Blankets and Boundaries: Being present with our children.
by Duke Novak
This podcast will cover themes related to raising kids. The host will take psychoanalytic, parenting, and educational perspectives when parenting or working with children. Each episode will answer questions about challenging situations children and adults can find themselves in. Furthermore, the idea that it is necessary to provide blankets and boundaries for kids will be explored. Artwork was done by Elisa Keane and music is from Uppbeat.
Episodes
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Do The Work: Part II of the Kailyn Torres Interview
This is Part II of the Kailyn Torres interview, where we pick up six months after the last discussion to discuss how she is doing, motherhood, therapy, and doing the work.
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We Will Figure It Out: An Interview with Kailyn Torres
This is an additional, bonus episode of season one to end the year, 2021. It is an interview with Kailyn Torres, a young lady who is a part of the security team at the high school where I'm currently employed. She also attended the same high school, in the program that I currently oversee as a...
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Adverse Childhood Experiences
Duke talks about ACEs and the long term effects of toxic stress. He discusses trauma informed care and the program he has helped create at the high school he works at. He ends by telling a story he wrote for the students he works with.
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Janusz Korczak
Duke talks about the life and work of Janusz Korczak and how his ideas can be applied today.
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Daniel J. Siegel M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson PH.D.
Duke talks about the book "The Power of Showing Up" by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson.
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Ken Wilber
Duke discusses the work of Ken Wilber and how he applies it to social work and working with kids.
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Cheri Huber: There is Nothing Wrong with You
Duke goes through the book by Cheri Huber, "There is Nothing Wrong with You: For Teens", that he uses as a lesson when running groups with teenagers. He attempts to answer the question, How do I instill confidence in my child?
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D.W. Winnicott
Neil Gorman interviews Duke Novak about D.W. Winnicott, a child pediatrician and psychoanalyst.
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Mindfulness as Taught by Thich Nhat Hanh
Duke talks about the power of mindfulness, leads a meditation, tells a story, and answers a question about transitioning kids from one activity to the next.
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Mister Rogers
Duke and his daughter Nora sing a song together and share some thoughts about Mister Rogers. Duke also explores what makes Mister Rogers so great when working with children and how his television show reached so many toddlers.
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Blankets and Boundaries Explained and the Work of Father Gregory Boyle and Homeboy Industries
This episode begins with Duke describing an event in his early thirties that threw him for a loop and continues to explain why the title of this podcast is Blankets and Boundaries. From there he discusses and explores the work of Father Gregory Boyle and ends by answering a question from a parent.
About this show
This podcast will cover themes related to raising kids. The host will take psychoanalytic, parenting, and educational perspectives when parenting or working with children. Each episode will answer questions about challenging situations children and adults can find themselves in. Furthermore, the idea that it is necessary to provide blankets and boundaries for kids will be explored. Artwork was done by Elisa Keane and music is from Uppbeat.
Hosted by
Duke Novak