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Kids Can Handle More Than We Think
I have to be honest - when Alyssa Smith told me her four-year-old was cooking eggs in their kitchen in South Korea, I had flashbacks to my own childhood and how my parents instilled in us so many amazing skills. Our conversation shows how that worked for her child and my brothers and I. See, Alyssa isn't just any parent. She's spent nearly two decades as an international educator teaching kids on two continents, holds two master's degrees, and is certified in positive discip

Mark
Jan 276 min read


When a Helicopter Pilot Learns to Stop Running
I've had dozens of conversations on KneeToKnee, but there are moments in certain episodes where I feel the air in the room shift. My conversation with Jesse Munns was one of those moments. Jesse came into the studio as a veteran helicopter pilot—nearly 20 years of flying high-stakes missions, from Vegas tours to EMS helicopters, from offshore oil rigs to agricultural spraying. The resume is impressive. The outside looked successful, driven, accomplished. But that's not the st

Mark
Jan 205 min read


From Childhood Thief to Compassion Teacher: What Scott Christopher Taught Me About Specific Gratitude
I've been a fan of Scott Christopher since I first watched The Best Two Years way back in the day. There was something about his presence on screen—authentic, funny, real—that just connected with me. So when I had the chance to sit down with him for Knee to Knee, I was genuinely excited. What I didn't expect was the gut-punch of a story he shared about his childhood. Scott grew up in a single-parent home, raised by a mom who was doing everything she could to make ends meet.

Mark
Jan 64 min read
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