We get better instructions for putting together furniture than we do for raising actual human beings. And that doesn’t even account for how to do it amid a global pandemic and civil/political unrest. That’s why Season 2 of Good Kids features a compelling mix of perspectives on child-rearing — from parents and experts, authors and actors, to "good" kids themselves — imparting wisdom for a brief, but potent, 10(ish) minutes each week. Good Kids isn’t just another parenting podcast. It’s an all-hands-on-deck discussion about what we can do to help children create a better world. Collectively.
Child psychiatrist Dr. Susan Swick interviews a mom about overcoming her son's food anxieties and making mealtime exciting.
21 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT
Pulling the Thread: On Finding Our Soul's Vocation
This week we're introducing you to Pulling the Thread, hosted by writer Elise Loehnen, who explores life's big questions with today's leading thinking, experts and luminaries: Why do we do what we do? How can we understand and love ourselves better? What would it look like to come together and build a more meaningful world?
In today's episode we're joined by James Hollis, PhD is a Jungian analyst who is still in private practice in Washington D.C. Hollis started his career as a professor of humanities before a midlife crisis brought him to his knees—and to the Jung Institute in Zurich. The author of 19 books, Hollis is one of the best interpreters of Carl Jung’s work, making it accessible for all of us who want to understand how complexes, archetypes, synchronicities, and the shadow drive our lives.
To hear more episode of Pulling the Thread, follow wherever you get your podcasts or head to: https://lemonada.lnk.to/PullingTheThreadfd
MORE FROM JAMES HOLLIS, PhD:
Why Good People Do Bad Things: Understanding Our Darker Selves (https://bookshop.org/a/17662/9781592403417)
Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life: How to Finally, Really Grow Up (https://bookshop.org/a/17662/9781592402076)
A Life of Meaning: Relocating Your Center of Spiritual Gravity (https://bookshop.org/a/17662/9781649630728)
The Broken Mirror: Refracted Visions of Ourselves (https://bookshop.org/a/17662/9781685030094)
James Hollis’s Website (https://jameshollis.net/)
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Connie Zweig, “Embracing the Shadow (https://eliseloehnen.substack.com/p/embracing-the-shadow-connie-zweig?utm_source=publication-search)”
Satya Doyle Byock, “Navigating Quarterlife (https://eliseloehnen.substack.com/p/navigating-quarterlife-satya-doyle?utm_source=publication-search)”
Terry Real, “Healing Male Depression (https://eliseloehnen.substack.com/p/healing-male-depression-terry-real)”
Niobe Way, PhD, “The Critical Need for Deep Connection (https://eliseloehnen.substack.com/p/the-critical-need-for-deep-connection)”
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27 Nov 2025
Featuring: Julia Gets Wise with Ruth Reichl
Because Thanksgiving is basically Ruth Reichl season (the holy trinity of food, family, and feelings) we’re serving you a special episode of Julia Louis-Dreyfus' lovely conversation with her from Season 1 of Wiser Than Me.
On this episode of Wiser Than Me, Julia gets enlightened by 77-year-old food writer, magazine editor, and author Ruth Reichl. From her infamous New York Times review of Le Cirque to greenlighting a controversial David Foster Wallace article in Gourmet, Ruth is as gutsy as they come. Ruth talks to Julia about living with a mom who has bipolar disorder, processing grief through food, and why you should always do things that scare you. Plus, Julia asks her mom Judith for a recommendation on what to cook when Ruth accepts an invitation for dinner.
For more episodes, follow Wiser Than Me wherever you get your podcasts or head to https://lemonada.lnk.to/wiserthanmefd
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Talkaboutable Sneak Peek: Tips for Picky Eaters
Published 19 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I would love for that to be the outcome. I'm Dr. Susan Swick, and this is Talk Aboutable. Today, I'm sitting down with Katherine Turner, who lives with her husband and their two sons, Emile, who's eight, and Julian, who's three. Emile's dealing with an issue that will be familiar to a lot of parents, picky eating. His list of acceptable foods has only gotten shorter over time. And while he's healthy and hitting his growth milestones, Catherine wants to help him develop strategies to explore new foods one bite at a time. This is a conversation about bringing curiosity into the anxiety of trying new things and recognizing how a super sensitive palate can actually be a superpower. […]
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