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Wall Street: Is Gordon Gekko Emotionally Mature?


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This week on Pop Parenting : Wall Street with Charlie Sheen and Michael Douglas was an 80s staple and a raw look at the new money culture of that time. In this episode Avrum and Ellie are exploring themes how kids not feeling seen or heard at home will seek out surrogate parents, we are debating whether the character of “Gordon Gekko” is emotionally mature or not, and discussing when it’s a parents responsibility to launch their kids into the world beyond them. 

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Pop Parenting with author and therapist Avrum Nadigel and JFI Director and life coach Ellie Bass is a romp through family dynamics, relationships, parenting and more using 80s and 90s teen films as a way to talk about how all of these things work. Fascinating and hilarious and a fun trip down memory lane for anyone who loves films and has a family.

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