Heart Filled Holidays

Parenting is challenging and raising an emotionally healthy child is one of the important goals for moms and dads. Today’s guests, Doctor G and Jude Bijou, have tips and strategies parents can use to deal with real life situations and daily challenges in a way that teaches our children how to handle their emotions.

In addition to these parenting tips, I’ll share insights from Marie Fleming about the mistake people make when trying to bring more happiness into their life. Plus, I have some family dinner questions that will not only get conversations going but will help build your child’s confidence.

And in Christmas Corner I’m giving you a look inside my family’s holiday. I’ll talk about our tradition of making gifts and give ideas for making gifts of your own.

Do you ever find yourself wishing life held more? Maybe things are tough or maybe, even though it looks like you're living the good life it doesn't feel right, there just isn't any joy. Maybe you feel flat, frustrated or sad. Marie Fleming knows what that's like and she helps people change their lives and find the spark. Today she'll show us how to live with passion.

We'll also get some tips for getting your kids to do their chores along with some strategies for handling your financial holiday hangover.

This week we're getting ideas for enjoying the New Year; from vacation destination ideas to ways to keep the kids busy to real strategies for handling your New Year's resolution for weight loss, I've got you covered. Darya Rose is joining us to discuss the challenging topic of diets and weight. Darya is the author of Foodist. She struggled with weight and tried tons of diets before digging into food science and research and discovering the answers that have helped her live at a healthy weight since 2007. She'll share her insights, secrets and simple solutions to living happy at a healthy weight.

We'll wrap up in Christmas Corner, finding out what we can do to make next Christmas easier and enjoy it more.

This week on I'm chatting with Beth Buelow about her new book, The Introvert Entrepreneur: Amplify Your Strengths and Create Success on Your Own Terms. Beth will help us learn more about introverts, extroverts and how we can get along better. She'll talk about living and working with an introvert and how introverts can celebrate their strengths.

In our daily living segment I'll share a simple strategy for having the New Year's family celebration you want along with 5 fun, non-alcoholic drinks that kids and adults alike can enjoy. And in Christmas Corner I have tips for packing up your holiday decorations in a way that will save you time and minimize frustration next year.

Today I’m sharing a wide variety of tips and information to help moms live easier and better. First, I’ll share three foods that can help your skin and a quick exercise to help give you a ballerina’s derriere - all to keep you feeling good about the way you look. Then I’ll interview Jen Jamar and find out how families can use technology to make life easier and better. Jen will share ideas and apps and tell us how to use them to our advantage. And I’ll wrap up in Christmas Corner, giving you a simple way to handle your holiday overwhelm, showing you how to adjust and get the Christmas you want. I’ll also share tips for having fun and strengthening your marriage during the Christmas break.

This week Dr. Vijaya Nair is wrapping up her six-part interview series and she’s discussing the common thread that improves our marriage, parenting, happiness and more. I’ll tell one of my favorite stories; one about a young woman has changed the lives of the homeless. And we’ll wrap up with our weekly trip to Christmas Corner where we’re talking about gifts. I’m sharing inspiration from my book club’s Christmas party along with a host of $15-$30 gift ideas for the teens and adults on your list.

Join us at noon ET on www.radio.heartfilledholidays.com

Today's show has tons of tips for parents! Dr. Vijaya Nair is sharing insights into resiliency. More and more we're seeing that our children are having trouble learning this life skill and without it they will surely struggle. Find out why this is so important and a strategy for teaching it to your kids. Then we'll interview Evelyn Cucchiara, The Toy Tamer, and find out her tricks for creating play room that encourages fun, creative play and is easy for kids to keep organized.

In addition to these great guests, I'll share some interesting and unusual tips for getting a better night's sleep as well as gift ideas for teens & tweens, inspiration for your party attire and a fun family activity that can do triple duty and help out your holiday events.

Join us at noon ET on www.radio.heartfilledholidays.com

Today we’re talking turkey, and I mean that literally. One holiday meal is behind us and one is on the horizon plus making a turkey dinner is a great way to feed a family for a few days with the original meal and the left overs. So we’re taking a look at some different ideas for enjoying those left overs.

Then we’re chatting with Dr. Vijaya Nair about the surprising mistake that busy parents make. Dr. Nair is on a mission to destress moms and create happier families with some simple, stress-relieving changes in our lives and today she’ll reveal a simple change that does just that. Then Blythe Lipman is joining us to talk toddlers. Blythe will be sharing tips for dealing with your toddler as well as how to handle the holidays with them.

We're kicking off with clutter and taking a look at one of the most difficult sources - keepsakes. This sentimental clutter is always a challenge but there are some simple things you can do to make it easier while regaining your space.

Dr. Vijay Nair is back to talk about tips for family communication. The chat comes just in time for Thanksgiving and all the holiday season family gatherings where you might be dealing with difficult situations. Plus, Laruen Bowling is joining us to share the truth about blogging; why to do it besides making money and the truth about creating income with a blog.

And we'll wrap up in Christmas Corner where we'll talk about harnessing the Advent season to create a better Christmas, including some fun ideas for a cozy family tradition that can bring your family together during this busy season.

Join us at noon ET on www.radio.heartfilledholidays.com

We're kicking off with a couple tips for saving money that have nothing to do with coupons or budgets. After we build our bank accounts we'll be chatting with Dr. Vijaya Nair about how we can relax and reduce our stress when life is crazy busy. Then Christina McGhee is helping step families with tips for enjoying family gatherings and handling the holidays. And we'll be wrapping up in Christmas Corner with a look at how homemade gifts, the benefits of making them and several ideas for easy gifts you or your kids can make.

Join us at noon ET on www.radio.heartfilledholidays.com