Dr. Dan and parent, advocate, author Kayla Taylor speak about National Bullying Prevention Month (October) as well as the journey (now a book Canaries Among Us: A Mother’s Quest to Honor her Child’s Individuality in a Culture Determined to Negate It) of her own child who was bullied at an elite private school and officials turned a blind eye to the cruelty and tried to hide it. 
Today’s necessary discussion on the intersections of neurodivergence and bullying asks provocative and essential questions including: What happens when the people entrusted to care for our kids and prevent bullying look the other way? What can parents do? This interview is about the quest to find out why so many American schools are ill-equipped to deal with issues like learning differences, bullying, and mental health. It will open eyes and shock listeners.
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Canaries Among Us: Bullying and a Mother’s Determination with Kayla Taylor

For anyone who has been parented, is a parent or dreams of being a parent, Parent Footprint with Dr. Dan teaches us all how to make the world a more loving, accepting and compassionate place -- one parent, one person and one child at a time. Every episode features a “Sitting Down with Dr. Dan” segment to help listeners discover ways to be the best version of themselves. With more than 25 years of experience as a psychologist, author and father, Dr. Dan Peters understands the key to raising happy and aware kids is for parents to seek the same joy and mindfulness in their own lives. Through diverse and timely discussions, every episode of Parent Footprint explores and explains how (and why) the way we were parented impacts the way we parent. Aimed at any parental figure in a child's life, Dr. Dan helps any caregiver lead with purpose.

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Dr. Dan speaks to husband-and-wife Myra Sack and Matt Goldstein about Fifty-seven Fridays: Losing Our Daughter, Finding Our Way – their powerful memoir honoring the daughter they lost and chronicling their journey helping her live and die.

At fifteen months old, Havi was diagnosed with Tay-Sachs, a fatal neurodegenerative disease that can be revealed through genetic testing but was misreported to the couple. Havi was given just a year to live. Myra and Matt decide to celebrate Havi’s short life and vow to show her as much of the world as they can and they do.

This episode is a beautiful and moving discussion about two parents’ poignant and tragic journey to help their daughter. Myra and Matt’s hope is that as Havi’s messengers they will make the lives of others a bit gentler, a bit more beautiful, a bit more forgiving, a bit more generous. 

For more information visit: www.emotion-mc.org or www.myrasack.com.

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Losing Our Daughter and Finding Our Way with Myra Sack and Matt Goldstein

Dr. Dan interviews Comedian Ellie Hino about parenting, ADHD, being a weird wife (!), and much more.  
Ellie is a self-described “super fun mom, a mediocre wife, and an all around delight.” Dr. Dan talks to Ellie about her silly, honest comedy and her take on the naked truths of married life and motherhood. 

Ellie Hino is a Minneapolis based stand-up comic. She just released her debut comedy album Soft Bones in April 2024. Ellie appeared in the 2019 and 2021 Limestone Comedy Festivals, Boston’s Women in Comedy festival, and she’s opened for Maria Bamford, Laurie Kilmartin, and Atsuko Okatsuka. Visit www.elliehino.com for more.
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Stories about being an ADHD mom, a weird wife, and more with Comedian Ellie Hino

Dr. Dan and guest Yemi Penn discuss trauma (in all its forms) on today’s powerful, paradigm-shifting episode. Yemi Penn is an author, documentary producer, speaker, engineer, and fearless thought leader. In her work, she encourages us all to use our trauma as a catalyst for transformation instead of transference. 
Dr. Dan and Yemi talk about her mission to disrupt the status quo to evoke radical change. Yemi helps us dissect trauma to build and develop shame resilience and is passionate about empowering others.
Yemi Penn is also a TEDx speaker, entrepreneur, and mother and she works tirelessly to raise the vibration of acknowledging and healing our individual – and therefore – our collective trauma. Explore more of Yemi’s work on her podcast Decolonising Trauma and her documentary Did I Choose My Trauma?. Learn more at www.yemipenn.com and follow her on Facebook @YemiPenn and Instagram @yemi.penn.
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The Importance of Cleaning Our Trauma with Yemi Penn

This is April’s Sitting Down With Dr. Dan bonus episode. Today Dr. Dan and audio engineer Phil Rossi talk about when your child’s imaginary play is worrisome, self-esteem, teens who want to be in their room alone with the door closed, and #TeacherTok on TikTok.

Each month Dr. Dan answers listener questions about parenting (and adulting, too!) on our Sitting Down with Dr. Dan bonus episodes. Please email your parenting questions to podcast@drdanpeters.com or DM us on social media. We read every question and we want to consider yours for a future bonus episode.
Our new bonus episodes drop in our regular podcast feed that last Tuesday of every month.
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BONUS EPISODE #34: Sitting Down with Dr. Dan – Listener Questions about imaginative play, when teens close their doors, #TeacherTok, and more

Today Dr. Dan interviews Elise Loehnen – author of the instant New York Times Bestseller On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and The Price Women Pay to Be Good, host of the popular podcast Pulling The Thread, and frequent contributor to Oprah.  
Elise’s work and writing explores the ways the patriarchy lands in the bodies of women and embeds itself in our consciousness. Her Pulling the Thread podcast focuses on pulling apart the stories we tell about who we are—and then putting those threads back together.  
On this episode Dr. Dan and Elise discuss how with awareness, we can begin to recognize patterns of self-restriction, break the story, and move ourselves and each other toward freedom and balance. This paradigm-shifting interview is a special episode listeners will turn to again and again.
Elise Loehnen lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Rob, and their two sons. Elise is a seeker and synthesizer, braiding together wisdom traditions, cultural history, and a deep knowledge of healing modalities to unlock new ways to contextualize who we are and why we’re here. For more information please visit www.eliseloehnen.com.
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Canaries Among Us: Bullying and a Mother’s Determination with Kayla Taylor

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