Joyfully Raising Grands is a podcast for grandparents raising grandchildren with a focus on community, resource, and love. We hope to shine a light on the positive actions we can take every day to become our best selves, serve our grandchildren well and find joy every day.
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We are so excited to introduce you to the Joyfully Raising Grands Grandfamily Nation which opens on March 1st! This membership community is just getting started and I am holding a space for you and your grandfamily! The community is built in a private Facebook group for now where members can freely interact with me and each other on all topics related to raising grandchildren in a positive and caring way. Each month, there is a Guest Expert Meet Up held in a live interactive format where members can listen in, ask questions, and discuss these topics, AND there is a monthly Family Night which will also be a live gathering with a range of collaborative activities. The Family Night event is built as a way for grandfamilies to spend time together with other grandfamilies engaged in games, crafts, or other fun activities. Both the Expert Guest Meet Ups and the Family Nights are recorded and videos are available to members. The membership also gets what we call Joy Gems – short conversations with podcast guests that are only available to the membership.
The Joyfully Raising Grands Grandfamily Nation Membership Community is a place where grandfamilies can join hands and hearts to come together. We offer this community for the benefit of combined resources to increase joy, boost competence, raise confidence, and enhance family connections. Our community desires to decrease the stress, anxiety, and isolation sometimes involved in the huge responsibility of raising our precious grandchildren. I hope to see you there when the membership opens on March 1!
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On today’s episode, I am so excited to introduce you to Sandi Schwartz. Sandi is the founder and director of the Ecohappiness Project; author of the parenting book Finding Ecohappiness: Fun Nature Activities to Help Your Kids Feel Happier and Calmer; co-author of the children’s book Sky’s Search for Ecohappiness; and journalist specializing in parenting, environmental, and wellness topics. Her mission is to inspire and educate families to build a nature habit to feel happier and calmer. Her work has been featured in The Washington Post, Authority Magazine, Very Well Family, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Scary Mommy, and more. She began her career at the United States Environmental Protection Agency and National Academy of Sciences. She has a Bachelors in Environmental Studies from The George Washington University, a Masters in Government (Environmental focus) from Johns Hopkins University, and Specialization Certificate in Foundations of Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Sandi splits time between Florida and New Jersey with her husband and two school-aged children. My conversation with Sandi today gives us all so many great ideas for spending time with our grands while building nature habits that further develop joy and peace.
You can find Sandi here:
www.facebook.com/getecohappiness
www.instagram.com/getecohappiness
