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The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast
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The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast is the megaphone for the global 1000 Hours Outside movement, created to help people embrace hands-on living in a tech-saturated world. Hosted by bestselling author and founder Ginny Yurich, each episode explores the countercultural idea that kids - and adults - thrive when they choose real-world options over virtual ones. Featuring conversations with leading voices in parenting, nature, education, mental health, neuroscience, faith, and free play, and rooted in research and rich with practical encouragement, the show invites listeners to slow down, step outside, and join a growing movement committed to reclaiming childhood, reconnecting families, and restoring mental health - one hour at a time.
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1KHO 849: A More Settled Existence | Dr. Vanessa Lapointe, Discipline Without Damage
Jul 600:55:46Summary readyEvery parent wants more peace, but almost nobody tells us where it actually comes from. In this thoughtful conversation with child psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Vanessa LaPointe, we talk about why so many parenting battles begin with an overwhelmed nervous system and how small shifts in the way we respond can change the entire atmosphere of a home. We explore discipline, anxiety, outdoor play, boredom, big emotions, and why children were never meant to grow up under constant pressure. This episode isn't about becoming a perfect parent. It's about becoming a more settled one and giving your children the kind of steady presence they'll carry with them for the rest of their lives. Learn more about Dr. Vanessa Lapointe and all she has to offer here. Grab a copy of Discipline Without Damage and Parenting Right From the Start A huge thank you to our sponsors! Check them 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 IXL Learning - Head to www.ixl.com/1000hours to get an exclusive 20% savings on your membership Whisker - Take care of your cats while taking an additional $50 off bundles with code 1000HOURS when you shop www.whisker.com/1000HOURS woom Bikes - Go to woom.com and use code 1000HOURS at checkout for 10% off your new bike purchase, excluding the woom WOW. Muzzle Sleep Tape - Go to MuzzleSleep.com and use code 1000HOURS for 10% off. Ethos Life Insurance - Get your free quote at ethos.com/1000hours Active Skin Repair - Don’t forget to put this in your first aid kit! Visit ActiveSkinRepair.com and use the code 1000HOURS to save 20% on all Active Skin Repair products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Summary1KHO 848: Walking Aids Discernment | Deborah Gregory, Spiritual Wayfinding
Jul 500:52:33Summary readySome of life's biggest questions are answered one step at a time. In this conversation, Deborah Gregory shares why walking has long been connected to discernment and why getting outside can help us notice what we've been missing. We talk about fascinating research on forest bathing, breathing, creativity, the horizon, and the surprising ways our bodies help us process life's biggest decisions. If you've been feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure what comes next, this episode is a beautiful reminder that clarity often comes while we're already moving. Learn more about Deborah at https://www.flourishspiritualdirection.com and grab a copy of Spiritual Wayfinding. A huge thank you to our sponsors! Check them 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 IXL Learning - Head to www.ixl.com/1000hours to get an exclusive 20% savings on your membership Whisker - Take care of your cats while taking an additional $50 off bundles with code 1000HOURS when you shop www.whisker.com/1000HOURS woom Bikes - Go to woom.com and use code 1000HOURS at checkout for 10% off your new bike purchase, excluding the woom WOW. Muzzle Sleep Tape - Go to MuzzleSleep.com and use code 1000HOURS for 10% off. Ethos Life Insurance - Get your free quote at ethos.com/1000hours Active Skin Repair - Don’t forget to put this in your first aid kit! Visit ActiveSkinRepair.com and use the code 1000HOURS to save 20% on all Active Skin Repair products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Summary1KHO 847: AI Can't Feel Love | Jeff Burningham, Last Book Written By a Human
Jul 400:53:22Summary readySomething is changing faster than most of us can keep up with, and this conversation will make you think differently about where we're headed. Entrepreneur, investor, and author Jeff Burningham has spent his life chasing success, only to discover that achievement alone could never satisfy the deepest parts of being human. We talk about why AI isn't just changing technology, it's also forcing us to ask what actually makes life worth living. From the trap of becoming addicted to doing, to raising children in a world of synthetic relationships, to why nature, family, and real human connection matter more than ever, this episode is a reminder that our greatest advantage is our humanity and not our intelligence. AI may be able to answer every question, but it will never know what it feels like to love, grieve, forgive, or hold someone's hand. Learn more about Jeff Burningham and grab a copy of The Last Book Written by a Human A huge thank you to our sponsors! Check them 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 IXL Learning - Head to www.ixl.com/1000hours to get an exclusive 20% savings on your membership Whisker - Take care of your cats while taking an additional $50 off bundles with code 1000HOURS when you shop www.whisker.com/1000HOURS woom Bikes - Go to woom.com and use code 1000HOURS at checkout for 10% off your new bike purchase, excluding the woom WOW. Muzzle Sleep Tape - Go to MuzzleSleep.com and use code 1000HOURS for 10% off. Ethos Life Insurance - Get your free quote at ethos.com/1000hours Active Skin Repair - Don’t forget to put this in your first aid kit! Visit ActiveSkinRepair.com and use the code 1000HOURS to save 20% on all Active Skin Repair products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Summary1KHO 846: The Stories That Make Us | Sheila Quinn, Where Flowers Once Grew
Jul 300:58:54Summary readyLife can change in a single generation, but the values that carry a family forward can last forever. In this conversation, bestselling historical novelist Sheila Quinn returns to the 1000 Hours Outside Podcast to talk about her beautiful new novel, Where Flowers Once Grew which is a story inspired by her own grandmother's childhood during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression. We talk about growing up with very little, why work was simply part of life, the surprising joy found in simple things, and how family stories shape the people we become. If you've ever wondered what we've lost, what we've kept, and why it's worth asking your grandparents more questions while you still can, this episode will stay with you long after it ends. Grab your copy of Where the Flower Once Grew and check out Sheila's Substack A huge thank you to our sponsors! Check them 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 IXL Learning - Head to www.ixl.com/1000hours to get an exclusive 20% savings on your membership Whisker - Take care of your cats while taking an additional $50 off bundles with code 1000HOURS when you shop www.whisker.com/1000HOURS woom Bikes - Go to woom.com and use code 1000HOURS at checkout for 10% off your new bike purchase, excluding the woom WOW. Muzzle Sleep Tape - Go to MuzzleSleep.com and use code 1000HOURS for 10% off. Ethos Life Insurance - Get your free quote at ethos.com/1000hours Active Skin Repair - Don’t forget to put this in your first aid kit! Visit ActiveSkinRepair.com and use the code 1000HOURS to save 20% on all Active Skin Repair products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Summary1KHO 845: Childhood Is Under Siege | Dr. Crystal Miller, Kid Magic Unlocked
Jul 200:53:59Summary readyChildhood is slipping away a little at a time when we consistently replace movement with screens, play with pressure, and wonder with schedules. In this fascinating conversation, Dr. Crystal Miller, pediatric physical therapist and author of Kid Magic Unlocked, explains why so many kids are struggling today and what we can actually do about it. We talk about brain development, why play is anything but wasted time, how movement shapes learning, and why small changes at home or in the classroom can have lifelong effects. If you've ever looked at the children you love and thought, "There has to be a better way," this episode will leave you hopeful, equipped, and ready to help protect the magic of childhood. Learn more at howtobeakid.com and grab a copy of Kid Magic Unlocked A huge thank you to our sponsors! Check them 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 IXL Learning - Head to www.ixl.com/1000hours to get an exclusive 20% savings on your membership Whisker - Take care of your cats while taking an additional $50 off bundles with code 1000HOURS when you shop www.whisker.com/1000HOURS woom Bikes - Go to woom.com and use code 1000HOURS at checkout for 10% off your new bike purchase, excluding the woom WOW. Muzzle Sleep Tape - Go to MuzzleSleep.com and use code 1000HOURS for 10% off. Ethos Life Insurance - Get your free quote at ethos.com/1000hours Active Skin Repair - Don’t forget to put this in your first aid kit! Visit ActiveSkinRepair.com and use the code 1000HOURS to save 20% on all Active Skin Repair products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Summary1KHO 844: Freedom From the Emotional Clutter | Laurie Davies, Emotional Hoarding
Jul 100:51:56Summary readyWhat if the emotions you've been carrying for years are keeping you from living fully? In this episode, host Ginny Yurich sits down with author Laurie Davies to explore the powerful concept of emotional hoarding - the tendency to stuff away worry, regret, guilt, anger, bitterness, shame, and other difficult emotions until they begin to shape how we live. Laurie shares deeply personal stories from her own life, including childhood trauma, career mistakes, and painful family relationships, to illustrate how emotional clutter accumulates and, more importantly, how we can begin clearing it away. Together, they discuss why most of our worries never come true, how to distinguish real guilt from false guilt, why forgiveness is one of the hardest, and most freeing, choices we can make - and how grace has the power to transform regret. Throughout the conversation, they weave together practical wisdom, neuroscience, personal experience, and biblical truth to offer hope for anyone feeling weighed down by life's emotional burdens. Whether you're wrestling with anxiety, carrying old wounds, struggling with anger, or simply longing for more emotional freedom, this conversation offers encouragement and practical steps toward living lighter. Get a copy of Laurie's book here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Summary1KHO 843: The Childhood AI Can't Replace | Brendan Steinhauser, Secure AI Now
Jun 3000:59:55Summary readyThe future is arriving faster than most of us realize, and this episode discusses how we're going to raise children who can thrive alongside it. In this eye-opening conversation, Ginny sits down with Brendan Steinhauser, CEO of the Alliance for Secure AI, to talk about the jobs that are already disappearing, the risks families need to understand, and why adaptability, curiosity, grit, and strong relationships are some of the most valuable skills our kids can develop. It's a hopeful, practical conversation that will leave you thinking differently about screens, education, childhood, and what it means to stay deeply human in a rapidly changing world. Learn more about The Alliance for Secure AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Summary1KHO 842: The Daily Grind Is Optional | Lindsay Meredith, Little House Farm
Jun 2901:00:27Summary readySome families are discovering that childhood doesn't have to feel like a race. In this conversation with educator and founder of Little House Farm, Lindsay Meredith, we talk about what happens when you trade packed schedules, endless testing, and constant rushing for long afternoons outside, meaningful books, deep friendships, and learning that children actually look forward to. Lindsay shares how she left the traditional classroom to build something completely different—and why families are driving from miles away to be part of it. Whether you homeschool, send your kids to school, or you're simply wondering if family life has become more exhausting than it should be, this episode offers a refreshing vision of what childhood can become. Learn more at littlehousefarmfxbg.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Summary1KHO 841: Wise People Watch Birds | Kevin Burrell, Considering Sparrows
Jun 2800:56:46Summary readyThere is so much happening right above our heads that we never even notice. In this conversation with pastor and author Kevin Burrell, we talk about why Jesus told us to consider the birds and what we're missing when we don't. From crows that bring gifts to families that keep bird lists together, this conversation is full of fascinating stories, but it's really about something much bigger: paying attention. It turns out wisdom isn't found by rushing through life. Sometimes it begins with simply looking up. Learn more at ornitheology.com and grab a copy of the lovely book Considering Sparrows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Summary1KHO 840: Childhood is Wrecked By Speed | Grace Pouch, Savoring Childhood
Jun 2700:51:52Summary readyChildhood isn't disappearing because our kids are doing too little. It's disappearing because everything is moving too fast. In this thoughtful conversation, Grace Pouch shares why the greatest gift we can give children isn't more opportunities, more entertainment, or more efficiency, but more time to wonder, wait, create, and simply be. From long-term projects and slower family rhythms to boredom, nature, and the surprising value of doing hard things together, this episode offers practical encouragement for parents who want to protect what childhood was always meant to be. If you've ever felt the pressure to keep up, this conversation will remind you that some of life's richest moments can only be experienced at a slower pace. Follow Grace at gracepouch.com Get your copy of Savoring Childhood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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