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Parenting: How to Nurture Yourself and Others

Apr 12, 2024

Tracee Ellis Ross, Michelle Obama, and Dr. Becky Kennedy dive deep into parenting, rejecting societal expectations, finding enoughness, and the #1 relationship strategy. They discuss reparenting ourselves, embracing love, and Abby's journey to feeling lovable.

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Episode guests

Becky Kennedy

Michelle Obama

Tracee Ellis Ross

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Quick takeaways

Parenting encompasses nurturing oneself and others, transcending biological ties.

Embracing the challenges and beauty of motherhood can lead to transformative growth.

Parenting is likened to a roller coaster ride, with ups, downs, overwhelm, and love.

Deep dives

Parenting as a Universal Concept

Parenting is portrayed as a universal concept that extends beyond raising biological children. The episode emphasizes how aspects of parenting, like nurturing self and others, impact everyone, regardless of parental status. It delves into stories of re-parenting oneself, parenting bonus children, and the collective experiences shared through the art of nurturing.

Kids are not supposed to be your friends

01:22

Embracing Overcoming and Pain for Growth

00:42

Carrying Negative Feelings and Impact on Relationships

01:21

Introduction

3min

Journey of Motherhood: Challenges and Beauty

23min

Navigating Parental Dynamics and Teenagers' Personalities

4min

Parental Boundaries and Safe Spaces

9min

Exploring the Power of Repairing Relationships and Rewriting Narratives

6min

Rewriting Stories and Repairing Relationships

15min

Emotional Reflections and Legal Processes in Parenting

5min

299. Parenting: How to Nurture Yourself and Others

In this episode we’re going deep into parenting. Glennon, Abby, and Amanda (along with the help of Tracee Ellis Ross, Michelle Obama and Dr. Becky Kennedy) discuss the brutiful journey of parenting, reparenting ourselves, and learning how to love and be loved.

Discover:

-Tracee Ellis Ross rejects the lie that a woman’s purpose is to be “chosen” – and what “mothering” means to her

-Michelle Obama tells us how to finally live in our own enoughness;

-How to know if you are engaging in “pendulum parenting;”

-The #1 strategy for all relationships: REPAIR, with Dr. Becky Kennedy; and

-The moment Abby finally felt lovable.

Check out the full episodes:

12. PARENTING: How do we make this thrilling, terrifying roller coaster ride a little bit easier?

167. Tracee Ellis Ross: How to Make Peace in Your Own Head

13. Brave Parenting Qs & the Power of Saying YES!

193. MICHELLE OBAMA!

267. The #1 Relationship Strategy with Dr. Becky Kennedy