Middle School Mary Poppins

About Middle School Mary Poppins

ALERT: 🍎🎙️The Apple Podcast listing was hacked in July & given numerous  1 star reviews, bringing the show’s rating from 4.9 to 3.1. 😭. Apple is investigating, but any star rating help to bring MSMP back up would be truly appreciated! Thank you! Suzanne & Steve💜 The Middle School Mary Poppins Podcast™Parenting a middle schooler doesn’t come with a manual—but this podcast comes pretty close.The Middle School Mary Poppins Podcast™ helps parents, educators, counselors, and caregivers better understand tweens and young teens during one of the most important—and misunderstood—stages of childhood. Nonprofit independent self-funded podcast, so your support is appreciated! Hosted by Suzanne M. Swain, EdS LMSW—educator, therapist, former multi award-winning middle school teacher, school librarian, administrator, professor, and educational sociologist—each episode blends brain science, practical parenting strategies, emotional regulation, executive functioning support, and a little ridiculous joy to help families thrive. Suz has done it all - all by design to create this show for you! Topics include anxiety, ADHD, autism, executive functioning, emotional regulation, friendships, bullying, motivation, screen time, school success, neurodiversity, family communication, and adolescent development.Downloaded more than  800,000 times in 130countries, with 6,700 + five-star Spotify ratings and multiple #1 Apple Podcasts rankings in Kids & Family and Parenting, the podcast has become a trusted top 1% resource for families and educators around the world.Whether you’re raising a middle schooler, teaching one, counseling families, or simply trying to better understand the adolescent brain, you’ll find practical strategies, encouragement, and a little ridiculous joy along the way.💜 Stop. Regulate. Listen.🎙️ Listen wherever you get your podcasts—and now you can watch the conversation on YouTube! Subscribe for full episodes, video shorts, parenting tips, and exclusive content.🌐 Learn more: https://msmarypoppins.com (https://msmarypoppins.com/)▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@middleschoolmarypoppinspodcast?si=Nn12Fq5dMpaoallA (https://youtube.com/@middleschoolmarypoppinspodcast?si=Nn12Fq5dMpaoallA)

Publisher

Suzanne M. Swain, EDS LMSW

Category

kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Aug 2024

Latest episode

15 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

5 of 44 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S4 EP2: Living in a Material World - Spotlight People, Scapegoats, & Staying Clever

   Host Mary Poppins guides middle schoolers through understanding how others value them, exploring "spotlight people," scapegoats, and maintaining kindness while setting boundaries.

2. 

   3 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S4 EP1: True Colors: Potentiality & 8 Hidden Superpowers for a Brand-New School Year 🌈💎

   Host Suzanne Swain explores how middle schoolers' perceived "problems" are actually hidden superpowers, offering parents insights into nurturing their child's potential.

3. 

   18 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S3 EP16: SEL Summer Camp Week 6 - The Last Campfire: Saving Big Hearts a Seat | Skills Wrap Up

   Host Suzanne shares insights on understanding the whole middle schooler, emphasizing community's role in building resilient individuals, in this interview episode.

Inside a recent episode

S4 EP2: Living in a Material World - Spotlight People, Scapegoats, & Staying Clever

Published 15 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] No is a really hard word. extremely hard and if you're in middle school right now hear me this as an adult no is even really hard still so it's something we have to practice saying sometimes yet we're so good at it when we're like two interesting So using good discernment about people's behavior or understanding with recognizing these patterns that people do things means you have to slow down and notice what repeats and choosing what is healthy without declaring somebody like a villain or anything. We're not detecting supervillains here. We're just detecting people that may take up a lot of space. […]

Who has been a guest on Middle School Mary Poppins

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

• Jessica Ragnio
• Jason Kahn
• Adam Brooks

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.0 / 5

221 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 13 / 100

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

Quality

14

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

Pitching Middle School Mary Poppins

Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting pitches.

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