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 “You cannot learn the Self, you cannot learn Consciousness, you cannot learn Love, you cannot learn Trust, but you can learn how you deny that.” After an essential experience of self-realization, we can re-identify with the definitions and concepts we hold about ourselves in our mind. How do we resolve the paradox of recognizing oneself as pure consciousness and being human, living an ordinary life? In this lively exchange, Gangaji speaks to the “ABCs” or  the “how” of falling back into patterns of egoic identification.    Learn more about Gangaji  Gangaji's Event and Program Schedule About Finding Home and Gangaji's Media Library  

Feedback or Questions? Send us a text!1 BIG IDEAYou're not lost—you've just outgrown a version of success that was never yours to begin with. When you stop following other people's maps and start trusting your internal compass, you begin leading from a place of clarity, not conformity.3 WAYS TO APPLY THISRecognize how Assumptions, Beliefs, and Conditioning (your ABCs) shape your default decisionsReconnect with your Core Values as the foundation for building your own leadership mapShift from fear-based leadership to values-based conviction—just like Jesse Cole and the Savannah Bananas3 QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELFWhere in your leadership are you still following someone else's expectations?What part of your internal compass have you been ignoring?What would it look like to stop performing—and start building your own map?ENJOYING THE SHOW? LEAVE A RATING & REVIEWApple: scroll to the bottom, choose a rating, and write a review.Podchaser (Android): https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/stand-tall-own-it-empowering-p-1406762 RESOURCES & NEXT STEPSEpisodes mentioned: Deconstruction & Core Values: Your Blueprint for Authentic GrowthListen:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/1282826/episodes/16197163Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/a46yErlm7c0  Demystifying Deconstruction, The Hidden Gem of Personal Growth Listen:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/1282826/14471379Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Zw9itT-3Zhk Get your Free Core Values Blueprint: https://www.theintentionaloptimist.com/corevaluesexerciseInvest in Core Values Coaching: https://www.theintentionaloptimist.com/core-values-beta Join Andrea LIVE at THRIVE in ‘25 Live2Lead!Secure your seat in Charlottesville or Lynchburg, VA—two powerhouse events where purpose-driven leaders come to recharge, refocus, and rise.CHARLOTTESVILLE: https://www.theintentionaloptimist.com/live2lead-charlottesville-2025 LYNCHBURG: https://www.theintentionaloptimist.com/live2lead-lynchburg-2025 LET'S CONTINUE THE CONVERSATIONDM Andrea on Instagram or LinkedIn: @theintentionaloptimistLet's chat: andrea@theintentionaloptimist.comSHARE THIS EPISODEIf this episode helped you reframe your leadership growth, send it to another strategic woman leader who's ready to refine how she leads.Prefer to watch instead? Catch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2Z187ltpIXg Listen & Subscribe: www.theintentionaloptimist.com/podcast  Skillshare: Spark your creativity.Get 40% Off Annual MembershipDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

GENE STERATORE (CBS Rules Analyst) joins the show to answer all of our rules questions from week 2 in the NFL. - The Seahawks took advantage of the new kickoff rules - Which NFL coach was most well-versed in the rules? - Leverage penalties, tush push controversy and more! :30- ABCs of the Mariners - A is for Alvarez: Yordan scored an early run for the Astros, then slipped on home plate and injured his ankle pretty severely. - B is for Believe it or not: believe it or not, the Arizona Diamondbacks are only a game and a half out of a playoff spot. - C is for Cal-O-Ween: get out the Dumpkins and celebrate our new favorite holiday! :45- Gregg Bell said that the RB splits have been in response to Walker's lingering foot issue, not because Charbonnet is stepping up as RB 1B. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In "C is for Communion," TJ and Tory head out on an adventure to discover why Christians eat bread and drink from the cup at church. Along the way, they learn that communion is more than just a snack—it's a way God's people remember Jesus' death and resurrection, and celebrate that He is coming again! Follow along as TJ and Tory learn about the God's unchanging character week after week with the ABCs of Theology! Season 5 and 6 follow this best-selling card set, and we just know your kids are going to love them. Shop all discipleship tools for kids ages 2 to 12 at tinytheologians.shop, and join our email list to be among the first to know about sales, new releases, and get all the podcast updates right in your inbox!Resources: The ABCs of TheologyFollow Us:Instagram | Website | Newsletter Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What are the things fitness coaches shouldn't say? Host, fitness coach, and mindset expert Dr. Kasey Jo Orvidas shares 5 common things she still hears fitness coaches saying that they need to stop saying — for the sake of the success of their business and their clients' success. Learn how each of these phrases that many fitness coaches say impacts client success and mindset. Watch full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/S66u7Pipl7MConnect with me on IG! @coachkaseyjo5 Free Lessons in Mindset and Behavior Change Coaching: https://www.healthmindsetcert.com/5-free-lessons-podcastLEAVE A REVIEW, WIN A WORKSHOP! After you leave your review, take a screenshot and upload it to this form to be entered to win: https://forms.clickup.com/10621090/f/a4452-19651/1AZIEQZ9BBSNBGN161Magnetic Messaging Copywriting Workshop [20% off discount code: SECRET]Motivational Interviewing Cheat Sheet Free ResourceEpisode #20 The ABCs of Behavior Change#21: The David Goggins Mentality (What I Like and What I Really Don't)

Headlines and 12th man news with GREGG BELL (Tacoma News Tribune) Gregg joins us live from Ketchup Country to give us his thoughts on the Hawks win and the latest 12th man news. :30- ABCs of the Mariners - X is for excellence: if you're Dan Wilson, Sunday's game is how you draw it up - Y Is for yonder: yonder has been an issue- this team hasn't been good on the road… - Z is for Zeus: if Mickey Mantle Is a God, then Cal is clearly Zeus :35- It's fact or fiction time! Can we keep up our success from last week? Ashley makes her pick! :45- Today we get to hear from a victorious Coach MacDonald, but he still thinks there's a lot this team needs to work on. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today Gina dives into the ABCs Of Acceptance As A Path To Clearing Anxiety. Join in and learn why acceptance, although it seems counter intuitive and passive, is actually the courageous way out!Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the links and codes for our awesome sponsors!https://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/sponsors/ Thank you for supporting The Anxiety Coaches Podcast. FREE MUST-HAVE RESOURCE FOR Calming Your Anxious Mind10-Minute Body-Scan Meditation for Anxiety Anxiety Coaches Podcast Group Coaching linkACPGroupCoaching.comTo learn more, go to:Website https://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.comJoin our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership ProgramLearn more about our One-on-One Coaching What is anxiety? Find even more peace and calm with our Supercast premium access membership:For $5 a month, all episodes are ad-free! https://anxietycoaches.supercast.com/Here's what's included for $5/month:❤ New Ad-Free episodes every Sunday and Wednesday❤ Access to the entire Ad-free back-catalog with over 600 episodes❤ Premium meditations recorded with you in mind❤ And more fun surprises along the way!All this in your favorite podcast app!Quote:The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are. -Marcus AureliusChapters0:26 Introduction to Acceptance6:02 The Power of Being10:22 Cultivating Curiosity13:01 Breaking the Anxiety Loop16:04 Dental Chair Insights18:00 Closing Thoughts and ReflectionSummaryIn this episode, I delve into the transformative concept of acceptance as a crucial approach to alleviating anxiety. We parse through the ABCs of acceptance, beginning with the letter A, which stands for Allow. Allowing or accepting our feelings and circumstances is a fundamental step in managing anxiety as articulated by Claire Weeks. I emphasize that acceptance does not equate to liking our situation; rather, it is about acknowledging the reality of our experiences without unnecessary struggle. I illustrate the detrimental effects of resisting reality, likening it to a tug-of-war that drains our energy and keeps us from moving forward. By choosing to accept what is, we enable ourselves to release the struggle and channel our energy toward the aspects of our lives that we can control.Next, we journey into letter B—Be, or Being with our feelings and sensations. Here, I shed light on the importance of cultivating a non-judgmental awareness of our experiences. This practice allows us to notice our pain, whether physical or emotional, without feeding into our fears. For instance, when faced with bodily sensations that induce anxiety, such as chest tightness, I encourage listeners to approach these feelings with curiosity rather than panic. By observing our bodies like scientists, without preconceived notions or urgent desires to escape discomfort, we diminish the sense of peril associated with our internal experiences. In doing so, we foster a calmer environment for ourselves, paving the way for healing and clarity.We progress to letter C, which signifies Curiosity. I highlight how adopting a curious mindset towards our intrusive thoughts and fears can significantly reduce their power over us. By reframing our relationship with anxiety-provoking thoughts as mere phenomena to explore, rather than truths to contend with, we strip them of their authority. We're reminded that everyone experiences run-of-the-mill anxious thoughts, but the key lies in how we respond to them. Practicing curiosity diminishes fear, opening avenues for proactive responses based on our learned understanding of our mind's workings.#anxietyrelief #acceptance #mindfulness #mentalhealth #anxietycoaching #stressmanagement #calmness #selfhelp #personaldevelopment #overcominganxiety #GinaRyan #anxietycoachespodcast #emotionalhealth #curiosity #copingstrategies #panicattack #selfcarefirst #mentalwellness #lettinggo #beherenow #mindfulmoments #anxietyfree #anxietysupport #nervoussystem #mindsetshift #ACPSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Fun fact: Dating and public speaking are more alike than you think. Tune in to my conversation with JT Tran, the #1 Asian dating coach in the U.S., and learn:How dating is similar to and different from public speaking.How to make a good first impression.How to be authentic on stage and on a date.How to overcome self-doubt and conquer your fears.How rejection can be a tool for growth.JT Tran, a former rocket scientist, is the world's leading dating coach for Asian and minority men. As the founder of ABCs of Attraction, he's helped thousands of men build confidence, overcome stereotypes, fight racism and succeed in dating. With appearances on ABC, NBC, BBC and speaking engagements at top universities like Harvard and Yale, JT specializes in teaching practical, real-world strategies for men to improve their dating lives and become their best selves. Try JT's 30-day risk free trial to an online Academy which includes virtual lessons and live demonstrations as well as personalized feedback on homework. https://www.abcsofattraction.com/academy/special/Connect with JT: https://www.abcsofattraction.com/

Headlines and 12th Man News with GREGG BELL (Tacoma News Tribune) The Hawks head to Pittsburgh for a reunion with DK Metcalf. How will they cover the former Hawk and what are Gregg's keys to a Seahawks victory? Will Devon Witherspoon play? We sure hope so! :30- ABCs of the Mariners - V is for Valuable: Cal will clearly be the MVP for the M's, but Jorge Polanco deserves some kind of award. - W is for Waiting: Harry Ford has spent a lot of time waiting and he's handled it very well. If this team gets to the playoffs, how do you choose Garver over Ford? You can't! :35- It's Fact or Fiction time and Chuck makes his pick! :45- ICYMI: Rick Neuheisel. Coach Neuheisel joins us every Tuesday and we give you a chance to revisit some of his picks for week 3 in college football in case you missed it! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Published September 11, 2025 In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, and William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, discuss troublesome organisms making headlines. Together, they explore:Vibrio vulnificus (01:09): How people get this “flesh-eating” bacteria, how it affects patients, and a recent case that brought it into the spotlight.Staying safe (03:44): Discover when to seek medical attention and how knowledge can protect you as Vibrio vulnificus bacterium becomes more prevalent. New World screwworm (06:50): How this parasitic infection damages human tissue, how it was previously eradicated, and why it's making the news again. ABCs of protection (12:16): A simple reminder to avoid exposure, use bug spray, and wear protective clothing to shield against hazardous organisms.Laboratory as first line of defense (13:34): Laboratorians have a critical role in identification and monitoring broader trends when these types of cases arise. ResourcesA-Zs for prevention and exposure risks

Headlines and Thursdays with SOFTY Yeah, it's Husky football season, but the Dawgs are on a bye, so we have to discuss the Mariners too! How did Softy feel about the Huskies in the first two games and what's he expecting next weekend in Pullman? :30- We've got another great TNF matchup when the Commanders travel to Green Bay! Week 1 left some fantasy question marks though, so Chuck has to make some tough decisions. :35- Ashley makes her Fact or Fiction pick! :45- ABCs of the Mariners - T is for the Tombstone Boys: it's very obvious that there was a need to change the momentum after that roadtrip, so they grew mustaches and it's working! - U is for unathletic: this Cardinals team is very far from their athletic 80's counterparts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With week 1 of the NFL in the books, we take a look at some of our predictions for this season and see if they changed after one game. :30- ABCs of the Mariners - P is for peculiar: it was a bit of a peculiar game last night - Q is for queasy: was Gabe Speier just feeling sick to his stomach? - R is for Randy & Rodriguez: could they both go 30-30? - S is for switch-hitter: could tonight be the night that Cal ties some guy named Mickey? :45- We close out the show with one last thing! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Asset-based credit is reshaping the private credit landscape, offering investors new ways to diversify portfolios with the potential to capture higher yields amid market volatility. As banks pull back from certain lending markets and consumer behaviors evolve, asset-based credit stands out for its short duration, high yield, and low correlation to corporate credit. But what does this asset class really entail, and how can investors navigate its complexities?   On this episode of Disruptive Forces, host Anu Rajakumar welcomes Sachin Patel, Managing Director on the Specialty Finance team, to demystify asset-based credit and its expanding role in portfolios. Together, they explore the differences between alpha and beta strategies, discuss the impact of technology and consumer trends, and share practical insights for investors looking to access this dynamic and defensive asset class.     This communication is provided for informational and educational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. Information is obtained from sources deemed reliable, but there is no representation or warranty as to its accuracy, completeness or reliability. This communication is not directed at any investor or category of investors and should not be regarded as investment advice or a suggestion to engage in or refrain from any investment-related course of action. Neuberger Berman is not providing this material in a fiduciary capacity and has a financial interest in the sale of its products and services. Investment decisions should be made based on an investor's individual objectives and circumstances and in consultation with his or her advisors. All information is current as of the date of this material and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Neuberger Berman products and services may not be available in all jurisdictions or to all client types. This material is not intended as a formal research report and should not be relied upon as a basis for making an investment decision. The firm, its employees and advisory accounts may hold positions of any companies discussed. This material may include estimates, outlooks, projections and other “forward-looking statements.” Due to a variety of factors, actual events or market behavior may differ significantly from any views expressed. Investing entails risks, including possible loss of principal. Indexes are unmanaged and are not available for direct investment. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.    This material is being issued on a limited basis through various global subsidiaries and affiliates of Neuberger Berman Group LLC. Please visit www.nb.com/disclosure-global-communications for the specific entities and jurisdictional limitations and restrictions.    The “Neuberger Berman” name and logo are registered service marks of Neuberger Berman Group LLC.    © 2025 Neuberger Berman Group LLC. All rights reserved. 

Think the biggest problem in relationships is cheating, money, or lack of love? Think again. (PS - don't miss links below!)The #1 relationship killer is criticism — and most women don't even realize they're doing it. In this episode, I shares why criticism makes men pull away, shut down, and stop listening — and what to say instead so your man feels drawn closer, heard, and appreciated.✨ What You'll Learn in This Episode:Why even “innocent” advice or suggestions feel like criticism to menThe hidden ways women criticize without realizing itHow unmet needs trigger criticism in relationshipsWord-for-word examples of what to say instead of criticismHow to use Feminine Energy to get your needs met without pushing him away

Send us a textSeason 3 is here! In this episode of AI for Kids, Amber kicks things off with the letter W in our ABCs of AI series.W is for Weights — but not the kind you lift at the gym. In AI, weights are like little dials that tell a computer which clues matter most when it's learning. Pointy ears? Higher weight for “cat.” Fluffy tail? Could be “dog.” These weights help AI make decisions in games, apps, and even the tools adults use at work.But here's the twist: if the weights are wrong or unfair, AI can make bad choices—like favoring one student over another just because of their zip code. That's called bias. Understanding weights helps kids see why it's so important to ask: Who taught the AI what matters?Game of the Week: “Weight it Right” No screens required! Grab three cups, some household items, and a spoon. Shake, guess, and assign weights (1 for light, 2 for medium, 3 for heavy). Switch with a friend or sibling to see how “AI” can get things right—or wrong—based on what it pays attention to.Takeaways for Kids and ParentsWeights = how AI decides what's important.Fair weights = fairer results.Curiosity + questions = safer, smarter AI use.You don't need to be a computer scientist to start thinking like one!Want to share your story?If your child has tried an AI tool—chatting with a robot, coding something new, or asking Alexa a fun question—they could be featured on the podcast! Ask a grown-up to email Amber: contact@aidigitales.comSupport the showHelp us become the #1 podcast for AI for Kids.Buy our new book "Let Kids Be Kids, Not Robots!: Embracing Childhood in an Age of AI"Social Media & Contact: Website: www.aidigitales.com Email: contact@aidigitales.com Follow Us: Instagram, YouTube Gift or get our books on Amazon or Free AI Worksheets Listen, rate, and subscribe! Stay updated with our latest episodes by subscribing to AI for Kids on your favorite podcast platform. Apple Podcasts Amazon Music Spotify YouTube Other Like our content, subscribe or feel free to donate to our Patreon here: patreon.com/AiDigiTales...

We've grabbed the best moments of Chuck and Buck from Tuesday's show! - 12th Man news with Gregg Bell and the latest injury updates - Gene Steratore returns! - Rating NFL QB's in week 1 - Rick Neuheisel talks college football week 2 - ABCs of the MarinersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

RICK NEUHEISEL (CBS Sports) joins the show for his weekly visit and gives us his thoughts on week 2 in college football. Should CFB get rid of cupcake matchups? Is there a Heisman hopeful at Washington? Dan Lanning's Ducks, South Florida and more! :30- ABCs of the Mariners - M is for Munoz: we've seen him 59 times, and it might be time to get a little uncomfortable and use him in 1 run games as we make a push for the playoffs - N is for Naylor: it looks like he's out of his slump, thank goodness! - O is for organizational: the challenge last night was an absolute organizational failure. How did it get to the point where they actually challenged it? It should have been stopped immediately. :45- We close out Tuesday's show with one last thing! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anna and Matt kick off Season 11 with a brand-new attribute: God is Almighty—Nothing is too hard for Him! With help from their friend Ryan the Weightlifter, they explore God's power through the story of Jesus' resurrection in Matthew 28. From flexing muscles to celebrating the empty tomb, this episode reminds us that sin, Satan, and death are no match for God's almighty strength. What You'll Learn

In B is for Baptism, TJ and Tory try to figure out what baptism really is. Does baptism change what's inside of you or do you have to be changed by something else?Follow along as TJ and Tory learn about the names of God in Scripture week after week with the ABCs of Theology! Season 5 and 6 follow this best-selling card set, and we just know your kids are going to love them. Shop all discipleship tools for kids ages 2 to 12 at tinytheologians.shop, and be sure to grab our free podcast listener's guide! Resources: The ABCs of TheologyFollow Us:Instagram | Website | Newsletter Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.

In this episode of the Product & Packaging Powerhouse, host Megan Young Gamble reconnects with longtime friend Marc Winston, Senior Director at National Minority Supplier Development Council Inc.® (NMSDC®) and the President and CEO of Marc Winston Enterprises. Marc and Megan reminisce on growing up in Little Rock, Arkansas, along with Marc's journey from early sports and educational influences, a robust corporate career in logistics, supply chain and supplier diversity at Walmart. The conversation dives deep into the value of supplier diversity, the power of certifications (like NMSDC and WBENC), and the importance of intentional networking and relationship-building for brands and businesses seeking corporate partnerships. Marc emphasizes how certifications provide access, not guarantees,  sharing actionable advice on leveraging networks, staying resilient, and scaling businesses. The episode wraps with rapid-fire fun facts and practical takeaways for entrepreneurs looking to grow through inclusion and strategic connections.Affiliate & Other Links: [Megan Young Gamble Links][AFFILIATE] Ready to crank out your content in as little as 5 minutes? Use Castmagic, AI powered tool to take your content creation from overwhelmed to overjoyed by saving hours of developing content. Save 20 hours by Signing up today! https://get.castmagic.io/Megan [FREEBIE] Learn about “day in the life” of a Packaging Project Manager → Get our “Starter Packaging PM Freebie”  [link] https://glc.ck.page/thestarterpackagingprojectmanager [FREEBIE] Access commonly referenced organizations and tools in ONE PLACE with our handy guide HERE [link] https://bit.ly/OSTPlay 2[WATCH OUR EPISODES] Subscribe & Access our Video Vault YouTube Channel [ link] https://bit.ly/GLConYouTubeJoin our Email List  [link] https://glc.ck.page/55128ae04b [FOLLOW & CONNECT] with Megan on LinkedIn [link] https://linkedin.com/in/megangambleLearn about GLC, Packaging & Project execution firm for CPG brands http://www.getlevelconsulting.com[WORK WITH MEGAN]  @ GLC, Schedule Discovery Call   [link] https://calendly.com/getlevelconsulting/15-minute-insight-session[Powerhouse Guest Marc's LINKS]LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marc-winston-774179151 Email Address: mwinstonenterprises@yahoo.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/_m.winston/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/m.winston.8?mibextid=ZbWKwLNational Minority Supplier Development Council Inc.® (NMSDC®) : https://nmsdc.org/Episode Quotes:.Certification is like a passport,  it opens the door, but you still have to take the trip.Everybody needs someone advocating for them in rooms they're not in.A fast no isn't failure. Sometimes it's the first step toward a slow yes.Supplier diversity is about access, advocacy, and advancement, not handouts.Your why gets you in the room. Your execution keeps you there.The salt from rejection today can turn into sugar tomorrow, if you put in the work.Resilience in sports taught me resilience in business, you adjust, you pivot, and you keep playing.Success in supplier diversity isn't about luck. It's about showing up, following up, and staying ready.

We grabbed some of the best moments of Monday's show: - Mariners win big in Atlanta - 12th Man new with Gregg Bell and reactions to yesterday's Seahawks loss - ABCs of the Mariners - MMQB with Hugh Millen and he's fired up! - Mike Holmgren is here to be the voice of reasonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Headlines and GREGG BELL (Tacoma News Tribune) How big of a deal was the week 1 loss for the Seahawks and what went wrong? :30- It's time for the NFL Scoreboard and it's got a new name for 2025- Cold Turkey Sandwich: A Board of Scores. :35- Fact or Fiction- we've got some work to do after last week! :45- ABCs of the Mariners - J is for Juice: he's not getting all of the credit, but Robles came back Saturday and seemed to give the team some juice… - K is for Killer: the 2nd half killer- aka Julio! - L is for Losses: what's an acceptable number of losses in these remaining 19 games? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Goldylocks Productions presents The Transformational Soul with Ruth SoltmanWith Divine Love and Guidance from her Angels and Guides, Ruth Soltman has written and self-published books to spiritually guide you through yourjourney. Metamorphosis A Journey of the Soul is her journey to connect with her truth. She offers practical tools to help you connect with the Truth of Who YouAre. In The ABCs of Unconditional Love, The ABCs of Forgiveness and The ABCs of Self-Healing, she guides you as you delve deeper into discovering yourTRUTH. Ruth has an empathic understanding and deep compassion for the human condition and it is reflected in her writing. She gives you practical tools towork through your issues so that you can live your BEST LIFE.Ruth has remembered her purpose of service to others in this lifetime...to help them heal their past issues so they can live an Authentic Life. She does thisthrough her writing, speaking, energy work, and readings, helping them to connect with the Truth of Who They Are. In addition to writing, Ruth is a ReikiMaster Teacher, Angelic Reiki Practitioner, Spiritual Intuitive, Oracle Card Reader, Spiritual Advisor/Life Coach and host of The Transformational Soul onGoldylocks Productions. Ruth goes where Spirit guides her and is currently living in the Houston area.http://www.ruthsoltman.comGoldylocks Productions: http://www.goldylocksproductions.com Receive links and updates for our Shows, Special Events and Sales! Subscribe to The Goldylocks Zone Blog: https://www.whitesagewoman.me Join us on Telegram: https://t.me/goldylocksproductions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Headlines and 12th Man News with GREGG BELL (Tacoma News Tribune) What will it take for the Seahawks to beat the 49ers? We discuss the keys to a Seahawks victory and the latest 12th man news. :30- How will the NFC West shape up? Can Matthew Stafford stay healthy for the Rams? Do the 49ers still have what it takes? Are the Seahawks as good as we think they can be? Is everyone sleeping on the Cardinals? :45- ABCs of the Mariners - G is for Gilbert: Logan needs to step up and shut down the Braves tonight. - H is for Houston: at least they're cooperating with the Mariners and allowing us to hang around. They have the more difficult schedule the rest of the way, but can the Mariners track them down? - I is for Irritating: it's irritating that we seem to have everything that it takes, but continue to make things difficult for ourselves. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us a textthere's a lot of people working in the world of nutrition doing different things. I spoke to a therapist just earlier this week and she said, okay, I understand you're a nutritionist. So where do you focus? Do you focus on like weight loss, know, hormone balance? He's like, no, like I focus on mental health. And she's like, this is all I've studied for the last few years.It just is fascinating to me and it makes sense now that I know what I know that our food and nutrition makes such a radical difference to how our brain functions because it impacts so much of our organ function inside the body, our gut, all of those pieces. Want to be a guest on ABCs of Parenting Adult Children? Send James Moffitt a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/parentingadultchildrenSupport the showSocial Media Links parentingadultchildrenpodcast.locals.com https://rumble.com/user/JamesMoffitt https://www.youtube.com/@JamesMoffitt https://www.instagram.com/parentingadultchildren125/ https://www.tiktok.com/@chiefpropellerhead r/parentingadultchildren Feel free to subscribe to these channels and share the links with your social media portals.

Headlines and Thursdays with SOFTY. Once we get through our Mariners venting, we get Softy's thoughts on what he saw from the Huskies in the week 1 win? His biggest takeaway may surprise you. :30- Is someone waiting in the wings to steal carries from Ken Walker? It's Fact or Fiction time! :45- ABCs of the Mariners - D is for Dan Wilson- the manager's job is to get the most out of their players and that doesn't seem to be happening. How much of the current struggle is on Wilson? - E is for Everyday- fatigue has been brought up a couple times, should our guys be playing every single day? - F is for Ford- where is Harry Ford and why haven't we seen him play yet? We don't need to see Mitch Garver DH anymore. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#BJJ#TheBJJandBIZPodcast#Business#SalesTraining#JiuJitsu#PersonalDevelopment#BrazilianJiuJitsu#BJJCommunity#BJJLifestyle#BJJForLife#MartialArtsLife#BJJMindset#assumptions #sales #decision-making #curiosity #concise communication, #sales strategiesSummaryIn this conversation, Wes Schaeffer discusses the importance of avoiding assumptions in both martial arts and sales. He shares personal experiences from a recent training session and draws parallels to decision-making processes in sales, emphasizing the need for curiosity, concise communication, and understanding team dynamics. Schaeffer introduces the new ABCs of selling, which focus on being curious, concise, and courteous, while cautioning against making assumptions about decision-makers and their authority.Takeaways—Assuming can lead to misunderstandings and missed opportunities.—It's essential to remain open-minded and avoid making assumptions about others' skills or roles.—In sales, decision-making often involves multiple stakeholders, not just the person with the title.—Always ask who else is involved in the decision-making process.—Objections in sales can often be anticipated and addressed upfront.—Effective communication requires curiosity and the ability to listen.—Sales strategies should focus on building consensus among team members.—Avoid using weak language that invites objections.—The new ABCs of selling include being curious, concise, and courteous.—Always be prepared to adapt your approach based on the conversation.Sound bites—"I needed consensus from both."—"Who on your team do you consult with?"—"Assume nothing in sales."Chapters00:00 The Dangers of Assumptions06:03 Understanding Decision-Making in Sales10:56 The New ABCs of SellingUnlock the secrets of sales success by understanding what makes people do the things they do—access your free training: https://wesschaeffer.com/daily12 Weeks To Peak™ starts every month: 12WeeksToPeak.comConnect with me:X -- https://X.com/saleswhispererInstagram -- https://instagram.com/saleswhispererLinkedIn -- http://www.linkedin.com/in/thesaleswhisperer/#TheBJJandBIZPodcast #12WeeksToPeak #SalesTraining #GoalSetting #PersonalDevelopment #GrowthMindset

We've grabbed some of the best moments of Wednesday's show! - Does Dan Wilson ever get fired up? - 12th Man news with Gregg Bell - Cam Cleeland talking Dawgs - Angie Mentink talks road woes and ejections. - ABCs of the MarinersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NFL season kicks off tomorrow and it's time to preview the 2025 season with a Green Jacket draft! The over/unders have been set, so we make our bets on win totals for the year. :30- ABCs of the Mariners. - A is for Astro A-Hole: We've finally identified the biggest a-hole on the Astros. Congrats Framber Valdez! - B is for Bland: should we rename our Manager, Bland Wilson? - C is for Cal-El: Our Cal might have to turn into Superman. Go win the MVP and everything else takes care of itself. :45- We close out the show with one last thing! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In which Jorge and JT ring that big ol' brass bell to let you know recess is over, and it's back to the classroom for the letters P through T.LINKSFind us on Letterboxd!Skull logo by Erik Leach @erikleach_art (Instagram)Theme:  Netherworld Shanty, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 LicenseWe'd love to hear from you!

It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black. Tonight we have black cryptids, black shadow figures, black eyed kids and so much more. Keep it spooky and enjoy. Season 19 Episode 41 of Monsters Among Us Podcast, true paranormal stories of ghosts, cryptids, UFOs and more, told by the witnesses themselves. SHOW NOTES:  Support the show! Get ad-free, extended & bonus episodes (and more) on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/monstersamonguspodcast Tonight's Sponsor - ZocDoc - Stop putting off those doctors appointments and go to ZocDoc.com/MAU to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today. Tonight's Sponsor - Bombas - Your socks are showing, make them count! One pair purchased = one pair donated. Visit Bombas.com/mau and use code MAU for 20% off your first purchase. Now shipping worldwide to over 200 countries! MAU Merch Shop - https://www.monstersamonguspodcast.com/shop MAU Discord - https://discord.gg/2EaBq7f9JQ Watch FREE - Shadows in the Desert: High Strangeness in the Borrego Triangle  - https://www.borregotriangle.com/ Monsters Among Us Junior on Apple Podcasts  - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/monsters-among-us-junior/id1764989478 Monsters Among Us Junior on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1bh5mWa4lDSqeMMX1mYxDZ?si=9ec6f4f74d61498b Black - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black    Black contact lenses - https://mocoqueen.com/by-color/black/?srsltid=AfmBOooxa_5sX9EtEonrZJEt7NNjaBTcgM65B2wAyzSSjyj1XMh1mjws Music from tonight's episode: Music by Iron Cthulhu Apocalypse - https://www.youtube.com/c/IronCthulhuApocalypse CO.AG Music - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA Music By Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio - https://www.youtube.com/@WhiteBatAudio White Bat Audio Songs: The Resistance Black Rainbows Journey into the Black Black Cream

Is artificial intelligence reshaping childhood — for better or worse?Hosted by two passionate male educators of color, Nick Terrones (he/him) and Mike Browne (he/him), today's episode "AI and the ABCs " dives into the crossroads of artificial intelligence and early learning through a culturally conscious lens. In this episode, we unpack three key questions:What does AI mean to you?What hesitations do you have about AI, especially in early learning spaces, and how might those reflect broader concerns?How do race, ethnicity, and cultural identity shape our understanding of AI's role in the lives of young children?Plus one fun bonus question at the end! Join us for a thoughtful, real, and grounded conversation that centers culture, community, and curiosity as we explore the future of education.Interested in bringing Nick and Mike to your community? Got an idea for an episode? Have some comments? Email us at napcast206.com and let's talk! Don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @napcast206 or https://www.instagram.com/napcast206/

Headlines and 12th Man News with GREGG BELL (Tacoma News Tribune) We finally have an actual NFL game to talk about with Gregg this morning as he gives us the latest from Renton, including how the Seahawks are planning and preparing to open the season against NFC West rivals San Francisco. :30- ABCs of the Mariners - X is for ex-Ace: Luis Castillo has not looked good his last few outings and he's far from the ace we acquired from the Reds - Y is for Youngster: while we feel bad for Solano being released ahead of the M's stretch run, it's great to see Harry Ford with the team - Z is for Zero: what did Bucky think of Mitch Garver's 6-pitch, zero-swing at-bat? :35- It's Fact or Fiction time!!! :45- The KJR Fantasy Football draft was last night and while we can't say it went off without a hitch, we can say it was a success! Who talked the most trash? It may surprise you! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the AlchemistX Innovators Inside Podcast, Ian Bergman welcomes back Robyn Bolton, author of Unlocking Innovation: A Leader's Guide to Turning Bold Ideas into Tangible Results. Robyn explains why innovation consistently stalls in large organizations—and why the issue isn't a shortage of ideas but a leadership challenge.Together, Ian and Robyn break down the ABCs of innovation—Architecture, Behavior, and Culture—and how leaders can align them to create lasting impact. They explore the risks and realities of leading innovation, why “stealth mode” kills momentum, and how to show meaningful value before the dollars show up.You'll learn:- Why innovation fails without clear leadership ownership.- How leaders can align personal risk tolerance with organizational goals.- The importance of telling a value story from day one—not waiting for financial ROI.- Why innovation isn't a recipe—and how to design for experimentation and learning.- How to thrive on the three-year clock that most corporate innovators face.This is a must-listen for leaders who want to stop treating innovation as a side project and start turning bold ideas into tangible results.For full show notes and resources visit: https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/podcasts

In A is for Atonement, tiny theologians can join TJ and Tory as they bake apple muffins and learn that the bigger mess lives in each of our hearts — and how Jesus came to make us one with Him!Follow along as TJ and Tory learn about the names of God in Scripture week after week with the ABCs of Theology! Season 5 and 6 follow this best-selling card set, and we just know your kids are going to love them. Shop all discipleship tools for kids ages 2 to 12 at tinytheologians.shop, and be sure to grab our free podcast listener's guide! Resources: The ABCs of TheologyFollow Us:Instagram | Website | Newsletter Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.

This episode includes critical information for both nursery and greenhouse producers!   To discuss this episode's topic, host Bill Calkins was joined by a fantastic guest from Envu—Dr. Janna Beckerman—who's an experienced plant pathologist at heart and wanted to discuss three key diseases commonly encountered in greenhouse and nursery crop production. Conveniently for the podcast title, these diseases begin with the letters A, B and C—anthracnose, Botrytis and cercospora.   In this episode, the conversation starts with a brief recap of some diseases Dr. Beckerman saw a lot of in the spring, like rusts and Pythium and then the conversation moved quickly to the topic at hand—foliar diseases. Bill and Janna took the three ABCs in order talking through the main crops impacted by each one, symptoms to watch for and control methods. Although Dr. Beckerman mentioned one of Envu's flagship fungicides, Broadform (a unique chemical class with two modes of action to control more than 50 pathogens), her rotation recommendations and application best practices were extremely in-depth and user-friendly. She also went through strategies to mitigate the risk from these three diseases using good sanitation practices and greenhouse and nursery environmental management.   Bill and Janna closed out the conversation with the importance of resistance management—a topic that cannot be overstated. Keeping our toolboxes full and giving all growers the best chance for controlling diseases (and insect/mite pests) requires diligence and intelligent approaches to chemical rotation and application.   You'll want to listen all the way to the end of this episode, because Dr. Beckerman is a true expert and offers countless tips and tricks to help you and your production team up the game season after season.   Resources:   Envu's Ornamentals Segment Website: https://www.envu.com/segments/ornamentals   Envu's Products for the US Market: https://www.us.envu.com/ornamentals   Envu's Products for the Canadian Market: https://www.ca.envu.com/greenhouse-and-nursery   Broadform Fungicide Product Information: https://www.us.envu.com/ornamentals/po/products/broadform    

GREG LEWIS joins the show with his thoughts on Jonah Coleman, Demond Williams and the rest of the Dawgs in their week 1 win. Could Jonah Coleman be an early favorite for the Doak Walker Award? :30- ABCs of the Mariners - U is for Umpiring- Yes, Jose Ramirez was blocking the base and Cleveland's win on Friday was garbage, so we don't even feel bad about the Julio call going our way yesterday. - V is for Victory formation- Speier, Brash and Muni putting up zeroes was nice to see on Sunday. - W is for Waiver pick-ups, the M's grabbed Nick Anderson over the weekend and September call-ups start today. Who are the M's calling up? :45- Spitgate! The Sounders dominated Inter Miami for the Leagues Cup and scandal broke out after the game. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are live on Labor Day and we've grabbed some of the best moments of Monday's show in case you missed it! - Husky head coach Jedd Fisch - Husky Honk, Greg Lewis joins the show on the heels of the Dawgs' week 1 win - ABCs of the Mariners - Former Mariner Ryon Healy joins the show and we have breaking September call up news! - Micah parsons upheaval See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Goldylocks Productions presents The Transformational Soul with Ruth SoltmanWith Divine Love and Guidance from her Angels and Guides, Ruth Soltman has written and self-published books to spiritually guide you through yourjourney. Metamorphosis A Journey of the Soul is her journey to connect with her truth. She offers practical tools to help you connect with the Truth of Who YouAre. In The ABCs of Unconditional Love, The ABCs of Forgiveness and The ABCs of Self-Healing, she guides you as you delve deeper into discovering yourTRUTH. Ruth has an empathic understanding and deep compassion for the human condition and it is reflected in her writing. She gives you practical tools towork through your issues so that you can live your BEST LIFE.Ruth has remembered her purpose of service to others in this lifetime...to help them heal their past issues so they can live an Authentic Life. She does thisthrough her writing, speaking, energy work, and readings, helping them to connect with the Truth of Who They Are. In addition to writing, Ruth is a ReikiMaster Teacher, Angelic Reiki Practitioner, Spiritual Intuitive, Oracle Card Reader, Spiritual Advisor/Life Coach and host of The Transformational Soul onGoldylocks Productions. Ruth goes where Spirit guides her and is currently living in the Houston area.http://www.ruthsoltman.comhttps://www.facebook.com/thetransformationalsoulhttp://www.ruthsoltman.com/spirit-within-us-blog https://instagram.com/ruth.soltman.authorRuth's Oracle Card Decks: https://www.makeplayingcards.com/sell/angelworks-Publishing 365 Days of Gratitude Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/571824651377425/?ref=shareRuth's Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/ruth-soltman Goldylocks Productions: http://www.goldylocksproductions.com Receive links and updates for our Shows, Special Events and Sales! Subscribe to The Goldylocks Zone Blog: https://www.whitesagewoman.me Join us on Telegram: https://t.me/goldylocksproductions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Goldylocks Productions presents The Transformational Soul with Ruth SoltmanWith Divine Love and Guidance from her Angels and Guides, Ruth Soltman has written and self-published books to spiritually guide you through yourjourney. Metamorphosis A Journey of the Soul is her journey to connect with her truth. She offers practical tools to help you connect with the Truth of Who YouAre. In The ABCs of Unconditional Love, The ABCs of Forgiveness and The ABCs of Self-Healing, she guides you as you delve deeper into discovering yourTRUTH. Ruth has an empathic understanding and deep compassion for the human condition and it is reflected in her writing. She gives you practical tools towork through your issues so that you can live your BEST LIFE.Ruth has remembered her purpose of service to others in this lifetime...to help them heal their past issues so they can live an Authentic Life. She does thisthrough her writing, speaking, energy work, and readings, helping them to connect with the Truth of Who They Are. In addition to writing, Ruth is a ReikiMaster Teacher, Angelic Reiki Practitioner, Spiritual Intuitive, Oracle Card Reader, Spiritual Advisor/Life Coach and host of The Transformational Soul onGoldylocks Productions. Ruth goes where Spirit guides her and is currently living in the Houston area.http://www.ruthsoltman.comGoldylocks Productions: http://www.goldylocksproductions.com Receive links and updates for our Shows, Special Events and Sales! Subscribe to The Goldylocks Zone Blog: https://www.whitesagewoman.me Join us on Telegram: https://t.me/goldylocksproductions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Goldylocks Productions presents The Transformational Soul with Ruth SoltmanWith Divine Love and Guidance from her Angels and Guides, Ruth Soltman has written and self-published books to spiritually guide you through yourjourney. Metamorphosis A Journey of the Soul is her journey to connect with her truth. She offers practical tools to help you connect with the Truth of Who YouAre. In The ABCs of Unconditional Love, The ABCs of Forgiveness and The ABCs of Self-Healing, she guides you as you delve deeper into discovering yourTRUTH. Ruth has an empathic understanding and deep compassion for the human condition and it is reflected in her writing. She gives you practical tools towork through your issues so that you can live your BEST LIFE.Ruth has remembered her purpose of service to others in this lifetime...to help them heal their past issues so they can live an Authentic Life. She does thisthrough her writing, speaking, energy work, and readings, helping them to connect with the Truth of Who They Are. In addition to writing, Ruth is a ReikiMaster Teacher, Angelic Reiki Practitioner, Spiritual Intuitive, Oracle Card Reader, Spiritual Advisor/Life Coach and host of The Transformational Soul onGoldylocks Productions. Ruth goes where Spirit guides her and is currently living in the Houston area.http://www.ruthsoltman.comhttps://www.facebook.com/thetransformationalsoulhttp://www.ruthsoltman.com/spirit-within-us-blog https://instagram.com/ruth.soltman.authorRuth's Oracle Card Decks: https://www.makeplayingcards.com/sell/angelworks-Publishing 365 Days of Gratitude Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/571824651377425/?ref=shareRuth's Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/ruth-soltman Goldylocks Productions: http://www.goldylocksproductions.com Receive links and updates for our Shows, Special Events and Sales! Subscribe to The Goldylocks Zone Blog: https://www.whitesagewoman.me Join us on Telegram: https://t.me/goldylocksproductions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Goldylocks Productions presents The Transformational Soul with Ruth SoltmanWith Divine Love and Guidance from her Angels and Guides, Ruth Soltman has written and self-published books to spiritually guide you through yourjourney. Metamorphosis A Journey of the Soul is her journey to connect with her truth. She offers practical tools to help you connect with the Truth of Who YouAre. In The ABCs of Unconditional Love, The ABCs of Forgiveness and The ABCs of Self-Healing, she guides you as you delve deeper into discovering yourTRUTH. Ruth has an empathic understanding and deep compassion for the human condition and it is reflected in her writing. She gives you practical tools towork through your issues so that you can live your BEST LIFE.Ruth has remembered her purpose of service to others in this lifetime...to help them heal their past issues so they can live an Authentic Life. She does thisthrough her writing, speaking, energy work, and readings, helping them to connect with the Truth of Who They Are. In addition to writing, Ruth is a ReikiMaster Teacher, Angelic Reiki Practitioner, Spiritual Intuitive, Oracle Card Reader, Spiritual Advisor/Life Coach and host of The Transformational Soul onGoldylocks Productions. Ruth goes where Spirit guides her and is currently living in the Houston area.http://www.ruthsoltman.comhttps://www.facebook.com/thetransformationalsoulhttp://www.ruthsoltman.com/spirit-within-us-blog https://instagram.com/ruth.soltman.authorRuth's Oracle Card Decks: https://www.makeplayingcards.com/sell/angelworks-Publishing 365 Days of Gratitude Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/571824651377425/?ref=shareRuth's Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/ruth-soltman Goldylocks Productions: http://www.goldylocksproductions.com Receive links and updates for our Shows, Special Events and Sales! Subscribe to The Goldylocks Zone Blog: https://www.whitesagewoman.me Join us on Telegram: https://t.me/goldylocksproductions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we explore the letter E in our English Fluency ABCs series, diving into essential vocabulary, phrasal verbs, and American culture insights. Join me as I break down meaningful E-words including "enigmatic," "eloquent," and "emphatic," along with key expressions and language patterns that will elevate your English fluency.You'll learn: • How to use "elephant in the room" to address uncomfortable topics that everyone knows about but avoids discussing • The meaning and application of the expression "every cloud has a silver lining" for finding positivity in difficult situations • Three practical phrasal verbs: "end up," "eat out," and "ease off" with real-world usage examples • The "Even though..." sentence pattern to express contrast or concession in your English conversations • Key insights about the American education system and its unique characteristicsPlus, I'll share "The Eleventh-Hour English Adventure," a comprehensive story that incorporates all the E-focused vocabulary and expressions in context, helping you understand how to use these elements naturally in conversation.Resource Available: FluencyPanion Notebook: https://shop.speakenglishwithtiffani.com/products/fluencypanion-your-english-fluency-notebook 365-Day English Study Plan: https://speakenglishwithtiffani.com/365planIf you want to sign up for the free English email newsletter, go to https://speakenglishwithtiffani.com/newsletter

You're listening to Burnt Toast! Today, my guest is Ash Brandin of Screen Time Strategies, also know as The Gamer Educator on Instagram. Ash is also the author of a fantastic new book, Power On: Managing Screen Time to Benefit the Whole Family. Ash joined us last year to talk about how our attitudes towards screen time can be…diet-adjacent. I asked them to come back on the podcast this week because a lot of us are heading into back-to-school mode, which in my experience can mean feelingsss about screen routines. There are A LOT of really powerful reframings in this episode that might blow your mind—and make your parenting just a little bit easier. So give this one a listen and share it with anyone in your life who's also struggling with kids and screen time.Today's episode is free but if you value this conversation, please consider supporting our work with a paid subscription. Burnt Toast is 100% reader- and listener-supported. We literally can't do this without you! PS. You can take 10 percent off Power On, or any book we talk about on the podcast, if you order it from the Burnt Toast Bookshop, along with a copy of Fat Talk! (This also applies if you've previously bought Fat Talk from them. Just use the code FATTALK at checkout.)Episode 208 TranscriptVirginiaFor anyone who missed your last episode, can you just quickly tell us who you are and what you do?AshI'm Ash Brandin. I use they/them pronouns.I am a middle school teacher by day, and then with my online presence, I help families and caregivers better understand and manage all things technology—screen time, screens. My goal is to reframe the way that we look at them as caregivers, to find a balance between freaking out about them and allowing total access. To find a way that works for us. VirginiaWe are here today to talk about your brilliant new book, which is called Power On: Managing Screen Time to Benefit the Whole Family. I can't underscore enough how much everybody needs a copy of this book. I have already turned back to it multiple times since reading it a few months ago. It just really helps ground us in so many aspects of this conversation that we don't usually have.AshI'm so glad to hear that it's helpful! If people are new to who I am, I have sort of three central tenets of the work that I do: * Screen time is a social inequity issue. * Screens can be part of our lives without being the center of our lives. * Screens and screen time should benefit whole families.Especially in the last few years, we have seen a trend toward panic around technology and screens and smartphones and social media. I think that there are many reasons to be concerned around technology and its influence, especially with kids. But what's missing in a lot of those conversations is a sense of empowerment about what families can reasonably do. When we focus solely on the fear, it ends up just putting caregivers in a place of feeling bad.VirginiaYou feel like you're getting it wrong all the time.AshShame isn't empowering. No one is like, “Well, I feel terrible about myself, so now I feel equipped to go make a change,” right?Empowerment is what's missing in so many of those conversations and other books and things that have come out, because it's way harder. It's so much harder to talk about what you can really do and reasonably control in a sustainable way. But I'm an educator, and I really firmly believe that if anyone's in this sort of advice type space, be it online or elsewhere, that they need to be trying to empower and help families instead of just capitalizing on fear.VirginiaWhat I found most powerful is that you really give us permission to say: What need is screen time meeting right now? And this includes caregivers' needs. So not just “what need is this meeting for my child,” but what need is this meeting for me? I am here recording with you right now because iPads are meeting the need of children have a day off school on a day when I need to work. We won't be interrupted unless I have to approve a screen time request, which I might in 20 minutes.I got divorced a couple years ago, and my kids get a lot more screen time now. Because they move back and forth between two homes, and each only has one adult in it. Giving myself permission to recognize that I have needs really got me through a lot of adjusting to this new rhythm of our family.AshAbsolutely. And when we're thinking about what the need is, we also need to know that it's going to change. So often in parenting, it feels like we have to come up with one set of rules and they have to work for everything in perpetuity without adjustment. That just sets us up for a sense of failure if we're like, well, I had this magical plan that someone told me was going to work, and it didn't. So I must be the problem, right? It all comes back to that “well, it's my fault” place.VirginiaWhich is screens as diet culture.AshAll over again. We're back at it. It's just not helpful. If instead, we're thinking about what is my need right now? Sometimes it's “I have to work.” And sometimes it's “my kid is sick and they just need to relax.” Sometimes it's, as you were alluding to earlier, it's we've all just had a day, right? We've been run ragged, and we just need a break, and that need is going to dictate very different things. If my kid is laid up on the couch and throwing up, then what screen time is going to be doing for them is very different than If I'm trying to work and I want them to be reasonably engaged in content and trying to maybe learn something. And that's fine. Being able to center “this is what I need right now,” or “this is what we need right now,” puts us in a place of feeling like we're making it work for us. Instead of feeling like we're always coming up against some rule that we're not going to quite live up to.VirginiaI'd love to talk about the inequity piece a little more too. As I said, going from a two parent household to a one parent household, which is still a highly privileged environment—but even just that small shift made me realize, wait a second. I think all the screen time guidance is just for typical American nuclear families. Ideally, with a stay at home parent.So can you talk about why so much of the standard guidance doesn't apply to most of our families?AshIt's not even just a stay at home parent. It's assuming that there is always at least one caregiver who is fully able to be present. Mom, default parent, is making dinner, and Dad is relaxing after work and is monitoring what the kids are doing, right? And it's one of those times where I'm like, have you met a family?VirginiaPeople are seven different places at once. It's just not that simple.AshIt's not that simple, right? It's like, have you spent five minutes in a typical household in the last 10 years? This is not how it's going, right?So the beginning of the book helps people unlearn and relearn what we may have heard around screens, including what research really does or doesn't say around screens, and this social inequity piece. Because especially since the onset of COVID, screens are filling in systemic gaps for the vast majority of families.I'm a family with two caregivers in the home. We both work, but we're both very present caregivers. So we're definitely kind of a rarity, that we're very privileged. We're both around a lot of the time. And we are still using screens to fill some of those gaps.So whether it's we don't really have a backyard, or people are in a neighborhood where they can't send their kids outside, or they don't have a park or a playground. They don't have other kids in the neighborhood, or it's not a safe climate. Or you live in an apartment and you can't have your neighbors complain for the fifth time that your kids are stomping around and being loud. Whatever it is—a lack of daycare, affordable after school care —those are all gaps. They all have to be filled. And we used to have different ways of filling those gaps, and they've slowly become less accessible or less available. So something has to fill them. What ends up often filling them is screens. And I'm not saying that that's necessarily a good thing. I'd rather live in a world in which everyone is having their needs met accessibly and equitably. But that's a much harder conversation, and is one that we don't have very much say in. We participate in that, and we might vote for certain people, but that's about all we can really do reasonably. So, in the meantime, we have to fill that in with something and so screens are often going to fill that in.Especially if you look at caregivers who have less privilege, who are maybe single caregivers, caregivers of color, people living in poverty—all of those aspects of scarcity impacts their bandwidth. Their capacity as a caregiver is less and spread thinner, and all of that takes away from a caregiver's ability to be present. And there were some really interesting studies that were done around just the way that having less capacity affects you as a caregiver.And when I saw that data, I thought, well, of course. Of course people are turning to screens because they have nothing else to give from. And when we think of it that way, it's hard to see that as some sort of personal failure, right? When we see it instead as, oh, this is out of necessity. It reframes the question as “How do I make screens work for me,” as opposed to, “I'm bad for using screens.”VirginiaRight. How do I use screen time to meet these needs and to hopefully build up my capacity so that I can be more present with my kids? I think people think if you're using a lot of screens, you're really never present. It's that stereotype of the parent on the playground staring at their phone, instead of watching the kid play. When maybe the reason we're at the playground is so my kid can play and I can answer some work emails. That doesn't mean I'm not present at other points of the day.AshOf course. You're seeing one moment. I always find that so frustrating. It just really feels like you you cannot win. If I were sitting there staring at my child's every move in the park, someone would be like, “you're being a helicopter,” right? And if I look at my phone because I'm trying to make the grocery pickup order—because I would rather my child have time at the playground than we spend our only free hour in the grocery store and having to manage a kid in the grocery store and not having fun together, right? Instead I'm placing a pickup order and they're getting to run around on the playground. Now also somehow I'm failing because I'm looking at my phone instead of my kid. But also, we want kids to have independent time, and not need constant input. It really feels like you just can't win sometimes. And being able to take a step back and really focus on what need is this meeting? And if it's ours, and if it is helping me be more present and connected, that's a win. When I make dinner in the evening, my kid is often having screen time, and I will put in an AirPod and listen to a podcast, often Burnt Toast, and that's my decompression. Because I come home straight from work and other things. I'm not getting much time to really decompress.VirginiaYou need that airlock time, where you can decompress and then be ready to be present at dinner.I'm sure I've told you this before, but I reported a piece on screen time for Parents Magazine, probably almost 10 years ago at this point, because I think my older child was three or four. And I interviewed this Harvard researcher, this older white man, and I gave him this the dinner time example. I said, I'm cooking dinner. My kid is watching Peppa Pig so that I can cook dinner, and take a breath. And then we eat dinner together. And he said, “Why don't you involve her in cooking dinner? Why don't you give her a bag of flour to play with while you cook dinner?”AshOf all the things!VirginiaAnd I said to him: Because it's 5pm on a Wednesday and who's coming to clean the flour off the ceiling?AshA bag of flour. Of all the things to go to! VirginiaHe was like, “kids love to make a happy mess in the kitchen!” I was like, well I don't love that. And it was just exactly that. My need didn't matter to him at all. He was like, “h, well, if you just want to pacify your children…” I was like, I do, yes, in that moment.AshWell, and I think that's another part of it is that someone says it to us like that, and we're like, “well, I can't say yes,” right? But in the moment, yeah, there are times where it's like, I need you to be quiet. And as hard as this can be to think, sometimes it's like right now, I need you to be quiet and convenient because of the situation we're in. And that doesn't mean we're constantly expecting that of them, and hopefully that's not something we're doing all the time. But if the need is, oh my God, we're all melting down, and if we don't eat in the next 15 minutes, we're going to have a two hour DEFCON1 emergency on our hands, then, yeah, I'm gonna throw Peppa Pig on so that we can all become better regulated humans in the next 15 minutes and not have a hungry meltdown. And that sounds like a much better alternative to me!VirginiaThan flour all over my kitchen on a Wednesday, right? I mean, I'll never not be mad about it. It's truly the worst parenting advice I've ever received. So thank you for giving us all more space as caregivers to be able to articulate our own needs and articulate what we need to be present. It's what we can do in the face of gaps in the care system that leave us holding so much.That said: I think there are some nitty gritty aspects of this that we all struggle wit, so I want to talk about some of the nuts and bolts pieces. One of my biggest struggles is still the question of how much time is too much time? But you argue that time really isn't the measure we should be using. As you're saying, that need is going to vary day to day, and all the guidance that's been telling us, like, 30 minutes at this age, an hour at this age, all of that is not particularly germane to our lives. So can you explain both why time is less what we should fixate on? And then how do I release myself? How do I divest from the screen time diet culture?AshOh man, I wish I had a magic bullet for that one. We'll see what I can do.When I was writing this and thinking about it and making content about it, I kept thinking about you. Because the original time guidelines that everyone speaks back to—they're from the AAP. And they have not actually been used in about 10 years, but people still bring them up all the time. The “no time under two” and “up to an hour up to age five” and “one to two hours, five to 12.” And if you really dig in, I was following footnote after footnote for a while, trying to really find where did this actually come from? It's not based on some study that found that that's the ideal amount of time. It really came from a desire to find this middle ground of time spent being physically idle. These guidelines are about wanting to avoid childhood obesity.VirginiaOf course.AshIt all comes back, right?VirginiaI should have guessed it.AshAnd so in their original recommendations, the AAP note that partially this is to encourage a balance with physical movement. Which, of course, assumes that if you are not sitting watching TV or using an iPad, that you will be playing volleyball or something.VirginiaYou'll automatically be outside running around.AshExactly, of course, those are the only options.VirginiaIt also assumes that screen time is never physical. But a lot of kids are very physical when they're watching screens.AshExactly. And it, of course, immediately also imposes a morality of one of these things is better—moving your body is always better than a screen, which is not always going to be true, right? All these things have nuance in them. But I thought that was so interesting, and it shouldn't have surprised me, and yet somehow it still did. And of course it is good to find movement that is helpful for you and to give your kids an enjoyment of being outside or moving their bodies, or playing a sport. And putting all of that in opposition to something else they may enjoy, like a screen, really quickly goes to that diet culture piece of “well, how many minutes have you been doing that?” Because now we have to offset it with however many minutes you should be running laps or whatever.So those original recommendations are coming from a place of already trying to mitigate the negatives of sitting and doing something sort of passively leisurely. And in the last 10 years, they've moved away from that, and they now recommend what's called making a family media plan. Which actually I think is way better, because it is much more prioritizing what are you using this for? Can you be doing it together? What can you do? It's much more reasonable, I think. But many people still go back to those original recommendations, because like you said, it's a number. It's simple. Just tell me.VirginiaWe love to grab onto a number and grade ourselves.AshJust tell me how much time so that I can tell myself I'm I'm doing a good job, right? But you know, time is just one piece of information. It can be so specific with what am I using that time to do? If I'm sitting on my computer and doing work for an hour and a half, technically, that is screen time, but it is going to affect me a lot differently than if I'm watching Netflix or scrolling my phone for an hour and a half. I will feel very different after those things. And I think it's really important to be aware of that, and to make our kids aware of that from an early age, so that they are thinking about more than just, oh, it's been X amount of minutes. And therefore this is okay or not okay.Because all brains and all screens are different. And so one kid can watch 20 minutes of Paw Patrol, and they're going to be bouncing off the walls, because, for whatever reason, that's just a show that's really stimulating for them. And somebody else can sit and watch an hour and a half of something, and they'll be completely fine. So if you have a kid that is the first kid, and after 20 minutes, you're like, oh my god, it's not even half an hour. This is supposed to be an okay amount. This is how they're acting. We're right back to that “something's wrong. I'm wrong. They're bad,” as opposed to, “What is this telling me? What's something we could do differently? Could we try a different show? Could we try maybe having some physical movement before or after, see if that makes a difference?” It just puts us more in a place of being curious to figure out again, how do I make this work for me? What is my need? How do I make it work for us?And not to rattle on too long, but there was a big study done in the UK, involving over 120,000 kids. And they were trying to find what they called “the Goldilocks amount of time.”VirginiaYes. This is fascinating.AshSo it's the amount of time where benefit starts to wane. Where we are in that “just right”amount. Before that, might still be okay, but after that we're going to start seeing some negative impacts, particularly when it comes to behavior, for example.What they found in general was that the Goldilocks number tended to be around, I think, an hour and 40 minutes a day. Something around an hour and a half a day. But if you looked at certain types of screens, for computers or TV, it was much higher than that. It was closer to three hours a day before you started seeing some negative impacts. And even for things like smartphones, it was over an hour a day. But what I found so so interesting, is that they looked at both statistical significance, but also what they called “minimally important difference,” which was when you would actually notice these negative changes, subjectively, as a caregiver.So this meant how much would a kid have to be on a screen for their adult at home to actually notice “this is having an impact on you,” regularly. And that amount was over four and a half hours a day on screens.VirginiaBefore caregivers were like, “Okay, this is too much!” And the fact that the statistically significant findings for the minutia of what the researchers looking at is so different from what you as a caregiver are going to actually be thrown by. That was really mind blowing to me.AshRight, And that doesn't mean that statistical significance isn't important, necessarily. But we're talking about real minutiae. And that doesn't always mean that you will notice any difference in your actual life.Of course, some people are going to hear this and go, “But I don't want my kid on a screen for four and a half hours.” Sure. That's completely reasonable. And if your kid is having a hard time after an hour, still reasonable, still important. That's why we can think less about how many minutes has it been exactly, and more, what am I noticing? Because if I'm coming back to the need and you're like, okay, I have a meeting and I need an hour, right? If you know, “I cannot have them use their iPad for an hour, because they tend to become a dysregulated mess in 25 minutes,” that's much more useful information than “Well, it says they're allowed to have an hour of screen time per day so this should be fine because it's an hour.”VirginiaRight.AshIt sets you up for more success.VirginiaAnd if you know your kid can handle that hour fine and can, in fact, handle more fine, it doesn't mean, “well you had an hour of screen time while I was in a meeting so now we can't watch a show together later to relax together.” You don't have to take away and be that granular with the math of the screens. You can be like, yeah, we needed an extra hour for this meeting, and we'll still be able to watch our show later. Because that's what I notice with my kids. If I start to try to take away from some other screen time, then it's like, “Oh, god, wait, but that's the routine I'm used to!” You can't change it, and that's fair.AshYes, absolutely. And I would feel that way too, right? If someone were giving me something extra because it was a convenience to them, but then later was like, “oh, well, I have to take that from somewhere.” But they didn't tell me that. I would be like, Excuse me, that's weird. That's not how that works, right? This was a favor to you, right?VirginiaYeah, exactly. I didn't interrupt your meeting. You're welcome, Mom.Where the time anxiety does tend to kick in, though, is that so often it's hard for kids to transition off screens. So then parents think, “Well, it was too much time,” or, “The screen is bad.” This is another very powerful reframing in your work. So walk us through why just because a kid is having a hard time getting off screens doesn't mean it was too much and it doesn't mean that screens are evil? AshSo an example I use many times that you can tweak to be whatever thing would come up for your kid is bath time. I think especially when kids are in that sort of toddler, three, four age. When my kid was that age, we had a phase where transitioning to and from the bathtub was very hard. Getting into it was hard. But then getting out of it was hard.VirginiaThey don't ever want to get in. And then they never want to leave.AshThey never want to get out, right? And in those moments when my kid was really struggling to get out of the bathtub, imagine how it would sound if I was like, “Well, it it's the bathtub's fault.” Like it's the bath's fault that they are having such a hard time, it's because of the bubbles, and it smells too good, and I've made it too appealing and the water's too warm. Like, I mean, I sound unhinged, right?Virginia“We're going to stop bathing you.”AshExactly. We would not say, “Well, we can't have baths anymore.” Or when we go to the fun playground, and it's really hard to leave the fun playground, we don't blame the playground. When we're in the grocery store and they don't want to leave whichever aisle, we don't blame the grocery store. And we also don't stop taking them to the grocery store. We don't stop going to playgrounds. We don't stop having baths. Instead, we make different decisions, right? We try different things. We start a timer. We have a different transition. We talk about it beforehand. We strategize, we try things.VirginiaGive a “Hey, we're leaving in a few minutes!” so they're not caught off guard.AshExactly. We talk about it. Hey, last time it was really hard to leave here, we kind of let them know ahead of time, or we race them to the car. We find some way to make it more fun, to make the transition easier, right? We get creative, because we know that, hey, they're going to have to leave the grocery store. They're going to have to take baths in a reasonable amount of time as they grow up into their lives. We recognize the skill that's happening underneath it.And I think with screens, we don't always see those underlying skills, because we see it as this sort of superfluous thing, right? It's not needed. It's not necessary. Well, neither is going to a playground, technically.A lot of what we do is not technically required, but the skill underneath is still there. So when they are struggling with ending screen time, is it really the screen, or is it that it's hard to stop doing something fun. It's hard to stop in the middle of something. It's hard to stop if you have been playing for 20 minutes and you've lost every single race and you don't want to stop when you've just felt like you've lost over and over again, right? You want one more shot to one more shot, right?People are going to think, “Well, but screens are so much different than those other things.” Yes, a screen is designed differently than a playground or a bath. But we are going to have kids who are navigating a technological and digital world that we are struggle to even imagine, right? We're seeing glimpses of it, but it's going to be different than what we're experiencing now, and we want our kids to be able to navigate that with success. And that comes back to seeing the skills underneath. So when they're struggling with something like that, taking the screen out of it, and asking yourself, how would I handle this if it were anything else. How would I handle this if it were they're struggling to leave a friend's house? I probably wouldn't blame the friend, and I wouldn't blame their house, and I wouldn't blame their boys.VirginiaWe're never seeing that child again! Ash I would validate and I would tell them, it's hard. And I would still tell them “we're ending,” and we would talk about strategies to make it easier next time. And we would get curious and try something, and we would be showing our kids that, “hey, it's it's okay to have a hard time doing that thing. It's okay to have feelings about it. And we're still gonna do it. We're still going to end that thing.”Most of the time, the things that we are struggling with when it comes to screens actually boil down to one of three things, I call them the ABCs. It's either Access, which could be time, or when they're having it, or how much. Behavior, which you're kind of bringing up here. And Content, what's on the screen, what they're playing, what they what they have access to.And so sometimes we might think that the problem we're seeing in front of us is a behavior problem, right? I told them to put the screen away. They're not putting the screen away. That's a behavior problem. But sometimes it actually could be because it's an access issue, right? It's more time than they can really handle at that given moment. Or it could be content, because it's content that makes it harder to start and stop. So a big part of the book is really figuring out, how do I know what problem I'm even really dealing with here? And then what are some potential things that I can do about it? To try to problem solve, try to make changes and see if this helps, and if it helps, great, keep it. And if not, I can get curious and try something else. And so a lot of it is strategies to try and ways to kind of, you know, backwards engineer what might be going on, to figure out how to make it work for you, how to make it better.VirginiaIt's so helpful to feel like, okay, there's always one more thing I can tweak and adjust. Versus “it's all a failure. We have to throw it out.” That kind of all or nothing thinking that really is never productive. The reason I think it's so helpful that you draw that parallel with the bath or the play date is it reminds us that there are some kids for whom transitions are just always very difficult—like across the board. So you're not just seeing a screen time problem. You're being reminded “My kid is really building skills around transitions. We don't have them yet.” We hope we will have them at some point. But this is actually an opportunity to work on that, as opposed to a problem. We can actually practice some of these transition skills.AshAnd I really like coming back to the skill, because if we're thinking of it as a skill, then we're probably more likely to tell our kids that it's a skill, too. Because if we're just thinking of it as like, well, it's a screen. It's the screen's fault, it's the screen's fault. Then we might not say those literal words to our kids, but we might say, like, it's always so hard to turn off the TV. Why is that, right? We're talking about it as if it's this sort of amorphous, like it's only about the television, or it's only about the iPad, and we're missing the part of making it clear to our kids that, hey, this is a skill that you're working on, and we work on this skill in different ways.VirginiaI did some good repair with my kids after reading your book. Because I was definitely falling into the trap of talking about screen addiction. I thought I was saying to them, “It's not your fault. The screens are programmed to be bad for us in this way” So I thought, I was like at least not blaming them, but being like, we need less screens because they're so dangerous.But then I read your book, and I was like, oh, that's not helpful either. And I did have one of my kids saying, “Am I bad because I want to watch screens all the time?” And I was like, oh, that's too concrete and scary.And again, to draw the parallel with diet culture: It's just like telling kids sugar is bad, and then they think they're bad because they like sugar. So I did do some repair. I was like, “I read this book and now I've learned that that was not right.” They were like, oh, okay. We're healing in my house from that, so thank you.AshOh, you're very welcome, and I'm glad to hear that!I think about those parallels with food all the time, because sometimes it just helps me think, like, wait, would I be wanting to send this message about food or exercise or whatever? And if the answer is no, then how can I tweak it so that I'm sending a message I'd be okay with applying to other things. And I like being able to make those parallels with my kid. In my household right now, we're practicing flexibility. Flexibility is a skill that we're working on in so many parts of our lives. And when I say we, I do mean we. Me, everybody is working on this.VirginiaParents can use more flexibility, for sure.AshAbsolutely. And so like, when those moments are coming up, you know, I'm trying to say, like, hey, like, what skill is this right now? Who's having to be flexible right now? Flexible can be a good thing, right? We might be flexible by saying yes to eating dinner on the couch and watching a TV show. That's flexibility. Flexibility isn't just adjust your plans to be more convenient to me, child, so that I can go do something as an adult. And coming back to those skills so they can see, oh, okay, this isn't actually just about screens. This applies to every part of these of my life, or these different parts of my life, and if I'm working on it here, oh, wow, it feels easier over there. And so they can see that this applies throughout their life, and kind of feel more of that buy in of like, oh, I'm getting better at that. Or that was easier. That was harder. We want them to see that across the board.VirginiaOh, my God, absolutely.Let's talk about screens and neurodivergence a little bit. So one of my kiddos is neurodivergent, and I can both see how screens are wonderful for them at the end of a school day, when they come home and they're really depleted. Screen time is the thing they need to rest and regulate. And they love the world building games, which gives them this whole world to control and explore. And there's so much there that's wonderful.And, they definitely struggle more than their sibling with this transition piece, with getting off it. One kid will naturally put down the iPad at some point and go outside for a bit, and this kid will not. And it creates more anxiety for parents. Because neurodivergent kids may both need screens—in ways that maybe we're not totally comfortable with, but need to get comfortable with—and then struggle with the transition piece. So how do you think about this question differently with neurodivergence? Or or is it really the same thing you're just having to drill in differently?AshI think it is ultimately the same thing, but it certainly is going to feel quite more heightened. And I think especially for certain aspects of neurodivergence, especially, I think it feels really heightened because of some of the ways that they might be discussed, particularly online, when it comes to how they relate to technology. I think about ADHD, we'll see that a lot. Where I'll see many things online about, like, “kids with ADHD should never be on a screen. They should never be on a device, because they are so dopamine-seeking.” And I have to just say that I find that to be such an ableist framing. Because with ADHD, we're talking about a dopamine deficient brain. And I don't think that we would be having that same conversation about someone needing insulin, right? Like, we wouldn't be saying, like, oh yeah, nope, they can't take that insulin. VirginiaThey're just craving that insulin they need to stay alive.AshA kid seeking a thing that they're that they are somehow deficient in—that's not some sort of defiant behavior. VirginiaNo, it's a pretty adaptive strategy.AshAbsolutely, it is. And we want kids to know that nobody's brain is good or bad, right? There's not a good brain or a bad brain. There are all brains are going to have things that are easier or harder. And it's about learning the brain that you're in, and what works or doesn't work for the brain that you're in.And all brains are different, right? Neurotypical brains and neurodivergent brains within those categories are obviously going to be vastly different. What works for one won't work for another, and being able to figure out what works for them, instead of just, “because you have this kind of brain, you shouldn't ever do this thing,” that's going to set them up for more success. And I think it's great that you mentioned both how a screen can be so regulating, particularly for neurodivergent brains, and then the double-edged sword of that is that then you have to stop. VirginiaTransition off back into the world.AshSo if the pain point is a transition, what is it really coming from? Is it coming from the executive function piece of “I don't know how to find a place to stop?” A lot of people, particularly kids ADHD, they often like games that are more open-ended. So they might like something like a Minecraft or an Animal Crossing or the Sims where you can hyperfocus and deep dive into something. But what's difficult about that is that, you know, if I play Mario Kart, the level ends, it's a very obvious ending.VirginiaRight? And you can say, “One more level, and we're done.”AshExactly. We've reached the end of the championship. I'm on the podium. I quit now, right?But there's a never ending series of of tasks with a more open-ended game. And especially if I'm in my hyper focus zone, right? I can just be thinking, like, well, then I can do this and this and this and this and this, right?And I'm adding on to my list, and the last thing I want to do in that moment is get pulled out of it when I'm really feeling like I'm in the zone. So if that's the kind of transition that's difficult. And it's much less about games and more about “how do I stop in the middle of a project?” Because that's essentially what that is.And that would apply if I'm at school and I'm in the middle of an essay and we're finishing it up tomorrow. Or I'm trying to decorate a cake, and we're trying to walk out the door and I have to stop what I'm doing and come back later. So one of the tricks that I have found really helpful is to ask the question of, “How will you know when you're done?” Or how will you know you're at a stopping point? What would a stopping point be today? And getting them to sort of even visualize it, or say it out loud, so that they can think about, “Oh, here's how I basically break down a giant task into smaller pieces,” because that's essentially what that is.VirginiaThat's a great tip. Ash“Okay, you have five minutes. What is the last thing you're going to do today?” Because then it's concrete in terms of, like, I'm not asking the last thing, and it will take you half an hour, right? I'm at, we have five minutes. What's the last thing you're wrapping up? What are you going to do?Then, if it's someone who's very focused in this world, and they're very into that world, then that last thing can also be our transition out of it. As they're turning it off, the very first thing we're saying to them is, “So what was that last thing you were doing?”VirginiaOh, that's nice.AshThen they're telling it to us, and then we can get curious. We can ask questions. We can get a little into their world to help them transition out of that world. That doesn't mean that we have to understand what they're telling us, frankly. It doesn't mean we have to know all the nuance. But we can show that interest. I think this is also really, really important, because then we are showing them it's not us versus the screen. We're not opposing the screen, like it's the enemy or something. And we're showing them, “Hey, I can tell you're interested in this, so I'm interested in it because you are.” Like, I care about you, so I want to know more.VirginiaAnd then they can invite you into their world, which what a lot of neurodivergent kids need. We're asking them to be part of the larger world all the time. And how nice we can meet them where they are a little more.AshAbsolutely. The other thing I would say is that something I think people don't always realize, especially if they don't play games as much, or if they are not neurodivergent and playing games, is they might miss that video games actually are extremely well-accommodated worlds, in terms of accommodating neurodivergence.So thinking about something like ADHD, to go back to that example, it's like, okay, some really common classroom accommodations for ADHD, from the educator perspective, the accommodations I see a lot are frequent check ins, having a checklist, breaking down a large task into smaller chunks, objectives, having a visual organizer.Well, I think about a video game, and it's like, okay, if I want to know what I have available to me, I can press the pause menu and see my inventory at any time. If I want to know what I should be doing, because I have forgotten, I can look at a menu and see, like, what's my objective right now? Or I can bring up the map and it will show me where I supposed to be going. If I start to deviate from what I'm supposed to be doing, the game will often be like, “Hey, don't forget, you're supposed to be going over there!” It'll get me back on task. If I'm trying to make a potion that has eight ingredients, the game will list them all out for me, and it will check them off as I go, so I can visually see how I'm how I'm achieving this task. It does a lot of that accommodation for me. And those accommodations are not as common in the real world, or at least not as easily achieved.And so a lot of neurodivergent kids will succeed easily in these game worlds. And we might think “oh because it's addicting, or the algorithm, or it's just because they love it” But there are often these structural design differences that actually make it more accessible to them.And if we notice, oh, wow, they have no problem knowing what to do when they're playing Zelda, because they just keep checking their objective list all the time or whatever—that's great information.VirginiaAnd helps us think, how can we do that in real life? AshExactly. We can go to them and say, hey, I noticed you, you seem to check your inventory a lot when you're playing that game. How do we make it so that when you look in your closet, you can just as easily see what shirts you own. Whatever the thing may be, so that we're showing them, “hey, bring that into the rest of your world that works for you here.” Let's make it work for you elsewhere, instead of thinking of it as a reason they're obsessed with screens, and now we resent the screens for that. Bring that in so that it can benefit the rest of their lives.VirginiaI'm now like, okay, that just reframes something else very important for me. You have such a helpful way of helping us divest from the guilt and the shame and actually look at this in a positive and empowering way for us and our kids. And I'm just so grateful for it. It really is a game changer for me.AshOh, thank you so much. I'm so glad to hear that it was helpful and empowering for you, and I just hope that it can be that for others as well.ButterAshSo my family and I have been lucky enough to spend quite a lot of time in Japan. And one of the wonderful things about Japan is they have a very huge bike culture. I think people think of the Netherlands as Bike cCentral, but Japan kind of rivals them.And they have a particular kind of bike that you cannot get in the United States. It's called a Mamachari, which is like a portmanteau of mom and chariot. And it's sort of like a cargo bike, but they are constructed a little differently and have some features that I love. And so when I've been in Japan, we are on those bikes. I'm always like, I love this kind of bike. I want this kind of bike for me forever. And my recent Butter has been trying to find something like that that I can have in my day to day life. And I found something recently, and got a lovely step through bike on Facebook Marketplace. VirginiaSo cool! That's exciting to find on marketplace, too.AshOh yes, having a bike that like I actually enjoy riding, I had my old bike from being a teenager, and it just was not functional. I was like, “This is not fun.” And now having one that I enjoy, I'm like, oh yes. I feel like a kid again. It's lovely.VirginiaThat's a great Butter. My Butter is something both my kids and my pets and I are all really enjoying. I'm gonna drop a link in the chat for you. It is called a floof, and it is basically a human-sized dog bed that I found on Etsy. It's like, lined with fake fur.AshMy God. I'm looking at it right now.VirginiaIsn't it hilarious?AshWow. I'm so glad you sent a picture, because that is not what I was picturing?Virginia I can't describe it accurately. It's like a cross between a human-sized dog bed and a shopping bag? Sort of? AshYes, yes, wow. It's like a hot tub.VirginiaIt's like a hot tub, but no water. You just sit in it. I think they call it a cuddle cave. I don't understand how to explain it, but it's the floof. And it's in our family room. And it's not inexpensive, but it does basically replace a chair. So if you think of it as a furniture purchase, it's not so bad. There's always at least a cat or a dog sleeping in it. Frequently a child is in it. My boyfriend likes to be in it. Everyone gravitates towards it. And you can put pillows in it or a blanket.Neurodivergent people, in particular, really love it, because I think it provides a lot of sensory feedback? And it's very enclosed and cozy. It's great for the day we're having today, which is a very laid back, low demand, watch as much screen as you want, kind of day. So I've got one kid bundled into the floof right now with a bunch of blankets in her iPad, and she's so happy. AshOh my gosh. Also, it kind of looks like the person is sitting in a giant pita, which I also love.VirginiaThat's what it is! It's like a giant pita, but soft and cozy. It's like being in a pita pocket. And I'm sure there are less expensive versions, this was like, 300 something dollars, so it is an investment. But they're handmade by some delightful person in the Netherlands.Whenever we have play dates, there are always two or three kids, snuggled up in it together. There's something extremely addictive about it. I don't know. I don't really know how to explain why it's great, but it's great.AshOh, that is lovely.VirginiaAll right, well tell obviously, everyone needs to go to their bookstore and get Power On: Managing Screen Time to Benefit the Whole Family. Where else can we find you, Ash? How can we support your work?AshYou can find me on Instagram at the gamer educator, and I also cross post my Instagram posts to Substack, and I'm on Substack as Screen Time Strategies. It's all the same content, just that way you're getting it in your inbox without, without having to go to Instagram. So if that's something that you are trying to maybe move away from, get it via Substack. And my book Power On: Managing Screen Time to Benefit the Whole Family is available starting August 26 is when it fully releases.VirginiaAmazing. Thank you so much. This was really great.AshThank you so much for having me back.The Burnt Toast Podcast is produced and hosted by Virginia Sole-Smith (follow me on Instagram) and Corinne Fay, who runs @SellTradePlus, and Big Undies.The Burnt Toast logo is by Deanna Lowe.Our theme music is by Farideh.Tommy Harron is our audio engineer.Thanks for listening and for supporting anti-diet, body liberation journalism! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.com/subscribe

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