When the world feels heavy, what story is your child telling themselves?
On The Stand With Meg Show, I sit down with author, musician, and artist Julie Lavender Le Doux for a conversation about children, books, and the stories we carry about ourselves.
Julie introduces The Amazings Series, where a family that sees color lives in a town that sees only gray. We discuss the questions she wants her stories to raise about conformity, independent thinking, and the messages children hear from the world around them. Julie also explains how contemporary social and political debates inform the symbolism in her fiction.
Then we bring the conversation home. What can reading together give a family? How can grandparents use a book to connect? What happens when our good intentions put too much pressure on a child?
One of the most personal moments comes when Julie shares what she regrets about parenting her oldest son. She talks about learning to apologize, giving him room to be honest, and making clear that he was not responsible for her emotional well-being.
We also discuss Wounds to Wonder and Julie's Christian perspective on emotional healing. Her account is shared as personal experience and belief, not as a clinical finding or a promise of treatment results.
IN THIS CONVERSATION
• Why Julie began writing about nonconformity
• The Amazings Series and the fictional world of Wonder
• The social issues and public debates behind the stories
• Reading aloud, audiobooks, and conversations between generations
• Family stress and the stories children tell themselves
• Faith, hope, and Wounds to Wonder
• Parenting regrets, apologies, and giving children space
• Where to learn more about Julie's books
ABOUT THE GUEST
Julie Lavender Le Doux is an author, musician, and artist. In this episode, she also draws on her experiences as a homeschooling mother and grandmother.
BOOKS DISCUSSED
The Amazings Series, including Constance and the Battle for Wonder
Wounds to Wonder
Mrs. Amazing and the Seed
LINKS
Julie's books and resources: https://www.thequestforwonder.com/
About Julie: https://www.julielavender.com/
Stand With Meg: https://www.standwithmeg.com/
Family Rights Survey: https://my.standwithmeg.com/survey
Check Julie's website for current book availability, editions, and preorder details.
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CONTENT NOTE
This episode includes discussion of family separation, childhood trauma, parenting regrets, faith, and opinions on public issues. The conversation is not medical or legal advice. Books and personal testimony do not replace qualified professional care.
Host: Meg
Guest: Julie Lavender Le Doux
Show: The Stand With Meg Show
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