All Episodes

Ep. 190: Coach Kids to Better Friendships

Ep. 189: Does Your Family's Schedule Reflect What Matters Most?

EP. 188 [Tough Twenties] Series Wrap Up with Gretchen (age 30) & Owen (age 20)

EP. 187: [Tough Twenties] The Defining Decade - Meg Jay, PhD

EP. 186: [Tough Twenties] Being an Excellent Employee

EP. 185 [Tough Twenties] Myths that Might be Holding You Back from Living Your Best Life

EP. 184: [Tough Twenties] Creating Community and Connections with Owen, Age 20

Ep. 183: [Tough Twenties] Foundational Health Habits with Charlotte, Age 25

Ep. 182: [Tough Twenties] Gretchen, Age 29, on Relationships

Ep. 181: Tough Twenties - Ready for Adulthood

Ep. 180: Tough Twenties - Charlotte, Age 25

Ep. 179: Middle School Superpowers with Phyllis Fagell

Ep. 178: Connecting More Deeply with Gretchen Ruch

[Encore] Ep. 119: Year-End Reflection Activities

[ENCORE] Ep. 63: Growing Gratitude with Sara Kuljis

Ep. 177: Story Teaching with Sarah R. Moore

Ep. 176: Summer Camp & COVID with Dr. Heather Silverberg

[ENCORE] Ep. 37: 8 Tips for First-Time Camp Parents

[ENCORE] Ep. 111: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World

Ep. 175: The Happiness Workbook for Kids with Maureen Healy, Ph.D.

[ENCORE] Ep. 127: The New Adolescence with Christine Carter, Ph.D.

[HAPPY CAMPERS BOOK] Camp Secret #1: Connection Comes First

[ENCORE] Ep. 121: The Power of Showing Up

[ENCORE] Ep. 124: Promoting Mental Health with Dr. Jess Shatkin

[ENCORE] Ep. 52: 9 Ways to Help Kids Process Summer Camp and Other Experiences

[ENCORE] Ep. 144: Raising Happy, Durable Kids in the Digital Age

[ENCORE] Ep. 151: Dealing with Uncertainty & Building Resilience with Dr. Nicole Beurkens

[ENCORE] Ep. 159: "The Social Dilemma" with Jean Rogers

[ENCORE] Ep. 85: Grit is Grown Outside the Comfort Zone (PEGtalk)

[ENCORE] Ep. 98: "Camplifying" the World with Tom Rosenberg

Ep. 174: The Magic of Camp (Happy Campers Book Excerpt)

[ENCORE] Ep. 39: How to Handle Your Camper's Homesickness

[ENCORE] Ep. 91: 4 Reasons Not to Worry While Your Kid is at Camp

[ENCORE] Ep. 87: The Impact of Camp Experiences with Laurie Browne, Ph.D.

[ENCORE] Ep. 132: Creating Structure, Fun, and Connection

Ep. 173: Homesick and Happy with Michael Thompson, Ph.D.

Ep. 172: Screen-Free Week with Jean Rogers

Salsa & Sunshine Walk & Talk #7

Salsa & Sunshine Walk & Talk #7

Salsa & Sunshine Walk & Talk #7

Salsa & Sunshine Walk & Talk #7

Ep. 171: Julie Lythcott-Haims talks about YOUR TURN: How to be an Adult

Salsa & Sunshine Walk & Talk #6

Ep. 170: "Adulting" with Emma Liberman

Ep. 169: The Addiction Inoculation with Jessica Lahey

Salsa & Sunshine Walk & Talk #5

Salsa & Sunshine Walk & Talk #4

Ep. 168: Thrivers with Dr. Michele Borba

Salsa & Sunshine Walk & Talk #3

Ep. 167: Conscious Coparenting after Divorce with Dr. Jenna Flowers

Salsa & Sunshine Walk & Talk #2

[ENCORE] Ep. 139: Doing Life with Your Adult Children with Jim Burns

Salsa & Sunshine Walk & Talk #1

Ep. 166: The Parent Compass

[ENCORE] Ep. 138: Unselfie with Dr. Michele Borba

[Encore] Ep. 116: Why We Need to Unplug to Connect with our Families

[Encore] Ep. 68: 12 Parenting Tips for Happier, More Connected Families

[Encore] Ep. 108: Simple Acts of Giving Back with Natalie Silverstein

[Encore] Ep. 104: Know and Love Yourself AND Your Kids (Talking about Enneagram numbers!)

[Encore] Ep. 61: National Adoption Awareness Month

Ep. 165: Cultivating Kindness

Ep. 164: Growing Gratitude

Ep. 163: Finding the Beauty Underneath the Struggle with Niki Spears

Ep. 162: The Power of Selectively Ignoring Behavior

Ep. 161: An Inside Look at Sunshine's Parenting

Ep. 160: Cranky Young Adults Stuck in the COVID Vortex

Ep. 158: The Science of Attachment with Bethany Saltman

Ep. 157: Personal Update & Insights during COVID, Fires, & General Mayhem

Ep. 156: The Tech Solution with Dr. Shimi Kang

Ep. 155: The Bottom Line for Baby with Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.

Ep. 154: Race-Based Stress of Black Americans and Coping Strategies with Dr. Courtney Thomas Tobin

Ep. 153: Rethinking School & Education During the Pandemic

Ep. 152: Putting on Your COVID Mask First

Ep. 150: We Turned Out Okay with Karen Lock Kolp

Ep. 149: The Impact of Positive Counselors & Mentors on Youth Development with Stephen Wallace

Ep. 148: Connecting with Nature & Each Other During COVID with Ariella Rogge

Ep. 147: One Family's Experience with COVID

Ep. 146: How are you doing? A Mid-year Check-in

Ep. 145: Welcoming a Black Son in 2020

Ep. 143: Talking About Race with Alex Gamboa Grand

Special Message: Listening and Learning How to be Anti-Racist

Ep. 142: Using Gratitude, Attitude, and Courage to Cope with COVID

Ep. 141: The "Ecohappiness" Challenge with the Happy Science Mom

Ep. 140: Good News About Our Kids' Bad Behavior with Katherine Lewis

Ep. 137: Parents Who Lead

Ep: 136: Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D. on Showing Up for our Kids During COVID-19

Ep. 135: Advice & Ideas from Teachers During COVID-19

Ep. 134: Getting Kids Moving with Apryl Krakovsky

Ep. 133: What's Working (and What's Not!) During COVID-19

Ep. 131: Coaching for the Love of the Game

Ep. 130: Uncluttering our Schedules and Homes

Ep. 129: A Manifesto to Strength: Raising Anti-Fragile Kids

[ENCORE] Ep. 128: "America's Worst Mom" Lenore Skenazy talks about Letting our Kids Grow

Ep. 126: Connecting with our Daughters

Ep. 125: Transforming Schools with Positivity

Ep. 123: Connection Comes First

Ep. 122: How to Connect with Your Teen with Chris Thurber

Ep. 121: The Power of Showing Up

Ep. 120: Family Traditions & Rituals

Ep. 119: Year-End Reflection Activities