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Podcast Episode 189: Single Gay-At-Home Dad
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 189 of The New Family Podcast where we talk to…
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Podcast Episode 188: Updating Models of Masculinity
– A Chat With a Dad Who Came Out Later in Life
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 188 of The New Family Podcast where we explore changing…
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Podcast Episode 187: Growing Up with Same-Sex Parents and ‘Poster Child Syndrome’
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 187 of The New Family Podcast where we explore the…
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1,000 Families Project: In Co-Parenting, Anything Is Possible
A divorced mom of four shares her journey through separation and what it’s been like co-parenting both with her former husband, and her younger, childless new partner. I travel to Disneyland every year with my kids and their dad! I often get asked how is it possible that I am able to get along so…
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Podcast Episode 186: 40 Things I Wish I’d Told My Kids
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 186 of The New Family Podcast where we explore how to be more mindful of the things we tell our kids. I’m joined on this episode by John Allcock. He’s the founder of a prep school called Sea Change Academy and the author of a…
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Podcast Episode 185: Gender Creative Kids
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 185 of The New Family Podcast where we hear from transgender and gender-fluid youth and talk to a filmmaker about supporting kids to express gender in the ways that are right for them. In a world of entrenched positions and prescribed roles, expanding our definitions…
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What I Learned From a Month Reducing Food Waste
Over the past month, we participating in Second Harvest’s For the Love of Food Challenge, a campaign geared at reducing food waste at home. Here’s what we learned about how to rescue food before it hits the green bin. The little compost bin below our sink at home sees a lot of action. It quickly…
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Podcast Episode 184: Talking to Kids About Death
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 184 of The New Family Podcast where we explore how we can talk to kids about death in honest ways that they can understand. In our culture, we don’t like talking about death. Most of us will do almost anything to avoid broaching the subject,…
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The Mother’s Day Gifts We Really Want
Photo by Anthony Tran on Unsplash Here’s a lighthearted look at the stuff that moms would really find useful this Mother’s Day. At some point in the next few days, chances are good the younger of my two kids will present me with some sort of teacher-orchestrated tissue paper flower or laminated bookmark featuring a…
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1,000 Families Project: Young Widow Says ‘Stop Trying To Fix Me’
We first heard from Heidi Wilk when her husband — who had brain cancer — was in his final months. The mom of three and young widow shares what it’s been like to navigate life as a newly solo parent. Plus, she lets us in on how best to support someone who has lost their…
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This Mother’s Day, Give Refugee Moms and Babies a Safe, Healthy Start
Photo Credit: © UNHCR/Andrew McConnell Most North American moms give birth in clean, safe hospitals with little thought about whether their caregivers will have the needed supplies to help them with the job of bringing baby into the world. This Mother’s Day, celebrate the woman who raised you with a UN Refugee Agency charitable gift that…
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Podcast Episode 183: Depression the Comedy with Jessica Holmes
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 183 of The New Family Podcast where we talk to a comedian and mom of two about her journey with depression and the steps she took to get better. You know my guest, acclaimed comedian and actor Jessica Holmes, from her work on The Royal…
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Podcast Episode 182: How Parents Can Move the Needle on Sexual Abuse and Harassment
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 182 of The New Family Podcast where we talk about what parents can do better to raise kids who will help to stamp out sexual abuse and harassment, respect boundaries, call out wrongs and stand up for themselves. There’s a reckoning underway that’s calling attention…