# Amy Ellis Nutt

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Is Depression a 21st-Century Epidemic?

More than 17 million adults in America—7 percent of people 18 and older in the U.S.—have at least one major depressive episode annually. An estimated 15 percent of all people on Earth are expected to experience depression during their lifetimes. In 2015, UCLA launched a campus-wide initiative to cu…

Episode 036: Resilience and Empathy

Drawing on ancient teachings about parenting, Maria and Sheila embark on a conversation about how to raise this modern generation of children with resilience and empathy. "Recognize the inner realities. If you try to make your children good, you will make them and yourself miserable; show them …

Ep. 32: Reframing Adolescence with Kirsten Cobabe

Adolescence. What a challenging time! I know I'm not alone when I say I would never want to go back to my teen years. Despite having some amazing experiences, I was an emotional mess. Parenting adolescents is challenging, too! It can bring out the best and worst in us as parents. I keep seeing h…

How Do We Close the Gap between Who We Are and Who We Should Be?

Greg answers questions about living consistently with who we should be as new creations in Christ,  Johns Hopkins reversing their position on transgender surgeries, advice for a returning missionary on whether or not to start a home church, and using a person’s own values to persuade them to adopt …

Nicole Maines (It Gets Better...) feat. Sammy Rae, Guest Gay Reader

Host Jason Blitman is joined by trans icon and Supergirl star Nicole Maines talking about her new book It Gets Better… Except When It Gets Worse, Disney movies, and the transformative power of storytelling. Guest Gay Reader Sammy Rae shares her unique reading interests and shares more about the exc…

Essential Reading

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen are joined by the unofficial executive producer, third co-host and Stephen's younger brother, Anthony Chukumba, and talk about nine LGBTQ+ books including Page Boy, by Elliot Page, Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H, The Bold World by Jodie Patt…

Transgender Rights Aren't 'Far-Left.' They're Human Rights. (67)

Transgender rights are often mislabeled as a "far-left" issue, but that framing erases the humanity at the center of the conversation. In this episode, I call out the confusion between political strategies and basic human rights, and why it's crucial to remember we're talking about people, not poli…

S2 The Agency Problem E1: The Shift We Didn’t Notice

Episode 1: The Shift We Didn’t Notice Program Notes & Sources This episode introduces the central question of the series: what happens to human behavior when people lose meaningful control over their lives? The research below informed the ideas in this episode. These aren’t footnotes — they’re star…