Inner Lights Studio

Send us Fan Mail What happens when childhood becomes rushed, pressured, and focused on always getting the “right” answer? In this episode, Lisa reflects on curiosity, creativity, and the incredible potential children carry within them before the world begins narrowing their thinking. Drawing from her years as a Reading Recovery teacher and her own experiences as a mom, she explores the importance...

Send us Fan Mail What if the challenges we’re seeing in school… aren’t really about school? In this episode, Lisa explores a deeper truth about childhood today—one that goes beyond academics and into connection, identity, and the environments our children are growing up in. With insight from her 30 years as an educator, she shares what’s changed, what’s missing, and what children truly need to thr...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when your child has something hard to say… and everything in you wants to fix it, stop it, or shut it down? In this episode of Inner Lights , we continue the conversation on listening—but this time, we go deeper into the kind that truly matters. The kind that requires patience, restraint, and courage. Because today’s kids are navigating situations many of us never had...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Inner Lights Studio , we pause to reflect on the deeper thread running through everything we’ve explored so far—connection. What does it really mean to listen to our children? Not to fix, correct, or respond… but to truly understand? Lisa is joined by a special guest—her husband of 30 years and a school administrator of 20 years—who brings both a parent’s heart...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Inner Lights , we explore the foundational role parents play in preparing their children for school, emphasizing internal readiness over academic performance. Host Lisa James discusses the importance of character traits such as endurance, responsibility, and resilience, and how these qualities are cultivated at home. Listeners will learn about: The significance...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Lisa shares what happened when she asked over 160 elementary students a simple question: What does the word affirmation mean? The answers — or lack of them — reveal something deeper about the changing inner voices of our children. We explore the connection between affirmation, anxiety, digital overload, and identity formation, drawing insights from The Anxious Gen...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Inner Lights Studio, we explore what it really means to let ourselves be seen — especially as mothers. When we name our own strengths, pursue meaningful work, and speak kindly about ourselves, we give our children permission to do the same. This conversation is about courage, visibility, and the generational impact of modeling light in the ordinary moments of ho...

Send us Fan Mail Inner Lights Studio begins with a simple idea: there is wisdom already living within you.  In this opening episode, we slow the pace and explore inner voices, awareness, and what it means to live with intention in ordinary moments. This is not work meant to be rushed or perfected—it’s meant to be lived. Until next time, don’t forget—let your lights shine. Join my private Facebook...