Legal scholar. Lawyer. Professor. Writer. Time Magazine’s Most Influential Person. Tiger Mom.

There’s not much that Amy Chua hasn’t done—or can’t do. She clerked for the U.S. Court of Appeals, worked on Wall Street, and authored an international bestseller. 

It wasn’t until she published her wildly popular memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, that Amy Chua became a household name. People around the world read about her unique, and often controversial, approach to parenting, i.e. “tiger mothering.”

Described as an “ox” by her father, Amy credits her own parents’ strict—and sometimes merciless—“tough love” style of parenting for her success. A daughter of immigrants, Amy learned from an early age to persevere against all odds, to eschew victimhood, and to take pride in her identity as an armor against discrimination.

But despite her fierce public persona, Amy is a lot like the rest of us: replete with self-doubt and struggle. In this episode of Beyond the Prescription, Amy shares her failures and successes as a parent, a hospitalized patient, and a self-described “work in progress.” 

A new episode launches every Tuesday. Beyond the Prescription is hosted by Dr. Lucy McBride (https://lucymcbride.com/podcast) and produced by kglobal (https://kglobal.com/podcast-studio).

 

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