On today's episode, Susan Caruso, founding director of Sunflower Creative Arts and Lindsey Mills, co-creator and director of Sunflower Bridge share a heartfelt conversation about mental health. Certainly daily struggles are to be expected - but what about the times when we feel so out of whack that life no longer feels manageable? Susan discusses how she pushed through guilt and shame to begin her healing journey.

Are you struggling with mental health issues such as chronic anxiety or depression? It's ok to ask for help. Visit nami.org to find support.

Join Susan Caruso, founding director of Sunflower Creative Arts and Lindsey Mills, co-creator and director of Sunflower Bridge as they talk about navigating the hard stuff of day-to-day family life. When you're not feeling the way you want to feel, what can you do to turn things around? Susan tells about her experience finding the support she needed as a young mother through becoming a La Leche League leader. Lindsey discusses a family who successfully reined in screen time by creating a plan where everyone contributed their ideas to reach a resolution.

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The Sunflower Bridge Podcast is kindly sponsored by Switzer Musical Productions.

Join Susan Caruso, founding director of Sunflower Creative Arts and Lindsey Mills, co-creator and director of Sunflower Bridge for a conversation about trust as a foundational piece of all relationships. Susan shares a story about walking to school at age 5. Lindsey remembers the freedom of rollerblading with friends around her neighborhood at age 7.

The Sunflower Bridge Podcast is kindly sponsored by Switzer Musical Productions.

On today's episode, Susan Caruso, founding director of Sunflower Creative Arts and Lindsey Mills, co-creator and director of Sunflower Bridge talk about how sometimes we as adults can have unrealistic expectations of what children are and aren't capable of at different stages of development.

If you're enjoying the podcast or have a question for us, we would love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] or find us on Instagram at @sunflowercreativearts.

The Sunflower Bridge Podcast is kindly sponsored by Switzer Musical Productions.

Take a breath and smile with us! In Episode 5, Susan Caruso, founding director of Sunflower Creative Arts & Lindsey Mills, co-creator & director of Sunflower Bridge talk about really seeing children. Susan tells a story about the courage of a 3 year-old boy on his first day of summer camp. Lindsey shares about a time from her childhood when she used singing to cope with some tricky emotions.

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The podcast is kindly sponsored by Switzer Musical Productions.

Join Susan & Lindsey for part 2 of a conversation about the "guiding lights" in our lives. Who are the people that have appeared in your life when things seemed darkest and showed you your next best step? Lindsey shares how she discovered the magic of Sunflower Creative Arts. Susan describes how children can be guiding lights too. Want to connect with us? Send us an email at [email protected] or find us on Instagram!

Join Susan Caruso, founding director of Sunflower Creative Arts & Lindsey Mills, co-creator & director of Sunflower Bridge as we talk about being with children. Take a breath and smile with us. In episode 2, we give you a bit of background about Sunflower and what we do in the world. Susan shares about two of her "guiding lights", Bev Bos & Nancy Carlsson-Paige. The Sunflower Bridge Podcast is kindly sponsored by Switzer Musical Productions.

Join Susan Caruso, founding director of Sunflower Creative Arts and Lindsey Mills, co-creator and director of Sunflower Bridge as we share thoughtful conversations about being with children. Take a breath and smile with us.

We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram.

The Sunflower Bridge Podcast is kindly sponsored by Switzer Recording Studios.