That's A Good Question! Podcast

Ways to Find Your Work and Family Life Balance (and Still Have Time for Yourself)

This insightful podcast packed with ideas and inspiration to help you discover ways to find and maintain your family life and work life balance. Our That’s A Good Question guest is Emily Reynolds Bergh, Emily is at the top of her business game, running a mega successful PR firm in NYC’s West Village and is a mom to 5 children ages 2 to 13. Emily’s passion for guiding her clients’ companies and brands to flourish is matched by her desire to be present for, and prioritize her family.  She has degrees in psychology and philosophy and has done her master’s in social work all of which give her keen insight into supporting her intent to better the world around her.

That’s a Good Question!  In this episode, we visit with Elle Parks from Texas-based Trinity Fireside, one of the foremost providers of power-packed outdoor fun, including grills, fire pits, fireplaces, outdoor furnishings and more. Join us to hear more about turning your backyard of any size into the best possible gathering place for family and friends.

If you find yourself constantly engaged in mowing down any obstacles in your child’s life in an attempt to make life perfect, you may well be a “Lawnmower Parent” and doing more harm than good, even with the best intentions.

In this episode, we visit with Dr. Dean Beckloff, a pediatric therapist and founder of the Beckloff Behavioral Center in Dallas, Texas. We are discussing the side effects of overprotecting our children and how to help our children become healthy, independent adults by letting them experience and learn from life’s challenges - even if they stumble a bit along the way.

For more information and resources, go to goodlifefamilymag.com. 

The course of your life can change directions in an instant.  In July 2003 and in his senior year of college, Donald Hooton, Jr. was preparing to start a career with his business degree.  That’s when he got the call from his sister that their 17-year-old brother Taylor had passed away.  What shocked their family the most was that Taylor had committed suicide.  All of the family had just one question.  Why?  

It was the detectives who found the steroids in his room.  At that time, the Hooton family didn’t see the connection, but they’ve learned.  They’ve learned about steroid use and its psychological effects, and the link to suicide. And they learned the use of steroids is likely far more pervasive than you ever imagined.

In the midst of their grief, his family could never have predicted how, through their tragedy, they could impact the lives of so many others for the better.  Now Donald works every day to honor his brother’s legacy at the helm of the Taylor Hooton Foundation, the nonprofit started by his dad, Don.

In this important podcast, you’ll hear directly from Donald, Jr., and learn about how he is helping turn his family’s tragedy into triumph for families across the U.S. and abroad.

Donald thinks about his brother every day.  “I hope he’s proud of the work we’re doing and what his legacy has become and how many lives have been saved,” he says.  “I hope every time his story is shared it’s making a difference.”

The Taylor Hooton Foundation is the leader in education on appearance and performance enhancing drugs. To learn more or to schedule an ALL ME® Assembly Program at your child’s school, visit www.taylorhooton.org or www.allmeleague.com. 

In this episode, we visit with Dr. Shanna Garza the Clinic Director of Girls to Women and Young Men’s Health and Wellness, an Adolescent Medicine practice in McKinney, Texas.

Dr. Garza received her B.S. in Biology from Emory University and attended medical school at Baylor College of Medicine. Following her medical education, she completed a Family Medicine residency at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth. She is a board-certified Family Medicine physician with over 13 years of experience working with children, teens and young adults.

Eating disorders are a health issue Dr. Garza's clinics contend with on a regular basis.  There are a lot of societal issues impacting the way young people, especially girls, see themselves and judge themselves. Preoccupation with food, body weight, and shape may signal an eating disorder.

What is the risk of dieting to young people? Is there a difference between an eating disorder and disordered eating? How does social media, diet talk and body shaming lead to eating disorders? 

Dr. Garza shares important advice for parents to help our kids navigate this very dangerous and even deadly health issue. 

Discover free resources and get life-saving support to help youth battle depression, suicide, bullying, and other daunting issues impacting youth mental health. Blanca Garcia, Director of Mental Health Resources for the Grant Halliburton Foundation (GHF), helps us slay the stigma of mental illness and tell us how to get the support we need.

Grant Halliburton Foundation (GHF) was established in 2006 in memory of Grant Halliburton, a Dallas teen who battled depression and bipolar disorder for several years before his suicide death at the age of 19.

The Foundation that bears his name works to help families and young people recognize the signs of mental illness through a variety of avenues including mental health education, collaboration, encouragement, and information.

Grant Halliburton Foundation offers a variety of programs, presentations, and an annual conference on mental health and wellness.

The Foundation also developed Here For Texas, which includes HereForTexas.com, an online searchable database of mental health resources in Texas, and the Here For Texas Mental Health Navigation Line, a free helpline. These no-cost community tools aim to offer easy access for Texans seeking mental health and addiction resources and information.

Why is nutrition considered the missing link to the performance puzzle and what are some of the biggest challenges facing the nutrition habits of our high school and collegiate athletes? Sports dietitian and nutrition consultant, Tavis Piattoly, MS, RD, LDN, sheds important light on what products, supplements, and strategies are best for young athletes. 

Tavis Piattoly is the Sports Dietitian and Education Program Manager for the Taylor Hooton Foundation (www.taylorhooton.org), where he speaks to athletes, coaches, parents, and healthcare professionals on the dangers of Appearance and Performance Enhancing Substances, dietary supplements and supplement safety, and sports nutrition.

He was the Sports Dietitian for the New Orleans Saints from 2006-2013 and New Orleans Pelicans from 2008-2013. He also served as the Sports Dietitian for the Tulane Athletics from 2002-2014 and the Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine’s NFL Players Association Brain and Body program from 2013-2016. He has had the opportunity to design the nutrition programs for a long list of current Olympic, NFL, MLB, and NBA athletes to various college and high school programs.

He currently serves on the Science Advisory Board for Examine.com and Nordic Naturals and was the Sports Dietitian for the Louisiana High School Athletic Association’s Sports Medicine Advisory Board from 2008-2015.

In between work and caring for our kids, our aging parents, and our community, many 'Sandwich Generation' parents fail to take care of themselves. In this episode, Deborah Dobbs, Executive Director of The Counseling Place, shares eye-opening insights on how parents can carve out time for themselves and become better parents in the process.

The Counseling Place is a Richardson, Texas-based nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families get the mental health services they need regardless of their ability to pay.

Life just does what it does," says Eddie Coker, founder of the nonprofit The Wezmore Project, and he has made it his mission is to help families navigate life's twists and turns with honesty, hope, and, yes, laughter.  Listen in as Eddie, a widely known entertainer and songwriter, shares simple tactics to tackle uncomfortable feelings, thoughts and emotions and reunite with our joy.