Cathy & Todd discuss how our children learn by watching how we live and how we react, and why owning our emotional responses creates connection and opportunity for learning. They discuss the difference between responding and reacting (especially when it comes to anger), why “do what I say, not what I do” doesn’t land well, and why comparing our childhood experiences is like apples and oranges.

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11:24 Zen Parenting Moment

14:40 Emotions- healthy or unhealthy?

23:13 Done.  Not using busyness as an excuse

30:06 Pinna.fm

31:05 Stillwater and Koo Save the World Children’s Book

35:28 Serenity prayer and the dark days of parenting

47:10 Todd’s money baggage

Cathy & Todd discuss how we handle trauma, why boys are falling behind in school, and why the emotional intelligence of fathers is essential for cultural change. They also share a personal example of conflict, listening, and repair, and why self-compassion is essential if we are going to communicate effectively.

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3:06 Zen Parenting Moment

3:26 Buffaloes & the cows

11:21 Banshees of Inisherin review

12:40 Women talking

17:59 Scott Galloway on Armchair Expert

30:15 Pinna.fm

31:14 Stillwater and Koo Save the World Children’s Book

32:06 LUFU Listen Until the other person Feels Understood

Todd & Cathy discuss ways to engage in deeper conversation with teenage boys, and how every suggestion is helpful to all relationships and conversations. They also discuss Prince Harry’s new book Spare, and how he learned to deal with “hover monkeys” and “mind squirrels” when becoming an Apache helicopter pilot. While his experience is unique, what he learned is helpful to all of us.

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4:20 Six ways to encourage deeper conversations with teenage boys

27:08 Prince Harry (Don’t poke the bear)

33:26 Hover monkeys & mind squirrels

Cathy and Todd discuss the passing of Cathy’s mom, Cathy’s recent diagnosis and surgery, and how they support each other in a crisis. They discuss their patterns of behavior, what they need from each other, and why showing up for each other in crisis can be difficult.

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1:00 Cathy’s mom’s passing

10:2 Cathy’s breast health

18:38 History of some of Todd’s bad decisions

Instead of posting a new podcast, we are reposting one of our favorites, the one where we interview our moms. Unfortunately, Cathy’s mom passed away yesterday, and we wanted to share this to honor her. We share some great stories and have some great laughs. Please listen and enjoy – and even more important, be good to each other.

In honor of Mother’s Day, we invited our moms to talk about what we were like as kids.  We also talk about the changes that have taken place from the time they were kids (a.k.a. the olden days) to  raising us in the 70’s – we also discuss how their grandchildren are being raised. We get nostalgic and we have a lot of laughs. We love our moms!

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Todd & Cathy share their experiences of what they find good, true and beautiful, and why finding and discussing these things makes life more meaningful. They talk about the joy of feeding the birds and squirrels, creating a comfortable sleeping environment, and why Todd is never late for a party.

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2:07 Good

21:29 True

27:51 Codependent vs interdependent

36:52 Beautiful

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Cathy & Todd discuss 8 peaceful things from 2022 and how to incorporate more peace and joy into 2023. They discuss the importance of music, why we need to embrace our creativity, and the TV shows they are watching with their teenagers.

Morgan Harper Nichols

Zen Parenting book

Phil Stutz

The Tools

The Vow

Drums

Taylor Swift

The Crown

Stranger Things

Severance

Euphoria

The Artists Way

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5:32 The art and poetry of Morgan Harper Nichols

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Todd and Cathy replay their Pop Culturing episode on Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a 1964 Christmas stop motion animated television special produced by Videocraft International, Ltd. (later known as Rankin/Bass Productions) and currently distributed by Universal Television. It first aired Sunday, December 6, 1964, on the NBC television network in the United States and was sponsored by General Electric under the umbrella title of The General Electric Fantasy Hour. The special was based on the Johnny Marks song “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” which was itself based on the poem of the same name written in 1939 by Marks’ brother-in-law, Robert L. May. Since 1972, the special has aired on CBS; the network unveiled a high-definition, digitally remastered version of the program in 2005.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/V87fsP5B05k

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Todd and Cathy offer 8 suggestions to make the holiday season more connective and less overwhelming. They discuss how to set boundaries, deal with grief, and find ways to limit social media and say no. They also discuss their new Team Zen app and the exclusive podcasts that will be shared on January 10th.

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5:59 Set boundaries

13:45 Be less surprised

19:11 Focus on control

27:24 Say no

28:13 Pinna is the only audio on-demand streaming service for kids 3-12!  Enter the coupon code “ZPR” for one year of Pinna for 50% off

30:52 Limit social media

33:34 Prioritize sleep

47:33 Know your #1 priority

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Todd and Cathy discuss their experience with the documentary Stutz by Jonah Hill and why developing life force energy is the first step toward any problem. They also discuss the importance of seeing clearly, how to deal with Part X, and why the movie Apollo 13 was an invitation to see and understand each other better.

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4:32 “Share” Zen Parenting Moment

12:54 Possibility & Perspective

26:54 Life Force

27:49 Pinna is the only audio on-demand streaming service for kids 3-12!  Enter the coupon code “ZPR” for one year of Pinna for 50% off

41:08 Part X