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Roundy's Rants, Raves and Reviews

Roundy's Rants, Raves and Reviews

By: Tanya Harris Roundy
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As an English, Theatre, and Speech and Debate Teacher, I've got issues and thoughts on issues. My students call them my "rants". Everyone has their soapboxes, their certainties/beliefs, and each voice is important and should be heard! So, let's Rant together!

I also firmly believe that literature of all forms makes up a part of who we are, our beliefs/thoughts, and what we do with them to create.

In this podcast we discuss:

1) Rants: What's your certainty/soapbox? Let's have a respectful discussion about it.

2) Raves: The Literature/authors who have inspired you, your life, and your work.

3) Reviews: A discussion and review of your work (whatever you do), or what you believe others should be reading/watching/listening to and why.

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  • Not Alone: Healing Trauma Through Faith, Therapy & Compassionate Support | Anne Marie Richardson
    Apr 28 2026

    Not Alone: Healing Trauma Through Faith, Therapy & Compassionate Support | Anne Marie Richardson
    https://www.annemarierichardson.com/about
    Host Tanya Roundy interviews author and spiritual director Anne Marie Richardson about her Christ-centered trauma recovery work and “Not Alone” groups for women. Richardson shares her spiritual background, a midlife crisis that surfaced unresolved wounds, and how therapy, spiritual practices, grief, and forgiveness helped her heal childhood sexual abuse and family anger dynamics. She explains that trauma is caused by people, not God, and describes learning healthy anger, self-compassion, and self-care. Richardson discusses sharing survivor stories, creating a “Not Alone” workbook, and leading small groups covering shame, trust, grief, fear, control, addictions, and relationships. She offers guidance for survivors on safely telling their story, seeking therapy and support groups, and understanding body-based trauma responses. She also outlines how to accompany survivors through compassionate listening, avoiding platitudes, knowing when to refer, and offers trainings and books via annmarierichardson.com and Amazon.

    00:00 Welcome and Introductions
    00:58 Faith Journey and Midlife Crisis
    03:26 Childhood Trauma Revealed
    04:07 Shame and Trust Struggles
    05:12 Learning Healthy Anger
    08:07 Grief Forgiveness and Letters
    11:09 Desert Season Reflections
    13:03 Sharing Story and Not Alone
    16:19 Group Format and Topics
    19:10 Practical Steps for Survivors
    23:01 Gods Love and Self Compassion
    24:54 Self Care and Healing
    26:04 Paris Art and Fatherly Love
    27:18 Rejection to Published Author
    32:39 Accompanying Survivors Basics
    34:39 Compassionate Listening Skills
    38:40 When to Refer Out
    43:36 Training for Clergy
    46:56 Books Links and Final Hope

    In a world full of uncertainty, how does one cope with unbearable loss and pain? A Christmas tragedy finds Steve and Maria struggling to find hope. With the love and support of family and friends, will they find peace as they walk through the fire of Uncertainty?

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    53 mins
  • Screens, Phones and saving Childhood: Talking Tech with SS Coulter
    Apr 23 2026

    This is a video about Screens, Phones and Saving Childhood: Talking Tech with SS Coulter

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    Host Tanya Roundy interviews Shannon “SS” Coulter about helping families build healthier relationships with technology, especially protecting kids from addictive screen design that rewires brains and fuels anxiety. Shannon traces her focus back to 2008, when her young stepchildren didn’t know how to play outside, and discusses how constant dopamine-driven scrolling, social comparison, and notifications are intentionally engineered like “Big Tobacco.” They praise Utah’s push to keep phones out of schools, citing better social interaction, fewer fights, and academic improvement, and argue kids need boredom, play, imagination, and boundaries to develop resilience and social skills. Shannon shares her resources: Planet Fossa children’s books and a forthcoming parent-focused activity app with point-based incentives, plus adult coaching/course work and plans for a podcast aimed at millennial moms, emphasizing moderation and “have more fun.”

    00:00 Welcome and Introductions
    00:48 Mission to Tame Tech
    03:13 Screens Steal Childhood
    07:14 Boredom Builds Brains
    08:31 Replacing Screen Dopamine
    10:24 Apps Designed to Hook You
    12:30 Big Tech vs Kids Safety
    15:03 Phones Out of Schools
    18:09 Parents vs Phone Policies
    20:38 Willpower Is Not Enough
    22:01 Big Tech Playbook
    22:38 Protecting Childhood Imagination
    23:47 Fame Without Greatness
    25:03 Parenting Without Screens
    26:31 Overscheduled Kids Problem
    28:47 Planet Fossa Tools
    33:01 Break the Chain Community
    35:12 Light the Spark Daily
    36:21 Boredom Builds Creativity
    38:27 Where to Find Resources
    40:05 Have More Fun Finale
    41:23 Post Show Wrap Chat

    In a world full of uncertainty, how does one cope with unbearable loss and pain? A Christmas tragedy finds Steve and Maria struggling to find hope. With the love and support of family and friends, will they find peace as they walk through the fire of Uncertainty?

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    46 mins
  • Parenting as Leadership: Raising Independent, Resourceful Kids | Janet Krebs on Communication & Responsibility
    Apr 21 2026

    Parenting as Leadership: Raising Independent, Resourceful Kids | Janet Krebs on Communication & Responsibility

    On Roundy’s Rants, Raves, and Reviews, host Tanya talks with four-time bestselling author and leadership coach Janet Krebs about how her background in HR, education, and a space flight simulator program led to a focus on communication and raising capable adults. Janet shares why she wrote a short guide, “Parenting Like a Leader: 15 Universal Shifts to Raising the Standout Adults of Tomorrow,” and explains her core idea that parents are the most important leaders, emphasizing vision, modeling, and transferring responsibility to kids. They discuss helping children practice problem-solving at home as a “learning laboratory,” normalizing failure as learning, and why speech, debate, and storytelling build confidence and real-world readiness. Janet also mentions her influences and where to find her work at janetkrebs.com and on social media.

    00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro
    00:38 Janet’s Background Highlights
    01:43 From HR to Teaching
    04:37 Communication and Responsibility
    08:25 Speech Debate Power
    11:37 Why She Wrote the Book
    13:32 Influences and Lifelong Learning
    18:35 Parenting as Leadership
    21:59 Chores Build Responsibility
    23:07 Parenting Becomes A Verb
    24:07 Kids Need Practice
    24:57 No Shame For Parents
    26:53 Sports And Family Burnout
    28:33 Start With A Vision
    30:59 Home Learning Laboratory
    32:53 Teaching Resourcefulness
    34:43 Transfer Responsibility Ladder
    37:14 Where To Find Janet
    39:06 Parenting Should Be Joyful
    40:27 Final Takeaways And Goodbye

    In a world full of uncertainty, how does one cope with unbearable loss and pain? A Christmas tragedy finds Steve and Maria struggling to find hope. With the love and support of family and friends, will they find peace as they walk through the fire of Uncertainty?

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