My sister, Ericka, is on the show today! Ericka was first on the show back in 2021 for episode 36 where she talked about her sobriety journey. She has now been sober for 2.5 years so we get an update on that journey in this episode.

She is a freelance writer, a podcaster, author, and a mom of two. She lives in Indianapolis. She has been published in the Wallstreet Journal, the Washington Post, and the New York Times. She also has a business called Pitch and Publish where she teaches people how to get published. She has published two books – Leaving Cloud 9 and Reason to Return.

In this episode, we talk about our upbringing and how that has forged our life, how that foundation from our childhood was very important, and our faith journey.

What we talked about:

4:00- Ericka’s sobriety

16:20- The foundation of how you were raised

23:40- A conversation on faith

47:15- Ericka’s work and freelance writing

Show notes:

Pitch and Publish Website

Ericka’s Website

Ericka on Instagram

Confronting Christianity

I Don’t Have Enough to Be an Atheist

Cold Case Christianity

The Case for Christ

All My Knotted-Up Life

Reason to Return

Leaving Cloud 9

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Hi all! I decided to take a little break week as I spend some nice weather days at the beach here at Wrightsville Beach with my four boys!

We’re also taking a little break as we strategize a bit more for this podcast. If you have any suggestions for the podcast, please reach out to me at [email protected]. I would love to hear what you are loving with the podcast, would like to hear more of, or guest ideas!

Thank you all so much for being here. I am always so grateful for your support and joining me on this podcasting and parenting journey!

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I am so excited about this conversation with my friend, Nattie Meador. I know Nattie from way back, she is from the same hometown as me and is one of those friends that I have kept up with since reconnecting on social media!

Nattie is from Bloomington, Indiana (my hometown!) and has moved back there and works as the Associate Director at Indiana University Alumni Association. She is the mom of three.

She recently started her new podcast called A Little Happy. She has such a great story of why they named it that and she shares about that in this episode and I loved that story!

We get honest in this episode about therapy, hard things that we walk through as mothers, friendship, creating community, and being honest and vulnerable with our friends and family.

What we talked about:

3:00- Getting to know Nattie

7:20- Finding out she was having twins

12:15- Nattie’s career

13:40- Moving back to her hometown, Bloomington, Indiana

16:40- The podcast that she started, A Little Happy

23:15- Having parallel feelings

26:20- Therapy and sitting in our anxiety

29:40- Leaning on community

35:50- Friendship

47:05- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

Nattie on Instagram

A Little Happy Podcast

Atomic Habits

I am Her Tribe

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Aly Pain is back on the show! She was on episode 118 where we talked about healthy communication with our kids, especially as they are in their teen years. Today, we talk about communication again but we talk about how to communicate with our kids when they have something big coming up without being outcome focused.

Aly Pain is a parenting expert. She helps parents end baffling blowups and painful disconnection with their teens to build trust and respect. She is a certified relationship coach for families.

Aly is passionate about empowering us to have deeper and meaningful relationships with our kids where we can actually communicate well and listen well.

What we talked about:

3:30- Emotions with kids coming home for the holidays

6:20- Conversations with our kids about their accomplishments without focusing on the outcome

14:25- Encouraging our kids to work hard

20:55- Working with a kid that is naturally perfectionist or high achieving

39:00- Last message to listeners

Show notes:

How to Raise an Adult

Aly’s Website

Aly on Instagram

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Julie Bogart is back on the show today!

Julie Bogart has a book called Raising Critical Thinkers. Julie is the creator and owner of Brave Writer, an online writing and language arts program.

In this episode, we talk about what happens when our hopes and dreams for our kids do not align with their hopes and dreams for themselves. We also talk about motivating our kids to be a successful person without pushing them in one direction or another. We also talk about relationships with adult parents!

Photo credit: Daniel Smyth

What we talked about:

5:45- Leaning into aging

10:45- Hopes and dreams that we have for our kids

21:35- Allowing your kids to lead the way as they are following their dreams

32:35- Siblings fighting 

48:00- Relationships with our adult parents

58:05- Message to younger generations

Show notes:

BraveWriter.com

Julie on Instagram

Julie’s book: Raising Critical Thinkers

Julie on Episode 117 of the Why is Everyone Yelling? Podcast

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Dr. Hoet works in Pediatric Primary Care where she serves primarily Latino and Somali immigrant children. She is also a clinical assistant professor of Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatric Psychology and Neuropsychology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University.

She is the clinical director for On Our Sleeves which is an amazing resource. It is a movement for children’s mental health. On Our Sleeves provides free resources that help break stigmas and start conversation.

What we talked about:

3:10- Introduction to Dr. Ariana Hoet and her work

7:45- Being an immigrant to the United States and how that has impacted her own mental health

11:00- What her support system looked like from her parents regarding her mental health

13:25- How to open up the conversation about mental health to our kids

15:25- Behavior activation

19:10- Barriers to entry with therapy

21:50- Simple ways to help a child experiencing anxiety

26:10- Working with diverse groups of people

29:10- How to support other students of diverse backgrounds in regard to mental health

32:00- Teaching our kids to be allies

34:30- First steps to getting your kids help

38:20- Language to use around our kids surrounding mental health

43:40- How to support On Our Sleeves

44:45- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

Baby 411

On Our Sleeves

Dr. Ariana Hoet on Instagram

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Kim John Payne, M. ED. is an award-winning author. He has worked passionately to help tens of thousands of people give voice to the feeling that something is not okay about the new normal of overwhelm that so many people are experiencing every day. He offers doable ways to realize the hopes and values that we all have for ourselves and build deep connections with our children that gives our families resiliency and simple joy. Kim John has been a consultant and trainer to over 230 independent and public US schools.

What we talked about:

3:45- Introduction to Kim John Payne’s work

9:20- Understanding kid’s anxieties

15:00- Helping teachers work with various types of children

20:55- Tackling the overwhelm that we are experiencing as families

25:10- Finding the balance between giving your kids opportunities and simplicity

34:00- Boundaries around screen time

46:00- Switching from the governor to the gardner to guide as a parent

55:20- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

Simplicity Parenting

The Soul of Discipline

Emotionally Resilient Tweens and Teens

Beyond Winning

The Whole Brain Child

Simplicity Parenting Website

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Lisa Andersen is the mother of five. She is also the founder of Drawers Co. which is a color coded clothing for kids, specifically underwear. The sizes are indicated by color.

Lisa’s Instagram is @thrivingmotherhood and she is such an encourager over there! One of the messages that I love over on Lisa’s Instagram is that if you are struggling, you are growing!

I hope that you find the connection in this episode helpful!

What we talked about:

3:50- Getting to know Lisa

5:45- Starting her business

8:05- What her business is

13:30- Thriving Motherhood

22:30- Boundaries in parenting

24:40- Showing our kids our emotions

25:50- Hard but helpful truths

44:50- Turning 40

48:55- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

Book Lovers

Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation)

A Long Walk to Water

Lisa on Instagram

Drawers – Color Coded Clothing for Kids

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Aly Pain is a parenting expert. She helps parents end baffling blowups and painful disconnection with their teens to build trust and respect. She is a certified relationship coach for families.

Aly is passionate about empowering us to have deeper and meaningful relationships with our kids where we can actually communicate well and listen well.

I loved learning from and connecting with Aly in this episode!

Disclaimer: Aly shares about some dysfunctional family relationships in her own life which included her having an eating disorder and attempting suicide.

What we talked about:

2:45- Being kind to yourself while parenting

7:10- Where her passion for helping other parents came from

20:45- Understanding the teen brain

27:00- Communicating and setting boundaries with our teenagers

32:55- The emotional feeling wheel

37:55- Encouraging our kids when they are going through phases of self doubt

45:05- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

Atlas of the Heart

Queen Bees and Wannabes

Aly’s Book Recommendations

Aly’s Website

Aly on Instagram

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Julie Bogart has a book called Raising Critical Thinkers which is mainly what we talked about in this episode. We chat not only about raising critical thinkers but also how to be critical thinkers ourselves. Julie provides passionate & compassionate exploration of what critical thinking is and how to hone this vital skill set in our children.

Julie is the mother of 5 grown children and has so much wisdom to share in this episode! We had such a candid conversation about how to think for ourselves in a world where information is constantly being thrown in our direction.

Photo credit: Daniel Smyth

What we talked about:

2:55- Introduction to Julie

6:00- Becoming critical thinkers

11:30- Teaching our kids how to become critical thinkers

19:00- Critical thinking at school

21:20- Allowing your kids to make critical decisions for themselves

25:40- Entering into conversations with people that we don’t agree with

37:35- Religion while raising kids

44:50- Divorce

52:30- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

The Accidental Universe

BraveWriter.com

Julie on Instagram

Julie’s book: Raising Critical Thinkers

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