The Parentologist Podcast

Parenting Through Fostering, Adoption, and Down Syndrome

This week Dr. Kim is talking with Kirsten Czernek. Kirstin Czernek is a wife and mom to three beautiful children. After getting her Master's degree and working in the therapy field, she changed courses and owned a women's fitness studio for 7 years. 

10 years into being married, they adopted two biological siblings from foster care. A year later, she became pregnant with a daughter, who was born with Down syndrome. She loves to educate other moms about Down syndrome and being a mom with a special needs child and recently announced they are adopting a child with Down Syndrome and are currently in the process of waiting to be matched with a baby girl. 

She is vulnerable and transparent about her entire motherhood journey and shares the depths of her unique, beautiful, and inspiring story of motherhood. 

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How To Get Your Picky Kids to Eat

This week Dr. Kim is talking with Alyssa Miller. Alyssa is a registered dietitian, picky eating specialist, founder of Nutrition for Littles and mama of two. She is also a podcast host for the Nutrition for Littles Podcast and creator of Table Talk, a Picky Eating Program for families. She has a gentle approach for more peaceful mealtimes where little ones can learn to like new foods. She is passionate about teaching moms how to raise healthy, independent eaters and is dedicated to seeing families have success at mealtimes and seeing lifelong healthy eating patterns start at a young age.

How To Connect with Your Partner and Spice Up Your Sex Life

This week Dr. Kim is talking with Dr. Laura Berman all about connecting with your partner and spicing up your sex life. Dr. Laura Berman is the world’s leading expert in sex, love and relationships. She earned two Masters and a PhD degree from New York University and has spent the last several decades helping individuals and couples around the globe love and be loved better. She is a New York Times bestselling author of many books, including her latest “Quantum Love.” And she is an award-winning radio host and has her own podcast “The Language of Love.”

Dr. Berman previously hosted her own program “In the Bedroom with Dr. Laura Berman” on the OWN Network, and she is a popular television personality who makes regular appearances on daytime television shows like “The Rachael Ray Show,” “The Dr. Oz Show,” “TODAY,” “Good Morning America” and many more. She is a frequent contributor to women’s magazines like Cosmo, Glamour and more.

How Caitlin Stamos Stole the Heart of John Stamos

This week, to prepare for Valentine's Day, Dr. Kim is talking to Caitlin Stamos all about love. Caitlin Stamos is an actress, model, jewelry designer, mom, and wife of John Stamos. Caitlin shares how her and John first met, how he proposed, the most romantic thing he’s ever done for her, and how they prioritize love in their marriage. They also share a jewelry line called St. Amos Jewelry. They design handwoven "My Saint My Hero" bracelets that share the message of love and prayer and are made in global communities rising above poverty. Their LOVE collection is for adults and children.

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Finding the Best Summer Camp for Your Kids

Pamela Briskman is the Vice President of Education at Galileo Learning where she works to develop innovators who envision and create a better world. A graduate of Stanford University with a BA in design and a BS in product design engineering, Pamela has been working at the intersection of education and design for more than 25 years. She served as a Teach for America corps member in Oakland, taught STEM at the American School of Antananarivo in Madagascar, and designed learning experiences for National Science Foundation–funded programs, educational television, toys, and video games. She is also Chief Learning Officer and co-founder at Brainquake, an education technology company with patented game-based learning products that dramatically improve math proficiency. Pamela is also a co-founder of Urban Montessori Charter School and Latitude High School in Oakland, CA.

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Emily Calandrelli from Emily’s Wonder Lab on Motherhood and Making Learning Fun for Kids

This week Dr. Kim is talking with Emily Calandrelli about making science fun for kids! 

Emily is an MIT-engineer turned Emmy-nominated science TV host. She's the Host and Co-Executive Producer of Emily's Wonder Lab on Netflix, she's featured as a correspondent on Netflix's Bill Nye Saves the World and an Executive Producer and host of FOX's Xploration Outer Space.

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Big Family, Small Budget: Travel Tricks and Tips

This week Dr. Kim is talking with Amber Mamian. Amber Mamian is a family travel expert, founder of Global Munchkins, and ambassador for Oprah Daily who resides in Southern CA with her husband and 6 children through both birth and adoption. With a passion for traveling the world and inspiring other families to do the same, she has put her words into action through publications such as Lonely Planet, Today Show Parenting, Oprah Magazine, Huffington Post, and more. You can also read about her family's adventures and more on her site GlobalMunchkins.com or on Instagram @global_munchkins and TikTok @globalmunchkins.

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Too Worn Out to Work Out

This week Dr. Kim is talking with Sara Haley all about fitness for mothers.

Sara Haley is one of the most sought after pre and postnatal exercise specialists. She spent years as a celebrity and Reebok Master Trainer in NYC, and now, as a mother of four (ages 10,7,4, and 2), does all of her training and consulting for companies and brands virtually like MYXfitness, Herbalife, Kohl’s, and more. She is based in Santa Monica, CA, and has been listed as one of the best fitness Instagram accounts (@sarahaleyfit) to follow for major motivation by Women’s Health. She offers a variety of her own (award-winning) workout programs for the different stages of motherhood at SaraHaley.com. Sara prides herself on being with her kids as much as possible while still sharing her passions for fitness and motherhood with her virtual community.

Check out https://sarahaley.com/excuse-proof/ for a free 5 minute workout. 

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What Failure Teaches You: an Interview with NYT best-selling author Jane Green

This week Dr. Kim is talking with one of her favorite authors, Jane Green. Jane Green is the author of twenty-one novels, including eighteen New York Times Bestsellers, one cookbook, and various short stories. She is published in over 25 languages, and has over ten million books in print worldwide.

She has been part of the ABC News team covering royal weddings, has had her own radio show on BBC Radio London, and has made regular appearances on TV and radio.

She contributes to a number of newspapers and magazines, and is a graduate of the International Culinary Institute in New York. Green is an avid cook, amateur decorator, and passionate gardener. She is also a regular storyteller for The Moth. Her first story for The Moth, Greener Grass, was video taped and subsequently went viral on Facebook, with over three million views.

A resident of Westport, Connecticut, she lives there with her husband and a small menagerie of animals. Her children swear they have flown the nest, but she’s not sure she believes them. In her next life she wants to come back as Elin Hilderbrand.

Learn more about Jane at:

www.janegreen.comwww.instagram.com/janegreenauthorwww.facebook.com/authorjanegreen

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Shame Free Parenting

This week Dr. Kim is talking with Dr. Shawn Horn about Shame Free Parenting. Dr. Shawn Horn is a licensed psychologist, author, podcaster, media medical expert, and TEDx speaker. In addition to her private practice in Spokane WA, she serves as faculty and clinical supervisor at the University of Washington Medical School, is host of Inspired Living podcast, and medical expert panelist on the TV show Uncovered with journalist Nichole Mischke. With over two decades of experience in the mental health field, she is now bringing the wisdom of the therapy room to you with her online Inspired Living School where she helps you to heal from shame with emotional sobriety so you can live wholeheartedly.

Website: www.drshawnhorn.com

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-living/id1409283742

IG: www.instagram.com/drshawnhorn

Facebook: www.facebook.com/drshawnhorn

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-shawn-horn-2934347

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/drshawnhorn

YouTube, “The Shame Sisters”- Https://www.youtube.com/c/theshamesisters

TIKTOK: @drshawnhorn

 

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