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“Accidental Experts” is the podcast that empathizes with the chaos of everyday parenting and life. If you find yourself overwhelmed by parenthood you’re not alone.
 
I’m your host, Bryce Hamilton, a seasoned licensed clinical social worker who has navigated the intricate challenges of family life firsthand.
 
In each episode, we delve into the complexities of parenting alongside insightful guests, offering practical solutions and fresh perspectives. Tune in for engaging and supportive conversations that leave you feeling empowered and ready to embrace the daily joys and hurdles of family life.
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Former school psychologist and child psychologist, Dr. Emily King PhD, shares her 20+ year experience with Bryce Hamilton LSCSW as they talk all things ADHD.Growing up with ADHD many children start to wear labels and negative beliefs about themselves and their diagnosis. Dr. Emily and Bryce discuss how to view ADHD as your superpower, embrace your neurodiversity, and avoid internalizing negative self talk about ADHD and the ways it commonly presents.Dr. Emily also uses her expertise to discuss how to be a more diverse educator and adapt the classroom environment for neurodiversity. She explains how parents and caregivers can help advocate for their children at school and best collaborate with instructors at home as well.Show Notes: Dr. Emily King is a Child Psychologist and former School Psychologist who has worked with neurodivergent children and teens for over 20 years. She received a Ph.D. in School Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she worked at Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute and the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities. She began her career as a School Psychologist in Houston, Texas specializing in providing school-based mental health in K-12 public schools. Dr. Emily now works in private practice in North Carolina supporting the mental health needs of neurodivergent youth, their families, and their teachers. Her new book, THE NEURODIVERGENT LEARNER, will be available for presale in early 2026.Dr. Emily hosts the Learn with Dr. Emily Substack where you can find her blogs and live workshops. She is also the creator of The Neurodiverse Classroom, a professional development curriculum for educators. Dr. Emily has been featured on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, quoted in The New York Times and The Washington Post, and has written for Parents.com. You can learn more with Dr. Emily by listening to her podcast or following her on Substack.Follow Dr. Emily: https://www.learnwithdremily.com or https://www.learnwithdremily.substack.comFollow us * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556689800126 * Instagram: @accidental_expert_family * YouTube: @AccidentalExpertsFamily * Tiktok: @Accidental_experts. * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryce-hamilton-lscsw-b6770057/ * Email us: accidentalexperts@gmail.com👉 Subscribe to the Accidental Experts audio podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/accidental-experts-with-bryce-hamilton/id1733294868👉 Visit the Accidental Experts home page at Webtalkradio.com: https://webtalkradio.net/internet-talk-radio/category/podcasts/health-and-wellness/accidental-experts/#executivefunction #adhd #audhd #neurodivergent #neurodivergentkids #elementaryschool #iep #504plan #parentingteens #teentalk #ParentingAdvice #ChildDevelopment #FamilyWellness #ParentingSupport #TherapyTalk #accidentalexperts #brycehamiltonlcsw #teenadvice #parenting #therapytips #brycehamiltonlcsw #neurodiversity #adhdkids #autismkids #neurodiverse #neurodivergent #neurotypicalparent #adhd #autism #parentinghelp #iepkids #adhdkids #adhdparenting
Learning to Love ADHD with Dr. Emily PhD
Executive Clinical Director and Clinical Neuropsychologist, Dr. Ankhesenamun Ball, meets with Bryce Hamtilon LSCSW to delve into understanding our children’s behaviors, positive, and negative, and how to help address potentially problematic behavior. Dr. Ball helps parents understand why children struggle with challenging behaviors, explains how to stay consistent as a parent and recover from periods of inconsistency. Together they discuss and share ideas on how to help effectively minimize behavior that is less than ideal while encouraging more positive behaviors.Dr. Ball brings understanding into child and teen psychology for parents so that they can better implement consequences for children, help teach and model self regulation, and understand what expectations are realistic for our children to achieve.Show Notes: Dr. Ball is not only the Founder of Being (beingmentalhealth.com) but also a highly experienced Clinical Neuropsychologist. In the summer of 2019, she opened the doors of Being A Psychological Corporation, driven by the pressing need for top-notch mental health services catering to youth and families, regardless of insurance coverage. The name "Being" was thoughtfully selected, reflecting Dr. Ball's unwavering commitment to assisting individuals and families in navigating their unique circumstances and fostering a sense of self-acceptance. She staunchly believes in the power of being present in the now, to shake up the drive to constantly do. As a whole she pushes people to think beyond their perceived limits to become a person being, instead of a person simply doing. Contentment is the name of the game! Dr. Ball believes learning to appreciate both positive experiences and challenges are tantamount to health. Dr. Ball supports her clients, their families, and organizations in finding the right balance that allows for healthy boundaries and positive growth.In her personal life, Dr. Ball and her husband are raising two girls (ages 6 and 9) and two fur babies ( a dog and cat). Dr. Ball wants to make sure people know that despite all of her accomplishments she is far from perfect and also just a human being.To learn more about Dr. Ball’s practice visit: https://www.beingmentalhealth.com/Follow us * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556689800126 * Instagram: @accidental_expert_family * YouTube: @AccidentalExpertsFamily * Tiktok: @Accidental_experts. * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryce-hamilton-lscsw-b6770057/ * Email us: accidentalexperts@gmail.com👉 Subscribe to the Accidental Experts audio podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/accidental-experts-with-bryce-hamilton/id1733294868👉 Visit the Accidental Experts home page at Webtalkradio.com: https://webtalkradio.net/internet-talk-radio/category/podcasts/health-and-wellness/accidental-experts/#parentingteens #teentalk #ParentingAdvice #ChildDevelopment #FamilyWellness #ParentingSupport #TherapyTalk #accidentalexperts #brycehamiltonlcsw #teenadvice #toddlersolutions #teenproblems #embracechange #copingskills #therapyadvice #parenting101 #parentingsolutions #problemchild #toddlertroubles #ODD
Navigating Challenging Child Behaviors with Dr. Ankhesenamun Ball
Clinical psychologist, Dr. Alison Bocquee, discusses with Bryce Hamilton LSCSW, how parents can help their children cope with and challenge negative core beliefs and thought processes. She explains Schema therapy, the five core emotional needs, and how to help expand a child’s perspective on the world to help reduce and replace negative thought patterns and beliefs.A great episode for anyone looking for suggestions on how to help children, teens, and even themselves, navigate difficult life situations, emotional setbacks, and even just every day complications we face on a regular basis. She gives tips for how to identify when our children may be struggling with core negative beliefs and how to help them reframe their perspective.Dr. Alison Bocquee is a clinical psychologist, and advanced certified child and adolescent schema therapist, based in Brisbane, Australia. With over 20 years experience working in a range of public/government and private settings, including acute/hospital and community mental health, disability, medical and legal settings. In 2024 Ishe started her own solo practice, Bocquee Psychology, to afford flexibility as she and her husband raise their four school-aged children.Dr. Bocquee is skilled and passionate about providing intervention to younger clients (children, adolescents, young adults, and families) and is well educated in various psychological interventions, including CBT, ACT, mindfulness and compassion focused approaches, and play therapy where appropriate. Her passion is schema therapy and she is currently one of only two active and accredited child and adolescent schema therapists in Australia. She feels privileged to be able to support parents in their parenting journey. Additionally, Dr. Bocquee offers supervision and training to other allied health professionals. When not at work she enjoys her family life, bike riding, being outdoors, bushwalking, reading, baking, listening to music, dabbling in arts and craft, and dreaming about her next holiday adventure.For more information about Dr. Bocquee’s practice visit: dralisonbocquee.comFollow us * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556689800126 * Instagram: @accidental_expert_family * YouTube: @AccidentalExpertsFamily * Tiktok: @Accidental_experts. * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryce-hamilton-lscsw-b6770057/ * Email us: accidentalexperts@gmail.com👉 Subscribe to the Accidental Experts audio podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/accidental-experts-with-bryce-hamilton/id1733294868👉 Visit the Accidental Experts home page at Webtalkradio.com: https://webtalkradio.net/internet-talk-radio/category/podcasts/health-and-wellness/accidental-experts/#parentingteens #teentalk #parentingadvice #childdevelopment #familywellness #parentingsupport #therapytalk #accidentalexperts #brycehamiltonlcsw #teenadvice #embracechange #newbeginnings #therapyadvice #SCHEMA #negativethoughts #breakthecycle #schematherapy #cbt #positiveparenting
Challenging Negative Beliefs with Dr Alison Bocquee
Matt Hussey, journalist, therapist, and author of "Love Life: How to Raise Your Standards, Find Your Person, and Live Happily (No Matter What)", sits down with Bryce Hamilton LSCSW to discuss how we can help our children apply principles of happiness to their, and our own lives.For teens especially, it can be difficult to release people and things that are no longer serving our children, or that for whatever reason can no longer be part of their life. Matt shares tips and advice for how we can help our children process the closing of these chapters and more positively and peacefully embrace change and new beginnings. Addressing fear of change, the process of finding ourselves, and the joy that can come from releasing what is no longer meant for us.Matt Hussey is an author, journalist and BACP-qualified therapist based in London. When not running his private therapy practice he writes articles about psychology, therapy and mental health over on his newsletter The Brink. The Brink: www.thebrink.meFollow us * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556689800126 * Instagram: @accidental_expert_family * YouTube: @AccidentalExpertsFamily * Tiktok: @Accidental_experts. * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryce-hamilton-lscsw-b6770057/ * Email us: accidentalexperts@gmail.com👉 Subscribe to the Accidental Experts audio podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/accidental-experts-with-bryce-hamilton/id1733294868👉 Visit the Accidental Experts home page at Webtalkradio.com: https://webtalkradio.net/internet-talk-radio/category/podcasts/health-and-wellness/accidental-experts/#parentingteens #teentalk #ParentingAdvice #ChildDevelopment #FamilyWellness #ParentingSupport #TherapyTalk #accidentalexperts #brycehamiltonlcsw #teenadvice #matthussey #artoflettinggo #lovelife #embracechange #newbeginnings #therapyadvice #relationshipadvice
Accidental Experts The Art of Letting Go with Matt Hussey 040125
Two-time TEDx speaker, credentialed international mental health presenter, and suicide attempt survivor, David Bartley joins Bryce Hamilton LSCSW to share powerful messages about cultivating resiliency, understanding severe mental illness, suicidal thoughts, ideation, and giving insight into mental wellness.David shares his story with his personal experience with suicide, healing, and what has made the most difference in his life on his journey post suicide attempt. Parents can hear first-hand from David what experiences led him to where he is, where he was, and how he found hope to continue forward and what they can do to help support their loved ones who struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts.Resources: Suicide and Crisis Lifeline 988 For more resources, free guides and training please visit: https://zerosuicide.edc.org/resources-parentsDavid Bartley is a TEDx Speaker and International Mental Health Storyteller. He is renowned for his ability to make daunting topics such as mental illness, trauma, and suicide approachable and understandable. Through his work, Bartley has made it his mission to help break the stigma surrounding these issues and show that recovery and prevention are achievable goals. His presentations emphasize practical tools and approaches for preventing suicide and supporting those struggling with mental illness, inspiring individuals and communities to take action. David is available to be booked for speaking engagements through his website: https://www.davidwoodsbartley.com/Listen to his TEDx Talks: https://www.ted.com/talks/david_woods_bartley_how_to_save_a_life_by_sitting_down?subtitle=en🌎 Follow us on  * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556689800126 * Instagram: @accidental_expert_family * YouTube: @AccidentalExpertsFamily * Tiktok: @Accidental_experts * * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryce-hamilton-lscsw-b6770057/ * Email us: accidentalexperts@gmail.com👉 Subscribe to the Accidental Experts audio podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/accidental-experts-with-bryce-hamilton/id1733294868👉 Visit the Accidental Experts home page at Webtalkradio.com: https://webtalkradio.net/internet-talk-radio/category/podcasts/health-and-wellness/accidental-experts/#parentingteens #teentalk #ParentingAdvice #ChildDevelopment #FamilyWellness #depressioninkids #teensuicide #suicideprevention #suicideawareness #suicidestories #resiliency #ParentingSupport #TherapyTalk #accidentalexperts #brycehamiltonlcsw #parentingtips #ect #zerosuicideintiative #davidwoodsbartley #tedx #tedtalks #teenadvice #depressioninteens #depression #anxiety #wellness #mentalhealthawareness #zerosuicide
The Importance of Feeling Seen, Suicide Awareness with David Bartley
Mother and business owner, Grace Carter sits down with Bryce Hamilton LSCSW to discuss how corporate America, and other countries, fail working families, and what we can do about it. Together they discuss what keeps women especially from entering business and entrepreneurship. Join us as we discuss the power of community, how to support one another, and how to connect with resources and networks around you. A great resource for anyone struggling with raising their family while navigating a career or wanting to start a business.Grace Carter is a dynamic entrepreneur, visionary leader and mum of two, renowned for her innovative approach to business and her steadfast commitment to empowering women and advocating for gender equality. With over a decade of experience in brand development and strategic consultancy, an English Master's degree with Distinction and formative experience at British Vogue, Grace has established herself as a trailblazer in her field.Having built and led her own brand agency, Aphra, since 2015, Grace has since expanded into ownership of a range of brands, housed under The Metamorphose Group. This venture curates a varied collection of brands that intertwine creativity, storytelling, purpose, and passion to ignite growth, foster innovation, encourage collaboration to shape a brighter world.Keep up with Grace by following: https://www.agirlcalledgrace.co.uk/ or https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-carter-aphra/ or https://metamorphosegroup.co.uk/Follow us * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556689800126 * Instagram: @accidental_expert_family * YouTube: @AccidentalExpertsFamily * Tiktok: @Accidental_experts. * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryce-hamilton-lscsw-b6770057/ * Email us: accidentalexperts@gmail.com👉 Subscribe to the Accidental Experts audio podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/accidental-experts-with-bryce-hamilton/id1733294868👉 Visit the Accidental Experts home page at Webtalkradio.com: https://webtalkradio.net/internet-talk-radio/category/podcasts/health-and-wellness/accidental-experts/#ParentingAdvice #ChildDevelopment #FamilyWellness #ParentingSupport #TherapyTalk #accidentalexperts #brycehamiltonlscsw #parenting #therapytips #parentinghelp #parentingstruggles #wahm #sahm #workingmom #careermom #girlboss #womeninmalefields
Business and Babies, Family Rearing in Corporate America with Grace Carter
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