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Podcast Episode 180: Baby’s First Hashtag — Having Fun with Hipster Parents
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 180 of The New Family Podcast where we poke a…Podcast Episode 179: Co-Parenting from the Inside Out
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 179 of The New Family Podcast where we talk to…Podcast Episode 178: What Companies Can Do to Keep Moms
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 178 of The New Family Podcast where we talk about…Podcast Episode 177: No More Mean Girls
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 177 of The New Family Podcast where we talk about how to raise confident and compassionate girls at a time when mean-girl behaviour is happening at younger and younger ages. For this episode we welcome child and adolescent psychotherapist, Katie Hurley, back to the show….
1,000 Families Project: Single Dad Matthew Rippeyoung on Redefining Family After Divorce
Long after marrying his university sweetheart, a single dad writes on remaking family life following separation and divorce, and the journey to realizing he and his sons made a real family of three — no missing pieces. I have never met anyone like my ex-wife, before or since. We got together in university and were…
Podcast Episode 176: Teen Book Club Talks About Mental Illness And Suicide Prevention
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 176 of The New Family Podcast where we join a teen book club that tackles the tricky subjects of mental illness and suicide prevention. This episode is a unique one, recorded on site at Lillian H. Smith public library in Toronto where a book club…
Podcast Episode 175: Coping With Small-Town Suffocation
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 175 of The New Family Podcast where we talk to a writer about outgrowing small-town living. It takes a lot of bravery to defy the expectations of the people around us in our families and places of origin. My guest for this episode has a…
Podcast Episode 174: Healing Your Family from the Hard Stuff
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 174 of The New Family Podcast where we talk to a parenting coach about helping to heal your family from some of the harder stuff that comes your way. Life is an unpredictable ride and sometimes we find ourselves — and our families — in…
Podcast Episode 173: The Families Forced Out When Condos Move In
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 173 of The New Family Podcast where we explore the unintended consequences of rapid urban development. All around us there are signs of a city bursting at the seams. Migration to major urban centres sees this playing out in metropolitan areas all over. Cranes dot…
Podcast Episode 172: Should We Decriminalize Paid Surrogacy?
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 172 of The New Family Podcast where we talk to an advocate of decriminalizing paid surrogacy about common misconceptions around surrogacy and why she believes the current laws penalize families. This podcast and the website are all about the many forms that families take, which…
Podcast Episode 171: Is There Sex After Kids? (Part 2)
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 171 of The New Family Podcast where we talk about what it takes to have a healthy sex life after kids, and how to reconnect romantically when a busy family life has put a strain on your relationship. My guest for this episode is one…
Podcast Episode 170: Why We Need to be Better to Our Boys
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 170 of The New Family Podcast where we talk to an educator about what it takes to raise better boys. Like many parents of boys, I’m sure, I’ve noticed that — while globally there’s a long way to go to level the playing field for…
Podcast Episode 169: Changing the Step-parenting Narrative
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 169 of The New Family Podcast where we talk to a stepmom about changing the way we talk about step-parenting. My guest on this episode shares my passion for expanding narratives around what a happy family can look like, especially in co-parenting and blended-family situations….