Welcome to The Parenting Project with our guest Dr. Ned Hallowell. Dr. Hallowell is a board-certified child and adult psychiatrist and world authority on ADHD. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Tulane Medical School, and was a Harvard Medical School faculty member for 21 years. He is the Founder of The Hallowell ADHD Centers in 5 US cities and a prolific author of over 20 books, including the groundbreaking “Driven to Distraction” and the series, and the producer of a multitude of tools to help parents and kids manage ADHD. His new book is called ADHD 2.0.

Listen to our other spectacular guests for this series here and find out more about The Mindshare Podcast at www.monumentalme.com/podcast

And learn more about The Parenting Project and The Positivity Toolbox at ⁠⁠⁠www.monumentalme.com/parents

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Charlotte Cheng has worked in education and Education Technology and learning content for over 20 years and she is also the mother of a five-year-old daughter. Charlotte has worked at companies including LeapFrog, Disney, Wonder Workshop, and she is currently the Director of Education at CodeCombat, where they create game-based computer science programs. Charlotte is ALSO a published author of 6 children’s books AND the host of the podcast EdTech Adventures, where she explores the role of technology, STEM and creative play in education. Books include: Night Market Rescue, Roar-Choo!, andI Miss You Most (coming soon).

Website: charlotte.art

Charlotte’s work in developing impactful learning experiences is an area that is so important for our Parenting Series here on The Mindshare Podcast as we navigate a crazy amount of learning content out there and talk about how to use technology as a tool to help our children thrive.

Learn more about The Parenting Project and The Positivity Toolbox at www.monumentalme.com/parents

Dr. Yamalis Diaz specializes in helping parents and kids thrive rather than just survive the challenges that come with ADHD and other behavioral issues. Dr. Diaz is a Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, and a licensed psychologist at the NYU Child Study Center where she conducts evaluations and provides clinical services to children and families. Dr. Diaz specializes in ADHD and behavioral parenting interventions to support and manage these challenges. Dr. Diaz is co-host on NYU's Doctor Radio show "About Our Kids" on SiriusXM and was recently featured as one of the ADHD experts on the documentary “The Disruptors,” about the disorder. She has been interviewed as a topic expert for the major TV and print news outlets.

Dr. Diaz has a wonderful approach to offering parents and kids ways to better understand what they are managing and how to grow beyond just surviving challenges that ADHD and other issues introduce to their lives.

Follow Dr. Diaz on social on:

Instagram & Facebook: @Dr.Yamalis

Twitter/X: Dr_Yamalis

Radio: Tune in LIVE on Fridays to Doctor Radio on SiriusXM ch. 110

Learn more about The Parenting Project and The Positivity Toolbox at ⁠www.monumentalme.com/parents

Jessica Wilen, Ph.D. is the founder of Jessica Wilen Coaching LLC, a boutique executive coaching and organizational consulting firm specializing in helping high-performing professional women—across career stages and industries—create deep and sustained personal and professional growth. She is a nationally recognized thought leader and advocate for human-centered leadership, and authors the popular newsletter, A Cup of Ambition, written for working moms who care about building a meaningful career and being an involved parent. Her newsletter is available on Substack.

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Scilla Andreen is an award-winning Filmmaker, Emmy nominated Costume Designer, Author, CEO & Founder of iMPACTFUL Group, co-founder of Indieflix and Founder of ImpactfulFund.org. After a life changing loss of a dear friend to suicide Scilla started working closely with youth, parents, mental health professionals, brain scientists, educators, and experts in pediatrics, Wellness, DEI, and HR to create the Creative Coping Toolkit (CCT), an award-winning film and evidence-based mental health literacy program for schools and corporations. Using story to educate, the CCT is designed to break the stigma, teach resilience and inspire positive change while measuring impact to help normalize how we talk about mental health. The program addresses anxiety, loneliness, suicide, social media addiction, online safety, bullying, and belonging. It was created to support employers, employees, educators, students, and families.

Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Good Morning America, and Today. Scilla also works with corporations, nonprofits, and thousands of schools around the world. She is a mother of 6 and resides with her husband Eric and two black labs in Seattle WA.

Scilla believes everyone should have free or affordable access to mental health and wellness education. She is on a mission to change the world with film.

Website: Impactful.co

Scilla’s work in developing tools to help people thrive is an area that is so important for our Parenting Series here on The Mindshare Podcast as we talk about how to use co-learning and coping tools to help our children thrive.

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Darri Stephens is our partner on Constructing Confidence suite of tools and the new Positivity Toolbox.

Darri is a dedicated LX (learning experience) designer, passionate about creating quality content and programs for kids, families, and educators. Her combined background of teaching in the classroom plus working in research, development, and marketing for the wonderful world of children’s media and educational technology, has given her a wide breadth of skills to help engage all ages in the pursuit of lifelong learning. With MAs in Education from both Harvard and Stanford, and work experience at best-in-class ed tech organizations including Wonder Workshop, Nickelodeon, Common Sense Education, Google, and Harvard University, she is steeped in the design thinking process and committed to agile and iterative project management, which has resulted in multi-award-winning programs and products. Darri finds the creative narrative in taking an idea from conception to launch an ever-compelling challenge.Learn more about The Parenting Project and The Positivity Toolbox at ⁠www.constructingconfidence.com

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Parents, have we got the tools for you!

We are kicking off The Parenting Project with a new series on The Mindshare Podcast.

The project includes a new program developed with education consultant Darri Stephens, MEd. We introduce Darri in Episode 2, where she shares her insights and wisdom on education and "Co-learning" with parents and kids and teachers and kids.

We continue to provide insights and real tools to make parenting easier for you and to help you and your child(ren) thrive. We have interviews with the following experts in their field:

• Scilla Andreen, filmmaker
• Jessica Wilen, PhD, executive coach and parenting expert
• Yamalis Diaz, PhD, psychologist specializing in ADHD & behavior interventions
• Charlotte Chen, MEd, edtech creator
• Ned Hallowell, MD, psychiatrist and thought leader specializing in ADHD & related topics
• and as mentioned, Darri Stephens, MEd

Check out our new program The Positivity Toolbox

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Keren Leshem is Chief Executive Officer at OCON Therapeutics, which develops innovative and safe intra-uterine medical solutions inspired by women’s bodies and anatomy, She is also a board director at Aspivix, and was recently awarded Best Women’s HealthTech CEO 2023 in the Global CEO Excellence Awards. She holds a number of other Board Roles and in 2022 was a Tech Pioneer at the World Economic Forum and is a Mentor within the 8400 Health Network. Our conversation dives right in to the state of women's health research and the innovative methods of intra-uterine delivery that OCON is developing that can treat a range of conditions in a non-invasive and efficient way. We speak about the challenge of attracting funding, particularly at this juncture given OCON's location and the perseverance and advocacy that has to continue throughout this process. We describe the treatments and therapies in detail and ask what some of the barriers are to attracting more attention for women's health. There is more detail on OCON on the website: https://oconmed.com/

This episode is a collaboration between The Fiftyfaces Podcast at fiftyfaceshub.com and The Mindshare Podcast at www.monumentalme.com/podcast.

Dr. Diane Reidy-Lagunes is a top NYC Oncologist from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She is the creator and host of the award-winning monthly podcast Cancer Straight Talk from MSKCC where she leans in and tackles the subject of cancer head on, in English and Spanish. A noted clinical investigator, Diane served previously as President of MSK’s Medical Staff. She currently serves as Vice Chair in the Department of Medicine. During the COVID crisis in NYC, she served as Chief of Clinical Care as part of the Hospital Incident Command System. As a researcher, she focuses on developing treatments of gastrointestinal (GI) tumors. She is a member of the National Cancer Institute Taskforce and a member of the National Cancer Care Network Guidelines. She is the recipient of several honors, including the Paul Sherlock Teaching Award, Castle Connolly Top Doctors, and the American Cancer Society Mother of the Year Award. In addition, Diane maintains a high-volume GI Oncology clinic.You can find her podcast Cancer Straight Talk at https://www.mskcc.org/cancerstraighttalk.

This episode is part of a special series in collaboration between The Fiftyfaces Podcast at fiftyfaceshub.com and The Mindshare Podcast at www.monumentalme.com/podcast.

Jessica Karr is the founder and managing director of Coyote Ventures, an investment firm that focuses on backing founders who are solving problems that disproportionately affect overlooked populations with a foundation in women’s health. She is also a limited partner of Portfolia FemTech II Fund, designed for women who want to back entrepreneurial companies for returns and impact, among other advisory roles. Our discussion starts with her early career and what led her into venture and an interest in healthcare in particular. We speak about the mentors that inspired her at this stage of her career and what led to her decision to launch Coyote Ventures. We turn then to the the fundraising experience and the level of attention given to women's health and the innovations in same. Unfortunately these areas are often overlooked and underfunded. She then describes the support that has come from across the industry and how innovative methods of drawing support - such as allocating a percentage of real estate deals to Coyote Ventures has been such an unique way to raise visibility for these issues and the Fund in particular. There is more information about Coyote Ventures on https://www.coyote.ventures/

This episode is a special series, part of a collaboration between The Fiftyfaces Podcast at fiftyfaceshub.com and The Mindshare Podcast at www.monumentalme.com/podcast.