Synopsis
Heidi Swapp, a wife, mom, entrepreneur and influencer of women, teams up with David Kozlowski, a licensed marriage and family therapist to create a podcast that brings light to tough topics related to personal and family relationships. This unlikely duo was brought together by the death of Heidis son Cory, who passed away from suicide in July of 2015. Heidi and David discuss information, tools and strategies that have helped her these past few years to learn, grow and understand the complexities of these relationships. Heidi is not a typical mom, and David is not a typical therapist. The unique combination of relatable info, sense of humor and honest expression through personal stories makes this show a must listen for parents who are genuinely looking for help to connect with their kids, and improve the quality of their relationships.
Episodes
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OG Therapy #107- "Shouldering Responsibility with Sefa Brown"
17/06/2024 Duration: 43minKoz is joined by K Scott as they interview new BYU Football commit Sefa Brown. They discuss the responsibility Sefa has shouldered throughout his life and what he is looking forward to in the future. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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OG Therapy #106 - “The Less You Freak Out The More You Find Out” Part 2 - Teen Addition
05/06/2024 Duration: 18minIn today’s episode, David responds to a teenagers email that listened to episode 101 where he tells parents to not freak out if you want your kids to open up to you about bigger and more important things. This teenager shared in the email that they have found out that the less they freak out, the more their parents open up and tell them adult things and involve them and family decisions.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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OG Therapy #105 - “Don’t Overthink The Summer With Your Kids, Just Do This One Thing”
28/05/2024 Duration: 21minIn this episode, Koz shares a conversation he had with a mom about what she can do to keep order in her house throughout the summer.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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OG Therapy #104 - Parent Question: “I'm Worried About What My 15 Y.o Boy And His Girlfriend Are Saying In Their Text Messages To Each Other”
21/05/2024 Duration: 26minIn this episode, Koz answers a question from a mom who is worried about her 15 y.o son and his girlfriends text messages talking about not being able to live without each other and they would die if the other broke up with them.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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OG Therapy #103 - “The Youth Suicide And Mental Health Issues In Our Country Is A Social Health Problem, With Serious Mental Health Side Effects”
12/05/2024 Duration: 12minIn today's episode, Koz talks about his new book that just got released and does a short description of what the book is about and how he believes what he and over 1000 teenagers have come up with is the best way for us to protect our kids from developing serious mental health issues.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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OG Therapy #102 - Parent Question: “I Don’t Want Cards Or Flowers For Mother’s Day. I Just Want My Kids To Talk To Me More.”
04/05/2024 Duration: 15minIn this episode, Koz answers a question from a Mom who says all she wants for Mother's Day is for her kids to talk to her more. Koz explains to her the step she needs to do to get her kids to talk to her more.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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OG Therapy #101 - “The Less You Freak Out The More You Find Out”
27/04/2024 Duration: 12minIn this episode, Koz shares that if parents freak out on their kids too often, kids will be scared to share things with their parent. Resulting in not feeling they can ask for help or admit they have made mistakes out of fear they will be in troubleAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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OG Therapy #100 - “How Do I Get Help For Me And My Family Before It’s Too Late?”
21/04/2024 Duration: 22minIn this episode, Koz answers a question from a concerned teen about how to tell their parent that they want their family to get help because they are worried things will get worse at homeAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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OG Therapy #099 - Teen Question: Will I Ever Get Over This Break Up And How Come I Wasn't Good Enough To Keep His Attention?”
12/04/2024 Duration: 16minIn this episode, a teen asks a few different questions in regards to how they can handle the horrible feelings and uncontrollable thoughts that come after a break up.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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OG Therapy #098 - “How Do You Get Close With Your Dad After He Left You?
05/04/2024 Duration: 15minKoz spoke at a high school in West Virginia and got a bunch of questions from teens and in today's episode, Koz answers a question that is personal to him. He also has had challenges close to his father as well.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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OG Therapy #097 - “How Do I Keep A Healthy Relationship With My Divorced Parents Without Being One-Sided?”
22/03/2024 Duration: 17minKoz answers a question from a teen in West Virginia from a high school assembly this week.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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OG Therapy #096 - “Is Therapy Becoming Over Prescribed For Kids Problems?”
15/03/2024 Duration: 20minIn today’s episode, Koz shares his thoughts on a new book that just came out called “Bad Therapy” Listen to what Koz thinks are the positives of therapy lately and some of the pitfalls.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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OG Therapy #095 - “How To Handle Your Kids Not Getting The Grades They Promised They Were Gonna Get To Start The New Semester"
09/03/2024 Duration: 15minIn this episode, Koz shares what he's done with one of his clients who has a teenager who swore they would get better grades if their parent just left them alone, but as expected the quarters coming to an end, and the grades are worse than they've ever been.So now the parents are wanting to lock everything down and force their teen to do the work. Listen to Koz's advice for parents on how to handle this situation.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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OG Therapy #094 - “What You Have To Do To Get Your Kids To Talk About The Things That Matter The Most”
01/03/2024 Duration: 25minIn this episode, Koz shares a recent experience that he had with the teenagers in his high school class and his parents can take what he's learned and apply that in your own homesAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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OG Therapy #093 - "How To Use Statements To Connect With People Instead Of Asking Questions"
23/02/2024 Duration: 35minIn this episode, Koz shares a story of one of his high school students and how he used a statement to change the students self esteem.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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OG Therapy #092 - "How To Help Your Daughters Effectively Handle Rude Or Inappropriate Boys In Middle School."
16/02/2024 Duration: 38minIn this episode, Koz answers a question from a mom who wants to help her daughter and her friends figure out to deal with boys who say inappropriate or rude things. David weighs in from his professional and personal experience with his own daughter.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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OG Therapy #091 - “The Best Place To Store Your Wealth Is In Your Reputation”
09/02/2024 Duration: 18minIn this episode David talks about why your reputation is so important and why kids, teens, and young adults should all invest in their reputation as the foundation for a successful life.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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OG Therapy #090 “Tips For Fathers To Raise Strong, Resilient, Caring Daughters”
01/02/2024 Duration: 27minIn todays episode, Kscott and Koz discuss some of the things they are working on to help their daughters meet their best potential and ultimately become women that will empower themselves, families, friends, and potentially their own children some day.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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OG Therapy #089 - "How To Teach Teens To Help Their Peers Who Are Socially Awkward/Different, Instead Of Pointing Out Their Differences"
26/01/2024 Duration: 39minIn this episode, Koz did an impromptu podcast about an experience he had while teaching his high school class the other day, and wants to share with you how he got two popular teens to go out of their way to help a student who at first those teens were mocking.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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OG Therapy #088 - “How Do You Calm An Emotionally Unstable Kid/Preteen/Teen?”
19/01/2024 Duration: 38minIn this episode Koz gives some tips on things you can do as a parent to help your kid when they have become emotionally unstable.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy