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The First Answers podcast features Dr. A. Lynn Scoresby—experienced psychologist, executive coach, business and education consultant, father, and grandfather—talking about the first and best answers f... more
FAQs about First Answers:How many episodes does First Answers have?The podcast currently has 225 episodes available.
July 08, 2019To Love and Be Loved E2: Commit To Love Deeply And WellFinding new ways to communicate love helps us learn to be free, to feel it more intensely, and to feel it more completely. This episode describes what many people have done to communicate love and how committing to love deeply and well makes one much happier and much more satisfied....more30minPlay
July 03, 2019Better Learning E2: Now Is The Time To Teach Brain-Based LearningThe human brain provides several natural methods that, when used well, can create high motivation, interest, and diligent learning. These include a child’s inherited learning style, brain functions children are born with, and several natural learning methods—such as logic, problem solving, creativity, etc. Teach these to your children, and help them progress toward mastering their own minds....more34minPlay
June 27, 2019Building Moral Individuals and Relationships E7: What Families Can Do to Promote Sexual MoralityWith changing sexual mores, the resulting potential harm, and increased confusion about morality, it is crucial that families rediscover their roles in promoting sexual morality for their children. Learn a five-part recipe showing how to create standards and effectively teach about moral behavior, self-respect, and impulse control....more37minPlay
June 24, 201921st-Century Children E6: Promoting Healthy Brain and Mental Development in the Age of HyperstimulationNew research findings are teaching us about the marvellous workings of the brain. Combined with research showing the effects of electronics on brain growth, we now can see the potential risks and opportunities for our children more clearly. In this episode, Dr. Scoresby describes the potential harm of hyperstimulation, explains how this affects brain growth, and also provides suggestions for how parents can promote healthy mental growth for their children....more40minPlay
June 20, 2019Lost Wisdom E4: Ideas Are The Wings That Can Make Our Hearts SoarOur forebears gave greater emphasis to the quality of language we use because language was believed to reflect on the character of the person and the quality of their ideas. If poor language was used, this likely meant there were fewer ideas that made hearts soar. In this episode, Dr. Scoresby gives suggestions about how we can learn from the past and come up with more ideas related to love, forgiveness, patience, and hopefulness....more26minPlay
June 18, 2019Getting Good Boys to Be Great Men E7: If Not You, Who? If Not Now, When?Most great men have a strong sense of duty, honor, and responsibility, but many mentors and parents might not know how to ensure boys learn these qualities. In this episode, Dr. Scoresby talks about how to help a boy become someone filled with these qualities and one who acts when it's time. He describes induction communication, showing how to capture boys’ feelings, and explains a mentoring relationship along with boundaries and important lessons....more26minPlay
June 13, 2019Great Leaders E3: Trust Motivates People's CommitmentIn this episode, Dr. Scoresby talks about how, when some people attempt to lead, they aren’t successful because they fail to understand what it is that motivates people to engage and follow. Trust motivates people’s commitment, and learning the sources of trust and building it is the beginning of a leader’s ability to take people to a place they’ve never been....more21minPlay
June 10, 2019To Love and Be Loved E1: How to Find and Feel More of ItThere is not enough love in the world, so it is a great blessing to know how to find and feel more of it. In this episode, Dr Scoresby describes love as a healer, a behavior modifier, an antidote to condemnation and criticism, and the path to forgiveness. He describes intimacy, passion, and commitment as the three parts of love and explains how someone can create more love for themselves using these three elements as a guide....more33minPlay
June 03, 2019Lost Wisdom E3: Whistling in the Dark and Going on Wild Goose ChasesIn this episode, Dr. Scoresby talks about how those in past generations tended to be self-reliant and fixed things on their own. They whistled in the dark to remove fear and create more confidence. This confidence and resilience helped them be more cautious and avoid going on wild goose chases—wisdom we could use more of....more23minPlay
May 28, 2019Be Certain E1: Surviving and Thriving Requires Anchors and MooringsIn this episode, Dr. Scoresby talks about how learning how to know what you know to be true requires a cognitive style that permits people to establish anchors and moorings. Without these conditions, some people resort to instant certainty, which makes them rigid or dogmatic. Others feel like they can’t be certain about much of anything. Learning to use your own body and mind as sources of information is one way to begin forming the type of anchors and moorings that will let you be certain—with flexibility....more33minPlay
FAQs about First Answers:How many episodes does First Answers have?The podcast currently has 225 episodes available.