The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

1KHO 970: Breath Through Your Mouth As Often As You Eat Through Your Nose | Dr. Sheryl Pomerance, About Face

By age three, a child's mid-face has already reached approximately 70% of its adult size. Yet most families don't begin thinking seriously about orthodontics until their

1KHO 969: The Beautiful Gift Of Being Fully Present | Mark Ostach, The Gift of Connection

Our fingers can scroll the equivalent of five miles a day, yet we struggle to find time for a walk, a meaningful conversation, or the hobbies we once loved. We've become

1KHO 968: Weaving What You Love Into Obligation | Kate Washington, Midstream: A Life Remade in 50 Swims⁠,

Sometimes the most important thing a mother can do for her children is remember who she was before motherhood. After years of caregiving, grief, and carrying the invisib

1KHO 967: Beware Of The Holiday Death Aisle | Vani Hari, Food Babe Feast

Somewhere along the way, food corporations became part of nearly every family celebration. From Valentine's Day candy to Christmas cookies, entire holidays are now wrappe

1KHO 966: You're Not Behind And You're Not Late | Benjamin Windle, Your Life Signature

We've become so obsessed with doing something big that we're overlooking the extraordinary purpose found in ordinary life. Pastor and author of Your Life Signature, Benja

1KHO 965: All Children Are Creative Until We Stifle Their Creativity | Dr. Louisa Penfold, Every Child Is An Artist

A lump of clay, a cardboard box, or a handful of leaves can teach children things no worksheet ever could. Dr. Louisa Penfold, Harvard education researcher and author of

1KHO 964: The First Gift of Christmas, Joel David and Luke Smallbone, Drummer Boy

Sometimes the most powerful story behind a movie is the one unfolding in the lives of the people making it. Brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone of For KING + COUNTRY join Gi

1KHO 963: What We Lost When Childhood Became So Comfortable | Meghan Cox Gurdon

There was a time when children could experience life without feeling the need to document it, share it, or turn it into something for others to see. Author Meghan Cox Gur

1KHO 962: Today Is The Youngest You'll Ever Be | Jon Acuff, The 3-Minute Mindset

The words we repeat become the beliefs our children carry, and sometimes we don't realize what we've taught them until years later. Bestselling author Jon Acuff, our resi

1KHO 961: The Kind of Adventure a Screen Can't Give You | Isaac Rudansky, Georgie Summers and the Scribes of Scatterplot

What if erasing a child's painful memories would actually take away something important? In this conversation, Ginny Yurich welcomes Isaac Rudansky, father of four, entre

1KHO 960: The Untold Story Behind It's a Wonderful Life | Aaron Burns and Justin Strawhand, Jimmy

It's a Wonderful Life has touched generations of families, but few know the extraordinary story of suffering and healing behind Jimmy Stewart's unforgettable performance.

1KHO 959: Winning The Trauma Olympics | Toni Collier, Unshakable Moxie

Healing doesn't always mean the pain goes away. Sometimes it means growing strong enough to carry it—and helping someone else carry theirs. Author and speaker Toni Colli

1KHO 958: Hospitality Is Who You Are | Tori Hope Peterson, Safe House

Children learn generosity not just from what their parents tell them, but from what they watch their parents do. Tori Hope Petersen, author of Safe House and a former fo

1KHO 957: Americans Didn't Always Believe There Was Only One Way to Educate a Child | Dixie Dillon Lane, Skipping School

The way we educate children today isn't the way we've always done it. In fact, many of the practices parents take for granted are surprisingly recent developments in Amer

1KHO 956: Children Who Can’t Sit Still Need To Move More, Not Less | Sally Goddard Blythe, The Well Balanced Child

A child who struggles to sit still may actually need more movement, not more discipline. And a child who struggles to read may be facing developmental challenges that hav

1KHO 955: All Behavior Makes Sense (Even When it Doesn’t Seem To) | Robyn Gobbel, Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors⁠,

The child who struggles most with behavior may be the very child who needs more recess, more play, and more connection—not another consequence. Robyn Gobbel, author of R

1KHO 954: Spend Your Money on What Matters Most | Crystal Paine, The 7 Habits of Financially Healthy Women

The way you spend your money can shape your life and Crystal Paine wants us to make sure it’s shaping a life we actually want. Crystal is back for the third time to talk

1KHO 953: Tiny Blessings Are Blessings, Too | Wendy Speake, The Sacrifice of Praise and Thanksgiving

During one of the darkest seasons of her life, Wendy Speake walked 150 miles in a single month. She felt so emotionally paralyzed that taking physical steps became a way

1KHO 952: It's Never Too Late To Become Someone New | MP Woodward, The Handler

Five years can change everything. In 2021, M.P. Woodward was an Amazon executive who had never published a novel. Today, he's writing Tom Clancy thrillers like The Handle

1KHO 951: The Lost Art Of Enjoying Everyday Life | Ian Bogost, The Small Stuff

Children know something about enjoying life that adults have largely forgotten. A stick, a cardboard box, or even a marshmallow can become an entire world of discovery, w