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Zen Pop Parenting

Todd and Cathy Adamszenpopparenting.com
Zen POP Parenting blends Gen X sensibility with mindful living, emotional awareness, and the music, movies, and moments that shaped us. Parenting is the thread that runs through it all—because whether our kids are little or grown, how we connect, communicate, and make sense of ourselves and our history matters.
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Episodes

It’s OK Not To Be OK

We discuss how feeling "bad", whether it's emotional or physical, is actually not so bad. Should grief be a diagnosable disorder or is it normal human emotion? Movie quotes from Airplane, Talladega Nights, and Billy Madison Talking about patience as a virtue and Todd Todd sings "Patience" (G n Roses a cappella) Time Stamp .30 Looking at your kids illness differently 1:58 11 Things I wish every parent knew by Stephen Cowan 2:24 A symptom is the body's way of letting us know something has to chang...

Aug 06, 201344 min

Are You Addicted to Productivity?

Brene Brown's definition of Critical Awareness and dealing with our constant need to be productive. Time Stamp 2:20 Critical awareness 4:08 Body Image 10:03 Todd's no shower story 15:15 Categorize and differentiating children's fears 19:10 Addicted to productivity 28:38 Debate on different definitions of meditation 33:03 #4 & #5- from Things I wish every parent knew 39:30 Kids are your your spiritual teachers 45:04 Tournament of Bad Give us a review on iTunes and receive both of Cathy's book...

Jul 30, 201348 min

Is Your Son Wearing a Mask?

Topics: We discuss the problems with society's version of masculinity vs. the hopes we have for our sons. We also discuss a few of the 11 things one doctor wished every parent knew. The Mask You Live In Trailer 11 Things I wish Every Parent Knew Time Stamp: 1:05 Redefining Masculinity 2:38 Be U- Helping Children Become Emotionally Intelligent Leaders 5:15 Clip #1 from The Mask You Live In- society’s stereo-types of what it means to “be a man” 9:26 Clip #2 from The Mask You Live In- Statement fro...

Jul 23, 201347 min

The Science of Happiness

The Science of happiness, fathers who expect more from their sons, and using medical marijuana for sick kids

Jul 16, 201346 min

Go Visit Your Parents Or Go To Jail

Turning your children's failures into positive experience, When children blur the lines between fact and opinion and how we can help them.

Jul 09, 201341 min

Sticks & Stones

Sticks and Stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me – is it true? We think yes, and we think no.

May 15, 201341 min

NBA Star- “I’m Gay”

Discover why this will help our culture to continue to evolve to be one of inclusiveness instead of one of exclusion.

Apr 30, 201341 min

Sibling Rivalry

Todd and Cathy talk about sibling rivalries, the family meeting and four different ways to open up to personal transformation.

Apr 02, 201348 min

Are You Worrying Yourself Sick? Todd is.

Cathy (with the help of Brene Brown) helps Todd work through is worry of stress, money and fear making him sick. Also, how both positive & negative emotions can be good.

Mar 19, 201345 min

Listening, Punishment, and our High School Police Stories

Cathy and Todd discuss the importance of listening, inside and out. How yoga/quiet time can help our kids, and how listening to what our kids have to say (instead of being punishing and punitive) can help us be better parents.

Jan 15, 201346 min
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