Five with Fry
Five with Fry is your go-to podcast for understanding conflict—where it comes from, why it shows up, and how to handle it with clarity and intention. On each episode, Dr. Jen Fry breaks down the moments we avoid, the reactions we default to, and the skills it takes to move through conflict without blowing things up or shutting down.
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Latest Episodes
S4 Ep5: The Secret Bribery Ring That Doesn't Exist
You've probably said some version of it. "I didn't pay all this money for you to play like that." Maybe out loud, maybe in your head on the drive home, maybe half-joking. This episode is about where that sentence actually lands.It doesn'...
S4 Ep4: Youth Sports Were Never Meant to Be Fair
Playing time is where I've watched more parents come undone than almost anything else. Not because they're difficult people, but because the rotation pokes at something real. Fairness. Pride. The fear sitting under all of it. And the first pivo...
S4 Ep3: You're Not the Coach in That Car
Your kid gets in the car and asks you the question. What am I doing wrong?And most of us answer it. We say you're too slow, or you need to get lower, or the coach has favorites and there's nothing you can do. We say something. B...
S4 Ep2: Don't Be A Lawnmower
There's a version of youth sports parenting where the job feels simple: get them there, feed them, cheer, repeat. And then something goes sideways — the shoe won't tie, the meal's a disaster, a teammate thing has them stewing in the back seat —...
S4 Ep1: More Than the Chauffeur
Most of what a sports parent does has nothing to do with sports. It's gear. It's scheduling. It's "did you remember your cleats" texted at 6:45 in the morning. Parents get so good at the doing that the harder question almost never gets asked: <...