our most intimate questions and concerns from STD’s to male birth control and so much more.
Have you heard of the new upswing of men getting vasectomies as a form of birth control? Is that a wise idea?  How much do you really know about Plan B and how it actually works?  What is the best way to keep up our hygiene “down there”?  What is a fibroid and how do you know if it needs to be removed?
I’m asking all the uncomfortable questions so you don’t have to.
Also as a disclaimer, this PODCAST is for entertainment purposes only and you should always see your own doctor for your personal concerns.
Dr. Kristin Daniel practices as an OBGYN at WOMEN Obstetrics & Gynecology in Nashville, TN.
https://www.womenob.net/meet-us/kristen-daniel-md/ 

Raising Boys - with Best-Selling Author and Therapist David Thomas

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