Better for the Boy

Better for the Boy

By Kayla OgdenScienceSocial SciencesEducationSelf-ImprovementParentingKids & Family
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Better for the Boy episodes

  • Fast Fashion

    Thinking through my impulsive, public decision to shop for my clothing exclusively at thrift stores. What have I gotten myself into?

    31 min
  • The Transcendental Meditation Secret

    I know the secret that they teach in TM and have no problem sharing it with you! Also, is it weird that I don't want anyone to call me a Mom except for my son? Musings on identity, the Not-Self idea, dukkha. 

    32 min
  • Level Up

    If everyone acted the way Kayla acted while she was in Hawaii, all the ice caps would melt in a day and Armageddon would ensue. In this episode, Kayla discusses a way she's going to jump off the hedonic treadmill and her thoughts on amazing link between Buddhist philosophy and evolutionary psychology.

    28 min
  • You're Welcome, Turtles

    Kayla has just discovered the 16 year old environmentalist, Greta Thunberg and is super impressed. No sooner did she begin to stan Greta than she uncovered Greta's evil hater, Niall Ferguson. In this episode Kayla considers her own carbon footprint and wonders if the Earth is a safe place to have kids.

    30 min
  • Why Be Good?

    So far, Kayla is a "just ok" person. She hasn't seen a point in self-improvement in the past because she doesn't believe that there's a god to do it for. Get to know Kayla in this first episode and find out why she's suddenly interested in being better. 

    30 min

About Better for the Boy

From the publisher's feed

Better for the Boy is an honest and raw look at personal growth. Before becoming a parent, I didn't care much about being "good" - I didn't have a higher power to answer to, and no clear sense of…