Cindy Wang Brandt

Show Description In this episode we get to discuss progressive parenting backed by research from child psychology. Ellen, with a child psychology background and Molly, as a progressive faith minister, show us how science and faith can support us in seeking the answers to parenting like, “How do we raise empathetic children?” Informative AND inspiring,…

Show Description Jamie Lee Finch is a body and relationship coach and the author of You Are Your Own. She speaks articulately and precisely about the trauma of evangelical, authoritarian environments arising out of her own painful experiences. We have an insightful conversation on how trauma manifests in our bodies, how we can welcome our…

Show Description With the Parenting Forward Conference coming up in two months, I answer some FAQs as well as play an extended clip from the actual conference to give you a taste of what it will be like. My guest is Kim John Payne, author of Simplicity Parenting, a book that was hugely influential in…

Show Description I have recently returned from a month long travel in the United States, so while I’m catching up with work, I invited my friend, Carol Howard Merritt, to join me in a more casual, shoot-the-breeze conversation about my time back in the States, specifically attending Rachel Held Evans’ funeral, appearing on a Fox…

Show Description: This is a solo episode of me giving a talk I gave at the Refuge, a faith community in Denver, Colorado in mid-June, on the Bible, Feminism, and Liberation for Children. Be sure to check out the exciting announcement at the end of the episode! Links: Links (affiliates included): Parenting Forward the Conference!!!…

Hannah Paasch is the author of Millenneagram, a witty, hilarious, and also incredibly incisive book on how to access our truest self using the tool of the Enneagram.

Show Description Dr. Joseph Lee is a mental health professional practicing in California. A while back we had a casual conversation in which he mentioned that conservative Christian parenting is often in opposition with mainstream mental health research. I latched on to that statement and asked him to come on to my show to talk…

Show Description Every child is creative. But so often we drive creativity out of children, whether it’s religious fundamentalism, market forces, or the way institutional schooling is structured, we don’t give children permission to be who they are and let them create accordingly. Adrienne Nieves, community abstract artist, and I talk about art and parenting…

Show Description I talk to Rebecca and Eva, the founders of Boy Wonder, a campaign to create clothing for boys that feature unicorns, rainbows, sparkles and sequins. The mission is to expand the palette of expression for boys so that all children can live out loud who they authentically are inside. Rebecca and Eva drop…