S5 E1: The Danger of Pop Culture Parenting: Parenting with Truth or Theory
The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips
Release Date: 09/04/2025
S6 E3: Scrolling to Death: The Dangers of Social Media
The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips
Episode Summary Social media is no longer just a distraction — it is shaping identity, behavior, mental health, and safety for an entire generation. In this eye-opening episode, Suzanne Phillips is joined by Nicki Petrossi, a former social media executive turned national advocate for child safety online. Nicki is the founder of Scrolling 2 Death, co-founder of the Tech-Safe Learning Coalition, and a leading voice helping parents understand what is actually happening behind screens. Nicki brings insider knowledge from her time working inside social media platforms — paired with real-world...
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S6 E2: An Inconvenient Study: Uncomfortable Questions, Personal Choices
The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips
Episode Summary This is one of the most consequential and challenging conversations ever hosted on The InFormed Parent Podcast. In this episode, Suzanne Phillips is joined by Del Bigtree — journalist, filmmaker, former Emmy-winning producer, and one of the most influential voices calling for transparency in public health and medical science today. Del is the founder and CEO of Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN), host of The HighWire, and Executive Producer of the documentary An Inconvenient Study. This episode centers on a never-published vaccinated-versus-unvaccinated study conducted...
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S6 E1: Parenting with Discernment
The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips
Episode Summary Season 6 opens with a powerful solo episode from Suzanne Phillips, founder of Beacon Parent, setting the tone for what lies ahead. In this monologue, Suzanne reflects on the cultural moment parents are navigating right now — one marked by confusion, exhaustion, pressure, and noise. From education and technology to identity, sexuality, and discipleship, parents are being asked to make high-stakes decisions without clarity or support. This episode is both an invitation and a reset. Suzanne explains why this season exists, what has shaped the direction of the conversations...
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S5 E14: Creating Freedom in Education: How a Pod Can Change Everything
The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips
Episode Summary: In this powerful and timely episode, Suzanne sits down with two moms who have lived what so many parents are only beginning to consider: you can change your child’s educational story — and it doesn’t have to be complicated. Today’s guests, Lauren Tatum and Brandy Hansen, both stepped out of traditional education pathways to create thriving, faith-filled homeschool pods for their children and communities. From fear and overwhelm to clarity and confidence, their journeys reveal what is possible when parents refuse to believe the cultural lie that there is only one way to...
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S5 E13: Affirming Girls, Building Secure Women
The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips
Episode Summary: In this heartfelt and deeply practical episode, Suzanne Phillips sits down with Jonathan Pitts—author, speaker, ministry executive, father of five, and President of For Girls Like You, a ministry serving tween girls and their parents. Jonathan has spent nearly two decades in Christian leadership, including serving as Executive Director of Dr. Tony Evans’ ministry (The Urban Alternative), managing recording artist Anthony Evans, Jr., and now serving in pastoral leadership at Church of the City in Franklin, TN. As a father of four daughters and a newly welcomed baby boy,...
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S5 E12: Education Beyond a Degree
The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips
Episode Summary: In today’s episode of The InFormed Parent Podcast, Suzanne Phillips sits down with Andrew Chambers, the Head of Campus Life at Excel College, one of the most innovative and biblically grounded higher education models in the country. With many parents questioning traditional college pathways — rising costs, secular influence, lack of discipleship, cultural pressure — this conversation opens the door to a revolutionary alternative designed to help students become wise, mature, productive adults who live purposeful and fulfilling lives. Andrew shares how Excel College is...
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S5 E11: Raising Leaders: Innovative Education
The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips
Episode Summary: In this energizing and visionary episode of The InFormed Parent Podcast, Suzanne Phillips is joined by Justin MacDonald, award-winning educator, coach, entrepreneur, global executive, and founder of The Academy at District Church. Justin brings a bold, fresh perspective on what education could be — and what’s possible when the Church, families, and innovative thinkers reclaim learning for the next generation With a model that blends individualized learning, entrepreneurship, leadership development, and Christ-centered formation, The Academy is proving that children...
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S5 E10: Vertical Parenting
The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips
Episode Summary: In this heartfelt and wisdom-filled episode, Suzanne Phillips sits down with her own pastor, Chuck Ramsey, Lead Pastor of Restoration Church, for a conversation on building strong families through biblical parenting and discipleship. As a father of seven and grandfather of five, Pastor Chuck shares both personal and pastoral insights on what it means to raise children with a “vertical” mindset—anchored in God’s Word, guided by His Spirit, and grounded in eternal truth. Together, they discuss the power of a Vertical Church, how its principles build strong families at...
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S5 E9: Digital Wellness for Your Children
The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips
Episode Summary: In this eye-opening and deeply practical episode of The InFormed Parent Podcast, Suzanne Phillips is joined by Chris McKenna, founder of Protect Young Eyes—a leading organization helping families, schools, and churches navigate the complex world of technology, internet safety, and digital wellness. Chris’s work has reached hundreds of thousands of students and families nationwide and even led him to conversations at the White House about the dangers of AI and child safety online. This episode equips parents to take actionable steps toward creating safer digital...
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S5 E8: A Redemption Story: Parenting Forward
The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips
Episode Summary: In this powerful and redemptive episode of The InFormed Parent Podcast, Suzanne Phillips sits down with Joshua Broome—a bestselling author, speaker, and former adult film star whose life has been radically transformed by the love and truth of Jesus. Now serving as the Executive Director of Walk Worthy, a division of the American Association of Christian Counselors, Joshua uses his story to educate and inspire families to confront the dangers of pornography, protect their children online, and live out a biblically grounded vision of sexuality and purpose. This conversation...
info_outlineIn this timely solo episode of The InFormed Parent Podcast, Suzanne Phillips tackles a crucial and often overlooked topic—Pop Culture Parenting. With a blend of personal stories, biblical truth, and cultural analysis, Suzanne challenges parents to examine who they’re following, what philosophies are shaping their home, and whether their parenting is grounded in theories or truth.
From gentle parenting trends to emotional intelligence buzzwords, this episode asks: Are we parenting based on popularity or precepts? If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by conflicting parenting advice, this conversation will ground you in the Word and encourage you to lead your children intentionally, not reactively.
Episode Highlights:
✔️ A powerful story from the sidewalk: what one family taught Suzanne about discipline, design, and fatherhood
✔️ Why “children don’t come with a manual” is a myth—and what the Bible actually says about parenting
✔️ A look into the rise of gentle parenting—where it comes from, who popularized it, and what’s missing
✔️ How pop culture has influenced Christian parenting more than we realize
✔️ The difference between trends and truth—and why theories aren’t enough
✔️ Key questions every parent should ask: Who am I following? What do they believe?
✔️ An invitation to stop parenting from theory and start parenting from biblical design
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