Child Life Wild Life

About Child Life Wild Life

Jessica Lewin, CCLS & The Child Life Mentor, sits down with Certified Child Life Specialists, students, and professionals to talk about topics surrounding the field of child life. Come and gain tangible next steps and confidence as you learn how to use your child life skills, protect your mental health, and glean inspiration, hope, and ideas. I'm so happy you're here!

Publisher

Jessica Lewin, CCLS

Category

education · health & fitness · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Jun 2021

Latest episode

9 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

78 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Jun 2025

   The Wild Life of The Best Moments in the Child Life Profession narrated by Alexx Friesen and Jessica Lewin

   Certified Child Life Specialist Jessica Lewin interviews Alexx Friesen about the most impactful moments in the child life profession, highlighting the profound difference specialists make in pediatric healthcare through shared stories.

2. 

   2 Jun 2025

   The Wild Life of Being a Neurodivergent CCLS with Ellen Palmer

   Certified Child Life Specialist Ellen Palmer discusses her experiences as a neurodivergent professional with dyslexia and ADHD, revealing how these differences became strengths in her work, in an interview with Jessica Lewin.

3. 

   26 May 2025

   The Wild Life of Being a Child Life Student with Anisha Reza [A student’s honest perspective for how CCLSs can better support, mentor, and teach students entering the field]

   Child life student Anisha Reza shares her experiences and challenges as a second-generation immigrant and career-changer in an interview with Jessica Lewin, offering insights for supporting diverse students in the field.

Who has been a guest on Child Life Wild Life

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ellen Palmer
• Anisha Reza
• Kelley Gavel
• Caitlin Wolf
• Morgan Livingstone

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

58 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

18 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

44

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

82

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Books guests

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