We all have a good heart and we all deserve to be trusted. Today’s Well Source is Bill de la Cruz. Bill is an exceptional mediator and leader who has been guiding individuals and groups through the process of personal transformation for more than 30 years. He is passionate about helping individuals and groups build self-awareness, enhance relationships, and folstor positive and sustainable personal growth. His approach to bias work grew out of his own experiences attending hundreds of self-help trainings and self-help books that instructed him to “do the work”. However, they failed to define what “the work” should look like. From this, he has developed daily practices that continue to support his personal growth and self-awareness, and he is committed to sharing these with others.  This Podcast Covers: The “why” behind ending stereotypes, division, and judgements  Doing your own work instead of blaming others Using self awareness and critical self reflection to have productive conversations Showing up with vulnerability Developing daily practices  Understanding the difference between intentions and impact Developing strategies to let go of judgements and biases that lead to shame and blame Addressing situations that make you feel judged Finding the origination point of your biases  Recognizing the narratives that drive your behavior  Avoiding the defend, justify, or fix conversations Healing from trauma Resources: Website: Bill de la Cruz: Belonging and Inclusion Thought Leader Book: Finding the Origination Point: Understanding Our Biases to Create a More Peaceful World Podcast: Origination Point You can email Bill at inclusiontalk@comcast.net

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#22 Creating a More Humane World: Disrupting Stereotypes, Division, and Judgements

Today’s well source is Tom McSheehy. Tom is a licensed social worker and licensed teacher in Colorado and Illinois. He is also the founder of the Teaching Heart Institute, an organization dedicated to connecting the worlds of education and mental health and supporting teachers and parents in developing children’s and teenagers’ Social Emotion Intelligence. Further, he is the author of the book, Infocus: Improving Social and Emotional Intelligence, One Day at a Time. This is a brain-based manual that guides teachers in doing quick, daily lessons that develop the Social Emotional Intelligence of their students. Tome is one of the presenters of our upcoming Stress & Anxiety Conference of May 1st and 2nd. We want to thank our sponsors, Premier Members Credit Union, Centennial Peaks Hospital, and Sandstone Care Addiction Treatment Center for their generous sponsorship. You can visit our website, www.penbv.org to get yourself registered RESOURCES: Tom’s Website: Teaching Heart Institute Parent Book Resources from Tom Books & Resources from Tom: Infocus: Parents can use books in conjunction with teachers Study: Google Study on Soft Skills (SEL) Study: Terrie Moffit study on impulse control or self-control Economic Value of SEL Book: The Development of the Unconscious Mind by Alan N. Schore, Ph.D.  Hayden Hurst Video    

#21 Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Principles and Techniques for Parents and Schools

Welcome to the Parenting Well podcast with Parent Engagement Network!  I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host. And today, you are listening to Parenting Well, where we know that parenting well is challenging and that all parents are the best parents they know how to be. The foundation for raising happy, healthy youth is for us as parents to fill our own well with useful, reliable, credible information, tools and strategies. This leaves us more engaged, educated and empowered to support our children in being strong, resourceful, confident and resilient in the face of life’s many challenges and adventures.So, let’s fill that well!Today’s well source is Isabelle Tierney. Isabelle is a licensed therapist, a stress management specialist, and an international speaker. She has two master’s degrees, a license in marriage and family therapy, and a certificate in energy healing. Over the last 25 years, she has maintained a thriving private practice and built an international speaking platform. After struggling with life-depleting stress herself, she discovered a path to the peace, love, and joy that lives at the core of all of us. Isabelle is committed to teaching this path to people all over the world with her “Feel Good Life” methodology.This podcast covers:Isabelle's Feel Good MethodologyThe impact of stress on your physical and mental healthHow to take control of your own well-beingConcrete strategies for getting out of the "red zone"How to manage stress internallyWhat to do if you can't get out of the "red zone"How to change the physiology of your brain so that you respond differently to stressWays to model stress reduction and problem solving effectively ResourcesWebsite: The Feel Good Life with Isabelle TierneyCourse: The Feel Good Life Foundational CourseBlog: The Feel Good Life BlogChallenge: Break Through Your Comfort Zone and Uplevel One Key Area of Your LifeBlog Post: How to Stop Fighting in 5 Minutes or LessBook: Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Joe DispenzaBook: Relax More, Try Less: The Easy Path to Abundance by Tim Grimes & Neville Goddard

#20 Reduce Stress Regardless of Your Circumstances

Welcome to the Parenting Well podcast with Parent Engagement Network!  I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host. And today, you are listening to Parenting Well, where we know that parenting well is challenging and that all parents are the best parents they know how to be. The foundation for raising happy, healthy youth is for us as parents to fill our own well with useful, reliable, credible information, tools and strategies. This leaves us more engaged, educated and empowered to support our children in being strong, resourceful, confident and resilient in the face of life’s many challenges and adventures.So, let’s fill that well!Today’s well source is Karen Alonge. Karen is an Interpersonal Communication Consultant. She has been providing interpersonal and parenting consulting to volunteers, staff, management in education, social services, corrections, counseling, law, health care, and non-profits like PEN since 2006. Karen uses an evidence-based strategy called motivational interviewing to help her clients “choose their words wisely”This podcast covers how to:use motivational interviewing techniques in your communication.recognize typical communication breakdowns.set age appropriate expectations.reduce power struggles in your relationship.use communication to manage behavior problems.articulate your concerns without telling your kids what to do.help kids develop and learn how to access strategies that work for them.raise a critical thinkers.navigate change.leave your child free to move, think, and change without judgement.Resources:Karen's Website: Karen Alonge Interpersonal Communication ConsultantKaren's BlogWebsite: Dr. Ross Greene  Self-help book on motivational interviewing: Finding Your Way to ChangeParenting Advice Website

#19 Minimize Power Struggles, Promote Critical Thinking & Improve Communication with Your Child

Welcome to the Parenting Well podcast with Parent Engagement Network!  I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host. And today, you are listening to Parenting Well, where we know that parenting well is challenging and that all parents are the best parents they know how to be. The foundation for raising happy, healthy youth is for us as parents to fill our own well with useful, reliable, credible information, tools and strategies. This leaves us more engaged, educated and empowered to support our children in being strong, resourceful, confident and resilient in the face of life’s many challenges and adventures.So, let’s fill that well!Today’s well source is Kathy Valentine. Kathy is the chairperson of the HOPE Coalition of Boulder County and has been on the coalition since its beginning in 2005. She is a retired school counselor and gave many workshops on depression and suicide awareness to various staffs while working. Kathy is also the Executive Director of Colie's Closet, a BVSD high school peer education program dealing with depression and suicide. Kathy is passionate about educating the entire community about risk factors around these issues and is excited to bring today’s panelists and community members together to begin the discussion about the importance of connection in our lives.This podcast covers:Resources for managing depressionThe role stigma plays in support servicesHow to recognize warning signs of depression and what to do about itSome of the risk factors of depressionThe difference between being sad and having clinical depressionStrategies for managing depression when you feel like you are "spiraling"What to do if you are worried about your childHow kids should respond to their friend's depressionThe importance of self care, modeling, and talking to your children regularlyResources:Website: The Hope Coalition of Boulder CountyResource: National Suicide Prevention HotlineResource: COVID-19 Mental Health ResourcesResource: Warning Signs of Depression 

#18 Tips for Understanding & Navigating Depression & Suicide Prevention

Welcome to the Parenting Well podcast with Parent Engagement Network!  I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host. And today, you are listening to Parenting Well, where we know that parenting well is challenging and that all parents are the best parents they know how to be. The foundation for raising happy, healthy youth is for us as parents to fill our own well with useful, reliable, credible information, tools and strategies. This leaves us more engaged, educated and empowered to support our children in being strong, resourceful, confident and resilient in the face of life’s many challenges and adventures.So, let’s fill that well!Today’s well source is Paige Trevor. Paige is a Certified Parent Educator and the owner of a business called Balancing Act since 2010. This was inspired by a desire to help people clear the clutter from their life. Having seen the impact of disorganization within businesses and families, Paige used her blend of empathy, humor, cheerleading, and, as she likes to describe it, “a wee bit of tough love” to help families clear the way for more satisfying lives.This episode covers:Finding the magic middle in discussionsSolving problems togetherSupporting your kids mental healthEstablishing effective routinesPlanning vs. doing your dayManaging conflictReducing stress and anxietyHaving fun togetherBuilding close relationshipsTaking care of yourselfHolding a family meetingParenting through challenging situationsRESOURCESPaige's Website: Balancing Act Paige on TwitterPaige on LinkedInBook: The Opposite of Worry: The Playful Parenting Approach to Childhood Anxieties and Fears by Lawrence CohenBook: Time to Parent: Organizing Your Life to Bring Out the Best in Your Child and You by Julie Morgenstern 

#17 Reduce Stress, Anxiety and Fighting in Your Parenting

Today’s well source is Stephanie Small. Stephanie is a licensed clinical social worker and nutritionist. She believes that diet and supplements have a profound effect on our mood, clarity, sleep, and much more. Therefore, her work is a unique blend of nutrition, somatic, and intuitive practices. Stephanie is one of the speakers at our upcoming virtual stress & anxiety conference on January 29th and 30th.  You can sign up for her workshop and others from our website, www.penbv.orgIn this episode, we discuss:What mental health nutrition is.How physical and mental health are connected.How mental health nutrition is different than conventional treatment.The process of engaging in mental health nutrition.How mental health nutrition can support someone with disordered eating.The importance of gut health.What intuitive eating is and how gratitude supports healthy well-being.Resources:Website: Stephanie Small Course: Stephanie Small - Mental Health Nutrition: Foundations Podcast: Genetics, Mental Health & Nutrition with Christina Veselak and Dr. Dave Vigerust Book: The True Power of Water: Healing and Discovering Ourselves 

#16 The Importance of Mental Health Nutrition

Welcome to the Parenting Well podcast with Parent Engagement Network!  I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host. And today, you are listening to Parenting Well, were we know that parenting well is challenging and that all parents are the best parents they know how to be.  We firmly believe that the foundation for raising happy, healthy youth is for us as parents to fill our own well with useful, reliable, credible information, tools and strategies. So, let’s fill that well! Today’s well source is Jonathan Mooney. Jonathon is an award winning writer, entrepreneur and activist. Jonathan didn’t learn to read until he was 12 years old. His new book is called normal sucks: how to live learn and thrive outside the lines. As a neurodiverse writer, advocate and father, Jonathan shares a confessional and often hilarious story of his life, offering the radical message that we should stop trying to fix people and start empowering them to succeed. Website: https://www.jonathanmooney.com Book: Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive Outside the Lines Program: Eye to Eye Mentoring Program Book: The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal For more information or to make a donation, visit www.penbv.org Happy Parenting 

#15 Normal Sucks: A Conversation about Living and Learning Outside the Lines

I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and today’s WELL source is Whitney Walpole.  Whitney is the co-author of the book: “The Sweet Spot: Leveraging Your Talents in Leadership and Life.” She has been a trusted partner and professional leadership coach to hundreds of business owners and executive teams. Prior to this, she was a 7th grade English teacher and started her own private school focused on engaging children to take more responsibility for themselves, as well as their creativity and learning. She has a passion for children and parenting and raised two kids of her own using the tools from this book. You can reach her at whitney@culturecounts.biz In this podcast, we talk about:What your sweet spot is and why it’s a powerful thing to know. The characteristics of the 7 Talents or Archetypes: Server, Priest, Artisan, Sage, Warrior King, & Scholar. How to use the book to identify your 3 archetypes. Practical tips to live into your archetypes Why your archetypes impact the way you show up and function in the world. How we mask the archetypes of those around us. Why knowledge of archetypes impacts how you interact with your child, monitor your own emotions, and support your child in understanding of themselves. The importance of self – care and using your sweet spot to know what you need most. The journey of self-discovery and appreciating yourself and others.Resources:Whitney’s Website: Culture Counts  Book: The Sweet Spot: Leveraging Your Talents in Leadership and Life”  

#14 Using Sweet Spots to Maximize Potential and Strengthen Relationships

I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and today’s WELL source is Culum Walsh. Culum is a Professional Certified Coach with 21 years of classroom teaching experience. After retiring from teaching, he started his own coaching business, coaching students from 6th grade all the way up through graduate school. His mission is that they become happy and comfortable with themselves, because he knows that when they do, they can do anything they want in school and life. He grew up in Denver, and he currently lives in Thornton. He is married and has 2 children. You can reach Culum via his website below, by email at info@humanbyhumancoaching, or by phone at 303-656-7708 In this podcast, we talk about:Academic Life Coaching Unique issues facing families with the outbreak of COVID-19 The challenge of everyone being home 24/7 Default ways of parenting Using a coaching approach in your parenting Useful coaching questions How this approach helps children solve their own problems Using an example to compare default parenting with coachingResources:Culum's Website: Human by Human Coaching Tool: 100 Most Powerful Life Coaching Questions Website: The Gottman Institue: A Research Based Approach to Parenting Book: The Whole Brained Child by Daniel J. Siegel

#13: Is it Difficult to be Around Your Children 24/7? Try This Approach!

  I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and today’s WELL source is Brooks Witter. Brooks is the co-creator of Wise Roots Parenting, a set of online programs that support parents in successfully launching their child into adulthood. As a licensed professional counselor, he has the skills required to help parents who are both experiencing challenging times with their children and struggling to take care of themselves in the process.  As a therapist, supervisor, coach, clinical director, and parent himself, Brooks looks to core values of courage, compassion and clarity as guideposts to measure his activities.     In this podcast, we talk about:   The role of parents   Modern challenges   Perspective taking   Regulating emotions   Strategies for being in relationship with your child   The importance of one-on-one time   Setting clear expectations and boundaries   Implementing predictable consequences   Distinguishing normal from disruptive behavior    Resources:   Article: Winnicott’s Good Enough Parenting   Book: The Good Enough Parent by Bruno Bettelheim   Book: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck, Ph.D.   Online Parenting Programs for Successful Launch: Wise Roots Parenting  

#12 Nurture Your Relationship with Your Child: You are in it for Life

 I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and today’s WELL source is Brooks Witter. Brooks is the co-creator of Wise Roots Parenting, a set of online programs that support parents in successfully launching their child into adulthood. As a licensed professional counselor, he has the skills required to help parents who are both experiencing challenging times with their children and struggling to take care of themselves in the process.  As a therapist, supervisor, coach, clinical director, and parent himself, Brooks looks to core values of courage, compassion and clarity as guideposts to measure his activities. In this podcast, we talk about: The role of parents Modern challenges Perspective taking Regulating emotions Strategies for being in relationship with your child The importance of one-on-one time Setting clear expectations and boundaries Implementing predictable consequences Distinguishing normal from disruptive behavior  Resources: Article: Winnicott’s Good Enough Parenting Book: The Good Enough Parent by Bruno Bettelheim Book: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck, Ph.D. Online Parenting Programs for Successful Launch: Wise Roots Parenting 

#12 Parenting: The Power of Connection

I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and today’s WELL source is Wendy Van Besien. Wendy is an inspiring positive psychology practitioner that weaves together critical examples, expertise, and easy to apply steps that will motivate you to reach your potential and live a flourishing life.   In this podcast, Wendy shares how to:   Develop and foster resilience   Deal with everyday disturbances   Tap into people's strengths   Relieve stress and anxiety   Use neuroscience to understand our response to challenges   Change limiting beliefs, assumptions and interpretations that impede your success and happiness   Live a flourishing life Resources: The father of Positive Psychology: Dr. Martin Seligman   Ted Talk: Brené Brown - The Power of Vulnerability    Brené Brown: Dare to Lead and other works   Book: Carol Dweck - Mindset: The New Psychology of Success   Ted Talk: Developing a Growth Mindset   Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar, Co-founder of the Happiness Whole Being Institute   Book: Kristin Neff - Self Compassion   Ted Talk: Kristin Neff - The Three Components of Self Compassion   Book: Reconstructing Amelia: A Novel 

#11 Resilience: The Key to a Stress Free and Flourishing Life

I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and today’s WELL source is Wendy Gossett.  Wendy is a parenting and relationship coach based in the Denver metro area. Her primary focus is temperament psychology, which is a technique parents can use to understand what their child is doing and why they are doing it. By recognizing their brain functions,  parents can learn to accept and pull the best out of their children. This podcast focuses on:Understanding temperament and how it can be recognized in your child as early as infancy. Recognizing your own temperament and the temperament of other family members. The relationship between temperament and personality tests like the Meyers Briggs. The four brain functions and how they can help you see strengths that may have been invisible before. How your understanding of brain functions can expose underlying reasons for parent-child conflict. Strategies for capitalizing on your child's strengths and building self-esteem. How temperament type correlates with issues like sensory processing, impulse control, ADD/ADHD, high sensitivity, inflexibility, depression and stress & anxiety. Resources Book: Your Child's Inner Drive: Parenting by Personality from Toddlers to Teens by Wendy Gossett Youtube: Denver Woman Dances in the Middle of Highway Traffic | Wendy Gossett Resource: Child's Inner Drive Assessment and Starter Packages The Meyers Briggs Foundation 

#10 Temperament: Parenting by Personality with Wendy Gossett

I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and today’s WELL source is Shane Niemeyer. By the time Shane was 28 years old, he was a heroin addict and had been arrested 25 times. After a failed attempt to take his life by suicide, he transformed himself. Today, Shane is a motivational speaker, elite triathlete racing ironman and 70.3 distances, full-time strength and endurance coach, and author of The Hurt Artist: My Journey from Suicidal Junkie to Ironman. He has interacted with hundreds of parents and thousands of adolescents on topics related to substance abuse, wellness, fitness, criminal justice and mental/emotional well-being. We all have a lot to learn from Shane. At the heart of his message is the importance of respect for yourself and others, generosity, grit, and importance of constantly growing and learning to be a better steward of humanity.In this podcast, Shane shares the life experiences, challenges, transformative moments, and ongoing personal growth that has made him who he is today. We dive deep into:What life was like for him growing up and into young adulthoodFactors that led to his ability to heal and develop after prisonStrategies for providing a healthy environment for your children can grow and developGoing beyond the disease model of mental disordersIdentity developmentHandling your inner criticHaving an authentic relationship with your childBeing true to yourselfThe benefits of exercise to health and wellbeingThe importance of learning and growing as a person so that you can give backResourcesBook: The Hurt Artist: My Journey from Suicidal Junkie to IronmanJean Twenge: iGen: The Smartphone GenerationJonathon Haidt: The Dark Psychology of Social NetworksBook: Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklBook: The Gulag of the Archipelago by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynBook: Flow: They Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiBook: The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal RinpocheBook: My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey by Jill Bolte TaylorAuthor: Thich Nhat HanhPodcast: The Knowledge Project with Shane ParrishPodcast: Making Sense Podcast with Sam HarrisPodcast: The Jordan B Peterson Podcast 

#9 - Shane Niemeyer’s Journey from Suicidal Junkie to Ironman to Dedicated Family Man & Entrepreneur

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 kids. 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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