Jerome & Laura talk about Alain de Botton's classic 2005 book "Status Anxiety" to figure out how we can talk to our kids about what's really important in life and how to avoid the dreaded "comparison trap" that inevitably makes us feel yucky. RESOURCES <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Status-Anxiety-Alain-Botton/dp/0375725350'>Status Anxiety by Alain De Botton</a>

Jerome & Laura talk about Alain de Botton's classic 2005 book "Status Anxiety" to figure out how we can talk to our kids about what's really important in life and how to avoid the dreaded "comparison trap" that inevitably makes us feel yucky. RESOURCES Status Anxiety by Alain De Botton

Jerome &amp; Laura talk about Alain de Botton's classic 2005 book "Status Anxiety" to figure out how we can talk to our kids about what's really important in life and how to avoid the dreaded "comparison trap" that inevitably makes us feel yucky. RESOURCES <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Status-Anxiety-Alain-Botton/dp/0375725350" rel="noopener noreferrer">Status Anxiety by Alain De Botton</a>

Ep. 23: A lesson from "Status Anxiety" by Alain de Botton

Welcome to Billboard Happiness! We're Dr. Jerome Burt and Laura Scholes Baedeker, and we're here to take the best advice on happiness and health from the smartest people and turn that advice into little nuggets of wisdom your kid will listen to and hopefully learn from! Jerome's a clinical psychologist in private practice in Nashville, Tennessee. Laura Scholes is a copywriter and brand consultant in Oakland, California. Jerome and Laura have been best friends since high school, and now that Laura has an 11-year-old daughter, they've come together to give her—and your own kid!—the shortcut to the good life. We're so happy to meet you!Have a topic or question you'd like Jerome & Laura to talk about on Billboard Happiness? Send us an email—or even better: leave us a voicemail so we can use your question on the air! hello@billboardhappiness.com  or  510-269-1944

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Welcome to Billboard Happiness! We're Dr. Jerome Burt and Laura Scholes Baedeker, and we're here to take the best advice on happiness and health from the smartest people and turn that advice into little nuggets of wisdom your kid will listen to and hopefully learn from! Jerome's a clinical psychologist in private practice in Nashville, Tennessee. Laura Scholes is a copywriter and brand consultant in Oakland, California. Jerome and Laura have been best friends since high school, and now that Laura has an 11-year-old daughter, they've come together to give her—and your own kid!—the shortcut to the good life. We're so happy to meet you!Have a topic or question you'd like Jerome & Laura to talk about on Billboard Happiness? Send us an email—or even better: leave us a voicemail so we can use your question on the air! hello@billboardhappiness.com or 510-269-1944

Welcome to Billboard Happiness! We're Dr. Jerome Burt and Laura Scholes Baedeker, and we're here to take the best advice on happiness and health from the smartest people and turn that advice into little nuggets of wisdom your kid will listen to and hopefully learn from! Jerome's a clinical psychologist in private practice in Nashville, Tennessee. Laura Scholes is a copywriter and brand consultant in Oakland, California. Jerome and Laura have been best friends since high school, and now that Laura has an 11-year-old daughter, they've come together to give her—and your own kid!—the shortcut to the good life. We're so happy to meet you!Have a topic or question you'd like Jerome &amp; Laura to talk about on Billboard Happiness? Send us an email—or even better: leave us a voicemail so we can use your question on the air! hello@billboardhappiness.com  or  510-269-1944

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