Episodes
63: Reimagining Education: Making Trouble as a Reflective Rebel & Questioning False Dichotomies in Education
In this installment of the Reimagining Education Series, Lauren is joined by prolific author and lecturer, Alfie Kohn, described in Time magazine as “perhaps the country’s most outspoken critic of education’s fixation on grades [and] test scores.”
49: Reimagining Education: Unschooling
We are kicking off a new series...Reimagining Education! As we look around at the current system, it's clear some things aren't working. But what are the solutions…
40: Parenting Myth #4: Good Parents are Naturals
Today we are talking about parenting myth #4: Good parents are naturals. And I have to tell you, it only took days into being a parent (maybe just hours!) for me to realize…
38: Parenting Myth #2: A Successful Child is Ahead of the Curve
This is one of my favorite parenting myths and has probably made the biggest difference for me in my life personally and as a parent…
37: Parenting Myth #1: Parenting is About the Child
When I first heard this myth — parenting is about the child — I thought, “Wait. Whaaat?!” If it’s not about the child…
36: Conscious Parenting: A Parent’s Greatest Gift is Awakening
Over the 10 months of this podcast, we have focused on exploring one important & inspiring question: “How do we set our kids up to live their best lives?…
35: We are Teaching Children, Not Curriculum
As we kick off this unprecedented school year, it feels like our educational system has been completely upended, whether we like it or not…
34: The Magic of Questions in Parenting
One of the powerful parenting lessons I’ve learned through all the interviews I’ve done on the show is this: In many cases, it’s not what we tell our kids that can make the difference…
33: Could Playing Be As Important As School?
It’s summer and it’s time to play! But is play just all fun and games? It turns out even though it may feel purposeless…
32: Science Meets Spirit: An End to “Upside Down Living” (Part 2)
In part 2 of our 2-part series with Mark Gober, we talk about setting our compass for how we live our lives and parent our kids based on everything we understand…
31: Science Meets Spirit: An End to “Upside Down Thinking” (Part 1)
Have you ever read a book and knew that your life would never be the same? That’s how I felt after reading…
30: The Prophecy of “The Crisis of 2020”: Can the History of Generations Predict the Future?
Have you ever heard something and thought, “Wait. Why don’t more people know about this?!” That’s how I felt…
29: Emotions: What They Are, Where They Are, and How to Powerfully Flow Through Them
We all have emotions, some good and some bad, right? Our guest on this episode will invite you to think again…
28: Awakening from Our Illusion of Separateness: The Gift of the Current Crisis
Patricia Pearce writes, “Jesus has become an obstacle to our spiritual evolution — not because of who he was but because of who we have made him out to be…
27: The Future Beyond COVID
Wouldn’t you love to have a crystal ball and know what the future beyond COVID looks like? How does this all play out…
26: Why Change Can Feel So Hard…and What to Do About It
As the entire planet adjusts to stay-at-home and prepares for what our “new normal” might look like, we’re all dealing with change…
25: The Art of Nonviolent Communication
Would you like fewer power struggles and more connection in your communication with your family and others? Listen on…
24: The Spiritual Opportunities of the Stay-at-Home Experience, Easter and Beyond
If we believe that every experience is here for us rather than happening to us, then we might ask ourselves, what is the opportunity…
23: An Open Tent: Inspiration from Jewish Spirituality and Practice for Everyone
As we look for ways to raise spiritually connected children, inspiration abounds! Today’s guest, Rabbi Caryn Aviv, beautifully shares practices and lessons from…
20: Parenting on a Prayer: Ancient Jewish Secrets for Raising Modern Children
In this episode, we talk with Rabbi Amy Grossblatt Pessah about her new book, Parenting on a Prayer: Ancient Jewish Secrets for Raising Modern Children…