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With help from guest authors, experts, and community and business leaders, the Familius Helping Families Be Happy podcast explores topics and issues that connect families to the nine habits of a happy family: love, play, learn, work, talk, heal, read, eat, and laugh together.
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Friday Oct 02, 2020
Friday Oct 02, 2020
Author/illustrator Emily Farranto joins the Helping Families Be Happy podcast to discuss her book Animals Mate.
https://www.familius.com/book/animals-mate/
ABOUT THE BOOK:
"Where do babies come from?" It's a question every child asks eventually, and Animals Mate is the simple, straightforward guide every parent needs to normalize sexual reproduction via adorable animal partners. With a modern design and beautiful illustrations, Animals Mate introduces facts about mating, including tactful discussion of the mechanics of the process, anatomical parts, and sperm and eggs. Bypass the awkwardness that often accompanies "the talk," and help your child understand sex and reproduction as the natural and wonderful process that results in the world's greatest treasure: babies!
Friday Sep 25, 2020
Friday Sep 25, 2020
Christopher Robbins, CEO and co-founder of Familius, speaks with Shelley Davidow, DCA, MSEd, about her book Fail Brilliantly.
https://www.familius.com/book/fail-brilliantly/
ABOUT THE BOOK:
We all spend much of our lives trying to cope with failure; sometimes we try to assign value to it, but failure looms as a debilitating concept in millions of lives, affecting children and adults alike. Fail Brilliantly proposes a radical shift: erase the word and concept of failure from the realms of education and human endeavors. Replace it with new words and concepts. This shift in position has the potential to transform our lives and ultimately reshape our definition of success.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Shelley Davidow, DCA, MSEd, is an internationally acclaimed author of forty-three books. Her recent nonfiction titles include Whisperings in the Blood (University of Queensland Press, Australia, 2016), Playing with Words (Palgrave Macmillan, UK, 2016) coauthored with Paul Williams, and Raising Stress-Proof Kids (Familius, USA, 2015). She lectures in the departments of Education and Creative Writing at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia.
For more information, visit www.shelleydavidow.com.
Friday Sep 18, 2020
Friday Sep 18, 2020
Cheryl Sturm, author of 100 First Words for Little CEOs, joins Dr. Carla Marie Manly to discuss her book and the importance of teaching kids to think critically from a young age.
https://www.familius.com/book/100-first-words-for-little-ceos/
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Is macroeconomics the dinner table talk in your house? Do you discuss stocks and bonds instead of the weather? Are you the boss at work? It’s only rational that your baby will be a leader too! But how to get their leadership started?
Introducing 100 First Words for Little CEOs, a dashingly sharp primer for kids learning their first words! Forget apple and dog. Little CEOs are ready for revenue, philanthropy, and innovation. With terms from every aspect of business, these little CEOs will be ready to manage their own company, even at the age of 2. (Or maybe just their families). Packed with fun illustrations and 100 words every boss baby should know, 100 First Words for Little CEOs is the perfect board book for executive families everywhere.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Cheryl Sturm is a cofounder and vice president of R. Crusoe & Son, which creates unusual cultural journeys around the world. She used what she learned from her MBA at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management—and many other life experiences at home and abroad—to help build a successful company. The daughter of an Army major, Cheryl was born in Berlin, Germany, raised in Wisconsin, and lives in Chicago. She began her career as a television reporter in Wisconsin, but a professional detour happily lead her to international travel. 100 First Words for Little CEOs is Cheryl's first book with Familius. Her inspirations are her nieces, nephews, and godchildren, and she looks forward to sharing her insights about the world with other thoughtful and curious children.
Friday Sep 11, 2020
Friday Sep 11, 2020
Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick and Jenn Bowie Curtis join Familius CEO and co-founder Christopher Robbins to discuss their new book The Parent Compass, which releases September 15, 2020.
https://www.familius.com/book/the-parent-compass/
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Bragging rights and bumper stickers are some of the social forces fueling today’s parenting behavior—and, as a result, even well-intentioned parents are behaving badly. Many parents don’t know how best to support their teens, especially when everyone around them seems to be frantically tutoring, managing, and helicoptering. The Parent Compass provides guidance on what parents’ roles should be in supporting their teens’ mental health as they traverse the maze of the adolescent years. For anyone daunted by the unique challenge of parenting well in this pressure-laden and uncertain era, The Parent Compass offers:
- Advice on fostering grit and resilience in your teen
- Strategies to help your teen approach life with purpose
- Guidance on how to preserve your relationship with your teen while navigating a competitive academic environment
- Clear explanations of your appropriate role in the college admission process
- Effective ways to approach technology use in your home, and much more!
Using The Parent Compass to navigate the adolescent years will help you parent with confidence and intention, allowing you to forge a trusting, positive relationship with your teen.
Friday Sep 04, 2020
Friday Sep 04, 2020
Dr. Carla Marie Manly speaks with Jaz and Nils of The Worldwide Tribe.
About the Worldwide Tribe: We produce creative content to bring a personal, human perspective to the biggest humanitarian crisis of our time…the Refugee Crisis. We use film, photography and storytelling to raise awareness and in turn, support grassroots projects making a direct impact to people on the ground.
About Let Me Tell You My Story, by non-profit group Their Story is Our Story: Over the course of two years, a group of award-winning photographers, filmmakers, painters, and writers trailed and documented the flood of refugees pouring into the West from the Middle East and Africa, recording the refugees’ firsthand accounts of who they are and what made them refugees...Profoundly human, this inspiring collection creates a portrait of the greatest humanitarian crisis of modern history...The people inside this remarkable volume of exquisite photography and stories of resilience will teach you that the surest way to draw humans together begins with the words “I want to tell you my story . . . ”
Friday Aug 28, 2020
Friday Aug 28, 2020
Shelley Oakley joins Carla Marie Manly, PhD for a conversation about reading, CLCD (Children's Literature Comprehensive Database), and helping children grow into lifelong learners.
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About Familius:
Familius is a global trade publishing company that publishes books and other content to help families be happy. We believe that the family is the fundamental unit of society and that happy families are the foundation of a happy life. We recognize that every family looks different, and we passionately believe in helping all families find greater joy. To that end we publish books for children and adults that invite families to live the Familius Nine Habits of Happy Family Life: love together, play together, learn together, work together, talk together, heal together, read together, eat together, and laugh together. Founded in 2012, Familius is located in Sanger, California.
Friday Aug 21, 2020
Friday Aug 21, 2020
Join Dr. Carla Marie Manly and Jedlie of the Reading With Your Kids Podcast as they discuss the importance of reading with your kids!
Be sure to check out the Reading with Your Kids Podcast, where Jedlie's hosted a plethora of Familius authors!
https://readingwithyourkids.com/
About Familius:
Familius is a global trade publishing company that publishes books and other content to help families be happy. We believe that the family is the fundamental unit of society and that happy families are the foundation of a happy life. We recognize that every family looks different, and we passionately believe in helping all families find greater joy. To that end we publish books for children and adults that invite families to live the Familius Nine Habits of Happy Family Life: love together, play together, learn together, work together, talk together, heal together, read together, eat together, and laugh together. Founded in 2012, Familius is located in Sanger, California.
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Therapist Christy Monson joins Carla Marie Manly, PhD, to discuss Finding Peace in Times of Tragedy.
https://www.familius.com/book/finding-peace-in-times-of-tragedy/
About the Book:
Finding peace in times of worldwide trauma is difficult, and finding peace in times of personal trauma such as a family death or tragedy can be overwhelming. Therapist Christy Monson professionally and compassionately describes how tragedy physically changes the brain and the body, and she provides powerful techniques to help heal those invisible wounds and cope with the turmoil of our day.
About the Author:
Christy Monson received a BS degree at Utah State University and an MS at University of Nevada at Las Vegas. She established a successful counseling practice in Las Vegas, Nevada, as a licensed marriage and family therapist, spending a great portion of her time working with young people and their families. She and her husband, Robert, have raised six children and have fourteen grandchildren.
She has written a children's book series, Texting Through Time, and has a picture book, Love, Hugs, and Hope: When Scary Things Happen, released 2013. Her self-help book Becoming Free: A Woman's Guide to Internal Strength was also released 2013.
Her articles have been published on the web on Familius.com, Gospel Ideals, LDS Witness, Modern Molly Mormon, and American Night Writer's Association. Her blog address is http://christymonson.blogspot.com/.
Her websites are: http://www.christymonson.com/index.html and http://textingthroughtime.com/.
Like her author page: http://www.facebook.com/christymonsonauthor?v=wall
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Carla Marie Manly, PhD, speaks with author Stephanie Bousley about Buy the Avocado Toast: How to Crush Student Debt, Make More Money, and Live Your Best Life.
https://familius.com/buy-the-avocado-toast
Stephanie Bousley is a millennial who once found herself in over $250,000 of student loan debt. In her new financial self-help book, Buy the Avocado Toast: How to Crush Student Debt, Make More Money, and Live Your Best Life she helps readers find inventive, out-of-the-box ways to improve their finances and self-worth while addressing the real issues causing them to self-sabotage financially.
About Buy the Avocado Toast: What if the solution to student debt was reinvesting in yourself?
Are you a smart, hard-working person who always seems to struggle financially? Do you ever second-guess decisions to pursue higher education because of your student loans? Has extreme budgeting eliminated joy and comfort from life, yet you’re still several years away from being debt-free?
Conventional wisdom tells us the formula for success is simple: go to school, get a job, work hard, repeat as needed until you retire. It tells us that debt is the result of poor choices and irresponsible spending. Unfortunately, such advice fails to take into account the recent (and not-so-recent) graduates for whom predatory student lending rates have set them back tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars before they even enter the job market.
In Buy the Avocado Toast, Stephanie Bousley shares lessons learned through years of working hard and perpetually undervaluing herself while coming to terms with owing almost $300,000 in student debt. Through a holistic approach to both net worth and self-worth, Bousley offers readers hope for their own financial situations by providing step-by-step instructions on reducing debt, living better, and rooting out the self-defeating beliefs that keep us broke.
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Laurie Hollman, Ph.D. joins Carla Marie Manly, Ph.D. for a conversation about Laurie's book Are You Living with a Narcissist? How Narcissistic Men Impact Your Happiness, How to Identify Them, and How to Avoid Raising One
https://www.familius.com/book/are-you-living-with-a-narcissist/
ABOUT THE BOOK:
What’s the difference between narcissism and normal love? In the current political and social climate, narcissistic tendencies are coming under more scrutiny, but there are so many nuances to navigate, and many women don't know how to identify or respond to narcissists when they meet them, especially if they happen to be in their own home. In Are You Living with a Narcissist?, psychoanalyst Laurie Hollman, PhD, helps you identify the narcissists in your life and recognize the effect they have on your family and happiness—and what to do about it. This groundbreaking, thoroughly researched guide explores:
- the symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder;
- the spectrum of healthy to pathological narcissism;
- how to raise a child so that he does not become a narcissist;
- how spouses of narcissists can live happy, healthy lives;
- the relationship between male narcissism and violence;
- the impact of culture on narcissism;
- and more!
ABOUT LAURIE HOLLMAN, PH.D:
Laurie Hollman, PhD, is an award-winning author and psychoanalyst with specialized clinical training in infant-parent, child, adolescent, and adult psychotherapy. She has been on the faculties of New York University and the Society for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, among others, and has written extensively on parenting for various publications, including her popular column, “Parental Intelligence,” at Moms Magazine.