1KHO 756: You are Not Stuck With the Brain You Have | Dr. Daniel Amen

Dr. Daniel Amen joins Ginny Yurich for a powerful conversation about what might be the most important (and most overlooked) part of our lives: our brain. Drawing from decades of brain imaging and clinical work, Dr. Amen explains why so many struggles with mood, focus, motivation, and even parenting are rooted in brain health—and why that’s incredibly good news. You are not stuck with the brain you have. From the impact of screens and overstimulation on kids to the brain-building power of kindness, learning, purpose, and time outside, this episode is filled with practical ways to start changing your brain today so your life can follow. LINKS: Amen Clinics Good Neighbor Day America Change Your Brain Every Day podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sadie Robertson Huff returns for a grounded, honest conversation about doing hard things before you feel ready. She and Ginny talk about raising kids in a screen-filled world, choosing media that actually shapes your family well, and what it looked like for Sadie to step into Dancing with the Stars with zero experience and keep going even when it was uncomfortable and misunderstood. They also get into the realities of public life—friendship strain, pressure, and the tension of being known—and why courage isn’t a personality trait but a practice built one step at a time. Links: https://liveoriginal.com https://minno.io https://www.aetv.com/shows/duck-dynasty-the-revival Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this eye-opening and surprisingly relatable conversation, Dr. Tracy Dalgleish returns to unpack the hidden dynamic quietly straining so many marriages: the mother-in-law triangle. Drawing from years of clinical experience, she explains why even confident, capable women can feel stuck in these relationships, how family patterns long predating the marriage shape current conflict, and why so many couples end up in the same painful loop without a clear way out. This episode offers a wiser path forward—one rooted in strengthening the marriage, setting boundaries without guilt, and learning how to step out of the triangle instead of fighting harder inside it. If you’ve ever felt caught between keeping the peace and protecting your family, this conversation will give you language, clarity, and hope. LINKS: Dr. Tracy Dalgleish’s book You, Your Husband, and His Mother; Be Connected Digital community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine Caine joins Ginny Yurich for a life-giving conversation about what the olive tree can teach us about resilience, slow growth, healing, identity, and the kind of faith that keeps bearing fruit even in hard seasons. This episode is a beautiful reminder that God does some of His deepest work underground, that flourishing is possible even after pain, and that getting outside with our kids is not just good for their bodies and minds, but for their spiritual formation too. If you’ve been feeling stretched thin, discouraged, or like growth is taking too long, this one will steady you and lift your eyes again. Explore Christine’s book The Faith to Flourish, and learn more about A21 and Christine’s podcast and resources. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some conversations feel like a deep breath, and this one does. In this beautiful episode, Ginny Yurich sits down with singer-songwriter and author Ginny Owens to talk about disappointment, longing, burnout, bullying, unchanging circumstances, and the faith it takes to keep going when life does not turn out the way you hoped. With warmth, honesty, and so much wisdom, Ginny Owens shares how God meets us in the plod, how our deepest aches can stop being the center of the story, and why even the most hidden seasons may be full of purpose. This is an episode for anyone who feels tired, sidelined, overlooked, or stuck and needs the reminder that the dark is not empty, and the slow parts of life are not wasted. Follow Ginny Owens at her official website, explore her book Singing in the Dark, listen to Different Kind of Water, and keep up with her on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Money habits do not magically appear at eighteen, and in this warm, practical conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down with Dr. Stephen Day—author of Teach a Kid to Save—to talk about how families can help kids learn stewardship, saving, work, patience, generosity, and wise decision-making long before adulthood. What makes this episode so refreshing is that it is not just about chores, allowance, or percentages—it is about building a tiny household economy where kids get real practice making choices, creating value, setting goals, solving problems, and understanding that money is deeply connected to character and the good life. If you have ever wondered how to raise kids who are thoughtful, capable, and not ruled by impulse, this episode will give you a hopeful, hands-on framework you can actually use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Something essential has quietly slipped away and Dr. Arthur Brooks puts words to what so many of us have been feeling but couldn’t explain. In this deeply moving conversation, Ginny Yurich and Arthur explore why so many adults and kids alike feel anxious, distracted, and strangely empty in a world that’s never been more connected. The answer isn’t what we’ve been told. It’s not about money, success, or even opportunity, it’s about living almost entirely in a simulation of life instead of real life itself. Together, they unpack the hidden cost of screens, the lost power of boredom, why beauty and nature are not luxuries but necessities, and how love, suffering, and even asking big questions are the very things that give life meaning. This episode doesn’t just diagnose the problem—it offers a hopeful, practical path back to a fuller, richer, more human way of living. Get your copy of Arthur's newest book The Meaning of Your Life here Register for Arthur's virtual book launch event here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Meg Meeker returns to The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast for a deeply encouraging conversation about motherhood in an age of guilt, exhaustion, comparison, and constant pressure. With the steady wisdom that has made her one of the most trusted voices in parenting, Meg reminds mothers that their children do not need a perfect mom—they need a present, peaceful, confident one. Ginny and Meg talk about why simplicity matters, why friendship and faith are not extras, why so many moms are carrying expectations they were never meant to carry, and why kids flourish when their mothers actually enjoy being with them. This episode feels like a long exhale for weary moms and a gentle invitation back to joy, sanity, and the kind of family life that lasts. Get your copy of The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers here Listen and find more from Dr. Meg at Meeker Parenting and her podcast Parenting Great Kids Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Purchase Ginny's trio of books: ⁠Until the Streetlights Come On⁠, ⁠Homeschooling⁠, and ⁠1000 Hours Outside Activity Book Public education was built to develop minds, not manage devices—and somewhere along the way, we lost that. In this powerful second conversation, Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath joins Ginny Yurich to unpack what decades of research actually say about screens in the classroom, why more technology is not leading to better learning, and how we may be unintentionally trading deep thinking, memory, and creativity for convenience. From paper vs. screens to handwriting, boredom, and the lost art of downtime, this episode offers a clear-eyed look at what kids truly need to thrive—and what we can do right now to help them get it back. Check out Jared’s INCREDIBLY book The Digital Delusion here Follow Jared on Instagram here Learn more about Jared and all he has to offer here A huge thank you to our sponsors! Check them ALL out below:  BetterHelp: Visit  www.BetterHelp.com/1000HOURS  today to get 10% off your first month. Quince - Visit www.quince.com/outside and get free shipping and 365 day returns Woom Bikes - Go to woom.com and use code OUTSIDE10 at checkout for 10% off your bike purchase KiwiCo- Get up to 50% off your first monthly crate at www.kiwico.com  and use code 1000hours. Pocket Hose - text OUTSIDE to 64000 to.get a FREE, 360 degree rotating pocket pivot, AND a FREE thumb drive nozzle with purchase. IXL Learning - Head to www.ixl.com/1000hours to get an exclusive 20% savings on your membership Wayfair - Go to www.wayfair.com and shop all things home Cure Hydration- head to www.curehydration.com/outside to find a retailer near you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Get our free Top Ten 1000 Hours Outside Podcast Books from 2025⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ On this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, Ginny Yurich sits down again with Shannan Martin to talk about what it actually looks like to live inside a life that feels heavy and not run from it. Drawing from her new book Counterweights, Shannan shares the simple but profound practice of carrying both the hard and the good at the same time, from grief and church hurt to sea glass on a Michigan beach, Taylor Swift on repeat, and healing found in ordinary moments. This conversation is a reminder that we don’t need to escape our lives to endure them. Explore more of Shannan’s work at her website and Substack The Soup, and one of her earlier books Start with Hello. A huge thank you to our sponsors! Check them ALL out below:  BetterHelp: Visit  www.BetterHelp.com/1000HOURS  today to get 10% off your first month. Quince - Visit www.quince.com/outside and get free shipping and 365 day returns Woom Bikes - Go to woom.com and use code OUTSIDE10 at checkout for 10% off your bike purchase KiwiCo- Get up to 50% off your first monthly crate at www.kiwico.com  and use code 1000hours. Pocket Hose - text OUTSIDE to 64000 to.get a FREE, 360 degree rotating pocket pivot, AND a FREE thumb drive nozzle with purchase. IXL Learning - Head to www.ixl.com/1000hours to get an exclusive 20% savings on your membership Wayfair - Go to www.wayfair.com and shop all things home Cure Hydration- head to www.curehydration.com/outside to find a retailer near you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices