This Family Tree Podcast

Alex and Shane chat about practical steps to help get your life in order!

Actress and domestic abuse survivor April Hernandez Castillo and her husband Zalo Castillo discuss April's experience with abuse and healing, their advocacy in the domestic abuse community, red flags in relationships, and first steps victims should take. 

Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like "too much texting," Santa's Christmas contribution, and so much more!

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This episode is proudly supported by:

Tru Earth - save 10% off of Tru Earth's powerful, and eco-friendly products (the laundry detergent strips & surface cleaner are our favourites!) by using the promo code THISFAMILYTREE10 when you visit https://www.tru.earth/?utm_source=SOCIAL&utm_medium=PODCAST&utm_campaign=INFLUENCER&utm_term=ThisFamilyTreePodcast

Mini Mioche - use promo code THISFAMILYTREE15 at www.minimioche.com for 15% off of your ethically made, organic, and sustainable kids’ apparel.

Bravado Designs - Use promo code THISFAMILYTREE20 for 20% off of what will become your favourite nursing bra at www.bravadodesigns.com, or try their new Everyday Collection (not nursing bras - no clips) at ca.bravadodesigns.com.

Seedlip - Go to www.seedlipdrinks.com or www.seedlipdrinks.ca, and use promo code THISFAMILYTREE10 for 10% off the world’s first nonalcoholic spirit!

Alex and Shane talk about Christmas traditions, Elf on the Shelf, and the possibility of Santa granting you limitless powers.

Journalist Tara Ellison of The Cut discusses her fascinating article, "What My Mom Taught Me About Sex," internalized misogyny, empowerment, and the evolution of our collective views on sex, self, and relationships as we age.

Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like manifestation, toxic family members, and so much more!

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This episode is proudly supported by:

Tru Earth - save 10% off of Tru Earth's powerful, and eco-friendly products (the laundry detergent strips & surface cleaner are our favourites!) by using the promo code THISFAMILYTREE10 when you visit https://www.tru.earth/?utm_source=SOCIAL&utm_medium=PODCAST&utm_campaign=INFLUENCER&utm_term=ThisFamilyTreePodcast

Mini Mioche - use promo code THISFAMILYTREE15 at www.minimioche.com for 15% off of your ethically made, organic, and sustainable kids’ apparel.

Bravado Designs - Use promo code THISFAMILYTREE20 for 20% off of what will become your favourite nursing bra at www.bravadodesigns.com, or try their new Everyday Collection (not nursing bras - no clips) at ca.bravadodesigns.com.

Seedlip - Go to www.seedlipdrinks.com or www.seedlipdrinks.ca, and use promo code THISFAMILYTREE10 for 10% off the world’s first nonalcoholic spirit!

Alex and Shane chat about why Detroit is a romantic destination, and an underwhelming Santa Clause Parade.

Neuroscientist Dr. Cindy Hovington (@curious_neuron) discusses emotional regulation, the "terrible twos," tantrums, and how we can support our kids through hard moments.

Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like lotus birth, Rainn Wilson's name change, worldwide declining sperm counts, and so much more!

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This episode is proudly supported by:

Miku Smart Baby Monitor - visit www.mikucare.com and use promo code FAMILYTREE10 for 10% off the best smart monitor on the market!

Tru Earth - save 10% off of Tru Earth's powerful, and eco-friendly products (the laundry detergent strips & surface cleaner are our favourites!) by using the promo code THISFAMILYTREE10 when you visit https://www.tru.earth/?utm_source=SOCIAL&utm_medium=PODCAST&utm_campaign=INFLUENCER&utm_term=ThisFamilyTreePodcast

Mini Mioche - use promo code THISFAMILYTREE15 at www.minimioche.com for 15% off of your ethically made, organic, and sustainable kids’ apparel.

Bravado Designs - Use promo code THISFAMILYTREE20 for 20% off of what will become your favourite nursing bra at www.bravadodesigns.com, or try their new Everyday Collection (not nursing bras - no clips) at ca.bravadodesigns.com.

Seedlip - Go to www.seedlipdrinks.com or www.seedlipdrinks.ca, and use promo code THISFAMILYTREE10 for 10% off the world’s first nonalcoholic spirit!

Alex and Shane talk about an upcoming getaway to Detroit, and the importance of getting away without your kids.

Celebrity psychic medium Tracey Woolterton (you know her from her connection to Mama June, Katie Price, and 90 Day Fiancé) talks psychic ability, ghost stories, and making predictions.

Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like marriage addiction, male infertility, and so much more!

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This episode is proudly supported by:

Tru Earth - save 10% off of Tru Earth's powerful, and eco-friendly products (the laundry detergent strips & surface cleaner are our favourites!) by using the promo code THISFAMILYTREE10 when you visit https://www.tru.earth/?utm_source=SOCIAL&utm_medium=PODCAST&utm_campaign=INFLUENCER&utm_term=ThisFamilyTreePodcast

Mini Mioche - use promo code THISFAMILYTREE15 at www.minimioche.com for 15% off of your ethically made, organic, and sustainable kids’ apparel.

Bravado Designs - Use promo code THISFAMILYTREE20 for 20% off of what will become your favourite nursing bra at www.bravadodesigns.com, or try their new Everyday Collection (not nursing bras - no clips) at ca.bravadodesigns.com.

Seedlip - Go to www.seedlipdrinks.com or www.seedlipdrinks.ca, and use promo code THISFAMILYTREE10 for 10% off the world’s first nonalcoholic spirit!

Alex takes on a solo episode to chat about the importance of intentionality in all aspects of our life as adults, and how not prioritizing our desires can be so detrimental to our wellbeing. 

Social worker, parent, and adoptee, Breanna (@themomsocialworker), discusses her adoption experience as a young person and her journey of self-discovery and identity. She highlights the importance of being intentional as a parent, and the need for institutions to listen to the voices of adoptees.

Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like questioning medical advice, Nick Cannon, and so much more!

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This episode is proudly supported by:

Tru Earth - save 10% off of Tru Earth's powerful, and eco-friendly products (the laundry detergent strips & surface cleaner are our favourites!) by using the promo code THISFAMILYTREE10 when you visit https://www.tru.earth/?utm_source=SOCIAL&utm_medium=PODCAST&utm_campaign=INFLUENCER&utm_term=ThisFamilyTreePodcast

Mini Mioche - use promo code THISFAMILYTREE15 at www.minimioche.com for 15% off of your ethically made, organic, and sustainable kids’ apparel.

Bravado Designs - Use promo code THISFAMILYTREE20 for 20% off of what will become your favourite nursing bra at www.bravadodesigns.com, or try their new Everyday Collection (not nursing bras - no clips) at ca.bravadodesigns.com.

Seedlip - Go to www.seedlipdrinks.com or www.seedlipdrinks.ca, and use promo code THISFAMILYTREE10 for 10% off the world’s first nonalcoholic spirit!

Alex and Shane chat about a busy wedding weekend, and grill each other in a Halloween-inspired game of "would you rather."

Witch and psychic medium Nicole Luna (@highestgoodreadings & @modernmagicsalem) discusses spirituality, modern witchcraft, what it means to be a medium, and everything in between, before doing a live tarot reading. 

Nicole Burron (@nicoleburron.psychicmedium & @cosmicauthenticityacademy), psychic medium and shadow guide, discusses connecting with spirits, femininity in spiritualism, haunted houses, and intuition.

Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like most memorable Halloweens, death penalty meals, and so much more!

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This episode is proudly supported by:

Miku Smart Baby Monitor - visit www.mikucare.com and use promo code FAMILYTREE10 for 10% off the best smart monitor on the market!

Tru Earth - save 10% off of Tru Earth's powerful, and eco-friendly products (the laundry detergent strips & surface cleaner are our favourites!) by using the promo code THISFAMILYTREE10 when you visit https://www.tru.earth/?utm_source=SOCIAL&utm_medium=PODCAST&utm_campaign=INFLUENCER&utm_term=ThisFamilyTreePodcast

Mini Mioche - use promo code THISFAMILYTREE15 at www.minimioche.com for 15% off of your ethically made, organic, and sustainable kids’ apparel.

Bravado Designs - Use promo code THISFAMILYTREE20 for 20% off of what will become your favourite nursing bra at www.bravadodesigns.com, or try their new Everyday Collection (not nursing bras - no clips) at ca.bravadodesigns.com.

Seedlip - Go to www.seedlipdrinks.com or www.seedlipdrinks.ca, and use promo code THISFAMILYTREE10 for 10% off the world’s first nonalcoholic spirit!

Alex and Shane chat about Momfest, an awkward encounter with vegan activists, and an overpriced pedicure. 

Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like what makes a good kisser, empowering your kids, bad inventions, and so much more!

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This episode is proudly supported by:

Tru Earth - save 10% off of Tru Earth's powerful, and eco-friendly products (the laundry detergent strips & surface cleaner are our favourites!) by using the promo code THISFAMILYTREE10 when you visit https://www.tru.earth/?utm_source=SOCIAL&utm_medium=PODCAST&utm_campaign=INFLUENCER&utm_term=ThisFamilyTreePodcast

Mini Mioche - use promo code THISFAMILYTREE15 at www.minimioche.com for 15% off of your ethically made, organic, and sustainable kids’ apparel.

Bravado Designs - Use promo code THISFAMILYTREE20 for 20% off of what will become your favourite nursing bra at www.bravadodesigns.com, or try their new Everyday Collection (not nursing bras - no clips) at ca.bravadodesigns.com.

Seedlip - Go to www.seedlipdrinks.com or www.seedlipdrinks.ca, and use promo code THISFAMILYTREE10 for 10% off the world’s first nonalcoholic spirit!

Alex and Shane chat about appropriate gifts for classmates, and how they know they're getting old. 

Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like Drew Barrymore's celibacy, self-realizations, if kid focused big-ticket items are worth it, and so much more!

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This episode is proudly supported by:

Tru Earth - save 10% off of Tru Earth's powerful, and eco-friendly products (the laundry detergent strips & surface cleaner are our favourites!) by using the promo code THISFAMILYTREE10 when you visit https://www.tru.earth/?utm_source=SOCIAL&utm_medium=PODCAST&utm_campaign=INFLUENCER&utm_term=ThisFamilyTreePodcast

Mini Mioche - use promo code THISFAMILYTREE15 at www.minimioche.com for 15% off of your ethically made, organic, and sustainable kids’ apparel.

Bravado Designs - Use promo code THISFAMILYTREE20 for 20% off of what will become your favourite nursing bra at www.bravadodesigns.com, or try their new Everyday Collection (not nursing bras - no clips) at ca.bravadodesigns.com.

Seedlip - Go to www.seedlipdrinks.com or www.seedlipdrinks.ca, and use promo code THISFAMILYTREE10 for 10% off the world’s first nonalcoholic spirit!

Alex and Shane chat about regulating their schedules back into normal routines, and people who show photos of their kids at any given opportunity.

Internal Medicine Physician, Dr. Simran Sethi (founder of RenewMD medicial spas and luxury skincare line, skin by Dr. Sethi), discusses how we can achieve healthy skin, what treatments are worth spending money on (and what aren't), and debunks myths in the skincare industry. 

Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like who deserves the blame in cheating scandals, relationship boundaries,  and so much more!

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This episode is proudly supported by:

Miku Smart Baby Monitor - visit www.mikucare.com and use promo code FAMILYTREE10 for 10% off the best smart monitor on the market!

Tru Earth - save 10% off of Tru Earth's powerful, and eco-friendly products (the laundry detergent strips & surface cleaner are our favourites!) by using the promo code THISFAMILYTREE10 when you visit https://www.tru.earth/?utm_source=SOCIAL&utm_medium=PODCAST&utm_campaign=INFLUENCER&utm_term=ThisFamilyTreePodcast

Mini Mioche - use promo code THISFAMILYTREE15 at www.minimioche.com for 15% off of your ethically made, organic, and sustainable kids’ apparel.

Bravado Designs - Use promo code THISFAMILYTREE20 for 20% off of what will become your favourite nursing bra at www.bravadodesigns.com, or try their new Everyday Collection (not nursing bras - no clips) at ca.bravadodesigns.com.

Seedlip - Go to www.seedlipdrinks.com or www.seedlipdrinks.ca, and use promo code THISFAMILYTREE10 for 10% off the world’s first nonalcoholic spirit!

Alex and Shane chat about the need to appreciate and recognize the people around you, whether at work, at home, or socially. 

Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like getting through rough patches in a relationship, giving your kids an allowance, irritating celebs, and so much more!

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

This episode is proudly supported by:

Tru Earth - save 10% off of Tru Earth's powerful, and eco-friendly products (the laundry detergent strips & surface cleaner are our favourites!) by using the promo code THISFAMILYTREE10 when you visit https://www.tru.earth/?utm_source=SOCIAL&utm_medium=PODCAST&utm_campaign=INFLUENCER&utm_term=ThisFamilyTreePodcast

Mini Mioche - use promo code THISFAMILYTREE15 at www.minimioche.com for 15% off of your ethically made, organic, and sustainable kids’ apparel.

Bravado Designs - Use promo code THISFAMILYTREE20 for 20% off of what will become your favourite nursing bra at www.bravadodesigns.com, or try their new Everyday Collection (not nursing bras - no clips) at ca.bravadodesigns.com.

Seedlip - Go to www.seedlipdrinks.com or www.seedlipdrinks.ca, and use promo code THISFAMILYTREE10 for 10% off the world’s first nonalcoholic spirit!