ARK3 Returns, Trauma and Rage, PTSD, & Violent Parenting (1h3m) – Episode 428

Episode 428 welcomes back Alex R. Knight III to chat with Skyler on the following topics: finally making the connection between his former alcoholism and trauma he experienced in childhood and adolescence; accepting failure as okay, and not as shameful; post-traumatic stress disorder experienced by both of them; family disfunction and divorce; the roots of authoritarianism in violent (physically and psychologically/emotionally) parenting; laws against spanking; the effects of prolonged brain exposure to stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline; stress in infancy, such as “cry-it-out”; evolutionary reasons why kids protest bedtime; Skyler’s family bedroom; and more.

Don’t Let Bad Parenting Ruin Your Holiday (56m) – Episode 100

Episode 100 welcomes Chantel Quick to the podcast for a chat with Skyler about her article titled, “Dear Parents: 6 Things to Remember This Holiday Season”. Topics include: Chantel’s journey to peaceful parenting, blogging at EarthBasedMom.com, self-directed living, bribing kids with gifts, controlling and manipulating children, lying to kids, use of the Santa myth, forcing affection with relatives, and more.

Parenting is Hard

That is a giant understatement. Parenting is big, important, magical, crushing, uplifting, ridiculous, fun, blissful, overwhelming and so many more adjectives. It’s a roller coaster of every possible emotion you can imagine, and a few you can’t imagine. Here is just one of my stories that illustrate a little bit of parenting madness with a sweet resolve.

Episode 065 – Skyler Interviewed on the Peaceful Anarchism Podcast (1h10m)

Episode 065 features an interview of Skyler by Peaceful Anarchism host Danilo Cuellar. The conversation is wide-ranging and covers such topics as Skyler’s books, voluntaryism, peaceful parenting, unschooling, Frederic Bastiat, voluntary communism, Democracy, property rights, spanking, kindness, addiction, and more.

Peaceful Anarchism 001 – Danilo Interviews Rik Storey of The Libertarian Chap (56m)

Peaceful Anarchism 001 is an interview of Rik Storey by Danilo Cuellar. Rick Storey is the founder of “The Libertarian Chap” YouTube channel. The conversation covers voluntaryism, peaceful parenting, communism, and so much more. Check out this inaugural episode of the Peaceful Anarchism series on Everything-Voluntary.com.