The Paula Faris Show
Join Emmy-Award winning journalist, Founder of CARRY™ and America’s most curious mom, Paula Faris, as she and her frequent co-host, husband John, talk about the hottest topics that parents are talking about. This listener driven show tackles your big questions: "When to have the sex talk with my kid? Why are we fighting about the dishes again? How can I juggle work and life? Why are teenagers and toddlers so hard?" If you’re talking about it, Paula is talking about it in a real, relatable and authentic manner. Join Paula as she engages in a conversation style of no sugar coating, authenticity and keeping it real. She will have you laughing and learning. Life Happens. Let's Talk About It!
Episodes
May 6, 2025 • 38 mins
How do you teach your kids to actually handle money—and not just spend it? In this episode, Paula sits down with personal finance expert Rachel Cruze to break down practical ways to raise financially confident kids.
Rachel shares why it’s important for kids to earn their own money early through chores, learn to divide it between saving, giving, and spending, and even open their own checking accounts before they leave home. Plus,...
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April 29, 2025 • 61 mins
What if parenting didn’t have to be as frustrating as it often feels—especially during the teenage years? Dr. Ken Wilgus, author of Feeding the Mouth That Bites You, joins John and me in this episode to reveal his game-changing approach to parenting called "Planned Emancipation."
The idea: give your teens freedoms—starting at 13—to make choices about their lives, like what they watch, how clean their room is, and more.
I’ll be...
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April 22, 2025 • 64 mins
Carla Naumburg, author of How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t With Your Kids, joins me to talk about why we—yes, our generation—are the ones screaming at our kids… and how we can stop. She says we’re too emotionally invested in our children (ouch, but true), and gives us practical, no nonsense tips for those moments when you’re on the edge of totally losing it.
This one’s for every parent who’s ever locked themselves in the bathroom for...
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April 15, 2025 • 51 mins
If you want to be the house where all the kids hang out, it’s pretty simple: FEED THEM.
I’ve invited my good friend, Logan Wolfram, to the conversation because as a mom of teen boys, she is living proof that this is the case.
Feed them. They will hang out.
Logan and I talk about what this is and what it isn’t. It’s NOT trying to be the “cool parent” and providing drugs and alcohol to underage kids. It IS providing a safe spac...
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April 8, 2025 • 48 mins
When it comes to what’s in our American food system, it can be difficult to know WHO to believe and WHERE to start. Honestly, the process is incredibly overwhelming and can be pricey.
But here’s the reality:
➡️ 60-90% of our foods are ultra-processed
➡️ Our pre-teens are seeing dramatic increases in pre-diabetes
➡️This young generation is the first generation that isn’t expected to outlive the previous generation.
➡️Many of t...
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April 1, 2025 • 44 mins
There is a strong bipartisan movement in our country to clean up our food, from food dyes to pesticides and ultra-processing. The FDA even recently banned Red Dye #3 due to potential links to cancer.
Vani Hari, aka “the Food Babe”, has been on the front lines of this FOOD FIGHT for over a decade, petitioning large corporations, speaking on the senate floor, writing NYT best-selling books about the subject and being named one of T...
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March 25, 2025 • 56 mins
My guess is that you’re burned out. Between working and parenting and managing the home, you’re fried. But, we can’t find words to articulate why. And, when it comes to having necessary conversations with our partners about sharing the load, we will often avoid it altogether because we don’t want to come across as a “nag”.
Next thing we know, our relationship is suffering.
In many ways, Paige Connell (@SheIsAPaigeTurner on Inst...
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March 18, 2025 • 56 mins
We’re in need of some levity and laughs, so I’ve invited the very funny Peaches (from @PeachesAndDiesel104) to the show.
You might be one of her 500k followers that are drawn to her ridiculous and relatable content, like I was. Only to learn that Peaches is an empty-nesting mom of two, navigating midlife and menopause.
While we have the most amount of fun in this conversation, you might just find that Peaches has inspired you t...
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March 11, 2025 • 48 mins
There’s a lot we don’t agree on in this country. But one issue that gets overwhelming support among voters is the need to support moms and families in this country, from paid family leave, to affordable childcare and improved maternal health.
Those issues shouldn't be a luxury. They should be a necessity, if we want to support families and grow our economy.
I’m talking to Erin Erenberg, the co-founder of Chamber of Mothers, a n...
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March 4, 2025 • 37 mins
We’re capping our series on dating and relationships with a conversation about how to keep it spicy with your partner. 🌶️
Over half of Americans don’t date their partner regularly, and it’s taking a toll on our relationships. We’re spending all our energy on our kids, and we’re not prioritizing one another.
However, for the couples that are intentional about connecting, they typically have happier and more stable relationships....
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February 25, 2025 • 70 mins
One thing I haven’t been ready for has been navigating our teenagers dating. And I know so many of you feel the same. So, I’ve invited therapists Sissy Goff and David Thomas back on the show to help us work through it. (Jesus, Take the Wheel, PLEASE!)
This is the conversation I wish I’d had years ago, when this whole process started in our home.
Everything we’re talking about in this episode is based on a question or topic that...
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February 18, 2025 • 56 mins
We all have single friends. After all, 40% of Americans are single.
As we continue our series on relationships and dating, I’ve invited my dear friend Annie F Downs on the show to talk about what it’s like dating in your 40s and what our single friends want us to know.
Annie has never been married, and she hilariously shares what she’s looking for in a guy (you’ll never guess her type!) and where the majority of singles want to...
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February 11, 2025 • 45 mins
Love isn’t enough -- especially when you have kids.
Love doesn’t pay the bills or pick up the domestic load at home.
And often, that lack of connection (it’s never just one thing) leads to the eventual breakdown of a relationship.
@Honestly.Kaitlyn’s Kaitlyn Nilles says it was a myriad of issues that led to her divorce and life as a single mom of two young children.
Now, Kaitlyn is opening up about what it’s been like to dat...
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February 4, 2025 • 50 mins
Because relationships are the #1 topic you’ve been asking me to talk about, I’m doing a series on dating and covering it from a lot of different angles—from dating after divorce to navigating our teen dating and how to keep it spicy with our partner.
Did you know that 40% of Americans are single? Either they’re divorced, widowed or never married. That blew my mind.
So, this week, I’ve invited Patrice Washington to the show to t...
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January 28, 2025 • 63 mins
John and I have learned a lot about the whole college process and can’t wait to share it with you–from the first thing you should do in the process to what our role as parents should be, plus why it’s more stressful than ever.
In this episode, you’ll hear from our teenage daughter, Caroline, plus the former Admissions Director of Dartmouth, Becky Sabky, shedding some light on this confusion and competitive process.
And, Carolin...
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January 21, 2025 • 50 mins
There was a change of power in the White House this week and it only seems appropriate to talk about politics, specifically how we can discuss politics with those who don’t necessarily align with our views.
Maybe the reason we’re so divided is because we’re talking about it wrong? Or because we have unrealistic expectations?
In this episode, you’ll hear from Sharon McMahon, aka America’s Government Teacher on how we can effecti...
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January 14, 2025 • 52 mins
This week, John and I are talking about how we can connect with our teenagers. Specifically, our moody teenage daughters. Let’s face it, raising teenagers isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s arguably the most challenging phase of parenting.
If you’re wondering what happened to your darling child or struggling with the fact they don’t need us as much anymore, you’re not alone. This conversation is for you.
This episode is part of...
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January 7, 2025 • 63 mins
John and I are recapping our hottest topics from 2024 that are already dominating the conversation in 2025. This week, we’re tackling MENOPAUSE, specifically how we need to approach NUTRITION and EXERCISE during these years, which can begin as early as your mid-30s!
Speaking of, did you hit your protein goals today? :)
John and I are revisiting a conversation we had with Dr Jen Ashton, the founder of Ajenda and former ABC Chief...
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December 17, 2024 • 53 mins
S3/E20- Paula & John: Ask Us Anything
This is always one of your favorite (and most popular!) episodes….when John and I give you a blank slate to ASK US ANYTHING!.
Your questions ranged from relationships, menopause, and teen dating to media and a few questions that, frankly, made us blush.
It’s our final episode of 2024 before coming back in 2025 with a bang!
Listen with your partner and enjoy some laughs as we keep it rea...
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December 10, 2024 • 39 mins
I can’t believe we’re saying this, but we are looking at colleges with our daughter, Caroline. One day, you’re dropping your kid off at preschool, and the next, they’re getting ready to fly the coop.
That’s literally how fast it’s gone.
In this episode, John and I talk about taking those first college tours, what we’re learning along the way, and what shocked us most about the process. (Any guesses on who handled themselves bes...
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