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The Addicted Child, with author Richard Capriola Feb 15, 2021

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Richard Capriola has been a mental mental health and addictions counselor for over two decades. He has been licensed in Illinois and Texas. He recently retired from Menninger Clinic in Houston Texas where for over a decade he worked as an addictions counselor for adults and adolescents diagnosed with mental health and substance abuse issues. He is the author of The Addicted Child: A Parent's Guide to Adolescent Substance Abuse.

In this interview we discuss

His personal story
Causes of addiction in children
Types of addictive substances used
Teenage brain and addiction
Differences between boys and girls
Vaping
Pandemic and its affect on children
Process disorders
Warning signs
Treatment Options
Special tips for blended families
Resistant teens
His book, The Addicted Child and his workbook
and much more!

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Valentines Special-How to grow together in your relationship Feb 08, 2021

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The previous year has been filled with challenges, but also tremendous growth! People have taken great strides this year in business, relationships, self work, and spiritually just to name a few. In relationships, it's important to nurture one another through these growth processes to ensure a lasting relationship. I'll share some tips to make sure you and your partner remain strong, no matter what life is throwing at you!

Don't allow the kids or exes come between you
Find common interests and have fun together
Get interested in their interests
Let them grow at their own pace
Help them with their struggles lovingly, not impatiently
Be direct in communication, say what you need and feel
Give what you want to receive
Have deep intimate conversations
Recognize their successes, and be their cheerleader
Take care of your own growth and needs first

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Anxiety and the brain, with psychologist Sharyn Kennedy Feb 01, 2021

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Sharyn Kennedy is a practicing psychologist in the UAE, who has taught thousands of clients how to successfully manage anxiety, stress and depression. She teaches her clients psychological skills based on neuroscience findings that will quickly and effectively reduce anxiety and help them manage difficult emotions. Sharyn loves helping people learn about and understand their amazing brain so they can make sense of the way they think, feel and behave. She uses powerful psychological tools and strategies to change what doesn't work for them. Her ultimate goal is to teach people how to stay calm, capable and confident even in the face of fear and confusion, chaos and problems.

Her personal story
The effect of 2020 on mental health
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and how can it help us
The effects of thinking on mental health
How to control or manage negative thinking patterns
What is ACT, or Acceptable Commitment Therapy
How can we help our children with thought provoked anxiety
What conditions Sharyn can help alleviate with therapy
How to get a FREE report on 12 ways to change your thinking
and much more!

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Website for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Website for Still Mind

Check out my guest appearance on the Whinypaluza Podcast!

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Healing with Essential Oils, with Dr. Eric Zielinski Jan 25, 2021

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ERIC ZIELINSKI is the author of the national bestseller The Healing Power of Essential Oils and The Essential Oils Diet. Dr. Z has pioneered natural living and biblical health education since 2003. Trained as an aromatherapist, public health researcher, and chiropractor, Dr. Z started NaturalLivingFamily.com in 2014 with his wife to help people learn how to use natural remedies like essential oils safely and effectively. Now visited by more than three million natural health seekers every year, NaturalLivingFamily.com has rapidly become the number one online source for biblical health and non-branded essential oils education. In this interview we discuss

His personal story
History of essential oils
Biblical health, what it is and how to achieve it
Importance of shifting from pharmaceuticals to natural health
Common uses for essential oils
His special health immune boost recipe
How to choose a proper essential oil
The Natural Living Family website
Books, programs, and membership
The Natural Living Family Podcast
And much more!

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Darla DeMorrow, organization specialist and author! Jan 18, 2021

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About 15 years ago, Darla DeMorrow left her longtime role as a corporate business manager with one goal in mind: She wanted to do work that came from the heart. And for Darla, who is naturally highly organized and driven, helping others create more peace and beauty in their lives was the perfect fit. She launched her professional organizing company, HeartWork Organizing, and became a Certified Professional Organizer through NAPO (National Association of Productivity & Organizing Professionals), one of only a few hundred in the world. Darla also has a new book out called The Upbeat, Organized Home Office. In this interview we discuss

Her personal story
The origins of Heartworks, and why one can find peace through organizing
Organizational challenges unique to blended families
How to create a more functionable space for today's current situation
Using the Sort and Succeed method
How to find/create a dedicated office space
Messy and disorganized children, and can this be solved?
Her book, the Upbeat Organized Home Office
How one can get into the organizational business
And much more!

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Top tips from the show, updates, announcements, and more! Jan 11, 2021

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I'm back after a small break! I share some updates and announcements, as well as your favorite tips from the show from the last six years! This is a big milestone show, and I am thankful to all who support the Blended Family Podcast! I also share with you the big lessons I learned in 2020! Enjoy!

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Tiffany Gravelle, author of Blended not Stirred! Dec 14, 2020

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Tiffany Gravelle is an author, professional events planner, and business consultant with over 25 years of experience in business development, leadership and managing high-performing teams - including her blended family of seven. She holds the Certified Meeting Planner designation from the Events Industry Council and is a Credit Union Development Educator. You will never catch Tiffany without her trusty paper planner and black coffee.

When she is not celebrating everyone and everything by spreading joy and glitter, Tiffany is a mom and proud stepmom of two teenagers and three adults, the wife of a mountain bike addict, lake rat, Red Sox fan, avid reader, foodie, and dog lover. In this interview we discuss

Her personal story
Why she decided to write a book on blended families
Her book, Blended Not Stirred
The most challenging experience she's had in her blended family
Holidays in the blended family, and tips on how to get through it
What she wished she could do over again
And more!

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Angela Legh, Book author of the Bella Santini Series, and Quantum Shift Facilitator Dec 07, 2020

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Today's guest is Angela Legh, author of Bella Santini in the Land of Everlasting Change. When Angela isn't dreaming up dragons, monsters, and other magical beings, she gratefully wanders through the sumptuously beautiful woods and meadows of the Cotswold area of England. Angela is very much in touch with her inner child and finds that she cannot walk by a swing set without stopping to play.

Her personal story
Her self help books
Her work as a quantum shift facilitator
What magic looks like and how to bring it into our lives
How to bring magic into a blended family
The Bella Santini Series
Consciousness concepts
How to overcome adversity
And much more!

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Meditation Expert and podcaster, Josephine Atluri Nov 30, 2020

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Josephine Atluri's passion is to help others overcome adversity and find joy via her meditation classes, infertility workshops, and her podcast, Responding to Life: Living Reflectively Through a Journey of Health, Fertility and Parenthood. As a meditation teacher, she guides people towards a calmer existence despite the chaos that may surround them. Her group and individual meditation sessions teach simple and practical coping mechanisms for stress, anxiety and loss to help improve the balance of mind, body and spirit for those with health and fertility struggles and other life challenges. Josephine has taught all around Los Angeles at Unplug Meditation, Equinox, Cedars Sinai, City National Bank, Hey Mama and with numerous other clients. She regularly contributes content for Motherly, Red Tricycle, The IVF Warrior, and The Fertility Circle. In this interview we discuss

Her personal story
Stress and how can we move through it with more ease
Triggers, how can we avoid being triggered and how can we manage those around us
Meditation for the whole family
Fertility and mindfulness
Her podcast, Responding to Life
Tips for a calmer life
And much more!

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