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Pondering Life Adventures

Pondering Life Adventures

By Maurie Lung & Bobbi Beale

Two seasoned mental health therapists ponder this wild and precious life while integrating their experiences in adventure therapy, social justice, nature, parenting, and relationships. Grab a cup of coffee and eavesdrop on the sometimes funny, sometimes serious, genuinely realistic adventures of life.
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Episode 21: Narrow In A Bit

Pondering Life AdventuresDec 06, 2021

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Episode 52: Hair, Helping, & Halloween

Episode 52: Hair, Helping, & Halloween

Grab your cup of coffee and join Bobbi and Maurie for a little bit of a trip down memory road as we chat about photo memories, perms, and gray hair, when we jump into the serious conversation of the process of the school transition last fall. We explore the process as a parent when a child is navigating social situations where they want to be accepted for being themselves, but in our current social environment, a difficult situation that is not of their own doing often results in rejection. Sometimes a report of, “it was not terrible,” is the first step while we are helping our children to build their resiliency. Then we lighten things back up again with chat about Halloween and First Aid events.

Mar 17, 202438:05
Episode 51: When People Truly Collaborate Great Things Happen

Episode 51: When People Truly Collaborate Great Things Happen

Grab that cup of coffee or tea and listen in to an author's meeting as we meet up with our co-authors Tony Alvarez, Kim Sacksteder, Gary Stauffer, and Anita Tucker! Although this fun conversation came about because we met to write our second adventure therapy book, it is really a deep dive into how to truly collaborate with others to make great things happen.

Mar 10, 202446:37
Episode 50: Self-care, Resilience, and Delightfulness Practices

Episode 50: Self-care, Resilience, and Delightfulness Practices

Grab your coffee or tea and join Dr. Bobbie Beale and Dr. Maurie Lung as we discuss how we attend to our self-care even when we feel challenged and threatened ... a lot. We acknowledge that resiliency and self-care skills do not erase the facts of ourvery challenging and difficult things are happening in our world right now. And, of course, we still have to deal with the reality of what we are dealing with in our every day. However, by shifting our mindset that these practices aren’t the solution, but they are part of the process to help stabilize ourselves and mitigate the impact of the stressors in our lives, we can re-center on joy, or perhaps even delight, in our every day as well.

Sep 09, 202342:27
Episode 48: This or That?! An Interview with Jesse Beale Devine

Episode 48: This or That?! An Interview with Jesse Beale Devine

Grab that coffee or tea and settle in for a conversation with our conversation with a Gen Z thinker about what is happening in our world. You will find hope and insight, even though we are still swimming in the same soup. Ultimately, the advice is to expand your social support networks, take care of yourself, and do the right thing.

Jul 31, 202344:38
Episode 49: Climb On!

Episode 49: Climb On!

Join Bobbi Beale, PsyD, and Maurie Lung, PhD, for a truly inspirational conversation with Lor Saborin, a renowned climber, therapist, and LGBTQ activist. Not only do we hear about their amazing climbing background, we also chat about the balance of stepping out of the stressful moments and facing them head on while focusing on creating a welcoming and loving world. By the end, you will be energized to stop waiting for the world around us to change and start fueling yourself with joy and connection as we all struggle to find hope in this difficult times.

Jul 18, 202345:12
Episode 47: Bed Rotting and the Largest Blue Jay in the World

Episode 47: Bed Rotting and the Largest Blue Jay in the World

Even when you feel like staying in bed all day, sometimes we need to jump into the joy of the everyday to give ourselves just a little more bandwidth to navigate your world. Join Bobbi Beale and Maurie Lung as we chat about bandwidth, junk science, echo chambers, and then a bunch of left turns as we try to give our brains some relief.

Jun 24, 202335:49
Episode 46: Getting Off the Logic Train

Episode 46: Getting Off the Logic Train

This episode, we revisit how we have to actively and continuously work to be good humans - even if we have to get into some “necessary trouble” along the way. Join Bobbi Beale and Maurie Lung as we chat about pride month, try to make sense of recent events, and share how we find new ways to buffer the impact of our current social climate and what we do to keep going in our every day.

Jun 17, 202346:07
Episode 45: Finding Respite When Experiencing Social Injustice

Episode 45: Finding Respite When Experiencing Social Injustice

Bobbi Beale, PsyD, and Maurie Lung, PhD, continue their outlaw adventures with guest speaker, Troy Wilkerson. Troy lives in Little Rock, Arkansas and works at Joseph Pfeifer Kiwanis Camp. Troy believes that, “Social Justice Work is uncomfortable, emotionally demanding, and challenging. I also know that staying comfortable often leaves you no room to grow and makes you more susceptible to complacency. Treating the symptoms is a part of the process, but problems are only resolved when the underlining issue has ceased. A challenge is also an opportunity to learn, improve, engage, and reflect. I’m committed to ensuring that everyone has access to the resources and opportunities they need to lead fulfilling lives.” Listen in as we chat about how exhausted we all are from living in this world as a targeted marginalized person as well as exploring how to mitigate this impact and how to find respite - especially through experiencing nature, finding places of belonging, and connecting with friends and family.

Jun 10, 202352:33
Episode 44: Now that we are outlaws...

Episode 44: Now that we are outlaws...

It sure has been a little while since we have pondered about our life adventures. And gosh, have we had some adventures! Join Dr. Bobbi Beale and Dr. Maurie Lung as we launch season three with a new title and a new focus while still candidly sharing about our lives and tips to navigate this alarming world that we now find ourselves in.

Jun 04, 202335:27
Episode 42: Time Keeps On Ticking

Episode 42: Time Keeps On Ticking

Grab your coffee or tea and listen in as Dr. Maurie Lung and Dr. Bobbi Beale chat about the perception of time, how it changes with our age and experiences, and just how do we teach those little ones to stay calm under pressure. And we even debate if it is "little rabbits have big ears" or "little pitchers have big ears." All of this and more as you settle in for another conversation pondering our life adventures.

Aug 23, 202247:41
Episode 41: Back to School, Back to Reality

Episode 41: Back to School, Back to Reality

Grab your cup of coffee and hop into our conversation as we chat about back to school, learning, rule following, and a bit about what to do when your child is navigating the tough stuff. It's the end of summer and we are soaking in the last little bit of the playful days while we can.

Aug 16, 202248:25
Episode 40: Finding the Sweet Spot: From Parenting to Changing Habits

Episode 40: Finding the Sweet Spot: From Parenting to Changing Habits

Grab that cup of coffee and listen in as Dr Bobbi Beale and Dr. Maurie Lung chat about some tricky parenting issues we have navigated recently, a bit of world events, and how we are continuing to learn about adding healthy habits (and removing unhealthy habits) through a bit of novelty.

Apr 26, 202231:49
Episode 39: Perennial or Annual?

Episode 39: Perennial or Annual?

Join Dr. Bobbi Beale and Dr. Maurie Lung as we chat over coffee (grab yourself a cup, too!) about a broad range of topics, from a recent experience taking a child on a business trip, to how trauma and systemic oppression show up in our every day, to grading in the United States, to gardening, and finally metaphors – all in one conversation. Hold on for the ride!

Apr 16, 202245:08
Episode 38: Honoring Family Constellations and the Tradition of Swearing

Episode 38: Honoring Family Constellations and the Tradition of Swearing

Grab your cup of coffee and strap yourself in for a ride in this episode! We start off with a quick pass by current events, then we round the corner with a deep dive on family constellations, including the ideas of letting people define themselves and science behind why that is so important for healthy functioning, and then, if you need a laugh, stayed tuned to the very end where we have a hysterical conversation about the most favorite swear word that can be heard on every continent.

Apr 03, 202250:18
Episode 37: The Notion of Intending with Guest Jason Angione

Episode 37: The Notion of Intending with Guest Jason Angione

Grab your cup of coffee or tea, maybe even light a campfire, and pull up a chair to join Dr. Bobbi Beale and guest speaker, Jason Angione, as they dive into the notion of intending. They chat about the mind-blowing decade when information about neurobiology, the impacts of trauma, and the power of intention. They explain how intentions can be self-guiding, including how we can see the highest light in others (or a situation), and the process of creating intentions for ourselves. And how cooking and eating is the way of the world while Jason ponders why wander rhymes more to ponder than wonder.

Mar 19, 202257:39
Episode 36: Titles, and Questions, and Habits, oh my!

Episode 36: Titles, and Questions, and Habits, oh my!

Grab that cup of coffee or tea and settle in for this episode with Dr. Bobbi Beale and Dr. Maurie Lung that is filled with advice about parenting toddlers, the impact of titles for people, and creating new habits for us all.

Mar 14, 202243:05
Episode 35: Parenting – The First 40 Years Are The Hardest with guest Russell Chamberlain

Episode 35: Parenting – The First 40 Years Are The Hardest with guest Russell Chamberlain

Grab that cup of coffee (or tea!) and settle in for our conversation with Russell Chamberlain, LCSW, CADCIII/MAC. He provides a safe place for struggling teens and families to build relationship and heal at LifeSTREAM Therapy, LLC (https://lifestreamtherapy.net). We chat about parenting multiples (we all have twins/triplets in our households!) and share how when things get tough, we often cross the line into science for ideas, which we try to make it accessible to people so that it makes sense so that we can focus on what is important to develop healthy adults.

Mar 01, 202246:35
Episode #34: Navigating Reverberation When A Loved One Dies

Episode #34: Navigating Reverberation When A Loved One Dies

Grab that cup of coffee (or tea) and brace yourself for an episode that puts the raw emotions of a recent death into view. We dive into those feelings and feel them and let them reverberate as we chat about the death of a family member. From how we take care of ourselves as well as how we show up for others, especially for our young ones who are on this path, too. And sometimes you just have to let go of everything and go with the flow of what is happening and feel the things and hug the people and just sort of be there.

Feb 21, 202246:05
Episode 33: Read, Connect, Share

Episode 33: Read, Connect, Share

Grab that cup of coffee (or tea) and settle in to chat as we chat about how reading and movies influence our parenting, especially when we are reinforcing empathy and problem-solving! Plus, a little more about habits, prioritizing our to-do list, and bedtimes!

Feb 17, 202244:58
Episode 32: Give The Judge A Snack

Episode 32: Give The Judge A Snack

Grab that coffee (or tea) and settle in for a ride today! Dr. Bobbi Beale and Dr. Maurie Lung dive right into what motivates us for change, what puts the brakes on, and then totally geek out on some of the research that supports these ideas. 

Feb 06, 202246:44
Episode 31: Colonial Counseling: A Conversation with Lise Brown, BRS, RSW, MSW

Episode 31: Colonial Counseling: A Conversation with Lise Brown, BRS, RSW, MSW

Grab a coffee and come join us as we chat with Lise Brown, BRS, RSW, MSW, about resiliency, de-colonizing counseling, and radical inclusion. Lise Brown the owner of Momenta, which offers opportunities for experiential learning that fosters growth through connections to self, each other and place. She has a Bachelor of Recreation, a Master of Social Work, a Certificate in Expressive Arts Therapy, and the Forest School Practitioner training. Lise combines these areas of practice to provide clinical direction, facilitate groups, and counsel individuals both in urban and wilderness environments with a focus on physical and emotional safety, successful participation, fun, meaningful activity, and group cohesion.

Jan 31, 202247:02
Episode 30: Real Life Inspiration with World Renowned Adventurer TA Loeffler

Episode 30: Real Life Inspiration with World Renowned Adventurer TA Loeffler

Grab your cup of coffee or tea, you are in for a treat! From our conversation of shifting language, such as hard/soft skills to the recognition of movement toward less biased language of technical and interpersonal skills, hear TA’s thoughts about how accidents are more likely to occur, decision fatigue, and interrupting power dynamics to create spaces for frequently quieted voices to be heard. (Also, you might want to check out a kick sled!) Dr. TA Loeffler is a celebrated educator, adventurer, nature advocate, author, and professional keynote speaker from St. John’s, Newfoundland, and Labrador. TA is a professor of Outdoor Education and Recreation in the School of Human Kinetics and Recreation at Memorial University of Newfoundland.  She has been recognized the Canadian Geographic “90 Greatest Canadian Explorers” in 2020 and named to the Canadian Geographic’s Canada’s Greatest Explorers 100 Modern-Day Trailblazers List, Greatest Canadian Modern Women Explorers List, the Canadian Geographic’s Canada’s Greatest Explorers 100 Modern-Day Trailblazers List and Greatest Canadian Modern Women Explorers List. Find out more about TA Loeffler here at https://taloeffler.com.

Jan 25, 202244:59
Episode 29: Confront the Negative Bias by Savoring

Episode 29: Confront the Negative Bias by Savoring

Grab that cup of coffee or tea and dive into the joy of savoring and spend just a few moments to pause. We aren’t talking about toxic positivity, we are talking about combating the fatigue that is occurring from the chronic stress in our world right now. Everybody is exhausted. Everyone is overwhelmed. Take that deep breath and explore with use right now. Gift yourself this moment to just be.

Jan 17, 202244:57
Episode 28: The Canary Is Just Okay

Episode 28: The Canary Is Just Okay

Grab that cup of coffee or tea and join us as we chat about how we are all dealing with the chronic stress and chaos of our world today, most of us are also experiencing burnout. Many of us are looking for some hacks to make us feel better because we are exhausted. As we learned, the conscious mind is the bottleneck for our brain. We experience fog, decision fatigue, agitation, and so much more. However, habits help reduce exhaustion and burnout because they automate our processes for us.

Jan 09, 202233:24
Episode 27: Thoughts Swimming Around Our Minds

Episode 27: Thoughts Swimming Around Our Minds

Grab that cup of coffee and listen in as we welcome in another new year and chat about recent parenting escapades, including when our children first realized that they were not the same as other people, re-entry after the holiday, and our confusion – and ways we find hope - with the world around us.

Jan 04, 202230:34
Throwback Thursday! Episode 25: Uncork That Bottle and Let It Roll!

Throwback Thursday! Episode 25: Uncork That Bottle and Let It Roll!

Grab that cub of coffee or tea and join us from way back in September of 2021 as we discuss a variety of ideas around parenting supervision, generational drama, and the influence that both chronic trauma and situational trauma have over time on ourselves and our families.

Dec 31, 202147:11
Episode 26: Tend, Befriend, and Go with the Flow! with guest speaker Dr. Denise Mitten

Episode 26: Tend, Befriend, and Go with the Flow! with guest speaker Dr. Denise Mitten

Our nervous systems are contagious! Hold on tight to that cup of coffee or tea, as Dr. Denise Mitten jumps right in to invite us to think about everything that we do, and what are the ethical ends, and how do we want to use our gifts and education to further humanity. We talk about the Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi concept of flow, which he explains, “a meaningful life is one where the person spends his time in a state of optimal experience called flow… when the best moments usually occur when a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile. These experiences are universal to all cultures and time periods.” Listen in as Denise ties this to self-esteem, how it connects to value, belonging, and competence, as well as what we can do to improve this for ourselves as an adult. Denise Mitten, PhD, describes herself as, “Using systems thinking, I combine my background in sustainability, ecology, corporate and non-profit management, counseling, complementary medicine, higher education, and adventure trip leading to help people discover the knowledge, tools, and skills they need to continue passionate, high-quality work that positively contributes to the global community.”

Dec 27, 202150:01
Episode 24: Opportunity for a Reawakening: A conversation with Dr. Tonya Elliot

Episode 24: Opportunity for a Reawakening: A conversation with Dr. Tonya Elliot

Grab your cup of coffee or tea and settle in for a conversation with Dr. Bobbi Beale, Dr. Maurie Lung, and our guest speaker, Dr. Tonya Elliot-Walker. “Being Tsalagi (Cherokee) and Pawnee, I love helping Native people rediscover cultural traditions and values and use them to find meaning and purpose in life. I love training my counseling interns via cultural immersion and not just book learning. I use cultural traditions, such as storytelling, basket weaving, drumming, singing and celebrating the ceremony of life. I empower my clients and my interns to be social justice advocates and stand up for what is right and true for them in the world and not dim their light to make other people feel comfortable. We all have a path and purpose and now more than ever this world needs is to fully show up and walk the talk.” We have some big conversations that dive into making meaning of today’s world, the development of our identities in the world around us, and the reminder that when we connect with our authentic selves, and truly make things personal, we have much more influence on what is happening in our experiences, especially as it relates to hope and suffering.

Dec 20, 202140:10
Throwback Thursday: Episode 23: Colds and Cat Bites

Throwback Thursday: Episode 23: Colds and Cat Bites

Grab your coffee or tea and settle in for a throwback episode from September where, even through their colds and cat bites and Halloween, Maurie and Bobbi still have energy to chat about pets, parenting – from nighttime rituals, to middle school transitions, to learning to play a musical instrument - and even tackle the tough topic of talking about death with children.

Dec 17, 202135:37
Episode 22: Connection Before Anything: Parenting through Power Struggles and Fatigue

Episode 22: Connection Before Anything: Parenting through Power Struggles and Fatigue

It’s time! Pour yourself that cup of coffee or tea and settle in for a chat that takes many paths along the way of parenting struggles big and small, while refocusing on the values of parenting and the techniques that help us to teach the lesson that we actually want to be teaching. Even when we are tired. And, let’s face it, many of us are tired right now. All of that with a little divergence to revisit connection, hope, and a hat tip to state of flow. All of which are also helpful when we are tired.

Dec 13, 202145:49
Throwback Thursday! Episode 19: Pinecones Are Not A Good Throwable

Throwback Thursday! Episode 19: Pinecones Are Not A Good Throwable

Join us with your cup of coffee or tea as we chat about Bobbi’s family camping trip. We take a loop around parenting differences in families and reminisce about our own childhood, including our fears and worries about being a parent. As Bobbi says, “Parenting is such a tricky thing because you have to progress and evolve.”

Dec 10, 202130:32
Episode 21: Narrow In A Bit

Episode 21: Narrow In A Bit

Grab that coffee (or tea) and join Maurie and Bobbi as they talk about decision-making in our current world, including when we become wishy-washy. Dive into exploring what we do when what we thought was true before after we have new information. Hint, is not a sign of inconsistency, it is a sign of intelligence. A flip-flop can actually be the way you update your ways of being when you have new information, and how all of that (plus trauma and marginalization) ties into our resiliency strategies, such as tiny changes, a double shot of dopamine, and instilling hope.

Dec 06, 202139:37
Episode 20: Welcome Back! Catch up with Bobbi and Maurie

Episode 20: Welcome Back! Catch up with Bobbi and Maurie

Grab that coffee or tea and settle down to find out what we have been up to lately and the upcoming plans we have for the podcast. Plus, have you been introduced to Polly Bagel yet?! Find out what a bagel has to do with neuroscience or just take a few minutes to listen to chat about the world around us. 

Nov 29, 202144:59
Episode 18: Parenting Among Friends

Episode 18: Parenting Among Friends

Grab your coffee and settle in to hear all about parenting during a family reunion! And, add in the complexity that all of the children are "diblings" (donor siblings). Hold on tight for this ride!

Aug 24, 202142:48
Episode 17: Emerging and Reconnecting

Episode 17: Emerging and Reconnecting

Listen in as Bobbi Beale and Maurie Lung chat about our recent activities, including travel, parenting challenges, and re-connecting with others. 

Jul 27, 202121:52
Episode 12: The Perils of Parenting in the Pandemic (throwback)

Episode 12: The Perils of Parenting in the Pandemic (throwback)

Grab your coffee and listen in as we talk about that feeling of overwhelm by so much that is happening in our lives so quickly! We explore responsibility and blame. We remind ourselves that a calm nervous system calms nervous systems. But little did we know what was to come shortly after this January 2021 recording. 

Jun 16, 202119:24
Episode 16: Calmly Building Bridges

Episode 16: Calmly Building Bridges

Grab yourself a drink and settle in for our conversation with Dr. Christine Norton as we chat about stress, parenting, and the concerns of the world around us right now. Dr. Christine Lynn Norton is a Professor of Social Work at Texas State University. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Board Approved Clinical Supervisor, a Certified Clinical Adventure Therapist, a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and a Level III Certified Experiential Therapist with the International Society for Experiential Professionals. Christine is also a Research Scientist with the Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Center and a Fulbright Scholar.

Jun 08, 202153:00
Season 2 Teaser

Season 2 Teaser

Hear what happened during our little break AND what's coming for season 2!

May 13, 202100:37
Episode 15: Heart-centered and Inspirational Conversation with Sky Gray

Episode 15: Heart-centered and Inspirational Conversation with Sky Gray

Grab a drink, settle back, and listen in on our conversation with Sky Gray. We delve into the heart of resilience, through our careers in mental health, our challenges and success with our families, and our own personal curiosities. Enjoy!

May 13, 202156:06
Episode 14: Pause and Pivot with Lise and Bobbi
Mar 06, 202135:12
Episode 13: Friends, Colleagues, and Quantoids

Episode 13: Friends, Colleagues, and Quantoids

Grab your cup of coffee or tea and dive into t-tests, ANOVA, and chi-squares. Don’t worry, you don’t really need to know this vocabulary to enjoy this episode of how Bobbi met UNH researcher and professor, Dr. Anita Tucker as they dive into how a collegial relationship was forged, the work of a researcher in mental health, and the importance of women supporting each other in the workplace.

Mar 02, 202159:23
Episode 11: Seasoning Day

Episode 11: Seasoning Day

Grab your coffee and settle in for our conversation with Jesse, Bobbi's 23 year old son, as we have a candid conversation - including the infamous seasoning day. Jesse shares thoughtfully about what it is like to have a parent who is a mental health practitioner, how adventure therapy ideas were integrated during childhood, how Montessori education reinforced these values, and on growing up with moms who are lesbians. (Also included is a brief update after surgery with Dani.)

Jan 20, 202159:48
Bonus Episode: Stories from the Field Interviews Bobbi

Bonus Episode: Stories from the Field Interviews Bobbi

Listen in on the interview as Bobbi was a guest on the podcast "Stories from the Field: Demystifying Wilderness Therapy."

Stories from the field is dedicated to demystifying wilderness therapy and is hosted by Dr. Will White. In this podcast Will interviews various wilderness therapy researchers, program founders, writers, executive directors, guide staff, clinicians, critics and more. He educates the listener to the long history of the field and different trends related to this evolving treatment option.

Will has worked in the wilderness therapy field for over 30 years and co-founded Summit Achievement (a wilderness therapy program) located in Maine in the 1990's. He wrote the book, "Stories from the Field: A History of Wilderness Therapy" and his doctoral dissertation traced the history of the field and is titled, “Stories from the Elders: Chronicles and Narratives from the Early Years of Wilderness Therapy”.

Jan 15, 202147:00
Episode 10: Ksporking, Cooking, & Caregiving

Episode 10: Ksporking, Cooking, & Caregiving

Grab your coffee (or tea or hot chocolate) and join us as we chat up Bobbi’s partner Dani just a day before her surgery, then we dive into some theory about relationship roles and being a primary caregiver, before we take a little jaunt off road into baking shows, cooking for kids, and backcountry kitchens.

Jan 06, 202143:13
Episode 9: All I Want for Christmas is... Reinforced Titanium?!

Episode 9: All I Want for Christmas is... Reinforced Titanium?!

Grab your coffee, tea, or hot chocolate and pull up a chair to listen in as we chat about our holiday traditions, how this looks during a pandemic, and the ordinary struggles of our everyday lives as we navigate our exciting work and lively families. Be sure to check out our Facebook page, Pondering Life Adventures, if you want to see the photo we are referencing in this segment!

Dec 23, 202035:47
Bonus: "Graduate to Guide: On the Other Side of Therapy" Interviews Maurie

Bonus: "Graduate to Guide: On the Other Side of Therapy" Interviews Maurie

Check this bonus episode out! Maurie was interviewed by Emma Stein. Here is how she describes this episode: "In the second interview of this podcast, Emma welcomes a seasoned leader in the field of adventure therapy to the show, Maurie Lung. Maurie discusses her work at Life Adventures Counseling and Life Adventures For All and shares how she integrates her work into her own life and her life experience into her work. She gives valuable advice to anyone new to the field of mental healthcare." Emma's podcast, Graduate to Guide: On the Other Side of Therapy, can be found at https://graduatetoguideontheothersideoftherapy.buzzsprout.com if you are interested in more stories like this one.

Dec 18, 202035:58
Episode 8: Bandwidth Exhaustion? Eat, Move, Breathe, Sleep!

Episode 8: Bandwidth Exhaustion? Eat, Move, Breathe, Sleep!

Listen in on our conversation with Dr. Tina Bhargava, an Associate Professor at Kent State University. She has been studying how bandwidth (a term she uses for our brain resources) relates to human behavior for the last 10 years and has discovered that truly understanding it can provide a life-changing perspective on why people do what they do—AND what we can do about it. Check out her website at www.everydaybandwidth.com!

Dec 15, 202050:53
Episode 7: What Happens in Vagus (the nerve), Doesn't Really Stay in Vagus

Episode 7: What Happens in Vagus (the nerve), Doesn't Really Stay in Vagus

Grab that cup of coffee and listen in as we wander about in our fog, directly experiencing the influence of the vagus nerve that is overseeing our parasympathetic nervous system and its vast range of crucial functions, such as communicating motor and sensory impulses to every organ in our body. From the common cold to sleep deprivation, we unpack what happens when we get overwhelmed with our world and we share a few strategies that will help to mitigate this stress that we are all experiencing in some form or another. (Visit our Facebook page, Pondering Life Adventures, to see the slide we are referring to in this episode!)

Nov 22, 202033:21
Episode 6: It's Okay to Play Ball in the House

Episode 6: It's Okay to Play Ball in the House

Listen in on our chat as we navigate our stressful world while still trying to hold onto some of the routines that help our families thrive. We somehow link current events, with Halloween, gun sales, and the Olympic Biathlon. Finally settling on discussing regulating, family rules, the difference between tattling and telling, and the most important rule of all...to have fun. Don't miss the mindful moment at the end, as we are certainly in need of those these days!

Nov 09, 202049:57
Bonus Episode: Stories from the Field Interviews Maurie

Bonus Episode: Stories from the Field Interviews Maurie

Listen in on the interview as Maurie was a guest on the podcast "Stories from the Field: Demystifying Wilderness Therapy."

Stories from the field is dedicated to demystifying wilderness therapy and is hosted by Dr. Will White. In this podcast Will interviews various wilderness therapy researchers, program founders, writers, executive directors, guide staff, clinicians, critics and more. He educates the listener to the long history of the field and different trends related to this evolving treatment option.

Will has worked in the wilderness therapy field for over 30 years and co-founded Summit Achievement (a wilderness therapy program) located in Maine in the 1990's. He wrote the book, "Stories from the Field: A History of Wilderness Therapy" and his doctoral dissertation traced the history of the field and is titled, “Stories from the Elders: Chronicles and Narratives from the Early Years of Wilderness Therapy”.


Oct 29, 202058:59