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Today is an exciting day for PG-ish—our first real interview episode! I'm chatting with Amanda and Rachel from Grace in the Race, a dynamic duo helping parents put systems and strategies in place to make grace the default feeling at home, rather than chaos and stress.

Get in touch with Amanda and Rachel at www.graceintherace.com, or on social media at @grace.in.the.race.

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Do you have a hard time catching your breath between Thanksgiving and Christmas? What if you got to choose how stressful or enjoyable this year's holiday season would be? Brian Mackenzie, a human performance specialist, shares that the journey we're all on provides many opportunities to create habits to keep us either in a stressed state or a relaxed state—we get to choose which path we take.

Watch the full clip here, and for more info about Brian MacKenzie, here's his website. Check out his book, Unplugged: Evolve from Technology to Upgrade Your Fitness, Performance, & Consciousness.

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Therapist and author Marisa Peer walks us through some ordinary yet useful tools to help with our continued shelter-at-home with our kids. Today's episode gives some new ideas to break up the monotony and to make everyday life fun, but also reminds us that we don't have to be the perfect parent.

Watch the full clip here, and for more info about Marisa Peer, here's her website. Check out her book, Ultimate Confidence.

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Being a vehicle of change doesn't need to be a grandiose effort. This Thanksgiving, so many people are struggling—not just financially, but emotionally as well. Today Tony Robbins reminds us that even when we feel overwhelmed by the need around us, we just need to take small steps toward kindness.

Watch the full clip here, and for more info about Tony Robbins, here's his website. Check out his book, Awaken the Giant Within.

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Today's episode with Mel Robbins is all about you. How are you really doing? Right now, you might be just getting by, content with survival. But who wants a life of mediocrity? We don't have to just be fine. We can be fantastic.

Watch the full clip here, and for more info about Mel Robbins, here's her website. Check out her book, The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage.

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I love the no-nonsense approach to parenting that Mel Robbins gives. Our job as parents is not to mold our kids into small versions of ourselves, but rather to teach them to be individuals who understand how to use their voice, values, and heart to interact with the world around them.

Watch the full clip here, and for more info about Mel Robbins, here's her website. Check out her book, The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage, at https://amzn.to/3pv24Be. And click here to listen to the Quote of the Day interview with Sean Croxton and Mel Robbins.

I'd love to know what you think, so join in on the conversation! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on Instagram (@pgishparenting), or you can always find me at www.pgishparenting.com.

What kind of parent do you see yourself as? The captain of a ship? A negotiating lawyer? Or even a dictator? Today, marriage and family therapist Susan Stiffelman discusses how genuine connection can make all the difference in building positive behavior in your kids, which helps you become the parent you want to be.

Watch the full clip here, and for more info about Susan Stiffelman, here's her website. Check out her book, Parenting Without Power Struggles, at https://amzn.to/36eIsIL.

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Whatever you're feeling today, this episode is sure to help—without the nasty side effects of medication. Max Strom, who has taught on the healing power of the breath for over twenty years, explores why anxiety is on the rise and why much of what we're feeling this year is grief over the lives and routines we had. Through learning how to breathe, you can deal with very real emotions and create a healthy and safe space for your family to interact and grow together.

Watch the full clip here, and check out Max Strom's book, A Life Worth Breathing, at https://amzn.to/3eCFqSd.

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When we're faced with ongoing challenges, it's easy to fall into a cycle of apathy and anger—especially when we don't have an outlet for our emotions. As parents, we get tired of holding everything together, and we can end up taking it out on our kids. Psychologist and author Harriet Lerner gives us a brief, lighthearted snapshot of what can happen in relationships when there are communication breakdowns, negative tones, and assumptions strewn about.

Watch the full clip here, and for more info about Dr. Harriet Lerner, here's her website. Check out her books, The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide To Changing The Patterns Of Intimate Relationships, at https://amzn.to/37Vzh2q, and Why Won't You Apologize?: Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts, at https://amzn.to/3mBZ6IJ.

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When you become a parent, you are forced to become an expert juggler. But let's be honest - we can't do it all. Something's gotta give. So maybe instead of trying to be perfect in every area, we need to change our expectations. Tiffany Dufu actually encourages us to drop a ball, or two, or three, in order to make us more productive and fulfilled.

Watch the full clip here, and for more info about Tiffany Dufu, here's her website. Check out her book, Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less, at https://amzn.to/2J47cIE.

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