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  • Growing Together at Every Stage: Part 4 – School Aged Children

    Growing Together at Every Stage: Part 4 – School Aged Children
    Jan 28 2026
    In this six-part series, we are joined by family therapist and author Meg Flynn, who brings us a wealth of knowledge from her work with families and kids for over three decades. In this era of high-pressure parenting and busy family life, Meg reminds us of how we can slow down, find the joy in each stage, and focus on what really matters–safety, connection, and growth. Growing Together at Every Stage, Part 4-School Aged Children – Achievement, Comparison, and Vulnerability. In Part 4: School Aged Children – Achievement, Comparison, and Vulnerability, Meg gives concrete ways to connect and support youth as they enter school and begin to compare themselves to their peers.

    (36 mins)

    January 28, 2026

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    36 min
  • Growing Together at Every Stage Part 3-Preschoolers

    Growing Together at Every Stage Part 3-Preschoolers
    Jan 14 2026
    In this six-part series, we are joined by family therapist and author Meg Flynn, who brings us a wealth of knowledge from her work with families and kids for over three decades. In this era of high-pressure parenting and busy family life, Meg reminds us of how we can slow down, find the joy in each stage, and focus on what really matters–safety, connection, and growth. In Part 3 – Preschoolers: Celebrating Their Emerging Personalities and Valuing Their Ideas, Meg gives concrete ways to connect and support preschoolers sense of play.

    (29 mins)

    January 14, 2026

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    29 min
  • Growing Together at Every Stage Part 2-Toddlers: Respecting Their Learning and Their Play

    Growing Together at Every Stage Part 2-Toddlers: Respecting Their Learning and Their Play
    Dec 30 2025
    In this six-part series, we are joined by family therapist and author Meg Flynn, who brings us a wealth of knowledge from her work with families and kids for over three decades. In this era of high-pressure parenting and busy family life, Meg reminds us of how we can slow down, find the joy in each stage, and focus on what really matters–safety, connection, and growth.

    Part 2-Toddlers: Respecting Their Learning and Their Play

    (30 mins)
    December 31, 2025

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    30 min
  • Growing Together at Every Stage Part 1- Babies: Calm Presence and Safe Environment

    Growing Together at Every Stage Part 1- Babies: Calm Presence and Safe Environment
    Dec 16 2025
    In this six-part series, we are joined by family therapist and author Meg Flynn, who brings us a wealth of knowledge from her work with families and kids for over three decades. In this era of high-pressure parenting and busy family life, Meg reminds us of how we can slow down, find the joy in each stage, and focus on what really matters–safety, connection, and growth.

    Part 1- Babies: Calm Presence and Safe Environment

    (34 mins)
    December 17, 2025

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    34 min
  • Practical Parenting for Adoptive Families (including holiday tips)

    Practical Parenting for Adoptive Families (including holiday tips)
    Dec 3 2025
    Adoption is a unique experience, both enriching and challenging. Adoptive parents Dawn and Truman share how their practical, actionable strategies and lots of compassion for themselves and their children helped them navigate unique challenges, reduce stress, and create a calmer, more connected home life. From attachment to education, this conversation will help keep your world manageable. We’ll also talk about how they created a Family Appointment Book and how this resource can save the day! https://www.amazon.com/Family-Appointment-Book-Families-Reunification/dp/B0B4K4WJ32

    (34 mins)
    December 3, 2025
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    37 min
  • Mindful Kids: Helping Foster & Adoptive Children Build Emotional Strength

    Mindful Kids: Helping Foster & Adoptive Children Build Emotional Strength
    Nov 19 2025

    Children in foster or adoptive care often carry invisible burdens of anxiety, trauma, or disconnection. In this episode, children’s mindfulness teacher Veronica Moya shares how soul-centered practices can help kids tap into resilience, self-love, and emotional intelligence. With practical tools and a fresh perspective, Veronica shows how mindfulness is not therapy, but mental hygiene that helps every child feel at home in themselves.

    (34 mins)
    November 19, 2025
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    34 min
  • Long-Range Parenting

    Long-Range Parenting
    Nov 5 2025

    In this episode, we are joined by Ron and Melissa Moore. Ron and Melissa raised three biological children and adopted three siblings from foster care. They share how they came to be interested in adoption, their parenting philosophy, and many of the joys and challenges they’ve experienced on their parenting journey. Ron and Melissa share how they support their children in being their best selves in school, work, play and in relationships.

    (47 mins)
    November 5, 2025
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    48 min
  • Lessons in Leadership

    Lessons in Leadership
    Oct 22 2025

    We sit down with Charley Joyce, MSW and Eric Monson, MBA to go beyond the textbooks for practical leadership strategies you can apply to your own career and life. How do they navigate uncertainty? What were their lessons learned? And what wisdom would they share with their younger selves? Tune in to transform your approach to leadership.

    (43 mins)
    October 22, 2025
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    43 min