50 episodes
Pop Parenting JFI Pop Parenting
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JFI Online's Pop Parenting with Avrum Nadigel and Ellie Bass is a romp through some of the most iconic movies of the last four decades, and using them to dissect, discuss and optimize relationships and family dynamics while drinking a lot of coffee and waxing poetic about our favourite bands.
Avrum Nadigel is an author and therapist who uses Bowen Family Systems to understand how families work. Ellie Bass is a Personal Coach and Wellness Guide and the director of the Jewish Family Institute.
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Charlie and The Chocolate Factory: Are Parents Really the Culprit?
S2 Ep15: In this episode Avrum and Ellie talk about the movie Charlie and The Chocolate Factory with Johnny Depp. This movie is a feast for themes on parenting, but we focus on fault. Is it totally the parents fault when kids behave badly? How much are parents really to blame for how their kids turn out?
PLEASE NOTE! We are about to change the focus of this podcast! Don't worry, a big announcement next episode plus a lookback at our favourites, and we can't wait to lauch the new season with you all in the next few weeks! We think you are going to love it.
Click here to check out Avrum's new book "Where Would You Like To Start?"
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Little Miss Sunshine: Families Living in a Fantasy World and How Reality Bites
In this episode Avrum and Ellie talk about the movie Little Miss Sunshine and the idea of what happens when fantasy is the only coping mechanism in a family, and how if even one person decides to get real and grow up, that can help change an entire system, be it a family, community or nation.
Click here to check out Avrum's new book "Where Would You Like To Start?"
Click here to learn more about Avrum's practice
Click here to learn more about The Yetta Nashman Jewish Family Institute
Click here to learn more about Ellie's coaching
We want to hear from you! Click here to leave us a voice message letting us know how you like the podcast, giving us your movie recommendations or just saying hi!
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Igby Goes Down: The Consequences of Family Secrets
S2 Ep13: This episode Avrum and Ellie watched Igby Goes Down, a dark, tragic movie that explores the tangled web of family secrets, and how they can both protect and destroy a family from the inside. Aside from Ellie’s deep dislike of the characters, we are looking at themes around marital infidelity, being on the inside of a secret and how to recover and free yourself from secrets are part of this discussion.
Click here to check out Avrum's new book "Where Would You Like To Start?"
Click here to learn more about Avrum's practice
Click here to learn more about The Yetta Nashman Jewish Family Institute
Click here to learn more about Ellie's coaching
We want to hear from you! Click here to leave us a voice message letting us know how you like the podcast, giving us your movie recommendations or just saying hi!
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The Family Stone: Theory of Displacement and Families We Hate
This week Avrum and Ellie are digging into The Family Stone. An annoying film with a ton of great themes about family dynamics, they are kibbitzing about displacement, being in reality, family secrets, and allowing for small moments of grief and change.
Click here to check out Avrum's new book "Where Would You Like To Start?"
Click here to learn more about Avrum's practice
Click here to learn more about The Yetta Nashman Jewish Family Institute
Click here to learn more about Ellie's coaching
We want to hear from you! Click here to leave us a voice message letting us know how you like the podcast, giving us your movie recommendations or just saying hi!
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Something's Gotta Give: The Crucible of Commitment and Chest Pains
S2 Ep11: This week Avrum and Ellie are exploring the movie Something’s Gotta Give with Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton. This film brings up issues around chronically anxious families and the deep roots of non-connection, and the crucible of commitment. We delve into actors playing roles that reflect their lives, and how physical pain can express emotional injury.
Click here to check out Avrum's new book "Where Would You Like To Start?"
Click here to learn more about Avrum's practice
Click here to learn more about The Yetta Nashman Jewish Family Institute
Click here to learn more about Ellie's coaching
We want to hear from you! Click here to leave us a voice message letting us know how you like the podcast, giving us your movie recommendations or just saying hi!
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Up In the Air: George Clooney, Backpacks and Marital Affairs
S2 Ep10: This 2009 movie starring George Clooney and Anna Kendrick is a meditation and exploration of who we are and what we do. In this episode Avrum and Ellie explore the idea of "functional self" vs "core self" and whether our life covenants and laws have been updated to fit with our current circumstances, and how that affects our parenting and families.
Click here to check out Avrum's new book "Where Would You Like To Start?"
Click here to learn more about Avrum's practice
Click here to learn more about The Yetta Nashman Jewish Family Institute
Click here to learn more about Ellie's coaching
We want to hear from you! Click here to leave us a voice message letting us know how you like the podcast, giving us your movie recommendations or just saying hi!
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