DEEP DIVE: Janice Johnson Dias on Raising Joyful, Change-Making Kids

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What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood

Kids & Family, Comedy, Parenting

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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In honor of Women's History Month, this "Deep Dive" series highlights some of our past interview episodes about raising daughters. Janice Johnson Dias⁠ is a professor of sociology at John Jay College, and author of ⁠PARENT LIKE IT MATTERS: HOW TO RAISE JOYFUL, CHANGE-MAKING GIRLS⁠⁠. Her collaborative work on black girls’ mental, sexual, and physical health issues earned her a special Congressional recognition. In this conversation, Janice explains how we can embolden both our daughters and our sons to find their passions– but only by finding our own passions first. Janice argues that change-making is the path to true joy. You can find PARENT LIKE IT MATTERS here in our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9781984819628 What Fresh Hell is co-hosted by Amy Wilson and Margaret Ables. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/ What Fresh Hell podcast, mom friends, funny moms, parenting advice, parenting experts, parenting tips, mothers, families, parenting skills, parenting strategies, parenting styles, busy moms, self-help for moms, manage kid’s behavior, teenager, tween, child development, family activities, family fun, parent child relationship, decluttering, kid-friendly, invisible workload, default parent, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.1	Hello everyone and welcome to fresh take from what Fresh Hell Laughing in the Face of Motherhood.
0:38.1	This is Margaret.
0:38.9	And this is Amy.
0:39.9	And today we are talking to Dr. Janice Johnson-Dias.
0:44.1	She's a professor of sociology at John Jay College.
0:47.3	She is the co-founder and president of the Public Health and Social Action Organization, Grassroots Community Foundation, and its Super Camp for
0:56.1	Girls.
0:56.7	Her collaborative work on black girls' mental, sexual, and physical health issues earned
1:01.6	her a special congressional recognition.
1:04.3	Born in Jamaica, Dr. Johnson Dias moved to the United States at age 12 and now lives in
1:09.5	New Jersey with her husband,
1:12.3	daughter, and dog.
1:18.3	Her new book is Parent Like It Matters, How to Raise Joyful Change Making Girls.
1:22.9	Janice says this book is a blueprint to embolden our girls to be critical thinkers,
1:26.9	fearless doers, and joyful change agents for our futures.
1:29.3	Welcome, Denise. Thank you. Thank you so much for having me. I'm excited to be here. We like a big bio up front. It makes people know they're
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