Oct 6, 2026 · 54 min · 12 segments
Do you want to feel less stressed and rushed? In this episode, Sara Kuljis & I reflect on what we're seeing in the kids and families who come through our summer camps. We talk about the decisions and…
Audrey MonkeHost
Sara KuljisGuest
So Happy Campers, oh yeah, good, Sarah has hers with her, um, is out and, um, if you're not familiar with my book, it's, it's kind of a combination of my experiences at camp, my experiences at home raising my kids, and then also, um, research that I did specifically on youth wellbeing and social skills, uh, for when I went back to school to get my master's in psychology.
And that kind of wor- get- working on my research there and writing my thesis was actually what led me to wanna write the book, like, kinda put in the mainstream some of these things that I'd learned and experienced.
Sarah's contributed a lot to the book because, um, just some of the practices that you do at your camp are in the connection chapter.
And one of the main things that you contributed was a really cool resource that was from a parenting workshop that you have done called, is it Pace and Space? You say Family Pace and Space?
Pace and Space, about the speed at which our families run and what might be, um, uh, the optimal amount of space and slowing down that we could use so that actually our kids can thrive the best.
I actually looked at this yesterday 'cause I was like, "Where is it written about?" But, um, it's in the chapter called Kids Thrive with Structure, is where I actually ref- talked about your workshop and, and then the resource is in the back of the book, and I'm also going to include a link with the show notes for this podcast episode.
And the title of this section of the chapter is Looking at Your Family's Pace of Life.
"My friend, Sarah Kulyas, who is both a camp director and Gallup certified strengths coach, does a parenting workshop called Family Pace and Space.
She told me that she's had to scale back her approach because of the horror she saw on parents' faces upon learning the harm their overscheduled family lives was doing to their kids.
With multiple club sports, tutoring, hours of homework, short nights of sleep, and a full extracurricular schedule, these parents were desperately trying to do everything right for their kids by doing what it appeared everyone else was doing.
Instead of benefiting their kids, it became clear that their family's schedule was not good for their kids or themselves." So it goes on to talk about how you kind of got a gentler approach, which is sort of more of a reflective activity, and we're gonna talk through some of your, your questions today.
So Happy Campers, oh yeah, good, Sarah has hers with her, um, is out and, um, if you're not familiar with my book, it's, it's kind of a combination of my experiences at camp, my experiences at home raising my kids, and then also, um, research that I did specifically on youth wellbeing and social skills, uh, for when I went back to school to get my master's in psychology.
And that kind of wor- get- working on my research there and writing my thesis was actually what led me to wanna write the book, like, kinda put in the mainstream some of these things that I'd learned and experienced.
Sarah's contributed a lot to the book because, um, just some of the practices that you do at your camp are in the connection chapter.
And one of the main things that you contributed was a really cool resource that was from a parenting workshop that you have done called, is it Pace and Space? You say Family Pace and Space?
Pace and Space, about the speed at which our families run and what might be, um, uh, the optimal amount of space and slowing down that we could use so that actually our kids can thrive the best.
I actually looked at this yesterday 'cause I was like, "Where is it written about?" But, um, it's in the chapter called Kids Thrive with Structure, is where I actually ref- talked about your workshop and, and then the resource is in the back of the book, and I'm also going to include a link with the show notes for this podcast episode.
And the title of this section of the chapter is Looking at Your Family's Pace of Life.
"My friend, Sarah Kulyas, who is both a camp director and Gallup certified strengths coach, does a parenting workshop called Family Pace and Space.
She told me that she's had to scale back her approach because of the horror she saw on parents' faces upon learning the harm their overscheduled family lives was doing to their kids.
With multiple club sports, tutoring, hours of homework, short nights of sleep, and a full extracurricular schedule, these parents were desperately trying to do everything right for their kids by doing what it appeared everyone else was doing.
Instead of benefiting their kids, it became clear that their family's schedule was not good for their kids or themselves." So it goes on to talk about how you kind of got a gentler approach, which is sort of more of a reflective activity, and we're gonna talk through some of your, your questions today.
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