So let's take a tornado for example. In a tornado situation after the shock, you can't

avoid it. The tornado wrecked your house. Everybody can see it. There's no saying, well that didn't

happen because in mental health and with mental traumas we often try denial, slash blocking.

I spent far too much time in that place where I just tried so desperately to pretend it didn't

happen because I was so ashamed or I was so worried about someone else seeing that crack.

Whereas with a tornado, everybody sees it. So it's there. So you process quickly because it's

visible. Then and we need to make our traumas more visible and that would own right away alleviate

so much. 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 first hand 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, Dene. Here I am thrilled to be back. I was out for the month of August,

traveling with my family. We spent the month in Mojaca, Mexico. It was pretty great,

not perfect, but the trip itself exceeded all my expectations. This is the longest

that our kids have ever been away from home. It was a really wonderful, formative experience

for us and we're already excited to do it again next year. The kids did Spanish school,

my husband worked remote. I did a little bit of remote work setting up clients for the fall,

but I had a lot of time to read some of the books of the upcoming guests on the show this fall.

So many incredible guests coming up in the next few weeks. Today I am happy to introduce you to

Ginger Zee, who you might already know. Ginger is the chief meteorologist at ABC News. You've

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