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Balancing Act columnist Heidi Stevens and family therapist John Duffy sit down once a week to discuss the news and topics that are weaving their way into our parenting, our marriages, our friendships, our dinner conversations, our Facebook feeds.
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Jun 20, 2019
Jun 20, 2019
35 min
This week, we're talking about the Parkland shooting survivor who recently had his Harvard offer rescinded after it was discovered that he had made some racist comments, whether such an offense is ever redeemable, and how this ties into race.
Jun 13, 2019
Jun 13, 2019
36 min
We took a week off, but now we're back! John's officially an empty nester, and the proud new owner of a drill. Heidi's stepson graduated from high school. Lots of stuff going on! Anyway, all of this somehow led to a conversation about the roles we tend to play in our relationships, as well as the unique stresses today's kids deal with in their daily lives that were absent from previous generations.
May 30, 2019
May 30, 2019
41 min
This week John & Heidi are talking about takeaways from the new Gillette ad, why group therapy is awesome, and how parents can approach transitioning into an empty nest.
May 23, 2019
May 23, 2019
33 min
We didn't see the Game of Thrones finale, but we did see Mayor Pete's brilliant bullying advice to a teenage girl at a recent rally, which sparked a conversation about how the ways in which we frame our adversity can shape us into either a better version of ourselves or a worse one.
May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019
40 min
This week we're breaking down Alyssa Milano's controversial sex strike and some of its implications. Also, a book Heidi recently reviewed prompted us to discuss just how all-consuming should parenting be. Plus, Heidi won an award!
May 9, 2019
May 9, 2019
36 min
In this episode, we touch briefly on the recent school shooting in Colorado before shifting into the much more pleasant topic of the sentimental value of our cars and the meaningful roles they wind up playing in our lives.
Apr 25, 2019
Apr 25, 2019
38 min
In this episode of On Purpose, Heidi recounts her experience attending a stop on Abby Wambach's recent book tour at a church in Naperville that took some surprising turns, and led to an interesting conversation.
Apr 10, 2019
Apr 10, 2019
34 min
An annual Daddy/Daughter dance, in addition to a Mom/Son sports night at Heidi's kids' school has sparked an interesting debate that has a surprisingly complex answer.
Apr 4, 2019
Apr 4, 2019
34 min
In this episode, we touch on our recent conversation about the decline of male friendships, the Joe Biden controversy, leggings, and more!
Mar 21, 2019
Mar 21, 2019
43 min
Monica Lewinsky's recent appearance on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver has us talking about what her infamous scandal might look like in today's world of constant news coverage, social media updates, etc.