Shows
The Kids Sleep ShowTeaching Children Emotional IntelligenceGive Your Kids the Emotional Tools They Need to Navigate Life Well, Even if you have Limited Time and Knowledge. Join me this week on the Kids Sleep Show as I am joined by Todd Marchant, Founder of Be Whole Do Good, as he shares an amazing new course, created by himself and his wife Ashley, around navigating emotions and how to help kids healthily process them. This course is geared to help kids of all ages feel confident and prepared to handle the emotional outcome of whatever they face in life. I am blessed to...2023-06-2847 min
Be Whole. Do Good. PodcastPart 2: Helping Your Kids Get a Good Night’s Sleep with Courtney Zentz"Sleep is the foundation of the home." While other things are also foundational, this thought from child sleep expert Courtney Zentz is so right!
We have all observed the increased levels of grumpiness, fighting, and stress, and decrease in motivation, connection, and willingness that occur after one or more family members have a poor night’s sleep.
We have long known that sleep is foundational to our family culture, and that we want to improve our sleep habits. If we only had a dollar for every time we have said, “If we could just get to b...2023-04-2018 min
Be Whole. Do Good. PodcastPart 1: Helping Your Kids Get a Good Night’s Sleep with Courtney Zentz"Sleep is the foundation of the home." While other things are also foundational, this thought from child sleep expert Courtney Zentz is so right!
We have all observed the increased levels of grumpiness, fighting, and stress, and decrease in motivation, connection, and willingness that occur after one or more family members have a poor night’s sleep.
We have long known that sleep is foundational to our family culture, and that we want to improve our sleep habits. If we only had a dollar for every time we have said, “If we could just get to b...2023-04-1838 min
Be Whole. Do Good. PodcastPart 2: Eliminating Food Battles and Taking the Stress out of Feeding Your Family with Sarah LaddenDo you have a picky eater? Ever experience friction in your family around eating? Then like us you likely have felt at a loss about how to better support your child(ren) and improve the sense of family connection and joy around eating.
In fact, it was from this place of worry and desire for deeper understanding that we reached out to family feeding expert, Sarah Ladden.
Sarah’s focus is not on what we should feed our families, but how to feed them in a way that leads to connection, joy, trust, autonomy.
...2023-04-1337 min
Be Whole. Do Good. PodcastPart 1: Eliminating Food Battles and Taking the Stress out of Feeding Your Family with Sarah LaddenDo you have a picky eater? Ever experience friction in your family around eating? Then like us you likely have felt at a loss about how to better support your child(ren) and improve the sense of family connection and joy around eating.
In fact, it was from this place of worry and desire for deeper understanding that we reached out to family feeding expert, Sarah Ladden.
Sarah’s focus is not on what we should feed our families, but how to feed them in a way that leads to connection, joy, trust, autonomy.
...2023-04-1130 min
Be Whole. Do Good. PodcastPart 2: Feeling Safe and Secure - The Path to a Good Night's Sleep with Dr. Wendy Troxel“The best bridge between hope and despair is a good night’s sleep.” That quote from researcher Matt Walker has always resonated with us.
Isn’t it true!? After a poor night sleep it is so easy to feel anxious, stressed, and overwhelmed. But after a restful night we feel so much more ready to tackle our life challenges.
And yet, for so many reasons getting enough quality sleep seems to be one the more challenging wholeness habits.
This interview with sleep expert, researcher, and author, Dr. Wendy Troxel is filled with wonderful reminder...2023-04-0622 min
Be Whole. Do Good. PodcastPart 1: Feeling Safe and Secure - The Path to a Good Night's Sleep with Dr. Wendy Troxel“The best bridge between hope and despair is a good night’s sleep.” That quote from researcher Matt Walker has always resonated with us.
Isn’t it true!? After a poor night sleep it is so easy to feel anxious, stressed, and overwhelmed. But after a restful night we feel so much more ready to tackle our life challenges.
And yet, for so many reasons getting enough quality sleep seems to be one the more challenging wholeness habits.
This interview with sleep expert, researcher, and author, Dr. Wendy Troxel is filled with wonderful reminder...2023-04-0428 min
Be Whole. Do Good. PodcastPart 2: Feed Your Mental Health with Dr. Drew RamseyWhen our mental health is struggling so much can feel out of our control. Finding something in our control that directly and powerfully contributes to healing and progress can be such a comfort and source of hope.
During one particularly difficult time we discovered through some tests that certain important nutrients for brain health were lacking, the type of brain health associated with mental wellness. That discovery was like a lifeline. We learned what foods were dense in those nutrients and began intentionally incorporating them. Those subtle shifts in our diet became a foundational component of healing...2023-03-3029 min
Be Whole. Do Good. PodcastPart 1: Feed Your Mental Health with Dr. Drew RamseyWhen our mental health is struggling so much can feel out of our control. Finding something in our control that directly and powerfully contributes to healing and progress can be such a comfort and source of hope.
During one particularly difficult time we discovered through some tests that certain important nutrients for brain health were lacking, the type of brain health associated with mental wellness. That discovery was like a lifeline. We learned what foods were dense in those nutrients and began intentionally incorporating them. Those subtle shifts in our diet became a foundational component of healing...2023-03-2828 min
Be Whole. Do Good. PodcastPart 2: Change Your Movement to Change Your Life with Erica Hornthal"A change in perspective or posture." That is one definition of movement which I like because it alludes to the mind-body connection.
Part of that connection is that our thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and attitudes affect our body's functioning. But as the "therapist who moves you," Erica Hornthal, shares in this podcast interview, it goes the other way around too. We can intentionally tap into our body to understand what is happening in our mind, change our body movement to change our thoughts and feelings, and use our bodies as one way to get unstuck in life.
In t...2023-03-2321 min
Be Whole. Do Good. PodcastPart 1: Change Your Movement to Change Your Life with Erica Hornthal"A change in perspective or posture." That is one definition of movement which I like because it alludes to the mind-body connection.
Part of that connection is that our thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and attitudes affect our body's functioning. But as the "therapist who moves you," Erica Hornthal, shares in this podcast interview, it goes the other way around too. We can intentionally tap into our body to understand what is happening in our mind, change our body movement to change our thoughts and feelings, and use our bodies as one way to get unstuck in life.
In t...2023-03-2119 min
Be Whole. Do Good. PodcastThe Journey to Helping Your Family Be Whole and Do GoodDo you desire to strengthen your family? Does your family have needs you are not sure how to meet?
We are in the same boat! But we know that answers can be found, strength can be worked for, and life can be progressed in wonderful ways. Which is why we created Be Whole. Do Good., to strengthen families, starting with our own.
Today’s podcast episode marks an important shift in the focus and feel of Be Whole. Do Good. Listen in to get to know us and our family more personally, to learn the ba...2023-03-1637 min
Be Whole. Do Good. PodcastPart 2: A Simple Tool to Start Feeling More Present, Calm, and Peaceful Today with Annelies RichmondAre there certain important parts of your life that are frequently triggering a stress response? Do you feel yourself distracted, with your mind often somewhere other than the here or now? Research shows that on average 50% of our attention is in the past or future. Which means we are not being truly engaged in half our life.
In part 1 of my interview with breath expert, Annelies Richmond, we discussed how our breath removes past traumas, freeing us to live more in the present; how it calms our stress and anxiety, allowing us to find more joy in...2023-03-1420 min
Be Whole. Do Good. PodcastPart 1: A Simple Tool to Start Feeling More Present, Calm, and Peaceful Today with Annelies RichmondAre there certain important parts of your life that are frequently triggering a stress response? Do you feel yourself distracted, with your mind often somewhere other than the here and now? Research shows that on average 50% of our attention is in the past or future. Which means we are not being truly engaged in half our life.
In this part 1 of my interview with breath expert, Annelies Richmond, we discuss the physiological role of breath in controlling our nervous system and the emotion centers of our brain. Tune into the episode to learn from Annelies how breath r...2023-03-0927 min
Be Whole. Do Good. PodcastHelping Kids Develop Emotional Intelligence and Breaking Unhealthy Generational Cycles with Andrea Lein, PhDAs parents, we all desire our homes to be places of peace, understanding, love, and support. Yet, emotional strain can often leads to contention and struggle.
In this interview, Andrea Lein shares the relatable and inspiring story of her upbringing, how to improve the emotional regulation patterns we are modeling for our kids, and other small and simple steps we can take to help our kids learn emotional intelligence.2023-03-0251 min
Be Whole. Do Good. PodcastGiving Yourself Permission to Feel with Ashley BernardiWhen Ashley's father died she was naturally unprepared to deal with the difficult emotions that followed. She instead avoided and buried them, leading to a host of other problems.
While each of our stories is unique, we all experience trauma and emotional hurts in one way or another. And when we do, it can be hard to know how to process our difficult emotions in such a way that we can actually move through them and release them.
In this warm and inspiring interview, Ashley shares her journey with loss and grief, a health crisis...2023-02-2346 min
Be Whole. Do Good. PodcastFacing Addiction, Divorce, and a Lack of Motivation With GratitudeAfter 20 years of trying to beat an addiction, Brian’s marriage was failing, his work was suffering, and he felt broken, dysfunctional, and torn apart. When a mentor challenged him to a small daily practice of gratitude, he never could have imagined how much that simple habit would change his life.
In this episode, you will hear Brian’s story, be reminded of the healing power of gratitude, and be given 3 simple ways you can practice gratitude in your own life.
Are you willing to share your story? Just fill out the form below...2023-02-2112 min
Be Whole. Do Good. PodcastPractical Ways To Spiral Up When Feeling Stuck with Alex Korb, PhD [Part 2]How can we spiral up out of the places we feel stuck at in life?
In this follow up interview, neuroscientist Alex Korb shares small practical shifts we can make that change the circuity of our brain and create upward spirals in life.
His insights help you see common topics, such as gratitude, taking action, and social support, in a new and empowering way. As always, Alex helps us understand our natural limitations, and how to navigate those limitations to put into practice these helpful shifts.2023-02-1655 min
Be Whole. Do Good. PodcastCoping with Loss: Building a Bridge From Your Old Life to Your NewWhen you go through a devastating loss or other forms of trauma, it fundamentally disrupts your life schema. It shatters your assumptions about how the world should work, how people behave, and your core beliefs. It can be so hard to know how you can possibly move forward.
This disruption requires us to create a new system of understanding of how to live in a world, one which makes sense to us, and allows us to go forward in a meaningful way.
Over time you create a new life narrative. And in creating that narrative...2023-02-1411 min
Be Whole. Do Good. PodcastUnderstanding Ourselves by Understanding Our Brains with Alex Korb, PhD [Part 1]When we understand our brains we can embrace our limitations and become free to focus on the most important things that we actually have control over.
In this interview, neuroscientist Alex Korb extends that freedom of understanding to each of us. He teaches why certain things are so hard for us and how to re-wire our brains in a way that creates upward spirals of positive momentum in our life.2023-02-0945 min
Be Whole. Do Good. PodcastThe Gold That is Inside of YouFor all of us, there are times when it is hard to see our worth and value.
In this episode you will hear the story of a pure gold statue that was perceived of having little to no value for over 200 years. Like that statue, somewhere along the way all of us have gotten covered in mud in some way or another, making it more difficult to see our value and worth. One small step at a time we can allow our inner light and goodness to shine through.
Are you willing to h...2023-02-0706 min
Be Whole. Do Good. PodcastHow to Create Breakthroughs in Your Life with Linda Fogg-PhillipsWant to learn how to create habits quickly and easily without relying on willpower?
Then you are in the right place! In this interview episode, learn from an expert in behavior change and habit design, Linda Fogg-Phillips. Linda is the Director of the Tiny Habits Academy and the sister/business partner of NYT best-selling author and Stanford behavioral scientist, BJ Fogg.
More importantly, Linda is an incredible human being who opens up to share some of the personal challenges she has faced and how the tiny habits method has helped sustain her in those difficult...2023-02-0344 min
Be Whole. Do Good. PodcastWelcome to Be Whole. Do Good.How can this podcast help you increase your capacity, live more fully, and show up well for those you love?
In this introductory episode, Todd answers that question by sharing his personal journey to this podcast, who it is for, and what you can expect from it.
If you want to learn more about our mission and the full breadth of our work, head on over to www.bewholedogood.com.2023-02-0110 min