On Purpose: The Heidi Stevens And Dr. John Duffy Podcast

This week we've got a few topics to unpack: the way companies are handling — or might be reluctant to handling — race discussions, keeping these conversations energized as the weeks start to pass, and how young people have become a vital source of hope and optimism. 

In the wake of the terrible events in Central Park & Minneapolis this week, we’re joined by two of Heidi’s African American friends, Sherri Murphy and Raynya Simmons, to talk with them about their perspectives and experiences, as well as some insights about how to move forward.

Heidi's basement flooded. John needs a new water heater. Both of them feel that school did not prepare them for the finer details of homeownership. We eventually get around to discussing the nature of cynicism and how it's become challenging to resist lately. We promise it flows...like water!

This week we're venting a little about how we're doing and some concerns we have as parents, talking about our kids' perception of what the next few years might look like, and even riff on some silly ideas that were marketed to parents in the 90s. Don't worry - we eventually find a little optimism, too. 

Let's be real here. There's no good way to do this quarantine thing. It's okay if it just kinda sucks. So this week we're talking about embracing that notion, letting go of what a perfect quarantine might look like, and maybe even indulging in a little more Animal Crossing!

This week we're exploring how much of our pandemic-related anxieties are okay to be sharing with our kids. We're also discussing some movies and tv shows that have helped our families keep our minds occupied and even inspired some discourse. Enjoy!

This week we're talking all things quarantine: is it okay to cry in front of your kids, should we be sticking to our routines, and do we really need to be using this time in a productive way? Also, Brene Brown is overrated. Enjoy!

This week, we're talking about just how different daily life is from just one week ago, tossing around a few ideas about how we're coping through all of this, and sharing some inspiring anecdotes about some unique ways people are helping. 

This week we're joined by our good friend Bela Gandhi, dating coach extraordinaire, to talk about The Bachelor and some of the negative ideas about gender it might be perpetuating. 

This week's On Purpose is a natural, zesty enterprise where we touch on the Super Tuesday aftermath, Coronavirus, author Rebecca Makkai taking to Twitter to console people's deepest worries, this year's Zen Parenting Conference, and things that anchor us in crazy times. 

Hillary Clinton retweeted Heidi! I REPEAT...Hillary Clinton retweeted Heidi! So this week, we're throwing a virtual ticker-tape parade via Skype that you won't be able to see at all since, ya know, podcasts are inherently an audio medium and all that. We'll also get around to discussing the ins and outs and what-have-yous of women's fashion on the campaign trail, the most recent Democratic debate, the verdict in the Harvey Weinstein trial, and more!

Breaking news! A new study shows that same-sex marriages tend to be happier than traditional ones. So this week, we're breaking that down and diving into what you can learn and considering what we all can learn about relationships by loosening gender norms and stereotypes. 

J-Lo & Shakira sang a few songs on TV this week, and it was so controversial that they had to put half a football game before and after it. But was it really that big of a deal? 

This week, we're talking about how creating in-jokes is an absolute must for keeping your relationships fresh, fun, and alive. A good in-joke also has the power to craft resilience in a relationship over time, and just make the harder stuff a little less hard. Also, an in-depth review of Gwyneth Paltrow's new $70 vagina candle. 

In this week's episode, Heidi shares some surprising insights from her chat with Peggy Orensetein, author of the new book, "Boys & Sex." Also, in the fallout of the most recent presidential debate during which Bernie Sanders questioned whether or not a woman could actually get elected president, we ponder that very thought. 

We're back! In the first episode of 2020, we're talking about how consent and improving communications often pays massive dividends in the relationships of young people, as well as some startling insights from Peggy Orenstein's new book, "Boys & Sex." We don't talk about porn. Or horses. 

In light of a certain piece of headline news and divisiveness surrounding it, it can be easy to plant yourself firmly in one camp or another without considering the humanity of those on the other side. So that's what we're talking about today. It's important to remember that we're all just humans. 

This week we're talking about Heidi's weird Thanksgiving that ended up at a Boston Market of all places, which gets us reeling on the idea that there is basically no such thing as "normal," except for the weird kind. Enjoy!

This week we're diving a little bit into the relationship between work, self-worth, and purpose. Just how much are all these things interconnected, and how possible is it to separate them? And what's this work-life balance thing all these dang millennials keep hollering about??? 

In this week's episode of On Purpose, we talk about an article that caught Heidi's attention recently about the three battles you should stop picking with your teenager, and consider the pros and cons of these common areas of contention.