Janice Johnson Dias is a professor of sociology at John Jay College. She is co-founder and president of the public health and social action organization GrassROOTS Community Foundation and its SuperCamp for girls. Her collaborative work on black girls’ mental, sexual, and physical health issues earned her a special Congressional recognition. Born in Jamaica, Janice moved to the United States at age twelve and now lives in New Jersey with her husband, daughter, and dog.
Janice's new book is PARENT LIKE IT MATTERS: HOW TO RAISE JOYFUL, CHANGE-MAKING GIRLS.
In this conversation, Janice explains how we can embolden both our daughters and our sons to find their passions– but only by finding our own passions first. Janice argues that change-making is the path to true joy.
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About the What Fresh Hell Podcast
"What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood" regularly tops the Parenting and Kids and Family charts on Apple Podcasts, with over 150 episodes and two million lifetime downloads. In each episode Margaret and Amy, each moms of three, discuss a parenting topic from their usually-completely opposite perspectives.
Amy Wilson is an author, sitcom actor, and sketch comedian.
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