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Hey YAAn Interview With Huda Fahmy, Plus Cute YA Books to Read as It Gets WarmerErica gets into some cutesy/cozy YA books, and Kelly speaks to Huda Fahmy about her fictionalized memoir series.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter!Trust your reading list to the experts at Tailored Book Recommendations! The professional book nerds (aka bibliologists) at TBR have recommended over 160,000 books to readers of all kinds. Let TBR match you with your next favorite read! Si...
2025-04-231h 15
Science VsNarcissists: Are We Surrounded?The internet tells us that narcissists are everywhere — and that the problem is only getting worse. It’s like narcissism is oozing out of our celebrities, politicians, partners, parents, maybe even ourselves?? So today, we’re taking a long look in the mirror to find out: are we all a bunch of narcissists? And what should we do if we think someone in our life is a narcissist? We find out by talking to a real narcissist, Lee Hammock of the social media platform “The Self Aware Narcissist” as well as psychologists Prof. W. Keith Campbell, Prof. Kali Trzesniewski, and Dr. Cr...
2024-12-1948 min
Erica PondersWhy You Need Novelty! Expand Your Time With AdventureGinger Hubbard's biblical parenting podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/parenting-with-ginger-hubbard/id1550626556
Pastor Josh Smith's sermon on the hindrance of pride: https://pabc.org/resources/sermons/the-hindrance-of-pride/
Many quotes from Until The Streetlights Come On by Ginny Yurich, MEd
Focus On The Family’s new podcast, “Practice Makes Parent:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/practice-makes-parent/id1718491944
2024-04-0840 minErica PondersAdults Need Play Too!Today I’m discussing my personal belief that adults need “play” just like kids. So play with your kids, not just for them, but for you too!
2024-04-0146 minErica PondersIs College Becoming Obsolete? Raising Kids In an Uncertain Future & Job MarketBooks mentioned in this podcast episode:
Until The Streetlights Come On by Ginny Yurich, M. Ed
Generative Artificial Intelligence by Jerry Kaplan, M. Ed
There's No Such Thing As Bas Weather by lind McGurck
2024-03-2542 minErica PondersShould We Be Vegetarians? Did Jesus Eat Meat?Here's the got questions.org article answering if jesus ate meat: https://www.gotquestions.org/clean-unclean-animals.html
Here a link to learn more about Chelsea Blackbird, who I mentioned at the beginning if you are interested: https://www.thechristiannutritionist.com/about-1
2024-03-1826 minErica PondersDo We Need Fiction & Stories? Part 2Do we really need Fiction? What are the benefits to fictional stories especially in younger kids?
Here is the link to the article I referenced today by Lydia Martin: https://blog.friendscentral.org/experts-agree-kids-need-fiction-to-succeed-in-school-and-life
2024-03-1128 minErica PondersDo We Need Fiction & Stories? Part 1Do we really need fiction and stories and pretending? If so, is there such a thing as too much?
Today I referenced Nicholas Kardaras, Ph.D.'s book "Glow Kids" Ginny Yurich, MEd's book, "Until The Streetlights Come On" and and article by Foster Heidenrich's article, "Addiction To Fiction". Here is the link to the article: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20180503-our-fiction-addiction-why-humans-need-stories
2024-03-0429 minErica PondersHusband & Wife Discuss The Division Of Household ResponsibilitiesToday my husband, Michael, and I are going to discuss how we’ve overcome the constant fighting of household responsibilities and chores.
2024-02-2654 minErica PondersStay Focused On The Positive & Improve Your HabitsToday I want to talk about how I’m trying to shift my mindset to think about the things that I Do want to do, eat, say, think, etc. rather than focusing on what I DON’T want to do.
2024-02-1925 minErica PondersWarning Against Screens: Find Balance Between Green Time & Screen TimeToday I’m reading lots of excerpts from Dr. Nicholas Kardaras’ book titled, “Glow Kids” and from Ginny Yurich, MEd’s book titled, “Until The Street Lights Come On”.
2024-02-121h 02Erica Ponders1000 Hours Outside Challenge: Our One Year Anniversary!Today marks the day and we officially started the 1000 hours outside challenge one year, or 365 days ago! Today I share why I decided to do the challenge, what I learned, if I’ll do it again, and some tips and tricks that I learned!
2024-02-0530 minErica PondersPerspective Shift: Teaching My Kids About God and Being More IntentionalToday I’m discussing the cultural shift in America, that we aren’t culturally Christian anymore. This means we have to be more into pal than our parents and grandparents did when it comes to teaching our kids about God and about the Bible.
2024-01-2930 minErica PondersA Young Mother & A Seasoned Mother Discuss MotherhoodToday I have Aimee Morley, a seasoned mother and step-grand mother back on the show to discuss all things motherhood!
2024-01-221h 04Erica PondersMy Husband & I Talk 2024 Visions & Goals & IntentionalityToday my husband, Michael, and I talk about our vision and goals for 2024. We talk about how and why we are going to be living more intentionally in 2024 by making sure that everything we do is aligning with our long-term goals and who we want to be as individuals, spouses, and as parents.
2024-01-1557 minErica PondersPart 2: A Woman’s Role In Singleness & Marriage: How Different Roles Support Each OtherToday is part 2 of my episode with Anna Silverberg! We’re talking about the Proverbs 31 Woman, different roles a woman plays when single, married, newly married with young kids, etc.
2023-12-111h 06Erica PondersProverbs 31 Woman: Women’s Role In Singleness & Marriage: How We Can Support Each otherToday my friend, Anna Silverberg, is helping me dissect Proverbs 31 and how we can be Godly women whether single or married.
2023-12-0458 minErica PondersPro-Choice Person Turns Pro-life: The Story Of Aimee Morley Changing Her Mind On AbortionToday Aimee Morley shared her story on being pro-choice for her whole life and changing her mind at 50. Is really excited for people to hear her testimony!
2023-11-2750 minErica PondersScreen Time: Inspire The Next Generation By Setting Boundaries Around Screen TimeWhat is the actual cost of screen time for kids? What example are you setting for the next generation? Resources mentioned in todays episode: The book Balanced and Barefoot by Angela Hanscom Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children https://a.co/d/gWNxwdf
The book Amusing ourselves to death by Neil Postman Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business https://a.co/d/fUzwuFc
The book of Proverbs in the the Old Testament, I personally read the ESV version
The Aro Podcast which you can find on...
2023-11-2032 min
Erica PondersWho’s Responsibility Is It To Solve Loneliness? Part 3: Medical Sector And Big TechToday I tackle government overreach in the medical sector and big tech! I’d recommend reading the book, How To Keep Your Head On Straight In A World Gone Crazy, by Rick Renner. I also read the book of Proverbs and several articles online, so I’d recommend googling the topics that I suggest in this episode! Thanks for listening!
2023-11-1327 min
Erica PondersWho’s Responsibility Is It To Solve Loneliness? Part Two of Is Loneliness Commercialized?Today I tackle the first two pillars of the Surgeon General’s Plan To Solve Loneliness. Will his plan work? Will it lead to the care and connection he promises?
2023-11-0651 min
Erica PondersIs Loneliness Commercialized? Is There a GREATER concern With Loneliness?Today I’m going to discuss ways that many companies may be profiting off of your loneliness. But is there an even more concerning reason why loneliness matters? Who’s responsibility is it to fix?
2023-10-3038 minErica PondersMarried Young At 19 & 20: Our Dating Story Part 2Today Michael and I finish telling our dating story and how we got engaged and then married at 19 and 20! I hope you learn something and maybe have a few laughs 😅.
2023-10-231h 06Erica PondersMarried Young At 19 & 20: Our Dating Story Part 1Today is the first part of our dating story! We got married at 19 & 20, so I think it’s interesting to hear our story and how we got married so quickly and so young.
2023-10-1641 minErica PondersWhat Is Marriage? Why I’m Glad I Got Married at 19Today I wanted to share reasons why I am glad that I got married so young, but first I must define what marriage is, who made it, what purpose does it serve?
2023-10-0943 minErica PondersPostpartum Depression Experience | How to Support A Woman After Birth | Hope For DepressionToday I share my vulnerable story of battling with postpartum depression and anxiety. I will spare the details of how dark and sad it is, because this is a story of hope! Hope that you can be the one to support a woman or family better; hope that you can be healed from depression; hope that you can feel bonded with your baby and love being a mother!
2023-10-0231 minErica PondersNICU Story for 37 Week Baby | Unexpected NICU Story After IUGR InductionToday is part 2 of Brynlee’s birth story, where we were in the NICU for 14 days.
2023-09-2530 minErica PondersEnd Of Summer Reminder To Get Outside | There’s Still Time To Make A Summer Bucket ListThere is still plenty of time to get outside! Today I am going to challenge you all to get outside of your comfort zone and explore what’s around you. Canva.com is an amazing, FREE website to find an aesthetically pleasing template to make your list.
2023-09-1814 minErica PondersMy Induction Hospital Birth Story With IUGR | Natural, No Epidural Induction BirthI tell my strong of having IUGR and being induced at a hospital at 37 weeks.
2023-09-1235 minErica PondersI Tracked My Time For One Week | How Much Time Do You Really Spend On Your Phone?For one week, I tracked my time in 30 minute increments to see how much time I REALLY spend on my phone, with my kids, cleaning, scrolling on Instagram, and more. How surprising are the results?
2023-09-0438 minErica PondersThe Midwife Didn’t Come In Time! A Natural, Home Birth StoryToday I share some of my background leading up to having my first baby, and then I share the story of the birth of my first baby.
2023-08-2835 min
Erica PondersHow We Spend Our Time - Explore Tracking Your TimeToday I review the article “The Busy Person’s Lies”. I talk about what we may find if we tracked our time, and I ponder the question, “should we really be more efficient and productive all the time?”
2023-08-1626 min
Beating The CratesBeating The Crates 11.12.17Morphosis 'Beating The Crates' in a Hong Kong Ping Pong Styleeeeee in association with www.ghettofunk.co.uk broadcast live on NSB Radio with an extended 3 hour last show of 2017 featuring some of his favourite tunes of the past 12 months!
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Tracklist:
01 J Star - Bad Boy Stepping ft...
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