Parent Footprint With Dr. Dan

*Trigger warning: mention of suicide Dan reunites with Jonathan Mooney, an award-winning writer, activist, and friend. Their conversation is an intensely personal and rich discussion about purpose, service, disability, difference, and ultimately, humanity. Jonathan is a Neurodiversity and Disability Advocate with dyslexia and ADHD who did not learn to read until he was twelve years old. He shares intimate stories about his parents, his challenges, and his deep purpose to change the world’s view of differences. Dan and Jonathan challenge us all to collectively work towards equity by focusing on asking “What is right with you?” and not “What is wrong with you?” because every individual has value intrinsically. Every. Single. Human. An activist and writer, Jonathan aims to shift cultural perceptions of neurodivergence and disability away from the traditional pathology model and towards a social justice-centric model that embraces different experiences across the human continuum. Jonathan has spent his profess

Dr. Dan interviews the astonishing activist, author, TEDx speaker, and social entrepreneur Ann Medlock. An editor, speaker, educator and Founder of the Giraffe Heroes Project, Ann lives fully every single day grounding herself in Ram Daas’ “be here now”  and does so in her signature constantly moving pace. Ann and Dan discuss living with courage, listening to “the force” (#StarWars), embracing flow state, and as Gloria Steinam said about her poetry “...turning poetry into real life, and real life into poetry."   This lively, alive conversation reminds us that we have a finite time in this world so let’s embrace all there is to see, do, and learn. Ann tells us to live fearlessly and intentionally at 20, 30, 50, 70, or almost 92 (like Ann) and always “do the next right thing.” Please listen, follow, rate, and review Make It a Great One on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow @drdanpeters on social media. Visit www.drdanpeters.com and send your questions or guest pitches to podca

Dr. Dan interviews author, adventurer and Giraffe Heroes Project Executive Director John Graham about his fascinating journey from thrill-seeker to a man searching for the real meaning of his life. This honest and riveting conversation will move and inspire listeners to search for the meaning and calling of their own lives.  A former diplomat and a current citizen activist, John Graham believes that a full life demands passionate involvement and that living fully often means taking risks. He tells Dan that giving everything we’ve got both body and soul is the way to finding what makes our lives truly meaningful - to ourselves and in service of others. Please listen, follow, rate, and review Make It a Great One on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow @drdanpeters on social media. Visit www.drdanpeters.com and send your questions or guest pitches to podcast@drdanpeters.com. More information www.johngraham.org and www.giraffe.org; on Instagram @giraffe_heroes_project and @johngr

Make It a Great One with Dr. Dan is a weekly podcast that invites you to discover your purpose, explore new possibilities, and live in alignment with your true self.   Hosted by Psychologist and Executive Coach Dr. Dan Peters, the show features inspiring interviews with thought leaders and experts designed to ignite hope, deepen self-awareness, and provide actionable wisdom. Each episode is designed to empower you to become a better version of yourself and make a positive impact on the world around you.   With new episodes every Thursday, Make It a Great One offers a dose of inspiration, motivation, and practical guidance to support your personal growth and fulfillment.   Tune in to unlock new possibilities, cultivate hope, and begin living the life you’ve always envisioned. Through profound insights and grounded guidance, Dr. Dan will help you make every moment, every day, and your life, a great one.    Debuts on February 6, 2025. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.   Follow @drdanpeters on social media.

The countdown is on: the trailer for Dr. Dan’s new podcast drops on Sunday February 2! Each episode is designed to empower you to become a better version of yourself and make a positive impact on the world around you. Every Thursday, Dr. Dan will help you unlock new possibilities, cultivate hope, and begin living the life you’ve always envisioned.  Our first episode drops on February 6, 2025.  We can’t wait to hear what you think about the new show! For more updates visit drdanpeters.com and follow @drdanpeters on social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Dan is launching a new podcast in February 2025. On this audio Save The Date, Dr. Dan tells listeners a little bit about the show. Remember the new podcast drops in the same feed as the Parent Footprint with Dr. Dan episodes. Visit www.drdanpeters.com for more updates and send inquiries/guest pitches to podcast@drdanpeters.com please.  Thanks for listening! See you in 2025! www.drdanpeters.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the final episode of Parent Footprint with Dr. Dan! On this special episode, Dr. Dan is in the virtual studio with podcast producer Laura Rossi and audio engineer Phil Rossi for the last time. Dr. Dan shares his favorite podcast wisdom and reflects on over 300 episodes with Laura and Phil. They highlight memorable guests (Kwame Alexander, Mary Louise Kelly, Ann Leary, Elise Loehnen, Kelly Corrigan, Jonathan Mooney, Debbie Reber) and thank listeners, My Favorite Murder’s Karen and Georgia, and Exactly Right media.   Find all the updates about the NEW Dr. Dan podcast (including our trailer launch in early 2025) by following @ParentFootprintPodcast on Facebook and Instagram and on X @drdanpeters. Remember our new podcast drops in the same feed you subscribe to now for Parent Footprint with Dr. Dan episodes. Email us at podcast@drdanpeters.com and visit www.drdanpeters.com for more updates. See you in 2025! Please support our podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: ht

Dr. Dan rewinds to the last of our Exactly Right Favorites episode today: his interview with the three hosts of Exactly Right’s Lady to Lady podcast: Babs Gray, Brandie Posey, and Tess Barker. All new comments from Dr. Dan make this a great listen. Listeners will enjoy this lively conversation about podcasts, friendships, family, comedy, feminism, and much more. Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode).  Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (X). Learn about more podcasts @exactlyright on Instagram. Please listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Please support our podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4bqTWJ2 For more information: www.exactlyrightmedia.com  www.drdanpeters.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the November Sitting Down with Dr. Dan episode, Dr. Dan and Parent Footprint podcast producer Laura answer your new listener questions about Thanksgiving, TikTok, pets, bullying, and the recent Presidential election. Every month Dr. Dan answers questions about parenting (and adulting, too!) on our Sitting Down with Dr. Dan episodes which drop the last Thursday of the month. Please email your parenting questions to podcast@drdanpeters.com or DM us on social media. We read every question and we want to consider yours for a future episode. We love hearing from you! Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (X). Learn about more podcasts @exactlyright on Instagram. Please listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Please support our podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4bqTWJ2 For more information: www.exactlyrightmedia.com  www.drdanpeters.com Dr. Dan’s expertise and wisdo

Welcome to a new Exactly Right and Parent Footprint with Dr. Dan favorite: Jordan Carlos. Dr. Dan rewinds to June 22, 2023 to another favorite episode: Dr. Dan and special guest Jordan Carlos, co-host of Exactly Right’s Adulting (with co-host Michelle Buteau). Dr. Dan and Jordan commiserate (and laugh) about #Dadlife, poop, what it means to be a hall of fame parent (maybe the next new parenting trend!?!), listening to our kids, and more. All new comments from Dr. Dan make this a great listen. Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode).  Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (X). Learn about more podcasts @exactlyright on Instagram. Please listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Please support our podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4bqTWJ2 For more information: www.exactlyrightmedia.com  www.drdanpeters.

Today Dr. Dan revisits his December 1, 2022 interview with Kurt Braunohler -- Dad, comedian, and co-host of Exactly Right’s Bananas podcast – about parenting, humor, and more. A new introduction from Dr. Dan kicks off the funny, sometimes bananas(!), and laugh out loud conversation. Enjoy the Dad humor and the reminder that laughter really is the best medicine.   Follow Kurt on Instagram @kurtbraunohler. Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode).  Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (X). Learn about more podcasts @exactlyright on Instagram. Please listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Please support our podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4bqTWJ2 For more information: www.exactlyrightmedia.com  www.drdanpeters.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trick or treat! Welcome to a Halloween Sitting Down with Dr. Dan episode. On today’s episode, Dr. Dan and Parent Footprint podcast audio engineer Phil answer your new listener questions about college gap years, hugging addictions, name changes, and more. Happy Halloween!  Every month Dr. Dan answers questions about parenting (and adulting, too!) on our Sitting Down with Dr. Dan episodes which drop the last Thursday of the month. Please email your parenting questions to podcast@drdanpeters.com or DM us on social media.  Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (X). Learn about more podcasts @exactlyright on Instagram. Please listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Please support our podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4bqTWJ2 For more information: www.exactlyrightmedia.com  www.drdanpeters.com Dr. Dan’s expertise and wisdom is not a diagnosis or treatment. The inform

Welcome to another Exactly Right and Parent Footprint with Dr. Dan favorite: Karen Kilgariff!  Parenting Advice from a Non-Parent with Karen Kilgariff (episode 133) originally aired on October 28, 2021 featuring the one and only Karen Kilgariff, co-host of My Favorite Murder and co-founder of the Exactly Right network. On this episode Dr. Dan and Karen discuss Karen’s childhood, her parenting advice for non-parents, her cousins, her childhood, her career, her family, and much more. With a new intro (and new comments) from Dr. Dan, listeners will love this one-on-one with Karen. Another instant fan favorite episode! Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode).  Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (X). Learn about more podcasts @exactlyright on Instagram. Please listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Please support our podcast by shopping our latest spons

With all-new intro and comments from Dr. Dan, today we take listeners back to the Parent Footprint with Dr. Dan + Exactly Right debut episode Reparenting with Georgia Hardstark! Originally dropped on June 17, 2021 this is an all-time favorite episode featuring the one and only Georgia Hardstark, co-host of the true crime and comedy podcast My Favorite Murder and co-founder of the Exactly Right network. Dr. Dan and Georgia, who are cousins (!!!), talk about their beloved grandmother, Georgia's mental health, and re-parenting. A forever favorite episode! Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode).  Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (X). Learn about more podcasts @exactlyright on Instagram. Please listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Please support our podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4bqTWJ2 For

This is the October Sitting Down with Dr. Dan episode. On today’s episode, Dr. Dan and Parent Footprint podcast producer Laura answer your new listener questions about back-to-school night, Halloween, book banning, early decision college admissions, and more.  Dr. Dan also shares some exciting news: over the next couple of months, each week we will release one our favorite episodes on the Exactly Right network, all of which feature your favorite hilarious hosts (Georgia Hardstark, Karen Kilgariff, Kurt Braunohler and more) and include new intros and added commentary for your enjoyment.  Every month Dr. Dan answers questions about parenting (and adulting, too!) on our Sitting Down with Dr. Dan episodes which drop the last Thursday of the month. Please email your parenting questions to podcast@drdanpeters.com or DM us on social media. We read every question and we want to consider yours for a future bonus episode. We love hearing from you! Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeter

On this new episode, Dr. Dan interviews Dr. Ronald Ruff about sensitive parenting, raising emotionally healthy kids, and his book Raising Children to Thrive: Affect Hunger & Responsive, Sensitive Parenting, the ultimate evidence-based guide to help parents bring up their children to thrive socially and emotionally during all phases of life. Dr. Dan and Dr. Ruff discuss his decades of work as a psychologist; how to help parents raise happy, kind and self-aware kids; and raising children to thrive. In addition,they discuss affect hunger - an emotional craving for maternal love, protection and care, and how this longing can be used to create a strong nurturing relationship.  For more information visit Dr. Ruff’s website www.ronaldruff.com. Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode).  Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (X). Learn about more podcasts @exactlyright on Instagram. Please listen, follow, rate, and rev

Listen to the September Sitting Down with Dr. Dan episode. Today, Dr. Dan and Parent Footprint audio engineer Phil answer your new listener questions about the surgeon general’s new report on parental stress, back to school sleep schedules, and making new friends. Every month Dr. Dan answers questions about parenting (and adulting, too!) on our Sitting Down with Dr. Dan episodes which drop the last Thursday of the month. Please email your parenting questions to podcast@drdanpeters.com or DM us on social media. We read every question and we want to consider yours for a future bonus episode. We love hearing from you! Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (X).  Learn about more podcasts @exactlyright on Instagram. Please listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Please support our podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4bqTWJ2 For more information: www.exactlyrightmedia.c

Dr. Dan speaks to Dr. Chandler Hoffman, a licensed clinical psychologist, an expert in healthy relationships/peacemaking, and a podcast host. Today Dr. Dan and Dr. Hoffman discuss how our hometown friendships are the building blocks of our lives on this inspiring episode. Dr. Chandler Hoffman is the creator/host of the Hometown Friends podcast. On his show he explores the powerful connections of our most foundational friendships and the profound sense of belonging that comes from the relationships of our youth.  Check out the Hometown Friends podcast and Dr. Hoffman’s website here. Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode).  Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (X). Learn about more podcasts @exactlyright on Instagram. Please listen, follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Please support our podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this li

Dr. Dan interviews husband-and-wife team Jean Linscott, Ph.D. and Kenneth Ruoff, Ph.D.about their new book What is the Goal?: The Truth About the Youth Sports Industry. With Dr. Dan, Dr. Ken and Dr. Jean explore how the current youth sports industry, pay-to-play sports, and the quest for prestige can cause unintended harm to young athletes and their families.  This episode explores how children and parents can both experience the pressures of belonging to a sports team along with feeling the need to have a "return on investment" and how this can lead to resentment, poor mental health, and injuries that can stop a career before it even starts.  Dr. Dan, Dr. Jean, and Dr. Ken also ask: since sports can be a ticket into prestigious schools are the benefits worth the risks?  Kenneth Ruoff, Ph.D., is a professor of history at Portland State University and the author of several award-winning books. From the perspective of a historian, he is astonished, in comparison to what he experienced as a kid, at how drasti

Dr. Dan interviews Joanne De Simone about raising children with disabilities on this powerful episode. Joanne is a modern dancer turned mom and special education advocate. She faced profound challenges when her first child was diagnosed with a life-limiting brain malformation, and her second child with autism. Drawing from her colorful background in dance, Joanne discovered unexpected life lessons that shaped her approach to parenting and her advocacy work.  Dr. Dan and Joanne discuss her parenting journey and Joanne's inspiring book Fall and Recovery. Joanne shares her wisdom with Dr. Dan and listeners: she accepts that life is messy and that motherhood can be hard and beautiful at the same time. For more information visit www.special-educationmom.com/ Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode).  Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (X). Learn about more podcasts @exactlyright on Instagram. Please listen, follo