All Episodes
Playful Parenting Podcast — 85 episodes
S2E4: On Talking with Your Children About Difficult Things
S2E3: The Complicated Dynamic Around Children and Technology
S2E2: Playful Parenting PSA: Have YOU Laughed at YOUR Child Today?
S2E1: Introducing Playful Parenting!
Episode 81: Bye for Now
Ep80: The Shadow Side of Empathy
Ep79: Reasons to Fire Your Therapist + Talking About Calling Social Services
Ep78: The Rapidly Evolving World of Parenting
Ep77: Life as a Game
Ep76: Mailbag Episode! Creating a Free and Protected Space in Schools and in Relationship
Ep75: Divorce and Family Separation
Ep74: BORED, BORED, BORED!
Episode 73: Emotional Autonomy
Episode 72: Learning From Children
Episode 71: When Keeping it Child-Centered Goes Wrong...
Episode 70: Joy as Foundation
Episode 69: Let's Talk About Santa Claus
Episode 68: On Cultivating Thoughtfulness and Reclaiming Imagination
Episode 67: On the Bearable Lightness of Play
Episode 66: On Creating a Culture of Forgiveness
Episode 65: The Relationship Between Cures and Explanations in Therapy
Episode 64: On Being a Witness
Episode 63: On Boundaries
Episode 62: Talking with Children about the Election
Episode 61: The Purgatorial Nature of Therapy
Episode 60: On Self Awareness
Episode 59: On Taking Play Seriously
Episode 58: On Carrots, Sticks, and Punishment
Episode 57: On the Mutual Respect Inherent in Consent
Episode 56: On Rupture, Repair, and Possession
Episode 55: On Developing Creative Vitality Through Abstract Art
Episode 54: On Focus, Attention, School, and ADHD
Episode 53: On Utilizing the Mysterious Power of the Placebo Effect
Episode 52: Blocks to Approaching Children with Curiosity
Episode 51: Gardening as a Metaphor for Helping Children Develop
Episode 50: Using The Spiral as a Symbol for Growth
Episode 49: Let's Talk about Children and Technology
Episode 48: Racism is a Mental Disorder
Episode 47: The Revelatory Power of Tears
Episode 46: Understanding Children Through the Lens of Research on Psychadelic Medicine
Episode 45: On Children Who See Ghosts, Demons, Hear Voices, and Other Phenomena
Episode 44: The Inherent Oppression in Child Therapy
Episode 43: The Inhale and Exhale of Emotional Respiration
Episode 42: Emotional Wounding and the Restoration of the Self
Episode 41: On Valuing Experience as Much as Research
Episode 40: The Curative & Connective Potency of Reality
Episode 39: How Do You Know If a Child Needs Therapy?
Episode 38: Love and Fear in the Age of Pandemic
Episode 37: Let's Talk About Telehealth
Episode 36: Is Talking with Children Overrated? + Play as Liberation
Episode 35: On Celebrating Uniqueness
Episode 34: Talking With Children About COVID-19
Episode 33: On Cultivating Empathy
Episode 32: Projection as Window into the Psyche/Assessing Progress in Therapy
Episode 31: Why Do Children Lie So Much?
Episode 30: Expressive Art in Child Therapy
Episode 29: Regression, Baby Talk, and Developmental Stages
Episode 28: In Support of the Breakdown
Episode 27: On Trusting the Process
Episode 26: On Being an Authority Figure for Children
Episode 25: Confidentiality in Child Therapy
Episode 24: Talking 'Totem: The Feel Good Card Game' with Jade Tremblay
Episode 23: Evil in Play
Episode 22: Talking Attachment w/ Hannah Baker
Episode 21: The Problem with Praise
Episode 20: The Dangers of Diagnosis
Episode 19: On New Book 'I Get Mad'
Episode 18: Self Disclosure
Episode 17: The Importance of Silence
Episode 16: A Child-Centered Critique of Coping Skills
Episode 15: Resistance in Therapy
Bonus Episode for New Book 'On Sharing'!
Limits and Self Efficacy
The Reality of Vicarious Traumatization
Working with Parents and Caregivers in Session
Unconditional Positive Regard and Acceptance
On Living a Child-Centered Life
Emotional Development in the Playroom
The Therapeutic Situation of the Child
Exploring Competition in the Playroom
The Therapeutic Power of Nonsense
Playing the Part: Taking on Roles in Session
Feelings and the Body
What is Play?
Aggression