Authentic Parenting

Practical tools and powerful insights for trauma-informed parenting. Learn how to heal your childhood, do your own inner work, and break generational cycles—so you can raise capable, resilient, and emotionally healthy children. Each episode offers strategies and stories to bring more calm, connection, and joy to your parenting journey.

Rethinking Modern Fatherhood, Mental Health, and Masculinity 05/22/2026

The Mental Load of Fatherhood and Why Anger Isn't a Superpower 05/14/2026

Your Mental Health and What’s Going Right with Dr. Paul Conti 05/07/2026

The Dopamine Crisis in Kids: Why Screen Time Advice Isn’t Working for Your Child 05/01/2026

The Loneliness of Parenting: Why You Can’t Do It Alone 04/21/2026

The Japanese Way of Raising Calm, Caring, Capable Kids 04/13/2026

How to Understand and Transform Your Emotions with Hilary Jacobs Hendel 04/04/2026

Generosity, Happiness & the Reality of Uneven Friendships 03/26/2026

Trailer: Welcome to Authentic Parenting 03/16/2026

Perimenopause Explained: Symptoms, Hormones, and What Every Woman Should Know 03/16/2026

Stop Trying to Be the Strong Mom: Grief, Joy and The Power of Vulnerability 03/10/2026

Are Our Kids Really Okay These Days? 02/26/2026

Are We Over-Diagnosing Our Kids? Rethinking ADHD, Autism, and the Search for Normal 02/20/2026

Toddlers, Tantrums, And Discipline That Works 02/12/2026

10 Powerful Lessons on Becoming the Parent You Want to Be From 10 Years of Podcasting 02/05/2026

Where It All Began: Endings, Beginnings, and the First Authentic Parenting Episode 01/30/2026

How I Almost Quit the Podcast, Resented the Show, and What Made Me Come Back 01/28/2026

Episode 400: The Listeners Put Me on the Spot - 10-Year Anniversary Celebration Continues 01/26/2026

10 Years of Authentic Parenting: A Monthly Special Episode with Real Parenting Stories 01/23/2026

Milestone Episode 300: Listener Voicemails, Podcast Evolution, and Behind-the-Scenes Secrets 01/20/2026

Traditions, Transitions, and Why 2017 Was an Important Year for the Authentic Parenting Podcast 01/18/2026

Ten Minutes, Ten Years Ago: A Conversation With My 10-Year-Old 01/16/2026

10-Year Celebration: Parenting, Podcasting & the Green Stroller Moment 01/12/2026

10 Years of Podcasting: Revisiting Our 100th Milestone Episode 01/08/2026

Ten Years, Many Lessons: A Personal Message to Begin 2026 01/05/2026

Final Episode of the Year: Top 10 Episodes of 2025 and My Personal Favorites 12/28/2025

A Year in Review: Pausing, Reflecting and Looking Ahead 12/19/2025

Reactivity, Fatherhood, and the Balancing Act of Ambition and Presence 12/11/2025

7 Ways to Parent with Intention in 2026 (And Avoid Common Mistakes) 12/07/2025

3 Ways to Follow Your Intuition (Even When Life Gets Loud) 11/29/2025