The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast
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The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast
Childhood is finite at just shy of 9.5 million minutes. We only get one shot at it. One of the biggest decisions we make is how we will use that time. Research has confirmed time and time again that what children are naturally and unabashedly drawn to, unrestricted outside play, contributes extensiv...
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648 episodes
1KHO 648: Raising Free Families in a Sick Care System | Dr. Stanton Hom, Future Generations
In this riveting conversation, West Point graduate, Iraq veteran, and pediatric chiropractor Dr. Stanton Hom shares how he went from a “clean bill of...
1KHO 647: Rediscovering the Power of Birth | Beth Barbeau, Indigo Forest
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1KHO 646: The Moments That Change Our Lives Are the Little Moments | Rory Feek, Once Upon a Farm
In this tender, hope-filled conversation, Ginny sits down with father, farmer, author, and Grammy-winning songwriter Rory Feek to trace the surprising...
1KHO 645: The Cost of Ignoring Our Limitations | Justin Whitmel Earley, The Body Teaches the Soul
Justin Whitmel Earley once believed he could outwork sleep, outrun stress, and think his way out of anxiety until his body forced him to face the trut...
1KHO 644: The Current Crisis in Human Attention | Dr. Marc Berman, Nature and the Mind
Our attention is quietly falling apart and it’s changing who we are as parents, partners, and people. In this powerful conversation, Dr. Marc Berman,...
1KHO 643: A Connection to Something Timeless | SD Smith, Helmer and the Dragon Tomb
In a world of shifting sands, where kids are nudged toward algorithms, apps, and endless activities, S. D. Smith returns to the 1000 Hours Outside Pod...
1KHO 642: Most People Are Starved for Connection | Ben Swire, Safe Danger
In a world where adults avoid risk, children grow up on screens instead of playgrounds, and workplaces drift toward loneliness, Ben Swire argues that...
1KHO 641: Movement Opens Up a Whole Other World to Children | Misty Copeland, BunHeads
Misty Copeland is one of the most famous ballerinas in the world—the first African American woman promoted to principal dancer at American Ballet Thea...
1KHO 640: Children Improve Their Attention Spans Outside | Angela Hanscom, TimberNook
When pediatric occupational therapist and TimberNook founder Angela Hanscom steps into the woods, she sees what most of us miss: children rebuilding t...
1KHO 639: Escaping the Attention Economy | Sharon Hodde Miller, Gazing at God
In a culture that trains children to perform their lives instead of live them, Sharon Hodde Miller returns to explore why so many young people feel fr...
1KHO 638: If You Want Your Children to Read You Have to Limit Screen Time | Dr. Daniel Willingham, Why Don't Students Like School?
What if the biggest predictor of your child becoming a lifelong reader has nothing to do with phonics programs, library incentives, or natural talent...
1KHO 637: The Gift of Growing Up Slowly | Russell York, COSMO
Childhood isn’t a race, and in this hopeful conversation, Ginny Yurich and Cosmo Technologies founder Russell York remind us why slowing the pace is o...
1KHO 636: | My Call Is To Bring Joy To Children | Sally Lloyd-Jones, Jesus, Our True Friend: Stories to Fill Your Heart with Joy
In this tender and hope-filled conversation, Ginny sits down with beloved children’s author Sally Lloyd-Jones, whose Jesus Storybook Bible has shaped...
1KHO 635: The Cost of Convenience | Debra Williams, Mind Body Blend
In this wide-ranging and eye-opening conversation, Ginny sits down with Debra Williams, a health and wellness advocate, mom, and creator of Mind Body...
1KHO 634: Our Souls Crave to be Seen | Toni Collier, Don't Try This Alone
If you’ve ever felt like the “strong one” who secretly wishes someone would notice how tired you are, this episode will feel like a deep exhale. Ginny...
1KHO 633: When Your Stuff Steals Your Joy | Joshua Becker, The More of Less
When Joshua Becker looked up from a garage packed with stuff and saw his five-year-old swinging alone in the backyard, everything changed. In this liv...
1KHO 632: Joy is a Skill | Max Lucado, Tame Your Thoughts
In this life-giving conversation, Max Lucado joins Ginny Yurich to talk about something every overwhelmed parent and anxious teen quietly craves: a wa...
1KHO 631: Your Marriage is One-of-a-Kind | Dustin and Melissa Nickerson, How to be Married
Dustin and Melissa Nickerson are hilarious and surprisingly profound about what it takes to stay married in this day and age. In this episode, they te...
1KHO 630: No One Hands You a Rule Book for Belonging | Leland Lucky Vittert, Born Lucky
In this unforgettable conversation, NewsNation anchor and instant New York Times bestselling author Leland “Lucky” Vittert pulls back the curtain on a...
1KHO 629: Good Enough Is Both Good and Enough | Niro Feliciano, All is Calm-ish
The holidays promise magic but deliver a lengthy to-do list the length as well. In this conversation, cognitive psychotherapist and TODAY Show contrib...
1KHO 628: More Often Than Not, People Don’t Know Their Values | Robert Glazer, The Compass Within
Most of us are living with an internal compass we never learned to read. In this riveting conversation, bestselling author Robert Glazer reveals why s...
1KHO 627: Children Are a Reward Not a Regret| Abbie Halberstadt, You Bet Your Stretch Marks
In her second visit to The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, bestselling author and mama of ten Abbie Halberstadt (M Is for Mama, Hard Is Not the Same Thing...
1KHO 626: Our Children Are Being Medicated for Being Tired | Kalli Halle, Toothpillow
What if the behavior problems you’re seeing in your child are really exhaustion from a tiny jaw and a blocked airway?
In this eye-openin...
1KHO 625: Childhood Grows Best in a Garden | Sharon Lovejoy, Roots, Shoots, Buckets and Boots
Beloved author and illustrator Sharon Lovejoy returns for her third appearance on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, and this conversation feels like ste...
1KHO 624: Build a Mind Gallery for Yourself and Your Children | Leah Boden, Brave Princess Aina
Motherhood often feels like a season of losing yourself, but what if it’s actually the most profound season of becoming? In this heart-deep conversati...
1KHO 623: The Conversations That Will Protect Your Kids Online | Jessica Joelle Alexander, Raising Digital Citizens
When our kids step into the digital world, most of us feel like we’re handing them car keys without ever having learned to drive ourselves. In this ep...
1KHO 622: Choosing the Hard Things on Purpose | Heath and Chrissy Evans, BUILTREADY
Choosing the Hard Things on Purpose brings former NFL fullback Heath Evans and weight-loss hero Chrissy Evans into a raw and hope-filled conversation...
1KHO 621: Every Child is a Blessing | Sarah Gabel Seifert, Every Life
What if the most countercultural thing you could do right now was say yes to family? In this deeply affirming conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down wit...
1KHO 620: How Do I Make Friends? | Jennie Allen, Find Your People
When bestselling author and IF:Gathering founder Jennie Allen sits down with Ginny, they go straight at the question nearly everyone’s asking but few...
1KHO 619: Ungoverned by Four Walls, | Jess Warner and Adele Hopper, TimberNook Australia
When pediatric OT Adele Hopper and early childhood educator Jess Warner stepped outside the clinic and classroom, everything changed—regulation improv...
1KHO 618: A Developmentally Appropriate Childhood Is Self-Care for the Whole Family | Dr. Natasha Beck, Dr. Organic Mommy
When we protect the pace of childhood, everyone in the family heals. In this illuminating conversation, Dr. Natasha Beck—also known as Dr. Organic Mom...
1KHO 617: The Courage to Be Left Behind | Erin Loecher, The Opt-Out Family
Erin Loechner is back for her third visit with a deeply freeing message for parents: you can step off the conveyor belt and still raise kids who thriv...
1KHO 616: The Best Ways to Raise Resilient Children | Dr. Michael Gurian, The Wonder of Boys
What does it really take to raise strong, confident, and grounded kids in today’s digital world? In this deeply affirming and practical conversation,...
1KHO 615: Moving Forward by Turning Back | Andy Felton, Nourished by Design
In this conversation, Andy Felton invites us to see our bodies as organic gardens—living ecosystems that flourish or falter based on what we plant in...
1KHO 614: We Are Wired for Stories | Paul Hastings, Compelled
Stories are how our brains make sense of the world—and in this conversation, Ginny sits down with friend and master storyteller Paul Hastings (host of...
1KHO 613: Kids Are Hurting Because of the World We Gave Them | Mike McLeod, GrowNow ADHD
In his fifth (and most urgent) visit, executive function specialist Mike McLeod says the quiet part out loud: today’s youth mental-health crisis is no...
1KHO 612: The Biggest Stage You'll Ever Stand On is Your Living Room | Glen Henry, Father Yourself First
Glen Henry went from avoiding fatherhood to embracing it with radical presence, creativity, and faith—and he tells the whole story here. From hip-hop...
1KHO 611: 26 Is the New 18 | Tim Elmore, The Future Begins With Z
When employers say “26 is the new 18,” what they’re really noticing is Tim Elmore’s Peter Pan paradox in action: the age of authority is dropping whil...
1KHO 610: Children Have a Right To Play | Russell York, COSMO
In this powerful and timely conversation, 1000 Hours Outside founder Ginny Yurich sits down with Russell York, CEO of Cosmo, a leading kids smartwatch...
1KHO 609: It's Hard to Be a Person | Diana Hill, Wise Effort
Clinical psychologist and ACT expert Diana Hill returns to help us do what feels nearly impossible in a loud, burned-out world—focus our energy where...