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💜☂️ The Middle School Mary Poppins Podcast™ is a chart-topping parenting and education podcast hosted by Suzanne M. Swain, EdS, LMSW—a former middle school teacher, school librarian, administrator, professor of education, therapist, and educational sociologist with more than 20 years of experience working with tweens, teens, families, and schools.
Designed especially for parents, educators, and caregivers of children ages 10–15, each episode combines brain science, emotional regulation strategies, practical parenting tools, school culture insight, and real-world support for navigating the middle school years.
Topics include anxiety, autism, ADHD, executive functioning, emotional regulation, friendship challenges, screen time, social media, resilience, neurodiversity, school success, family communication, and adolescent development.
Known for its warm, research-based approach and Neurodivergent-Friendly design, the podcast helps families move beyond shame, punishment, and panic toward connection, understanding, and emotional growth.
Whether you’re raising a middle schooler, teaching one, or simply trying to better understand the adolescent brain, you’ll find practical strategies, encouragement, and a little ridiculous joy along the way.
Stop. Regulate. Listen.
Learn more at msmarypoppins.com
Special thanks to Janine Stella at http://www.StellaMix.com for Producing MSMP. 💜☂️
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S2 EP 29 - SEL Summer Camp Week 2: Are Screens Evil or Not? Chocolate Cake, Dopamine & the Middle School Brain
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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S2 EP 28 - SEL Summer Camp Week 1 - Adolescent Brains: A Powerful Engine, Sensitive Alarm, & Driver Still in Training
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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S2 EP 27 - Plain-Talk ~ Showing Grace: Don’t You Forget About Me
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May 26, 2026 |
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S2 EP 26 - Internet Culture & Emotional Health: The Safety Dance
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May 12, 2026 |
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S2 EP 25 - Dogs, Cats, and the Neurodivergent Brain: You’ve Got a Friend in Me
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May 05, 2026 |
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S2 EP 24 - Leveling Up Self-Regulation: The Final Countdown
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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S2 EP 23 - The Screen Time Clash: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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S2 EP 22 - Growing Up Neurodivergent: Karma Chameleon
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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S2 EP 21 - Cancer Changes Everything: Listen to Your Heart
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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S2 EP 20 - Unpacking Neurodivergence: She Blinded Me With Science
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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S2 EP 19 - Anger & Reactivity: Under Pressure
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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S2 EP 18 - Neurodivergent Perseverance: I Need a Hero
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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S2 EP 17 - Outsmarting Bullies: Tainted Love
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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S2 EP 16 - Emotional Safety: Time After Time
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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S2 EP 15 - Food for Mood 2: Sweet Dreams are Made of This
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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S2 EP 14 - Food for Mood: Hungry like a Wolf
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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S2 EP 13 - Holiday Joy & Eustress: Run Run Rudolph
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Poetry Special: Twas the Night Before Middle School Break
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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S2 EP 11 - Ridiculous Joy: It's a Beautiful Life
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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S2 EP 10 - Thanksgiving Social Skills Special: We Are Family
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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S2 EP 9 - Learning Empathy: Right Here Waiting
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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S2 EP 8 - Tweens & Money: The Secret of My Success
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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S2 EP 7 - Masculinity: Let’s Hear It for the Boys
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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S2 EP 6 - Educational Epic Fails: Insane in the Brain
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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S2 EP 5 - ADHD Goes Back to School: Take on Me
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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S2 EP 4 - Technology VR/ AI Killed the Radio Star
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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S2 EP 3 - Trauma: When Bad Things Happen - The Labyrinth
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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S2 EP 2 - Grandparents: A Coat of Many Colors
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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S2 EP 1 - Test Anxiety: This One's For the Children
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May 28, 2025 |
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S1 EP 8 - Simply the Best Around: Blow Pops, Business, & The 8th Grade Hustle
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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S1 EP 7 - Perception: The Hidden Emotional Struggles of Teachers
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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S1 EP 6 - Spirituality: The Wind Beneath My Wings
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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S1 EP 5 - Word Play: Nice Nice Baby
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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S1 EP 4 - Teacher Education: You Spin Me Like a Record - Dr. Akenson’s Class
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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S1 EP 3 - New Kids On The Block: The Write Stuff
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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S1 EP 2 - Teachers: Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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S1 EP 1 - Mary Poppins 2.0: A Spoonful of Educator Sugar
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Aug 05, 2024 |