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Oct 5
Journalist Anand Giridharadas On The Lost Art Of Empathy, Compassion, & Understanding Each Other
Anand Giridharadas is a New York Times bestselling author whose new book is Man in the Mirror. This conversation explores the death of Jordan Neely on a New York subway, the story at the center of the book. We discuss Anand's return from punditry to reporting, how power actually ... Show More
2h 13m
Oct 1
Black-ish Creator Kenya Barris On Turning Down A $100 Million Netflix Deal, The Cost of Success & Curiosity As A Superpower With Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell is a journalist and bestselling author. Kenya Barris is a writer, producer, and the creator of Black-ish. Together they host the Audible Original podcast The Unusual Suspects. This conversation explores opposite approaches to storytelling. Kenya mines his own lif ... Show More
1h 38m
Sep 28
The Perilous Fight: Colin Kaepernick On The True Costs Of Conviction
Colin Kaepernick is a Super Bowl quarterback, civil rights activist, and author of the new memoir "The Perilous Fight." Ten years after taking a knee, Colin opens up about the parts of the story we didn't see, from the death threats to the fourth-grade letter where he wrote down ... Show More
1h 38m
Sep 2024
Navigating Parenthood: What Every Dad Needs to Know
In this special conversation, Forrest explores what it means to be a good father with his dad, clinical psychologist Dr. Rick Hanson. They discuss the joys, challenges, and unexpected lessons of parenthood, starting with the advice Rick would have given himself. Rick and Forrest ... Show More
1h 17m
Jul 2025
Overcoming Fear and Doubt as a New Dad
26m 8s
Aug 2025
How Being a Parent Has Changed Me
How does becoming a parent change everything? In this episode, I share how fatherhood has reshaped my life, my habits, and my purpose. Feeling stuck? It's time to take back control. If you're ready to master
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19m 27s
Jul 2019
How to Create More Special Moments in Life & The Problem with Trying to Be Being Perfect
I suspect every parent wonders how they will be remembered in their child’s mind. What kind of parents do your kids think you were? This episode begins with a look at what children tend to remember most about mom and dad. https://time.com/4097995/parenting-kids-remember/
Some mom ... Show More
44m 32s
Oct 2024
Case Study: Is Perfectionism Killing Your Parenting Joy?
What if the journey to better parenting starts with accepting our imperfections? In this week's episode, I have a heartfelt conversation with one of my listeners as we explore the emotional process of reparenting ourselves while we raise our children.Pavlina, a dedicated mother s ... Show More
21m 16s
Aug 2024
How to Define a Successful Parent
Ever find yourself questioning your parenting because your child’s behavior doesn’t match up with society’s expectations? Today, I discuss a topic that hits close to home: the idea that successful parenting is not about having perfectly behaved children but about how we respond t ... Show More
13m 35s
Feb 2024
1091: [Parenting] "How I'm Coping While My Kid Solo Travels"
17m 29s
Mar 2024
I Want My Kids to Thank Me
As parents, we put a lot of effort and care into raising our children. However, have you ever felt like you crave recognition for your hard work? As I look back on my own journey as a parent, I've realized that the validation we seek doesn't necessarily have to come from our chil ... Show More
13m 34s
Jun 2025
The Follow-Up: Unlearning and Re-parenting Together
This episode is personal. My husband and I sit down for an open, honest, and vulnerable conversation about what it means to reparent ourselves while raising our son. It’s a raw look at how childhood experiences—good and bad—shape us as adults, and how we can consciously break har ... Show More
17m 6s
May 2024
Not Being a Perfect Parent Is Actually a Good Thing
Dr. Aliza Pressman joins me to talk about the 5 principles of parenting, a guide on how to raise good humans. We dive into how to have a secure attachment with your kids and how to repair it when it's been broken, effective ways to discipline, how to raise resilient kids, and how ... Show More
48m 55s
I love being a dad. It’s been the greatest gift of my lifetime.
But too often I grade myself in comparison to others and set myself against an idealized projection of what I imagine a perfect dad to be.
While I do my best not to repeat yesterday’s mistakes and interrupt the misguided patterns I’ve inherited from past generations, I still wonder… How can I be ... Show More
<p dir="ltr">Free Gift for Dads: Get Larry's Full Presence Training—a free resource to help you stop drifting and show up more fully with your kids.</p> <p dir="ltr">🎁 Grab it here: <a href= "https://thedadedge.com/fully-present/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://thedaded ... Show More
<div data-contents="true"> <div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="5kvj0" data-offset-key="f3fhv-0-0"> <div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="f3fhv-0-0"> <p>"Parenting is not about perfection. It's about connection, empathy ... Show More
