I've said that if I could pick one Disney character to have as like my life mentor, it would be a

program off from Moana. Jen inspires to be the village crazy ladies. I already am in a lot of

people's eyes. I might as well just embrace it. It's like the tattoo on my back.

Hi, this is Dene. I'm the founder of Simple Families. Simple Families is an online community for

parents who are seeking a simpler, more intentional life. In this show, we focus on minimalism with kids,

positive parenting, family wellness, and decreasing the mental load. My perspectives are based in my

firsthand experience raising kids, but also rooted in my PhD in child development. So you're going to

hear conversations that are based in research, but more importantly, real life. Thanks for joining us.

Hi there. Thanks so much for tuning in. Those voices you heard in the intro were Jen and Lord.

They are best friends and host of the podcast magical mindset moments. In their podcast each week,

they do a deep dive on some of their favorite and not so favorite moments from Disney movies.

In particular, looking at the life lessons that the stories have to offer us.

Even though I'm not the biggest fan of Disney, I really enjoyed my chat with Jen and Lord,

and I learned so much. Their wisdom is absolutely helping me take a deeper look into what these

stories have to offer for us and our kids. Thanks for listening. I hope you enjoy this chat.

Hi, Jen and Lauren. How are you doing so well? Thank you.

Thank you so much for having us. I am glad that you're here. So I have a funny story to start with,

actually, that kind of inspired me to talk with you all today. As my daughter was four,

she did something, and I don't even remember what she did, but it was something, quote, unquote,

naughty. And something she knew that I didn't want her to do. And she looked at me and said,

the spirit of my dead grandmother told me to do it.

She is my favorite now. And I just froze. And I was like, excuse me. And I kind of

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