Latchkey Urchins & Friends

Send us Fan Mail Anne and Alison reflect on all the ways they've grown as a result of committing to this podcast. It's filled with lots of love and gratitude! Follow us on Instagram. Check out our bonus YouTube content. Latchkey Urchins & Friends website. Audio mastering by Josh Collins. Song "One Cloud is Lonely" by Próxima Parada. Cover art by Claire Dierksen.

Send us Fan Mail Struggle Party episodes are a change for Alison and Anne to share what they’re reading, watching, or listening to. They each share one struggle and how they used tools to get through it. Topics: Charlotte Kasl's books Resonance Summit with Sarah Peyton Travel gets harder with age Getting comfortable with free time Dating/relationships and trauma Therapy Show notes: https://ww...

Send us Fan Mail Elizabeth Gillette is back for a Part II discussion on insecure attachment and how to repair ruptures or conflicts. Elizabeth Gillette teaches courses that help people feel grounded, healthy, and whole in their relationships—because how you experience relationships impacts everything else. She is an attachment specialist, author, therapist, mother, and partner, and she lives for s...

Send us Fan Mail Elizabeth Gillette teaches courses that help people feel grounded, healthy, and whole in their relationships—because how you experience relationships impacts everything else. She is an attachment specialist, author, therapist, mother, and partner, and she lives for seeing people changing their relational patterns, experiencing true connection, and being the ones to do things DIFFE...

Send us Fan Mail Struggle Parties are a change for Anne and Alison to share a struggle their going through and tools to get through. They also share what they're reading, watching, or listening to right now that they recommend.  Right now Anne and Alison are enjoying: Tara Swart's The Source Thomas Merton Carl Jung The New Look Follow us on Instagram. Check out our bonus YouTube content....

Send us Fan Mail Sharon Hirsch serves as the President and CEO of Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina, where she leads a team that focuses on making prevention a priority for NC and building capacity for communities to have the knowledge, support, and resources to prevent child abuse and neglect.  She has more than 35 years’ experience in nonprofit and government agency management, public relations...

Send us Fan Mail We interview Joe and Mendy McNulty, a husband and wife who are both former Pastors, about their lives growing up in the Church of the Nazarene, a fundamentalist Christian faith. They share how they left the church after years of working as head Pastor and children's Pastor respectively, and found new, alternative ways to help people heal. Anne and Alison learn wild stories of...

Send us Fan Mail We interview Karla Amanda Brown about her journey in becoming a therapist and why group therapy is so important for healing. Karla Amanda Brown is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Provider, Level 2 Psychedelic Somatic Interactional Psychotherapist, and the Founder/CEO of Soul Centric Counseling and Soul Centric Collective. Soul Centr...

Send us Fan Mail Alison's long-time friend Simón Lowrie joins the pod to talk about his experience growing up homeschooled with one of his brothers while their older brother was a child prodigy. We discuss both the merits and shortcomings of deciding to homeschool kids. It can be a refuge for kids who don't fit into public schools but it can also be a haven for religious zealots to sprea...

Send us Fan Mail Anne and Alison share: what they're reading, watching, or listening to right now and their cultural reflections a struggle they're each going through and tools they're using to grow and get through it Follow us on Instagram. Check out our bonus YouTube content. Latchkey Urchins & Friends website. Audio mastering by Josh Collins. Song "One Cloud is Lonely&qu...

Send us Fan Mail We got 5 listener-submitted stories about Latchkey, awkward, painful, neglectful, or loving family holiday stories—some funny, some sentimental. Join hosts Anne and Alison with guest cohost Kyle Kimball, refugee lawyer, and our guest from Season 2's popular episode: When Gifted Kids Wake Up to Their Trauma. Follow us on Instagram. Check out our bonus YouTube content. Latchkey...

Send us Fan Mail We interview Darcia Narvaez, co-author of the book The Evolved Nest: Nature's Way of Raising Children and Creating Connected Communities.  Darcia Narvaez, Professor Emerita of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame, is Fellow of American Psychological Association, American Educational Research Association, Association for Psychological Science, American Association for th...

Send us Fan Mail Anne and Alison share what they're currently reading, watching, and listening to.  They each share one thing they've been struggling with lately and how they've gotten through.  Follow us on Instagram. Check out our bonus YouTube content. Latchkey Urchins & Friends website. Audio mastering by Josh Collins. Song "One Cloud is Lonely" by Próxima Parada....

Send us Fan Mail We interview Kevin Adler about his new book, out today, When We Walk: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America. Kevin F. Adler is an award-winning social entrepreneur and the author of the new book, When We Walk By , a must-read guide for ending homelessness in America.  Since 2014, Kevin has served as the Founder and CEO...

Send us Fan Mail We interview Stephanie Sellers, PhD about her book Daughters Healing from Family Mobbing. Family mobbing is a group act of aggression that targets a family member. It can be typified by a single act of violence or a pattern of abuse over years. Whether isolated or long-term, mobbing enforces the family's domination and control over another. Typically, parents—including adopti...

Send us Fan Mail Anne and Alison talk with Geanne Meta, author of Parenting Well After Childhood Abuse, Be a Great Parent Even if Yours Were Crap. Geanne (pronounced Ge-Anne) is a mom, sister, wife, grandmom, friend, animal rescuer, good cook - and also, a childhood sexual abuse survivor who isn’t afraid to talk about it. She has a passion for sharing her story in hopes of helping the multitude of...

Send us Fan Mail We're back for Season 3! We start this season off by speaking with Heidi Andersen, body-centered psychotherapist about why trauma healing has to happen in the body, not just the mind. Heidi Andersen is the founder of Reclaiming Beauty .  "I believe embodiment heals. I'm here to support you in healing your relationship with food and your body so you can free yourself...

Send us Fan Mail Anne and Alison look back at moments from Season 2 and share how they've grown from the teachings of their wise guests. Follow us on Instagram. Check out our bonus YouTube content. Latchkey Urchins & Friends website. Audio mastering by Josh Collins. Song "One Cloud is Lonely" by Próxima Parada. Cover art by Claire Dierksen.

Send us Fan Mail We interview Caleb Nichols about his experience growing up with many adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and how he has turned those experiences into art through his writing and music. Caleb Nichols is a queer poet and musician from California. His chapbook of poems "TEEMS///\\\RECEDES" was called "a gorgeous abundance" by Chen Chen, and his music has been fea...

Send us Fan Mail Anne and Alison talk to relationship expert Jayson Gaddis on his path to healing his childhood wounds through the teachings of his romantic relationships. He shares the moment he stopped viewing himself as the victim in his failed relationships and started to take ownership of his life and responsibility for his growth. He's creating a relational world in which people care ho...

Send us Fan Mail Bonus episode! Anne and Alison share: A struggle party (something we're struggling with) A glimmer (moment of joy and connection) What we're currently reading, watching, and listening to that we recommend Follow us on Instagram. Check out our bonus YouTube content. Latchkey Urchins & Friends website. Audio mastering by Josh Collins. Song "One Cloud is Lonely&quo...

Send us Fan Mail Anne and Alison talk with transformational life coach, Christina Berkley about her childhood as a latchkey kid, Canadian immigrant from Romania, her journey healing her own trauma, and how that lead her to work as a coach. Trance and plant medicine have been foundational to her healing and practice. Working with Christina as a coach in 2014, Alison was able to do some deep inner c...

Send us Fan Mail This week we discuss dysfunctional family roles and dynamics including scapegoat, hero, golden child, caretaker, identified patient, rebel, and more. Anne and Caroline share their stories of growing up Gen X with wild older brothers who grew up to have real mental health struggles.  Follow us on Instagram. Check out our bonus YouTube content. Latchkey Urchins & Friends website...

Send us Fan Mail We interview author and speaker Tabitha A. Scott about her healing journey away from corporate burnout culture. She documents her journey in the award-winning book, Trust Your Animal Instincts. Tabitha is an award-winning author and speaker who helps inspire action, ignite change, and provide connection, direction, and power. With over 20 years' experience leading corporate i...

Send us Fan Mail We interview author and coach Mary Giuliani about her new book, It's Not About Food, Drugs, or Alcohol: It's About Healing Complex PTSD.  Mary Giuliani is in long-term recovery from alcohol, drugs, food addiction, and severe obesity.  She has a 25-year background as a Master Certified Coach,  is a keynote speaker, and is the author of  "It's Not About Food, Dru...