Welcome to Parenting Breakdown! In this first episode,

• Rachel gets a question from a mom who's plagued by harsh voices in her head that are critical of her parenting. Rachel unpacks where those voices come from, shares some of her own journey with perfectionism, and offers practices to start changing the narrative. 

• Matt discusses the different standards that exist for dads and what he's choosing not to pass on from his childhood.

• Matt and Rachel explore highlights and lessons learned of the week, which include a pumpkin stem breaking off in Matt's foot (suprisingly, the highlight!) and him getting roasted by the entire family, as per usual.

Other topics explored:

• Why parenting is so hard in our current culture

• Rates of stress for kids in high-achieving schools

• Dealing with feelings of rage during marathon bedtimes

• Naming the hard things so we can process them instead of repeating them

Show Notes / References:

• Suniya Luthar: The Problem With Rich Kids | Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/201311/the-problem-rich-kids

• Mindful Parenting - Kathleen Restifo & Susan Bögels: https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393709926

• Angela Garbes: http://www.angelagarbes.com/essential-labor