Parenting Well Podcast
By Parent Engagement Network
Categories: Kids & Family, Parenting, Education, Self-Improvement
Welcome to the Parenting Well Podcast with the Parent Engagement Network! I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host. This podcast provides perspectives on parenting, so that you can fill your well with information, strategies, and resources that help you raise healthy, happy humans. Filling your well leaves you engaged, educated and empowered to support your children in being strong, resourceful, confident and resilient in the face of life’s challenges and adventures. Let’s fill that well!
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Recent episodes
- #74_Why Curiosity is the Greatest Human Superpower with Bo Adams
I'm Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and today I sit down with Bo Adams. Bo Adams is the Head of School at Mackintosh Academy Boulder, an International Baccalaureate (IB) school for gifted and twice-exceptional learners. In more than three decades as a teacher and school leader, he has championed…
- #73_Trading Dinnertime Battles for Curiosity and Connection, with Katie Kimball
I'm Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and today I sit down with Katie Kimball, author of The Picky Eater Playbook. Katie talks about why picky eating is rarely about the food, how pressure turns dinner into a power struggle, and what parents can say and do instead. Episode Description "One of the…
- #72 Lead from the Soul: Why Raising Resilient Kids Starts with You, with Cheryl Donaldson
“I have kids in their 20s. They’re not remembering that one mistake that we did. They remember that I was really silly as a mom, and I was really happy as a mom at home, loving on them and really cheering them on. I can’t tell you how many times I didn’t handle something exactly right.” Cheryl…
- #71 Beyond "The Talk": How to Keep Kids Safe One Conversation at a Time with Gretchen Fair
"We grew up with 'the talk.' But now we know that the best way to talk to kids, adolescents and teens is many, many small conversations that build on each other. We don't have to get it all right at one time. We don't teach our kids to wash their hands once." Most of us grew up with "the talk,"…
- #70 What Love Requires: A Parent's Journey Supporting a Transgender Child with Cat Lindsey
What Love Requires: A Parent’s Journey Supporting a Transgender Child What does love require when your child’s journey challenges your expectations, fears, and instincts as a parent? In this episode of the Parenting Well Podcast, Dr. Shelly Mahon talks with Cat Lindsey, mother of a transgender…
- #69 It Takes a Village: Building Stronger Families Through Community Collaboration, with Melanie Piazza and Marinela Maneiro-Goodwin
“There is a big gap between being welcome and being wanted. It's not just translating something into Spanish so that you feel welcome. It's asking what kind of programs people actually want, because we have things to learn too.” — Melanie Piazza I’m Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and today I bring…
- #68_Fearless Conversations: What Parents Need to Know About Youth Suicide Prevention with Jenna Candreia
“One thing that kids think is, I don't want to burden my parents with this, this is too much for them. And when we're willing to say, ‘Are you struggling with suicide, do you have a plan, do you want to die by suicide,’ that opens the door for them to say, Wow, maybe I'm not going to burden them…
- #67 Bumpers, Not Walls: Parenting Teens Through Stress, Anxiety & Independence with Jennifer Jaeger
“Safety is found in parents providing those bumpers, but eventually there is a line. I love you enough to know that this is our line right now. And I’m sorry that’s hard. And I am here to help you find solutions within those parameters.” Adolescence asks parents to hold two things at once: stay…
- #66_Behavior Is Communication: Transformative Parenting with Batya Greenwald
“Parents, I love you. I feel you. It is something to navigate these waters of parenting. It's not for the faint of heart, and we are thrown into it.” Batya Greenwald After 27 years as an educator, Batya Greenwald realized the parents she was talking to needed something more than another behavior…
- #65_Teaching Kids With an Anxiety Disorder That They Can Handle It, with Dr. Allie Morford
“We don't want to remove all the obstacles your kids are going to go through. We want to teach them that they can handle whatever obstacles come their way, even if they are feeling anxious.” When your child is anxious, the instinct to reassure, rescue, or remove the stressor feels like love. But…
- #64 What Looks Like Misbehavior Might Be Something Else Entirely with Lisa Shanken
What Looks Like Misbehavior Might Be Something Else Entirely, with Lisa Shanken What if the behavior you're seeing isn't defiance, laziness, or a phase, but a sign of something happening underneath? I'm Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host. In this episode we sit down with Lisa Shanken, executive…
- #63_Helping Today, Preparing for Tomorrow: Raising Independent Neurodivergent Kids with Dr. Nicole Hipp
“Am I helping my child succeed today or am I helping them succeed tomorrow?” Welcome to the Parenting Well Podcast. I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and today's well source is Dr. Nicole Hipp. Dr. Hipp is a licensed psychologist, executive function coach, and educational consultant with a passion…
- #62: Creating Space: Parenting with Presence, Acceptance, and Connection with Dr. Lisa Templeton
"I hear you, I see you, and I am present with you." I'm Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and today we are joined by Dr. Lisa Templeton. Dr. Templeton is a licensed clinical psychologist, author, and founder of The Interpersonal Healing Center in Colorado. Her work brings together mindfulness…
- #61 A System to Return To: Creating Calm, Connected Families
I'm Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and you are listening to The Parenting Well Podcast. Today's guest is Dr. Jazzmon Trotty-Herring. Jazzmon is the creator of The Connected Family System, a parenting and family-development framework focused on emotional stability, structure, communication, and…
- #60 From Classrooms to Careers: Helping Kids Build a Life in Balance with Living Systems with Martin Ogle
“If we don’t pay attention and aspire to a life where we are all living better, happier, healthier lives that are sustainable, then I don’t know that we reach it accidentally,” Martin Ogle I'm Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and today's Well Source is Martin Ogle. Martin is an environmental educator…
- #59 Hopelessly Gifted with Mark Talaga
“The complex is simple and the simple is complex” Welcome to The Parenting Well Podcast. I'm Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and today's conversation is with Mark Talaga. Mark hosts the podcast Hopelessly Gifted, a deeply personal and thought-provoking exploration of intelligence, identity…
- #58 Raising Money Smart Kids with Dr. Darla Bishop
“There are many ways to show up in the world, so pick the one that feels good” Dr. Darla Bishop I'm Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and today's conversation is about raising money smart kids with Dr. Darla Bishop. Dr. Bishop- known as the “FinanSis”- is a mother, a former high school…
- #57 Meeting Your Teen Safely: How Connection Today Shapes Generations Tomorrow
The teenage years can feel like losing your child in slow motion. The pushback, withdrawal, and irritability make it’s easy to assume they need less from us. But what if adolescence is actually the time they need us most? I’m Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and in this episode of the Parenting Well…
- #56 Raising Brave Kids in an Anxious World: What Parents Need to Know About Anxiety
Anxiety is everywhere right now. It's in our culture, in our homes, and often in our own nervous systems. So how do we raise brave, resilient children without unintentionally reinforcing the fears we’re trying to protect them from? I’m Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and in this episode of the…
- #55 Regulation Is the Self-Care: Neurodivergent Parenting Without Burnout with Stacey Acquavella
I’m Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and in this episode of the Parenting Well Podcast, I sit down with Stacey J. Acquavella, founder of Neurodivergent Uprising and speaker at our Stress & Anxiety Conference, to explore her powerful message: Regulation Is the Self-Care. Register Here Many parents…
- #54 Connection First: Communication That Reduces Stress and Builds Trust with Susan Caso
Communication is often treated as a skill to master, but in this conversation with Susan Caso, we explore why it is far more complex than scripts and strategies. When stress and anxiety are high, conversations can quickly become reactive, escalating, or disconnected. But when parents create…
- #53 Building Healthy Attachment from Birth: Infant Mental Health & Toddler Regulation
I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and in this episode of the Parenting Well Podcast, we’re talking about what truly shapes your child’s emotional health in the earliest years of life. I’m joined by Emily Fried, LCSW, a specialist in infant, early childhood, and perinatal mental health, to explore…
- #52 What’s Beneath the Behavior? Stress and Brain Development in 5–10 Year Olds
Welcome to the Parenting Well podcast with Parent Engagement Network! I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host and today’s well source is Melissa Holland. Melissa Holland is a parenting coach, founder of Inner Wisdom Parenting, and a PEN Ambassador at SHMS who is passionate about helping parents raise…
- #51 From Control to Confidence: Parenting Through Anxiety and the Transition to Adulthood
Welcome to the Parenting Well podcast with Parent Engagement Network! I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host and today’s well source is Lisa Kaplan. Lisa is a Registered Nurse and Life & Mental Wellness Coach dedicated to supporting families through life’s pivotal transitions. With a background grounded…
- #50 You’re Not Meant to Do This Alone: A Postpartum Doula’s Perspective
Welcome to the Parenting Well podcast with Parent Engagement Network! I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host and today’s well source is Marie Nowacki Ford. Marie is a postpartum doula, new parent educator, and certified Child Passenger Safety Technician based in Boulder, Colorado. She supports families…
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