The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

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, while grown-ups increasingly measure experiences by their productivity or future payoff.

Ian Bogost, author of The Small Stuff: How to Lead a More Gratifying Life and a writer at The Atlantic, joins Ginny Yurich to explore how our pursuit of convenience, efficiency, and achievement has quietly stripped everyday life of some of its richest pleasures. From the surprising limitations of the famous marshmallow test to the disappearing rituals of paper tickets and ordinary human interactions, Bogost reveals how much we're overlooking.

Their conversation offers a refreshing perspective on childhood, screen time, and the pressure to optimize every moment. It also reveals a remarkably simple way to experience more joy without changing your circumstances, accomplishing more, or waiting for something better to happen.

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Even if you spend every possible moment with your children, you'll still grieve how quickly they grow up. That sadness isn't proof you missed something. It's part of loving someone who is constantly changing.

Dr. Ann Welsh, psychologist, coach, and author of Ambitious Mother, joins Ginny Yurich for a hopeful conversation about the surprising ways motherhood changes us. Welsh explains how becoming a mother can strengthen our ability to lead, prioritize, connect, and even think creatively—and why playing with our children may develop skills we carry into the rest of our lives.

They also explore the enormous amount of invisible work mothers perform, why the village we need rarely looks like the one we've imagined, and how our ambitions can change without disappearing. From stepping away from a dream job at Harvard to redefining what a successful life looks like, Welsh offers a refreshing perspective on motherhood, identity, and the freedom to grow through every season.

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We live in a world that rewards performance, comparison, and constant approval. But what is that doing to our children—and to the people we're becoming?

In this deeply thoughtful conversation, Ginny sits down with therapist, pastor, and author Chuck DeGroat to explore the hidden roots of narcissism, the surprising ways childhood wounds shape adult behavior, and why genuine character development requires far more than simply trying harder.

Chuck challenges parents to rethink what it means to protect their children. Our job isn't to eliminate suffering, but to become the safe place they can return to when life gets hard. He also explains how technology narrows our attention, why so many adults remain trapped in patterns they don't recognize, and how something as simple as watching birds can begin to restore our capacity for wonder and connection.

Drawing from his new book, Who You're Becoming, Chuck offers a hopeful reminder that lasting transformation happens slowly, through relationships, honest reflection, and learning to be fully present.

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Childhood was never meant to be a race. Bestselling author and Slow Movement pioneer Carl Honoré returns to The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast for a conversation about what happens when we stop rushing our kids and ourselves through life. Carl and Ginny talk about why boredom matters, how overscheduling can turn childhood into a race for perfection, why some of the best conversations with our kids happen when nobody is watching the clock, and the power of the small things like family meals, puzzles, books, nature, sleep, and simply having nowhere else to be. They also explore slow schooling, homeschooling, our complicated relationship with screens, and Carl’s beautiful book Slow Adventures, which invites children to experience the world at a more human pace. Find Carl, his books, courses, and videos at CarlHonoré.com, explore In Praise of Slowness, watch his TED Talk In Praise of Slowness, and watch his free How to Slow Down TED course.

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BetterHelp: Visit ⁠www.BetterHelp.com/1000HOURS⁠ today to get 10% off your first month.

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Church hurt can leave you grieving far more than a bad experience because you can lose your community in the process. In this deeply personal conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down with counseling pastor and author Tim St. John to talk about his book After Church Hurt and what actually happens when the place meant to care for you becomes the source of the wound. Ginny shares her own family’s experience of raising serious concerns inside their church, being pushed out, and still dealing with the effects years later. Tim explains the three waves of church hurt, why naming what happened matters, how shame and hypervigilance can linger, and what to look for when you're ready to trust a church community again. They also talk about something surprisingly hopeful: churches intentionally building cultures of care where people know exactly where to turn when life falls apart. Tim shares free counseling training and resources through Lighthouse Community Church, along with more resources, sermons, articles, and information about his work at TimothyStJohn.com.

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BetterHelp: Visit ⁠www.BetterHelp.com/1000HOURS⁠ today to get 10% off your first month.

Quince - Visit ⁠www.quince.com/outside⁠ and get free shipping and 365 day returns

IXL Learning - Head to ⁠www.ixl.com/1000hours⁠ to get an exclusive 20% savings on your membership

Whisker - Take care of your cats while taking an additional $50 off bundles with code 1000HOURS when you shop ⁠www.whisker.com/1000HOURS⁠

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