Parenting Well Podcast

Nov 08 2024 43 ep. 37 mins

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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 parenting well with information, strategies, and resources that help you raise healthy, happy humans. Filling your well will leave you more 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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#43 Violence Prevention with the CO Shakespeare Theater

Nov 08 2024 34 mins

Welcome to the Parenting Well podcast with Parent Engagement Network! I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host and today’s well sources are Amanda Giguere and Sarah Goodrum. Amanda Giguere has been on staff at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival for 20 years. As CSF’s Director of Outreach at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Dr. Giguere oversees all education programming, including summ

#42 Developing Healthy Peer Relationships with Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence

Oct 16 2024 34 mins

Welcome to the Parenting Well podcast with Parent Engagement Network! I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host and today’s well sources are Abbie Lewis and Ray Garcia. Abbie is a youth violence prevention educator at Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence (SPAN.) Abbie teaches the Peers Building Justice violence prevention curriculum to middle and high school students in Boulder

#41 Gender Play and Possibility: Expanding into Their True Version of Being Nonbinary

Oct 01 2024 27 mins

“A lot can change when a parent recognizes when they might be acting from a place of - I want you to confide in me because it confirms my self image as a trusting, caring parent. Versus, when parents operate from a perspective of - I want you to confide in me to the extent that it affirms your own self-image and helps your own growth.” Ray Watson Welcome to the Parenting Well p

#40 Live Chat with Rosalind Wiseman - Creating a Culture of Dignity with Young People

Sep 28 2024 28 mins

Welcome everyone and thank you for joining The Parenting Well Podcast for a live conversation with Rosalind Wiseman. My name is Dr. Shelly Mahon and I’ll be your host today. Rosalind is the best-selling author of nine books, including the New York Times bestsellers Queen Bees and Wannabes—the inspiration for the Movie and Musical, Mean Girls. She also wrote Masterminds & W

#39 How to Have Conflict and Build Confidence in Your Child: Both are Possible

Apr 17 2024 36 mins

Hi! I'm Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and today's Well Source is Karleen Savage. Karleen is a sought-after speaker, trainer, hostage negotiator, and conflict resolution expert with a passion for fostering peaceful, harmonious environments. Through her Savage Theory of Resolution, she emphasizes the importance of communication and collaboration in order to achieve success. Through mo

#38 How to Lead with Authentic Connection in Parenting Little Ones

Mar 18 2024 35 mins

Hi! I'm Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and today's Well Source is Jenn Wert. Jen has been an educator in Colorado for decades. She is a devoted parent, speaker, mentor of young teachers, writer and seeker. She has a Master’s in Education, teacher’s lens, doula’s experience, and extensive post-graduate social and emotional intelligence training. Jenn has run both for-profit and

#37 Understand Eating Disorders and Learn Healthy Food Habits

Feb 05 2024 40 mins

Welcome! I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and this episode is with Jan Reagan. Jane is a Boulder, CO based Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) who believes that food has the power to heal, and that understanding food choices, food quality and one’s relationship with food can lead to greater awareness, improved health and a more abundant life. She regularly helps individuals

#36 The Attitude Advantage with Jesse LeBeau

Jan 09 2024 37 mins

Welcome! I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and I am excited to share my recent conversation with Jesse LeBeau. Jesse has a passion for supporting young people, supporting parents, and basketball. However, at 5’8” Jesse had nearly every odd stacked against him as a young and aspiring player. Despite his size and circumstances, he managed to rise above it all and became a name in

#35 The Myths of Certainty and Control in Parenting

Oct 09 2023 41 mins

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. Today's Well Source is Jenny Hecht. Jenny is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Yoga Teacher with over 20 y

#34 The Mother Load with Meredith Ethington

May 04 2023 37 mins

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. Today’s well source is Meredith Ethington. Meredith is an award winning writer, and published author of The Mother Loa