Inner Lights Studio
Inner Lights Studio is a quiet, thoughtful podcast for parents, educators, and anyone who cares about the inner voice that shapes identity.
Drawing from over 30 years of working with children and families, podcast host Lisa James explores how our inner lights—our sense of safety, worth, voice, and possibility—are formed early and carried forward through generations. These episodes are gentle reflections, real stories, and honest conversations about what we tolerate, what we model, and what we pass on without realizing it.
This is not a podcast about fixing kids or perfect parenting. It’s an invitation to slow down, listen more closely, and become more intentional about the light we live from—and the light our children learn to trust.
Short, calming episodes designed to be listened to on a drive, during daily routines, or in the quiet moments in between.
Inner Lights Studio
Episode #3 - Affirmations, Anxiety and the Lights Within
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In this episode, Lisa shares what happened when she asked over 160 elementary students a simple question: What does the word affirmation mean? The answers — or lack of them — reveal something deeper about the changing inner voices of our children.
We explore the connection between affirmation, anxiety, digital overload, and identity formation, drawing insights from The Anxious Generation and The Disengaged Teen. If we don’t intentionally teach children how to strengthen their own inner voice, the world will shape it for them. This episode is an invitation to begin that work — gently, intentionally, together.
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