Parenting In The Digital Age
Personal Growth, Mindfulness, Motivation and Inspiration: Bump In The Road
Release Date: 08/12/2025
Cringe Worthy Parental Moments
Personal Growth, Mindfulness, Motivation and Inspiration: Bump In The Road
Subscribers can dive into exclusive, extended conversations from this podcast! To join the adventure, head to BumpInTheRoad.Substack.com. Welcome to the uproarious world of Joel Dubin, a world filled with laughter, love, and the occasional cringe-worthy moment that only parents can create. Joel is a humor author whose life has been shaped by his eccentric parents. Growing up in Chicago, Joel shares a wealth of stories that highlight the unique dynamics of his family life and the lessons learned along the way. Through his storytelling, Joel sheds light on the immigrant...
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Healing From The Unthinkable
Personal Growth, Mindfulness, Motivation and Inspiration: Bump In The Road
Subscribers can dive into exclusive, extended conversations from this podcast! To join the adventure, head to BumpInTheRoad.Substack.com. Kevin Hughes is the author of "". Kevin grew up in a house of secrets, silence, and unspeakable abuse. Behind closed doors, his sociopathic mother wielded control with cruelty, manipulation, and terror, masking it all with charm to the outside world. For decades, Kevin buried the trauma deep inside, dissociating from his own memories and pain. It wasn't until a triggering incident in his late 40s that he began to confront his childhood and...
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The Upside of Leaving A Narcissistic Relationship
Personal Growth, Mindfulness, Motivation and Inspiration: Bump In The Road
Subscribers can dive into exclusive, extended conversations from this podcast! To join the adventure, head to BumpInTheRoad.Substack.com. Dana Diaz’s experiences with emotional and physical abuse shaped her understanding of self-worth and, later, the importance of setting boundaries. Dana examines her personal connection between emotional well-being and physical health. After years of living with constant stress and illness, she left her narcissistic husband and started to rebuild her life. And with the removal of that stress, her health quickly improved. Which is food for...
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How To Live Long and Prosper
Personal Growth, Mindfulness, Motivation and Inspiration: Bump In The Road
Subscribers can dive into exclusive, extended conversations from this podcast! To join the adventure, head to BumpInTheRoad.Substack.com. Sieglinde Othmer, Ph.D., is an award-winning author whose work ranges from bestselling psychiatric textbooks to a series of life instructing fables for the young. Now she is sharing her gifts of wisdom and experience with all who wish to navigate the thorny road of aging in peak good health and with maximum happiness. A refugee, immigrant, academic, administrator, and researcher, she holds a Doctorate in Social Sciences from the University...
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Letters From Vietnam
Personal Growth, Mindfulness, Motivation and Inspiration: Bump In The Road
Subscribers can dive into exclusive, extended conversations from this podcast! To join the adventure, head to BumpInTheRoad.Substack.com. The Vietnam War was a difficult reality for an entire generation. For Don Eggspuehler his draft notice appeared on his graduation day from Ohio State University. Don went on to become a pilot in the Marine Corps flying A6 jets. In Vietnam, A6 jets supported the ground troops, targeting enemy troops and missiles on the ground. Don wrote home regularly sharing his loss of friends and fellow pilots, as well as the details of his Vietnam experience....
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A Journey of Transformative Self Discovery
Personal Growth, Mindfulness, Motivation and Inspiration: Bump In The Road
Subscribers can dive into exclusive, extended conversations from this podcast! To join the adventure, head to BumpInTheRoad.Substack.com. Roxanne Howe Murphy's latest book, examines a transformative journey of self-discovery through the lens of the Enneagram and the concept of sacred portals. The Enneagram, a symbol representing the nine personality types, serves as a powerful tool for understanding our unique paths in life. The sacred portals she describes are not just theoretical concepts; they are practical pathways to connect with our inner selves and the world around...
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How To Drink Yourself Sober
Personal Growth, Mindfulness, Motivation and Inspiration: Bump In The Road
Subscribers can dive into exclusive, extended conversations from this podcast! To join the adventure, head to BumpInTheRoad.Substack.com. The narrative around alcohol addiction often revolves around abstinence and traditional recovery programs. Katie Herzog took a different path. She drank herself sober. Using the Sinclair Method, which uses naltrexone, a drug that blocks the euphoric effects of alcohol, Katie started down the path to sobriety. Over time, her cravings lessened and so did her drinking. Today she is sober. Katie's drinking was both secretive and problematic. I was...
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A Guide To A Good Divorce
Personal Growth, Mindfulness, Motivation and Inspiration: Bump In The Road
Subscribers can dive into exclusive, extended conversations from this podcast! To join the adventure, head to BumpInTheRoad.Substack.com. What is a "good divorce"? According to Sarah Armstrong, it's one that puts your children first. It's a collaborative process with coaches for each parent and a child specialist. This team-based, child-centric strategy helps limit the collateral damage to the children involved. Putting the children first also provides a positive focus in a very difficult situation. Taking the high road may be difficult, but it's the way to go. Throughout the...
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One Leg, One Heck of A Life
Personal Growth, Mindfulness, Motivation and Inspiration: Bump In The Road
Subscribers can dive into exclusive, extended conversations from this podcast! To join the adventure, head to BumpInTheRoad.Substack.com. Imagine having your life dedicated to global adventure and exploration through the lens of the camera. Now imagine falling off a tall stone wall in Italy, badly fracturing your body. What do you do now? For David DuChemin, it was years of rehab and pain. He pivoted his work towards more on-line courses and sales and he continued leading photographic tours. But eventually the pain was just too much and he decided to have his leg amputated. David...
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Can You Hear Me Now?
Personal Growth, Mindfulness, Motivation and Inspiration: Bump In The Road
Subscribers can dive into exclusive, extended conversations from this podcast! To join the adventure, head to BumpInTheRoad.Substack.com. Have you ever felt unseen when you were growing up? That no one really listened or understood? I suspect this feeling is nearly universal, but for some young people, facing poverty and family difficulties, the need to connect is keen. Enter Carlamay. She started off in Nashville, pursuing a love of music. And from there to Calgary where oil and gas were booming. But something was missing. Until she went into law enforcement. She worked in areas...
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Jeff Nelligan is the father of three boys and a well-known commentator in the world of American parenting. His most recent work is the 2nd edition of Four Lessons from My Three Sons – How You Can Raise Resilient Kids, in which he outlines how his parenting techniques helped guide his sons through childhood and adolescence to the U.S. Naval Academy, Williams College, and West Point.
Jeff, known as "Nellie" has a parenting philosophy that is rooted in four cornerstones: personal courtesy, confidence, resilience in adversity, and ambition. He believes that these qualities are essential for children to navigate the complexities of modern life. As he points out, a staggering 75% of the time spent with children is over by the age of 12, making early engagement crucial for instilling these values.
How to do this when teens average nearly nine hours a day on digital devices and are experiencing rising mental health issues? According to Nelly, this electronic addiction that permeates our youth hampers the development of interpersonal skills and contributes to a generation struggling with civic and social virtues. This shows up in our workforce: Fifty eight percent of hiring managers reporting that recent graduates are not ready for the job market.
What are the practical and actionable tips for parents looking to steer their children through and around today's digital landscape? How do we integrate technology wisely into the world of our youth for their future success as people and as successful contributors to society?
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