Family Roots Podcast
The Family Roots Podcast is a podcast about parenting and mental health. Hosted by two child and family therapists, we dive deep into all the topics and questions that parents may have. We talk about how to raise emotionally healthy, resilient kids and how to take care of your own mental health as a parent.
Episodes

Feb 6, 2026
Feb 6, 2026
33 min
Kaleigh and Stephanie discuss staying regulated as a parent when your child is dysregulated - why it's important and how you can do it too (at least most of the time).
Original Music and Editing: Dustin Carpenter, Middleman Music

Jan 30, 2026
Jan 30, 2026
39 min
Kaleigh and Stephanie discuss how neurodivergence impacts parenting, sharing both their personal and professional experiences.
Original Music and Editing: Dustin Carpenter, Middleman Music

Jan 23, 2026
Jan 23, 2026
49 min
Kaleigh and Stephanie sit down with Alyssa Chavez, a functional nutritionist (who also happens to be Kaleigh's sister) to discuss her personal experience of pregnancy after overcoming health challenges and coping with infertility and miscarriage.
Alyssa's information can be found at https://www.alignedtorise.com/
Original Music and Editing: Dustin Carpenter, Middleman Music

Jan 16, 2026
Jan 16, 2026
34 min
Kaleigh and Stephanie sit down with one of our Family Roots therapists, Liz Temple, LPC, to talk about Child-Parent Relationship Therapy and how this model can help young children and their parents.
Original Music and Editing: Dustin Carpenter, Middleman Music

Jan 9, 2026
Jan 9, 2026
32 min
In this episode, Kaleigh and Stephanie talk about what happens when parents put grown-up responsibilities on children - how it impacts their self-perception and relationships.
Original Music and Editing: Dustin Carpenter, Middleman Music

Jan 2, 2026
Jan 2, 2026
49 min
In this episode, Kaleigh and Stephanie sit down with one of our therapists at Family Roots, certified Body Trust Provider and Intuitive Eating Counselor Kristen Scher. They discuss ways parents can support kids' positive relationship with food and their bodies.

Dec 19, 2025
Dec 19, 2025
29 min
In this episode, Kaleigh and Stephanie break down the differences between discipline and punishment and the effects of each on children.
Original Music and Editing: Dustin Carpenter, Middleman Music

Dec 12, 2025
Dec 12, 2025
32 min
In this episode, Kaleigh and Stephanie explore "mom guilt" and ways to move beyond it.

Dec 5, 2025
Dec 5, 2025
32 min
In this episode, Kaleigh and Stephanie discuss ways parents can gain awareness of inter-generational parenting cycles and make new and intentional parenting choices.
Original Music and Editing: Dustin Carpenter, Middleman Music

Nov 28, 2025
Nov 28, 2025
17 min
Kaleigh sits down with one of our therapists at Family Roots, Robbin Schroth, to talk about mental health during the perinatal and postpartum period.







