
Parenting Shrink Wrapped is your all-access pass to the wild and wonderful journey of raising kids! Hosted by Dr. Melissa Wellner, a double board-certified psychiatrist and child and adolescent psychiatrist, and Samantha Straub, a licensed therapist, educator, and parenting coach, this dynamic duo brings a perfect mix of professional expertise and mom humor. With five kids between them—and thousan... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 47 | Founded | a year ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Kids & FamilyParenting | |||

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From pumpkin costumes and family trick-or-treating to teen parties and candy negotiations, Halloween looks different at every stage of parenting.
In this episode of Parenting Shrink Wrapped, Dr. Melissa Wellner and Sam Straub share ... more
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In this powerful episode, Sam and Melissa talk with Dr. Courtney Glickman, founder of The Collective Healing Center in Annapolis, MD, about how parents can recognize, respond to, and support children who have experienced sexual trauma... more
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Parenting coach Sam Straub and Dr. Melissa Wellner talk with counselor and life coach Maria Winters about raising bicultural kids. Maria shares her journey from Venezuela to the U.S., the cultural mix in her family, and what it’s lik... more
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Grief touches every family, yet many of us feel unsure how to guide ourselves—or our kids—through it. In this heartfelt conversation, Sam and Melissa talk with grief specialist Marna Brickman, LCSW-C, about the many forms grief can ta... more
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The conversations are packed with practical tips and info from two respected professionals in the field of parenting and children’s mental health. I’m so glad they decided to join forces and share their knowledge with all of us. As a mother of two, I find this helpful and encouraging. I’ll definitely keep listening — and I’m truly thankful for the 2 of you.
The episodes are great. They cover fantastic topics that as parents we’ve been trying to figure out. Love the examples and the how to parts. Wish we had found this sooner.
Parenting Shrink Wrapped is an enjoyable, accessible show about how to be the kind of parent you strive to be. Dr Wellner and Ms Straub cover the how’s and why’s of specific parenting styles and strategies with compassion and humor. As both a psychologist and a mom of two, I highly recommend it!
As a parent and a health practitioner, I love this podcast. Samantha and Melissa are so fun to listen to because they are authentic, knowledgeable and compassionate. They have professional expertise and they are parents which make all their advice even more meaningful. I love the energy they bring to the podcast along with their awesome nuggets of information and guidance. They cover a variety of important topics and I find myself getting excited for the next episode to drop!
That first episode was everything I’ve been trying to figure out on my own for these last few years. Momming isn’t for the faint of heart and I feel like I’m tested regularly. (What mother doesn’t, right?) so glad to have stumbled across this pod to use as a resource!
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