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Dr. Dan welcomes Jayne Allen (pen name for Jaunique Sealey) to discuss her new book BLACK GIRLS MUST DIE EXHAUSTED, resilience, exhaustion, loving fearlessly, infertility, Lady Gaga, Prince, and much, much more. Jayne writes fiction from life experiences. Her series “Black Girls Must Die Exhausted” touches upon contemporary women’s issues such as workplace, womanhood, race, fertility, modern relationships, and mental health awareness. Her writing echoes her desire to bring both multiculturalism and multidimensionality to contemporary women’s fiction with dynamic female protagonists who also happen to be black. As Jaunique Sealey she has a broad range of experience in business and brand architecture, digital strategy, marketing, and product innovation. A graduate of Duke University Pratt School of Engineering and Harvard Law School, Jaunique’s professional career began as a music attorney and entertainment industry executive, followed by a period as a senior digital strategist and business development executive for Lady Gaga, assisting with the platinum album release, “Born This Way,” and executive producing the “Gaga’s Workshop” digital experience for Barneys New York that won an array of marketing awards, including an OMMA Award, Gold and Silver W3 Awards and a Davey Award. Sealey then began her own consulting agency and was hired by the late artist Prince as an addition to his in-house business and legal team. Recently the new book publisher Zibby Books announced Jaunique Sealey is Vice President of strategy and community. Her fiction has been featured in Essence Magazine, Good Morning America, The Root, Bustle, Ms. Magazine, and Shondaland. Jaunique is also the author of non-fiction titles including Regroup: The How-To of Never Giving Up, and Piece of the Fame: Rockstar Social Media Marketing Strategy for Everyone to Ignite Your Business, Career, and Personal Brand. For more information visit www.jayneallen.com and www.jaunique.com and on Instagram @JayneAllenWrites. Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode) Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (Twitter) Listen, subscribe, rate, review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you like to listen For more information  www.exactlyrightmedia.com  www.drdanpeters.com For podcast merch www.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Dan interviews author (and mother) Alena Dillon about My Body Is A Big Fat Temple, her memoir about the grit and glory surrounding pregnancy and motherhood not often discussed.  Comedian/writer/actress Amy Schumer writes about Alena’s book, "Alena Dillon is one of my favorite writers and to read her journey through pregnancy is a great joy and heartbreak." Alena discusses marriage, morning sickness, motherhood, mom guilt, body changes, breastfeeding, baby blues, the heartache of not loving her son as she thinks she should, pandemic parenting, being present, postpartum depression, selfcare, singing, and her new running regime with Dr. Dan. Alena’s book Mercy House is set to be adapted into a series by CBS All Access, the CBS network’s streaming platform, with Amy Schumer acting as an executive producer.  For more information about Alena Dillon, My Body Is A Big Fat Temple: An Ordinary Story of Pregnancy and Early Motherhood, and Alena’s other books  go to www.alenadillon.com. Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode) Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (Twitter) Listen, subscribe, rate, review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you like to listen For more information  www.exactlyrightmedia.com  www.drdanpeters.com For podcast merch www.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Dan welcomes author, entrepreneur, and father Payman Fazly to the podcast to discuss his new book PROJECT LOVE: What Legacy Do You Want To Leave.  The two passionate dads discuss Payman’s memoir, parenting, healing, persistence, unconditional love, and Parent Footprint Awareness Training.   This episode reminds listeners that when parents are self-aware they are happier and healthier and they raise happy, healthy children. For more information about Project Love visit Payman’s website www.paymanfazly.com Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode) Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (Twitter) Listen, subscribe, rate, review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you like to listen For more information  www.exactlyrightmedia.com  www.drdanpeters.com For podcast merch www.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this new episode, Dr. Dan interviews Karen Chan, a UCLA-educated former food blogger, attorney, mom, and founder of the new Gloo Books, an LA-based independent book publisher. Gloo Books creates children’s books and was founded on a simple concept -- to increase representation of characters of color in the books children read. As a new mother, Karen Chan was always searching for more children's books. While reading with her son Karen realized that almost none of the characters in those books looked like him. Karen had to seek out books that featured people of color and so she decided to write her own book. What started as an idea for a children’s book quickly turned into a larger vision to publish books that feature subjects and voices that have been underrepresented. Karen started Gloo Books to empower children through storytelling that is inclusive, just, and compassionate. Gloo Books believes that diversity in stories (whether about BIPOC, immigrant or LGBTQ+ characters) is necessary in children’s literature as a way to accurately reflect the world around us today. This fall, Gloo Books releases its first title, What’s That?  -- written by Karen herself - astory about a child who brings a lunch box filled with his favorite Chinese dishes to school only to discover his lunch looks very different from his classmates. What follows is a heartwarming story about how food reflects who we are and how the diverse meals we eat can bring us all together.  What’s That? can be ordered online today. Gloo Books donates a portion of its proceeds to nonprofits working to advance justice and equity.  For more information about Karen Chan and Gloo Books visit www.gloobooks.com.  Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode) Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (Twitter) Listen, subscribe, rate, review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you like to listen For more information  www.exactlyrightmedia.com  www.drdanpeters.com For podcast merch www.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

INTERNAL NOTE:  BONUS EP 3: AIRS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Welcome to Parent Footprint’s newest Stitcher Premium Episode. In Episode 3, Podcast Producer Laura Rossi returns with a new round of listener questions for Dr. Dan and a big announcement about Parent Footprint with Dr. Dan merch! Today’s bonus episode includes questions about back to school covid safety, neurodiversity, stranger safety, anxiety and more.  Please submit your parenting questions by emailing podcast@drdanpeters.com and we might feature your question on a future bonus episode. Every month, Dr. Dan answers listener questions about parenting (and adulting!) on our exclusive “Sitting Down With Dr. Dan” Stitcher bonus episodes.   Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (Twitter) Listen, subscribe, rate, review. For more information  www.exactlyrightmedia.com  www.drdanpeters.com https://www.stitcher.com/show/parent-footprint-with-dr-dan For podcast merch www.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Dan welcomes Sophie Brickman to discuss the timely and provocative topic of parenting and technology. Based on the book Baby, Unplugged:  One Mother’s Search for Balance, Reason, and Sanity in the Digital Age, today’s episode will help first time parents, overwhelmed parents, and tech-phobia parents. Reporter Sophie Brickman and Dr. Dan explore how technology infiltrates every single aspect of raising children today, give parents helpful advice to navigate the digital landscape, and encourage parents to trust their judgment. Sophie is a mom, writer, and editor who has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Elle, and other outlets. A Harvard graduate, she lives in New York City with her family. For more information, visit www.SophieBrickman.com. Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode) Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (Twitter) Listen, subscribe, rate, review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you like to listen For more information www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.com For podcast merch www.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Dan speaks to the inspiring environmental activist, mother, grandmother, and bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe. Mary Alice and Dr. Dan talk honestly (and passionately) about parenting, mentoring, family, being present, why nature is healing, unplugging, family dinners, legacy, mindfulness, and living your best life every day. Mary Alice Monroe writes stories for adults and children about the parallels between nature and human nature. Bottlenose dolphins, monarch butterflies, shorebirds, and loggerhead sea turtles are among the wild species she has worked with and woven into her novels. This episode encourages parents, grandparents, and caregivers to model positive ways to live today, tomorrow, and every day. For more information about Mary Alice Monroe’s books and her conservation and environmental work go to www.maryalicemonroe.com. Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode) Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (Twitter) Listen, subscribe, rate, review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you like to listen For more information www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.com For podcast merch www.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do you have anxiety? Does your child? Dr. Dan welcomes The Anxiety Sisters Abbe Greenberg and Maggie Sarachek to talk about anxiety management and their new book THE ANXIETY SISTERS’ SURVIVAL GUIDE: How You Can Become More Hopeful, Connected, and Happy. Abs and Mags have both lived with anxiety their entire lives and in this episode they tell us how we can all live happily with it, too. Anxiety can make us feel isolated and alone. Today’s episode reminds us that we are not alone and gives us ways to better understand and manage worry (or panic), steps to normalize anxiety, and research-based techniques to thrive with anxiety. Parents and kids can outsmart our anxiety-ridden brains - whether it is back to school, a pandemic, or anytime. For more information about The Anxiety sisters, their podcast, and their book check out www.anxietysisters.com.  Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode) Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (Twitter) Listen, subscribe, rate, review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you like to listen For more information www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Dan talks to award-winning columnist Bonnie Jean Feldkamp about her new three part Back To School series which focuses on therapy, mental wellness, parenting mistakes, adolescent milestones, masks, and more. Bonnie passionately believes that prioritizing mental health is even more important than other Back To School essentials like backpacks, new sneakers, and haircuts. Bonnie’s popular Creators syndicate columns (and YouTube series) often seek to understand how current events and family life intersect. She ties personal experiences to social issues to help readers empathize, relate and care. Bonnie is a wife and mother of three children, whose ages span two decades. Bonnie is also an avid gardener, bird nerd and conservation enthusiast. Find Bonnie on social media @WriterBonnie or learn more at www.WriterBonnie.com. Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode) Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (Twitter) Listen, subscribe, rate, review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you like to listen. For more information www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to Parent Footprint’s second Stitcher Premium Episode. In Episode 2, audio engineer (and Dad to two girls) Phil Rossi joins Dr. Dan to talk about back to school, sibling rivalry, bickering, competitive kiddos, tweens, toxic masculinity and more. Submit your parenting questions by emailing podcast@drdanpeters.com and we might feature your question on a future bonus episode. Every month, Dr. Dan answers listener questions about parenting (and adulting!) on our exclusive “Sitting Down With Dr. Dan” Stitcher bonus episodes.   Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (Twitter) Listen, subscribe, rate, review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you like to listen For more information  www.exactlyrightmedia.com  www.drdanpeters.com https://www.stitcher.com/show/parent-footprint-with-dr-dan   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices