Adult Education

I've read a lot of books and articles about relationships. Most of them have very similar information, but sometimes you can find a little nugget in there. My problem with them is that they're all still based on this sort of classic view of relationships. They still kind of look at things through the lens of one working parent, one parent at home, 2.5 children etc. That's not what the world looks...

Every parent has worries about how their actions will impact their child when the grow up. It's part of the deal of being a parent. I know for me I had fears that something I had watched on TV would give her nightmares. When she was a month or two old my daughter was sleeping on my chest so I started watching Nightmare On Elm Street. At some point during the movie she woke up and I had this terrib...

If you've been following this show, you know that I've gone through a rebranding. I changed the name up to fit a different style of conversation. To learn more about that, check out episode 60 of Adult Education. A friend of mine, and friend of the show, recently went through a rebranding of her own. I'm talking about Jami Crist. She joins the show for the third time so we can discuss her decision...

I met Ali Nolan after I reached out to her via social media because I had read one of her articles in Runner's World. She touched on a lot of things that I was going through with my running at that point. She agreed to have a chat with me (which you can listen to in episode 9 of this show) and we hit it off. During that conversation Ali mentioned that she was working on a book. I'm happy to report...

If you're anything like me you listen to podcasts and end up having follow up questions or comments for the guests and hosts. I'll be sitting in my car thinking, "Wait....I want to know more about that!" This episode is giving me an opportunity to ask those questions. Today I'm catching up with Ray Harkins. He's the singer for the hardcore band Taken but also the host of one of my favorite podcast...

One thing I've learned over the last couple years of my health journey is how important it is to get a good night's sleep. Sleep is crucial in so many aspects of health. As adults we can recognize that and try to make changes. But we seem to be ignoring the negative affects that it may have in our children. We put all kinds of focus on getting our babies to sleep and then we let them fend for them...

It's time for a change with Be More Well. As this show has progressed over the last nearly 2 years I've started to realize that the name does not represent what my goals are. This started out as a wellness oriented podcast but I've started to realize that it's more of an education show. Most of my guests are people I pick because I'm interested in learning more about their topic of expertise. I've...

Every parent wants the best for their kids. Sometimes that love can be smothering and might hold their kids back from learning essential life lessons to grow in the future. You've all heard the term 'helicopter parenting'. It's all done out of love. But maybe we need to give them a little more freedom to make mistakes and learn what they want from life, as opposed to what we want them to want from...

If you're a parent of a young child you probably already know about the instagram account @kids.eat.in.color. If you don't follow it, you should go right now and find it. This account, started by registered dietician Jennifer Anderson, has taken the parenting world by storm. They share so much incredible information and helpful tips for getting our kids to eat. And it's not just about helping the...

Whatever happens to all those 'final girls' at the end of the classic slasher movies? They survived the monsters but what happens next? Grady Hendrix attempts to answer that question with his latest best seller 'The Final Girl Support Group.' We catch up on this week's episode of Be More Well: Backstage Pass. I loved this conversation. Grady is a super interesting guy and has lived a hell of a lif...

You ever look at an adult and think, 'How did this person become such an asshole?' Science journalist Melinda Wenner Moyer is here to help answer that question while giving us advice on how to avoid raising our kids to be human garbage. I don't know about you but my biggest goal in life is to help set my kid up for success. Melinda's first book, 'How To Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes is a fascinat...

I had a chance to catch up with one of my all time favorite authors, Matt Haig. While 2020 was a challenging year, it also was the biggest for Matt's career. He released the book The Midnight Library and it sat on top of different best seller lists for weeks and months. It was a huge success for him. Matt is following it up with a non-fiction book of quotes, thoughts and ramblings called The Comfo...

Four-time New York Times bestselling author Kelly Corrigan joins me this week to talk about, well...talking to people. She's written her first "children's book" called 'Hello World'. It shares a powerful message about asking questions and interacting with others around us so we can learn more about their situation. We are more connected today than we've ever been before, but we're also further apa...

Switching things up for this week's episode of Be More Well: Backstage Pass. Usually I speak with musicians but I wanted to bring in one of my favorite authors, Steven Rowley. He has written a beautiful novel called 'Guncle.' It's funny, it's heartwarming and it has everything you want for a great summer or vacation read. It's the kind of story you can just relax and fall in love with. Enjoy the c...

When it comes to health there is no equality. There are the haves and the have somes and the have nots. Each person is dealt a different hand and they're expected to deal with it. What we don't talk about is how everyone's health is interconnected. Your health is not necessarily determined by how much you work out or how you eat. It can be determined by your social and political conditions, your e...

Recycling is an important thing, but it is confusing. What numbers on the plastic to I recycle? Can I recycle these paper plates? Do pizza boxes count? There are so many questions. Recycling expert Jennie Romer is here to help. She's put together a very colorful and fun book called 'Can I Recycle This: A guide to better recycling and how to reduce single-use plastics.' She says it's kind of an adu...

Honey County's Dani Rose joins me this week for a conversation. It's more of a catch up between friends. I've known her for about a decade now, but it has been a minute since we've had a good long chat. Thanks for joining us for this one! We talk about Dani's hustle and drive in the music industry, what it's like to start fresh with her new Honey County partner and an adventure on a farm during a...

Francis de Vericourt, one of the authors of 'Framers: Human Advantage in an Age of Technology and Turmoil', connected with me from Berlin to talk about how we think and understand problems. 'Frames' are the mental models that we use to understand problems and then make decisions based off. It allows us to look at things from different perspectives. It's so fascinating to look at different things a...

Tenille Arts is one of my favorite artists breaking through in the country music scene. She just got her first number one on the country charts with 'Somebody Like That' and is ready to conquer the world. We catch up in this episode of Backstage Pass and talk about what life was like growing up, how she battles through anxiety and how Canadian coins used to screw me at vending machines in New Hamp...

Everyone has searched their symptoms online. If you say you haven't, you're a liar. We've all fallen into the trap of searching for something seemingly simple and then finding results like impending death. It's easy to joke about it, but there is such a crazy wealth of knowledge out there on the internet. There's also a ton of misinformation out there. That has never been more clear than it is now...

For this week's episode of Be More Well: Backstage Pass I'm joined by Emma White. She's a Baltimore area native that's been living and working in Nashville for about a decade. I first came across Emma about 10 years ago when my radio station was playing her music on our local music show. I've been following her career ever since and she never ceases to impress me. The music industry is hard, but E...

This week I'm joined by the incomparable Meaghan B Murphy. She's currently the content director at Woman's Day magazine but has also spent time at MTV, Good Housekeeping, as well as other publications. Oh, and I can't forget her podcast, Off The Gram. She is one busy woman. Meaghan lives a life of optimism and positivity. And it's made all the difference. She's ready to attack each day, as opposed...

We've always been taught that working out and cutting carbs is the key to losing weight, right? It's the tried and true method behind so many fad diets. But, what if that isn't true? What if the amount of exercise and activity we had didn't really change the amount of calories we burn in a day? That's the new research from Dr. Herman Pontzer that he lays out in his book 'Burn: New Research Blows t...

Be More Well was started in January 2020 as a way for me to share some of the inspiring conversations I was having during my own personal journey toward better overall health and wellness. Over the last year I've found that there's more I can offer to all of you, but not all of it falls under the "wellness" umbrella. This episode is what I'm calling a 'Be More Well Interlude' where I'm giving an u...

Martha Beck is a name you probably know very well. If not, I hope you look up her work. She's a best selling author, life coach and speaker. She's written nine non-fiction books and one novel, and spent the last 17 years writing for O, The Oprah Magazine. I'm so excited that I had a chance to bring Martha on the show this week to talk about her new book, 'The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to...