The Reframe

What if the best way to create a good fisherman wasn’t just by teaching him to fish but rather by going fishing with them? When it comes to the overall well-being of adolescents, focusing on development from an experiential perspective is so important to help them become who they want to be. Today on The Reframe, we welcome Executive Director at NeuroDev, Cam Sherman, to discuss the concept of dev...

With Father’s Day coming up, it’s important to acknowledge the essential role fathers play in the family dynamic and to reframe the stereotypical picture society has painted of fathers. Today on The Reframe, we welcome Hilary Moses, owner and parent coach at Solutions Family Support, for a conversation about how fathers can be valued in therapeutic spaces despite cultural narratives that often dev...

Convenience can make life easier, but it can also prevent the kinds of experiences people need in order to grow. In this episode of The Reframe, Doug Bodin is joined by co-host Dr. Heather Tracy, co-founder and executive director of New Summit Academy and The Bridge Young Adult Gap Program in Costa Rica. They sit down with Dr. Danny Recio, who co-founded both initiatives with Dr. Tracy, to explore...

Mental health treatment for young people has changed dramatically over the last two decades, but are today’s approaches helping or unintentionally keeping families stuck? In this episode of The Reframe, host Doug Bodin is joined by Dr. Laura Dunn, Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Director of the UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute, for a thoughtful...

How do parents support anxious, high-achieving teens without turning childhood into another project? In this episode of The Reframe, host Doug Bodin sits down with Dr. Leena Khanzode to discuss the pressures adolescents face in today’s materialist and high-achieving world. Dr. Khanzode is an adjunct clinical faculty member at Stanford University and the founder and president of Taarika Foundation,...

Healing doesn’t always begin with words. In this episode of The Reframe, host Doug Bodin is joined by Dr. Robert Magnelli, a clinical psychologist and pioneer in equine-assisted therapy, to explore how connection, rather than cognition, can unlock meaningful change. Drawing on decades of experience, Dr. Magnelli explains why horses, as highly attuned prey animals, read and reflect human emotion an...

When families are under pressure, is it ever really about one person? Or is it actually about the system they’re part of? In this episode of The Reframe, host Douglas Bodin speaks with Dr. Kathryn Ford, psychiatrist, couples therapist, and author of The Aperture Effect , about how stress within families often exposes deeper relational dynamics. Drawing on her systems-based approach, Dr. Ford expla...

Hope can be terrifying, especially when it has led to disappointment before. In this episode of The Reframe, Doug Bodin speaks with Dr. Ross Ellenhorn, founder of Ellenhorn, a robust community integration program, and co-founder and president of the Association for Community Integration Programs, about the “fear of hope” and why people often resist change not out of a place of despair, but self-pr...

What happens when you stop running from your past and start building from it? In this episode, Alex Zemeckis shares his powerful journey from addiction to leadership, and how the questions he asked himself at 19 became the foundation for the recovery programs he leads today. Together, we explore how the recovery landscape has changed over the last 12 years, how addiction shows up differently in a...

Resilience is not about staying positive, but about learning how to reframe the moment and take the next step. In this episode, we sit down with Terry Healey, a cancer survivor, to discuss his journey from a promising young life to a life-altering diagnosis of a rare form of cancer. In our conversation, Terry shares the profound impact of his experiences, the emotional and physical challenges he f...

In this teaser, host Douglas Bodin and guest host Trine Syverinsen reflect on some of their favorite episodes of season one. Plus, get a sneak peek into the upcoming must-listen guests for season 2.

When parents become afraid of their children’s emotions, authority collapses, and kids feel less safe, not more. In this episode of The Reframe, therapeutic consultant Douglas Bodin speaks with Krissy Pozatek, parent coach and author of The Parallel Process , about how today’s overly permissive parenting has created what she calls the “paralyzed process.” Drawing from her work with families and te...

“The outcome of good parent education doesn’t change children, it changes parents." That  powerful quote sets the stage for today's episode of The Reframe podcast. We're joined by Dr.  Brad Reedy, founder of Finding You Therapy Programs and a veteran in the wilderness treat ment field with over 30 years of experience. Join the conversation as they delve into how Dr.  Reedy got into...

Are we raising young people who can handle adulthood, or are we unintentionally holding them back? In this episode, we welcome Dr. Paul Marcille to discuss how agency, consequences shape resilience, independence, and healthy childhood development. Dr Marcille, a licensed psychologist, has over 35 years of experience in higher education, private practice, and professional leadership, and is recogni...

After a life-altering event such as the COVID-19 global pandemic, the harsh reality is that literally everything has changed. What was before is not what is now. And this shift in both personal and societal culture is hugely impactful on the entire young person navigating life today. Joining Douglas on the podcast today is one of Bodin’s own, Trine Syverinsen, the Director of Mentoring and Parent...

Training bodies for the uncertainties of life – what are our youth missing to truly ready them for the world out there? Young people not only need opportunities to confront the unknown, but also have established systems to help them practice navigating situations with unpredictable variables. It's about building resilience and adaptability, essentially creating a "gym of life" where...

The pandemic left a lasting impact on everyone, but in particular, on neurodiverse children. Now the work begins to help them catch up, heal, and thrive. Joining us today is the business senior executive director of the Heritage Community, Neil Wallace, to discuss how to empower neurodiverse kids to reach their full potential. In this conversation, you’ll hear all about how COVID affected neurodiv...

Playing it safe is often the go-to move for guardians trying desperately to protect their kids, but this may prove to be a bigger risk than giving them the tools to cope with life’s inevitable challenges. In today’s episode, Dr. Heather Tracy dons the host’s chair and welcomes Kellyn Smythe, the director of admissions at Pacific Quest, to unpack the risks of playing it safe with the emotional well...

What happens when former “troubled teens” decide to give back? In this episode of The Reframe, Douglas Bodin and Dr. Heather Tracy sit down with Hayley Caddes and Colin MacDonald, co-founders of Not Therapy, a coaching collective reimagining mental health beyond traditional therapy models. Drawing on their own journeys through wilderness programs, rehab, and therapeutic boarding schools, Hayley an...

The pandemic may be behind us, but its impact on young people is far from over. In this episode of The Reframe, host Douglas Bodin is joined by guest host Trine Syverinsen, Director of Mentoring Services at The Bodin Group, to unpack how post-COVID culture has reshaped youth development, family dynamics, and access to mental health care. Drawing on insights from Doug’s national “listening tour,” t...

What if the language we use is distorting how we experience mental health? In this inaugural episode of The Reframe, Douglas Bodin and Dr. Heather Tracy sit down with Brennon Patrick Moore, trauma therapist and cofounder of Skyline Recovery, to unpack how cultural shifts, social media, and post-COVID parenting have changed the way we talk about (and sometimes over-identify with) trauma, anxiety, a...