In this podcast, Dr. Jordan describes how to normalize a child’s grief and support them through the process of grieving instead of pathologizing, diagnosing, and medicating these normal emotions. See links to previous related podcasts […]
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Show Notes: Digital wellness expert Dawn Wible discusses programs for keeping kids safe on their devices and social media. Who is most vulnerable to the harmful effects of devices? Dawn shares who is most vulnerable
How to Keep Your Daughter Safe With Her Phone and Social Media Read More »
Show Notes: Mariana Alessandri, author of Night Vision, discusses the need to normalize all of our emotions and to educate girls to listen to what they have to teach us. How the culture has conditioned
Embracing and Learning From Our “Dark Feelings” of Anger, Anxiety, and Grief Read More »
Show Notes: Gynecologist Dr. Maggie Abraham discusses how to educate girls about the physical changes from puberty and about menstruation management. When should you start talking to girls about puberty? Dr. Maggie Abraham is a board-certified
When and How to Educate Girls About Puberty and Periods Read More »
Show Notes: Girls often respond to toxic friends with tend & befriend behaviors instead of moving on for fear of being alone. Understanding the importance of girl’s friendships Dr. Jordan describes how important friends are
Why Girls Refuse to Move On From Toxic Friends Read More »
Show Notes: Health coach Marnie Dachis Marmet discusses the many ways girls & parents can practice regular self-care, including sleep, nutrition, yoga, and mindfulness. Why girls don’t practice regular self-care Marnie shares the reasons why
A Self-Care Primer for Girls and Women Read More »
Show Notes: The most beneficial diet for adolescent girls includes social-emotional and mental health items, not calories. Perhaps there is a different, healthier kind of diet plan that would better suit the developmental and social-emotional
THE Best Diet for Adolescent Girls Read More »
Show Notes: What do you mean by the “soul’s code?” The book, The Soul’s Code, offers a way to see thru children’s misbehaviors for the deeper meaning behind them, i.e., clues about their character and
In Search of Character and Calling Read More »
Show Notes: Women don’t scream or fight back during sexual assaults and rapes due to protective brain responses and cultural conditioning. Soccer player Jenni Hermoso’s story of sexual assault In this podcast, listen to the recent
Why Women Don’t Scream, Fight Back, or Report Sexual Assaults and Rapes Read More »
Show Notes: Reasons kids engage parents in power struggles Dr. Jordan many reasons why kids engage us in power struggles including: feel disconnected from distracted parents, intense & powerful temperament, autocratic parenting style, being tired
Food Fights and Bedtime Battles: Redirecting Everyday Power Struggles Read More »
Show Notes: Learn how to handle calls from homesick college freshmen to empower them to learn how to cope, problem-solve, and grow in confidence. Why young adults aren’t prepared to take care of themselves Many
How To Handle Homesick College Students Read More »
Show Notes: Dr. Jordan discusses how girls can reframe past experiences & scars into healthy stories Turning scars into beauty exercise Dr. Jordan describes an exercise he did with his high school campers where they
How To Turn Physical & Emotional Scars into Beauty Read More »
Show Notes: Creating a lot of down time at our camp allows kids to take initiative & create their own fun and games. The benefits of unsupervised, down time In this podcast, Dr. Jordan describes
How My Campers Invented the Greatest Game Ever! Read More »
Show Notes: In this podcast, learn the benefits and the tools for forgiving others. Research on the harmful effects of not forgiving others Research on the negative effects of not forgiving others: increased stress, anxiety,
Teaching Kids To Forgive and Move On Read More »
Show Notes: The following are 5 ways we are sucking the heart and soul out of our children’s lives and with great cost: Down time for self-directed play Value the arts 2. We don’t value
5 Ways We Are Sucking the Soul Out of Children Read More »
Show Notes: Dr. Jordan discusses the book, Cassandra Speaks: when women are the storytellers, the human story changes, with author Elizabeth lesser Using her book, Cassandra Speaks, author Elizabeth Lesser describes how our human stories
How Our World Would Be Different if Women Were the Storytellers Read More »
Show Notes: Dr. Jordan interviews 4 young adult women about the lingering social & academic effects from covid. Topics discussed in this interview: What grade were you in when covid hit & you had to
Covid’s Lingering Social and Academic Effects On Teenagers Read More »
Show Notes: Girls need to decide what success & having it all means for them, & to develop the following qualities to achieve a fulfilling life. The following are key ingredients for achieving success: Create
The Recipe For Success Contains These Key Ingredients Read More »
Show Notes Learn the truth about Sunday scaries & trigger warnings as well as how to prevent & manage them. What are the Sunday scaries? The Sunday scaries are nagging feelings of nervousness and anxiety
Why Trigger Warnings & Sunday Scaries Are So Troubling Read More »
Show Notes: Research shows that time in nature is associated with improved mental health, decreased stress, enhanced creativity and prosocial behaviors, and increased connection to each other. Positive mental health benefits from time in nature
Get Outside & Play! Why It’s So Critical For Kids Read More »
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