The A-Parently Podcast

Anya Kamenetz speaks, writes, and thinks about generational justice, and how children learn, grow and thrive on a changing planet. She covered education for many years including for NPR, where she co-created the podcast Life Kit: Parenting.

Her newest book is The Stolen Year: How Covid Changed Children’s Lives, And Where We Go Now. Kamenetz is currently an advisor to the Aspen Institute and a Co:Generate fellow working on a new initiative to end climate silence in children’s media.

Rahel Bayar is a Former Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Prosecutor, the CEO @ TheBayarGroup and a nationally recognized speaker and consultant on abuse and harassment prevention.

Rahel speaks with parents, educators, youth development professionals and students to give them the language and skills they need to strengthen and protect kids from sexual exploitation and abuse. Rahel is also a parent of three wonderful children.

Michaeleen Doucleff, PhD, describes a way of raising helpful and confident children, which moms and dads have turned to for millennia. It also explains how American families can incorporate this approach into their busy lives.

Doucleff is also a global health correspondent for NPR’s Science Desk, where she reports about disease outbreaks and children’s health.

Melissa and Chris Bruntlett are Canadian authors and urban mobility advocates who strive to communicate the benefits of sustainable transport and inspire happier, healthier, more human-scale cities. Their first book, Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality, explored the decisions that established the Netherlands as a bicycle paradise, and how communities are translating these ideas to build their own cycling cities.

Dr. Tina Payne Bryson is the author of the Bottom Line for Baby and co-author (with Dan Siegel) of two New York Times Best Sellers—The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline—each of which has been translated into over fifty languages, as well as The Yes Brain and The Power of Showing Up.

She is the Founder and Executive Director of The Center for Connection, a multidisciplinary clinical practice in Southern California.

Dr. G works with families, organizations and businesses to identify the mindset and strategies to turn stress into an advantage. She's a leading media personality seen regularly on Today, Good Morning America and The Doctors.

She's the author of the bestselling book, Get The Behavior you Want...Without Being the Parent You Hate and the upcoming release, From Stressed To Resilient, the Guide to Handle More and Feel It Less. Dr. G is a board-certified family physician and a single mom of 4 sons.

Dr. Jen is currently in private practice in New York City, specializing in the treatment of high-risk children and adolescents. She is the owner and founder of Hartstein Psychological Services, PLLC, a group psychotherapy practice.

Dr. Jen works with children, adolescents and their families with a wide range of psychological diagnoses. She has received intensive training in adolescent suicide assessment and has specialized in this population for several years.

After exploring possible careers as a cryptographer, actor, and psychotherapist, Brian A. Primack settled on becoming a physician, researcher, and administrator.

He is currently Dean of the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas, where he leads over 5400 undergraduate and graduate students and 500 faculty and staff members.

Dr. Brittany Patterson is a Licensed Psychologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM). She has served schools for more than a decade in various capacities and has specialized in school-based mental health services in underserved schools and communities since joining the UMSOM faculty in 2016. In her current role, Dr. Patterson provides training and technical assistance to diverse school stakeholders on the impact of trauma and strategies to create safe, healing environments for students.

Margot Machol Bisnow is a writer, wife, and mom from Washington, DC who speaks on raising fearless, creative, entrepreneurial kids who are filled with joy and purpose. She is the author of Raising an Entrepreneur: How to Help Your Children Achieve their Dreams - 99 Stories from Families Who Did.

Both her kids are now grown: Austin started a popular band, Magic Giant; Elliott founded Summit, a noted international conference series for Millennial entrepreneurs and creatives.

Lucretia is the creator of Brownicity.com, a contributor for (In)courage.me, and a TED and Q Ideas speaker (Charlotte). As a wife, mom of 3, and former college professor, her calling to active antiracism led her to design the What LIES Between Us: Fostering First Steps Towards Racial Healing course andstudy guide.

Dr. Chapman is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, founder and director of the Kentucky Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (KYCARDS) where he specializes in the assessment and treatment of anxiety and related disorders.

Additionally, he serves as a consultant for the creation of evidence-based, anxiety treatment protocols due to his additional expertise related to the intersection of multiculturalism and mental health.

Esther Wojcicki is famous for three things: teaching a high school class that has changed the lives of thousands of kids, inspiring Silicon Valley legends like Steve Jobs, and raising three daughters who have each become famously successful.

What do these three accomplishments have in common? They are the result of TRICK, Esther’s secret to raising successful people: Trust, Respect, Independence, Collaboration, and Kindness. Simple lessons, but the results are radical. Esther Wojcicki is a leading American educator and journalist. Mother of YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, Fulbright scholar Janet Wojcicki, and 23&Me founder Anne Wojcicki, as well as a teacher and mentor to James Franco and Lisa Brennan-Jobs.

Dr. Kansagra is the director of Duke University’s Pediatric Neurology Sleep Medicine Program and the author of the book “My Child Won’t Sleep”. He specializes in treating various sleep disorders, including sleep apnea, insomnia, narcolepsy and parasomnias.

He is currently researching novel technology that helps with behavioral insomnia in childhood. He can be found giving sleep tips and advice on multiple social media platforms with the name ThatSleepDoc.

Dr. Abigail Schlesinger is a child and adolescent psychiatrist interested in increasing access to quality behavioral health and developmental services for children and families. She was instrumental in the development of Children’s Community Pediatrics Behavioral Health (CCPBH), a service that embeds therapists and psychiatrists in pediatric primary care. CCPBHS has won local, state, and national awards for efficiently improving access to care.

Kevin Kelly is Senior Maverick at Wired magazine. He co-founded Wired in 1993, and served as its Executive Editor for its first seven years. His newest book is The Inevitable, a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. He is founder of the popular Cool Tools website, which has been reviewing tools daily for 20 years.

From 1984-1990 Kelly was publisher and editor of the Whole Earth Review, a subscriber-supported journal of unorthodox conceptual news. He co-founded the ongoing Hackers’ Conference, and was involved with the launch of the WELL, a pioneering online service started in 1985.

Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD, MPH, RD, is a McKnight Presidential and Mayo Professor and serves as the Head of the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health in the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on a broad spectrum of eating, activity, and weight-related outcomes, including eating disorders, unhealthy weight control behaviors, body image, dietary intake, physical activity, weight stigmatization, and high weight status.

Michael Brandwein has an international reputation as an education and youth development expert. He has presented in every one of the 50 states in the U.S. and on 6 of the 7 continents. Michael has written six best-selling books on working with young people, including his latest, Growing Great Qualities in Kids.

Michael wrote and presented three Emmy® award-winning television programs for parents and teachers that have been broadcast on PBS stations throughout the U.S.

Mandi is a passionate researcher and lecturer specializing in the emotional demands, people skills, and power-relations of people-centric service work. She explores these concepts in organized outdoor experiences, youth & community development, recreation and leisure contexts. Her work explores everyday work experiences through sociological concepts to offer fresh insights into ethical and just employment, leadership and education.

Peter Shankman believes in the power of People, Neurodiversity, and Customer Experience. Whether it’s the CEO who needs help empowering his employees to create magical customer moments, the Fortune 100 that needs a better understanding of Neurodiversity in the workplace, or the billion dollar brand wanting to better keep up with the times, Peter gets the call to come in and help make things better.