The Teaching Kindness Podcast

What’s up everybody and welcome back! It is great to be at BBG! In this day and age, there are so many things vying for our attention. So many distractions. And it’s so easy to become passive parents and accidentally raise passive kids. Kids aren’t bored anymore! They aren’t imaginative playing like they used to! I mean I remember when wrapping paper rolls became my lightsaber and I was a Jedi kni...

What’s up everybody and welcome back! It is great to be at BBG! Parents, do you struggle with kids who have big feelings? Don’t lie, we all do! This whole last year has been a pressure cooker of emotions, and our kids are now struggling to process those emotions.  This issue needs to be addressed, so I reached out to my friend Maylin on Instagram to see if she can talk. She is clinical psychologis...

What is up everybody and welcome back! It is great to be at BBG. So I don’t know if you guys have noticed, but our youth are in crisis. The numbers of kids who suffer from depression and anxiety continue to rise, and suicide rates continue to climb year after year. Kids need our help. It is time to change the way we talk about mental health. Someone who has been fighting hard to raise a big voice...

What’s up everybody and welcome back! It is great to be at BBG! Our youth feel immense pressure to be perfect and not make mistakes. And they naturally feel immense guilt when they make a mistake. One thing that most of our youth struggle with to some degree is pornography. Smart phones and social media have made it ever more accessible. It’s no longer if you see it, but when you see it. There is...

What’s up everybody and welcome back! It is great to be at BBG! Lets be honest guys, parenting is hard. Every kid is so different and it’s hard for us to understand our roles as parents as they change with each kid. It’s super important that we can be there for our kids though. That’s why I am super happy that my guests today, Kami and Larry Kirby, are here. They are trained facilitators of the lo...

I’ve been tooting my horn about how bad social media is for kids for quite a while. And I thought yall would be interested to hear what our educators have to say about it. My guest today is Stefan Jolly, a principal in California. He’s been doing some amazing things for the kids at his schools, and he brings some shocking evidence and opinions to the table. You will want to hear this one. Go check...

Do you feel like your life is a low key dumpster fire? Has being kind bitten you in the butt and you are ready to give up? You definitely don’t want to miss todays episode with Al Fox Carraway. She’s gone through so much. Her story of trucking through adversity has turned her into a writer, international speaker, and just an incredible person. She’s published 3 books now, and has spent the last 11...

Every day, kids are trafficked through social media.  Every day, kids have their choices taken away from them.  And we need to stop living in denial.  My guest today, Elizabeth Frazier, is a sex traffic survivor. She was trafficked by her parents for nearly 20 years.  After she was safe enough to break those ties, and to heal, she found power in words.  She started a company called Hero Bands wher...

If you are a human being on this earth, you know that technology isn’t going anywhere. Learning how to have a healthy relationship with your technology is impertivie to our health. Technology and social media can be the biggest bullies, so we need to control what we consume. My guest today is Tracy Foster, founder of START (Stand Together And Rethink Technology), and she does exactly that! If you...

So last year, 2020, we all felt pretty helpless. And there were SO MANY of you who felt hopeless as well. We all let things that didn’t matter define who we were. My guest today was right there with us. Anthony Trucks is a former NFL player who lost it all. His career, his job, his marriage….and almost his life. Today we talk all about what we need to do to live with that confidence so we can know...

The season finale! Thank you so much for all your support! Today, we wrap up our season with a good ole episode of just me.  I felt it would be rude if I wasn't the one to send us on our break lol. Today I talk about the two things that will help us heal the most and end our 2020 on a positive note: Love and gratitude. My speaking schedule for 2020 is wide open y'all! book me at www.bulliesbgone.c...

- Do you feel the influence of social media slowly pulling the humanity out of your heart? Have you felt the effects of addiction and porn in your life because of that nifty little phone you have? You are not alone. My guest today Luke Petrey shares his inspirational story about he overcame it and is now sharing his light with all Follow Luke @lukepeachtree and @lightbreaksforth on youtube. He’ll...

Do you wish your relationship was better with your kid?  Do you care a bit too much about what the neighborhood moms think about your kids?  Do you want to improve?  Today I had the pleasure with speaking with Brooke Romney.  As a speaker and educator, and a mom of 3 teenagers, she's learned some things along the way and we dive into how we can better connect with our kids.  You can find brooke at...

Do you have teens who have had cell phones for years and are super addicted?  Do you wish you had some sort of a pledge or agreement on technology that all members of your family follows?  Look no more! Andrea Davis, my latest guest, and founder of Better Screen Time, is an educator who teaches parents who they can develop a better relationship with tech and their famikly.  You can find her at bet...

Do you feel your kid slipping away?  Do you feel the technology slowly consuming them?  My guest today, April Whiting, had those same feelings, and acted on them to save her family from a tech addiciotn.  Her passion has lead her to give a TedX talk, and now her living is to help parents create a tech healthy environment.  We deep dive on what parents can do to save their kids from the bully of an...

Do your kids have apps like Youtube Kids, Snapchat, or TikTok? All of these apps are rated for young kids, but have pornographic material on them.  Wouldn't you like to know before being on the app that that might happen?  My guest today, Chris McKenna, does just that.  He runs Protect Young Eyes, and they work hard to keep everyone up to date on all the latest apps and platforms so parents can be...

Have you or anyone you love struggled with porn or addiction?  Most of us know someone who has had serious struggles with it.  My guest today, Smith Alley, is a 17 YEAR OLD who has gone through the wringer.  Now he strives to help families protect their tech and their kids from the dangers the internet produces. This is a must-listen for parents.  Remember to follow me on Instagram @bulliesbe.gone...

Do you struggle with self confidence?  Are you waiting to give yourself permission to start living again?  Then you def want to listen to this podcast! Erika is such a light and is sharing it with the world Follow her on insta @erikavalle2 and check her out at: www.erikavalle.com Go follow me @bulliesbe.gone and bulliebgone.com for your daily dose of positivity  --- Support this podcast: https://p...

Do you struggle with self worth?  Do you find yourself beating up on yourself?  Well listen up! Today we dive DEEP into how we can stop bullying ourselves and start believing through small and simple things.  You don't want to miss this one! Josh Knuti has been through so much and this podcast episode was amazing! @overcomingu @bulliesbe.gone --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.co...

Today I talk with the founder of Do Good Be Kind, Chris Kurtz. We talk all this kindness and how we will change the world with it. You can catch Kurt at www.dogoodbekind.org, or on insta at @dogood.bekind. make sure to follow me for your daily dose of positivity @bulliesbe.gone. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bullies-be-gone/support

This episode is one of my last interactions with the amazing Collin Kartchner.  Collin has done so much good as an advocate for children to get them off their phones and social media, and to get them to truly live their lives.  He leaves a huge hole in our hearts.  If you want to help his family, a go fund me is set up at the link below. https://www.gofundme.com/f/collin-kartchner-memorial-fund If...

Today I had the privilige to talk to self made millionaire Angie Lee about cyber bullying and how we can keep our confidence and joy even with haters spitting negativity.  We take a deep dive on how we need to love ourselves no matter what, and how we are all worthy and wonderful. Hit her up on instagram @angieleeshow Follow me at @bulliesbe.gone for your daily dose of positivity  --- Support this...

Today we are diving into the struggles kids in the LGTB community face as they come out.  Bottom line, we need to be better.   Follow me on insta @bulliesbe.gone! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bullies-be-gone/support

Today I interview my good friend Jessie Lockhart about how she has been able to ditch the haters and trolls and just lead a happy life and love herself.  She is a small town girl turned Arizona realtor and is killing it! But her path to success ahs been paved with haters.  this one is juicy my friends!  Go follow Jessie on instagram @msjessielockhart and check out her youtube and tiktok as well! ...

This one is for parents, listen up! Follow me on Instagram @bulliesbe.gone --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bullies-be-gone/support