Active & Connected Families

Active & Connected Families

Active & Connected Family Therapy

Episodes 99
Avg. Duration 37m
Activity Dormant
Apple Rating 4.9 (102)
Since Dec 2020
Latest Episode Nov 2025

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Active & Connected Families podcast is a smart, conversational guide to help you and your family feel more active and connected in your daily lives. Your host, Amanda Sovik-Johnston, will tackle the small problems that sometimes get in our way (fighting about laundry… again?) as well as the bigger, more complicated mental health challenges facing our teenagers today. Amanda is a child psychologist, mom of three boys, entrepreneur, national champion swimmer, wife, and an expert at creating fun with a dash of perspective and plenty of wisdom. You will laugh and sometimes cry with Amanda and her expert guests. Subscribe to Active & Connected Families and you'll always learn something unique and useful about how you can become a better person, as well as a better parent! Connect with Amanda on Instagram (@activeconnectedfamilytherapy) or learn more about our family therapy options over at www.activeconnected.com

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Worried Your Child Is Lonely? How to Help Your Kids Make Friends at School with Principal Seth Kennard

Nov 27, 2025 38m

Is your child coming home saying they "have no friends", while your gut tells you the story might be more complicated than that? You're not alone. As parents, nothing spikes our anxiety faster than…

Think Your Child Has ADHD? Here's What to Do First

Sep 25, 2025 8m

Parenting doesn't come with a manual, but if it did, the ADHD chapter would probably be 400 pages long and full of contradictions. So let's simplify: here's how to cut through the noise and figure…

Counting Kindness Helps Your Child's Mental Health

Dec 19, 2023 8m

We all know there is a mental health crisis out there. We have real numbers that highlight elevated rates of anxiety and depression for kids, teenagers, people of color, men, working mothers. The…

Beat Loneliness With Small Acts of Connection This Holiday Season (And Beyond)

Dec 12, 2023 10m

The holiday season is in full swing and for many of us, it all just looks and feels different than when we were kids. Over 40 million Americans have stopped going to church in the last 25 years,…

Gaining Clarity in a Confusing World With Damon Eddy

Sep 28, 2023 46m

Gaining clarity on who we want to be as a person and as a parent feels hard in the confusing world we live in. Do we want to be the parent who's on their phone all the time or the parent who takes…

Homework Issues Make Relationship Issues: Strategies to Help With Homework With Lara Dawn

Sep 21, 2023 35m

We're about a month into being back to school and here's the issue that's been coming up for me: homework. I was a bit hesitant on releasing an episode on this topic because to be fair, it sounds…

Start the School Year With Presence With Dr. Leah Katz

Aug 24, 2023 33m

As high-achieving moms, we're living hectic lives, reachting to every trigger, thought, text message and notification. How can we be more intentional about our lives as parents going into the new…

[REWIND] Emotional Support Through College Applications With Margaret Baudinet

Aug 10, 2023 37m

If your kid might apply for college in the next ten years, you want to listen to this one! Margaret is an expert when it comes to supporting kids through the college application process. She has a…

Children's Mental Health Starts at Home: Easy Family Therapy Hacks

Jun 29, 2023 17m

Do you ever wonder why your kids are fighting more than usual? Or do you worry about spending way more time with one kid over another? With all the families I work with, and similarly in my own…

Allowing Our Kids to Pursue Their Dreams & More Parenting Advice From Waki Wynn

Jun 15, 2023 29m

Allowing our kids to choose their own path in life and pursue their dreams is a big topic in today's episode. How would you react if your child tells you they want to become a professional gamer?!…

Darn Good Parenting Advice From Waki Wynn - Part 1

Jun 08, 2023 23m

Today, we released one of those episodes that is full of knowledge gems and truth bombs for ALL parents out there. My conversation with Waki Wynn, in which he shares his invaluable insights into…

How Our Pets Promote Social and Emotional Growth With Christine Bowers, LMFT

Jun 01, 2023 36m

We all know that animals can have a profound impact on people's lives. But did you know pets can even promote social and emotional growth in our kids? Children use being with their pets as a very…

Getting the Most Out of Summer League Swimming for Your Family

May 25, 2023 27m

In just five days, Summer League Swimming season is starting across Virginia! I'm so excited - and not just for myself. The swim team is the most fruitful experience of social and emotional growth…

Therapy Greatest Hits #4: How Do We Listen to Our Kids' Feelings?

May 11, 2023 19m

The skill of listening to our kids' feelings is such an important one for parents. When we listen well to our kids, we reinforce them to talk about their feelings. Besides, when our kids talk about…

[REWIND] Disordered Eating - Part 1: The Toxic Culture Around Body Image

May 04, 2023 42m

It's May and that means it's almost swim-team season! With that, I notice the conversation around swimsuits, bodies, and body image coming up in my sessions more and more too. That's why…

Therapy Greatest Hits #3: An Easy Formula for Talking About Our Feelings for Ourselves and Our Kids!

Apr 27, 2023 18m

The ability to talk about our feelings can literally change our lives. It's related to having closer relationships, longevity, physical health, stress reduction, and feeling better overall. But it…

Therapy Greatest Hits #2: Screen Time Basics

Apr 20, 2023 19m

Today, we're talking about the basics of screen time. With these tips you will be able to develop a screen time plan that will help your whole family work a little more smoothly. Screen time…

How Did We Start Active & Connected Family Therapy? With Caroline Megargel, MSW, LCSW

Apr 13, 2023 33m

We're SO EXCITED to share with you that Virginia Family Therapy has now become Active & Connected Family Therapy! It's been a long process and we're so proud of what we've build over the years! …

Therapy Greatest Hits #1: The First Thing I Tell Every Parent to Do – Easy Strategies to Enhance Quality Time

Apr 06, 2023 18m

Today, we're starting our mini-series on the greatest therapy hits with the #1 thing I talk to parents about, no matter what their reason for coming into my office. Whether it's because their kid is…

[REWIND] Parents Have Feelings, Too With Caroline Megargel & Sarah Lewis

Mar 30, 2023 48m

Today we're starting a series on our greatest hits and the tips and strategies we as therapists talk to parents the most about. We say the same things over and over again because so many of us…

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