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You can listen wherever you get your podcasts or check out the fully edited transcript of our interview at the bottom of this post.In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, my guest is Dr. Justin Coulson, an Australian parenting expert and father of 6 who has his PhD in psychology and is the author of 10 books on parenting and the co-host of the Happy Families podcast with his wife, Kylie. We discuss the psychology behind peaceful parenting, including how self-determination theory explains kids' challenging behavior. Dr. Justin also shared his three E's of discipline.Know someone who might appreciate this episode? Share it with them!And if you love the podcast, FREE ways to help us out:1- Rate and review the podcast in your podcast player app2- “Like” this post by tapping the heart icon ♥️3- Share this with a friend. THANK YOU!We talk about:* 1:45 – Introduction to Dr. Justin Coulson and his personal parenting turning pointHow struggles with anger and discipline led him to rethink everything and study psychology.* 08:20 – Learning to regulate ourselves, practicing repair, and growing over time.* 15:50 – Why peaceful parenting starts with the parent's self-awareness and regulation.* 19:50 – Understanding behavior through compassion and curiosity.* 20:50 – The HALTS frameworkHow hunger, anger, loneliness, tiredness, and stress impact children's behavior.* 23:00 – Self-determination theory and parenting* 33:00 – The 3 E's of Effective Discipline* 41:50 – How to use the 3 E's in everyday parenting moments.Real-life examples: screens, sibling conflict & collaboration* 49:00 – Building trust and the “goodwill bank” with kidsWhy collaborative parenting pays off when tough limits are needed.* 53:30 – Advice to his younger parenting self: “soft eyes”A powerful reflection on kindness, connection, and showing up with compassion.* 56:30 – Where to find Dr. Justin CoulsonHis podcast, books, and upcoming work on boys and healthy masculinity.Resources mentioned in this episode:* Dr. Justin's website and podcast* Yoto Screen Free Audio Book Player* The Peaceful Parenting Membership* Evelyn & Bobbie brasConnect with Sarah Rosensweet:* Instagram* Facebook Group* YouTube* Website* Join us on Substack* Newsletter* Book a short consult or coaching session callxx Sarah and CoreyYour peaceful parenting team- click here for a free short consult or a coaching sessionVisit our website for free resources, podcast, coaching, membership and more!>> Please support us!!! 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He's an Australian parenting expert with a PhD in psychology, the author of 10 books on parenting, the co-host of the Happy Families podcast with his wife, Kylie, the father of six children, and, last but not least, grandfather of one.We discuss the psychology behind peaceful parenting, including how self-determination theory explains kids' challenging behavior. Dr. Justin also shared his three E's of discipline, which I just loved.If you like this episode, please share it with a friend so more parents can learn about peaceful parenting. If you're a fan of the podcast, you can help us out not only by sharing it, but by leaving a review and a five-star rating in your podcast player app. While you're there, don't forget to follow the show so you don't miss an episode.If you'd like to support us even more, you can become a supporter on Substack to help us offset the cost of making the show. We'll put a link in the show notes.Let's meet Dr. Justin. I hope you enjoy this conversation and get as much out of his insights as I did.Sarah: Hello, Dr. Justin, and welcome to the podcast.Dr. Justin: Sarah, I'm so glad to be with you. Thanks for having me on.Sarah: Yeah, and it's morning for you, evening for me—nice—and I'm just glad that we could make this time to talk to each other. I really appreciate it. Thank you. So, could you just tell us a little bit about who you are and what you do?Dr. Justin: Sure. I grew up on the east coast of Australia, about an hour north of Sydney. Geographically, that kind of locates where I was. I was the teenage boy that every parent hopes they will not have. I don't think I was a particularly bad kid, but I certainly wasn't a good kid.My parents were spending a small fortune—I'm a 1975 baby, I turned 50 last year—but this was in the late '80s and early '90s. My parents were spending so much money to send me to a private school. Because we were on the coast—a very quintessentially Australian thing—I was wagging school.Do you say “wagging school” in Canada? Is that a term Canadians use?Sarah: No, but I think we get the context. I think it means not going to school.Dr. Justin: Yeah, I was truant. They thought I was there, but I wasn't.Sarah: We say skipping.Dr. Justin: I was skipping school. Okay, yeah. We call it a school wag.So I would go to school in the morning and get my name marked off in roll call. Then I would sneak out of the school. Across the road from the school, there were bushes—kind of a forest, or whatever you might call it in Canada and America. I would get changed out of my tie, long pants, and black school shoes, throw on some board shorts and a T-shirt.My surfboard was stashed in the bush, and I'd grab it from the hiding place. Then I'd jump on a bus, go to the beach, and surf all day. Afterward, I'd get a bus back to school in the afternoon, change back into my uniform, and race into the school just in time to get my name marked off, looking like I'd been at school all day.This was in the days before schools communicated with parents via email and text, because none of that existed. I was able to get away with it.So I finished high school. I scored in the bottom 15%—Sarah: Goodness.Dr. Justin: Not just my class, but of the entire state of New South Wales. My parents were devastated.I didn't care. I wanted to have a media career. I wanted to be a radio announcer. So I got into radio. If you've ever listened to the radio—and no offense to radio people—you know you don't have to do well at school to be good at radio. You just have to be able to sit on the microphone and say things that make sense.I knew I could do that, so school didn't matter to me. I didn't care about it. That's what I did.But this is where it intersects with parenting.About 10 years into my radio career, my wife and I were having some challenges, particularly around my parenting. We had a threenager and a newborn baby.That three-year-old—I had always held the opinion that my children would do as they were told, and if they didn't, I would make sure they understood that I was the father and that their job was to do as I said.So I was very punitive. I basically made all of the parenting mistakes you can imagine when I would get angry, frustrated, and ill-tempered. It's not that I was a bad father—I spent a lot of high-quality time loving my kids—but I was also really short-fused and highly aggressive.Frankly, I went from threatening to hitting really fast. You call it spanking; we would call it smacking. I was very, very quick to smack or spank my three-year-old, and it wasn't working.After one particularly bad incident where things escalated, I really did lose control. I didn't just spank her once. There were multiple spankings. This was like a 10-minute escalation session where it just got worse and worse and worse.My wife was out at the time. When she came home, I said to Kylie, “I'm a bad father. I'm not doing this well. I'm making a lot of mistakes, and here's what happened while you were out.”Full confession: Kylie has always been this wonderfully supportive wife—very kind, gentle, compassionate, soft-spoken, thoughtful, considerate, empathic—all of those beautiful attributes that I prize and treasure in my good wife.She was none of those things that day.She had fire in her eyes and said, “You are not living up to the father that I hoped you would be, and you're also not living up to the husband I need you to be.”And it took me back, because I was already feeling downcast. I felt like I was failing anyway, and she just—it was like she picked up a great big lump of wood and whacked me over the head with it and said, “No.”Of course, she didn't actually do that, but that's how it felt. It felt physical. Visceral. Like, Ow. This is serious.I left my radio career shortly thereafter.I was working at one of the biggest radio stations in Australia at the time, and I gave up all the backstage passes with global superstars and hanging out with record company executives at the best restaurants, eating their food so they could bribe me to play their music on the radio station. I went back to school.I became a full-time student. I worked part-time at three different jobs while studying full-time. I'd sleep under the desk at university so I could do the study and the work—Sarah: No surfing this time?Dr. Justin: No surfing this time, no. I was just so committed to it.After eight and a half years of full-time study, I graduated with a doctorate. I had to do a couple of other qualifications first, including a psychological science degree. I graduated with a doctorate in psychology and became a university lecturer.Along the way, Sarah, we went from having our two kids at that point to having our third child in my first year of study, our fourth child in my fifth year of study, and our fifth child while I was doing my doctorate. Shortly after I left the university setting, stopped lecturing, and started writing books and giving talks, we had our sixth child.So we're the parents—Sarah: Amazing.Dr. Justin: —of six daughters. Today, they range in age from 12—the youngest—to the oldest, who is in her mid-to-late 20s. She and her husband have a baby now. They've been married for a few years.Sarah: Wow. You're a grandpa.Dr. Justin: A grand—I'm a grandpa. We have a two-and-a-half-year-old grandbaby, four adult children, one in her teens, and a 12-year-old.So that's kind of my very short version of the journey.Along the way, I've written a bunch of books. We've got a TV show in Australia called Parental Guidance. We've had three seasons of that show on primetime TV. I've got a website and all the things that you'd expect—a podcast and so on.Sarah: What did you do when you had that aha moment—that realization that you weren't being the kind of dad you wanted to be, and your wife also agreed that you weren't being the kind of dad she wanted you to be? What did you change?Because you just mentioned that you spent eight and a half years going back to school. I imagine that you made some changes before you had six kids. So what did you do right away, maybe for anyone listening who can relate to those feelings of rage and feeling triggered by your child?Dr. Justin: Sarah, the first thing I'd say is that there was no linear change, and there were no immediate changes, because I didn't know what to do.I was unskilled. I was uneducated. I didn't know anything about psychology, and I clearly didn't know anything about parenting.But I found a mentor. I have a faith background, and there was a writer who wrote eloquently and compassionately. I just felt like he understood me, and he became a mentor to me.I also discovered a guy called Alfie Kohn. You might be familiar with Alfie Kohn.Sarah: Oh, Alfie Kohn was the first thing I ever read about parenting—Dr. Justin: Oh, great.Sarah: —before I even had kids. And he was on the podcast last year, which felt like a full-circle moment between how influential—I told him on the podcast, “You have probably had the biggest influence on me—not only in my parenting, but in my life's direction—of any single person out there.”So, sorry, fan-girl moment. I'm right there with you with Alfie Kohn.Dr. Justin: Yeah. I've gotten to know Alfie over the years as my academic career advanced and I began to understand where he took his research from.I read his book Punished by Rewards—I think it was a 1993—Sarah: That was my first one too.Dr. Justin: Yeah, it's a 1993 publication or something.Sarah, it was just so influential.What happened was, I was doing my university degree and learning things, and honestly, I'd be sitting there thinking, Hang on, the things they're teaching me in these university courses seem to clash with what Alfie Kohn taught me in Punished by Rewards.So I spent a lot of time in the notes section at the back—you know, all the references nobody ever reads?Sarah: Mm-hmm.Dr. Justin: As I went through them, I discovered researchers named Edward Deci and Richard Ryan from the University of Rochester in upstate New York.They had developed a theory known as self-determination theory.A large portion of Alfie Kohn's work is based on self-determination theory.So I really dug deep into that. I still love Alfie, but I moved very much into the academic side because I became a university lecturer and really got into the nitty-gritty of understanding the deepest depths of what self-determination theory is all about. That has become the foundation of the work that I do.And to your question: nothing is linear when you are trying to make improvements.Whether you're trying to change your diet, exercise, get your finances in order, or improve your relationships, you have insights. You have moments where you think, Oh my goodness, this is what I need to do. I need to show up with warmth on my face and soft eyes.And then three hours later, one of your children does something, and you forget what soft eyes look and feel like. You look at them with hard eyes, frustration in your voice, and short, clipped sentences.Then half an hour later, you think, Oh, self-awareness. I missed that.So it's this gradual process: two steps forward, one step back. Three steps forward, one step back. Four steps forward, three steps back. Eight steps forward, no steps back.Over the years, I had this beautiful experience—and maybe you've had a similar experience in your family as you've raised your kids.We were maybe in my third or fourth year of study. My wife has an early childhood background. She knows child development. She knows what kids need.She was a little skeptical about a lot of the things I was starting to talk about and discover as I went through university and got into the depths of what the research meant—comparing and contrasting it with what was mainstream, but actually not always quite right.We had some tension around how we should respond to the children. I was moving away from that authoritarian bent and developing ideas around exploring their world more.One night, I came home from university a little late. It was probably around 9:00 p.m. Our three children were still awake.As I drove into the driveway, all the lights in the house were on. The windows were open. Looking through the living room window, I could tell the house was—to put it politely—a mess.And as I stepped into the house, the kids—it was just awful.I walked over to Kylie and said, “Honey, it looks like it's been a pretty tough day.”I was trying to be compassionate and empathic. I was really trying to do what psychology says is the right thing to do.Kylie looked at me without hesitation and said, “Don't give me any of that psychology crap. I've had the worst day in the world.”Then she stormed out and said, “You fix it,” and walked into the bedroom and closed the door.Again, this is not how my wife usually is, but it had been a really rough day. The kids were feral. The house was a mess.I looked at my priorities. I sat down with the child who was struggling the most and worked with her for two or three minutes. She calmed down, I gave her a little food, and put her to bed.Within about 20 minutes, I had all three kids in bed, and I was so proud of myself.I stepped into the kitchen and started tidying up. I thought, I'll just give Kylie some space.After another 30 or 40 minutes of tidying, I stepped into the living room and said, “Honey, I know you're really upset. It's been a pretty tough day. I wasn't trying to be judgy or anything.”And she said, “It's fine for you. You're not dealing with it all day. You walk in and think you can just snap your fingers and everything's fine.”Then she looked at me and said, “But tonight, you walked in and it feels like you snapped your fingers and everything's fine.”And we had this beautiful conversation where she said, “I've been resenting the things you've been trying to tell me because it felt like you were telling me I was wrong.“But I've been watching, and I'm actually seeing that the things you're doing are working, and our family is feeling better.”It took four or five years to get there, Sarah.It's not like I had this epiphany—I'm a bad father, I need to change—and suddenly I was a good dad.There were many embarrassing, shameful moments after that epiphany where I still made terrible decisions and treated the children badly.Even today, I still lose my temper, say things I shouldn't, and get frustrated, because kids are kids and we're fallible humans.But we call parenting parenting because it's about us. If it were about children, we'd call it childrening.Which sounds silly, right?Dr. Justin: But what I've really discovered is that if I can learn how to regulate myself—high emotions equal low intelligence—then I can regulate my emotions, turn them up or down appropriately for the context, and keep them in harmony with my long-term goals, which are to have loving, kind relationships with my children.If I can do that, I'm going to approach them with a tremendously different focus than I will if I'm looking for a short-term fix.And that is something—Anger is a habit. Yelling is a habit. Time-out is a habit. Reward charts are a habit.We can create other habits. We just have to understand the processes and principles behind those habits and then practice them, like we practice a song on the piano, until we finally get it right.Sarah: I love that.So you and Kylie really had a journey—a back-and-forth dance of your own processes and your own development.I do love how you say it's really about us. Whenever I'm working with clients, after a couple of sessions they'll say, “You know what? This isn't even about my kid. This is just about me.”Dr. Justin: Yes. Yes.Sarah: Nobody wants to believe that at first, because it's so much easier to think, I've just got to change them and what they're doing.But it's really all about what we're bringing to the moment and what we're bringing to the relationship.Dr. Justin: I get in trouble sometimes for being overly provocative and saying things that are insensitive, so a quick warning:I want to say what I'm about to say with all the compassion in the world and all the tenderness and care in the world, because I work with people every single day who are dealing with exactly the struggles you're talking about.I want to step into the world of neurodiversity—ADHD, autism, trauma—those kinds of areas.What we're talking about applies there as well. It's just harder.Sarah: Mm-hmm.Dr. Justin: But ultimately, if I'm raising an ADHD child or a child who's been through a traumatic experience, once again, parenting is not about them. It's about how I show up for them.So I can say, “Well, my child's like that,” or, “I'm like this because of the diagnosis,” or because of the label, or because of the trauma, or because of the neural networks doing what they're doing.I can say all of those things, and many people do. It's understandable, and I have all the compassion in the world for them when they do.But the key thing I want to highlight is that in spite of all of those challenges your child might be facing—or even that you might be facing—today begins now.It begins with what you put on your face and what you think in your mind.If we can soften our features and go to our children with kindness and compassion while still holding appropriate limits—or working with them to develop appropriate limits—then what we can say is:“Yes, that bad thing happened,” or, “Yes, we are dealing with this difficulty, so what are we going to do about it?”We can fall into the I can't do anything way of thinking, which is really ineffective and doesn't help at all.Or we can step into I have this incredible thing psychologists call agency, or self-efficacy, where I can make a decision now, and if we work on it, we can actually improve things.It might be a longer, harder road. There may be more obstacles to climb over than a typical family without those challenging circumstances.It may be harder.But we can always improve.I never want to be the person who puts limits on what kids can do or what parents can do.If we change our language, change our focus, and recognize that this is a long game—Sarah: Mm-hmm.Dr. Justin: —which requires sustained effort every single day, it's extraordinary the progress we can make and the changes we can create in our home and our family.Sarah: For sure. Yeah.And unfortunately, it's a long game, right? Because I think today we always want quick answers and solutions.Really, it's just showing up every day as best you can and repairing when you don't show up the way you wish you had.And I think another really important part of it—which you were talking around a little bit—is trying to understand our child's experience and see things from their perspective.I was just talking to a client about that today:What's the most emotionally generous explanation you can come up with for their behavior?Because we don't actually know why anyone does anything, since we're not in their brain.But we often jump to, They're being rude on purpose, or They're trying to annoy me.Really, if we can think, Well, I don't know why they're doing this, but there's probably a reason, because kids want to be good. They want to be connected with us.And just reminding ourselves that they're not giving us a hard time—they're having a hard time.That actually makes it easier, I think, to show up as your best, most compassionate self—with, as you say, soft eyes and warm features.Dr. Justin: Yeah.No child wakes up in the morning thinking, Today's the day. I'm just going to ruin everything.This is the perfect opportunity. My parents are tired and frazzled. There's a cost-of-living crisis. There are all these challenges happening, and if ever there was a moment—it's now. I'm going to do it today.They don't wake up thinking that.Like you said—and you said it so perfectly—kids really do want to please us.I know some parents listening to me say that right now are thinking, No, no. My child does not want to please me.And so the question becomes: Why? Why are they struggling?And maybe this is a nice way for me to bring in some of the principles I learned as I went deeper into self-determination theory.There are a couple of times when children are almost guaranteed to be challenging, and this has nothing to do with self-determination theory. This is just general psychology and wellbeing.I always think of Germany. A police officer tells you to stop, but they don't say the word stop because they're German.In German, the word for stop is halt—H-A-L-T.So we add an S to the end, and the acronym becomes:Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired, or Stressed.Sarah: Mm-hmm.Dr. Justin: Those are the five times when you can all but guarantee your children are not going to be doing well.If they are hungry, get some food into them—ideally a little protein, because it's satiating and helps them feel full quickly.If they're angry, then we've got to remember: high emotions equal low intelligence.You can't think straight in a high emotional state.So our job is to get curious, not furious, because if we fight fire with fire, we end up with a scorched-earth policy and everything gets burned.Dr. Justin: Lonely.I could be sitting right next to you, Sarah, and feel disconnected and lonely—Sarah: Mm-hmm.Dr. Justin: —even if we were very close.Our children are sometimes literally sitting at our kitchen bench, and they feel alone. They feel a little lost. Because of the way we're responding to them—with hard commands, correction, and direction rather than connection—they feel lonely.Tired.I don't even need to explain that.Even as adults, I don't know any couple who, at the end of witching hour—or whatever you might call it in North America, that 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. stretch when the kids—Sarah: Yeah.Dr. Justin: —are just oof…It's the end of that period, and you're exhausted, the kids are exhausted, and you look at your husband or wife and say, “You know what? We are so tired. We're shattered. But boy, are we nailing it tonight.”Nobody ever says that when they're tired—Sarah: Yeah.Dr. Justin: —because you're not nailing it. You're just hanging in there.And it's the same with kids.Then the S is for stressed, and that includes sickness, because sickness is a stress on the body as well.Those five indicators are going to let you know when your child is likely to be challenging, and I think they're really good to watch out for.But if we go a little deeper and talk about self-determination theory, it says that each of us has these needs.You have them, Sarah, and I have them, and our children have them—even your mother-in-law has them.We have three basic psychological needs.When we're in environments where those needs are supported, oh my goodness, we thrive. These are environments we're drawn to and attracted to. We approach them with a smile on our face and can't wait to be there.But if the environment is what researchers call need-thwarting or need-frustrating—meaning it frustrates and thwarts those needs—then we avoid it.Sarah: Mm-hmm.Dr. Justin: Or, if we're in those environments, we act in ways that are challenging.So the basic psychological needs are:Number one: a sense of relationship, or relatedness. That's the technical term they use.Relatedness is a sense of mutual belonging.Sarah: So would it be similar to mattering? Like you feel like you matter to somebody?Dr. Justin: Yeah. There's been a lot of talk recently about mattering.But it's reciprocal mattering. It's not just one-way.It's I matter to you, but you matter to me.Sarah: Yeah.Dr. Justin: Let me use Mother's Day as an example.We just had Mother's Day in Australia at the start of May.If I've got a great relationship with my mother-in-law, and it's Mother's Day, I'm probably going to spend the morning with my wife and family while my children celebrate their mum. Then maybe at lunchtime, we head over to the in-laws to celebrate my wife's mum.If I feel like that relationship need is supported at my mother-in-law's—meaning there's mutual belonging, I matter to her, she matters to me, we enjoy one another's company, and it feels good—I'm going to say:“Great. Let's get in the car. Let's go. What do we need to do?”But if I'm going to a need-frustrating environment—if there's tension, antagonism, snide remarks, eye rolls, silence, defensiveness, or wounds from bad things that happened in the past—that environment doesn't feel good to me.So I'm going to say to Kylie:“Honey, why don't you take the kids to your mum's? Have a great lunch. We've made a big mess this morning, and I think the best thing I can do for your Mother's Day”—and I'll frame it nicely, of course—“is stay home, tidy the house, clean up the kitchen, get everything ready, and put dinner on for tonight so you can have your perfect Mother's Day dinner. I'll see you in four hours.”And then I send her out the door.Why?Because my in-laws' home has become a need-thwarting or need-frustrating environment. I just don't want to be there.And if I am there, I'm going to be sullen and sulky. I might try my best for half an hour and then say, “Oh, this is too hard,” and retreat—Sarah: Or text. The adult version of misbehavior.Dr. Justin: Yes, exactly. Exactly.But if I'm a child in a need-thwarting or need-frustrating environment, I'm going to get into fights with the kids I don't like.Or I'm going to say, “I don't want to go to school because everyone picks on me because I don't regulate my behavior properly because I've got ADHD.”Right?So school becomes a place I don't want to go.Or maybe you have a faith background and your child doesn't have any friends at church.Or you've signed them up for soccer, but they don't know anyone on the team.And they're saying, “Yeah, but I don't want to go.”It all comes down to relationship.Relationship is the basic psychological need that's being thwarted.Now, the second basic psychological need is competence.Competence, I would describe as feeling like I can do the thing I'm being asked to do.Sarah: Or that I want to do.Dr. Justin: Yeah. We'll get to want to in just a second, because want-to is the third basic psychological need—autonomy.So stay with me on competence for a second.Competence is capability. Capacity.It's not even necessarily about being able to do something—it's about feeling like you're making progress toward the goal.Let's say I'm joining acrobatics and trying to learn how to do a handstand.That's really tricky. It's a tough skill.If I show up every week to acrobatics, even if I've got great friends there—so my relationship need is supported—and I love my coach, but every time I try to do a handstand my shoulders buckle, my elbows aren't straight, my form is wrong, I fall over, or I can't stay up…After four or five or six weeks, I'm going to say:“I don't like this anymore. I'm out.”I had a daughter who wanted to come cycling with me.I'm a really keen cyclist. I ride on the road. I'm a middle-aged man in Lycra.But I also ride on the velodrome.You've seen those velodrome bikes at the Olympics—the indoor track where they go around and around and around.You might have noticed that after they finish the race, they keep pedaling and do another 10 laps.The reason is twofold.Number one: there are no brakes on those bikes.And second: they use what's called a fixed gear, meaning that when the wheels are spinning, the pedals are spinning.If you stop pedaling, you're going to get thrown over the handlebars because the wheels are still moving, which means the pedals are still moving, even if you try to stop them.So you just have to keep riding until the bike slows down.My daughter wanted to come to Friday night velodrome racing with me.We didn't have the money, but we spent all this cash on a bike, the Lycra, the helmet, the special shoes—it cost a lot, and I was a poor university student.But my daughter wanted to cycle with me, and I wasn't going to miss that opportunity. So we sacrificed and made it happen.Unfortunately, she was competing against girls who had been riding for four, five, or six years.For the first few weeks, she gave it a good go, but she was losing by several laps every race.After about a month, she said:“Dad, I don't want to do this anymore.”And my response was:“But I've spent all this money.”But what was really going on was that as much as she liked the girls and the atmosphere, she didn't feel competent—Sarah: Mm-hmm.Dr. Justin: —and she didn't see progress.She didn't feel like she was ever going to master the activity, so her motivation and wellbeing plummeted.Cycling became a need-thwarting environment for her.Whether it's piano, violin, rock climbing, cycling, swimming, math, PE class—it doesn't matter.If your kids don't feel like they can do the thing, they're going to push back.They're going to say:“This is too hard. I don't like it.”They won't use these exact words, but what they're really saying is:“This is a need-frustrating environment for me. I don't like it. I don't want to be there.”And then they start to act out.My mom got to the stage with me as a 13-year-old boy where she was physically holding me by the arm and dragging me into my piano lessons.Dr. Justin: Which brings me to my third and final basic psychological need, which is autonomy.A lot of people hear the word autonomy and think it means freedom—that kids can do whatever they want. They think it means independence.That's not what autonomy means, certainly not in the strict scientific form we're talking about within this theory.Rather, autonomy comes down to identifying the value of an activity and therefore endorsing the actions required to do the activity.See, if I, as a 12-year-old, looked at piano and thought:This is going to be a lifelong skill that will bring me joy, that I'll be able to share with others, that I can use in service of my family and community. If I can play piano or keyboard, I could be in a band. I could do all of these things.If I identified the value in the activity, then I would endorse the work required to learn it.So autonomy is not about freedom and independence. It's about choice based on values.That's a lot when you're thinking about three-, four-, and five-year-olds, but not necessarily—Sarah: No, I love that.We talk about that all the time in my communities—how important it is for kids to have autonomy.And I think you can have autonomy even when kids can't be independent, right?Because you can't have a four-year-old who's independent, but you can have a four-year-old who can make decisions that matter.Dr. Justin: Yes, yes.And that decision goes well beyond, Do you want to wear the blue suit or the green one?Sarah: I'll quote our friend Alfie Kohn. He says, “Kids should have the ability to make decisions that make adults gulp a little bit.”Dr. Justin: I love it. Yes. Beautiful.Let me give an adult version of this, and then I'll swing it back into childhood, because sometimes parents hear this and think, This isn't quite computing for me.In Canada, you drive on the right-hand side of the road.Sarah: Mm-hmm.Dr. Justin: And it's true that if you choose to drive on the left-hand side of the road, the authorities will probably get involved. You may cause harm to somebody. You could even end up in prison.But even in the middle of the night, when nobody's on the road, I can't imagine there are too many Canadians who get in the car and think:Tonight's the night. Nobody's watching. I'm gonna drive on the left.You are being absolutely controlled by the government and by the law. You're driving on the right-hand side of the road.But because you identify the value in driving on the right-hand side of the road, nobody has to compel you to do it.You just do it because you endorse the idea that driving on the right is safer. It's what you need to do.So our job with our children is twofold.First, when it comes to these basic psychological needs, we want to help them be in environments—or create environments—where those needs are supported.We want to send them to a school where they have good relationships, where somebody says, “Hey, come sit with us,” where teachers know them by name and smile when they see them and are excited to support them.A school where they're able to experience progress—which might mean less emphasis on grades and more emphasis on developing capability.And a school where they feel like they have some say in where they're going and what they're doing.Rather than being forced to attend a school like I was when I was a teenager, they get to say:“No, I want to go to that school because that's where my friends are.”Or:“That's where the teachers help me feel good.”Or:“That's where my interests lie.”That's the basic psychological-needs concept.Now let's bring that into discipline, which is what started this whole conversation.Based on this theory—and I guess it ties back to a lot of what Alfie Kohn has said as well—I developed a little model that's really easy to memorize and even easier to enact.I call it the Three E's of Effective Discipline.The Three E's of Effective Discipline are need-supportive.If you look at the root of the word discipline, it comes from the idea that we teach, guide, and instruct—that we show the way to follow.Sarah: Mm-hmm.Dr. Justin: But if you look at the modern definition of discipline, the modern definition is punish.Punish means exact retribution. It means hurt. It means make someone pay a price.Sarah: Make people feel bad on purpose.Dr. Justin: Yeah. That's exactly right.And I'm interested in disciplining our kids, not punishing our kids.Punishment is need-thwarting, right?If you make someone feel bad on purpose, there goes the relationship. They feel incompetent, and you've taken away their autonomy.So standard discipline strategies—whether it's time-out, spanking, yelling, withdrawing privileges, taking away the iPad, bribery—all of those standard discipline practices trample over basic psychological needs.We've got to come up with something better.So I developed the Three E's of Effective Discipline, which are basically this:On a beautiful bed of empathy, we explore, we explain, and we empower.Sarah: Ooh, I love that.Dr. Justin: Explore basically means I sit down with my child at an appropriate time.Because we always try to fix things right here, right now.Sometimes we need to, but often intervention simply to make sure people and property aren't hurt—that's all you need.Then you can say to your child:“We'll have a chat about this later when nobody's got a head full of steam.”Kick it down the road.You don't have to fix things right here, right now. Most of the time, it's just not necessary.So once everyone is calm, you explore.You say:“Hey, I've noticed there's been a lot of tension in our home lately between you and your brother.”Or:“Have you noticed that for the last few weeks we've had so much conflict about screens?”And your child says, “Yeah.”And you say:“I just want to listen because parenting's about parents, right? I must be getting something wrong here. Can you help me understand what I'm missing? Where am I going wrong? What's the real problem from your perspective?”Now, there are three things that make this better.Number one: never do it with an audience.Kids always want to save face. They don't feel competent when we start these conversations in front of other people.Number two: have some treats.Because once you're feeding them, they're like:“Oh, I'm not in trouble. We're just chatting, and there are cookies,” or a thick shake, or something like that.And number three: take notes.When you're trying to solve problems—and that's really what discipline is—The Three E's of Effective Discipline are about problem-solving.Discipline—meaning helping, teaching, guiding, instructing—is really about solving problems.So if I want to solve problems effectively in my home—if I want to discipline my children well—I'm trying to say:“Where are you coming from? What am I missing?”When you take notes on what your kids are saying, it's amazing how much information they give you because they realize:You're really listening to me.Sarah: Yeah. You're taking me seriously. You're writing down what I say.Dr. Justin: They're blown away by it.So they'll tell you a bunch of stuff.Now, every now and then they won't. Sometimes they'll shrug and say, “I don't know.”And you can say:“Well, if you don't know, that's fine. But if you did know…”This drives kids crazy, but it's my favorite sentence.“If you did know, what do you think the answer would be?”Sarah: Mm-hmm.Dr. Justin: And they roll their eyes.“Well, I don't know. That's what I said. If I knew, I'd tell you, but I don't know.”And I say:“I know you don't know, and I understand that if you did know, you would tell me. But if you did know, what would you tell me?”Sarah: I love that.Dr. Justin: They get this feeling—it's like this horrible psychological trick where:I don't know the answer, but if I had to come up with one, I guess I'd say this…And now the conversation starts.You get momentum.Sarah: You Jedi mind-trick them.Dr. Justin: Yeah. It's beautiful.And you write it down.At no point are you allowed to interrupt.At no point are you allowed to tell them they're wrong.At no point are you allowed to respond with your adult wisdom.You just listen.Sarah: Okay, and we're still on explore?Still on the first E?Dr. Justin: We're still on the first E.You make all these notes, and once it sounds like they've told you everything, you say:“All right. So what you're telling me is…”And then you read the notes back.This is the oldest psychological strategy in the book—I'm not saying anything new here.If they say, “Yes, that's what I'm saying,” you say:“All right. Great. I've got it.”If they say no, then you say:“Oh, what have I missed? How did I get this wrong? Clarify it for me.”And they give you more information.But there's a really valuable question at the end.When they say, “Yes, that's what I'm saying,” you ask:“Fantastic. Is there anything else?”Sarah: Mm-hmm.Dr. Justin: The power of asking that extra question is profound.It forces them to go deeper.Sometimes they'll say, “No, that's it.”But often, their first answers are shallow answers to get you off their back.They're thinking:I'm telling you what I think you want to hear.But when you say:“Got it. You're happy with this answer? Fantastic. Is there anything else going on?”That's when they look at you and think:Oh—you're actually serious about this. You really care.Sarah: And you're really listening to me.Dr. Justin: Yeah.And it's profound what children will give you after you ask, “Is there anything else?”Once you've got everything written down, confirmed, and you're clear, the next step is explain.Dr. Justin: Now, there are a couple of things around explain.Explain is basically the part where you tell them what they need to know. This is the parent bit.But all too often, we step into lecturing, and the kids fall asleep. They're like, “Oh, here we go again. I thought this was going to be different, but it's no different after all.”So there are a couple of things we need to get right here.Number one: if you're going to explain anything to your children, my recommendation is that you keep it to less than 20 seconds.Now, there's no science around this. This is just my experience in talking with parents and kids in my own family. I find that if you talk for more than 10 to 20 seconds, kids really do tune out, and it goes back to the way things have always been.The second thing is that I always ask permission.“Now that I've listened to you, Sarah, there are just one or two things I'd love to run by you about what's going on. Do you mind if I do that?”I want to make this absolutely clear: as a parent, you do not need your child's permission to tell them things. I really, absolutely, honestly believe that. As the parent, you have the right to tell them stuff they need to know.But this isn't about rights. This is about effectiveness.If I launch into, “Well, Sarah, now that I've listened to that, I get it, but I need to tell you these two things,” I'm already bringing defensiveness back into the relationship.Sarah: Mm-hmm.Dr. Justin: Barriers are coming up.Whereas if I say, “Sarah, this is so helpful. As I've listened to you, two things have come to mind. Do you mind if I share both of those with you?” Your instant response, even as I say it—I'm watching your face—Sarah: I'm nodding.Dr. Justin: And you're going—Sarah: Yeah.Dr. Justin: Yeah. I actually want to know.You're opening up your heart and mind to me, and we're just role-playing this.Sarah: Yeah, yeah. Mm-hmm.Dr. Justin: And that's what our kids do. They're like, “Oh, okay.” Because we've given them the courtesy of listening—Sarah: Well, and you're not trying to use your power over them.Dr. Justin: Exactly.This is a non-coercive, really supportive conversation.And I still haven't had this happen. A lot of parents will say, “Well, what happens if they say no?”And I'm like, “I've raised six kids, and they've never actually looked at me and said, ‘Now that I think about it, no, I don't need to know anything that you…'”They've just never done it.But even if they did—Sarah: Well, if they do, it's probably that they're—what did you say? When emotions are high, intelligence is low. Maybe it wasn't the right time to have the conversation.If they're saying no, then they're probably still angry and holding onto whatever was going on for them.Dr. Justin: Exactly.But if they're that angry, they're probably not going to have explored nicely with you anyway.Sarah: Yes, exactly. So pick—Dr. Justin: A different time.You're probably not even going to—Sarah: Get to that point. Yeah.Dr. Justin: So it's very much: keep it really short, ask permission, and then share.Sarah: Okay. So give me examples.You said, “We've been fighting about screens,” was one example. You also gave the example of, “You've been fighting a lot with your brother.”So in the explain—10 to 20 seconds—choose one of those scenarios. After hearing your child, what would you say in that 10 to 20 seconds?Dr. Justin: I did this just the other day with my 16-year-old daughter, Lily, who is on social media more than she should be. There's been some tension and conflict.I listened. She shared some ideas, and I said, “There are just a couple of things I want to run by you. Is that okay?”She said, “Sure, Dad.”I said, “Great. There are certain times when we're trying to connect or have family time, and there are certain contexts where you're on your device and we just can't reach you.”She looked at me and said, “Yeah, I know.”I said, “Okay. The second thing I want to highlight is that we've noticed you're sleeping in because, even though you're not supposed to, you've been taking your phone into your bedroom at night and staying up late scrolling. Unless I'm reading it wrong, I'm pretty sure that's what's been happening.”And she said, “No, I have been, Dad. You're right.”So it's just two really succinct sentences where I'm stating what I'm seeing. I'm sharing my experience.Sarah: Mm-hmm.Dr. Justin: If it were the sibling fighting, I'd say, “Yeah, your brother is really annoying. I get what's going on. Sometimes I wish he didn't live in our house as well.”I might have a joke with them about the challenge associated with that.And then I might say, “So when this happens, can I just share how it feels for me? It breaks my heart. I love both of you so very much, and my dream is for our family to enjoy being in one another's company and to look forward to conversations and jokes and doing the things we do. When this stuff is going on, it feels like that's a pipe dream.“And secondly, psychologically—you know I've got this PhD in psychology—I know that there's damage being done to the way your brother feels about himself. That's what I'm worried about.”So I've had both of those little conversations on two different topics, sharing two different things, and both were about 10 seconds each.Sarah: Mm-hmm.Dr. Justin: Again, it's conversational. It's not lecture-style.Sarah: And it's from the heart.I can feel it, even though this is just an example you're giving. I can feel that it's from your heart—that you're really being open and sharing with your child what your true concerns are.You're not trying to power over or control. You're really sharing a heartfelt sentiment.Dr. Justin: Yeah. Thank you. That's the goal.You won't always do that, but that's the goal.The reason there's a problem is because your values are not being upheld in the home, and you're trying to communicate that in a way that shows you honor them and that they've got a brain.Now, we've used two really grown-up versions—or teenage versions, I guess. But you can have the same conversations with three- and four-year-olds. It's just shorter. It's simpler.Usually, with those conversations, in a pretty tight timeframe—60 to 90 seconds—you've done the whole process.There is a higher-order—Sarah: Okay, so what's the third part?Dr. Justin: Just before I get to that one, if you really want to do the advanced version of explain, what I'll often do after I've explored with my child is say:“Okay, so this is the bit where I'd normally explain what's going on from my point of view. I wonder if you can tell me what you think I'm going to say here.”Sarah: Ah.Dr. Justin: And so I get them to explain the explain to me.The reason that's so effective is that whenever my mouth is the one that's moving, my brain is the one that's working.If I can get their mouth moving, their brain is doing the heavy lifting.Sarah: Love that.Dr. Justin: That's really, really effective.And then the last one—Sarah: Is empower.And you're also helping them see things and develop empathy, right? To see things from somebody else's perspective.Dr. Justin: Yes. Powerful.The last one is empower.That's literally as simple as saying, “Okay, so I get where you're coming from. We've had that conversation very thoroughly. You know what my challenge is here. What do you think we should do?”“Where do we go from here? How do we solve this in a way that we can both feel good about?”It's true that every now and then, your child will shrug their shoulders and say, “I don't know.”Or they'll shrug and say, “Well, we should just do what I want to do.”And as a parent, that's where you step in and say my favorite line:“Don't you just wish? Don't you just wish we could?”Sarah: Mm-hmm.Dr. Justin: Because—well, let me ask you, Sarah. When I say, “Don't you just wish,” or, “Wouldn't it be good if we could?”—same thing—what have I actually said?Sarah: Total empathy. Heaps of empathy.Dr. Justin: Total empathy.But I've also said something else really clearly.Sarah: That that's not going to work.Dr. Justin: Correct. The answer is no.But it's a no with so much love, kindness, empathy, and gentleness in it—Sarah: Mm-hmm.Dr. Justin: —that your child goes, “Oh, yeah. I know.”And then you say, “So let's see if we can come up with a solution that will work.”What else might work for you when it comes to your brother?What else might work for you when it comes to the party on Friday night that I'm not willing to let you go to?What else could work when it comes to our screen challenges? Because this is an ongoing issue for us, isn't it?Every now and then, you won't get an answer right away. You'll say, “Well, let's talk about it again tonight,” or, “Let's talk about it again tomorrow once you've had some time to think about it.”But I'm big on deadlines.“We need to have this worked out by the end of the weekend, okay? I don't want to go through another week of this. We've got to find a solution. If we haven't had another chat by tomorrow night, we're going to sit down and work it out then.”And I also don't have a problem at this point—Laura Walker is a researcher at BYU in Utah, and she did a study published in the Journal of Adolescence where she found that parents who use these kinds of strategies—she's not talking about the Three E's of Effective Discipline, because that's the thing I developed, but it's based on the same sort of theory that she researches—Parents who use these kinds of strategies, even when they do have to step in and say, “All right, well, we haven't come up with a solution, so it's going to be my way,” kids are much more likely to be responsive and compliant—Sarah: Mm-hmm.Dr. Justin: —because we've been through a process with them that is not autocratic. It's not authoritarian.They've felt like they had a voice. Their perspective has been seen and heard. They've had some input.And even though they don't get what they want all the time—because we're the parents, and sometimes the fact that we've climbed 47 rungs on the ladder of life and they've only climbed 13 is all we need.Sarah: That's what I call in my work the goodwill bank.When your kids experience you as collaborative, non-coercive, and not power-tripping—when they know, over the period of their childhood, that they can trust you to take their preferences into account and be respectful of them—then when you do have to say no about something, even if they don't like it, there's this goodwill bank behind you and this level of trust.When you mentioned, “You can't go to the party on Friday,” I never had that issue with my kids because everything was so collaborative.We'd have similar conversations. I didn't have—I'm not very good at thinking of things like the Three E's—but similar kinds of processes where they'd say why they wanted to go, I'd say what my concerns were, and then they'd invariably say, “Oh, yeah, you're probably right.”It was never, “You can't go.”It was, “These are my concerns. This is what I've been thinking about.”Because they experienced that whole process over years of parenting, you don't get the pushback because they don't feel like you're power-tripping them.Dr. Justin: Yeah.Sarah, I had an experience with one of my adult children who was still living at home. I think she was maybe 19 or 20 when this happened.She wanted to go and do something, and I said to her, “You're an adult. You do get to choose for yourself whether you will do this or not, but I've got some really big concerns about you doing it.“I actually think you're putting yourself into a dangerous situation. There's some history, some volatility, and some challenges if you go and involve yourself in this particular activity. Tell me why this is so important to you.”So she walked me through it, and I said, “Okay, I get it. How do my concerns stack up against your desire to be there?”And she said, “Dad, I get what you're saying, but I want to go.”And I said, “Okay, so…”You used that beautiful term, the goodwill bank. I can't remember exactly what my words were, but I'm going to use your term right now, because I essentially said:“I'm going to use the goodwill I've built up with you over the last however many years and step in really firmly and say you're making a mistake.“As your dad, even though you're an adult, I want to forbid you to go. That's how strongly I feel about this. To the degree that I can, I forbid it.“Ultimately, you will choose because you are an adult, but I don't want you there.”Sarah: I'm going on the record.Dr. Justin: Yeah, yeah.“I need you to trust that this is a bad idea. We can come up with any number of other activities you could do instead, with different people in a different location, but this is a bad idea, and you have none of my support should you go.“If you go and something goes wrong, you call me and I'll come rescue you. But it is a bad idea, and I forbid it.”And I couldn't believe I was saying those words. I've never said them in my life, and now I was saying them to an adult.But she looked at me and said, “Okay.”Sarah: Mm-hmm.Dr. Justin: She didn't fight me. She didn't say, “I can do what—”Sarah: No, because you built up the history with her of how she experienced you.Dr. Justin: Yeah. She was like, “Wow, this is serious. He's never said that before. If he feels that strongly, maybe he's right. Maybe I need to find an alternative.”So anyway, that's the Three E's of Effective Discipline.I feel like I've talked too much, Sarah. I wanted to be much more conversational, but I get carried away when we—Sarah: No, no. I love it.I feel like it's very complementary to the things that I teach, and you've given me some new things to teach parents as well.I love having sort of snappy—the Three E's of Discipline. I think that's great. I love it. I'll share it.Dr. Justin: Yeah, please. Absolutely.It's helped so many millions of parents.Sarah: Yeah.Well, I love that we've connected across the world—from the other side of the world to each other—and I look forward to hopefully talking to you again in March of 2027 when your book Boys comes out.I figured we were going to talk about that, but we had such a lovely conversation about peaceful parenting, discipline, and—oh my God, it's gone right out of my head—Dr. Justin: Self-determination theory.Sarah: Self-determination theory.I think it was a really great conversation, and I really appreciate you sharing all of your experience and wisdom.Dr. Justin: I loved the conversation.Like I said, it was too one-sided. I wish we'd been able to go backward and forward a bit more, but let's do it again.Let's chat again next year when the book comes out, and we'll talk about boys and how to help them.There's so much talk about toxic masculinity.Sarah: Mm-hmm.Dr. Justin: Wouldn't it be great if we could give them a view of healthy masculinity—a model of that to follow?That's what my book is all about: how we can guide boys into a healthy form of masculinity.Sarah: Well, for folks in Australia, your book is coming out in June 2026. For folks in North America, it's not coming out until spring 2027.So I will definitely be ringing you up and having you come back on to talk about the book when you've got your North American release. I know we're going to have a great conversation then.Before I let you go, though, I have a question that I ask all my podcast guests:If you had a time machine and you could go back and tell your younger parent self something, what advice would you give yourself?Dr. Justin: Jean-Jacques Rousseau said there is—I can't remember the quote exactly—but: What wisdom is there that is greater than kindness?I've paraphrased it. It's not perfect, but it's something along those lines.Interestingly, Rousseau had, I think, five children—maybe six—and he put them all into orphanages somewhere in the first 18 months of their lives so he could spend more time writing and focusing on how to be a good person, which I just find criminal. I can't believe it.So take it for what it's worth, but “What wisdom is there that's greater than kindness?” is what Rousseau said.I've mentioned this idea of soft eyes a couple of times. If I could go back, I would teach myself about kindness. I'd teach myself about many of the things we've talked about today.But I just want to quickly share the story of soft eyes.As an academic, I want everything I say to be evidence-based. There is no evidence that I'm aware of where people have done any kind of randomized controlled trial where parents are asked to interact with their children with soft eyes, neutral eyes, hard eyes, or anything like that.Soft eyes is this idea—I was giving a presentation at a public library one time, and an elderly lady stepped into the back of the room, sat down, and listened to the last 25 or 30 minutes of my presentation. She must have liked what she could hear from the corridor outside, and she stepped in to listen.After everybody had left, she walked over to me and said, “I really enjoyed what you shared. I'd love to tell you something my grandmother said to me.”So we're going back into the early 1900s.Her grandmother said, “Whenever you're talking to your children about matters of discipline, make sure you have soft eyes.”And I thought, I really like that.Because if you try to have a conversation with somebody and your eyes are soft, you just can't say mean things. You can't say harsh things. You can't have harsh thoughts.If you soften your eyes, your face softens and your heart softens. You have this beautiful compassion and kindness, this ability to see the best in them rather than the worst in them, to assume positive intent.There's something gorgeous about soft eyes.So I would go back and quote Rousseau better than I just quoted him to you, and I would tell my younger self that soft eyes will make a tremendous impact on all of my relationships.Sarah: Ah.There's an American—I don't know if you've heard of him in Australia—but he's a pretty well-known marriage counselor, Terry Real.Dr. Justin: Oh, yeah. I quote him in my book.Sarah: Yeah, yeah. He does a lot of work about—well, he says something like, “There's nothing that harshness can accomplish that kindness can't accomplish better.”Dr. Justin: That's so beautiful.Sarah: Mm-hmm.Dr. Justin: Thank you. That's inspiring. I'm so glad you shared that.Sarah: Yeah. I love it.It's hard to remember, but I think it is true. And I wish that—and I know the world needs a dose of that right now.Dr. Justin: Yeah. Yeah.Sarah: One hundred percent.Well, thank you so much.Where's the best place for folks to go and find out more about you and what you do?Dr. Justin: Probably my podcast, the Happy Families Podcast. My wife and I drop a 15-minute nugget of parenting wisdom every day, five days a week.Sarah: Oh, wow!Dr. Justin: Yeah. It's a lot of content, but it's bite-sized chunks, and it's entertaining. We're fun. We get to do it together.And the Happy Families Podcast. I've got a website called happyfamilies.com.au, but basically, if you like what we've talked about—Sarah: We'll link to all of that in the show notes. We'll link to your website and your podcast, and I'm sure it's easy to find you.Dr. Justin: That sounds great. Thanks, Sarah.Sarah: Thank you so much.Dr. Justin: What a great, great conversation. Lovely to be with you.Reimagine Peaceful Parenting with Sarah Rosensweet Substack is a reader-supported publication. 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Can you Believe It?!  Lookout's Local Coffee Shop, Canopy is Turning 5! Join in the conversation and hear the great tale about the Montgomery family and why they escaped Atlanta.  Caralisa does a masterful job of sharing about her family, her passions and all about the fast-becoming 'Cheers' of Lookout - 'Canopy'.What a fun conversation and please come by and join in the fun, conversation, celebration on Tuesday as the 'birthday' party is open to all. Lookout's Jay Brooks will be on hand entertaining as well as plenty of food, wine and of course coffee - all day long. There may even be some cigars out back on the new patio- 'the Outback'.  To Caralisa and Ralph - thank you for all you do to help folks to 'Love Lookout', and for all you do to keep Lookout great and fun!  We all appreciate you!Spread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

A new course, hosted by the University of Strathclyde, will help boost the number of Vision Rehabilitation specialists, who provide a vital role for people who are losing their sight. RNIB Connect Radio's Allan Russell spoke with Laura Walker, Visibility Scotland CEO, and Susan Shippey, Chair of Vision Collaborative Scotland, to hear more about the course and why it's vital to build the low numbers of specialists in this area.If you'd like more info on the course, go to www.sightscotland.org.uk/vision-collaborative-scotland or www.strath.ac.uk#RNIBConnectImage Shows RNIB Connect Radio Logo, White Background, RNIB In Bold Black Letters, A Solid Pink Line Below With Connect Radio Underneath

FAIRYLAND COMMUNITY ART SHOWJoin in and hear from the talented Bekah Politano Montgomery as she does a fantastic job of helping us all know what to expect for the BIG EVENT - THIS THURSDAY - FEB 12th. Quick Facts:Thursday Feb 123:00 t0 6:00 PMAt Fairyland School in the gymnasiumFree to attend and open to entire communityAll artwork will be marked with artist nameRefreshments will be available Folks are encouraged to walk if the weather is nice and parking is also available at the school. Many, many thanks are owed by all to the Fairyland School PTO and to Anna Lee Jones and to Bekah Montgomery and the others on their team. THANK YOU! Spread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

Join in and hear from one of our community's newer college graduates - Mr. Wes Carroll. The LMS Carnival, LMS, The Cow Path and mountain athletics are all covered in this great discussion, in part, about growing up on the mountain. Hear how he now reflects back on it as a recent college graduate - a unique perspective that parents of young children may find interesting. Young parents of little ones today may enjoy hearing how the childhood experiences are processed and remembered - for example Wes was a huge baseball player on Lookout and then in middle school at McCallie. Dad Dan even helped coach - like many do today. Wes talks about the huge impact his parents - both Mom and Dad had on him and also what it was like heading off to college and realizing that feeling of more independence - a section that near-graduates may enjoy in particular.Wes shares about how his childhood interests have become life passions and how he is at a major-events point in his life with a couple of different events happening simultaneously. This is a fun episode and (like his fun dad, Dan - look for earlier episode with Dan Carroll) you will likely relate and remember these stages in many of our own lives - exciting times.All in all, a community child, growing up, gradating college and starting his first major job after school - this is an inspiring tale for young folks in high school, those currently in college and for young parents who may wonder how the activities race and busy events cycle impacts their children - and how its remembered. A fun and enjoyable episode that many can enjoy and relate to - well done Wes!Thank you and we are all pulling for you and wishing you the very best in these next exciting chapters of your life.  Great seeing the children of this community thriving in the world. Godspeed Wes.Spread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

Join in for the finale of Dr. David Wharton sharing about his life and just a few of his many adventures as we get some behind the scenes info from one of this community's and this region's best treasures. David is a humble man so many thanks to him for sharing with us!Daivd - you did great!Please join in and enjoy this 'Part II' episode. Spread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

"By The Grace of God"Part 1David opens up his tough facade to share about himself, his family, medicine, rescue and his faith.  "Without my faith, I don't have hope." On a hot summer day, David stopped from his normally busy schedule to talk about a little of everything and to help folks know him better. Our topics move all around and cover large topics like medicine, health care, and outdoor dangers involving rescue. Here is a quick list of some of the topics we touch on in this episode ( Part 1&2): Baseball, Birmingham, Atlanta, Erlanger Hospital, Fairyland, Marvin Lane, ER visits today, medical school, CCS, secrets of the local ERs, Parkridge Hospital, Sunset Rock rescues, Chattanooga Cave and Cliff Rescue, Dennis Curry, the book, On Rope, the role of faith for David today, the power of saying, "I'm sorry", SWAT, Samford, AI and medicine today, the 'new' ultrasound, Doc in the Box vs hospital ERs, The Mountain Munchery, farm life, and much more. Also talked about are: How do many ERs function today? What questions are they asking themselves when you walk in? How much time do doctors really have to talk with you? What are our hospital ERs dealing with today? How does Chattanooga's Cave and Cliff rescue stack up against other teams? Do psychological issues become physical ailments and how do we treat those? What is the real story behind the waiting room timer on the billboards - is it real?Did Dr Wharton REALLY bite through that umbilical cord - like the legend says? Lookout Mtn farm life on the back side of the mtn and much more....Those and other items are discussed in part 1 & 2 of this fun episode featuring the guardian angel we all know and love as Dr David Wharton. Here is to hoping that you don't meet him - while he is working!Thank You David!!   We are thankful !!Spread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

Dr. JP Novin welcomes President Laura Walker to discuss AI education and the future workforce. President Walker explains Bennington College's student-centered, interdisciplinary approach, where students design their own education and participate in internships as a core part of their learning.She discusses the impact of AI on the workforce, highlighting Bennington's “AI and Ethics” course and the college's commitment to integrating AI while carefully considering its ethical implications. President Walker emphasizes that Bennington College will maintain its core values, embed AI across the curriculum, and evolve into a multigenerational campus.

Thank you for your service John!This November, we welcome Lookout Mountain resident of many years, Mr. John McCall. In this episode, John shares about his family and early life on Lookout and then about how he joined the U.S. Army and served before returning to UVA. Later he arrived back in Chattanooga and to his alma mater to teach and to coach. Thousands of families and boys later - he is STILL going strong on The Ridge! Join in and hear about his mentors and then how he became a mentor to so many. This is a great story for so many reasons and certainly for those considering a career in education or the military or coaching as he displays the true power of excellence in mentorship.This episode will not disappoint and will leave you grateful for people like John McCall in the world. THANK YOU Mr McCall - great job on your first podcast!tMESpread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

SEASON FOUR BEGINS - Let's DO THIS"You gotta be hungry for it in this world" - Ron"we weren't tossin' midgets or anything ...but it was close"'YOU KEEP GOING'Hailing from Columbia, Tennessee, the Tennessee Wolf of Wall Street, Ron grew up in the idyllic America of years past - like many of us - and after many adventures, which still continue today, and he has chosen Lookout Mountain to call home as he begins the rest of his life with his soon-to-be-bride Heather. Please join in welcoming Ron and Heather to our community as we launch Season Four of The Mountain Echo with our famous and down to earth new neighbor and give him a listen as he shares with us some great stories from his life so far. Thank YOU Ron for making the host feel like he has  known you forever. In this fun and laughter-filled episode, you'll hear about some of the following in one way or another: Memphis State, football in the south, Franklin, TN, Wall Street, 9/11, NYC, Goldman Sachs, Jim Cramer, EQ vs IQ, 'hungry', An Officer and A Gentleman, "God, Guns & Gays", Lewis Grizzard, ADD, 'social virtue signaling', mentors, Wolf of Street, Sir John Templeton,  PJ O'Rourke, Freedom of Speech, Tucker, The Murdoch Family, Libertarian, Founding Father John Hart, meritocracy, Abortion, Coty Wamp, Golf, The Honors Course, John Wayne, Benny Hill, tolerance, Ancient Rome, The Taliban, The U.K., AJC glory days, Atlanta, Betsy Caldwell, Canopy Coffee, Swing Ding, Baylor Golf, Westminster, UTC Athletics, Wrestling, Manson and Dendy families, Chattanooga, Sex Education,  Comedy Clubs, Tivoli Theater, Nate Bargatze, Henry Cho, Washington & Lee University, The November Wedding in Chattanooga with Judge Christie Sell presiding, and there is still more...!Let's welcome Ron and Heather to Lookout when you see them around at maybe Massey's Kitchen or Canopy with Caralisa, and if you see them after Nov. 22 - then congratulate them on their wedding!Ron, thank you again for making this fun to do and for being so open and honest with all our listeners - we look forward to laughing with you soon Ron!Spread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

Laura Walker, Executive Director of the Hegeler Carus Foundation, joins John Williams to tell us everything we should know about the the upcoming immersive ‘The Mansion is NOT Haunted‘ Tours! Laura talks about the beautiful Hegeler Carus mansion, where it’s located and how you can get there, what makes the mansion and its history so […]

Laura Walker, Executive Director of the Hegeler Carus Foundation, joins John Williams to tell us everything we should know about the the upcoming immersive ‘The Mansion is NOT Haunted‘ Tours! Laura talks about the beautiful Hegeler Carus mansion, where it’s located and how you can get there, what makes the mansion and its history so […]

Laura Walker, Executive Director of the Hegeler Carus Foundation, joins John Williams to tell us everything we should know about the the upcoming immersive ‘The Mansion is NOT Haunted‘ Tours! Laura talks about the beautiful Hegeler Carus mansion, where it’s located and how you can get there, what makes the mansion and its history so […]

"Many hands make for light work"   " It runs like a well-oiled machine"The HUGE TEAM EFFORT ...Laura Cleary, Lindsey Whittaker and Melissa Koehl share about what parents and all folks planning to attend this great fall event on Lookout can expect. All three are moms of little ones at the school and they are super busy working towards a truly fun, well-organized and memorable event for everyone. They are QUICK to point out that it is a TEAM effort with everyone -around 75 this year - working in concert from their own parents helping to other parents to community grandparents to town workers and our police force. Several local businesses are also jumping in to say thanks and show support for our community - so a big THANK YOU to them!Listen in to hear what to expect and a few tips for the carnival as well as food ideas for dinner that night. LMS is truly blessed to have such great leadership and teachers and with the complement of supportive parents it really does make for a powerful school community - thanks to all involved and here's to a fun and safe event. Please come out and see, walk through, spend a little and eat, if possible, on Tuesday night Sept. 30! See you there!tMELindsey & Robert have Magnolia (3rd), Dottie(K) & Ford(3yo); Melissa & Dustin have Charlotte(3rd), Davidson (1st); Laura and Ryan have Caroline(2nd), Catherine(K) & George (3yo)Spread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

Way to go! Sally Nelson!Join us in this fun episode for the back story and upcoming details both on one of our newest community events - Lookout Bookout!Sally Nelson shares about her family, her love of reading and all the inside info on this fun, upcoming event and how YOU can benefit from it. (Giving is half of it!)Please settle back and give a short listen to one of our mountain treasures, Mrs. Sally Nelson....and remember - mark those calendars for this coming Saturday, Sept. 27th!Thank you Sally!Spread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

"All The Right Moves" is what it's about - CHESS returns!Season FOUR! opens with a short community announcement about CHESS.Join in for a quick episode with mountain residents Dr. Schlecht and Chess Coach Paul Lemay as they share about the plan for bringing back a mountain favorite and how your children can be part of it all. Midtown Intellectual Property Founder Dr. Schlecht and former Covenant College -hero goalie Paul Lemay, now travelling admissions recruiter, will be the adult chess leaders along with parent volunteers. After a very successful run as the Fairyland Chess Club, this new launch will improve with a wider offering for any student of either mountain elementary school or mountain resident who attends elementary school off the mountain. Hear how these community members see the benefits of chess for your child and how the game really is fun and can bring lifelong joy. The details are covered, and the calendar is explained for busy parents, as well as the low costs for this club and activity. The Mountain Echo is happy to support The Lookout Mountain Chess Club and we applaud these residents for their leadership!Enjoy the episode and consider it for your child!tMELINK BELOW>>>  Bluey Season 3, Episode 10: "Chest"https://youtu.be/3ayCXNrnV00Spread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

This episode is dedicated to our nation's veterans and to our country on this, our 249th birthday. Thank you, George - both of you.The "Do You Remember Episode" - Listen for the 'newcomer' trivia test in the second half of the episode!We welcome dear George McGee who says he is eighty something years young! Listen in as George shares some truly hilarious stories from mountain history and he really hits across so many places and families with his wonderful recounting of events. This is a real treat to hear a mountain treasure like George just sit and talk about days gone by and some of the great times and big events in this community's history. Sit back and relax and treat yourself to a great time and some wonderful knowledge about this community. Listeners will hear something about many topics, terms and family names such as:  Divine, Decosimo, Point Park, West Brow, East Brow, Size, Oehmig, Dickinson, John Divine, great grandfather coming down river, the robbery in town, Murfreesboro, Atlanta, King family, Fleetwood Coffee here, Richardson St house, raising chickens in basements, Louie and Dewy ducks, US Marine Corps, Army reserve, CUBA and Guantanamo Bay, marine aviation, Corinne Goree, Liza Vannoy, Tallulah , Lookout Highlands, LMPC, Mtn City Club, Henry King McGee, Covenant College , Russia, Belarus, Mig 29, etc...Also, the 'Newcomer Test' for Lookout Mtn….test questions….the Stardust Casino - the Air Force Base and radar installation, 1960 ice storm, Fletcher Bright, the gambling hall, Jimmy Hoffa trail , Robert Kennedy on the mtn, Jerry Summers, Chief Broadwater, Tom Thumb Golf, first in the nation miniature golf course, the 19th Hole bar, Pan O Ram Club,  The TOP Shop, Reuben Lawrence, integration at Lookout School, 1st Baptist of Lookout Mtn, Lkt Mtn church history, Masseys Gen Store, Esso Gas Station, Robinson Drug Store,  Massey Farm, The Little Club, firebombs, mummies, Whelands, Strangs, Nick Senter, Meyer, McAllister, Bennett, Guerry, Pound, Williams, Patten Hotel, JB Pound Estate, Griffiss, Bobby Davenport, Allison, Brock, Rustand, Baylor ‘54 , LMS Principle Jahn, the city dump, beating Roscoe Tanner, Stonedge is born.There is a lot to hear is this FUN episode so sit back and enjoy!Thank you, George! Well done dear friend!tMENovember 2010 Interview by Helen Burns Sharp with George McGee:George E. McGee III interview - Chattanooga oral histories - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Digital CollectionsSpread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

A year ago this week, the University of the Arts in Center City announced that it was suddenly closing its doors, forever, due to financial problems. The decision shocked its students, faculty, and the city at large. But there was one bright spot: The UArts dance program was saved by a tiny college in Vermont. And now we're told that the dance program is expected to return to Philadelphia from its current location at Vermont's Bennington College in the 2026-2027 academic year. So we're revisiting our conversation between host Trenae Nuri, Laura Walker, president of Bennington College, and Donna Faye Burchfield, director of the dance program, about how, and why, Bennington saved this Philly jewel. Get Philly news & events in your inbox with our newsletter: Hey Philly Call or text us: 215-259-8170 We're also on Instagram: @citycastphilly Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: Centre County Highway Revolt  Advertise on the podcast or in the newsletter: citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

National Police Week 2025 is May 11-17    www.policeweek.org 'Honoring Our Fallen, Supporting Our Survivors'TME would like to dedicate this episode to Officer Julie Jacks, Officer Tim Chapin , Officer Nicholas Galinger and Deputy Sheriff Donald Bonds, as well as all other fallen officers. We also honor former Lkt. Mtn Chief Chuck Wells who recently passed.Click here for the link to see Chattanooga Police Dept.'s list of fallen officers:Chattanooga Police Department, Tennessee, Fallen Officers****************************This episode is sponsored by Mountain Lights & Safety of Lookout Mountain.CALL BO (423) 463-7704Outdoor Lighting - Home Security - Smoke & Fire Detection****************************Welcome Chief Jason Lewis!Chattanooga Police Department's loss is our gain! Also, welcome Asst. Chief Brian Dedmon!  Lookout Mountain is very fortunate to have both of you experienced professionals in such key roles in our community - thank you to both of you.Join in and hear from Jason Lewis about his life and the big decision to try law enforcement and how that path has finally led to Lookout Mountain. Hear about his years at CPD and how he met the love of his life, Shelly. You think you know what 'fun' is...wait till you hear what Chief Lewis' idea of 'fun' is and also hear about what instrument he plays and if his singing career ever got off the ground. From start to finish, this is a great, relaxing and funny conversation from a very humble and very knowledgeable, talented individual. After listening, you will feel like you know him better and you will certainly agree that our community 'got it right' with Jason Lewis! Welcome Jason, we are so glad you chose us!Click here to see Chattanoogan.com related article: Lookout Mountain, Ga. Swears In New Police Chief - Chattanoogan.comSpread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

Laurelwood Garden Club, Garden Club of Lookout Mountain & Lookout Mountain Beautiful Garden Club, are three of our community's garden clubs - all mentioned in this episode!It's that time of year folks!The Spring Plant Sale is Saturday May 3 from 8-2pm at the GA town hall.TIP: Go early before some items sell out.This year will be a major event with all club 'hands' on deck and best of all - proceeds go to two of our top, mountain treasures - our schools. Baked goods - garden art - plants - herbs - vegetables - casseroles - gift baskets - food - etc...Also hear Ann discuss and share about some of the following topics: Monarchs Over The Mountain poster contest, 'native plants vs invasive plants, 2 local most wanted: ivy & euonymus, and Who is Sandy Loam??, Tennessee Smart Yard Program, Dogwood winter vs Blackberry winter, perennial food forests, is it ketchup and mustard: no, it's a gaillardia!, Lewis and Clark, Tommy Jefferson, Is a pupa a bad thing??, How do the 'queens' do their thing? and much more. back to the sale:Expect a lot of excellent cut flowers - many -most even - grown here on Lookout.Expect to pay for event goodies with: CASH, CARD and VENMO.Ann has agreed to sign autographs - for cash of course.Next stop; mid-summer episode about : soil, Lkt Mtn bird sanctuary & food forests.THNK YOU ANN BROWN!!!! You did GREAT as always! See everyone at 'THE SALE" Saturday morning - sale secrets revealed in the episode so listen in!tME Spread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

April is Gospel Month on the Mountain Echo and this episode will include some music towards this theme. Also, this episode is sponsored by Bo Newberry and the good folks at Mountain Lights & Safety of Lookout Mountain.(423) 463-7704Outdoor Lighting - Home Security - Smoke & Fire Detection****************************"Run Forest Run!" Runners will delight in hearing our guest in this special episode! Hide the chocolate covered cookies! Lookout's Mayes Starke is our guest, and he shares about growing up and living in the 'Big City of The South - Hot Lanna". He shares about attending Westminster School and how he left the state of Georgia to follow in his dad's college footsteps at a college we all know very well. He shares about how he 'stole away' the love of his life, Kim and, how she saved his life not that long ago. Hear about the shoes you want to go running in and some local spots - that may or may not be secrets - that are great for running. He shares some names of some local folks - you may know them- that you will want to know if you are a runner....or if you are a semi-recovering chocaholic like Mayes!Also, hear how he and Kim landed on this rock from Atlanta and what they think about that decision now.  How fortunate Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church is to have you and Kim as members. You all are true blessings in the community.Mayes doesn't hold back and he certainly, 'runs hard' throughout this podcast. He is a pleasure to listen to with a great voice - listen in and you'll be glad you did.Mayes - job well done friend - I know Dad, .... and Coach Kash are proud - we certainly are.tME**Special thanks to the movie, Forest Gump, Ralph Stanley with 'I'll Fly Away' & 'Because He Loved Me', and AE Housman's poem, 'To an Athlete Dying Young'Spread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

'The Ladies' are back! Stephanie Wharton and Starr Hoover are returning for another great season at The Mountain Munchery - Lookout's eatery at The Commons. Parents of young ones - you will want to hear this!Join us in this episode as we learn a lot including how it all began, the headaches and struggles and the new plan for summer 2025. The 'S's' weave a funny tale with twists and turns and funny stories of children paying and all the great memories they already have from operating this great option for hungry and thirsty folks while they are at our town commons. You will hear some specifics about menu items and beverages for this spring/ summer covering both popular returning items and new offerings. These two just bring a smile to your face hearing them share about the adventures of the Munchery and folks at the commons. This is a fun listen and a very informative one - also hear about the signal/sign that they are indeed open. Lots of good info in this episode!Note: This episode was recorded in two segments - one from 2024 and the newest portion from this spring -2025. Enjoy! Your Team at the Mountain EchoThis episode is sponsored by Mountain Lights & Safety of Lookout Mountain.Bo Newberry 463-7704 Outdoor Lighting - Home Security - Smoke & Fire Detection****************************Spread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

Huntsville's loss is Chattanooga's gain!In this episode of the Mountain Echo, we're thrilled to welcome Dr. Schlecht, a dedicated advocate for intellectual property and the owner of Midtown Intellectual Property, PC. Founded in 2018 and headquartered right here on Lookout Mountain, Midtown IP offers legal services to businesses and startups in Chattanooga and the surrounding area. Serving diverse industries, including pharmaceuticals, life sciences, mechanical engineering, and AI, Midtown IP delivers a range of services, such as patent drafting and prosecution, trademark registration, and IP strategy consulting. With a focus on innovation, the firm supports clients in transforming ideas from the benchtop to the marketplace. Join us as Dr. Schlecht shares his journey to make his home here in our mountain community.Join us as we hear how a little boy living outside of Huntsville and who grew up visiting the Space and Rocket Center and attending summer camp at Covenant College went on to become one of the smartest kids in town and then on to earn a doctorate in Chemistry before moving into the area of law where he now practices - business law, patents and trademarks. And as a bonus, his wife is a Covenant College grad! Dr Schlecht (which ironically is German for 'bad', yet, he is so good!) has moved with his family, and during COVID of all times, to find a lovely home and wonderful life here on Lookout. This episode is fun to listen to as he weaves seamlessly through different topics and as he shares about some of the nuances of services that he now offers clients here on Lookout. He has opened Midtown Intellectual Property (MidtownIP.com) in town and he is open to receiving new clients both individual and companies. Listen in and hear the other various services that Midtown IP offers such as legal counsel, contracts, NDA, patents, trademarks, logos and other business legal needs.As always there are other topics covered and mentioned and some of those in this episode are: Huntsville, Hazel Green, the German language, Rocket City, Space Camp, Chrysler, Redstone Arsenal, Branch Technology, Summit Summer Camp, Covenant College, St. Louis, Goodmans Coffee, Washington University, 'farming grass', Midtown Intellectual Property, quid pro quo, Pylon AI, NDA, etc... Thank YOU for listening!!www.MidtownIP.comEmail Dr. Schlecht at    admin@midtownip.comSpread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

This episode is sponsored by Mountain Lights & Safety of Lookout Mountain.(423) 463-7704Outdoor Lighting - Home Security - Smoke & Fire Detection****************************This episode has been months in the planning and tME hopes that the knowledge and expertise presented will be a welcome resource for parents with children ages infant through high school - and even for parents too!Join in and give a fun listen to Chattanooga Treasure Mr Ed Jones and his amazingly talented daughter Mrs. Cady Kuhlman as they bring just a pinch of their deep knowledge to the listeners of tME. These are two very PASSIONATE health professionals and you will learn this for yourself as you hear some of their stories about how we can help our children. This episode has been talked about for a year or more with listeners and tME is thrilled to finally have it a reality and in the library as a resource for local parents. Coming in at a hair over an hour, this episode is well worth hearing - truly - even if you need to finish it in two listens! You will hear about a lot of topics and terms such as: traditional medicine, acute care, chronic illness, knowledge deficits, ADHD, autism, sick children, immune systems, skin issues, food systems, toxicity, medicine 3.0, protein for children, carb dangers, olive leaf, The CORE FOUR for children, Vital Health Radio, The Holistic Navigator just to name some we remembered!This episode is a MUST for any parents with young children! Hear some great support info for raising young children and what teenagers with demanding schedules need in their health toolbox every day.This is already one of our favorite episodes and as soon as you hear it you will understand why - it's exciting and empowering to know that we can be helping ourselves and our children be our BEST selves every day. Thank you Sir Ed and Dear Cady - you are both Chattanooga Treasures.tMEHome - Nutrition WorldThe Holistic NavigatorVital Health Radio – All About Living a Healthy LifeSpread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

Bennington College, a small college in Vermont, took over the University of the Arts' dance program after the Philly university closed without warning last year. Why? And how? Host Trenae Nuri talks with Laura Walker, president of Bennington College, and Donna Faye Burchfield, director of the dance program, about how this tiny college hundreds of miles away saved a storied dance program in Center City. We're doing a survey to learn more about our listeners. We'd be grateful if you took the survey at citycast.fm/survey—it's only 7 minutes long. You'll be doing us a big favor. Plus, anyone who takes the survey will be eligible to win a $250 Visa gift card–and City Cast City swag. Want some more Philly news? Sign up for our daily newsletter, Hey Philly We're also on Instagram: @citycastphilly Have a question or comment? Call or text us at 215-259-8170 Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:  Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST  Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is sponsored by Mountain Lights & Safety of Lookout Mountain.(423) 463-7704Outdoor Lighting - Home Security - Smoke & Fire Detection****************************Have you ever dreamed of going to a special place?Do you ever want or need to get away from the hustle and bustle?Do you want to go somewhere but you're just not sure where? Or how to do it.Warning: the following podcast episode may unlock your dreams, high adventure and possibly even some danger - use caution if you proceed!Do yourself a huge favor and join us for another great episode on The Mountain Echo as Strib Stribling opens up about himself, family, relationships and of course, fishing; you will be so glad you did.Do you have a travel wish? A long-held destination wish? This fun and inspiring episode may just be the 'sign' you've been waiting for. Growing up in Atlanta and falling in love with a girl form Lookout, Strib is at his best just relaxing and sharing great stories. Atlanta to Lookout, and parenting along the way, he weaves a great listening experience for listeners as he shares a very powerful message to folks. Strib founded and operates Stribling and Company and he helps people have great experiences via travel and trips in the great outdoors. He does a really good job of explaining what this cool, Lookout-based company does for people, families and groups, Strib has more stories than he does fishing lures - and that's saying a lot!  Sit back for a real treat for your ears, and your heart as this wonderful, talented, skillful and gracious man encourages you to dream big and to have the courage to act on your desires to travel. Spoiler alert: His real goal is even bigger - helping people discover new feelings about themselves and those around them - and the power of relationships.Stribling and Company is the real deal for serious travel - whether personal discovery or group relations and dynamics - friends or corporate. Give Strib a call and talk to him - he's great to talk with and incredibly knowledgeable about many places and about different types of trips. People who have used him already know - ' Strib IS THE Guy'Strib - 'thank you', you did a great job - tMEhttps://www.Striblingandcompany.comSpread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

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Join us for another episode of our Young Leaders of Tomorrow series with a brief sit-down featuring Mr Carter Bennett as he shares about himself, his college, his friends and family as well as a new business service he has launched here on Lookout. Carter covers a lot of ground in this fun and casual episode where he mentions a lot of people and places, such as: Chattanooga Christian School, McCallie School, The Incline, Covenant College, McLemore, Camp Alpine, Canyon Grill, and others. Please join in and give a good listen to this impressive young man who is acting on an idea he had and, with the help of his brother Hunt, working to establish it as a needed service for our community. If the The Lookout Shuttle can't help you out- please remember Mr. Ben Wharton who also drives and serves the community with local rides and even rides to Atlanta and Nashville and Knoxville. Ben is online and on the mountain neighborhood page.  Spread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

This episode is sponsored by Mountain Lights & Safety of Lookout Mountain.(423) 463-7704*****************************Note - this episode was recorded earlier last year. Happy New Years Day! Happy 1 Year Anniversary Chief!What better way to celebrate than with a great podcast episode featuring a true, life-long public servant who has reached the top of the organization structure. What an impressive law enforcement officer Lkt Mtn GA has in Chief Dewayne Steele. His professionalism and grace combine to give a rare total package in law enforcement today - a gentleman. Chalk up a huge 'W' for the Georgia side of the mountain with the promotion to Chief of Dewayne. This is clearly a big win for the community and huge congratulations are in order for all those involved with installing Chief Steele.Job well done!Happy 1-year anniversary (PLUS), Dewayne - keep up the great work! We are lucky to people of your caliber, expertise and character. Lookout Mountain Georgia - well done. You are fortunate to have Chief Steele. Spread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

**NOTE**  This episode is dedicated to Mr. George (Butch) Harless a true man and true friend to many, including to his dear friend, Mr. Jerry Summers.And, to Orange Grove Center of Chattanooga for all the care and support they give and where Jerry Summers and others offer help and support. This episode is sponsored by Mountain Lights & Safety of Lookout Mountain.Please join us for our End of Year Grand Finale episode and you will be glad you did. ****************************************************************************************Who would you have if you rolled the following people into one person - Lewis Grizzard, Will Rogers, Bobby Lee Cook and maybe some Perry Mason and Andrew Jackson on the side?You might have a guy named Jerry.Listen in and hear a lot of names and a lot of Tennessee history including aspects that will amaze you about this event in American history. Traditionalism vs Modernism is what some have called this famed event. The Mountain Echo is honored to host a true legend in Chattanooga history - a true 'oak' from White Oak, the famed attorney Mr. Jerry Summers as he shares about a special event coming up about a historic event in US and world history - The Scopes Trial from 1925.This story begins which a wild cast of characters such as: a tennis coach, a pharmacist, the 'father' of TVA, a coal company executive and newspaper folks and of course a football coach. In the summer of 2025, a huge event will take place in the town of Dayton, Tennessee to commemorate the 'Scopes Trial' which s considered my many historians to be one of the most significant trials in US history. The trial captured the attention of our nation and some parts of the world as the trial played out and arguments unfolded and finally as the world waited for the outcome. Jerry does a truly masterful job of walking us through the setting and the significance of it all - a truly mesmerizing tale of American law, politics and social temperature in 1925 - 100 years ago.Join in and enjoy hearing from an authoritative voice as Mr. Summers weaves an excellent layup and story, concluding with many unknown facts about the entire event that just add more and more intrigue as the story unfolds. Many of you may think you may know the story, but you probably have not ever heard anything like this well-researched reedition. You will need to sit down, get comfortable and buckle your seatbelt.Misc. points of discussion include: Sewanee University, UTC, Bryan College, Tennesse history, Chattanooga history, WGN, Dr Harry Lawrence, Lookout Mountain, Central High School, U.S. Supreme Court, Ku Klux Klan, ACLU, Clarence Darrow, Wm Jennings Bryan, Chattanooga Times Free Press, book - Tennessee trivia and more... Many thanks to you Dear Jerry - you are a true gift and blessing to our town and community and we hope to enjoy you for many more years to come. You did a great job here!Your friends at 'the Mountain echo'.* Special thanks to Mr. Chuck Clowdis for his advice, help and support. Thank you Chuck!Spread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

tME sits down with longtime mountain resident Mr Chandler Rennick to hear all about the upcoming car race on Lookout Mountain which will 100%, directly benefit the LMS and Fairyland, elementary schools.*********************************************************Many thanks for his time and a job very well done to Chandler. This is a fantastic episode for parents with children who may welcome a fun, challenging activity for these colder winter months - and the great news as Chandler explains is the ease and structure of how it all works. Thanks in large part to his team/ board and community members, this event is planned as a win-win for all involved - see if you know any of these mountain folks - bet you do.Listen in and hear how to learn more, how to participate and when and where the fun will occur. Sounding like a seasoned radio personality, Chandler effortlessly eases the listener through the entire event from all aspects - alpha to omega.  There are some steps you will want to click on and easily complete and the cost is very doable - this event is about supporting our community schools and this simply offers a smart and fun way to do that support. Kudos to Chandler and his talented and supportive wife, Jamie Ann who was instrumental in the event ever happening in the first place. Thank you, Jamie Ann.Helpful info:Chandler Rennick  - CRennick1@gmailwww.EventBrite.comSpread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

On Thursday's show: The State Board of Education is poised to vote on optional Bible-infused curriculum for Texas public elementary schools on Friday. We discuss whether it will be approved and whether it's constitutional.Also this hour: We find out how the cruise ship industry is faring along the Gulf Coast.Then, new public artwork on display at Discovery Green is part of Art Lab, a new mentorship program helping Houston-area artists learn how to create and install public art.And we learn about the open mic poetry events from Write About Now, which recently included Houston Matters producer Laura Walker performing some of her work.

Sounds of Service Series - Part 2 of 2This episode is DEDICATED to Mr. Gene Fuller of Hall County, GA, born 1923, passed 2017 - a true hero to our nation, ... and to his family. What a fine grandson you have, Sir.Wow. Where to even begin?You may have to just sit and listen to this one, folks...there is a lot to unpack and digest in this featured episode for Veterans Day 2024. How lucky we are to have the caliber of individual we have in Clay Fuller.From the banks of the Chattahoochee to Timbuktu - this little fella and he ain't so little, towers in to any space he wants. Making Granddad proud, he is living life to the fulle(r)st from the Pentagon to the Red Sea and from Summerville to Trenton, he is glad to be home and ready to get back to work - a huge thank you to Chief Assistant District Attorney Kevin Baugh and team!He deployed for six months as a legal advisor to military operations in the Middle East in support of the United States Central Command.From the shops in Helen to the fields in Colorado Springs, he has served in the White House and at the Pentagon where he earned the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Award for Outstanding Achievement for work performed in counterterrorism.Listen in and hear how family, faith and a commitment to serve have given Clay a life he could not have better designed himself. Hear the struggles and the stoic observations that we can all relate to and draw strength from as he weaves his story form north Georgia to the high seas of danger with masterful ease.There are sudden surprises in this tale of adventure and with his amazing 'British Bulldog' at his side, they get through it all together. Family, friends, faith, fear, fortitude, strength, perseverance - it's all here. Spoiler alert, you may need a tissue box nearby - this is 'real world' folks - not a drill.And as the newly elected District Attorney for the northwest potion of the State of Georgia - the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit - the bad guys in North Georgia had better watch out - there's a tall new Sheriff back in town and he's from a place called Sautee Nacoochee - yeah, he's tough. The law has another warrior back on the field for sure.Please join in and let's give newly commissioned Lt. Col. Clayton Fuller a standing ovation for a job well done and a service completed.Welcome home safe Dear Clay - your sacrifice and that of your family, your wife Kate and your children is noted - we are grateful.  Welcome home. May your Veterans Day be a good one Clay, your Grandfather is smiling. Annuit Coeptis Clay,tMESpread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

Our Sounds of Service Series continues for Veterans Day 2024 with two inspiring individuals who have and continue to serve our country. Note* Audio quality was affected due to our interview being over the phone.Thank you for making this interview happen Wil!"Catastrophic aircraft failures", "Averting Catastrophe", Exceptional Airmanship""Heroic recovery at 1,200 ft and dropping", "worst possible case emergency"Air Force Global Strike Command gave the bomber crew the famed General Curtis E. LeMay Award - a rare, high honor.In the first episode, little Wil Powell from LMS isn't little anymore - he's all grown up and soaring high above the clouds and seeing the world with the US Air Force. A master B-52H Stratofortress pilot, Captain Wil Powell is living at one of our nation's two main Air Force bases for this beast of a plane - he is down in Louisiana with the 11th Bomb Squadron. Hear about him almost freezing to death and now how he is practically melting in the summers. Now with a family, Wil shares about growing up on Lookout, his friends, Baylor, McCallie, Auburn, and how he made it to the controls of such an important aircraft. Also, hear about a recent incident that made both national and world news and how Wil was directly involved. Join in and hear from the man himself, making Lookout proud!Thank you, Wilson Powell - thank you for your service!Come home and visit Lookout!Spread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

Date: October 28, 2024 Reference: Woelfle T et al. Benchmarking Human–AI collaboration for common evidence appraisal tools. J Clin Epi Sept 2024. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Laura Walker is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and the vice chair for digital emergency medicine at the Mayo Clinic. In addition to finding ways to use technology in emergency […] The post SGEM#459: Domo Arigato Misuta Roboto – Using AI to Assess the Quality of the Medical Literature first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

Join tME as we hear from owner/ operator Mr Paul Roberts as he shares the origin story and the evolution of this iconic Signal Mountain pizzaria - The Pizza Place. As goes the world, change is coming to The Plaza Shopping Center on Signal Mountain and, after 35 good years, The Pizza Place is closing its doors. Listen in with Paul Roberts as he shares stories from he past, Signal Mtn history, and gives shout outs and thanks to many mountain folks who have been involved in this very American business story over the past 3 and a half decades. Hear about Pual's plans for the future and possible plans for this great location on Signal Mountain.  Also, many thanks to Olivia and her staff including Preston and McKenzie who help us say "goodbye" at the end.  Ronnie - we will of course miss you too. The Pizza Place has set a high bar and been a great example for community businesses to see an example of partnership and cooperation benefits everyone. 35 Years.....Job Well Done Paul Roberts and Team, well done indeed.Spread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

This episode sponsored by Mountain Lights and Safety.20th Anniversary of the 'New' Great Pumpkin re-start in 2004Dedication: This episode is dual-dedicated to both the late Mrs. Wright of Fairyland and the late Gilbert Stein of Marvin Lane, creator of this wonderful event.Please join in and give a quick listen to hear all about this mountain tradition - the Great Pumpkin (of Fairyland). History, tradition and great memories all combine to make this event a must attend for everyone at least once if not every year. Children of all ages, 1 - 100, please come out and see the joy on Marvin Lane as the fun and awe return this Halloween for everyone. Doug Stein, a longtime friend and close associate of The Pumpkin, will share info on when to come and how to get there and what parents can expect.This has been a fun event that mountain children often refer to, once grown, as some of their great memories from growing up in our community. Parents, please bundle up and come by - you will be very glad you did. Again, many, many thanks to Doug Stein and his family for this gift to our community. Spread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. Also, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

Lookout Community Leaders Directing Relief Efforts for People ImpactedLet's follow the lead of Dr. K and Kate!Challenge: 1 bag per house - quicklyJoin in for a quick bonus episode as we issue an all-call for mountain folks to bring items to the centralized collection point on Lookout - Lookout Mountain Dental and The Hive. The effort is being led by Dr Leigh Kuyrkendall and Kate Fuller. Residents are asked to bring any items- all types of daily necessity items - for direct donation via a small church in Greenville, TN. Listen in for details of where to bring supplies and who all is involved. Please consider a small bag of clothes, warm blankets and/or any items regularly needed in daily life. even consider items like flashlights, batteries and can openers. No donation is too small and everything will help. Please drop off at least one bag from each house. Again, many thanks and job well done to Dr K (Leigh) for her willingness to drive our community donation to the impacted area. Spread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. FOLLOW us on our Facebook page!Also, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

'3 Sisters Festival' Last minute bonus episode featuring Eleanor, member of the New Dismembered Tennesseans, as she shares with our listeners about bluegrass, different instruments, the festival lineup and also about helping children discover their musical interests. Many thanks to Eleanor as she was about to go onstage as we recorded next to the stage at Ross's Landing on the riverfront. Here's to a great Three Sisters Festival 2024!Thank you, Eleanor!https://www.3sistersbluegrass.com/ Spread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. FOLLOW us on our Facebook page!Also, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

Season Three kicks off with this quick BONUS episode promoting the Lookout Mountain School's annual FALL FESTIVAL. Join in and hear from two awesome moms on the Carnival committee - Laura Patterson and Kiran Eberle. These ladies do a great job of helping listeners know what to expect at this year's festival including changes and new additions for this fall. This is a quick and helpful episode for anyone planning on going to the carnival and also a good episode for folks just wanting to keep up with how this wonderful Lookout Mtn tradition is continuing and evolving.Also hear a shoutout to others on the committee and others who are helping keep this tradition alive and well.Spread the word! Find us at ...theMountainEcho.orgPlease "Like" and 'subscribe' for notification of new episodes on your media player's podcast menu. FOLLOW us on our Facebook page!Also, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz.

What's Happening Around the Curling World?On September 17th and 18 th aninteresting new event took place in Lafayette,Colorado, the Everest North American Curling ClubChampionship. We will review what happened inLafayette and the men's winner. Dan Sherrardfrom Edmonton will join us to recap his feelingsabout the event. This past weekend in Okotoks, Albertathe ATB Okotoks Classic event was held withmany of the top players on the men's side of theequation participating and we will take a look atwhat happened in Okotoks. An event took place in Calgary involvingthe Mixed Doubles Super Series with some of thebest mixed doubles teams in the worldinvolved. Also, starting Wednesday, September25 th at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary is thePointsBet Invitational and we will do a review onwhat that event is all about. Hot Rocks Topics…. A lot of discussion around videostreaming of events the past couple of years. TheWorld Curling Congress in Montreal a few weeksago discussed some of the challenges worldcurling is facing with streaming and similarproblems are also haunting Curling Canada wewill discuss what that is all about. In the House with us today is thenumber one women's skip in the world, RachelHoman. We will look at an email where a listenerhas asked for some direction that possibly more ofour listeners might need. What Are You Hearing? We are hearing that in the PointsBet thisweek Laura Walker will be subbing for ShannonBirchard as second for Kari Einarson - Where isShannon? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you a working parent wondering how to keep progressing in your career without sacrificing your family time? What if there was a way to engage fully in your career while also enjoying a rich personal life? My latest podcast guests, Chloe Fletcher and Laura Walker, are here to help us understand how we can. They're former finance directors but are now founders and joint CEOs of the Job Share Revolution. And they are helping to transform the world of work through the power of job sharing. The Job Share Revolution have a compelling solution that could change the way you think about work and life. Join us in this episode as we uncover the transformative potential of job sharing, a strategy that allows you to thrive both in the boardroom and at home, ensuring you don't have to compromise your career aspirations for family commitments. You can listen to the episode here or via itunes or Spotify. Or you can find it on most other podcast platforms and apps. Could you do me a huge favour and share this episode with two or three working mums that pop into your head as you listen? My mission is to support as many working mums on their journey as possible, and so I'd be so grateful if you supported them by offering this free podcast. I hope it's been helpful to you, and if so, I hope you pass that on. Please consider rating and reviewing my show. Your review can help other people find my podcast so you'll be helping another working mum find this resource. Plus I also love to go in and read them. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what your favourite part of the podcast is. Thank you!

In 1943 a 20-year-old model from New York was recruited by the Office of Strategic Services, or OSS to be a spy in Europe. Thus began the espionage career of Aline Griffith, later the wife of a Spanish aristocrat. In this 1988 interview Aline, Countess of Romanones recounts her recruitment and training as a spy. Get The Spy Wore Red by Aline, Countess of RomanonesAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases.You may also enjoy my interviews with Laura Walker and Georgia Durante For more vintage interviews with celebrities, leaders, and influencers, subscribe to Now I've Heard Everything on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. and now on YouTube #espionage #spies #OSS #CIA

On this episode of the Latinas with Masters Podcast, Christina delves into the inspiring journey of Laura Walker, M.Ed., a resilient Mexicana born in Mexico and raised in the U.S. from the tender age of 2. Laura's committment to education, instilled by her mother, drove her to promise her mother that she would graduate high school- a promise she steadfastly kept, earning a perfect 4.0 GPA. Married to her best friend, a dedicated United States Marine, Laura is not only a loving mother of two but also a dedicated scholar. Amidst the challenges of military life, Laura pursued her academic ambitions, obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland University College while residing in Japan. Laura continued to demonstrate her unwavering determination by embarking on a Master's program in Elementary Education at Grand Canyon University. While completing her final course in her program, she experiences a health crisis when she experienced kidney failure, forcing her to pause her pursuit of a Master's degree. In a pivotal moment, her sister emerged as her hero and savior, selflessly donating her kidney. This act of love and sacrifice enabled Laura to resume her Master's program and ultimately complete her final course, earning her well-deserved Master's degree. You can follow this amazing Mama Scholar @laurawalker on Instagram. Thank you all for your continued love and support. Peace out! =) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/latinaswithmasters/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/latinaswithmasters/support

II was news that stunned the entire world, this week in 1978. Inspired by a charismatic leader named Jim Jones, more than 900 people, including over 300 children, had committed suicide at he People's Temple compound in Jonestown Guyana. In this chilling 1998 interview, one lucky young woman, Deborah Layton, was able to escape Jonestown. Get Seductive Poison by Deborah LaytonAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases.You may also enjoy my interviews with Laura Walker and Polly Nelson For more vintage interviews with celebrities, leaders, and influencers, subscribe to Now I've Heard Everything on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. and now on YouTube Photo by #Jonestown #suicide @cult

This episode of Inside Curling starts off with an interview with Laura Walker, the newly appointed Athletes Representative to the Board at Curling Canada, about being a mother again, mixed doubles and much more (4:05)! Later on, the fellas take a look at what's happening around the curling world (29:10) including the results from the Soo Curlers Fall Classic (29:50) and an update on the Pan Continental Cup going on in Kelowna (35:52). Next, the guys sift through this week's 'Hot Rock Topics' and field some questions in response to last week's talk on the lack of attendance at major curling events in Canada in recent years. (50:09). To wrap up, Jim weighs in about how the Grey Cup and Heritage Classic have added ‘fun stuff' to their events, to keep the fan experience worth coming out for (55:04). This show is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Recorded and mixed by Mike Rogerson. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Jess Larsen and co-host Laura Walker sit down with the legendary entrepreneur Liz Elting for an engaging and insightful conversation. From building a translation company in a college dorm room to scaling it into a billion-dollar empire, Liz shares her secrets to success. Get ready to dive deep into entrepreneurship, leadership and Liz' new book - Dream Big and Win Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Jess Larsen is joined by Fund CEO Laura Walker, and Film Producer Andy Horowitz to explore the business side of Intellectual Property in Hollywood. Discover why IP has become the secret weapon for movie studios, helping them mitigate risks and secure a built-in audience. Learn about the challenges of obtaining rights, the intricate process of optioning, and the vital role of bonding in safeguarding productions. Explore real-life stories, life rights, and the art of portraying real individuals on screen. From securing deals to protecting identities, this episode unveils the often unseen complexities of Hollywood's IP game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As SAG-AFTRA joins the writers strike, Hollywood faces its biggest challenge in over 60 years. But in practical terms, what does this actually mean to the movie business? Join host Jess Larsen followed by movie producer Andy Howitz and Fund CEO Laura Walker Lee on a detailed conversation about the meaning on this new movement inside Hollywood.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices