Let ‘em go Barefoot

Ep. 33 Rebel Parents with Teva Johnstone

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In this powerhouse episode, I talk to Teva Johnstone, a licensed clinical social worker and a psychotherapist, a homeschooling parent, and Instagram influencer who aims to empower parents and families to parent "their particular child".

Teva and I discuss the road she took to get to this particular moment in time including the race riots and violence she experienced and witnessed in high school and her successful ten-year career as a hair dresser before going back to school to become a therapist.

The overarching theme of our conversation is children's mental health so we touch on a variety of relevant topics, including:

  • the roles of social workers
  • what it means to be "safe" and the weaponization of safety to shut down conversation
  • the family unit and it's importance for child well-being
  • toxic environments and how environmental changes can "cure" mental distress
  • current public school model being misaligned for children's well-being
  • special considerations for praising children
  • what neurodiversity means and the side effects of the neurodiversity paradigm and movement
  • importance of being honest and clear about a child's clinically significant disordered behavior
  • separating the person from the behavior
  • the power of internal motivation
  • making decisions that are right for "your particular child"
  • and more!

    • Connect with Teva:

    Instagram: @rebel.parents

    https://www.tevajohnstone.com/

    Information mentioned in the show:

    https://www.tevajohnstone.com/blog/is-my-child-disordered

    The Free Press essay on autism:

    https://www.thefp.com/p/the-autism-surge-lies-conspiracies

    Dr. Nick Walker on neurodiversity:

    https://neuroqueer.com/neurodiversity-terms-and-definitions/

    Connect with Missy:

    on Instagram @letemgobarefoot

    Website: www.letemgobarefoot.com

    on Substack: https://letemgobarefoot.substack.com/

    and download "Life Unschooled: Living and Learning without School"

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