Dr. Laura Anderson brings on guest Eden Atwood for the conversation. Eden opens up about her story in learning about her intersex diagnosis, discussing medical trauma, and offers parenting tools to work through your fears.
EP25: Parenting: From My Child's Perspective
This week's guest is one of Dr. Laura Anderson's favorite people in the whole world: her 13-year-old son. The two share an open and honest conversation through the lens of a therapist parent and child relationship.
EP24: The Cost of Politicizing Gender with Rhodes Perry
Dr. Laura Anderson brings on this week's guest Rhodes Perry to share his expertise and perspectives of being a trans person. Rhodes Perry is an award winning social entrepreneur, sought after speaker, podcast host, and a nationally recognized LGBTQ+ thought leader.
EP23: A Conversation About Gender Identity Part 2
Children need to be able to explore themselves and their gender, regardless of how they identify themselves. The safest thing you can do is to learn with them. In this episode, Dr. Laura shares tools for parents to create a safe space for their children that allows them to explore their identity.
EP22: A Conversation About Gender Identity Part 1
In this episode, Dr. Laura offers a parent's view of how gender identity works, what to do, what not to do, and who to turn to for help when your child is exploring their identity.
EP21: Learning To Let Go Of The Curling Parent Lifestyle
This week Dr. Laura Anderson continues the conversation on the parental illusion of control by focusing on what is known as the curling or helicopter parent.
EP20: The Illusion of Control and The Importance of Self-Care in Parenting
Self care looks different for everyone, but this episode is all about figuring out what self care means to you and how to build these practices into your life.
EP19: The Brain Behavior Connection
All behavior comes from the brain. I used to think that was reductionist. But in this episode we talk about trauma, attachment loss, the brain and the connection between these things and behavior.
EP18: Adoption From The Perspective of A First/Birth Parent
Dr. Laura Anderson brings on Susan Dusza Guerra Leksander, LMFT to discuss navigating the power dynamics in adoptive families, dealing with the trauma that is inherent in the adoption process, and so much more.
EP17: The Joys and Challenges of Growing Up as The Son with Two Moms
Dr. Laura and Tony Hynes share a conversation on his experience as an adoptee with two mothers and existing in the space in between, often referred to dueling loyalty. Growing up in this unique circumstance, sometimes it is easy to focus only on one side of the coin when it comes to the challenges and the joys.
E16: Navigating Holidays With Your Adoptive Family Featuring Mike Berry
With the holiday season in full gear, you may notice a spotlight on shifting expectations and dysregulated behaviors. Dr. Laura Anderson brings on Mike Berry to share tools you can use to navigate this stressful time of year.
E15: The Complexities of Identity Abundance with Mark Hagland Part 2
This week on the Real World Parenting podcast, Dr. Laura Anderson continues her conversation from last episode with Mark Hagland on intersecting identities of being LGBTQ+ and a transracial adoptee.
E14: The Complexities of Identity Abundance with Mark Hagland
In this episode of the Real World Parenting podcast, Dr. Laura Anderson brings on a special guest to discuss the intersecting identities of being LGBTQ+ and adopted.
E13: What Gets In The Way of White People Doing Anti-Racism Work with Beth Wheeler
Dr. Laura and Beth identify the common roadblocks people face in their anti-racist work and will give you the tools you need to move forward on your own so that the burden doesn't fall upon People of Color.
E12: Recognizing Early Signs of Autism and Seeking Whole Child Support
Dr. Gamby joins Dr. Laura this week to outline things to look for if you wonder whether or not your child may have autism.
E11: How To Help Your Child on a Daily Basis: Sensory Processing and Adoptive Parenting Part 2
Dr. Laura shares specific ways you can use your knowledge about sensory issues to get different results with kids and behaviors on a day to day basis.
E10: What I Wish I Knew: Sensory Processing and Adoptive Parenting
This week Dr. Laura Anderson shares part 1 in her 2 part episode on sensory processing.
E09: The Accordion and the Marathon: Transracially Adoptive Parenting Tips With Beth Hall
In this episode of Real World Parenting, Dr. Laura Anderson brings on the esteemed Beth Hall to share her expertise on having concrete conversations about race with your transracially adoptive child.
E08: Dealing With The Hard Stuff Within Transracial Adoption: An Interview with April Dinwoodie
April Dinwoodie is an accomplished corporate marketing and branding professional turned nationally-recognized voice on adoption, foster care, and multiracial/multicultural families. April brings authenticity, curiosity, empathy, and a whole lot of candor to the conversation this week.
E07: Emerging From The Covid Cocoon: Supporting Differently Wired Kids With The Return To The School
With the back to school season fast approaching, there is a lot of fear, dread, and excitement about what is about to happen. To help mitigate all these feelings, Dr. Laura has brought on parenting activist, Debbie Reber.