The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode of the InFormed Parent, Suzanne Phillips interviews Matt Beaudreau, founder of Apogee. Matt shares his story of excelling in the conventional school system but finding that it did not equip him or others with the real-world skills needed for life.

Matt's experiences at Stanford University and in public education exposed him to systemic issues within traditional schooling, where students were often well-prepared for academic success but struggled with practical life skills. This led him to explore alternative educational models, leading to the founding of Apogee. Apogee focuses on personalized, self-directed learning and emphasizes holistic growth for both students and parents.

Listen in as they highlight the importance of not only educating children, but also mentoring parents, strengthening families, and preparing individuals for sovereignty and personal responsibility in their lives.

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Suzanne Phillips is a speaker, parenting and leadership coach, and podcast host with THINQ Media. With a deep passion for discipleship and intentional legacy, Suzanne has founded two hybrid schools and Beacon Parent, a national ministry with a mission to educate, equip and empower parents to live out God's design for family by shedding light on current culture and education through a biblical worldview.

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GET GROUNDED

• Proverbs 22:6 - Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

• Philippians 4:8 - Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

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GET GOING

• Host a screening party for the Apogee Documentary, start an Apogee campus, or join an Apogee coaching group.

• Charting Your Family’s Future! Suzanne will help you parent with purpose, disciple with direction, and leave an intentional legacy by identifying your family identity statement, vision, mission, and core values.

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GET CONNECTED

• @mattbeaudreau

• @apogeeprogram

• https://www.apogeestrong.com

WEBSITE 

• suzannephillips.net

• beaconparent.com

• thinqmedia.com

INSTAGRAM 

• @SuzannePhillips_

• @Beacon_Parent

• @Thinq_Media

FACEBOOK

• Suzanne Phillip’s Page

In this Season 3 opener of The InFormed Parent podcast, Suzanne Phillips dives into the theme of courage and sets the tone for all the exciting episodes ahead. She reveals the changes happening across the parenting landscape—from the almost extinct helicopter parent, to the lawnmower parent, to the beacon parent who makes informed decisions and lights the way for their family.

She describes a new lineup of expert guests who will offer parents both warnings about current dangers in culture and guidance for how to safely navigate these dangers. And she encourages parents to be courageous and actively engage in shaping their children’s values and worldview, especially in the face of cultural challenges and societal pressures.

Tune in to hear from Suzanne and get equipped with the knowledge and spiritual insight to lead your family with confidence and purpose in today's increasingly complex world.

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Suzanne Phillips is a speaker, parenting and leadership coach, and podcast host with THINQ Media. With a deep passion for discipleship and intentional legacy, Suzanne has founded two hybrid schools and Beacon Parent, a national ministry with a mission to educate, equip and empower parents to live out God's design for family by shedding light on current culture and education through a biblical worldview.

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GET GROUNDED

2 Timothy 1:7 - "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind."

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GET GOING

• Charting Your Family’s Future! Suzanne will help you parent with purpose, disciple with direction, and leave an intentional legacy by identifying your family identity statement, vision, mission, and core values.

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GET CONNECTED

WEBSITE 

• suzannephillips.net

• beaconparent.com

• thinqmedia.com

INSTAGRAM

• @SuzannePhillips_

• @Beacon_Parent

• @Thinq_Media

FACEBOOK

• Suzanne Phillip’s Page

• Beacon Parent’s Page

There are things parents should know, and then there are things parents need to know.

In this must-listen episode, Suzanne talks with attorney Vernadette Broyles about children and parental rights amidst the growing transgender movement. Vernadette is President and General Counsel of Child & Parental Rights Campaign, Inc., a not-for-profit public interest law firm that engages in litigation and advocacy across the country to protect children’s health and defend parental rights against the impacts of gender identity ideology. 

Listen in as Vernadette outlines the history of transgenderism and how it’s made its way into our public school systems. She shares specific examples of cases her team is currently addressing in courtrooms across the country, giving parents a better understanding of the depth of the transgender crisis and how they can best protect their children.

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Suzanne Phillips is a speaker, parenting and leadership coach, and podcast host with THINQ Media. With a deep passion for discipleship and intentional legacy, Suzanne has founded two hybrid schools and Beacon Parent, a national ministry with a mission to educate, equip and empower parents to live out God's design for family by shedding light on current culture and education through a biblical worldview. 

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GET GROUNDED 

Psalm 139:13 - For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. 

GET GOING

• Check out Vernadette’s organization, Child & Parental Rights Campaign, and all the resources they have available to equip parents, church and community leaders.

• Know your state laws and contact your state representatives. 

• Pursue wisdom for your family and leave an intentional legacy. Check out Suzanne’s new course, Charting Your Family’s Future! 
  
  

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GET CONNECTED

Website

• suzannephillips.net

• beaconparent.com

• Thinqmedia.com

• https://www.instagram.com/suzannephillips_

• https://instagram.com/beacon_parent

• https://instagram.com/thinq_media 

Facebook

• https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092832586106

• https://www.facebook.com/BeaconParent.ShedLight

“The core issue people are dealing with is not gender, it’s identity,” says Dr. David Cooper,  lead pastor of Mount Paran Church in Atlanta, GA.

In this episode, Suzanne and Dr. Cooper address three distinct aspects of gender–physiology, psychology and spirituality–in order to better understand genetic code, gender affirmation, gender dysphoria and emotionalism.

Listen in as they bring clarity and scriptural truth to the confusion swirling around gender in today’s culture. You’ll leave equipped with ways to help families and churches best respond. 

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Suzanne Phillips is a speaker, parenting and leadership coach, and podcast host with THINQ Media. With a deep passion for discipleship and intentional legacy, Suzanne has founded two hybrid schools and Beacon Parent, a national ministry with a mission to educate, equip and empower parents to live out God's design for family by shedding light on current culture and education through a biblical worldview.

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GET GROUNDED 

• Genesis 5:1-2 - When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God. He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind” when they were created. 

• Check out Summit Ministries and use the listener discount code “INFORMED24” for $200 off at summit.org.

GET GOING

• Share this episode with pastors and parents.

• Check out Dr. David Cooper’s website: pastordavidcooper.com

• Pursue wisdom for your family and leave an intentional legacy. Check out Suzanne’s new course, Charting Your Family’s Future! 

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GET CONNECTED

Website

• suzannephillips.net

• beaconparent.com

• Thinqmedia.com

• https://instagram.com/suzannephillips

• https://instagram.com/beacon_parent

• https://instagram.com/thinq_media 

Facebook

• https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092832586106

• https://www.facebook.com/BeaconParent.ShedLight

It's no secret that the curriculum and content our children are exposed to in classrooms today vary greatly from what many of us adults experienced in school. But what exactly is the difference and why should we be aware?

A huge part of the answer lies within the subjects of American history and civics.

Listen in as Suzanne interviews author, attorney, and education advocate Jane Robbins and gets to the bottom of how American history and civics curriculum is changing, who is influencing the changes, and what the cultural and educational ramifications of those changes are.

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Suzanne Phillips is a speaker, parenting and leadership coach, and podcast host with THINQ Media. With a deep passion for discipleship and intentional legacy, Suzanne has founded two hybrid schools and Beacon Parent, a national ministry with a mission to educate, equip and empower parents to live out God's design for family by shedding light on current culture and education through a biblical worldview.

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GET GROUNDED 

• Ephesians 5:14-15 - This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise.

GET GOING

• Order Jane’s book, Deconstructing the Administrative State.

• What happens in other states can easily and quickly become a model at a federal level to impact your state/county. Make active and informed decisions for your children by knowing and understanding what they are learning. 

• Pursue wisdom for your family and leave an intentional legacy. Check out Suzanne’s new course, Charting Your Family’s Future! 

• Check out Summit Ministries and use the listener discount code “INFORMED24” for $200 off at summit.org.

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GET CONNECTED

Website

• suzannephillips.net

• beaconparent.com

• Thinqmedia.com

• https://instagram.com/suzannephillips

• https://instagram.com/beacon_parent

• https://instagram.com/thinq_media 

FACEBOOK

• https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092832586106

• https://www.facebook.com/BeaconParent.ShedLight

“We need to turn our frustration into fascination,” said author and CEO of Growing Leaders, Dr. Tim Elmore, as he described how parents can best close the generational gaps with their children.

Listen in as Suzanne and Tim discuss the differences parents and kids are experiencing across generations–including attitudes toward authority–and how best to make generational connection for the sake of generational impact.

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Suzanne Phillips is a speaker, parenting and leadership coach, and podcast host with THINQ Media. With a deep passion for discipleship and intentional legacy, Suzanne has founded two hybrid schools and Beacon Parent, a national ministry with a mission to educate, equip and empower parents to live out God's design for family by shedding light on current culture and education through a biblical worldview.

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GET GROUNDED

• Ephesians 6:4 - Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instructions of the Lord.
• Exodus 20:12 - Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

GET GOING

• Check out Dr. Tim Elmore's organization, resources, and social media accounts:
  • www.timelmore.com
  • Preorder Tim's newest book, I Can't Wait.
  • LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
• Pursue wisdom for your family and leave an intentional legacy. Check out Suzanne's new course, Charting Your Family's Future!
• Check out Summit Ministries and use the listener discount code “INFORMED24” for $200 off at summit.org.

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GET CONNECTED

Website

• suzannephillips.net
• beaconparent.com
• THINQMedia.com

Instagram

• https://instagram.com/suzannephillips_
• https://instagram.com/beacon_parent
• https://instagram.com/thinq_media

Facebook

• https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092832586106
• https://www.facebook.com/BeaconParent.ShedLight

“If you don’t ever teach your kids, ‘Here are the false worldviews and what they say,’ then they will be, in fact, more compelled by the false worldviews when they hear them,” said Dr. Jeff Myers, president of Summit Ministries.

Listen in as Suzanne and Dr. Myers discuss the critical nuance of worldview and how important it is to teach our kids biblical truth in these concerning times. Plus, get the inside story of Dr. Myers new book, “The Truth Changes Everything” and learn about all the next gen programs offered through Summit Ministries–including a listener discount!

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Suzanne Phillips is a speaker, parenting and leadership coach, and podcast host with THINQ Media. With a deep passion for discipleship and intentional legacy, Suzanne has founded two hybrid schools and Beacon Parent, a national ministry with a mission to educate, equip and empower parents to live out God's design for family by shedding light on current culture and education through a biblical worldview.

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GET GROUNDED
Psalm 119:160 - “All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.”

GET GOING

• Check out Dr. Jeff Myers’ organization and resources:

• Summit Ministries

• Book: Truth Changes Everything

• @summitmn

• @drjeffmyers

• LISTENER DISCOUNT FOR SUMMIT MINISTRIES - Use the code “INFORMED24” for $200 off at summit.org.

• Looking for ways to pursue wisdom for your family and leave an intentional legacy?? Check out Suzanne’s new course, Charting Your Family’s Future! 

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GET CONNECTED

WEBSITE 

• suzannephillips.net

• beaconparent.com

• Thinqmedia.com

• https://instagram.com/suzannephillips

• https://instagram.com/beacon_parent

• https://instagram.com/thinq_media 

FACEBOOK

• https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092832586106

• https://www.facebook.com/BeaconParent.ShedLight

Proverbs tells us there are four types of people: The wise, simpleton, fool and mocker. When it comes to parenting, which one are you?

In this episode, Suzanne calls us to ask ourselves the hard questions as parents: What does it look like to steward our responsibility? Are we pursuing wisdom? Are our children growing like Jesus did, in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man? 

But she doesn’t just leave us hanging with questions! Tune in and hear the solutions Suzanne offers to help us develop the wisdom and biblical worldview we need to parent well.

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Suzanne Phillips is a speaker, parenting and leadership coach, and podcast host with THINQ Media. With a deep passion for discipleship and intentional legacy, Suzanne has founded two hybrid schools and Beacon Parent, a national ministry with a mission to educate, equip and empower parents to live out God's design for family by shedding light on current culture and education through a biblical worldview.

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GET GROUNDED

Proverbs 13:20 - “Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.”

GET GOING

• Looking for ways to pursue wisdom for your family and leave an intentional legacy? Check out Suzanne’s new course, Charting Your Family’s Future! 

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WEBSITE

• suzannephillips.net
• beaconparent.com
• thinqmedia.com

INSTAGRAM

• https://instagram.com/suzannephillips
• https://instagram.com/beacon_parent
• https://instagram.com/thinq_media 

FACEBOOK

• https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092832586106 
• https://www.facebook.com/BeaconParent.ShedLight

Suzanne and Gabe call out some threats to be aware of, such as school-based health centers and gender ideology policies, and how parents can think well, make informed decisions, and exercise wisdom in seeking alternatives for their families.

Gabe Lyons joins Suzanne Phillips to kick off Season 2 and highlight the new lineup of episodes ahead. They discuss frontline issues parents are facing in the current culture and how parents can rightfully guard and protect the true essence of childhood through a Christian worldview.

• see themselves as leaders 

• get educated on the policies that impact their kids

• take action as they are called.

New episode every Wednesday.

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GET GOING

• Pray, seek and know what your role is as a parent.

• Lean into this season and get educated. 

• Engage in parent training and coaching opportunities with Suzanne.

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• suzannephillips.net

• beaconparent.com

• thinqmedia.com

• https://instagram.com/suzannephillips

• https://instagram.com/beacon_parent

• https://instagram.com/thinq_media 

• https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092832586106

• https://www.facebook.com/BeaconParent.ShedLight

“The church has done a disservice, if you will, in teaching us to understand that we should be obsolete from government. We have been taught to, in a great sense, turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to things that are happening, and I believe that’s why a lot of stuff is happening,” said Latasha Fields, a passionate advocate for parental rights, education, and community empowerment and a homeschooling mom of three. 

Latasha has founded the Christian Home Educators Support System, made a run for Illinois Lt. Governor, and many other endeavors in between. In this final episode of Season 1, Suzanne and Latasha talk solutions to traditional public education.

Listen in as they discuss overcoming the fear of homeschooling and the opportunities that come from a discipleship-focused homeschool framework. You’re sure to be inspired by Latasha’s story and passion for restoring the family and the next generation of learners

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GET GROUNDED

Proverbs 16:9 - “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.” 

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GET GOING

• Pray, seek and know what your education options are for your family.

• Trust your discernment and take action: Do it afraid!

• Follow Latasha Fields at the following:

• • www.epic4change.org

  • https://b2bfund.org/

  • twitter.com/LatashaHFields

  • instagram.com/latashahfields/

  • facebook.com/latashahfields

  • linkedin.com/in/fieldslatasha/

• Book a free Right Fit Education consultation with Suzanne to explore educational options for your family or community.

• Check out more of Suzanne’s resources, coaching, consulting, and speaking opportunities on the following platforms:

• • WEBSITE 

    • https://www.suzannephillips.net

    • https://www.beaconparent.com

  • INSTAGRAM 

    • https://instagram.com/suzannephillips

    • https://instagram.com/beacon_parent

  • FACEBOOK

    • https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092832586106