Matthew Butterman

12th February 2026

Episode 37: The Overlooked Epidemic: Depression in Young Children | Nimble Youth | Episode 37

Welcome to the Nimble Youth podcast, where we provide expert insights and valuable resources for parents navigating the complexities of their children's mental health. We empower parents to nurture healthy minds in children, teens, and young adults through real conversations. Welcome back to the Nimble Youth Podcast. I'm your host, Matt Butterman, and today we're beginning a four part series on depression across childhood, adolescence, and into young adulthood. Breaking this topic down by age b...

6th February 2026

Episode 36 - Building Resilience in Teens and Parents with Dr. Kate Lund | Nimble Youth | Episode 36

Our team of seasoned professionals, including physicians, therapists and educators, delve into pressing topics, share research-based strategies, and offer practical advice for fostering mental and emotional well-being within your family. Welcome to the Nimble Youth podcast, where we provide expert insights and valuable resources for parents navigating the complexities of their children's mental health. We empower parents to nurture healthy minds in children, teens, and young adults through real...

25th January 2026

Episode 35: Dyslexia, Part Two | Nimble Youth | Episode 35

Welcome back to the Nimble Youth Podcast. I'm your host, Matt Butterman. This is part two of our dyslexia series with Doctor. Gretchen Hoyle. The last episode focused on recognizing dyslexia and understanding the diagnosis. Today, we're talking about what parents really want to know, what actually helps. Yeah. Once we have a diagnosis, then the next question logically is, okay, now what do we do? Right. So one thing that's, maybe a little bit counterintuitive is when you have that diagnosis,...

23rd January 2026

Episode 34: Dyslexia, Part One | Nimble Youth | Episode 34

Welcome to the Nimble Youth podcast, where we provide expert insights and valuable resources for parents navigating the complexities of their children's mental health. We empower parents to nurture healthy minds in children, teens, and young adults through real conversations. Welcome back to the Nimble Youth Podcast, where we explore the mental health and behavioral issues facing parents and young people. I'm your host, Matt Butterman. Today, we're starting a two part series on dyslexia, a topi...

16th January 2026

Episode 33: You're On Fire, It's Fine with Katie K. May | Nimble Youth | Episode 33

Welcome to the Nimble Youth podcast, where we provide expert insights and valuable resources for parents navigating the complexities of their children's mental health. We empower parents to nurture healthy minds in children, teens, and young adults through real conversations. Welcome back to the Nimble Youth Podcast, where we explore the realities of raising kids and teens in a world that often asks more of them than they're equipped to give. Today's episode is one I know will resonate deeply w...

8th January 2026

Episode 32 - ADHD and Anxiety, Part 2 | Nimble Youth | Episode 32

Welcome to the Nimble Youth podcast, where we provide expert insights and valuable resources for parents navigating the complexities of their children's mental health. We empower parents to nurture healthy minds in children, teens, and young adults through real conversations. I'm your host, Matt Butterman. Today we're diving into part two of a really important topic: When ADHD and Anxiety Overlap in Kids and Teens. And if you listen to part one, you know that these two conditions show up togeth...

17th December 2025

Episode 31 – Homebound and Healing: Parenting Through Autism and Addiction | Nimble Youth | Episode 31

Welcome to the Nimble Youth podcast, where we provide expert insights and valuable resources for parents navigating the complexities of their children's mental health. We empower parents to nurture healthy minds in children, teens, and young adults through real conversations. Parenting a child with autism is hard. Parenting two children on the spectrum while battling your own addiction sounds impossible. Today on Nimble Youth, I'm talking with Jamie Hrobar, autism mom, woman in recovery, and cr...

11th December 2025

Episode 30: When ADHD and Anxiety Overlap | Nimble Youth | Episode 30

Welcome to the Nimble Youth podcast, where we provide expert insights and valuable resources for parents navigating the complexities of their children's mental health. We empower parents to nurture healthy minds in children, teens, and young adults through real conversations. Welcome back to the Nimble Youth Podcast. I'm your host, Matt Butterman. Today, we're talking about one of the most challenging and confusing situations parents face. When a child's behavior becomes so disruptive that scho...

3rd December 2025

Episode 29: Calming Teenage Anxiety (with Sophia Vale Galano, LCSW) | Nimble Youth | Episode 29

Welcome to the Nimble Youth podcast, where we provide expert insights and valuable resources for parents navigating the complexities of their children's mental health. We empower parents to nurture healthy minds in children, teens, and young adults through real conversations. One of the most powerful tool for teen anxiety isn't a diagnosis, it's a daily practice parents can actually do at home. Today we're talking practical relief, how to spot when worry becomes a problem and what to do when yo...

27th November 2025

Episode 28: Autism, Then and Now: Patrick’s Story and the Power of Community | Nimble Youth | Episode 28

Welcome to the Nimble Youth podcast, where we provide expert insights and valuable resources for parents navigating the complexities of their children's mental health. We empower parents to nurture healthy minds in children, teens, and young adults through real conversations. Welcome back to Nimble Youth. I'm your host, Matt Butterman. Our experiment with live video capture continues and you can again see for yourselves why I've been told I have a face for radio. If it haven't scared you away a...

23rd November 2025

Episode 27: Adolescence, a Four-Part British TV Drama | Nimble Youth | Episode 27

Welcome to the Nimble Youth podcast, where we provide expert insights and valuable resources for parents navigating the complexities of their children's mental health. We empower parents to nurture healthy minds in children, teens, and young adults through real conversations. Hello, and welcome back to Nimble Youth, the podcast for anyone who cares about pediatric mental health, youth development, and helping young people navigate challenging times. I'm your host, Matt Butterman. And today, we'...

23rd October 2025

Episode 26: Teachers' Role in ADHD Diagnosis and Management | Nimble Youth | Episode 26

Welcome to the Nimble Youth podcast, where we provide expert insights and valuable resources for parents navigating the complexities of their children's mental health. We empower parents to nurture healthy minds in children, teens, and young adults through real conversations. Welcome back to the Nimble Youth Podcast. I'm Matt Butterman. Today's episode is focused on teachers, a critical part of the proverbial village that is necessary to help raise mentally healthy and emotionally resilient chi...

17th October 2025

Episode 25: Growing up with Type 1 diabetes | Nimble Youth | Episode 25

Welcome to the Nimble Youth podcast, where we provide expert insights and valuable resources for parents navigating the complexities of their children's mental health. We empower parents to nurture healthy minds in children, teens, and young adults through real conversations. Welcome back to the Nimmer Youth Podcast, the show that brings clarity, compassion, and expert insight to the challenges facing today's kids and teens. I'm your host, Matt Butterman. We just got back from the American Acad...

15th October 2025

Episode 24: Sandpaper Moments Pt. 2 - Building Grit and Resilience in Our Kids | Nimble Youth | Episode 24

Welcome back to the Nimble Youth Podcast. I'm your host, Matt Butterman. Today, we're joined again by author and counselor Martha Metzler, whose book Sandpaper Moments inspired one of our most talked about episodes earlier this season. In that conversation, we explored what it means to grow through the gritty parts of parenting, the moments that rub us raw but ultimately smooth us out. Today, we're taking that idea even further. What does it mean to help our kids develop grit and resilience by...

10th October 2025

Episode 23: Disconnected - Understanding NEET Youth and the Struggle to Launch | Nimble Youth | Episode 23

Welcome to the Nimble Youth podcast, where we provide expert insights and valuable resources for parents navigating the complexities of their children's mental health. We empower parents to nurture healthy minds in children, teens, and young adults through real conversations. Welcome back to the Nimble Youth Podcast. I'm your host, Matt Butterman. Today, we're exploring a growing group of young people who seem to have stepped away from school, work, and sometimes even in person embodied experie...

3rd October 2025

Episode 22: ACES - Invisible Wounds | Nimble Youth | Episode 22

Welcome to the Nimble Youth podcast, where we provide expert insights and valuable resources for parents navigating the complexities of their children's mental health. We empower parents to nurture healthy minds in children, teens, and young adults through real conversations. Welcome to the Nimble Youth Podcast, the show that brings clarity, compassion, and expert insight to the mental health challenges facing today's children and teens. I'm your host, Matt Butterman. Today's episode tackles a...

18th September 2025

Episode 21: Parenting with Purpose | Nimble Youth | Episode 21

Welcome to the Nimble Youth podcast, where we provide expert insights and valuable resources for parents navigating the complexities of their children's mental health. We empower parents to nurture healthy minds in children, teens, and young adults through real conversations. Welcome back to the nimble youth podcast where we explore the challenges and opportunities of raising raising emotionally resilient kids and teens. I'm your host, Matt Butterman. Today, I'm thrilled to be joined by therapi...

11th September 2025

Episode 20: School Shootings and their Associated Trauma | Nimble Youth | Episode 20

Welcome to the Nimble Youth podcast, where we provide expert insights and valuable resources for parents navigating the complexities of their children's mental health. We empower parents to nurture healthy minds in children, teens, and young adults through real conversations. Welcome back to the nimble youth podcast. Today, we are addressing the elephant in the room, which is the frequency of school shootings in America, in The US, and how students are dealing with the collective trauma that th...

2nd September 2025

Episode 19: Back to School | Nimble Youth | Episode 19

Welcome to Nimble Youth, the podcast that helps parents navigate the challenges of raising children and teens in today's world. I'm your host, Matt Butterman. As we record this episode, students are heading back to school. It's an exciting time, but it's also stressful for kids and for their parents and caretakers. Teens face academic pressures, social dynamics, and sometimes heavy life stressors. Parents are often left wondering, how do I support my teen without overwhelming them? To help us a...

12th August 2025

Episode 2: Introduction to ADHD in children | Nimble Youth | Episode 2

Hello, and welcome to Nimble Youth, the podcast designed to provide special expert insights and valuable resources for parents navigating the complexities of their child's mental health. I'm your host, Matt Butterman. And today, we begin a three part series on a topic that affects millions of families, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD. And my guest today is doctor Gretchen Hoyle, a pediatrician based in Winston Salem, North Carolina. If you've ever wondered why your child struggl...