What Kids Really Need to Learn: A Brain Based Approach is a powerful conversation for parents, teachers, and educators who want to better understand student behavior, learning, and emotional regulation. In this episode, leadership strategist and former educator Lisa Riegel, Ph.D., shares a brain-based, neurodevelopmental approach to helping kids focus, manage emotions, and thrive in school and at home.

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You will learn how biology and environment shape learning and behavior, why willpower and compliance are not enough, and how the unconscious brain influences attention, motivation, and emotional responses. Lisa introduces the NeuroWell framework and explains how to create supportive, engaging, and emotionally safe environments for children and adults.

This episode covers practical strategies for classroom management, positive behavior support, emotional regulation, social-emotional learning, and trauma-informed education. We explore how to ask supportive questions that build confidence, reduce anxiety, and keep thinking engaged. You will also learn how to teach kids about their brains, improve communication, build positive routines, and start each day with intention.

If you are a parent, teacher, school leader, counselor, or homeschool educator looking for science-based tools, parenting strategies, and brain-informed teaching methods, this episode is for you.

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In this episode, “Conscious Home Design: How Our Space Shapes Our Life,” we explore how the environments we live in directly influence our happiness, health, relationships, learning, and overall sense of meaning. This conversation is perfect for anyone interested in self improvement, optimized living, intentional design, or creating a home that truly supports a full and balanced life.

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Our guest, Talor Steward, is an architect who specializes in integrating architecture, psychology, and consciousness through his Conscious Home Design philosophy. He explains how thoughtful home design can support emotional well being, positive relationships, creativity, learning, and long term life satisfaction. Drawing on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and the Harvard Study of Adult Happiness, Talor breaks down what actually makes people happy as they age and how those principles can be reflected in the layout, flow, and function of a home.

We discuss the different types of relationships that matter most, how environment shapes behavior and learning, and why homes should be designed to support connection, calm, and purpose. Listeners will come away with clear frameworks, real world examples, and specific strategies they can implement right away, whether they are building, renovating, or simply rethinking their space.

This episode is especially valuable for parents, homeowners, architects, educators, and anyone seeking a more intentional, meaningful, and fulfilling life through design.

Talor Stewart is a licensed architect with over 25 years experience. His book Conscious Home Design has hit the #1 best seller list in 7 countries so far. Specializing in single and multi-family homes and intentional communities, he works with clients all over the United States and select places internationally. He also offers a certification program for other designers and architects to learn the CHD method to help their clients apply the life changing principles wherever they are. Find out more by visiting https://ConsciousHomeDesign.com

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In The Less Stress Doc’s Guide to a Calmer Life, retired physician and stress expert Dr. Gary Sprouse (“The Less Stress Doc”) breaks down what stress really is, why our bodies react the way they do, and how we can take back control with simple, effective techniques. He shares clear examples, practical tools, and easy steps anyone can use to feel more grounded and less overwhelmed. If you’re feeling on edge, stuck in your head, or worried about the upcoming holidays, this episode offers a calm, reassuring roadmap you can start using today. Tune in for smart, accessible insights that can help you stress less and live with more clarity and peace.

Dr. Sprouse graduated from George Washington University Medical School in the top 10% of his class before going to practice in Maryland for 38 years. He is a member of Mensa and author of Highway to Your Happy Place: A Roadmap to Less Stress. He has also collaborated on a book with Jack Canfield (author of “Chicken Soup for the Soul): Mindset Matters, a best-seller on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

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