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Life as a parent is a constant struggle for enough time. We need more time for work, more time for family, more time for ourselves - the elusive balance between work and family seems to be doomed. Today, Brigid Schulte, award-winning writer, sheds some wisdom on our struggle: We'll simply never have enough time. But once we accept the fact that we'll never be able to do everything we think we need to, we can restructure the time we actually have in order to be less stressed, more productive, and ultimately, happier.

Watch the full clip here, and for more info about Brigid Schulte, here's her website. Check out her book, Overwhelmed: How to Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time, at https://amzn.to/34rXDyl.

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You know those days when you just feel off, and it permeates into everything you do and touch? Psychologist and neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett explains how we experience the world through "affect-colored glasses" - rather, what we feel (our "affect") actually changes what we experience and how we respond to the world around us. The question is, how do we use our "affect" to our advantage, rather than let it take over in the heat of the moment?

Watch the full clip here, and for more info about Lisa Feldman Barrett, here's her website. Check out her book, How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain, at https://amzn.to/37hWRWA.

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What kind of tone do you create in your home? How do you want your kids to feel on a daily basis? Today Matthew Luhn, successful author and storyteller for 25 years, shares how Disney has found its success by understanding what people want to feel, and creating that feeling as an experience for them. What if we, as parents, could pinpoint the lifelong feeling we want to leave our kids with, and use that as our "north star" to inform the daily practices and conversations we have at home?

Watch the full clip here, and learn more about Matthew Luhn on his website. Check out his book, The Best Story Wins: How to Leverage Hollywood Storytelling in Business and Beyond, at https://amzn.to/2Tj45lb.

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Do you believe in the motto, "Let kids be kids"? Of course we want to protect the sweet innocence of childhood. But how do we also provide our kids the opportunities to make choices, to use their voice, to learn courage and strength? Our instinct is to shelter and protect - but 12-year-old Adora Svitak also speaks truth into how important it is to allow kids to interact with the world in order to reach big goals and bring about change.

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Is anyone else struggling with bedtimes these days? Less recess play, more stress, and forced changes in our normal lifestyle are shifting our once-comfortable routines. Today, Gitte Winter Graugaard, a best-selling author and expert in peaceful bedtime routines, walks us through how you can implement a simple nightly tactic to reduce stress, eliminate distraction, and establish a vital connection with your kids.

Watch the full clip here, and for more info about Gitte Winter Graugaard, here's her website. Check out her book, The Valley of Hearts: Meditations for Children, at https://amzn.to/30tnKCU. And head to http://www.quickanddelish.net/ to sign up for an amazing virtual meal planning workshop!

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While today's clip is from a talk given one month after the 2016 election, Celeste Headlee, an award-winning journalist and best-selling author, drops truth bombs that are possibly even more relevant today as we lean into the final stretch before the current election. I'm not usually one to talk politics here, but I also want to encourage us to lean into the hard conversations that lead to understanding--and this talk is worth listening to again and again.

Watch the full clip here, and for more info about Celeste Headlee, here's her website. Check out her book, We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter, at https://amzn.to/30tnKCU.

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What could we do with an idea? What if you could change the world one person, one conversation at a time? What if we stopped getting in our kids' way of dreaming big? Bob Goff, a best-selling author and recovering lawyer, dares us to think outside the box and to do the things that really light us up.

Watch the full clip here, and for more info about Bob Goff, check out his website. I highly recommend his books, Love Does, at https://amzn.to/2SgNo9c, and Everybody, Always, at https://amzn.to/34gduyK. A great read with your kids is, What Do You Do With An Idea? at https://amzn.to/33fDifg.

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We all want our kids to live their best lives, to thrive. But as a parent, do you believe you can thrive? It seems near impossible so much of the time, when most of us are just trying to survive. Richard Davidson, a psychology professor and founder/director of The Center For Healthy Minds, explains that by understanding the four pillars of a healthy mind, we can actually train our mind to thrive through simple focused daily practice.

Watch the full clip here, and for more info about Richard J. Davidson, check out his website. You can find his book, The Emotional Life of Your Brain, at https://amzn.to/36deOFg.

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Parenthood doesn't come with a guidebook. We live in confusing times, and we are left to define parenting on our own terms. Sometimes, this is terrifying (since we don't want to mess up our kids!). But it can also be amazingly freeing. Today's episode features New York Times writer Jennifer Senior, who explains that there may be a better goal in parenting than the elusive dream of wanting our kids to be happy.

You can find the full clip here, and for more info about Jennifer Senior, check out her website. Take a look at her book, All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood, at https://amzn.to/3cGd1d.

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We don't always have realistic expectations of our kids. They aren't born understanding how to act or how things work - it's our job to teach them. In today's Throwback Thursday episode, Shelly Lefkoe lays down the law on having realistic expectations for our kids, how to help them respond to daily challenges, and how we can teach our kids in a way that gives them the confidence to try and succeed.

You can find the full clip here, and for more info about Shelly Lefkoe, check out her website.

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