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We talk with counselor and researcher Donna Daniel about why self-worth is a steady foundation, not a moving target, and how to build it with awareness, respect, esteem, and confidence. We unpack counterfeits like importance, explore trauma-sensitive steps, and offer practical ways to make worth your base for growth.

• difference between self-worth and self-esteem
• pillars of worth as awareness, respect, esteem, confidence
• importance as a counterfeit for worth
• building blocks we share in relationships
• culture and systems that deny or affirm worth
• balancing being and becoming without burnout
• trauma-informed grounding before narrative work
• boundaries that protect dignity in hard moments
• deciding from a worth-based frame
• resources for learning worth conscious theory

Visit understandingself-worth.com.

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We map the inner world with Internal Family Systems and show how anxiety, addiction, and procrastination are protective parts trying to help. Jerome explains managers, firefighters, and exiles, why training matters, and how Self leads healing without reliving trauma.

• why parts-based thinking reduces shame and judgment
• how compassion emerges when we witness parts
• the roles of managers, firefighters and exiles
• gentle trauma work without reliving events
• self-energy, unblending and safety pacing
• IFS with kids using body cues and drawings
• pairing IFS with CBT and EMDR
• the difference between IFS-informed and IFS-trained
• how to vet therapists and find the IFS directory
• practical ways to notice which part is leading

Check out Jerome’s practice: onemindoneheartcounseling.com

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We explore how to raise capable, confident kids by shifting from rescuing to guiding. Beth Canalichio shares practical tools for validation, tech boundaries, natural consequences, and self-reflection that help families build real resilience.

• what grit looks like in everyday family life
• overhelping versus teaching kids to think
• tech limits that protect attention and social skills
• movement, play and creative identity building
• validating feelings without removing the challenge
• deciding when to step in or step back
• modeling courage, accountability and repair
• helping sensitive or anxious kids build capability
• using empathy to de-escalate conflict
• replacing lectures with curiosity and questions
• working through guilt and self-doubt as parents
• seeking support through friends, journaling and therapy

Visit raisinggrit.net to learn more, read reviews and order Beth's Book. Raising Grit: Face Your Unconscious, Deal with Your Issues, Become a Great Parent.

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