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Mental Health Check on Love and Taking An Interest
Season 1 Episode 31
Dipping back into some early GOTOs, here’s a second run of an idea that bears repeating: kids remember when we follow their lead. It feels …
4 years, 3 months ago
Bianca Valenti and Melinda French Gates on Making Waves
Season 1 Episode 75
Today I’m talking with big wave surfer Bianca Valenti and big time philanthropist Melinda French Gates. Whether it’s facing down a 50-foot w…
4 years, 3 months ago
Love, Hope and Grief for Andy's Dad
Season 1 Episode 1
This is the first episode of our new series Thanks For Being Here. It will be a very short pod that comes out every Sunday morning as Sunda…
4 years, 3 months ago
Mental Health Check on Mindsets
Season 1 Episode 30
Thanks to a PhD I used to talk to quite a bit when our kids were in school together, I got a shape up on the ways I think and talk about who…
4 years, 3 months ago
Steve Kerr and W. Kamau Bell on Speaking Up
Season 1 Episode 74
People say “Stay in your lane” but I don’t buy it. I like people who care about a lot of things, not just winning another NBA championship …
4 years, 3 months ago
The Life Changing Potential of Being Cared for by Someone Other Than Your Parents
Season 1 Episode 29
Thanks to a listener who makes an excellent point, I am correcting some recurring remarks about piano lessons being a total bust.
To…
4 years, 3 months ago
Love and Old Age, How To Be Caring
Season 1 Episode 73
With tenderness and optimism, Atul Gawande (author of Being Mortal, a must read) and Ai-jen Poo (who supports caregivers across the country)…
4 years, 3 months ago
Mental Health Check on the Madness of Multitasking
Season 1 Episode 28
Thoughts on doing things for no reason whatsoever, including an excerpt from Kate Bowler’s little book of devotionals called Good Enough, an…
4 years, 4 months ago
The 2022 Regroup: The Power of Fun
Season 1 Episode 72
Puzzles. Pickle Ball. Backgammon, hearts, Rummikub. Collaging, watercolors, knitting. What might have seemed nice-to-have is actually a mus…
4 years, 4 months ago
Mental Health Check on the Link Between Belief and Progress
Season 1 Episode 27
Right around this time, especially this year, there can be a pervasive feeling that change actually never happens. that things go in circles…
4 years, 4 months ago