“Joy rebels.” Doesn’t that sound like a wonderful thing to teach our kids to be? If you think so too, you’re going to love my conversation with NY Times best-selling author and illustrator, director, dad, and all-around excellent human, Brad Montague. It’s such a treat hearing his insights on how play, hope, togetherness, and joy can be combined to help us approach the world’s problems — and to spark kids’ imaginations for what’s possible.
Listen as he talks about the YouTube experience he’s still healing from (yikes!), the gift of giving kids our presence and attention, the many failures he’s had to learn from, why it’s okay for our kids to know that the world isn’t perfect, and the wonderful premise of hopepunk.
Wow, did I need this conversation in my life right now. – Liz
“Hope is bold” – Brad Montague
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Get to know Brad Montague:
Find his books on Amazon, including the upcoming Fail-a-bration, already a # 1new release on Amazon.
Check out his website Montague Workshop, follow him on Instagram, and be sure to subscribe to his wonderful Substack, The Enthusiast by Brad Montague.
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Brad recommends naps. Also the new picture book Pepper and Me by Beatrice Allemagna
Liz loves the Sirius/XM 1st Wave 80s alt station, and shoutout to DJ Larry the Duck, originally from WLIR. (Yes, I remember you!)
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Links and Helpful References From Today’s Episode:
- Brad’s viral video, The Dumpster Fire and the Garden
- The wonderful Kid President video series
- Brad and Kristi’s first picture book, Circles All Around Us
- The global social good initiative Socktober.
- Lyz Lenz’s Substack and Brad’s admiration for her quote about teaching kids hard truths
- Liz’s substack essay “Hopescrolling” about (in part) the proven benefits of hope
- Brad on Alexandra Rowland’s premise of “hopepunk”
- “Does your face light up when you see your kids?”
- Priya Parker and her book The Art of Gathering
- About Growth Mindset
- Cultures of Growth by Mary C Murphy
- Spawned interview with author Brad Metlzer on regular people changing the world
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