Anne Fishel, author of Home for Dinner. Topic: Mixing food, fun, and conversation for a happier family and healthier kids. Issues: Overcoming time-constraints, scheduling issues, and post-work fatigue; bringing gratitude to the table and averting complaints and conflict; the importance of conversation; getting the whole family talking, laughing, and engaging [...]
We are one week away from the Super Bowl and Tommy Riles can’t wait. He and Art Eddy give their predictions and they bring on actor, director, producer, and father Tim Matheson. Tim is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the smooth talking Eric “Otter” Stratton in the 1978 [...]
Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn, co-authors of Everyday Blessings. Topic: The inner work of mindful parenting. Issues: What is mindfulness? Using mindfulness approaches to become a better parent; learning to respond to our children with greater wisdom and compassion. Anne Fishel, author of Home for Dinner. Topic: Mixing food, fun, and [...]
For a long time I would say that I liked all music…. except country. But then I would follow that up with an ever-growing list of country acts that I did like. One day I realized that I actually do like country. It’s just not every variation of it that [...]
In this episode of The Family Matters First Podcast we interview Derek and Carrie Olsen authors of ‘One Bed One Bank Account’. Derek and Carrie teach and train couples on marriage and money. The are co-host of Better Conversations on Money & Marriage Podcast where they share how amazing it [...]
Too much public discussion of a raging controversy – even when it involves Super Bowl XLIX – can be … deflating. I think we’ve reached the point of diminishing returns already with DeflateGate. Not that the issue is going to go away. You think we’ve been overwhelmed with coverage of [...]
Many people think about Moms when they think about caring for and advocating for a child with disability. But Dads are part of the equation as well. We will talk with Ryan Hamilton, co-founder of LifeofDad.com, and Dad to a child with autism, on his experiences as a father. We [...]
No one gives better cuddles than Doc’s warm and fuzzy best friend, Lambie! She’s a princess and a ballerina, and she’s always there for toys that need an extra helping of tender loving care. Just say three little words: “Cuddle Me Lambie.” Join Doc and the whole gang as they [...]
National Reading Day is an annual event which celebrates and encourages reading by younger children and is celebrated in thousands of schools all around the United States. This day often includes various activities, such as reading books like "what did Carnegie donate his money to," to inspire young minds [...]
Enter the destroyer: My sweet baby girl. I struggled for years trying to figure out who I am. I tried on countless personas, and worked tirelessly to mold myself into who I thought I should be. Little did I know all I was doing was just building layers of ego [...]
