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The Whinypaluza Podcast

The Whinypaluza Podcast

Episode 591: What Nature Can Teach Our Kids About Resilience

Oct 16, 2026 · 31m

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What if teaching our kids resilience didn’t require another lecture or perfectly worded conversation? What if we simply helped them look outside? In this heartfelt episode of The Whinypaluza Podcast, Rebecca Greene welcomes author, entrepreneur and mom Amber Vilhauer, who co-created What Nature Teaches Us with her son, Clay. What began as Clay’s desire to write a book grew into a journey of listening to children, trusting their wisdom and discovering the lessons nature teaches us every day. Amber shares why she resisted rewriting Clay’s ideas through an adult lens. Instead, their walks sparked conversations about the sun, clouds, grass and rivers, and what they reveal about resilience,…