The Advisor with Stacey Chillemi

Why do so many neurodivergent adults feel isolated, even in a world full of technology and social platforms?

In this episode, Stacey Chillemi sits down with Jamie Pastrano, co-founder of Synchrony, to talk about the friendship gap many neurodivergent adults face after high school and why traditional social apps often fall short.

You’ll learn:
✨ Why friendship often gets harder for neurodivergent adults after high school
🧠 How social anxiety, stigma, and masking can deepen isolation
📱 Why most social platforms do not create real belonging
🤝 How shared interests can help build safer, more meaningful connection
🛡️ What safety and structure can look like in a supportive social space
🌱 Small steps neurodivergent adults, parents, and caregivers can take to build confidence and community

🌐 Connect with Jamie Pastrano & Synchrony

Website: https://joinsynchrony.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joinsynchrony/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@synchrony33

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If your child is struggling emotionally, acting out, or your family feels stressed and disconnected, this episode will help you understand what children really need to feel safe, supported, and emotionally strong.

Host Lisa Urbanski sits down with psychologist Dr. Gloria K. Vanderhorst to explore how emotional resilience is built in families through connection, attention, self-awareness, and repair.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
👉 What emotional struggles in children may be signaling
👉 How family stress and disconnection affect kids
👉 Why connection matters more than pressure or perfection
👉 How to respond to big emotions without shutting your child down
👉 What helps children feel safe, seen, and supported
👉 Where to begin if your family feels stuck in conflict or overwhelm

🌐 Connect with Dr. Gloria K. Vanderhorst

Website: https://drvanderhorst.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gloria-vanderhorst-ph-d-730826b/

Business Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drvanderhorst

Personal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gloria.vanderhorst.7

Substack: https://gloriavanderhorstphd.substack.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEB&search_query=gloria+vanderhorst
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Are we facing a learning crisis, or a thinking crisis?

In this episode, Lisa Urbanski sits down with educator, bestselling author, and TEDx speaker Katie Trowbridge to explore why deep thinking, curiosity, and critical thinking seem to be fading in schools, workplaces, and everyday life.

You’ll learn:
• Why Katie says we’re facing a thinking crisis, not just a learning crisis
• Why more information does not automatically create better thinking
• How curiosity supports learning, creativity, and connection
• What shuts down critical thinking in schools, teams, and relationships
• How psychological safety helps people share ideas and take healthy risks
• Practical ways to strengthen deep thinking and ask better questions
• How Katie’s CREATE Method helps people become more thoughtful, engaged, and innovative

Connect with Katie Trowbridge & Curiosity 2 Create

🌐 Personal Website: http://katietrowbridge.com/

🧠 Curiosity 2 Create – The CREATE Method & Programs: http://curiosity2create.org/

Social Media:

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-trowbridge/

📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katie.schmidt.trowbridge/

▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@katietrowbridge
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Stacey Chillemi talks with Barbara Hagen of ThriftBooks about how to spend less time on your phone, build a realistic reading habit, and make books part of daily life again.

If you want to read more but your phone keeps getting in the way, this episode offers a simple plan you can start using right now.

📚 Why reading feels difficult to begin
📱 How to break the scrolling reflex
⏱️ Easy ways to make time for books
🧠 How to enjoy reading without pressure
✨ Small changes that make habits easier to keep

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In this episode, Lisa Urbanski talks with Dr. Carter Check about how identity loss and moral injury can affect your sense of purpose—and what helps you start healing.

When life changes and you no longer know who you are, this conversation offers a grounded place to begin again.

You’ll learn:
🧠 what identity loss really is
💔 how moral injury affects meaning and self-trust
🌿 the first steps to start healing now
🤝 why trusted people matter in recovery
📖 how to face loss with more honesty and less shame
💡 what remains true about you, even after change

👉 Work with Dr. Check / Speaking / Resources: https://drcartercheck.com📖 Get the book Healing in the Wild: https://healinginthewild.com📲 Follow Dr. Check: https://linktr.ee/cartercheck✨ If this episode helped you, share it with someone carrying invisible wounds—and leave a review so we can reach more people before the crisis. © Dr. Carter C. Check — “Healing isn’t the end of pain, it’s the return of purpose.”
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