About my guest Celeste Headlee is an internationally recognized journalist and radio host, professional speaker and author of bestselling book We Need To Talk: How To Have Conversations That Matter and Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving. Her latest is Speaking of Race: Why Everyone Needs to Talk About Racism […]
2022: A Year in Review
Another year comes to an end. I think in my seven years of podcasting the year 2022 is my favorite. An incredible array of guests, often difficult subjects, vulnerability, heartfelt stories, sweet and warm moments, laughter and tears, virtual hugs and a solid, global and diverse community of listeners. I will be forever changed by […]
Trauma and Healing in a Toxic Culture
Trauma is a fact of life. Sooner or later it happens to many of us. There are traumatic events in the world but trauma is not the event. It’s the wound one sustains as a result of it. Listen to my conversation in episode 336 of the Authentic Parenting podcast with Dr. Gabor Maté on the […]
The Chipmunk
By Anna Seewald “I’m scared to close my eyes because I don’t want to die.”, my 4 year old neighbor Abby said as she pushed her tiny body closer to mine on the park bench. Her wide-open, blue eyes were teary. Her voice-unusually serious. The thoughtful expression on her face pierced my heart. She had […]
How to Help Kids with Emotional Self-Regulation
Co-regulation is a wonderful process through which we help another human calm down and regulate their own emotions. It’s a lifelong process. As humans we are wired for connection. Our nervous-systems are social structures. Children need it and adults need it too. It is one of the most important life skills and we can teach our […]
Reconnecting to Your Authentic Self with Dr. Thema Bryant
About my guest Dr. Thema Bryant is a clinical psychologist and president-elect of the American Psychological Association. She is also a professor of psychology at Pepperdine University and director of the Culture and Trauma Research lab. Dr. Thema earned her doctorate from Duke University and completed her postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School. With more […]