Podcast Archive

Mequell and Adam are joined by licensed marriage and family therapist Crystal Bowman for a discussion about the importance of evolving as a parent and allowing room for growth. Parenting is always a challenge but even more so when our children are working through their own mental health and mental illness issues. This podcast address some listener questions about the rise in popularity of labeling common challenges in relationships as toxic or traumatic and how we can love and support our children from afar when they distance themselves.

Crystal Bowman, LMFT joins us to share some thoughts on how to talk to our kids about sex from a shame-free approach. The podcast provides new perspectives and helpful tools to begin to talk about sex in an age-appropriate ways, to be intentional, and normalize these conversations in our homes. Crystal teaches this is not a one-time conversation—but an ongoing dialogue with our children that continues as they age up into adulthood.

 I wish I had listened to a podcast like this 30 years ago. When we know better, we do better.

This week starts the first in a series of episodes that I'm calling "Faith Over Fear." I have hand-picked some guests to address some of the topics that I think cause a lot of fear for parents of teenagers.

Today's guest is my dear friend Crystal. I think you'll love her!

“How can I teach my kids about sex?”
I get this question all of the time. As we are learning and growing, we want to help our kids have a different experience with sex that we had. I get it. So when I heard about Crystal Bowman and her method of talking to kids about sex, I just knew I needed to have her on the podcast. She shares a better way to explain sex to our children than the way most of us were taught. I absolutely love this method of teaching our preteens, teens, and even young adults, and I know you will too.