Kids These Days

Guest: Dr. Linda Baker, PsyD, licensed clinical psychologist and founder of Unstuck Therapy in Denver, specializing in men's issues and LGBTQ+ care. So many partners want the person they love to open up, but don't know how to ask without it feeling like pressure. In this episode, Dr. Linda Baker explains why so many men learn to shut feelings down, what's really happening when a partner goes quiet...

Guest: Jacy Rabold, mother of three and author of Carried , a 100-day restorative journal for moms healing after a complicated birth. In 2018, Jacy’s son Elliott was born four weeks early by emergency C-section after a fetal maternal hemorrhage and a stroke at birth. In this episode, Jacy and Dr. Courtney talk about the guilt that followed, the fear that set in once the NICU monitors were gone, an...

Guest: Jenny Wegner, licensed marriage and family therapist and Denver eating disorder specialist with 15+ years of experience, including inpatient work at Children's Hospital Colorado and Eating Recovery Center. What does an eating disorder actually look like in a teenager, and what can parents do about it? Dr. Courtney sits down with Jenny Wegner, LMFT to unpack why a "healthy" number on the sca...

Guest: DeeDee Moore, founder of More Than Grand, a blog, app, and resource hub helping new grandparents support the parents in their lives. Dr. Courtney sits down with DeeDee Moore to unpack one of the most tender and most tension-filled relationships in family life: the one between parents and grandparents. They dig into why advice so often lands as criticism, why "you turned out fine" stings mor...

Guest: Dr. Monica Corrado, licensed clinical psychologist specializing in psychoeducational assessment. Dr. Monica sits down with Dr. Courtney to demystify gifted testing. From the signs that might prompt a parent to seek it out, to what those confusing percentile scores actually mean, to why a single test result is never the whole story. It's a candid, reassuring look at a process most parents fe...

Guest: Dr. Stephanie Pinch — Licensed clinical psychologist and founder of Pinch Psychology in Denver, specializing in autism evaluation, child development, and family relationships; former award-winning teacher. Episode Summary: Dr. Stephanie Pinch joins Dr. Courtney to unpack why autism so often gets missed in girls and women from the diagnostic criteria itself to the exhausting, invisible work...

Guest: Dr. Kate Bennett, PsyD — clinical sport psychologist, three-time national cycling champion, and licensed Way of Champions trainer, working at the intersection of youth sport culture, athlete mental health, and performance. Episode Summary: Dr. Courtney sits down with clinical sport psychologist Dr. Kate Bennett to unpack what two decades in youth and elite sports has taught her about parent...

Guest: Dr. Kristin Edwards, licensed psychologist and founder of Tampa Pediatric Psychology, specializing in evidence-based therapy and assessment for children, adolescents, and young adults, with a focus on ADHD, anxiety, and executive functioning. In this episode, Dr. Courtney sits down with fellow psychologist Dr. Kristin Edwards to unpack why ADHD often gets missed or misunderstood in teenager...

Guest: Dr. Emily Bailey — Licensed Psychologist, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Oglethorpe University, and owner of Atlanta OCD and Anxiety Treatment, LLC. Specializes in OCD, anxiety disorders, and scrupulosity, with advanced training in SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions). Episode Summary: Most parents don't realize how often they're accommodating their child's anxi...

Guest: Rachel Schopp, Founder of Allied Education — a K-12 veteran teacher, administrator, and curriculum lead who helps families translate school confusion into confident, informed action. In the final episode of our back-to-school mini-series, Dr. Courtney and educational consultant Rachel Schopp tackle how to raise concerns with a new teacher — whether they're carrying over from a rough prior y...

Guest: Carrie Visintainer, MS, Certified Executive Function Coach Carrie helps teens and young adults (ages 15–24) build the self-management skills — planning, prioritizing, time management, and self-advocacy — that carry them through the transition from high school into college or the workforce. In this episode, Dr. Courtney and Carrie unpack what executive functioning actually is, why the "great...

Guest: Rachel Schopp, Founder of Allied Education — a K-12 veteran teacher, administrator, and curriculum lead who helps families translate school confusion into confident, informed action. In part three of our back-to-school mini-series, Dr. Courtney and educational consultant Rachel Schopp tackle one of the most common parent anxieties of the season: how and when to talk to your child's new teac...

Guest: Dr. Megan Cannon, licensed sport & performance psychologist and founder of MVP Mindset Sport & Performance Psychology, working with teen, collegiate, and professional athletes nationwide. Episode Summary: Dr. Courtney sits down with sport psychologist Dr. Megan Cannon to talk about what it's really like to raise a high-performing high school athlete — from identity and burnout to th...

Guest: Rachel Schopp, Founder of Allied Education — a K-12 veteran teacher, administrator, and curriculum lead who helps families translate school confusion into confident, informed action. In part two of our back-to-school mini-series, Dr. Courtney and educational consultant Rachel Schopp get practical about routines — why they matter far beyond logistics, how to reset sleep and screens without a...

Guest: Dr. Katherine Wesley, PhD, DBSM — licensed psychologist and board-certified behavioral sleep medicine specialist, Children's Hospital Colorado. Dr. Courtney sits down with longtime friend and colleague Dr. Katherine Wesley to talk all things kids and sleep — from the unpredictable early months of infancy through the social jet lag of adolescence. This is the episode for every parent who has...

Guest: Rachel Schopp, Founder of Allied Education — a K-12 veteran teacher, administrator, and curriculum lead who partners with families nationwide to translate school confusion into clear, confident advocacy. Kicking off a four-part back-to-school mini-series, Dr. Courtney sits down with educational consultant Rachel Schopp to talk about the transitions every family faces this time of year — kin...

Guest: Dr. Mallaree Blake, PsyD, CST — Licensed Clinical Psychologist and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist specializing in sex and sexuality, relationships, and perinatal and postpartum concerns. You'll talk to your friends about sleep schedules and daycare waitlists. You probably won't talk about what happened to your sex life. In this episode, Dr. Courtney sits down with sex therapist Dr. Mallaree...

Guest: Danielle McDowell, LCSW — OCD specialist, ERP-trained therapist, and founder of her own private practice serving children, adolescents, and adults with OCD and related anxiety disorders. OCD affects far more kids than most parents realize — and it rarely looks like what you see on TV. In this episode, Dr. Courtney sits down with OCD specialist Danielle McDowell to bust the biggest myths abo...

Guest: Dr. Norrine Russell, PhD — founder of Russell Coaching, the largest student coaching practice in the U.S., and author of Asking the Right Questions About ADHD. This week, Dr. Courtney is joined by Dr. Norrine Russell to unpack what really goes into understanding and supporting a child with ADHD — beyond the Instagram soundbites. Drawing on both her clinical expertise and her own experience...

Picky eating can feel like a daily battle, but it's rarely just stubbornness. Danielle Zold breaks down the four pillars behind feeding struggles—appetite, skill, comfort, and enjoyment—and shares practical, low-pressure strategies parents can use tonight to make mealtimes feel less like a fight and more like a chance to connect. What You'll Learn: The four pillars behind picky eating: appetite, s...

Guest: Dr. Jacqueline Jacobs Tynan, licensed clinical psychologist specializing in attachment-based therapy for children, families, and parents, trained in Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). In this episode, Dr. Courtney sits down with Dr. Jacqueline to unpack why kids' big behaviors are rarely the real problem — they're a signal. They dig into selective...

Summer is supposed to feel like freedom — but for most parents, it's also when couple connection quietly falls apart. In this episode, Dr. Courtney sits down with couples and sex therapist Bozhena Evans, LCSW to talk about why the summer transition is hard on relationships, how to stop the communication spirals before they start, and the surprisingly simple practices that can keep you and your par...

Guest: Dr. Stephanie Bono, licensed psychologist and founder of Evergrow Therapy & Assessment in the Denver Highlands. Steph specializes in ADHD, anxiety, insomnia, and parenting, and leads workshops for moms raising toddler boys — including her new boy mom playgroup at Sloane's Lake in Denver. Episode Summary: Dr. Courtney sits down with Denver psychologist and boy mom Dr. Stephanie Bono for...

In this Father's Day episode, Dr. Courtney sits down with Denver-based therapist and dad coach Bryce Giron Mathern to talk about what it really means to show up as a present, connected father. Bryce shares his personal journey through IVF, miscarriage, and becoming a dad in his 40s to twin boys — and how fatherhood has been his single greatest growth experience. Together they unpack why modern dad...

June is Pride Month, making it the perfect time to evaluate the environment we are building within our own four walls. While many parents hold deeply open-minded values and want their homes to be an "identity-safe zone," a wave of intense anxiety often hits the surface the moment topics like gender exploration, sexual identity, or pronouns enter the chat. Parents freeze out of a catastrophic fear...