emotions

Inside Out of Teen Emotions

Penn here. I’m not embarrassed to tell you that I cried last week. In a movie theater, no less. Kim and I went to see Inside Out 2 in anticipation of a podcast we were going to record with Dr.…

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Feeling The Feels This Back-To-School Season

Let me start by saying, we live in a college town. We feel lucky to be surrounded by several big universities and even small colleges within just a few miles of our front door. Last week, I needed to make a…

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Navigating the Emotional Life of Teens with Dr. Lisa Damour

We’ve talked about this before (even as recently as a few months ago) about when our kids were babies, almost every seasoned parent said to us “just wait until they are teenagers.” The thing is, we love our kids. We…

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Helping Kids Cope Right Now

As former news reporters, we have always encouraged our kids to ask good questions. Curiosity and a search for answers is rewarded in our house. But here’s the thing: Lately? I have no freaking clue how to answer their questions. …

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