Awkward Conversations

In this season one recap, we take a look back at some of the post-show interviews. Jodie Sweetin and Amy McCarthy revisit common themes from the season. They are joined by special guest parents, Andy Buckley and Sean Astin, who appear on the Awkward Conversation web series post show. The group shares conversations they experienced in their own families and explore how social media has changed awkw...

More children are taken to the ER from accidental ingestion of medication than car accidents. Guest Host, Clare Kramer, is joined by Carlos Briano, Elizabeth Farrar, and WWE Star "JTG" to talk about keeping your home RX safe for kids. Locking up medications and keeping them out of sight is essential. You have to have conversations with your kids about safe medication use and who to trust giving yo...

Whether positive or negative, peer pressure is going to happen, i n fact a majority of teens with substance abuse problems began using as a result of peer pressure Today, Jodie is joined by Amy McCarthy and Erin Wick who is a Senior Director of Behavioral Health. They discuss the importance of having conversations with your children about peer pressure and how critical it is for them to have safe...

In 1985 DEA Special Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena was kidnapped and murdered by a Mexican drug cartel.  In a grassroots tribute the kids in his hometown Calexico CA. started the Red Ribbon Program, which has grown to be the nation's oldest and largest drug use prevention/awareness program and is now celebrated by millions of kids and their families the last week of October every year!   In this ep...

Bullying can affect everyone—those who are bullied, those who bully, and even those who witness bullying. Bullying is linked to many negative outcomes including impacts on mental health, substance use, and suicide.      Only 20% of bullying is reported so it is important for youth to have an action plan and programs that address/prevent bullying. Amy McCarthy joins special guest host Clare Kramer...

In this overwhelming opioid epidemic, it's more important than ever to educate our youth and try to prevent them from having to face this problem. For today's awkward conversation, Clare Kramer is joined by Catie Drew who is the Senior Prevention Program Manager in the DEAs Community Outreach and Prevention Support Section, Bill Bryan who is the Assistant National Director of the Elks Drug Awarene...

Today's awkward conversation is about knowing the signs of possible drug use and what to do. Our host, Jodie Sweetin is joined by Timothy P. McMahon who has been employed by the DEA since 1998 and Amy McCarthy, Clinical Social Worker at Boston Children's Hospital.   Special Agent McMahon shares common ways that kids hide drugs in plain sight and what signs to look for with changes to personality,...

Today's conversation is extremely important for parents to hear as we talk about how young people are being targeted by drug cartels with deadly fake prescription pills. Clare Kramer is joined by Wendy Woolcock, the special agent in charge of the special operations division at the DEA and returning guest, Amy McCarthy, Clinical Social Worker at Boston Children's Hospital. Wendy explains the messag...

Choosing a college or a university with your child is a big decision. Today, we are continuing the conversation about substance use among college students by talking through how best to choose a school that is serious about substance abuse prevention.    Host and Full House and Fuller House star Jodie Sweetin, is once again joined by special guests: Amy McCarthy, Clinical Social Worker at Boston C...

So much of this series is about being present in our kids' lives and preparing them to  make the smart choices…so the day has finally come where they are going out into the  world, is our job now done? SPOILER ALERT: NO! Today's Awkward Conversation is focusing on drug use prevention among college students.   We have Full House and Fuller House star, Jodie Sweetin guiding the conversation along wi...

The best foundation for having awkward conversations with your children starts with building a strong family bond. Our host, Full House and Fuller House star, Jodie Sweetin, is joined by Amy McCarthy, Clinical Social Worker at Boston Children's Hospital and Heidi P. Dutson who serves as a prevention administrator at the Utah Department of Human Services. In Part 1 of this conversation, they are ch...

We are continuing the conversation about how you can build strong bonds with your kids in today's episode of Awkward Conversations with host and Full House and Fuller House star, Jodie Sweetin. Jodie is joined by Amy McCarthy, Sr. Clinical Social Worker at Boston Children's Hospital and Heidi P. Dutson who serves as a prevention administrator at the Utah Department of Human Services.   Heidi kicks...

  The 20 episode, unscripted video podcast, Awkward Conversations, is  hosted by Full House and Fuller House star, Jodie Sweetin, and joined by Amy McCarthy, a Senior Clinical Social Worker at Boston Children's Hospital . The two will be chatting with celebrity parents and guest experts on how to prepare for the awkward conversations with their kids and furthering the discussion on how to give par...