Win This Year notMYkid

Medical professional and lifestyle coach Dr. James Bogash wants to help people live healthy, pain-free lives without needing to turn to opioids. He joins us to discuss the risks involved with opioid use by youth as well as other ways of maintaining health and wellness.Links mentioned on the show:Bogash Life 'n Balance YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/JamesBogashDC/videosDr Bogash's Website:https://www.lifecarechiropractic.com/AZ Rx Drug Takeback Locator:https://azdhs.gov/gi...

Author, keynote speaker, and father Alonzo "AJ" Jones joins us for a powerful conversation on the challenges and temptations faced by young men in our society, and the ways the adults in their lives can prepare them to make healthy, responsible, and future-focused decisions to set themselves up for success. We discuss AJ's book "45: The Warrior Class" as well as AJ's experience growing up biracial, his keynote speaking topics, and his work instructing and guiding young people.Links ment...

Brothers, high school students, and content creators Ashton and Carter Kroeger have created the youth mental health nonprofit Persevere Project to support other teens. Their platform includes TikTok videos that showcase Carter's music and singing, as well as a website where adolescents can reach out for help. In this episode, we talk about what challenges they see other students facing, what inspired the creation of the organization, and what impact their efforts are having...

Chris Johnson was a successful student and athlete before getting caught up in some unhealthy decision making. Once he found himself selling drugs and in the local gang detail book, he knew he needed to make a choice. Enlisting in the U.S. Army sent him down a nearly three-decade path where he learned the importance of leadership, trust, and putting others first. Following his retirement from the military, he began mentoring youth and teaching them critical life skills.&nbsp...

Vanessa Baker is a parent and teen mindset coach, as well as the author of the book, "From MEAN to REAL CLEAN," and a parenting course of the same name. She has five teenagers and a toddler. She uses her background in education, business and coaching to teach parents how to create healthy relationships with their teenagers, and ultimately, with themselves. She lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with her wife, kids and her cat, Walter White.Statement from Vanessa's website: THE PURPOSE OF...

High school student and young entrepreneur Lauren Skemp is working to increase awareness and support for youth mental health, including efforts to create an app to help teens who are facing mental health challenges. In this episode she discusses the inspiration for and work on the app, the primary mental health challenges teens are facing today, and what things parents and schools can do to help improve teen mental health. Links mentioned on the show:My Ink app Instagram: ht...