Stance of Curiosity
Child Psychologists Joelle vanLent and Gillian Boudreau tackle topics related to schooling in our modern times including navigating impossible expectations and the power of curiosity in education, empowering educators to redefine success, overcoming fear and shame and their effects on school communities with open dialogue, and balancing high demands with compassion and understanding.
Podcasting since 2025 • 18 episodes
Stance of Curiosity
Latest Episodes
Who's Afraid of What? What to do when team interactions get dicey
Gilian shares her strategy of processing adult interactions that don’t go as expected, including at times conflict and defensiveness. Stepping back to consider how fear may be inspiring our responses and re-approaching the interactions wi...
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48:14
Social Humility: Replacing confusion with curiosity. Featuring Aaron Lanou!
The podcast welcomes our second guest, Aaron Lanou! Aaron is one of Gillian's longtime favorite colleagues and thought partners, and you can read all about his work here:In brief, Aaro...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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55:18
What do we think about technology use among kids and teens now?
Gillian and Joelle discuss their ever-evolving professional opinions on technology, social media, and video gaming use among elementary, middle, and high school students. While it may seem clear what schools should do in elementary and mi...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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42:52
Finding Hope in Simplicity and Connection. Featuring our first *guest!*
Joelle and Gillian welcome their first guest to the Podcast! Meet Roger, a teacher in the Maryland/DC area. Roger shares his approaches to supporting students in the context of heightened stress and certainty. He shares a stra...
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52:41
What is PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance/Persistent Drive for Autonomy) and is it a new thing?
Gillian and Joelle talk about the framework of PDA and how it can both reinforce approaches we have long-used very wisely, as well as inspire some new ways of understanding student responses and needs. As with any new concept, we can temp...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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39:09
