How to connect with a child that shuts you down (without losing your cool)

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Reflections on Daring to Lead as a Parent

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I reflect on Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead and what it means to bring the principles of daring leadership into parenting. I explore how courage, vulnerability, self-awareness, and connection show up in our homes and in the way we lead our children.In ...  Show more

Reflections on resilience, freedom & identity from the book In Order to Live

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I reflect on In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park and the deep questions it raised for me about freedom, identity, resilience, and what it means to think for ourselves. The book prompted powerful reflections on how we understand our own stories, how we ...  Show more

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