EP. 1772

05/16/25

Dr. Becky Kennedy, Scott Galloway and Jerry Wise

“Parenting is the most important job in the world, it is the hardest job, and it’s probably the job we’ll have for the longest number of years – yet it’s the only job that falls under ‘very difficult, very impactful, very ongoing’ that we literally get no training for.” – Dr. Becky Kennedy

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What if raising kids isn’t about fixing them, but understanding your own emotional patterns first? In this powerful mashup episode, three experts transform how we think about family dynamics. Dr. Becky Kennedy reveals why making happiness the goal of childhood creates anxious adults, Scott Galloway shares how fatherhood at 42 shifted his priorities from status-seeking to finding unexpected contentment, and family therapist Jerry Wise explains how breaking free from your family’s emotional trance is the true path to healing. This conversation exposes how parenting becomes our greatest opportunity for personal growth – not by healing through our children, but by facing the triggers they inevitably expose.

Dr. Beckyโ€™s book Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be

Scottโ€™s book The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Financial Security

Scottโ€™s book The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning

Scottโ€™s book The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google

Jerry Wise Relationship Systems on YouTube

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"It's relaxing to all of a sudden not be thinking about yourself. It's cathartic and wonderful, and it gives you a sense of purpose." – Scott Galloway
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Some Questions I Ask:

  • “How do we learn to make sure we raise good human beings without messing them up when we haven’t been taught how to be good parents?”
  • “Is it possible to raise a child that is not traumatized in some way, no matter how good we try to raise them?”
  • “What would you say are the three biggest things that parents could do differently today to have a better connection with their children?”
  • “Why is our job not to make our kids happy?”
  • “How do we raise resilient children?”
  • “What was the biggest thing you learned about yourself after having kids, and what was the biggest thing you learned about money after having kids?”
  • “What are the clear signs that you could start reflecting and asking yourself if one of your parents were narcissistic in any way?”
  • “What’s the worst thing a parent could do to their kids over and over again that will almost surely make them dysfunctional as an adult?”
  • “What are the warning signs that show up in adult children of narcissistic parents?”

In this episode, you will learn:

  • Why trying to understand your child’s bad behavior is the foundation for effectively changing it
  • How making happiness the goal of childhood creates anxious adults unable to handle uncomfortable emotions
  • The power of “connect before you correct” in creating resilient children who can regulate their emotions
  • Why parents unconsciously wish their children will heal their wounds but discover children actually trigger unresolved issues
  • How fatherhood shifts priorities from status-seeking to finding purpose beyond yourself
  • Why breaking your family’s emotional “trance” is essential to becoming a healthy adult and parent
  • The three phrases every parent needs when their child experiences disappointment
  • How to recognize if you had narcissistic parents and the patterns you might be unconsciously repeating
  • Plus much more…
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