New Hampshire Family NOW

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 individuals and families facing mental health challenges.If you, or someone you care about, is experiencing a crisis, please call/text the NH Rapid Response Access Point at 1-833-710-6477 or chat www.NH988.com.Also, the national 988 Lifeline Centers are available for phone, text, and chat by dialing 988 or via https://988lifeline.org/chat/.Support the Show.LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ask your smart speaker to play NH Family NOW!

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 the National Family Support Network, discusses America's best kept secret: the Family Resource Center.Support the Show.LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ask your smart speaker to play NH Family NOW!

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. Support the Show.LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ask your smart speaker to play NH Family NOW!

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 speaker to play NH Family NOW!

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 you get your podcasts. Ask your smart speaker to play NH Family NOW!

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.Support the Show.LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ask your smart speaker to play NH Family NOW!

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 the Show.LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ask your smart speaker to play NH Family NOW!

On today’s podcast, co-hosts Jasmine Torres Allen and Nathan Fink look back at 2023 and revisit conversations with psychotherapist and author of The Anxiety Audit Lynn Lyons, Executive Director of Harvard Law School Online and Sharenthood Author Leah Plunkett, as well as Rob Dapice, Executive Director of New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority. And finally, Assistant Professor in Global Health and Director of the Center for Community Resilience at the Milken Institute School of Public Health (George Washington University) Dr. Wendy Ellis walks us through a more resilient and equitable community.Support the Show.LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ask your smart speaker to play NH Family NOW!

Today on the show co-hosts Nathan Fink and Jasmine Torres Allen make music to help their children through frustrating routines. 2023 New Hampshire Kid Governor Haydin Simmons and Jo Ann Robichaud of New Hampshire Civics join the show to talk about the importance of civic engagement. And later Kristyn Van Ostern, owner of Wash Street, discusses Load of Love, a unique program in support of our unhoused community. To support Load of Love, visit their Amazon Wish list: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2FM32BWKQ2WA1?ref_=wl_shareSupport the Show.LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ask your smart speaker to play NH Family NOW!

Today on the show co-hosts Nathan Fink and Jasmine Torres Allen talk about creating opportunities for literacy building in young children. Then, Ride for Resilience riders Mark Knights, Laura Hagley, and Sean Skabo join the show to discuss this year’s ride, personal resilience and how, together, cross-sector relationships make for more resilient communities. And finally, Sara Vecchiotti, Executive Director of the Couch Family Foundation, outlines early childhood strategies and investments that strengthen Granite State families. Support or Ride for Resilience Riders at https://www.pledgereg.com/ride-for-resilienceSupport the Show.LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ask your smart speaker to play NH Family NOW!

Today on the podcast, Co-hosts Nathan Fink and Jasmine Torres Allen talk Kinship Care Month and checking our parenting expectations at the door, as well as how to celebrate Hispanic Heritage in all its unique expressions. And later, we are joined by Kinship Navigators Rosemary Nugent and Ellen Michniewicz to discuss New Hampshire’s network of Kinship resources. Support the Show.LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ask your smart speaker to play NH Family NOW!

Today on the podcast, Assistant Professor in Global Health and Director of the Center for Community Resilience at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University Dr. Wendy Ellis joins the show to talk about building community resilience and walk us through a day in the life. And co-hosts Jasmine Torres Allen and Nathan Fink go back to school alongside their kids.Support the Show.LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ask your smart speaker to play NH Family NOW!

Recorded LIVE for the PCA America National Conference: Together for Prevention, Pediatrician, professor, public health advocate, and author Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha joins the show to discuss her new book What the Eyes Don't See, a riveting and deeply personal account of the Flint, Michigan, water crisis and how environmental justice and equity shines a light on who we value. Also co-hosts Nathan Fink and Jasmine Allen Torres talk child development and the art of letting go. And later, NH Children's Trust Director of Impact and Evaluation, Becky Berk, drops by to make sense of it all. Support the Show.LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ask your smart speaker to play NH Family NOW!

Guest co-host Kelly Roosa Cohen, President of Cohen Closing and Title, LLC, join co-host Nathan Fink for our Businesses that Build  Family segment to discuss the intersection of work-life and family and how to create safe spaces in which employees thrive. And later, we broadcast LIVE from the Family Support New Hampshire retreat, where together we reaffirm joint aspirations and our dedication to family resilience, and everyone gets soaked. Support the Show.LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ask your smart speaker to play NH Family NOW!

Chief Policy Officer of Zero to Three Miriam Calderón joins the podcast to talk about how the first 1000 days of a child’s life can create lasting, transformative change not only for the individual but also an entire family, making for a brighter future for each and every one of us. Also co-hosts Nathan Fink and Jasmine Allen Torres discuss Trauma-informed childcare and all those little things they wished someone told them about parenting. Support the Show.LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ask your smart speaker to play NH Family NOW!

Today on the show Kevin Hines, suicide prevention advocate, best-selling author, speaker, and award-winning filmmaker, joins us to discuss an intra and interpersonal come global effort to be here tomorrow through identification, conversation and compassion. AND co-hosts Jasmine Torres Allen and Nathan Fink check in on their children through meaningful questions, especially where new and adverse environments are concerned.If you, or someone you care about, is experiencing a crisis, please call/text the NH Rapid Response Access Point at 1-833-710-6477 or chat [www.NH988.com]www.NH988.com.Also, the national 988 Lifeline Centers are available for phone, text, and chat by dialing 988 or via https://988lifeline.org/chat/.And to preorder the Kevin Hines' newest book, The Art of Being Broken: How Storytelling Saves Live, visit: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Being-Broken-Storytelling-Saves/dp/1637588526Support the Show.LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ask your smart speaker to play NH Family NOW!

Co-hosts Nathan Fink and Jasmine Torres Allen talk Juneteenth and the bridge that connects  ignorance to understanding. And later respected theorist and practitioner of racial justice organizing, advocacy and media, Rinku Sen (Executive Director) joins the show to talk The Narrative Initiative and how through the intersection of narrative, friendship, and social movement, stories can pave the way toward more a more equitable future for all. Support the Show.LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ask your smart speaker to play NH Family NOW!

Trauma-Responsive Stress Counselor Doug Bonnema joins the show to talk about Adverse Childhood Experiences, meeting our youths where they're at, and how we can build more supportive environments within our schools.  And later we celebrate parent leader and co-president of the Brookline PTO Miranda Terry for her incredible contributions to the community and for winning the Lucy Fowlkes Breed Family Service Volunteer Award. Support the Show.LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ask your smart speaker to play NH Family NOW!

Director of New Hampshire's Division for Children, Youth, and Families Joe Ribsam Jr. joins the show to reflect on the work that is supporting families, eligibility versus shared humanity, and shifting toward a system where caregivers can get what they need, when they need it.  And later Ellen Carlson of the New Hampshire Fiddle Ensemble talks about building community through music. Support the Show.LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ask your smart speaker to play NH Family NOW!

On today’s podcast producer, NH PBS community and education coordinator, and lifelong learner Jasmine Torres Allen joins us to laugh, listen, and (un)learn something new. And later NH Children’s Trust Primary Prevention Director Maria Doyle joins us to ring in Child Abuse Prevention Month and how we can all join together to create nurturing relationships and environments for children. Support the Show.LISTEN on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ask your smart speaker to play NH Family NOW!