The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos How Not to Repeat Your Parents' Mistakes (with Glennon Doyle and Abby Wambach)
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May 5, 2025 
Glennon Doyle, bestselling author and host of We Can Do Hard Things, teams up with Olympic gold medalist and advocate Abby Wambach to discuss the impact of childhood experiences on modern parenting. They share their own journeys of 'reparenting' to break harmful cycles while raising their three children. Topics include cultivating unconditional love, personal growth amid challenges, and the importance of self-compassion. Through honest reflections, they explore how to foster healthier relationships and avoid repeating past mistakes.
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Facing Identity Facades
- Parents often enforce facades rather than true selves, born from fear of rejection.
- This creates people who don’t recognize themselves and struggle with identity.
Transactional Love Stories
- Abby's dad paid her for scoring goals, teaching her love was transactional.
- Abby once tried to win her stepchildren's love with cake pops, which Glennon gently challenged.
Unconditional Pride Matters
- Avoid tying pride or love to children's performance or achievements.
- Show unconditional love to foster intrinsic motivation and healthy self-worth.
