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Evolutionary Parenting Podcast

Tracy Cassels, PhD

Booking Overview

An interview-led parenting and child-development show grounded in developmental psychology, biology, anthropology, and evolutionary science, typically featuring researchers, clinicians, academic authors, and parenting professionals. Credible pitches include developmental psychologists, neuroscientists, autism and sleep researchers, breastfeeding scholars, and evidence-based parenting educators or authors; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need substantial subject-matter expertise or relevant published research.

Metrics

Episodes: 72

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 758 subscribers

Instagram: 13.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

tracy@evolutionaryparenting.com

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Host

Tracy Cassels, PhD - Parenting researcher and communicator whose work applies developmental psychology, biology, anthropology, and evolutionary science to contemporary parenting questions, including sleep, feeding, dis...

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Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Researchers, university-affiliated clinicians, academic authors, neuroscientists, parenting educators, and advocates with specialized expertise in child development, infant sleep, breastfeeding, autism, or related family and parenting issues.
Required Achievements:  
Peer-reviewed research, University appointments or research affiliations, Published books, Leadership of parenting, education, or advocacy organizations

Recent Guest Discussions

Jennie Rosier, PhD - Cry-it-out Sleep Training Myths And Alternatives, Discussed In Connection With The Book Dispelling Cry-it-out Sleep Training Myths And What To Do Instead.

Carly Grubb - Safe-sleep Messaging, Bedsharing, Sleep Education, And What Families Need From Parenting And Sleep Guidance.

Greer Kirshenbaum, PhD - Nurture, Early Childhood Neurological Development, Adversity, And How Families Can Support Development From Birth Through Childhood.

Lauren Franz, PhD - Early Intervention For Autism, Neurodiversity, Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions, And Developmental Outcomes.

Recent Topics

Parenting, Child Development, Sleep, Breastfeeding, Developmental Psychology

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Evolutionary Parenting Podcast
:

Ep. 71: Dispelling CIO Sleep Training Myths Part V: Does Sleep Training Help Mother's Mental Health?

September 02, 2026

We've all heard it said - sleep training helps moms, right? Moms are tired and overworked and need those babies to sleep so even if there is some risk associated with it, isn't it for the greater good? This is something we hear all the time, but does the research actually support this? Joining me today is Dr. Kathy Kendall-Tackett. Dr. Kendall-Tackett is a health psychologist and International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant, and the Director of Praeclarus Press, a small press specia...

Ep. 70: Dispelling CIO Sleep Training Myths Part IV: Does Sleep Training Affect Attachment?

August 26, 2026

One of the most critical things we as parents aim to do for our kids is to help them develop a secure attachment. We want them to feel safe in the world - or as safe as we can make them feel. You might hear people say that sleep training has no effect on attachment. Or that sleep training inherently ruins attachment. Neither are true, but there is a relationship and here to discuss the complex one that exists between attachment and sleep is my dear friend, Dr. Levita D'Souza. Levita is a...

Ep. 69: Dispelling CIO Sleep Training Myths Part III: How does the context of sleep affect development?

August 19, 2026

Today is episode three of the special series covering our new book, "Dispelling Cry-It-Out Sleep Training Myths and What To Do Instead", published by Routledge and out in stores now. So we all now understand more about what normal infant sleep is like, but what about the context in which that takes place? We know it's not just sleep that defines childhood or how our children develop, but the entirety of the culture and context around them. And what shouldn't be surprising to many is that our ...

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