Show overview
Your Bright Future by Lava Ridge Counseling has been publishing since 2020, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 58 episodes. That works out to roughly 20 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 20 min and 25 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Education show.
There hasn’t been a new episode in the last ninety days; the most recent episode landed 7 months ago. The busiest year was 2022, with 14 episodes published. Published by Your Bright Future Podcast with Mrs J and Mr LD.
From the publisher
A Lava Ridge Counseling Podcast-Connecting Home and School and helping our students prepare for a bright future.
Latest Episodes
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YBF 6.2 Anxious Generation Chapter 7-Boys
We continue our book study of The Anxious Generation-The first part of Chapter 7 which focuses on the impacts of our new tech culture on boys. We'll discuss girls next time.
YBF 6.1-Welcome Back 2025-2026
Get to know LRIS Counselors and the resources we have to help your student thrive so they can be happy and successful at school. Be sure to check out our archive of past episodes as well.
Podcast 5.6 Chapter 5- Four Harms - 2:28:25, 1.47 PM
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt Book Study. We discuss Chapter 5 and the Four Harms social media inflicts on children. Let us know what you think by visiting our website at counseling.lavaridge.net/podcast
Episode 5.6- The Anxious Generation Book Study Ch. 3 & 4
We continue our book study of Jonathan Haidt's The Anxious Generation Chapters 3 and 4.
Podcast 5.5 Connect And Redirect - 10:29:24, 8.51 AM
From No-Drama Discipline by Daniel J. Siegel, we discuss this useful parenting technique that can help you Connect and Redirect your kids into success. Check out the Refrigerator Sheet at the following link: https://drdansiegel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/NDD-Refrigerator-Sheet.pdf
Podcast 5.4 The Anxious Generation Book Review- Chapter 1 & 2
We begin our book study of The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt. Chapters 1 and 2. Also check out waituntileigth.org -a great resource for committing to a play-based childhood. .
Podcast 5.3 It's Not Manipulation
Today we discuss an article from Psychology Today about manipulation and how we can look at certain behaviors as emotional development rather than a willful act. Read the article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/changing-minds/202308/is-your-child-being-manipulative-or-is-it-something-else?fbclid=IwY2xjawFjxLFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHbAgoSvkYA_7qKg9mvciDYkkF9baCHA0iWXB2wthS5Yi2YTN4Y-vgEfFBw_aem_agzqJW6rfR9gdzHWvrxKMQ
Episode 5.2 Book Study - The Anxious Generation
Join us as we begin our book study of The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness. We discuss the impact of technology and the intro to Jonathan Haidt's bestselling book.
Podcast 5.1 What's New At LRIS - 9:6:24, 2.19 PM
Welcome to a new year! Season 5 of Your Bright Future starts here.
Episode 5 - Self Compassion
Lava Ridge Counselors teach you about Self-Compassion in this episode. Being kind and compassionate to your self and teaching this to your students is one of the healthiest ways to find success in school and life. Thanks for listening! Article: 4 Techniques for Practicing Self-Compassion https://health.clevelandclinic.org/self-compassion
S4 E4 Lily And Brooklyn - 2:27:24, 2.19 PM
Mr. LD speaks with Lily and Brooklyn, two of our amazing 7th grade students, about Friendship, their goals, and they share some tips for surviving middle school.
S4 E3 Mr. LD Talks With Jonah And Marco About School Success
Mr. LD chats with Marco and Jonah about the tips and tricks that help students be successful at school.
S4 E2 Mr LD Talks To Summer And Grace About Friendship
Mr. LD speaks with LRIS students Summer and Grace about their LRIS experience and they share some tips about making and keeping friends.
S4 E1 A New Year- 10:16:23, 11.55 AM
Welcome to Year 4 of our School Counseling podcast! This year we are changing our focus just a bit so that we will be speaking directly to students. Parents can still check out our past episodes at www.counseling.lavaridge.net/podcast. Please share with other parents and students if you find our podcast helpful and engaging. We love to hear from you anytime!
Episode 3.15 - Relationship Bank Accounts
We explore the Relationship Bank Account and how it can help improve the parent-child relationship.
Podcast 3.14b QPR Part 2
Part 2 of our QPR Training podcast.
Podcast 3.14a QPR Training
First in a two-part series about the QPR training we teach our 7th grade students as part of our ongoing suicide prevention curriculum. See www.qprinstitute.com for more.
Episode 3.13 Love
Today's episode focuses on how we show love to others and how we can help our children love themselves. The books we reference are Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy and The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman.
Podcast 3.12 The Warrior Way
We take a look at our PBIS system, the Warrior Way, and our school store the Warrior Way Mart and help parents understand how we use gold points to reinforce and reward positive and consistent good school behavior. Students love earning and spending points in the school store.
Episode 3.11 Meditation Practice
In today's episode, we (mostly LD) share some important facts about meditation and how it can help our students regulate emotions and find balance.