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Dr. Dan and guest Yemi Penn discuss trauma (in all its forms) on today’s powerful, paradigm-shifting episode. Yemi Penn is an author, documentary producer, speaker, engineer, and fearless thought leader. In her work, she encourages us all to use our trauma as a catalyst for transformation instead of transference. Dr. Dan and Yemi talk about her mission to disrupt the status quo to evoke radical change. Yemi helps us dissect trauma to build and develop shame resilience and is passionate about empowering others.Yemi Penn is also a TEDx speaker, entrepreneur, and mother and she works tirelessly to raise the vibration of acknowledging and healing our individual – and therefore – our collective trauma. Explore more of Yemi’s work on her podcast Decolonising Trauma and her documentary Did I Choose My Trauma?. Learn more at www.yemipenn.com and follow her on Facebook @YemiPenn and Instagram @yemi.penn.Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode). Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (X). Learn about more podcasts @exactlyright on Instagram.Please listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.For more information:www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is April’s Sitting Down With Dr. Dan bonus episode. Today Dr. Dan and audio engineer Phil Rossi talk about when your child’s imaginary play is worrisome, self-esteem, teens who want to be in their room alone with the door closed, and #TeacherTok on TikTok.Each month Dr. Dan answers listener questions about parenting (and adulting, too!) on our Sitting Down with Dr. Dan bonus episodes. Please email your parenting questions to podcast@drdanpeters.com or DM us on social media. We read every question and we want to consider yours for a future bonus episode.Our new bonus episodes drop in our regular podcast feed that last Tuesday of every month.Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (X formerly Twitter). Please listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.For more information:www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.comDr. Dan’s expertise and wisdom is not a diagnosis or treatment. The information provided on the Parent Footprint podcast should not be used for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease. Anyone seeking medical advice should consult with a licensed physician. Please reach out to your doctor for advice or a qualified health provider regarding medical conditions, questions, or situations. The information provided on Parent Footprint and by Dr. Dan is for entertainment purposes only, and does not substitute for professional medical advice. Dr. Dan does not know your child, is not your child’s doctor, and has not treated your child. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today Dr. Dan interviews Elise Loehnen – author of the instant New York Times Bestseller On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and The Price Women Pay to Be Good, host of the popular podcast Pulling The Thread, and frequent contributor to Oprah.  Elise’s work and writing explores the ways the patriarchy lands in the bodies of women and embeds itself in our consciousness. Her Pulling the Thread podcast focuses on pulling apart the stories we tell about who we are—and then putting those threads back together.  On this episode Dr. Dan and Elise discuss how with awareness, we can begin to recognize patterns of self-restriction, break the story, and move ourselves and each other toward freedom and balance. This paradigm-shifting interview is a special episode listeners will turn to again and again.Elise Loehnen lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Rob, and their two sons. Elise is a seeker and synthesizer, braiding together wisdom traditions, cultural history, and a deep knowledge of healing modalities to unlock new ways to contextualize who we are and why we’re here. For more information please visit www.eliseloehnen.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 (X). Learn about more podcasts @exactlyright on Instagram.Please listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.For more information:www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Dan interviews the woman who's been described as "the Anna Wintour of motherhood” and one of the first “mommy bloggers” Jill Smokler! Jill launched Scary Mommy as a blog in 2008, sold her hugely successful platform in 2015 (to a media company), and recently launched She’s Got Issues, a new magazine and podcast geared towards women in their 40s - GenX Women. On this fantastic episode, Dr. Dan and Jill talk about her new platform She’s Got Issues, parenting, her New York Times bestselling books and much more.  Parent Footprint listeners everywhere will enjoy this iconic episode!For more information about Jill go to her websites: www.jillsmokler.com and www.shesgotissues.com and follow her on social media @jillsmokler and @shesgotissuesmedia.Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode). Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (X). Learn about more podcasts @exactlyright on Instagram.Please listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.For more information:www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Dan talks to Debra Brause, Psy.D., about neurodiversity including her work with parents raising neurodivergent children and working with autistic adults from a neuro-affirming perspective. They also discuss Debra’s Psychology Today essays which cover topics such as a child's new diagnosis, autism, and more.Debra Brause is a psychologist, neuro-affirming parent and neurodiversity advocate and educator.Find more information about Debra and her work at www.drdebrabrause.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 (X).Please listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.For more information:www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Dan welcomes back guest Tosha Schore to talk about parenting boys. Tosha is an advocate who works with parents to care for themselves, connect with their boys deeply, set limits lovingly, and play wildly. Today’s episode is a follow-up episode to Tosha’s important work (featured in our episode in December 2018) advocating for boys. Tosha Schore is a parent coach and the founder of Parenting Boys Peacefully, where she is on a mission to create a more peaceful world, one boy at a time. She is the co-author of “Listen: Five Simple Tools to Meet Your Everyday Parenting Challenges.” For more information go to www.parentingboyspeacefully.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 (X).  Please listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.For more information:www.exactlyrightmedia.com  www.drdanpeters.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trigger warning: sensitive material and discussion of death on this episodeIt’s March and this is the new Sitting Down With Dr. Dan bonus episode. Today Dr. Dan and podcast producer Laura Rossi talk about bored children, vacation routines, nesting parties, and a very serious topic: bullying and the tragic death of Nex Benedict.Each month Dr. Dan answers listener questions about parenting (and adulting, too!) on our Sitting Down with Dr. Dan bonus episodes. Please email your parenting questions to podcast@drdanpeters.com or DM us on social media. We read every question and we want to consider yours for a future bonus episode.Our new bonus episodes drop in our regular podcast feed that last Tuesday of every month.Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (X formerly Twitter). Please listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.For more information:www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.comDr. Dan’s expertise and wisdom is not a diagnosis or treatment. The information provided on the Parent Footprint podcast should not be used for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease. Anyone seeking medical advice should consult with a licensed physician. Please reach out to your doctor for advice or a qualified health provider regarding medical conditions, questions, or situations. The information provided on Parent Footprint and by Dr. Dan is for entertainment purposes only, and does not substitute for professional medical advice. Dr. Dan does not know your child, is not your child’s doctor, and has not treated your child. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today Dr. Dan’s guest is Heather Chauvin, the inspiring leadership coach who helps ambitious, overwhelmed women break free from their fears to courageously and authentically live, work, and parent on their own terms. Heather started her career as a social worker helping adults understand children’s behavior. In 2013 a stage 4 cancer diagnosis pushed Heather to take a deeper stand for change and to work to uncover how cultural expectations sabotage our dreams. Dr. Dan and Heather discuss how women can learn to stop the endless cycle of Mom-guilt so that they can be more present and more connected both at home and at work.Heather Chauvin is a TEDx Speaker, the author of Dying To Be A Good Mother, and the host of the Emotionally Uncomfortable podcast (with 9 million downloads). For more information, please visit www.heatherchauvin.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 (X).Please listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.For more information:www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Dan speaks to guest Chelsey Goodan about her paradigm shifting work with teenage girls and her #1 bestselling book Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls. Oprah Daily raves, “If you have a teenage girl in your life, you need to read this.”Dr. Dan and Chelsea explore practical ways parents can better understand and connect with their daughters and discuss how teenage girls can teach us all.  Chelsey Goodan has been an academic tutor and mentor for sixteen years, with a particular emphasis on the empowerment of teenage girls. Follow her on social media and visit her website www.chelseygoodan.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 (X).Please listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.For more information:www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today Dr. Dan interviews Babycenter’s Robin Hilmantel about Babycenter’s recent research around "No mom left behind: Addressing postpartum maternity care gaps” and related maternal health support (US). Dr. Dan and Robin discuss several BabyCenter survey findings including: *Moms are facing a support crisis in the months immediately following birth, according to the BabyCenter survey. At home, moms are too often left to piece together their own postpartum care while balancing that with the health and well-being of their newborn.*As a result of a baby-focused approach to postnatal care, more moms feel prepared to care for their newborn (65%) than they do to care for themselves (47%). *First-time moms struggle with postpartum self-care: Only 38% feel properly prepared to take care of their own physical and emotional needs after giving birth.BabyCenter is the world's number one digital parenting resource reaching millions of new and expectant parents each month. The BabyCenter team conducts original research with a vision to create a world of healthy pregnancies, thriving children, and confident parents.Robin Hilmantel is the senior director of editorial strategy and growth at BabyCenter. Before joining the BabyCenter team, Hilmantel was the digital director at Women's Health. Robin has more than 14 years of experience in health and lifestyle journalism. For more information visit www.babycenter.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 (X).Please listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.For more information:www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices