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We interview Joe and Mendy McNulty, a former Pastor and Pastor’s wife, about their lives growing up in the Church of the Nazarene, a fundamentalist Christian faith. They share how they left the church and found new, alternative ways to help people heal. Anne and Alison learn wild stories of what it’s like to grow up as a fundamentalist including hell simulations, false biology lessons, and zero sex education. Joe McNulty is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. “Informed by attachment theory and IFS, I incorporate effective counseling models to work with couples, families, and individuals. My passion is to help people recover their hearts so they can be who they are made to be and do what they are made to do.” Mendy McNulty is a Nashville-based Internal Family Systems Practitioner and Healing Consultant. “I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies and a Master’s degree in Education. I have 16 years of experience working in public school and university settings. I’m trained and endorsed by the Internal Family Systems Institute in Level 1 and Level 2: Deepening and Expanding IFS Practice. I have found extensive healing for myself through deep internal reflection in non-ordinary state work.” Follow us on Instagram. Check out our bonus YouTube content. Latchkey Urchins & Friends website. Audio mastering by Josh Collins. Song "One Cloud is Lonely" by Próxima Parada. Cover art by Claire Dierksen.

We interview Karla Amanda Brown about her journey in becoming a therapist and why group therapy is so important for healing. Karla Amanda Brown is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Provider, Level 2 Psychedelic Somatic Interactional Psychotherapist, and the Founder/CEO of Soul Centric Counseling and Soul Centric Collective. Soul Centric Collective was founded with a desire to support people with access to healing, compassionate care, and lifesaving communities. https://soulcentriccollective.com/ Follow us on Instagram. Check out our bonus YouTube content. Latchkey Urchins & Friends website. Audio mastering by Josh Collins. Song "One Cloud is Lonely" by Próxima Parada. Cover art by Claire Dierksen.

Alison's long-time friend Simón Lowrie joins the pod to talk about his experience growing up homeschooled with one of his brothers while their older brother was a child prodigy. We discuss both the merits and shortcomings of deciding to homeschool kids. It can be a refuge for kids who don't fit into public schools but it can also be a haven for religious zealots to spread propaganda.  Follow us on Instagram. Check out our bonus YouTube content. Latchkey Urchins & Friends website. Audio mastering by Josh Collins. Song "One Cloud is Lonely" by Próxima Parada. Cover art by Claire Dierksen.

Anne and Alison share: what they're reading, watching, or listening to right now and their cultural reflectionsa struggle they're each going through and tools they're using to grow and get through itFollow us on Instagram. Check out our bonus YouTube content. Latchkey Urchins & Friends website. Audio mastering by Josh Collins. Song "One Cloud is Lonely" by Próxima Parada. Cover art by Claire Dierksen.

We got 5 listener-submitted stories about Latchkey, awkward, painful, neglectful, or loving family holiday stories—some funny, some sentimental. Join hosts Anne and Alison with guest cohost Kyle Kimball, refugee lawyer, and our guest from Season 2's popular episode: When Gifted Kids Wake Up to Their Trauma. Follow us on Instagram. Check out our bonus YouTube content. Latchkey Urchins & Friends website. Audio mastering by Josh Collins. Song "One Cloud is Lonely" by Próxima Parada. Cover art by Claire Dierksen.

We interview Darcia Narvaez, co-author of the book The Evolved Nest: Nature's Way of Raising Children and Creating Connected Communities.  Darcia Narvaez, Professor Emerita of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame, is Fellow of American Psychological Association, American Educational Research Association, Association for Psychological Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science. She studies evolved morality, child development & human flourishing in a transdisciplinary manner. Her book, Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality: Evolution, Culture and Wisdom won multiple awards. Recent books include Restoring the Kinship Worldview, and The Evolved Nest. Her short films are Breaking the Cycle, The Evolved Nest, and Reimagining Humanity. She is president of KindredWorld.org and founder of EvolvedNest.org. Follow us on Instagram. Check out our bonus YouTube content. Latchkey Urchins & Friends website. Audio mastering by Josh Collins. Song "One Cloud is Lonely" by Próxima Parada. Cover art by Claire Dierksen.

Anne and Alison share what they're currently reading, watching, and listening to.  They each share one thing they've been struggling with lately and how they've gotten through.  Follow us on Instagram. Check out our bonus YouTube content. Latchkey Urchins & Friends website. Audio mastering by Josh Collins. Song "One Cloud is Lonely" by Próxima Parada. Cover art by Claire Dierksen.

We interview Kevin Adler about his new book, out today, When We Walk: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America. Kevin F. Adler is an award-winning social entrepreneur and the author of the new book, When We Walk By, a must-read guide for ending homelessness in America.  Since 2014, Kevin has served as the Founder and CEO of Miracle Messages, a nonprofit that helps people experiencing homelessness rebuild their social support systems and financial security through family reunification services, a phone buddy program, and the first basic income pilot for unhoused individuals in the US, backed by Google.org and as part of a $2.1 million randomized control trial led by researchers at USC. Kevin’s pioneering work on homelessness and relational poverty has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, PBS NewsHour, Los Angeles Times, CNN, on a billboard in Times Square, in his TED Talk, and in his groundbreaking (and hopeful) new book, When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America.  Kevin is also the author of Natural Disasters as a Catalyst for Social Capital, a book that explores how shared traumas can unite or divide communities.  Follow us on Instagram. Check out our bonus YouTube content. Latchkey Urchins & Friends website. Audio mastering by Josh Collins. Song "One Cloud is Lonely" by Próxima Parada. Cover art by Claire Dierksen.

We interview Stephanie Sellers, PhD about her book Daughters Healing from Family Mobbing. Family mobbing is a group act of aggression that targets a family member. It can be typified by a single act of violence or a pattern of abuse over years. Whether isolated or long-term, mobbing enforces the family's domination and control over another. Typically, parents—including adoptive, foster, and step—initiate Family Mobbing. Some relatives may openly participate while the rest of the family may passively support attacks. Stephanie A. Sellers holds a Ph.D. in Native American Studies with a research focus on women’s issues. She's a committed volunteer victim’s advocate and professor at Gettysburg College. She's authored two other books, Native American Autobiography Redefined: A Handbook and Native American Women’s Studies Primer, and is a founding member of a collegiate women’s leadership committee for the American Association of University Women. Follow us on Instagram. Check out our bonus YouTube content. Latchkey Urchins & Friends website. Audio mastering by Josh Collins. Song "One Cloud is Lonely" by Próxima Parada. Cover art by Claire Dierksen.

Anne and Alison talk with Geanne Meta, author of Parenting Well After Childhood Abuse, Be a Great Parent Even if Yours Were Crap. Geanne (pronounced Ge-Anne) is a mom, sister, wife, grandmom, friend, animal rescuer, good cook - and also, a childhood sexual abuse survivor who isn’t afraid to talk about it. She has a passion for sharing her story in hopes of helping the multitude of others who suffer in silence. GeanneMeta.com Follow us on Instagram. Check out our bonus YouTube content. Latchkey Urchins & Friends website. Audio mastering by Josh Collins. Song "One Cloud is Lonely" by Próxima Parada. Cover art by Claire Dierksen.

We're back for Season 3! We start this season off by speaking with Heidi Andersen, body-centered psychotherapist about why trauma healing has to happen in the body, not just the mind. Heidi Andersen is the founder of Reclaiming Beauty.  "I believe embodiment heals. I'm here to support you in healing your relationship with food and your body so you can free yourself from destructive thoughts and behaviors and discover the inner peace and freedom you deserve. As a Body-centered psychotherapist, I have 15 years of experience supporting clients in addressing trauma and attachment wounds that have led to a challenging relationship with food and body. I use an integrated approach drawing on my training in Embodied Recovery for Eating Disorders, Internal Family Systems, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Expressive Arts and Yoga. I am thrilled to have completed my certification process as a Certified Body Trust® Specialist." IG: @reclaimingbeauty Follow us on Instagram. Check out our bonus YouTube content. Latchkey Urchins & Friends website. Audio mastering by Josh Collins. Song "One Cloud is Lonely" by Próxima Parada. Cover art by Claire Dierksen.

Anne and Alison look back at moments from Season 2 and share how they've grown from the teachings of their wise guests. Follow us on Instagram. Check out our bonus YouTube content. Latchkey Urchins & Friends website. Audio mastering by Josh Collins. Song "One Cloud is Lonely" by Próxima Parada. Cover art by Claire Dierksen.