Made Possible by Parenthood

About Made Possible by Parenthood

Parenthood isn’t just about what we make possible for our children—it’s about what becomes possible for us. Join hosts Lindsay and Charlie, both coaches and parents, as they explore the transformative journey of parenthood. Through raw conversations, expert insights, and honest reflections, they dive into the joys, challenges, and unexpected growth that come with raising tiny humans. From navigating overwhelm to rediscovering play, each episode invites you to rethink what parenthood means and uncover new possibilities in your own journey. Tune in and explore what’s made possible by parenthood.

Publisher

Charlie Lyons and Lindsay Green

Category

kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Feb 2024

Latest episode

16 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

27 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Sept 2026

   Our Children Are Not Our Projects: Parenting as a Living Process with Justin Wise

   What if the exhaustion so many of us feel as parents isn't a sign that we need to try harder — but a sign that we've mistaken a living process for a project to manage? In this episode, Lindsay and Charlie are joined by Justin Wise — founder of Third Space, integral development coach, and a beloved teacher to them both. Justin trained each of them (ten years apart!) on the integral coaching program that shaped their work and their parenting, and this conversation is a homecoming as much as an interview. Together they explore what it means to parent off autopilot: how fear pulls us into control and over-efforting, why "who do I want to be?" is a countercultural question, and what becomes possible when we treat parenting as something to forever learn rather than something to get right. Justin — now a father of three adult children — shares what this way of living has made possible in his relationships with his kids, including the revelation of learning to repair: to say "I made a mistake, I'm sorry, here's what I wish I'd done." The conversation closes with a reframe that has stayed with Lindsay for months: people are not projects, they are processes. We are less like tables and houses, more like rivers, trees, and thunderstorms — and so are our children. Justin ends by reading from Khalil Gibran's The Prophet: "Your children are not your children..." Justin Wise is the founder of Third Space and an integral development coach since 2008, holding a PCC credential with the International Coaching Federation. His work sits at the intersection of philosophy, adult development, and how we actually live in response to the complexity of the world — cultivating the kind of human freedom that allows us to see ourselves clearly and act with courage, integrity, and wisdom. He is a husband, community leader, and father of three. Third Space (https://www.wearethirdspace.org/) — Justin's practice and body of work Wendy Palmer (https://leadershipembodiment.com/ourteam/wendy-palmer/) — teacher and author on the body, relationships, and leadership embodiment Khalil Gibran, The Prophet (https://www.amazon.com/s?k=khalil+gibran+the+prophet&adgrpid=192019004608&hvadid=779537905590&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=9061317&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=15026315861600251713--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=15026315861600251713&hvtargid=kwd-304184645732&hydadcr=10025_13483852_9329&mcid=36bf027884b735b4b304b9a7f295fcd6&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_9gvlwdscm_e) — "On Children" We'd love to hear what this conversation opened up for you. Find us on Instagram @madepossiblebyparenthood, and if this episode resonated, share it with a fellow parent who needs to hear that they were never meant to get it all right. About Justin WiseLinks from this episodeConnect With Us

2. 

   9 Jun 2026

   From Managing Time to Living It

   In this episode of Made Possible by Parenthood, Lindsay and Charlie turn their attention to one of the most universal sources of suffering in parenthood — our relationship with time. Not how to manage it, hack it, or squeeze more out of it, but how to fundamentally shift the way we live inside it. Inspired by Oliver Burkeman's 4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, this is a conversation that invites parents to confront the finite, precious nature of time — and to ask themselves honestly what they're actually saying yes and no to each day. Together they explore: How becoming a parent cracked open a whole new relationship with time for both Lindsay and Charlie The suffering that comes from letting time have us — rather than the other way around The identity trap of busyness and productivity, and how it quietly shapes our days What we're really saying no to every time we say yes — and vice versa The difference between time being scarce and the things we actually value being scarce How spaciousness, presence and slowing down can literally change our experience of time Finding the natural rhythm of your unique family rather than forcing a borrowed one "You can do it like it's really hard, or you can do it like it's a dance."

3. 

   5 Jun 2026

   More than the Milestones: One Mother's Story of Raising a Child With Cerebral Palsy

   In this episode of Made Possible by Parenthood, Lindsay and Charlie welcome Diana — working parent, mother of two, and what they describe as someone who carries a rare and beautiful ability to feel the sun even while trudging through the thickest mud. Diana shares her journey as a parent carer to her youngest daughter, who has cerebral palsy — from the early days of noticing something was different, through the spiral of guilt that followed her daughter's diagnosis, and into the hard-won grace and joy that defines her family's life today. This is a conversation about letting go of the milestone chart, protecting your own capacity to show up, and finding the beauty in a journey that doesn't follow anyone else's map. Together they explore: What it really means to be a parent carer — and why that label carries important weight The non-linear nature of this journey and why the roller coaster never fully stops How Diana worked through profound guilt around her daughter's diagnosis and found her way to self-compassion The power of separating fact from opinion when guilt threatens to consume us Why protecting your own mental and emotional space is an act of love for your child The art of seeing your child for who they are — beyond the forms, checkboxes and milestone charts What grace really looks like in practice, day after day "Give yourself grace. You're doing the best that you can. And that's okay."

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 34 / 100

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Quality

56

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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