This "From the Vault" episode of Big Blend Radio features parenting expert Sarah Ockwell-Smith, who discusses the concepts in her book “Gentle Discipline: Using Emotional Connection – Not Punishment – to Raise Confident, Capable Kids.” GENTLE DISCIPLINE provides an empowering framework that will enable parents to become an expert on their own child’s behavior and discipline so that they may respond in a way that is both effective and gentle. More: https://gentleparentingsite.wordpress.com/

In honor of International Youth Day, this "From the Vault" episode of Big Blend Radio features Kristen Welch, who along with her husband Terrell, founded Mercy House Global. Each month they partner with fair trade, faith groups across the globe to bring their Mercy House Global subscription members high quality items. These artisan groups represent young girls and women in hard situations, including those rescued from human trafficking, and those who live in extreme poverty, who are in need of work in order to support themselves and their families. MHG Clubs (formery Fair Trade Friday) were created as a way to financially support the rescue and care of abused, pregnant teens in their maternal rescue center in Kenya. More at https://mercyhouseglobal.org/

On this "From the Vault" episode of Big Blend Radio, award-winning attorney Ida O. Abbott discusses her book, “Retirement by Design: A Guided Workbook for Creating a Happy and Purposeful Future." Retirement can be one of the most monumental life transitions a person experiences, however, we don’t have to stick to the status quo of seeing it as a time of loss. All of the personal and professional opportunities that characterize a person’s life until the point of retirement can transition into this season of life, but intentionality and planning are key in keeping this process smooth sailing. “Retirement by Design” incorporates strategy and intentionality into designing the way we think about and plan for retirement. More: https://idaabbott.com/