Season 16 Podcasts
Why Good Kids Get Bad Grades
Dr. Linda Silbert, PhD, is an award-winning author, educator, and counselor who has helped thousands of students achieve greater academic, emotional, and social success. Along with her husband, Alvin Silbert, EdD, she co-authored the award-winning book Why Bad Grades...
Confident & Motivated Test-Takers
Anastasios has an academic background in linguistics, philosophy, and classical studies, with a passion for tutoring students of all levels in math, Spanish, language arts, and standardized test-taking strategies. On this episode of Smart Parents Successful Students,...
SAT/ACT Prep Without the Family Stress
Helen Panos is an accomplished educator with over 25 years of experience in public schools. She founded Dynamis Learning 10 years ago, offering nationwide K–12 tutoring, SAT/ACT prep, college application support, executive function coaching, and essay writing. Helen...
Navigating the New Realities of College Admissions
Charlotte Hughes is a college admissions and test prep coach with Dynamis Learning. With over two and a half years of tutoring experience and top scores of 36 on the ACT and 1520 on the SAT, she guides students toward test success and compelling essay writing. Drawing...
Creating a support System that sticks
With over 25 years of experience, Katina Thompson is passionate about helping clients reach their full potential. She has an extensive background in early childhood special education and collaborative education, specializing in autism, behavioral disorders, ADHD,...
Getting the Ball Rolling: Helping Students Take Action
With over 25 years of experience, Katina Thompson is passionate about helping clients reach their full potential. She has an extensive background in early childhood special education and collaborative education, specializing in autism, behavioral disorders, ADHD,...
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Managing Screen Time Without Conflict
Tess Connolly, LCSW, is a Parent and Family Coach with over 20 years of experience supporting children, teens, and families. She is the founder of Mindful Kids and Families and the host of The Single Parenting Reset Show Podcast, where she shares practical tools to...
What Kids Need When School Gets Hard or Behavior Isn’t the Problem
Jaci Finneman is a parenting coach, speaker, and host of the No Problem Parenting Podcast, with over 30 years of experience helping parents turn everyday behavior struggles into manageable moments. She is the founder of No Problem Parenting™, a practical,...
How Listening with Curiosity Helps Your Teen Discover Their Direction
Rebecca Oertell is the founder of CoachMe2.world, a global nonprofit on a mission to ensure every teen has access to professional support during one of the most challenging and formative periods of their lives. Rebecca started CoachMe2.world after witnessing how...
When Your Teen Has No Idea What’s Next
Laurie Genevish, founder of My Ideal College, is a nationally recognized career consultant who has helped hundreds of families ease the stress of planning life after high school. Through her group coaching program, she empowers students to identify their best-fit...
Big Feelings, Kind Connections: Helping Kids Handle Big Emotions
Adrienne Achille is a licensed professional counselor and registered play therapist and owner of a private counseling practice in Marietta. She offers individual therapy services for ages 3 and older, family therapy, and parent coaching for those experiencing...
Midyear School Check: Is Your Child on Track?
Helen Panos is an accomplished educator with over 25 years of experience in public schools. She began Dynamis Learning 9 years ago, which is a K-12 nationwide tutoring/SAT/ACT Prep, college application assistance and essay writing company. Most recently, the company...
How Parents’ Conflict Impacts Kids
Meisha Marshall is the founder of Renew Mindset Coaching, where she helps parents who grew up with divorce create more closeness, steadiness, and emotional safety in their relationships. Her work focuses on the everyday moments, miscommunications, shut-downs, and...
When It’s Not Laziness: Understanding Behavior & Regulation
Nicole Rolon-Caro started her career in special education, working with students who were often labeled as “unmotivated,” “defiant,” or “emotional,” when in reality they were struggling with regulation, communication, and feeling misunderstood. Over time, she saw how...
Key Drivers of Student Motivation
Helen Panos is an accomplished educator with over 25 years of experience in public schools. She began Dynamis Learning 9 years ago which is a K-12 nationwide tutoring/SAT/ACT Prep, college application assistance & essay writing company. Most recently, the company...














