DR. MEG MEEKER with guest JESSICA BUCHANAN
Jessica Buchanan had just completed education advisory meetings in southern Somalia, and was in transit to a guest house where she would stay overnight before heading back home the next morning. She was in a convoy of three Land Cruisers – armed guards in the front, Jessica and her colleague in the middle with a dri ... Show More
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Ep. 289: Which Parenting Style Is Best? Ask Dr. Meg
Are your parenting methods helping or hindering your child’s development?In this episode of Parenting Great Kids, Dr. Meg Meeker, pediatrician and bestselling author, breaks down the four key parenting styles—authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and neglectful—and how each o ... Show More
48m 41s
Aug 15
Ep. 287: Discipline Without Drama
Parenting strong-willed kids can be exhausting—but it doesn’t have to be a constant battle. In this episode, Dr. Meg is joined by Kirk Martin, founder of Celebrate Calm and host of the Calm Parenting Podcast, to talk about how to handle big emotions—starting with your own. From d ... Show More
35m 28s
Apr 2021
'Just Say No' Doesn't Work
Jessica Lahey, writer, teacher, and public speaker, opens up about her lifelong relationship with alcohol: growing up with an alcoholic parent, becoming an alcohol peer counselor in college, and realizing that she, too, had become an alcoholic in her 40s. “It's really hard to adm ... Show More
15m 45s
Jan 2020
E63. Jessica Michelle Singleton Processes Her Trauma Onstage
Jessica Michelle Singleton, stand-up comedian, bonds with Bridget over their mutually dysfunctional upbringings. They compare notes about raised by parents with borderline or narcissistic personalities, processing trauma with dark humor, overcoming abandonment issues, and the dis ... Show More
1h 55m
Jul 2022
Gerald Stano and the Consequences of Maternal Rejection
On the night of March 10th, 1973, in balmy Florida, two teen girls attempted to hitchhike into town for beer and cigarettes. The next morning, their bodies were discovered by a city worker. This was the work of Gerald Stano, a man who allegedly murdered between 30 and 41 women.On ... Show More
1h 7m