It’s even more of a family affair this week, with Aaron co-opting the podcast to talk with his sister Stephanie Yuen and her son -- and more importantly Aaron’s nephew, Avery.

Fans of the Healing Arts from the Borderland Podcast may recognize Avery as the sage at the end of every episode offering his unique take on life. He joins as co-host in this episode as Stephanie walks – er, runs – us through her passion for teaching, approaches to fostering empathy, re-focusing young people on process more than the end result, and overall showing off her going-on-two-decades-worth of teaching expertise.

Jessica Malone provides this week’s Teacher Hot Tip: using the romance novel as a method for cultivating healthy self-images of teens.