Small But Mighty: Recent Episodes
Molly Carlson
Welcome to The Small But Might Podcast! We are all about kids and making an impact in the world. We may be small but we can do mighty things.
Do you have a motto or values you base your life on? What if you come up with 3 words that help you make decisions, guide your goals and create your path...
Molly and Annette Whittenberger, owner of A Wild Ride Called Life, discuss surrounding yourself with the right people.
-What does it mean to have a village?
-Who should be in your village?
-How big should your village be?
Listen as Molly talks about how SHE felt when Annette joined her village!
Molly and Robin Klinsmith had a great time discussing the importance of listening to yourself and doing what YOU need to take care of yourself.
What are different ways you can take care of yourself?
What should you do when you feel sore, worried or even excited?
Listen until the end and discover what BOTH Molly and Robin like to do each day to take care of themselves!
Molly interviews Austin firefighter Jud Hedberg about being a Positive Leader.
Listen and learn Molly's thoughts on being a leader at school and in sports.
They will discuss what's hard about being a leader and how you can develop your leadership skills.
What happens when we don't take care of ourselves? What does your day look like? How do you feel, physically and emotionally?
What about when you decide to make a change. Listen to Molly talk to Emily Hunkin about the transformation process. What does it take? Is it hard?
What does it feel like to come out victorious on the other end?
Not everything about Covid is bad. Listen while I chat with Mrs. Orsini about the goods things have come out of Covid at home, at school, with my friends and MORE!
We can always find a positive, even in a bad situation.
What is important to you? What do you want to learn more about or teach to others? Check out what Molly is doing to share her passions with others!
I LOVE essential oils. We use them all day long!
Learn how I use essential oils to help with aches and pains, focus when studying, to make my stomach feel better or to help me sleep.
I talk with Dr. Jennifer Keys about essential oils today and she gives a lot of really good tips.
She even taught me about an oil I hadn't even heard of! Can you guess which one it is?
Listen as Molly talks with Amy Nichols about MAGIC!
- How did she get into it?
- What it takes to learn a new trick?
- How to get into magic yourself!
It's a fascinating conversation sure to peek any child's imagination
Molly spoke to a children's librarian about books and book clubs.
She shares a couple of books she really enjoys and what she likes about book club.
I was blessed to chat with Shay Haddow about her book titled She The Confident.
I LOVE this book!
We were able to discuss some of my favorite parts of the book, who the book is geared for and how to find it!
Plus we got to hear the author's motivation to write this book!
I highly recommend EVERYONE read this book. I even read parts of it to my brothers!
I got to talk to Olympic hopeful Dana Liva about her journey to training for Olympic trials.
Dana is an amazing diver, graduate of Iowa State University and SUPER inspirational.
Check out the episode, watch her Instagram and Youtube channel!!
Art is an outlet for creativity and a way to express our feelings.
Today I got to speak with a local artist, Amenda Tate, and talk about her personal art journey.
Listen and learn why art is important, how you can develop your artistic skills and why we think all of this is so important!
Today's all about sportsmanship.
I was able to sit down with Drake Bulldog's Hannah Fuller and talk all about sportsmanship.
- What is sportsmanship?
- What does it mean to be a good sport?
- What does it mean to be a bad sport?
- Does sportsmanship effect my teammates?
- Can you still be competitive and play aggressive and show good sportsmanship?
Hannah gives us some great advice! Check it out
Molly talks to Andrea Henkels the author of Herman Heals his Heart.
Listen as they discuss what it means to give people a piece of your heart, who we should give it to and who we shouldn't. And, What should we do when we feel sad?
I LOVE essential oils and we use them ALL the time at our house.
Listen to my conversation with Melody Watts about essential oils. We cover why you want to use them, ways to use them and how to safely use them!
Listen all the way to the end so you can find out MY favorites!
Today I talk to Logan Reiff, a 3rd grader, raising money for charity by selling t-shirts and other products.
Listen and learn how he came up with the idea, how he creates his t-shirts and what charities he is donating too.
Is we can do it, so can you!
Everyone needs an outlet. Mine is my podcast, yours might be sports. Gabrielle Mirabella's is music!
Take a minute and listen to why it is important to have an outlet and something that gives you confidence.
Are you happy every day? Do you struggle to find things to be happy about?
Join us while we talk about this and MORE! Plus ways to practice happiness every day.
Listen and learn why Molly loves math.
Why is math important?
How do we use math in everyday life?
And, they talk about ways you can have fun and do math!!!
Molly interviews Justus Zaino about playing competitive tennis and having a growth mindset.
What is the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset?
How do we develop a growth mindset? How to go after what we want and improve?
Listen for answers to these questions and MORE!
Have you ever heard about the program called Girls on the Run?
I highly recommend it. Learn about my favorite parts, what it's all about and how do get signed up!
Check out Episode 36. Molly interviews Andrea Peters about how she brings out the best in her students.
- How can teachers bring out the best in their students?
- How can we bring out the best in our friends?
- How do we bring out the best in our family members?
Molly talked with Dr. Nona Djavid about affirmations!
- What are they?
- When should we start using them?
- How do we make them more powerful?
Stay until the end to learn an exercise on developing YOUR own personalized affirmations!
Molly is back interviewing an inspiring 6th grader named Thea. Listen to what she thinks is special about being a kid. Stay to the end and learn about some resources she enjoys and who inspires her!
Molly takes a deep dive into our fears. Should we listen to them and stop what we are doing? When should we push through? Does it get easier as we get older? Take a listen!
Molly learns all about the importance of listening to music and playing music.
Is there a type of music that is better to listen to than others? Is it better to listen than to play? What can we learn from being exposed to music? All that, and SO MUCH MORE!
Molly and Viv Gerard discuss the voices inside your head. Which one should you listen to? How do you calm the negative voice down? When do you act on those ideas that your inner voice gives you?
This is a great episode to start thinking about those voices or ideas in your head and learning which ones to follow.
Learn about YouTuber Madisun Artis as she talks about why she chose YouTube to find her voice, how she chose her topic and interesting topics coming up!
Join with Molly as she talks to Kim about Being BOLD! What does that mean? What do you get out of it? And can you help your friends be bold?
Join us for this exciting mini-episode. This one is titled the Power of Being a Kid and will be one of many!
Tristan was nominated by his teacher for the positive impact he is making in the classroom. Listen as he talks about what it's like to be a leader, ways we can be a leader and learn what influences him!
I know I am glad I had the chance to chat with Tristan.
Learn the benefits of taking your kids to the theatre, encouraging them to participate in plays and the similarities to sports!
Molly discusses all the voices in our heads. Should we listen to them? When to ignore them, when to use them and everything in the middle!
Listen as Molly discusses the benefits of individualized learning and homeschooling with Cori.
Molly and Jodi discuss feelings. Are they ok? How to handle them? Who to share them with and so much more.
Stay until the end to hear Molly's favorite character from the movie Inside Out!
Molly and Shay Haddow discuss going after your dreams and accomplishing BIG things in life!
Listen to Molly as she dives into a conversation with Barbara Eaton about the importance in believing in yourself AND making your friends feel amazing!
Take a minute and listen to some strategies on reducing stress, getting to sleep and calming all the thoughts swimming around in your head.
Be sure to listen all the way to the end to hear a great short practice you can do at home!
Different is good! What are the benefits to liking different things? Listen to find out
Be yourself and be proud of it! Learn strategies to have the courage to listen to that voice inside your head.
The quarantine has been hard but there are some good things that have come out of it. Listen to how my family and I embraced the quarantine and took some time to create memories and grow closer together.
Sometimes our parents are in a hurry and tell us no, no no. Listen to the reasons why we need to get them to say YES!
Molly talks with 2 kids who started the charity Kids4Cure. Listen to the power of kids and sharing a story.
Being a leader can be rewarding but it also has it's challenges. Join me in my discussion with Amanda about being a leader.
Are vegetables really as healthy as your mom says? Can our mood effect our hunger? Answers to these questions and so much more!
Sometimes it is hard to do the right thing. It is even harder to do the right thing when no one is watching. Here are some tips to make it a little bit easier!
School is going to look different. Hopefully these tips will make you feel more comfortable and give you some good ideas.
Listen to ways you can help others in your community. The more love and joy we spread the more of an impact we can make.