S7Ep13: Turn Down The Noise from Sarah Boyd

April 14, 2025
00:00 42:54
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Is overstimulation silently sabotaging your child’s emotional health? In today’s fast-paced, hyper-connected world, families are battling constant noise—both literal and emotional. If you're feeling overwhelmed, burned out, or worried about your child's anxiety, attention issues, or mood swings, you're not alone.

In this episode, we talk with Sarah Boyd (M.Ed. Psych.), child development expert and founder of Resilient Little Hearts, about her powerful new book: Turn Down the Noise: A Practical Guide to Building an Emotionally Healthy Family in a Chronically Overstimulated World.

💡 You’ll learn:

  • What overstimulation really looks like—and why it’s the invisible epidemic
  • How chronic stress affects kids’ mental health, focus, and behavior
  • Proven strategies to reduce emotional overload at home and in the classroom
  • Simple, science-backed tools to help your child thrive in a noisy world

Whether you're a parent, teacher, or caregiver, this conversation will equip you with the insights and tools to create a calmer, emotionally healthy environment for the kids you love.

📘 Get the book: Turn Down the Noise by Sarah Boyd – Available now wherever books are sold.----------------------------

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Meet Your Hosts
As co-creator of VeggieTales, co-founder of Big Idea Entertainment, and the voice of Larry the Cucumber, Mike Nawrocki has been dedicated to helping parents pass on biblical values to their kids for over three decades. Mike is the offbeat brain behind Silly Songs with Larry, and has lent his screenwriting and directing talents to dozens of VeggieTales episodes, as well as both of the properties’ theatrical releases, Jonah and The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything.

His most recent project, an early-reader book series published by Tyndale House titled The Dead Sea Squirrels, has been adapted into a 13-episode animated series now streaming on Minno, with more books and a season 2 of animation currently in the works. Mike also serves as an assistant professor of film and animation at Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN, and co-hosts the weekly podcast, “The Bible for Kids.”
Tricia Goyer is a USA Today bestselling author of over 100 books, including historical fiction, family favorites, and books for children and teens. She co-hosts The Bible for Kids Podcast, where she gets to talk with authors, musicians, and ministry leaders who are passionate about pointing kids to Jesus.

As a homeschooling mom of ten and wife to John, Tricia knows firsthand the joy (and the chaos!) of discipling kids in real life. She's written more than 500 articles, speaks at homeschool and family conferences across the country, and loves helping parents and grandparents pass along a living faith to the next generation. Her recent releases include Twist of Time, co-written with her son Nathan. Learn more at triciagoyer.com.
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