EP 30: Season 2 Finale | Free to Fly: Hard Truths, Hopeful Parenting, and Why Strong Kids Need Strong Parents with Nicole Runyon
Mon Dec 01 2025
To close out Season 2, Julianne welcomes licensed psychotherapist and parent coach Nicole Runyon to discuss her powerful new book, Free to Fly. This isn’t just another parenting book—it’s a manifesto calling out the powerful forces that are sabotaging childhood. Nicole shares how big tech, big food, and big pharma prey on kids and parents, and what we can do to reclaim our families' health, rhythms, and relationships.
From early childhood development to the dangers of overstimulation, retained reflexes, and parenting through emotional dysregulation, this episode covers the hard truths most parenting books avoid.
And after the "official" interview ended, Julianne asked Nicole to stay on the line—to dive into two chapters that no one has dared ask about yet. Nicole said yes.
The result is one of the most powerful and courageous conversations on the podcast to date.
If you’ve ever felt afraid to ask the hard questions or speak out loud what you know to be true, this episode will meet you with clarity, conviction, and compassion.
Where to find Nicole Runyon:
Website
Free to Fly book
Where you can find me:
Show notes:
Instagram
Read the blog
Shop my activity guides and free downloads
More
To close out Season 2, Julianne welcomes licensed psychotherapist and parent coach Nicole Runyon to discuss her powerful new book, Free to Fly. This isn’t just another parenting book—it’s a manifesto calling out the powerful forces that are sabotaging childhood. Nicole shares how big tech, big food, and big pharma prey on kids and parents, and what we can do to reclaim our families' health, rhythms, and relationships. From early childhood development to the dangers of overstimulation, retained reflexes, and parenting through emotional dysregulation, this episode covers the hard truths most parenting books avoid. And after the "official" interview ended, Julianne asked Nicole to stay on the line—to dive into two chapters that no one has dared ask about yet. Nicole said yes. The result is one of the most powerful and courageous conversations on the podcast to date. If you’ve ever felt afraid to ask the hard questions or speak out loud what you know to be true, this episode will meet you with clarity, conviction, and compassion. Where to find Nicole Runyon: Website Free to Fly book Where you can find me: Show notes: Instagram Read the blog Shop my activity guides and free downloads