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Dr. John Duffy, clinical psychologist, best-selling author and parenting and relationship expert, is joined by his wife, Julie, to talk about how to make life, parenting, marriage, and family better.
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Sep 22, 2020
Sep 22, 2020
35 min
We found a way to joyfully gather with Julie's family over the weekend to celebrate her dad's 87th b-day. We also lost a national treasure and a personal mentor. Good news/bad news. Discussing it all on today's episode.
Sep 15, 2020
Sep 15, 2020
47 min
John has somehow stumbled upon a sacred reservoir of generalized contentment that's been getting him through his days. We retrace some of our recent steps in an attempt to understand how this phenomenon came to be, and if its replicable for us all, this week on Better!
Sep 2, 2020
Sep 2, 2020
35 min
Today we are talking about why it is important sometimes to focus back in on the smaller picture, and how to ground yourself and keep things moving and positive.
Aug 26, 2020
Aug 26, 2020
47 min
Fresh from John's bday getaway, today we are talking about what we are hearing from some kiddos on campus. It's heavy out there. We need to make it better. We eke out an upbeat takeaway at the end!
Aug 11, 2020
Aug 11, 2020
44 min
Today we are talking about ways to re-frame and refresh what might seem a bit bleak - and how to look with some optimism at your options and next steps.
Aug 4, 2020
Aug 4, 2020
1hr 4 min
John is answering your questions about everything back-to-school in these very complicated and stressful times.
Jul 27, 2020
Jul 27, 2020
37 min
Today we are weighing in on the super complicated upcoming school year and also talking about how to remember our sense of humor and lean into it in the coming days!
Jul 14, 2020
Jul 14, 2020
40 min
On today's episode we are doing a check-in on the stress and anxiety of these unprecedented, complicated, often discouraging times and how we all need to step up for each other. We laugh a little, too.
Jun 11, 2020
Jun 11, 2020
40 min
Today we are doing our best to join the conversation, speak up, chime in. We are talking about our experience at the Chatham Peace Walk over the weekend and how we can move forward and contribute to positive change.
Jun 2, 2020
Jun 2, 2020
15 min
It’s been a tense week. In this brief episode, John would like to take a few minutes to share his thoughts on white privilege and the current situation in America.
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