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Author: New Hampshire Children's Trust

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New Hampshire Family NOW is a frank conversation about the ups and downs of parenting co-hosted by Nathan Fink (NH Children's Trust) and Jasmine Torres Allen (NH PBS) . Sometimes funny and irreverent, other times earnest and insightful, experts in the field join the show to discuss the state-of-the-state of New Hampshire’s family-friendly landscape and where to turn in times of need. Where to listen: Find us on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, and iHeart Radio, or ask your smart device to play New Hampshire Family NOW!

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On SEASON FINALE of the podcast, co-hosts Jasmine Torres Allen and Nathan Fink reflect on 2024 highlights, lowlights, and hopes for the year to come. And later we welcome speaker, author, and executive coach Dr. Keith Edwards for a discussion about the science of gratitude and how, as a practice, gratitude can move us from a scarcity mindset to one of abundance. Support the show LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ask your smart speaker to play NH Family NOW!
On Episode 83 of the podcast, co-hosts Jasmine Torres Allen and Nathan Fink discuss being the grounding factor in your children's lives and the joy (and pressure) it brings. And later we are joined by Maternal Mental Health Advocate Heather Martin, as well as TLC Family Resource Center Director of Family Support Services Alysse Lizotte and TLC Registered Nurse Karen Jameson for a conversation about Maternal Mental Health and supportive perinatal resources If you, or someone you know, ...
On Episode 82 of the podcast, guest co-hosts Mandy Carter, Kinship Navigator & Community Resource Specialist at The River Center, joins Nathan Fink to discuss helping our children navigate the pitfalls of digital landscape. And we are joined by Executive Director of Able NH Louis Esposito, NAMI NH's Director of Suicide Prevention Services Elaine de Mello, and Director of Teen Programs at the Grapevine Family & Community Resource Center Jacqueline Roland for conversation about cyberbul...
On Episode 81 of the podcast, co-hosts Jasmine Torres Allen and Nathan Fink discuss Kinship Caregiver month and the amazing, sometime arduous, often complex nature of raising the children of others. And through the episode we are joined by real Granite State kinship caregivers, Kinship Navigators Alicia Angove and Diana Merrick, and we hear from Dr. Cassie Yackley, licensed psychologist, Director of the Center for Trauma Responsive Practice Change and the NH Child-Parent Psychotherapy Provide...
On Episode 80 of the podcast, co-hosts Jasmine Torres Allen and Nathan Fink talk about resilience and the small but significant ways we build it. And later Family Resource Center leaders Ardis Yahna and Gabrielle Flanders join us to discuss the 2024 Ride for Resilience and how access to family supports makes for stronger, safer, and more equitable communities. Support the show LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ask your smart speaker to play NH Family NOW!
On Episode 79 of the podcast, co-hosts Jasmine Torres Allen and Nathan Fink talk about loss, family, and the process of grieving. And later filmmaker, bestselling author, and recipient of the 2023 New Hampshire Literary Award Thomas Tosi joins the show to discuss his forthcoming book The Curse of the Crummy Mummy and how reading helps ease tensions in times of transition. Support the show LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ask your smart speaker to play NH Fami...
On Episode 78 of the podcast, father, author, and co-founded of North Light AI Andrew Mitchell guest co-hosts alongside Nathan Fink to discuss how billions of data points cycled through adversarial network can (re)create the experience of a human(ish) reality and what Artificial Intelligence might mean for us as individuals as well as families. Support the show LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ask your smart speaker to play NH Family NOW!
S4 E77—After Pride

S4 E77—After Pride

2024-07-1028:22

On Episode 77 of the podcast, co-hosts Jasmine Torres Allen and Nathan Fink react first with their inner child and then nurture their way back to adulthood and positive and healthy relationships. And later entrepreneur, educator, curator Lionel Loveless, Seacoast Outright executive director Heidi Carrington Heath, and PCA America Chief Strategy Officer Jennifer Jones join the show to help us understand what it means to have pride after Pride, and how yearlong support and welcoming spaces stre...
On Episode 76 of the podcast, New Hampshire Children's Trust Director of Impact Becky Berk guest co-hosts alongside Nathan Fink, and together they explore the difference between “at-risk” populations and “vulnerable circumstance,” and how valuing families begins before challenges arise. And then, later, we play Messing with Becky one last time to celebrate the tremendous impact Becky Berk has had on Granite State children and caregivers. Support the show LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or whereve...
On Episode 75 of the podcast, co-hosts Jasmine Torres Allen and Nathan Fink talk about Father's Day, what it means to us, and together unpack generations of fatherly influence. And later veteran, father, and Executive Director of Fathering Together, Cordan James Haveron joins the show to discuss fatherhood as a learned behavior and how the choices we make builds self-esteem, supports better partnerships, and can create positive generational change. Support the show LISTEN on...
On Episode 74 of the podcast, Jasmine Torres Allen and Nathan Fink talk travel, family, and identity, and then sort through some big feeling. And later Dr. Julie Bosak, Director of Population Health at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, joins the show to discuss perinatal health and all those small but significant steps that lead to a New Hampshire public health opportunity. If you, or someone you care about, is experiencing a crisis, please call/text the NH Rapid Response Acces...
S4 E73—You Matter

S4 E73—You Matter

2024-05-0830:51

On Episode 73 of the podcast, guest co-host Susan Stearns, executive director of NAMI New Hampshire, joins Nathan Fink on the show to talk about mental health month and how both empathy and action combine to create an environment where recovery is possible. And later Melissa Wieters, NAMI NH staff member and volunteer director of This Is My Brave NH, as well performers Don McCullough, Liz Stella-Ford, and Brian Harlow, drop by to talk about storytelling, personal growth, and hope for individu...
S4 E72—A Public Good

S4 E72—A Public Good

2024-04-2437:46

On Episode 72 of the podcast, co-hosts Jasmine Torres Allen and Nathan Fink discuss the meaning of public resources and how they can stabilize NH families and lead to a greater good for all Granite Staters. And later we feature two interviews from Prevent Child Abuse America's National Conference. Dr. Renée Branch Canady, CEO at Michigan Public Health Institute, joins us to talk about public health and designing family-friendly systems. And Andrew Russo, co-founder and director of...
On Episode 71 of the Podcast Guest co-host and 82nd Governor of New Hampshire Christopher T. Sununu joins the show to reflect on raising a family in the Granite State and four-terms in office. And later, Prevent Child Abuse America Chief Strategy officer Jennifer Jones discusses April Child Abuse Prevention Month and how building a comprehensive and aligned ecosystem of Primary Prevention through the new Theory of Change creates multi-generational opportunities for families everywhere. ...
S4 E70—Choose Love

S4 E70—Choose Love

2024-03-2725:55

On Episode 70 of the podcast, co-hosts Jasmine Torres Allen and Nathan Fink manage mixed emotions and discuss stress cleaning and what it communicates to our loved ones. And later we are joined by New Hampshire DHHS Community Wellness Administrator and Leader of the Choose Love Movement of New Hampshire Shannon Desilets joins us to talk heroic choices and the happiness quartet they bring. Support the show LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ask your smart speake...
On Episode 69 of the podcast, co-hosts Jasmine Torres Allen and Nathan Fink talk about the cost and availability of child care, and how working parents navigate disruptions to their daily schedule. And later we are joined by Senior Policy Analyst at New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute Nicole Heller, Executive Director of Early Learning New Hampshire Jackie Cowell, and Bureau Chief Jessie Davis of the Bureau Child Development of Head Start Collaboration, as well as parents and child care pro...
On Episode 68 of the Podcast, Director of Child Family Services at Community Action Partnership of Stafford County and Black Lives Matter Seacoast Co-Founder Tanisha Johnson guest co-hosts a conversation about the power of empathy as a building block to belonging. And later award-winning business leader, entrepreneur, advocate, and speaker, Flo Nicolas joins the show to discuss identity, authenticity, and activating a community mindset. Support the show LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever y...
On Episode 67 of the podcast, co-hosts Jasmine Torres Allen and Nathan Fink discuss black history month and the difference between being and seeming all year long. And later thought-leader, author, and president of the Manchester Branch of the NAACP James McKim joins the show to help us build toward a better, more inclusive community starting with those conversations about how we treat each other. Support the show LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ask yo...
S4 E66—Be The Ocean

S4 E66—Be The Ocean

2024-01-3123:22

On Episode 66 of the podcast, co-hosts Jasmine Torres Allen and Nathan Fink talk family resilience, breeding hermit crabs in captivity, and then peel back the layers on how they rely (and maybe over-rely) on certain family strengths. And later Executive Director of Rochester Child Care Center Cora-Lynn Hoppe joins the show to discuss falling in love with her children, as well as being the parent they need , and how examining the parenting journey allowed her to forgive her family and herself....
On the Season 4 Podcast Premiere, co-hosts Jasmine Torres Allen and Nathan Fink attempt to define family on their own terms and then together discuss the superpowers that keep their families moving. And later University of Minnesota professor and founding director of the Children, Youth & Families Consortium, Dr. Marti Erickson joins the show to talk about the Mom Enough Podcast and the many important ways a “good enough” parent-child relationship can super charge human potential. Support...
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