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Raising Us: A Parenting Podcast

Elise Hu

Booking Overview

An interview-led parenting and family podcast focused on helping adults navigate difficult conversations with children and tweens, featuring doctors, educators, authors, journalists, activists, and purpose-driven public figures. Credible pitches include child-development specialists, mental-health professionals, educators, parenting authors, social-issue experts, and public figures with relevant lived experience; booking difficulty is medium to high because the show combines accessible experts with prominent guests.

Metrics

Episodes: 168

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.2/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 4.4k subscribers

Instagram: 65.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

teresa@akidsco.com

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Host

Elise Hu - Award-winning journalist and podcaster known for her work with TED Talks Daily and Forever35.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Recognized doctors, child-development and mental-health professionals, educators, authors, journalists, activists, and public figures with relevant expertise or lived experience involving children, families, identity, inclusion, body image, or other sensitive parenting issues.
Required Achievements:  
Published books, National journalism or media work, Recognized professional expertise, Public advocacy or activism, Prominent public service or leadership

Recent Guest Discussions

Ketanji Brown Jackson - Building Resilience, Confidence, Belonging, Perseverance, And Combating Impostor Syndrome In Children.

Virginia Sole-Smith - Challenging Harmful Beauty Standards, Addressing Fatphobia, And Supporting Body Respect At Home.

Tess Holliday - Body Image, Fatphobia, Parenting Through Shame, And Modeling Body Acceptance For Children.

Anya Kamenetz - Talking With Children About Immigration Enforcement, Family Separation, Difficult Headlines, And Emotional Support.

Duncan Tonatiuh - Immigration, Children's Stories, Empathy, And Helping Children Understand Experiences Beyond Their Own.

Recent Topics

Parenting, Child Development, Mental Health, Body Image, Inclusion

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Raising Us: A Parenting Podcast
:

Parenting Kids with Big Feelings | Dr. Becky Kennedy, Good Inside Podcast | A Kids Co. (Re-Run)

August 18, 2026

(Note: This episode originally ran on March 3rd, 2026.) From explosive meltdowns and slammed doors to tears that seem to come out of nowhere, some kids simply feel everything more intensely. Joining host Elise Hu to unpack what parenting a deeply feeling kid or teen might look like is Dr. Becky Kennedy, clinical psychologist, bestselling author, and host of the Good Inside podcast. She and Elise dive into Dr. Becky’s new children’s book Leave Me Alone, and what deeply feeling kids might reall...

How to Raise a Child Who Believes in Themselves | Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | A Kids Co. (Re-Run)

July 14, 2026

Impostor syndrome in kids is more common than we think, and how parents respond to self-doubt can shape their children’s confidence for life. Joining host Elise Hu is Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as she reflects on her built resilience and found motivations throughout her life. Justice Jackson shares her best strategies for combating impostor syndrome, and finding community in a new space after becoming the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. S...

When Did You First Feel Bad About Your Body? | Tess Holliday and Virginia Sole-Smith | A Kids Co. (Re-Run)

June 30, 2026

(Note: This episode originally ran on September 9th, 2025) What do kids learn when they hear “fat” used like an insult? And what do we say when they turn that word on themselves? In this episode, we talk about how to name fatphobia, challenge it, and model true body respect at any size. Back-to-school season often brings comments about weight, growth, and how bodies “should” look. For parents of tweens and teens, it’s a critical time to talk about body image, confidence, and how kids feel in ...

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