Challenging Highlights You’ll Want to Hear:
Are you unintentionally modeling disconnection for your kids? In this raw and uplifting episode, Matt and Alona dive deep into how presence—not perfection—shapes the emotional environment of your family. They break down why joy isn’t something that happens after you finish your to-do list, but something you can cultivate in every moment—even when life feels overwhelming.

Matt shares a personal story about hiking Runyon Canyon, discovering how a simple wave or smile can change not just your day, but the energy you bring to your relationships. Alona opens up about how the sudden loss of her father shifted her from someone who was naturally joyful to someone who needed “a reason” to feel joy—and how she found her way back. Together, they challenge the idea that parenting is about controlling outcomes and reveal why being fully present—even in moments of sadness or anger—is the real secret to connection.

Have a Kinectin Account? Explore these Nudges to see how they apply to your own life—in a way only Amari can.

Nudge: I keep waiting for life to get easier so I can finally enjoy it. But what if I've been teaching my kids to live the same way—delaying joy, connection, and gratitude for some future moment that never comes?

Nudge: When my partner or child is upset, I tend to shut down my own feelings—either suppressing my joy or pushing away my sadness. I just want to practice being fully present with what I feel, without trying to fix it or hide it.

What is Amari?
webe Parents has partnered with Kinectin to bring you Amari, your personal AI coach. Now you can interact with the ideas from our podcasts, articles, and parenting tips—and Amari will help you apply them directly to your personal life.
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To learn more about what Alona & Matt are up to check us out at webeparents.com, or follow us on our socials at Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, or YouTube. Be sure to subscribe to webe Pärents wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.

😳 What if your stress isn’t just in your head, but coded into your biology? In this deeply personal and scientific episode, Matt & Alona sit down with Dr. Steve Cole to explore how your body responds to the vibe of your relationships, your thoughts, and even your to-do list.

💥 The body doesn’t just react to danger — it prepares for it, and most of us are unknowingly telling our systems to brace every single day. From relationship disconnection to unspoken loneliness, these cues are impacting your genes, your immune system, and your children’s well-being.

💔 You’ll want to hear:

• Why finishing your to-do list won’t make you happy—and how it's biologically undermining you.
• How disconnection between spouses creates invisible stress loads on your children.
• Why meaning and purpose aren’t just emotional fluff—they physically change your body’s threat response.

Have a Kinectin Account? Explore these Nudges to see how they apply to your own life — in a way only Amari can.

Nudge = It feels like I’m always doing the next thing on my list, but I'm never at peace. I want to know how to stop operating from this constant low-level stress before it affects my health and my kids.

Nudge = My relationship feels distant. We’re not fighting, but we’re not connected either. I’m worried what message that sends to my kids about love and safety.

What is Amari?
webe Parents has partnered with Kinectin to bring you Amari, your personal AI coach. Now you can interact with the ideas from our podcasts, articles, and parenting tips — and Amari will help you apply them directly to your personal life. Don’t have a Kinectin Account? Create one here

To learn more about what Alona & Matt are up to check us out at webeparents.com, or follow us on our socials at Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, or YouTube. Be sure to subscribe to webe Pärents wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.

Your Kid’s Immune System Isn’t Just About Germs — It’s About You

🔥 What if your child’s immune system is actually responding to you? In this eye-opening episode, Matt & Alona sit down with Dr. Steve Cole, a pioneering social genomics researcher, to expose the invisible ways our relationships — and even our vibes — shape our family’s biology. From chronic disease to viral vulnerability, connection turns out to be a major health intervention.

😳 Dr. Cole explains how emotional disconnection, unpredictable social environments, and even parenting in “survival mode” can silently activate stress responses in our kids' bodies. You’ll never look at your child’s flare-ups or emotional meltdowns the same again.

💥 Hard-hitting truths we unpack:

1. Why your child can feel safe and still be under constant biological threat.
2. How “loneliness” — even in a house full of people — might be the most toxic stressor of all.
3. What happens when your child watches you run on empty — and how your nervous system becomes a model for theirs.

Have a Kinectin Account? 🔗 Explore these Nudges to see how they apply to your own life — in a way only Amari can.

Nudge = Am I contributing to my child nervous system not being at ease?

Nudge = “I feel like I'm always in survival mode, how do I show up different for my kids?”

What is Amari? webe Parents has partnered with Kinectin to bring you Amari, your personal AI coach. Now you can interact with the ideas from our podcasts, articles, and parenting tips — and Amari will help you apply them directly to your personal life. Don't have a Kinectin Account? Create one here

To learn more about what Alona & Matt are up to check us out at webeparents.com, or follow us on our socials at Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, or YouTube. Be sure to subscribe to webe Pärents wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.