I welcome Lauren Smith, a former educator and current nationally certified school psychologist to talk about how and why our American school system needs to change. From testing to the lack of resources to mental health — there’s so much to unpack.
We discuss:
Limitations to American school system education
How the school system is failing our chi ... Show More
Nov 11
What Body Positivity Really Means, and How to Raise Body-Image Resilient Kids
When your kid says “I hate my body,” every part of you wants to rush in and fix it. I get it. In this episode, I sit down with Zoe Bisbing, a licensed psychotherapist, to talk about why that rush to reassure can backfire and what to say instead. The goal isn’t for our kids to lov ... Show More
1h 14m
Nov 9
The Follow-Up: Finding Purpose and Joy
In this Follow-Up episode, Dr. Mona sits down with Lynda Cormier-Hanser, an author and coach, to discuss navigating grief and finding joy. They explore how personal growth and purpose can happen alongside life's hardest moments. They emphasize seeking help, staying connected to g ... Show More
15m 11s
Nov 4
How We Learned to Speak: Babies, Survival, and Human Connection
Have you ever wondered why human babies are born so helpless compared to other animals? That single vulnerability may have given us the gift of speech. Today, I sit down with evolutionary biologist Madeleine Beekman, the author of The Origin of Language, to explore the science be ... Show More
1h 3m
May 2020
School Anxiety, Staying Motivated & How We Study for Tests
This week, we’re talking about something no one really likes but unfortunately we all have to deal with… school. First, we discuss past school experiences and what it was like hopping from various elementary, middle and high schools throughout our lives. We talk about managing ac ... Show More
37m 3s
Mar 2021
The Future of Education: Sam Sorbo, Jill Simonian, Corey DeAngelis | ROUNDTABLE
<p>Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to Sam Sorbo, Jill Simonian, and Corey DeAngelis about the future of education after COVID. The U.S. education system's failures have been exposed by the pandemic. Whether it was the teachers' union in your district that kept schools closed ... Show More
31m 28s
Dec 2020
A Weird School Year So Far
In the early months of the pandemic much of the country was in disarray, including schools. Now that the fall semester is almost over, Dr. Sanjay Gupta and CNN Correspondent Evan McMorris-Santoro talk about how parents, students and educators are navigating a school year plagued ... Show More
15m 44s