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…
Guest author Isabella Vella is the same age as the tragic protagonist in the Netflix show ‘13 Reasons Why.’ Here’s why she believes the show romanticizes suicide and misses an important chance to engage teens and parents about what depression is really like. I first read 13 Reasons Why in the summer after Grade 7…
Thanks so much for coming by to check out this special Bonus Episode of The New Family Podcast for #BellLetsTalk Day, a candid discussion on parenting and mental health! For this special bonus episode of the podcast for Bell Let’s Talk Day, I’m joined by a very special guest, parenting author Ann Douglas. Ann and…
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 31 of The New Family Podcast! Child and adolescent psychotherapist Katie Hurley joins me for this episode. She’s the author The Happy Kid Handbook: How to Raise Joyful Children in a Stressful World. Katie encourages us not to get caught up researching every hiccup, cough…
Thanks so much for coming to check out Episode 4 of The New Family Podcast! This episode I chat with Dr. Shimi Kang, a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and best-selling author of “The Dolphin Parent: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Healthy, Happy and Motivated Kids.” But first I want to take a minute to make sure you…
