Aug 31, 2020
Recently, I posted a Twitter thread about recovering from purity culture. I wasn’t specifically addressing the parenting audience, but it easily applies and is very important to the parenting conversation. Just like how the sex talk should not be a one-time conversation with our kids, recovery requires ongoing...
Aug 24, 2020
Transracial adoption is a complicated problem with no simple solution. I’m not a parent of transracial adoption, nor am I a transracial adoptee myself, but I am learning alongside all of you how to be more kind to all those who are or have been involved in it. There is a cultural narrative surrounding transracial...
Aug 17, 2020
Awhile back, I read this book, Why We're Polarized by Ezra Klein and it explains why the state of political discourse is so polarized and the answer is actually not the absence of social media. It says that in America, the political system incentivizes polarization, leading to the way that it is today.
My guest today...
Aug 10, 2020
At Parenting Forward we believe that every child can make a difference no matter the age and because of this narrative, I'm always on the lookout for kids in the world who are creating change.
Peyton Brown and her mother, Windy Augustine, join me on today’s episode. Peyton is the CEO of the company Peyticakes which...
Aug 3, 2020
So many of us grieved the loss of Rachel Held Evans. She was the best-selling author of several books and a hugely influential figure shaping a generation of discourse around faith. When she died in 2019 at the age of 37, we each had to cope with that grief in our own personal way.
One thing that brings me comfort is...