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Parenting Doctors Podcast has evolved beyond parenting alone into a broader conversation about family life, relationships, and emotional well-being.
This podcast now explores the emotional and communication skills many of us were never taught — skills that shape parenting, relationships, marriage, conflict, healing, resilience, and personal growth. Through honest reflection and practical insight, the show focuses on helping individuals and families build stronger emotional connection, healthier communication, and more resilient relationships.
While parenting remains an important part of the conversation, the focus now includes the full emotional ecosystem of family life — how we connect, how we repair, and how we grow together through life’s challenges.
Parenting Doctors Podcast has evolved beyond parenting alone into a broader conversation about family life, relationships, and emotional well-being.
This podcast now explores the emotional and communication skills many of us were never taught — skills that shape parenting, relationships, marriage, conflict, healing, resilience, and personal growth. Through honest reflection and practical insight, the show focuses on helping individuals and families build stronger emotional connection, healthier communication, and more resilient relationships.
While parenting remains an important part of the conversation, the focus now includes the full emotional ecosystem of family life — how we connect, how we repair, and how we grow together through life’s challenges.
Episodes

Saturday Jun 18, 2022
Lessons From a Rocket Scientist who Climbed Mount Everest
Saturday Jun 18, 2022
Saturday Jun 18, 2022
Today's interview is with Meghan Buchanan, an Aerospace Engineer, Adventure Athlete and Motivational Speaker. She has set her sights on becoming the 1st Rocket Scientist to climb the 7 Summits, 5th US WOMAN to complete the EXPLORERS GRAND SLAM (climbing the world’s 7 Summits and last degree ski to the North and South Poles), and eventually 1st US WOMAN to complete the Adventurers Grand Slam (unsupported Poles). She has taken on impossible and defying odds to inspire all of us. Her story is incredible including a broken femur with two years of excruciating pain and physical therapy to pulling off the impossible as a mountaineer. She is the "Rocket Girl" - Breaking Boundaries for Women in Engineering and Mountaineering. She has overcome stereotypes, obstacles, and life-threatening injuries by applying her tools of GGRIT.
Gratitude – Growth – Resilience – Integrity – Tenacity
Our interview wasn't long enough. You will be inspired, amazed, and come out of this wanting to hear more. Lessons from a Rocket Scientist who Climbed Mount Everest and so much more.
Let me just say, it was just a blessing for me to have such a great conversation with a person of inspiration. Thank you Meghan!
Dr. Dan is a clinical psychologist who works as an anxiety specialist, a parenting author, a national speaker on anxiety and neuroscience [for 10 years], and one who is passionate about Sports Psychology. He has worked with olympic training athletes, cross fit National Champions, world champion power lifters, professional baseball players, college swimmers, tennis players, D1 football players, soccer athletes, gymnasts and lots of youth athletes in all kinds of sports. Dr Dan has combined his unique interests in parenting, overcoming fears, excellence in sports and preventing burnout and produces value for every parent and for every individual who want to face their fears head on. See his anxiety and parenting work at Amazon with his latest books!
For more information on his sky diving therapy group or therapy for anxiety, see his practice website at www.danvaningen.com

Friday May 27, 2022
Friday May 27, 2022
Dr. Dan presents his recent show on the Dr. van Ingen Clinical Psychology and Parenting Show with a feature on his upcoming webinar on the Top Ten Best-Ever Anxiety Treatment Techniques. He references a book by Donald Miller who identifies four characters in each of our life story: victim, villain, Hero, & Guide. There are some good and rich ideas that can be discussed with families on when these characters emerge in our lives.
Dr. Dan is a clinical psychologist who works as an anxiety specialist, a parenting author, a national speaker on anxiety and neuroscience [for 10 years], and one who is passionate about Sports Psychology. He has worked with olympic training athletes, cross fit National Champions, world champion power lifters, professional baseball players, college swimmers, tennis players, D1 football players, soccer athletes, gymnasts and lots of youth athletes in all kinds of sports. Dr Dan has combined his unique interests in parenting, overcoming fears, excellence in sports and preventing burnout and produces value for every parent and for every individual who want to face their fears head on. See his anxiety and parenting work at Amazon with his latest books on parenting.
For more information on his sky diving therapy group or therapy for anxiety, see his practice website at www.danvaningen.com

Friday Mar 18, 2022
Friday Mar 18, 2022
This podcast helps provide a recipe for emotional disaster. This insight also helps give us clarity on what we can do to not get stressed out with upcoming performances.
Dr. Dan is a clinical psychologist who works as an anxiety specialist, a parenting author, a national speaker on anxiety and neuroscience [for 10 years], and one who is passionate about Sport Psychology. He has worked with olympic training athletes, cross fit National Champions, world champion power lifters, professional baseball players, college swimmers, tennis players, D1 football players, soccer athletes, gymnasts and lots of youth athletes in all kinds of sports. Dr Dan has combined his unique interests in parenting, overcoming fears, excellence in sports and preventing burnout and produces value for every parent and for every individual who want to face their fears head on. See his anxiety and parenting work at Amazon with his latest books on parenting.
For more information on his sky diving therapy group or therapy for anxiety, see his practice website at www.danvaningen.com

Monday Dec 06, 2021
Interview with Ariel Faulkner, on female athletes
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Monday Dec 06, 2021
We interviewed Ariel Faulkner on the Dr. van Ingen Clinical Psychology & Parenting Show. Today's theme was on female athletes. If you parent a daughter who is an athlete, this is the podcast for you. Ariel is a nationally renown expert and she provides specific information to help with the nutrition of your female basketball players, track athletes, soccer players, cross country runners, softball players and any other female adolescent athletes.
Dr. Dan is a clinical psychologist who works as an anxiety specialist, a parenting author, a national speaker on anxiety and neuroscience [for 10 years], and one who is passionate about Sport Psychology. He has worked with olympic training athletes, cross fit National Champions, world champion power lifters, professional baseball players, college swimmers, tennis players, D1 football players, soccer athletes, gymnasts and lots of youth athletes in all kinds of sports. Dr Dan has combined his unique interests in parenting, overcoming fears, excellence in sports and preventing burnout and produces value for every parent and for every individual who want to face their fears head on. See his anxiety and parenting work at Amazon with his latest books on parenting.
For more information on his sky diving therapy group or therapy for anxiety, see his practice website at www.danvaningen.com

Friday Oct 15, 2021
Anger Around Phone: Teenage Anger Management Techniques
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Do Teens get angry or have anger flair ups around a lot of stuff? Yes. Do they especially around the phone? Of course!
This week's podcast offers some key anger management techniques that would be helpful to consider.
Dr. Dan is a clinical psychologist who works as an anxiety specialist, a parenting author, a national speaker on anxiety and neuroscience [for 10 years], and one who is passionate about Sport Psychology. He has worked with olympic training athletes, cross fit National Champions, world champion power lifters, professional baseball players, college swimmers, tennis players, D1 football players, soccer athletes, gymnasts and lots of youth athletes in all kinds of sports. Dr Dan has combined his unique interests in parenting, overcoming fears, excellence in sports and preventing burnout and produces value for every parent and for every individual who want to face their fears head on. See his anxiety and parenting work at Amazon with his latest books on parenting.
For more information on his sky diving therapy group or therapy for anxiety, see his practice website at www.danvaningen.com

Friday Oct 01, 2021
The Time Technique
Friday Oct 01, 2021
Friday Oct 01, 2021
Today's Parenting Podcast is on the Time Technique. First, he discusses the happiness trap. Then, Dr. Dan discusses how our relationship with time is related to our degree of happiness. He breaks down the fact that our tendency to process information looks differently when we are talking about the past, present, or future.
Dr. Dan is a clinical psychologist who works as an anxiety specialist, a parenting author, a national speaker on anxiety and neuroscience [for 10 years], and one who is passionate about Sport Psychology. He has worked with olympic training athletes, world champion power lifters, professional baseball players, college swimmers, tennis players, D1 football players, soccer athletes, gymnasts and lots of youth athletes in all kinds of sports. Dr Dan has combined his unique interests in parenting, overcoming fears, excellence in sports and preventing burnout and produces value for every parent and for every individual who want to face their fears head on. See his anxiety and parenting work at Amazon with his latest books on parenting.
For more information on his sky diving therapy group or therapy for anxiety, see his practice website at www.danvaningen.com

Friday Aug 27, 2021
Never Give Up
Friday Aug 27, 2021
Friday Aug 27, 2021
"Never Give Up" are three wonderful words that need to get lived out by parents for their kids. Let's live it, not just say it.
Dr. Dan shared some stories about the people around him who have inspired him to never give up. Be inspired! Grow! Change! Evolve! And let the "Never Give Up" attitude be internalized in your thinking!

Friday Jul 30, 2021
A Happiness Lesson
Friday Jul 30, 2021
Friday Jul 30, 2021
This is a lesson on happiness for all families.
Dr. Dan is a clinical psychologist who is an anxiety specialist, a parenting author, a National speaker on neuroscience, and one who is passionate about Sport Psychology. He has worked with olympic training athletes, world champion power lifters, professional baseball players, college swimmers and tennis players and lots of youth athletes. Dr Dan has combined his unique interests in parenting, overcoming fears, excellence in sports and preventing burnout and produces Value for every parent and for every individual who want to face their fears head on. See his parenting work at Amazon with his latest books on parenting.
For more information on his sky diving therapy group or therapy for anxiety, see his practice website at www.danvaningen.com

Friday Jul 23, 2021
Interview with Greg and Beth Langston: The College Flight Plan
Friday Jul 23, 2021
Friday Jul 23, 2021
Do you have a high school student thinking about college? If you are planning for college, this is the premier interview. This interview itself offers a ton of value to your thinking and conceptualization of key issues for parents preparing for college.
Check out the PARENTS' STARTER KIT TO TEEN SELF- DISCOVERY, Includes "The Top 5 Early Actions That Lead to College Success"
Click here College Flight Plan Guide
More information, go to College Flight Plan
Dr. Dan is a clinical psychologist who is an anxiety specialist, a parenting author, a National speaker on neuroscience, and one who is passionate about Sport Psychology. He has worked with olympic training athletes, world champion power lifters, professional baseball players, college swimmers and tennis players and lots of youth athletes. Dr Dan has combined his unique interests in parenting, overcoming fears, excellence in sports and preventing burnout and produces Value for every parent and for every individual who want to face their fears head on. See his parenting work at Amazon with his latest books on parenting.
For more information on his sky diving therapy group or therapy for anxiety, see his practice website at www.danvaningen.com

Saturday May 22, 2021
The Grudge Schema
Saturday May 22, 2021
Saturday May 22, 2021
Some people hold onto grudges for years. They allow bitterness, resentment, and unforgiveness to keep them trapped. This podcast goes into the unresolved emotional pain and a thorough breakdown of how hurt people hurt people. An additional layer unpacked in this podcast is the reality that not only do hurt people hurt people, but hurt people control people.
Included is a five-point plan to helping your teenagers deal with grudges and bitterness held against them.
See Dr. Dan's books at Amazon. Dr. Dan is a clinical and sport psychologist who specializes in anxiety disorders, sports psychology, and psychological burnout. He has worked with olympic swimming standouts, professional baseball players, division 1 tennis players, Crossfit National Champions and World Champion Powerlifters. He has started a skydiving therapy group and has a unique role in helping professionals with psychological burnout (physicians, EMT's, nurse practitioners). HIs unique combination of work with anxiety, athletes, and professionals coping with burnout has led to an inspiring effort to inspire people toward change and fearlessness.
https://www.amazon.com/Books-Daniel-J-van-Ingen/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ADaniel+J.+van+Ingen
