Dan opens the show by discussing his new practice OneYou Coaching. Dan explains the difference between coaching and therapy to help you, parents, to find the right professional to help your child thrive. Dan then has a conversation with the founder of Youth Coaching Institute, Dr. Leah Mazzola. Dr. Leah is one of the leaders in the field of youth coaching. She lends us her expertise on how to set our children up for success at school and how to define success in a way that is healthy and balanced. Towards the end of the discussion, Dr. Leah opens up about her personal experience as a mother and wife. This includes the parenting 180 she experiences when she attended graduate school for child psychology. Regardless of the age or GPA of your child, you don’t want to miss this episode.

Dan opens the show on camera for the first time since What Did I Say expanded to YouTube. Dan gets right to the interview with Michael The Chairman, podcaster, youtuber and standup comedian. Michael has been disabled and bound to a wheelchair since he was born. Michael and Dan discuss meeting challenges with humor and Michael expands on his experiences with bullying and gaming when he was in high school. Michael explains to Dan how he took the power away from his bullies when he approached then with Love? What?? This is not only an inspiring discussion but has many useful takeaways for all parents which Dan discusses after the interview. Don’t miss this episode especially if your child is being bullied.

Dan begins the show answering a question from a viewer about how to react to your adult children when they bring up unresolved issues from the past. Dan then interviews Valerie Edwards, a dietician from the Portland, OR area that specializes in teenagers. Valerie enlightens us about how to facilitate a healthy food culture in the home and the potential harm to a “diet culture.” Valeria also discusses how we, as parents, can model a healthy relationship with food. Dan wraps up with another question from a listener from his home town of Michigan.

Dan begins the show with a quick story about how to model integrity for our children. Dan then interviews therapist, Amber Henin, who shares her expertise about ADHD from a professional and personal perspective. Amber runs groups for youth and adults in the Portland, OR area and explains how we can reframe ADHD from a disorder to a strength that society and has difficulty understanding and supporting. Amber explains how parents can honor that strength in their children rather than adding pressure and expectations that might push them away. If you have a child with ADHD, this is a must interview! Dan wraps up with a story from his childhood illustrating his own ADHD struggles and how his parents learned to support him. Dan concludes the episode with a question from you about walking the walk of his own parenting advice.

Dan opens the show about family vacations and how we as parents sometimes squeeze the fun out it them with unrealistic expectations. Dan then interviews his friend and comedian, Dan Gabriel, who talks about the “cult of Los Angeles Baseball.” Dan Gabriel enlightens us on how to raise a child in competitive athletics without squeezing the fun out of that. Dan shares his secrets about how to foster excellence without projecting our anxiety onto our kids and the importance of treating each child as an individual. Dan wraps up with some important take-aways from the discussion including the importance of instilling self-motivation in our kids. Finally, Dan takes a question from you. Also, for your comedy fans, Dan and Dan banter a little about the old days.

Dan opens the show with a quick pitch about the importance of connecting with our kids when they are young, so that they want to speak with us when they’re older (and we’re old.) Dan then interviews Greg Behrendt, comedian and author of the 2004 best seller He’s Just Not That Into You. Greg’s book established him as a relationship expert when it comes to dating, but now Greg opens up about his relationship with his daughters. Greg’s story of how drugs, alcohol, cancer and career success impacted his experience as a father is inspiring. Dan then debriefs on some important points form the interview such as parental roles and technology. Dan closes answering a question from you.

Dan opens the show with a parenting tip on how to successfully praise our sensitive teenagers. He then moves on to define and discuss the effect of “Small T” traumas on our teenagers and young adults. This leads into the main interview with therapist/trauma specialist, Hanika Foster, who expands on how to support our teens when they encounter Small T’s and how our unprocessed trauma can impact our parenting. Hanika also discusses her treatment specialty, EMDR, as a means of successfully reprocessing trauma. Dan wraps up with a quick debrief of the interview including a quick discussion about supporting our children’s dreams (a little off topic but I got inspired).

Welcome to the What Did I Say Podcast!

This episode I kick off the podcast with how to address BS in the teenager parent dynamic. I then give a quick plug to one of my parenting Bibles, The Conscious Parent by Shefali Tsabary, PhD. 

We then head to the interview portion with my friend and colleague Tricia Colcord, founder and CEO of Healing Solutions Family Therapy Center.

Wrapping up the episode I do a short monologue about how I try to apply Tricia's wisdom into my life as a parent.

Hope you enjoy it and looking forward to your feedback!