The Teaching Kindness Podcast

I asked you guys on Instagram why you follow me, and I got a lot of responses telling me you wanted to hear what our kids are struggling with.  So I got together with a child psychologist in Australia to talk about it! Go check it out she's awesome!  Instagram: @The_therapist_parent Facebook: The Therapist Parent Make sure to go follow me on insta @bulliesbe.gone and email me at bullies.speaker@gm...

Don't you wish there were more options for phones for kids besides smart phones that give them access to everything that can hurt them?  Well, we have found us another champion! Pinwheel is a phone that limits what the kids can do, while involving the parent and giving them a very active hands on role in educating their kids about technology.  It's amazing. I sit down with Pinwheels "chief mom" an...

Today we are going to be talking about SEX. For some reason, so many parents are scared to talk about sex with their kids, and when they do talk about sex, they make it some shameful forbidden thing. Proper sex education in the home is so necessary and crucial for kids. It helps them avoid harmful addictions to pornography, and if you don’t teach them, they’ll just turn to the internet, and we don...

Mental health conversations are hard. They are getting more common, but they feel like a big deal when they happen. My guest today, Kengo Adachi, is a mental health advocate that is trying to make mental health talks more casual and frequent. Check him out! @kengojames Make sure to follow me @bulliesbe.gone and if you want me to speak at your school or event email me bullies.speaker@gmail.com or r...

Has anyone noticed the longer they spend online, the angrier they get? It is so easy to get sucked into comment wars, political arguments, and trolling fights. The back and forth of a petty argument can even be addictive. On todays episode, I speak with author Kara Laws and how anger, especially online,  is addicting and how we can let go of it and live a much happier life. @karawritesstuff - ig,...

Today on the show, I bring on Studio C and JK Studios super star Adam Berg.  Adam is well known for his roles on those TV and internet shows, but he also recently came out as gay to the world.  We talk about some of the pressures people in the queer community feel and how we can be better allies.  You will love it!  Check Adam out on insta @heyadamberg.    Check out his book Rainbringer on amazon...

Jen is a Cyber Safety Parent Consultant and Parent Awareness Advocate. She is Founder of "Not My Kid' and manages the "Not My Kid" Facebook parent support group providing resources for parents with a focus on empowering them to keep their kids safe online, with an emphasis on delay. She is a mum of 3 children who, as well as running, "Not My Kid" manages her husband's psychiatric and is studying f...

there are some things in a kids life that can really rock their world. One of those things is divorce, and it can really have a negative effect on kids. But it doesn’t have to be that way. I have with me on the show today, Ben Heldfond and Nikki DeBartolo. They are the founders of the Our Happy Divorce page, and co-authors of Our Happy Divorce, How Ending Our Marriage Brought Us Closer Together. T...

We all live in a world full of unkindness and comparison. It can really be rough and you never know what other people are going through. Today I got with me the one and only Brittni Schroeder here on the show. Brittni is the founder of the Compassion Club, an organization that helps implement curriculum in schools to help change culture. She’s experienced some serious loss in her life and now she...

Todays episode is juicy! I sit down with THE tatoo'd life coach Rob Eastman and we talk about what kids today are lacking when it comes to their resiliency.  We talk a lot about mental health and Rob takes us down memory lane as we dive into his past struggles as an addict and his road to recovery.  You for sure want to hear this one. Bellow are the links for Rob so you can see what he is up to  T...

Welcome back everyone! Who is ready for another great season of BBG?!?! We will be releasing episodes every Friday morning at 7am MST.  Make sure to go and follow me @bulliesbe.gone for your daily dose of positivity To get me in your school/church/event, email me at bullies.speaker@gmail.com  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bullies-be-gone/support

In this season finale I reflect of the things that I learned this past year through doing the podcast and speaking in school I reveal the basic truths that I feel like kids are missing out on right now.  Merch- https://linktr.ee/bulliesbe.gone Go hit me up on Instagram for your daily dose of positivity @bulliesbe.gone Make sure to email me if you want to get me and speak in your school bullies.spe...

We all have trials. We all have parts of life that bring us to our knees. How we handle those hardships helps to define who we are for the rest of our lives. We can be a victim, or we can be a victor. Today, I talk with a collegiate and world wrestler, Ben Kjar. He’s had his fair share of challenges growing up with a deformity and then turning around and becoming one of the best wrestlers UVU has...

The conversation around mental health needs to change.  It's time get just as serious about our mental health as we are about our physical health.  Our kids are suffering and we are brushing it off.  They need to be heard.  They need to be loved.  And we ALL need to take our mental health more seriously.  Today I talk with Dr Julie Hanks about how we can change the conversation around mental healt...

When is the last time that you've talked about sexual predators with your kids?  Are you having age appropriate conversations to help keep your kids safe?  Too many of us are turning a blind eye to this topic and something NEEDS to change. Today I talk with Mallory Tingey, who is a survivor of child sexual abuse.  It has taken her 20 YEARS to heal from her traumas, and she continues to share and g...

What’s up everybody and welcome back! It is great to be at BBG. I don’t know if yall have noticed, but teens have big emotions! And it can be really difficult as a parent to not get burnt out while trying to help them process these emotions and attitudes in a healthy way. Well, my guest, Rachel Bailey is here to talk to me about all of this and more! Podcast (Your Parenting Long Game): https://rac...

I have spoken to a lot of people about addiction, and have brought several onto the show who have shared their struggles with addiciton.  Seldom do we get to hear from those directly effected.  Today, I talk with Toni Ludlow.  She's a mom of 3, and a wife to a strong recovering addict. She shares her story and let me tell you, she is so full of hope! Yall are going to love it insta: toni_ludlow If...

What is up everybody and welcome back! It is great to be at BBG. The emotional development of our kids is incredibly important. And right now, it is suffering due to excess screen time and lack of connections! I talk with my guest today, Dr Alisa Van Langeveld on some simple things we can do to help our kids out @10minutestogether Go follow me @bulliesbe.gone. For speaking inquiries, email me at b...

- What’s up everybody and welcome back, it is great to be at BBG! Teen years are tough. Kids are tough. Being a parent is tough! Our kids make decisions that infuriate and disappoint us. We still want to love them admist their struggles, but sometimes it can be hard to not act out of anger. My guest today, Heather Frazier, is a health coach who helps parents and teens in their relationships. One o...

What’s up everybody and welcome back! It is great to be at BBG. Teens and parents, you both know how ADDICTING screens and phones can be for all of us. So many of us already have screen stories of how bad we were addicted to our phones. Well today, my guest is a mom with a screen story who did something about it! Mandee Hamann is a mom of 3, and the marketing director of Screen Strong. We talk abo...

What is up everybody and welcome back! It is great to be at BBG! Parents, do you ever feel that parenting is just so dang complicated? Do you ever wish it would just simplify? Well you certainly are not alone. My guest today, Marielle Melling, is all about simplifying parenting and helping us to love our lives with our kids. Check her out at www.lovinlifewithlittles.com and @lovinlifewithlittles I...

There are so many people out there struggling right now. So much depression, anxiety, and suicidality running rampant amongst our kids. So you can imagine how happy I was when I found this clothing line, StayWear, that is dedicated to suicide awareness and helping people with this growing issue. Today I sit down with their founder, shane ball, and we dive into this hard topic. It’s heavy, but we n...

What is up everybody and welcome back! It is great to be at BBG! What does resiliency mean for you? What does empathy mean to you? Especially in the mental health field, experts are feeling like these two things are what is missing and what is wrong with society right now. But don’t just take my word for it. MY guest today, Sarah McNaughton is a school counselor, and has a PASSION for empathy and...

What’s up everybody and welcome back! It is great to be at BBG! How has this school year been for your students? I mean parenting is hard all on it’s own. And then helping your kid navigate school is a whole other game. Put covid and smart phones and who knows what else on top of it…it can be super overwhelming. My guest today, Jethro Jones, is a former principal who focused on improving school cu...

What’s up everybody and welcome back! It is great to be at BBG! What do we waste our attention on? I have found as a school counselor that so many kids are focusing on all the wrong things! Stuff they have absolutely no control over! My guest today, tanner clark, is all about fixing your focus. He’s also a parent of a teenager, and brings some unique perspectives to the table. I think you all are...