How Trying New Things in My 40S Changes My Life – With Cville Ten Miler Race Director, Karen Murray [Podcast Episode]

I have a confession to make. I’m feeling a bit midlife crisis-y and a little less engaged in and excited about things to do in my life. Having noticed this, I’m now leaning into trying out new things. Together with my amazing podcast guest today I’m talking about the...

Developing Community Abroad Or At Home With Jodi Harris, LCSW [Podcast Episode]

Being connected to those around us improves the physical and mental health of both us parents and our kids. But many parents lack this sense of community or feel like they have to work incredibly hard to develop one. This is especially true for folks who move around a...

Why Is It Important To Be Friends With People Of Different Ages? With Caroline & Sarah [Podcast Episode]

Let’s stick with the topic of relationships for a little longer! Today, Caroline and Sarah are joining me to talk about the value of developing intergenerational relationships: the relationships we develop with folks who are of different ages than us. In our culture,...

Making Friends As An Adult [Podcast Episode]

As teenagers, after many years of success, we think it’s going to be easy to make and keep friends as an adult, but often, the opposite tends to be true. Nowadays, we’re so connected to our phones but are more and more disconnected from what’s happening right in front...

The Impact Of Community Trauma With Sarah Lewis [Podcast Episode]

We’re a few days out of the tragedy that occurred at UVA. Today on Active & Connected Families, we’re going to talk about how community trauma can trigger trauma from the past, whether this trauma is related to gun violence or something seemingly unrelated. I’m...

Why Does Parenting Feel So Hard Right Now? [Podcast Episode]

Collectively, we’re coming out of an extremely hard, even traumatic time. We couldn’t wait for life to go ‘back to normal’ but instead of easily sliding back into that ‘normal life’, many of us are struggling. We think we know what we should be doing and how we should...