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  • 1KHO 689: Play Is Disappearing So Here’s How to Bring It Back| Pat Rumbaugh, The Play Lady

    1KHO 689: Play Is Disappearing So Here’s How to Bring It Back| Pat Rumbaugh, The Play Lady
    Jan 24 2026
    Get our free Top Ten 1000 Hours Outside Podcast Books from 2025⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ What if the simplest solution to so many modern childhood struggles is… more play? Ginny sits down with Pat Rumbaugh - aka “The Play Lady” - a longtime PE teacher, coach, TED Talk speaker (yes, she hula-hoops while she talks), and founder of Let’s Play America. Pat shares what she’s witnessed since she began teaching in 1981: a steady decline in free, child-led, neighborhood play, and the ripple effects it has on kids, families, and communities. Together, they unpack why play builds flexibility, creativity, empathy, resilience, and real-life social skills, and why multi-age, unstructured play is so different from adult-led activities and overscheduled sports. Pat also offers practical, doable ways to bring play back: hosting a Play Day, creating StoryWalks, adding “play stations” to existing community events, and even closing your street so kids can safely take over the space again. If you’ve been craving more connection, more laughter, and more “real kids outside” moments, this episode will give you both the why and the how. Learn more: letsplayamerica.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    54 min
  • 1KHO 688: How to Clean Up Your Mental Mess | Dr. Caroline Leaf, Switch On Your Brain

    1KHO 688: How to Clean Up Your Mental Mess | Dr. Caroline Leaf, Switch On Your Brain
    Jan 23 2026
    Get our top ranked mobile app for iOS or Android! In this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, Ginny Yurich sits down with cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Caroline Leaf for a hopeful, practical conversation about why you’re not “broken” for feeling triggered, overwhelmed, or stuck and what to do next. Dr. Leaf breaks down her mind–brain–body framework in a way that finally makes sense, using a simple nature picture: your thoughts grow like trees, and what you practice strengthens over time. You’ll learn why multitasking quietly fuels hurry sickness, how small daily “micro-actions” can shift real patterns, and how to start responding instead of reacting. This one combines science, sanity, and relief in one conversation, with tangible tools you can try today. Learn more about Dr. Caroline Leaf and all she has to offer here Get your copy of Switch On Your Brain here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    52 min
  • 1KHO 687: How to Be Kind to Your Pelvic Floor | Jenn Lormand, Tighten Your Tinkler

    1KHO 687: How to Be Kind to Your Pelvic Floor | Jenn Lormand, Tighten Your Tinkler
    Jan 22 2026
    Get your free 2026 tracker sheet⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Purchase Ginny's trio of books: ⁠Until the Streetlights Come On⁠, ⁠Homeschooling⁠, and ⁠1000 Hours Outside Activity Book Pelvic floor problems are one of those “quiet” issues that can sneak into your life doing things like making hikes stressful, camping complicated, workouts frustrating, sleeping difficult, and even everyday mom life painful or exhausting. In this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, Ginny Yurich sits down with clinical exercise physiologist and researcher Jenn Lormand, who shares her own intense story of birth trauma, prolapse, and being told she’d likely need repeat surgeries. But then she discovered a non-invasive path that helped her heal and build the program that’s helped so many other women, too. You’ll learn what prolapse actually is, why Kegels can sometimes make things worse, how hormone changes can change pelvic tissue, and simple “start today” ways to be kinder to your pelvic floor like better bathroom mechanics, reducing chronic strain, and thinking preventatively long before symptoms show up. Find Jenn’s work, free quiz, and her signature program at https://tightenyourtinkler.com Use code 1000HOURS for $50 off the signature program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    56 min
  • 1KHO 686: Put Down the Phone and Pick Up Your Marriage | Dr. Tracy Dalgleish, I Didn't Sign Up For This

    1KHO 686: Put Down the Phone and Pick Up Your Marriage | Dr. Tracy Dalgleish, I Didn't Sign Up For This
    Jan 21 2026
    Listen to ‘Beautiful World’, our intro song, by In Paradise and Two Better Friends If you love the opening and closing song It's a Beautiful World make sure to follow In Paradise and Two Better Friends for more of their music! ** In this conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down with couples therapist Dr. Tracy Dalgleish to talk about relationship pain that so parents carry but rarely say out loud like feeling duped after the honeymoon stage, drowning in the mental load, and watching resentment grow when needs go unseen and unacknowledged. Tracy breaks down the overfunctioning–underfunctioning cycle, why “I cant do anything right” is a shutdown that blocks connection, and how repair (not perfection) is what keeps love alive especially when screens, stress, and exhaustion turn partners into roommates living parallel lives. You’ll walk away with language you can use tonight, boundaries that actually work, simple acknowledgement habits, and a clearer picture of what’s in your control to shift the dynamic. This episode also includes a powerful glimpse into postpartum vulnerability and the in-law pressures that can begin to fracture a marriage if you don’t protect your “we.” Get your copy of I Didn't Sign Up for This here Learn more about Dr. Tracy and all she has to offer here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 2 min
  • 1KHO 685: Kids Are Not Content | Sarah Adams, Mom Uncharted

    1KHO 685: Kids Are Not Content | Sarah Adams, Mom Uncharted
    Jan 20 2026
    Get your free 2026 tracker sheet ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ The 1000 Hours Outside App is on sale for $24.99 on ⁠⁠iOs⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Android⁠ ** In this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, host Ginny Yurich sits down with Sarah Adams (Mom Uncharted) for a candid, eye-opening conversation about what it costs kids when their lives become content. Together they unpack why children can’t truly consent to a digital footprint, how the “it’s harmless” mindset collapses in the age of AI, and what parents may not realize about the audience, the algorithms, and the long tail of a photo or video that never really disappears. Sarah also gets practical about everyday pressure points, like filming other people’s kids, school and classroom privacy, and the way online trends are pulling childhood into an adult world too soon. If you’ve ever felt that quiet nudge to pull back, this episode offers language, clarity, and a better direction: a new normal that protects kids, preserves private spaces, and keeps real life bigger than the feed. Learn more at https://momuncharted.com and https://kidsarenotcontent.com Check out Sarah's brand new podcast called Parents Uncharted here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 3 min
  • 1KHO 684: Everything You Need to Know About the Blink Crisis and Dry Eye Disease, Dr. Pam Theriot

    1KHO 684: Everything You Need to Know About the Blink Crisis and Dry Eye Disease, Dr. Pam Theriot
    Jan 19 2026
    Screens don’t just steal attention, they quietly change how your eyes work. In this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, Ginny Yurich sits down with optometrist and dry-eye specialist Dr. Pam Theriot to explain what’s really happening when we stare close-up for hours: we blink less, the oil layer of our tears can thicken and clog, and over time that can snowball into dry eye disease, even in younger adults. Dr. Pam shares a simple at-home “how long can you go without blinking” self-check, practical prevention habits, and easy tweaks for kids, readers, gamers, and anyone glued to a computer all day. It’s one of those conversations that makes you want to walk away, look at the horizon, and start taking eye care as seriously as brushing your teeth. Check out Dr. Pam's TEDx talk here Learn more about Dr. Pam and all she has to offer here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 min
  • 1KHO 683: Motherhood Has a PR Problem | Bethany Mandel, The Mom Wars

    1KHO 683: Motherhood Has a PR Problem | Bethany Mandel, The Mom Wars
    Jan 18 2026
    Get your free 2026 tracker sheet ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ The 1000 Hours Outside App is on sale for $24.99 on ⁠⁠iOs⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Android⁠ ** In this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, Ginny Yurich sits down with Bethany Mandel—writer, mom of six, and co-host of The Mom Wars—for a conversation that feels like a deep exhale. Together they talk about what actually helps families thrive: lowering the pressure, refusing the constant comparison game, and choosing a version of motherhood that’s grounded, sane, and full of joy. Bethany shares how a big family can strengthen a marriage, how kids grow when we stop over-managing every moment, and why homeschooling (and life in general) can be less about doing more and more about letting go in the right places. If you’ve been craving a smarter, kinder take on modern motherhood this one will leave you encouraged. Follow Bethany at The Mom Wars Substack and listen to The Mom Wars Podcast Follow Bethany on Instagram and X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    57 min
  • 1KHO 682: Important Teen Conversations | Mark and Tim Shoemaker, What to Say and How to Say it To Your Teen

    1KHO 682: Important Teen Conversations | Mark and Tim Shoemaker, What to Say and How to Say it To Your Teen
    Jan 17 2026
    On this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, host Ginny Yurich sits down with father-and-son duo Tim and Mark Shoemaker to talk about the conversations parents avoid until it’s too late. Tim is an award-winning author who loves writing outdoors and Mark is a next-gen pastor who’s spent years in the trenches with teens. Their new book, What to Say and How to Say It to Your Teen, is a practical guide to 30 tricky, real-life topics (screens, anxiety, work ethic, honesty, dating, porn, anger, and more) with the kind of language that keeps the relationship intact while still telling the truth. You’ll hear why so many talks go sideways, how to aim for connection instead of “winning,” and why the goal of every hard conversation is to “come back safe” with trust still standing and the door open for follow-up. Get your copy of What to Say here Learn more about Tim and all he has to offer (so many books!!) here Learn more about Mark here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    58 min