Explore every episode of the podcast The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation
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| Are You Parenting or Reacting From Your Wounds? | Cy Wakeman | 27 Oct 2025 | 00:37:25 | |
Get Your FREE Bad Mom Survival Kit to PARENT IN REALITY: https://badmompodcast.com/parentinginreality In this episode, Vivian Glyck talks with Cy Wakeman, bestselling author, therapist, and mom of four, about how ego, fear, and over-parenting are fueling the anxiety epidemic—and what parents can do differently. Cy shares practical tools for emotional regulation, “clean thinking,” and co-creating growth with our kids instead of trying to fix them.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re parenting from exhaustion or fear, this conversation will help you breathe again—and remind you that your calm is your child’s cure. ✨ Resources & Next Steps ✔️ Join the Bad Mom Community for more conversations like this here. ✔️ Share this episode with a parent who is looking for a reset. ✔️ Read Life’s Messy, Live Happy by Cy Wakeman. 📌 Connect with Cy Wakeman 📌 Connect with Vivian Glyck & The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation
The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. | |||
| How To Reach Your Struggling Child with Andre Norman | 20 Oct 2025 | 00:45:36 | |
What do you do when your child shuts down, drifts away, or escapes into dangerous coping—and nothing you try seems to work? In this raw and hopeful episode of The Bad Mom Podcast, Vivian Glyck talks with Andre Norman, once a gang leader in maximum security prison, now a Harvard fellow and world-renowned mentor known as The Ambassador of Hope.
If you’ve ever felt powerless watching your child struggle, this episode will help you breathe again—and remind you that transformation is possible. ✨ Resources & Next Steps 📌Connect with Andre Norman 🌐 AndreNorman.com & SecondChanceUniversity.org 📌 Connect with Vivian Glyck & The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation
The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. | |||
| Ask Your Kids This One Question with Lisa Nichols (Part 2) | 21 Sep 2025 | 00:13:01 | |
➡️ Get your family talking again ➡️https://bit.ly/lisanichols Welcome back to Part 2 of this deeply personal conversation with Lisa Nichols of Motivating The Teen Spirit. If you joined us for Part 1, you know how powerful and emotional this dialogue has been. In this episode, Vivian Glick and Lisa go even deeper, giving us not just her story but step-by-step guidance on how to create safety, connection, and resilience with our kids and within ourselves. We discuss what emotional safety actually looks like, how to ask your child the one question that can transform your relationship, and the necessary step of lovingly letting go so our kids can grow into who they are meant to be, not who we need them to be. If you've ever thought, "Am I doing this right?" this episode is for you. Key Takeaways • The first step in achieving a life vision is helping teens identify their current feelings and finding their "dot"—recognizing they are not a carbon copy version of anyone else. • Safe space agreements are essential for grounding the family and allowing everyone to feel seen, heard, and honored. • Parents must have the courage to ask their child to rate their relationship on a scale of 1 to 10 and then listen to the response. • When receiving the relationship rating, the parent must hold their emotion in (no crying or anger) to ensure the child feels safe giving an honest answer. • For struggling mothers dealing with identity issues or low self-confidence, programs that focus on filling your cup first and serving from your overflow are critical. • Action is what's going to move you; focus on small, palatable, bite-sized moves. Timestamps
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👉 If you’ve ever thought, “Am I doing this right?” or felt the pain of wanting to do everything but not having the tools, this episode is for you. Listen, share it with another parent who needs healing and guidance, and subscribe to The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation. And remember: you are not a bad mom; you’re a bada%^ in a broken system. Keep fighting.
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The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. | |||
| How To Get Your Kids To Talk To You with Lisa Nichols (Part 1) | 21 Sep 2025 | 00:31:46 | |
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👉 If you’ve ever felt powerless, judged, or like a “bad mom,” this episode is for you. Listen, share it with another parent who needs healing, and subscribe to The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation. 📌 Connect with Lisa Nichols 📌 Connect with Vivian Glyck & The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation
The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. | |||
| What Gen Z Wants You To Know (with My Son) | 21 Sep 2025 | 00:29:31 | |
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Zak opens up about his darkest moments, what he wishes his dad and I had known, and the small steps parents can take to reconnect with their kids. This isn’t theory—it’s lived experience from the anxious generation itself. Key Takeaways
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The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. | |||
| Learning To Parent The Anxious Generation | 21 Sep 2025 | 00:15:08 | |
👉 Get Your Free Bad Mom Survival Kit: https://bit.ly/BadMomPodcastSurvivalKit Are you worried about your child’s mental health as devices, social media, and constant pressure take over their world? You’re not alone. In this kickoff episode of The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation :, Vivian Glyck—founder of Just Like My Child Foundation, Girl Power Project, and creator of Project Grit—shares the pivotal moment when her humanitarian work collided with the reality of raising kids in today’s anxious, screen-saturated culture. Through raw stories, research, and a dose of humor, Vivian flips the script on motherhood. Being a “bad mom” isn’t about failing—it’s about leading with courage, ditching the guilt, and giving your kids the grit to thrive. Key Takeaways
Pull up a chair, exhale, and join us. Together, we’re raising resilient, happy humans—one imperfect, powerful step at a time. Timestamps
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The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. | |||
| Parenting in The Age of Ai with Mike Koenigs | 21 Sep 2025 | 00:26:55 | |
👉 Download Your Free Super Power Survival Kit: https://bit.ly/mikekoenigssurvivalkit
…and you feel powerless to pull them back out? In this deeply personal episode of The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation, Vivian sits down with her husband, entrepreneur and futurist Mike Koenigs, to talk about the hardest parts of parenting a Gen Z son in today’s anxious generation. Together, they share raw truths about addiction, boundaries, and despair. But there’s also a powerful reframe: why AI, when used with intention, could become the tool that helps this generation find purpose, create value, and build hope. Key Takeaways
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👉 Parenting in the digital age is hard, but you don’t have to do it alone. Subscribe to The Bad Mom Podcast, share this episode with a parent who feels powerless, and explore resources like Mike’s Best seller, AI Accelerator to help your kids (and yourself) turn tech into a tool for growth. Together, we can raise resilient kids with hope and grit. Get Mike's Best Selling Book on AI 📌Connect with Mike 📌Connect with The Bad Mom Podcast & Vivian Glyck
The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. | |||
| Welcome To The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation | 17 Sep 2025 | 00:02:14 | |
Hey mama—ever find yourself scrolling at 2am, wondering if you’re doing it all wrong? You’re not alone. And you’re definitely not a bad mom. On The Bad Mom Podcast, Vivian Glyck gets real about the anxiety, loneliness, and guilt so many parents face—because she’s lived it too. This isn’t about being perfect. It’s about being honest, finding tools that work, and raising resilient kids in a hyperconnected world.
✨ Resources & Next Steps ✔️ Join the Bad Mom Community for more conversations like this here. 📌Connect with The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting the Anxious Generation & Vivian Glyck
The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. | |||
| How to Stop Passing Your Body Hatred to Your Daughter with Jennifer Joy Jimenez | 15 Dec 2025 | 00:45:55 | |
Here's the thing: 90% of women don't just dislike their bodies. They hate them. And whether we want to admit it or not, we're passing that straight to our kids. Jennifer Joy Jimenez gets it because she lived it. From professional dancer with severe body dysmorphia to transformational health coach, she discovered something most therapists won't tell you: five minutes of freeform dance is more effective than antidepressants. And when our kids are hunched over screens like they're using fentanyl, stuck in their heads and disconnected from their bodies, this isn't just about fitness. It's about survival. You'll walk away knowing exactly how to use movement as medicine for yourself and your anxious kids, and why the daily dose of dance might be the intervention your family desperately needs. FOR FULL SHOW NOTES & TO WATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE, GO TO: badmompodcast.com/jennifer KEY TAKEAWAYS:
📌 Connect with Jennifer
RESOURCES & NEXT STEPS: 👉 If you’ve ever thought, “Am I doing this right?” or felt the pain of wanting to do everything but not having the tools, this episode is for you. Listen, share it with another parent who needs healing and guidance, and subscribe to The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation. And remember: you are not a bad mom; you’re a bada$$ in a broken system. Keep fighting. 📌 Connect with Vivian Glyck & The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation
The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. | |||
| The Truth About What's Breaking Our Kids (And Us): An Origin Story with Sammy Tagget | 08 Dec 2025 | 00:24:03 | |
So here's the thing: I spent nearly 20 years building hospitals and schools in Uganda, fighting to save adolescent girls from forced marriage and early pregnancy, and then I looked up and realized the biggest battle was happening right in my own living room. In this conversation with Sammy Tagget, I pull back the curtain on how Project Grit and The Bad Mom Podcast were born, and honestly, it's messy. I talk about watching my son Zak's lung collapse minutes after birth, about the miscarriages, and about the night I watched a teenage girl die in childbirth in Uganda. Here's what most parents don't know: the same evil that was stealing childhoods in Africa is stealing them here—it just looks different. It's technology, isolation, and a system designed to break our kids' brains while we're left wondering if we're doing it right. You'll walk away understanding why this isn't just about parenting tips, it's about a resistance movement, and why the first person you need to save is yourself. FOR FULL SHOW NOTES & TO WATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE, GO TO: badmompodcast.com/sammy KEY TAKEAWAYS:
📌 Connect with Sammy Tagget
Learn more about Project Grit: https://project-grit-8vpjl9h.gamma.site/ Get Your Grit Kit Today: https://www.justlikemychild.org/gritkitbasics/ RESOURCES & NEXT STEPS: 👉 If you’ve ever thought, “Am I doing this right?” or felt the pain of wanting to do everything but not having the tools, this episode is for you. Listen, share it with another parent who needs healing and guidance, and subscribe to The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation. And remember: you are not a bad mom; you’re a bada$$ in a broken system. Keep fighting. 📌 Connect with Vivian Glyck & The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation
The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. | |||
| The Warrior Mom Blueprint: Brain Injury and Functional Medicine with JJ Virgin | 01 Dec 2025 | 00:51:49 | |
I remember JJ Virgin telling me years ago that her son Grant said, "I'm just gonna go get hit by a car" — and then he actually got hit by a car. Hit-and-run. Airlifted. Deep coma. Torn aorta. Multiple brain bleeds. Thirteen fractures. The doctors gave him a 0.125% chance of survival, and if he did survive, he'd be so brain damaged "it wouldn't be worth it." But here's what those doctors didn't know: JJ is a triple-board certified nutrition expert who knows more about fortifying the body and brain than anyone I've ever met, and she refused to accept those odds. In this raw, powerful conversation, JJ opens up about how she used everything from high-dose fish oil to essential aminos to rebuild Grant's brain, why she ran hospital stairs every single day to manage her anxiety, and the counterintuitive truth that saved both their lives — she put herself first. Here's what JJ knows that most parents don't: if you go down, everyone goes down. You'll walk away knowing exactly what to do tomorrow when you feel like you're drowning, why gratitude is a choice (not a feeling), and how exercise might be more powerful than any SSRI your kid's doctor wants to prescribe. KEY TAKEAWAYS:
📌 Connect with JJ Virgin RESOURCES & NEXT STEPS: 👉 If you’ve ever thought, “Am I doing this right?” or felt the pain of wanting to do everything but not having the tools, this episode is for you. Listen, share it with another parent who needs healing and guidance, and subscribe to The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation. And remember: you are not a bad mom; you’re a bada$$ in a broken system. Keep fighting. 📌 Connect with Vivian Glyck & The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation
The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. | |||
| You Can’t Parent Your Child Out of Addiction, Here’s What Actually Works with Christopher Doyle | 24 Nov 2025 | 00:45:34 | |
When your child is spiraling into addiction, the first instinct is to hold on tighter: plead, negotiate, or wait for them to “hit bottom.” But what if those instincts are exactly what are keeping your child in danger? What if addiction isn’t about waiting for readiness, but about stepping in before the fire spreads? As parents, we often believe we’re failing when our kids won’t accept help. We blame ourselves, soften boundaries, or hope things will change on their own. But that thinking is not only wrong, it’s dangerous. Addiction is defined by one simple truth: can’t stop. And someone who can’t stop doesn’t suddenly wake up one morning and choose recovery. They keep going until something or someone interrupts the cycle. Without intervention, the trajectory almost always gets worse, not better. Christopher Doyle knows this from experience, both as someone who battled addiction from a young age and now after decades of helping hundreds of families pull their loved ones back from the brink. His method flips the script on everything we’ve been told about “waiting until they’re ready” and shows parents how to intervene early, with clarity, compassion, and boundaries that stick. How do you know you have an addiction issue on your hands? What actually gets someone to accept help? In this conversation, Chris breaks down the myths that keep families paralyzed, the role of parents in creating leverage for change, and why setting boundaries when your child is in pain is the most loving act you can do. | |||
| Parents Need Recovery Too: The Missing Step to Helping Your Addicted Child with Joe Polish | 17 Nov 2025 | 00:58:21 | |
When we see our kids sinking into anxiety, depression, or even addiction, our first instinct is: “How do I fix them?” We scramble for therapists, schools, treatments, and programs, anything that might help our child get better. But here’s the hard truth: in many cases, it’s not only your child who needs help, you do too. Addiction and mental health struggles rarely live in isolation. They ripple through the entire family system, quietly shaping how we respond, cope, and even enable. Parents often carry just as much wounding, fear, shame, and unprocessed trauma as the kids they’re trying to rescue. And until we confront our own patterns, we risk perpetuating the cycle. In this episode, I sit down with entrepreneur, bestselling author, and founder of Genius Network® and Genius Recovery, Joe Polish. Joe’s worked through the pain of childhood trauma and years of drug addiction. Now he’s building one of the most respected recovery movements in the world. Together, we explore why parents must be part of the recovery process, why control often makes things worse, and how connection, community, and unlearning our own patterns open the path to healing. KEY TAKEAWAYS:
RESOURCES & NEXT STEPS: 👉 If you’ve ever thought, “Am I doing this right?” or felt the pain of wanting to do everything but not having the tools, this episode is for you. Listen, share it with another parent who needs healing and guidance, and subscribe to The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation. And remember: you are not a bad mom; you’re a bada$$ in a broken system. Keep fighting. 📌 Connect with Joe Polish
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The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. | |||
| What Parents Get Wrong About Phones, Anxiety & Connection with Sierra Sasevich | 10 Nov 2025 | 00:36:12 | |
Every parent I know worries about the same things: Why won’t my kid put down the phone? Why do they care more about strangers online than conversations at home? Are they losing themselves to comparison, anxiety, and endless scrolling? We set limits, we nag, we fight about screen time. Yet beneath the rules and arguments is a deeper fear: Am I actually reaching my child, or am I losing them to a world I don’t understand? That’s why this conversation is so important. Instead of another expert telling us what’s wrong with “kids these days,” we get to hear directly from one of them. On this episode, I sit down with 19-year-old Sierra Sasevich, who grew up in the very digital landscape we parents worry about. But rather than dismiss adult concerns, she reveals how her generation really experiences phones, comparison, anxiety, substances, and connection. What do parents get wrong about screen time and devices? How can a generation that scrolls for escape learn to live in the present? Sierra takes us into the mindset of this generation, describing the pitfalls, but also highlighting the counterintuitive habits and small choices that actually make the difference. KEY TAKEAWAYS:
RESOURCES & NEXT STEPS: 👉 If you’ve ever thought, “Am I doing this right?” or felt the pain of wanting to do everything but not having the tools, this episode is for you. Listen, share it with another parent who needs healing and guidance, and subscribe to The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation. And remember: you are not a bad mom; you’re a bada$$ in a broken system. Keep fighting. 📌 Connect with Sierra Sasevich 📌 Connect with Vivian Glyck & The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation
The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. | |||
| Why Your Kid Can't Listen To You (And How To Break Through) with Dave Asprey | 03 Nov 2025 | 00:56:41 | |
We’ve created a generation that’s overstimulated, overprotected, and underprepared for real life. In this raw and revealing conversation, Dave Asprey — the father of biohacking, four-time New York Times bestselling author, and host of The Human Upgrade Podcast — joins Vivian Glyck to talk about the biology of anxiety and why calm, consistent boundaries are the key to raising resilient kids. Dave explains how fear, ego, and overstimulation are rewiring our children’s nervous systems, and why the solution starts with us. From his “Five F-Words” framework (Fear, Food, F***ing, Friend, and Forgiveness) to the “BICEP” method for resetting dopamine, Dave gives parents a scientific roadmap for leading from peace instead of panic. He doesn’t hold back: “Until you get a job, it’s my rule.”“Your nervous system is your child’s blueprint.” “We’ve created a generation afraid of discomfort — that’s how you kill resilience.” If you’ve ever felt like your child’s anxiety was your fault, this episode will help you reframe the conversation — and retrain your own biology — so you can parent from calm authority, not fear. Key Takeaways:
TIME STAMPS 00:00 — Intro: Why Dave Asprey Matters 02:10 — The Epidemic of Anxiety in Kids and Parents 05:45 — Dave’s Childhood: Anxiety, Asperger’s, and Rebuilding His Brain 10:20 — The Science of Fear: How Mitochondria Drive Behavior 14:35 — The Real Source of Anxiety: Your Hardware, Not Just Your Head 17:40 — Parenting from Biology, Not Blame 20:05 — The “Until You Get a Job” Rule: Calm Authority in Action 22:45 — Boundaries Are Love, Not Control 25:50 — Forgiveness as a Nervous System Reset 29:20 — The BICEP Method: Rewiring Dopamine and Motivation 33:40 — From Panic to Peace: Parenting as Nervous System Leadership 37:25 — Raising Resilient Kids in a Digital World 40:30 — Lessons from the Wise Elders 44:05 — The Hard Truth About Comfort and Growth “If it’s scary, do it anyway.”Why resilience is built through discomfort — and how we’ve accidentally taught our kids to fear it. 47:10 — How to Reprogram Your Own Biology 50:15 — Final Thoughts: Calm Is the New Discipline Connect with Dave Asprey on The Human Upgrade Podcast Get Dave's book: Heavily Meditated
The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. | |||
| Why Gen Z Isn't Dating (And Why It Should Scare Us) with Christine Emba | 29 Jun 2026 | 00:44:47 | |
When Christine Emba, writer and author of "Rethinking Sex: A Provocation," told me about a young man who took crystal meth to hollow out his cheekbones, I felt that familiar 3am dread, because underneath every bit of that bravado is fear, and I see it in our kids. So here's the thing: this episode is about why Gen Z has stopped dating, stopped connecting, and started "optimizing" themselves into total isolation, and what that loneliness is costing an entire generation. Here's what Christine knows that most parents don't: the boys disappearing into looksmaxxing forums and AI companions aren't broken, they're scared and unmoored, raised in a world where the old social norms simply dissolved out from under them. She gave me the most beautifully simple framework I've heard in a long time, and it starts with two words: "touch grass”, getting our kids off the screen and into third spaces, real rooms with real people. You'll walk away knowing how to ask your kid the one question that cracks the door open instead of slamming it, and why connection, not control, is still 100% the cure. FOR FULL SHOW NOTES & TO WATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE, GO TO: badmompodcast.com/looksmaxxing KEY TAKEAWAYS:
📌 Connect with Christine Emba
RESOURCES & NEXT STEPS: 👉 If you’ve ever thought, “Am I doing this right?” or felt the pain of wanting to do everything but not having the tools, this episode is for you. Listen, share it with another parent who needs healing and guidance, and subscribe to The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation. And remember: you are not a bad mom; you’re a bada$$ in a broken system. Keep fighting. 📌 Connect with Vivian Glyck & The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation
The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. For Moms Running on Empty…This Coffee Hits Different We are so excited to welcome Dave Asprey’s Danger Coffee as the first official sponsor of Project Grit and Bad Mom Podcast. The truth is that I am addicted to Danger Coffee and I won’t drink any other coffee so it’s a good thing there are so many great benefits to it! The flavor is way better than other premium brands and I get the caffeine support without the jitters. Get 10% off your next purchase here and keep Project Grit and Bad Mom Podcast afloat: https://dangercoffee.com/ | |||
| He Was My Biggest Fear. Now He's Teaching Me. | with Zak Koenigs | 22 Jun 2026 | 00:49:34 | |
When my son Zak Koenigs, founder of Prospect Forge, walked back into the studio for this second conversation, I could feel immediately that something had shifted in him, and honestly, that shift is the whole reason I brought him back. We went deep on the data that should be keeping every parent of a son up at night: Scott Galloway's finding that 1 in 7 young men now reports zero friends, Gen Z unemployment running at 8.3% (more than double the national average), and the Federal Reserve's recent report that 41% of recent college graduates are underemployed right now. Here's what Zak knows that most parents don't: the looks-maxing obsession, the nihilism, the incel rabbit holes, they all trace back to the same root, and once you understand that root, 100% of the conversation with your son changes. He also breaks down how Prospect Forge is built on "democratizing nepotism," giving young people access to the networks and mentors they were never born into, and shares what he calls the most underrated tool for parents right now, the "cellular fast." You will walk away from this episode knowing what your son might not be saying out loud, what community, forgiveness, and surrender look like as a practical action plan, and the next right thing you can do to open the door. FOR FULL SHOW NOTES & TO WATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE, GO TO: badmompodcast.com/zak2 KEY TAKEAWAYS:
📌 Connect with Zak and Prospect Forge
RESOURCES & NEXT STEPS: 👉 If you’ve ever thought, “Am I doing this right?” or felt the pain of wanting to do everything but not having the tools, this episode is for you. Listen, share it with another parent who needs healing and guidance, and subscribe to The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation. And remember: you are not a bad mom; you’re a bada$$ in a broken system. Keep fighting. 📌 Connect with Vivian Glyck & The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation
The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. For Moms Running on Empty…This Coffee Hits Different We are so excited to welcome Dave Asprey’s Danger Coffee as the first official sponsor of Project Grit and Bad Mom Podcast. The truth is that I am addicted to Danger Coffee and I won’t drink any other coffee so it’s a good thing there are so many great benefits to it! The flavor is way better than other premium brands and I get the caffeine support without the jitters. Get 10% off your next purchase here and keep Project Grit and Bad Mom Podcast afloat: https://dangercoffee.com/ | |||
| Cracking the Man Code: Understanding Your Son, Your Partner, and the Masculine Mind with Mat Boggs | 09 Mar 2026 | 00:50:34 | |
I'll never forget when my son looked at me and said, "I just don't know how to win here. I can't do anything right." And I thought, I'm a bad mom. Then I sat down with Mat Boggs, relationship expert and author of Cracking the Man Code, and everything clicked. Here's what Mat knows that most of us don't: a man's greatest desire is to have his thoughts respected, and his greatest fear is inadequacy. They're two sides of the same coin, and when we understand this, we stop accidentally pushing our sons and partners away. Mat broke down why young men are falling into these dark online rabbit holes (spoiler: they're looking for love and connection in all the wrong places), and he gave me the most powerful reframe for how to show up differently. You'll walk away understanding the masculine mind in a way that will transform how you connect with every man in your life. FOR FULL SHOW NOTES & TO WATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE, GO TO: badmompodcast.com/crackingthecode KEY TAKEAWAYS:
📌 Connect with Mat Boggs
RESOURCES & NEXT STEPS: 👉 If you’ve ever thought, “Am I doing this right?” or felt the pain of wanting to do everything but not having the tools, this episode is for you. Listen, share it with another parent who needs healing and guidance, and subscribe to The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation. And remember: you are not a bad mom; you’re a bada$$ in a broken system. Keep fighting. 📌 Connect with Vivian Glyck & The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation
The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. | |||
| When a 16-Year-Old Recognizes What Adults Miss: The Truth About Teen Tech Use with Keegan Lee | 09 Feb 2026 | 00:46:47 | |
Here's what keeps me up at night: watching a generation of kids lose themselves to screens, and then finding hope in the moment one of them wakes up and becomes the voice we need. Keegan Lee was 16 when she realized social media was stealing her life, and instead of just detoxing and moving on, she turned her struggle into "60 Days of Disconnect" and became a Gen Z insider translating the digital battlefield for parents like us. What Keegan knows that most parents don't is this: our kids aren't just scrolling, they're living in an entirely different communication ecosystem where Snapchat isn't social media, it's how they exist in the world. You'll walk away knowing why the conversation about tech has shifted, what guardrails actually look like from someone who's lived it, and how to hold space for technology's power without letting it consume our kids. FOR FULL SHOW NOTES & TO WATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE, GO TO: badmompodcast.com/keegan KEY TAKEAWAYS:
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RESOURCES & NEXT STEPS: 👉 If you’ve ever thought, “Am I doing this right?” or felt the pain of wanting to do everything but not having the tools, this episode is for you. Listen, share it with another parent who needs healing and guidance, and subscribe to The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation. And remember: you are not a bad mom; you’re a bada$$ in a broken system. Keep fighting. 📌 Connect with Vivian Glyck & The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation
The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. | |||
| Kate Winslet Was Right: How Tech Is Robbing Our Kids of Their Happiness | 26 Jan 2026 | 00:14:04 | |
Kate Winslet stood up and said what so many of us feel but rarely say out loud: we don't want social media to harm our kids. And here's the thing, the world is finally listening. Australia just became the first major country to ban social media for kids under 16. Norway is close behind. States across the U.S. are passing laws. And here I am in my living room thinking, why did it take so long for the rest of the world to catch up to what parents have been screaming about for years? In this episode, I'm talking about the global movement to protect our kids from tech companies that have billions of dollars working against our parental intuition. Jonathan Haidt showed us the data: youth mental health fell off a cliff between 2010 and 2012, right when smartphones hit every pocket. You'll walk away knowing why being the "bad mom" who sets boundaries is actually being a badass guardian of your child's nervous system. FOR FULL SHOW NOTES & TO WATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE, GO TO: https://badmompodcast.com/theworldischanging KEY TAKEAWAYS:
RESOURCES & NEXT STEPS: 👉 If you’ve ever thought, “Am I doing this right?” or felt the pain of wanting to do everything but not having the tools, this episode is for you. Listen, share it with another parent who needs healing and guidance, and subscribe to The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation. And remember: you are not a bad mom; you’re a bada$$ in a broken system. Keep fighting. 📌 Connect with Vivian Glyck & The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation
The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. | |||
| The Mental Health Tool Hiding in Plain Sight with JJ Virgin | 12 Jan 2026 | 00:17:53 | |
When JJ Virgin was on the show recently, we barely scratched the surface on something that has genuinely changed how I think about fueling my brain and body. I had to bring her back because this conversation is too important, especially for those of us running on empty, dealing with anxiety, or just trying to keep up with the relentless demands of modern parenting. JJ breaks down the research on creatine, and I'm not talking about some bro-science gym supplement. We're talking about mental clarity, stress resilience, and even studies showing women on SSRIs who weren't getting better finally finding relief when they added creatine. You'll walk away understanding why most of us are deficient, why the form of creatine matters way more than you've been told, and exactly how to use this tool to feel more like yourself again. Order JJ’s SHEatine today: https://badmompodcast.com/creatine FOR FULL SHOW NOTES & TO WATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE, GO TO: badmompodcast.com/brainboost KEY TAKEAWAYS:
📌 Connect with JJ Virgin RESOURCES & NEXT STEPS: 👉 If you’ve ever thought, “Am I doing this right?” or felt the pain of wanting to do everything but not having the tools, this episode is for you. Listen, share it with another parent who needs healing and guidance, and subscribe to The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation. And remember: you are not a bad mom; you’re a bada$$ in a broken system. Keep fighting. 📌 Connect with Vivian Glyck & The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation
The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. | |||
| Why Your Teen's Confidence Crisis Isn't About Grades (It's About This) with Priya Patel | 29 Dec 2025 | 00:30:14 | |
"I just remember thinking, I have no context of what to say to my friend." That's Priya Patel at 13, watching multiple friends come to school with bandages on their wrists, completely paralyzed because no one had taught her what to do. Here's what this 20-year-old Wharton double major knows that most parents don't: your kid's mental health reflects their mental diet just like their body reflects what they eat. And the feed they're scrolling? It's either building them up or breaking them down, one algorithm at a time. Priya created Peer Responders, a mental health organization that teaches young people psychological first aid, was recognized by Prince Harry, and built 50 chapters across America. You'll walk away knowing exactly how to help your teen curate a mental diet that builds confidence instead of comparison, and why the most dangerous thought in Gen Z isn't nihilism but "I'll put relationships in my back pocket because I have time." FOR FULL SHOW NOTES & TO WATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE, GO TO: badmompodcast.com/priya KEY TAKEAWAYS:
📌 Connect with Priya RESOURCES & NEXT STEPS: 👉 If you’ve ever thought, “Am I doing this right?” or felt the pain of wanting to do everything but not having the tools, this episode is for you. Listen, share it with another parent who needs healing and guidance, and subscribe to The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation. And remember: you are not a bad mom; you’re a bada$$ in a broken system. Keep fighting. 📌 Connect with Vivian Glyck & The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation
The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. | |||
| Why Is My Child So Anxious? Dr. Daniel Amen on Raising Mentally Strong Kids | 15 Jun 2026 | 00:53:43 | |
Dr. Daniel Amen, psychiatrist, brain imaging pioneer, and author of Raising Mentally Strong Kids, asked me something early in our conversation that I haven't been able to shake: "How do you know unless you look?" He's been asking that question for 45 years, armed with nearly 300,000 SPECT brain scans, and watching his colleagues diagnose this complex, extraordinary organ without a single piece of biological data. Here's what Dr. Amen knows that most parents don't: what looks like a mental health problem is almost always a brain health problem, and when you actually look at the brain, the answers hiding underneath the diagnosis are often completely different from what anyone expected. He walked me through the four-circle model he uses at Amen Clinics, biological, psychological, social, and spiritual, and why medicating a symptom without understanding the root is like putting a cast on a leg you haven't X-rayed. The framework he introduced from Raising Mentally Strong Kids, built on the Love and Logic model with Charles Fay, gave me one of the simplest and most powerful reframes I've heard in this space: if you do too much for your children, you are building your self-esteem by stealing theirs. You'll walk away knowing why your child's brain isn't fully developed until 25, what dopamine depletion actually looks like in a teen, and the one daily practice Dr. Amen calls more valuable than almost anything else you can do as a parent. FOR FULL SHOW NOTES & TO WATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE, GO TO: badmompodcast.com/mentallystrongkids KEY TAKEAWAYS:
📌 Connect with Dr. Amen
RESOURCES & NEXT STEPS: 👉 If you’ve ever thought, “Am I doing this right?” or felt the pain of wanting to do everything but not having the tools, this episode is for you. Listen, share it with another parent who needs healing and guidance, and subscribe to The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation. And remember: you are not a bad mom; you’re a bada$$ in a broken system. Keep fighting. 📌 Connect with Vivian Glyck & The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation
The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. For Moms Running on Empty…This Coffee Hits Different | |||
| The Story Behind the Bad Mom: Why I Started All of This with Vivian Glyck | 08 Jun 2026 | 00:17:09 | |
I have been asked one question more than almost any other: "Vivian, why did you start all of this?" And the real answer (the one that actually matters) is that I became a mother, and everything I thought I knew about myself got rewritten overnight. This episode is probably the most personal one I've done, because I'm going to take you all the way back: to a hospital in Uganda where a thirteen-year-old girl died in childbirth and left her newborn daughter behind, to the back-to-back miscarriages that redirected my entire life, and then forward to the moment I looked at my own son Zak — bunkered in his room, isolated, anxious, depressed — and thought, "If I were a better mom, I would know what to do." Here's what I now know that I didn't know then: the system is broken, not us. When 40% of high schoolers report persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, and suicide has become the second leading cause of death for ages 10 to 24 (higher than cancer, heart disease, and AIDS combined!) this is not a personal failure. This is a crisis. The Girl Power Project, now scientifically studied by Texas A&M University and having reached over 200,000 individuals, taught me something I bring directly into Project Grit: you can transform everything just by telling a kid they have the power inside of themselves. You'll walk away from this episode knowing exactly where this podcast came from, why it exists, and why you, right now, in the middle of whatever hard thing you're in, are not a bad mom. You're a badass in a broken system. FOR FULL SHOW NOTES & TO WATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE, GO TO: badmompodcast.com/originstory KEY TAKEAWAYS:
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The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. | |||
| Why Your Teen's Brain Is Being Hijacked (And What to Do About It) with John Assaraf | 01 Jun 2026 | 00:50:28 | |
John Assaraf, behavioral neuroscience researcher and founder of NeuroGym, said something to me in this conversation that I haven't been able to stop thinking about: "In the absence of practice, we all default to our highest level of training, or lack thereof." That hit me somewhere deep. Because so many of us are parenting from our own unexamined defaults, while our kids are getting their brains hijacked by algorithms designed to keep them anxious, comparison-obsessed, and scrolling. Here's what John knows that most parents don't: emotions wire into the brain 100 times faster than logic, which means by the time a teen's prefrontal cortex even comes online, the damage from doom scrolling, social comparison, and identity erosion can already be baked in. He introduced me to his "uncommon wisdom" approach, a total reframe of how we try to reach our kids, and it's not what you think. You'll walk away knowing exactly why telling your kid what to do is neurologically guaranteed to fail, and what to do instead to actually build their identity, self-worth, and emotional resilience from the inside out. FOR FULL SHOW NOTES & TO WATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE, GO TO: badmompodcast.com/overcomefear KEY TAKEAWAYS:
📌 Connect with John Assaraf
RESOURCES & NEXT STEPS: 👉 If you’ve ever thought, “Am I doing this right?” or felt the pain of wanting to do everything but not having the tools, this episode is for you. Listen, share it with another parent who needs healing and guidance, and subscribe to The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation. And remember: you are not a bad mom; you’re a bada$$ in a broken system. Keep fighting. 📌 Connect with Vivian Glyck & The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation
The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. For Moms Running on Empty…This Coffee Hits Different | |||
| How Do I Let Go of My Kid Without Feeling Like I'm Giving Up? with Lisa Garr | 18 May 2026 | 00:31:03 | |
Here's the thing…I sat across from my friend Lisa Garr, someone who has spent 20-plus years interviewing the greatest minds in consciousness and personal growth, and she looked at me and basically said, "I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing as a mom." 100%. And I just loved her so much for that. Lisa is the host of The AWARE Show, a woman who has given voice to Wayne Dyer, Bruce Lipton, and Joe Dispenza. And yet when it comes to her daughter Kayla, she's been in the trenches right alongside the rest of us, figuring it out one painful lesson at a time. Here's what Lisa knows that most parents don't: the instinct to put your child on a pedestal, to brag, to grandstand, to lead every conversation with their accomplishments, can actually set them up for a harder fall. She learned that the hard way. So did I. And this conversation gets real about what it actually looks like to stop enabling, stop rescuing, and start trusting that your kid's mess is also their medicine. You'll walk away from this episode knowing that you are not alone in the sandwich generation squeeze, that letting go does not mean giving up, and that the next right thing might just be staying out of the way long enough for your kid to find their own way back. FOR FULL SHOW NOTES & TO WATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE, GO TO: badmompodcast.com/lisa KEY TAKEAWAYS:
📌 Connect with Lisa
RESOURCES & NEXT STEPS: 👉 If you’ve ever thought, “Am I doing this right?” or felt the pain of wanting to do everything but not having the tools, this episode is for you. Listen, share it with another parent who needs healing and guidance, and subscribe to The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation. And remember: you are not a bad mom; you’re a bada$$ in a broken system. Keep fighting. 📌 Connect with Vivian Glyck & The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation
The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. | |||
| The Lawyer Who Beat Meta and YouTube: How He's Changing Everything for Parents | Matthew Bergman, Esq | 04 May 2026 | 00:42:38 | |
When you feel the system is rigged and you have no power, sometimes the only place left to turn is the courthouse. Matthew Bergman, founder of the Social Media Victims' Law Center, has spent the last four years building an airtight case against the companies that knowingly designed their platforms to be addictive to our kids. During our conversation, he walked me through the landmark trial against Meta and YouTube, explained how he found the legal loophole to Section 230 (the immunity law that's protected Big Tech for decades), and shared the absolute moral imperative that drives his work: parents deserve the ability to hold these companies accountable in a court of law. Here's what Matthew knows that most parents don't: these platforms aren't just engaging, they're deliberately engineered to exploit your teen's developing brain and their need for social validation. You'll walk away knowing exactly how the addiction happens, why regulation alone won't fix it, and what the next steps look like for parents ready to do the next right thing. FOR FULL SHOW NOTES & TO WATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE, GO TO: badmompodcast.com/addictedbydesign KEY TAKEAWAYS:
📌 Connect with Matthew Bergman, Esq.
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RESOURCES & NEXT STEPS: 👉 If you’ve ever thought, “Am I doing this right?” or felt the pain of wanting to do everything but not having the tools, this episode is for you. Listen, share it with another parent who needs healing and guidance, and subscribe to The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation. And remember: you are not a bad mom; you’re a bada$$ in a broken system. Keep fighting. 📌 Connect with Vivian Glyck & The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation
The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. | |||
| Why Is My ADHD Kid So Anxious? The Connection Parents Miss with Elaine Taylor-Klaus | 20 Apr 2026 | 00:43:27 | |
"I wasn't handling it well." That's how Elaine Taylor-Klaus, parent educator and founder of ImpactParents.com, describes her early years raising three kids with ADHD, learning disabilities, anxiety, and autism. Not from a place of shame, but from a place of radical honesty that every parent in the trenches needs to hear. Here's what Elaine knows that most parents don't: the struggle isn't just about your kid's diagnosis. It's about what you, as the parent, are bringing into the room. In this conversation, Elaine breaks down her four-phase model for fostering independence in kids and young adults, and why getting stuck in "director mode" is quietly robbing your child of the chance to practice real decision-making. She also drops a truth bomb about ADHD and addiction that completely reframes what so many of us thought we understood. You'll walk away knowing exactly which phase of parenting you're in right now, why that matters more than any diagnosis, and the five grounding principles that can start shifting the dynamic in your home today. FOR FULL SHOW NOTES & TO WATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE, GO TO: badmompodcast.com/complexkids KEY TAKEAWAYS:
📌 Connect with Elaine Taylor-Klaus
RESOURCES & NEXT STEPS: 👉 If you’ve ever thought, “Am I doing this right?” or felt the pain of wanting to do everything but not having the tools, this episode is for you. Listen, share it with another parent who needs healing and guidance, and subscribe to The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation. And remember: you are not a bad mom; you’re a bada$$ in a broken system. Keep fighting. 📌 Connect with Vivian Glyck & The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation
The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. | |||
| What If It's Not in Their Head? Connecting Metabolic Health to Your Child's Mental Wellness with Dr. Henna Karna | 06 Apr 2026 | 00:42:46 | |
I'm going to be real with you: when my son was in crisis, every doctor I saw handed me a prescription instead of an answer. And I kept thinking, "Has ANYONE actually looked at what's happening inside his body?" That question is exactly what Dr. Henna Karna, mathematician turned AI innovator and Harvard fellow, has spent years trying to answer. Here's what Henna knows that most parents don't: the brain is an organ, and unlike literally every other organ in the body, we treat it with symptom checklists instead of data. Her platform, NeuroVitals, connects metabolic biomarkers, lab work, wearables, and daily mood patterns to give parents and teens a biological picture of mental wellness, not just a label. In this conversation, we get into why dopamine-saturated phones may be stealing your child's ability to produce serotonin, and why social media layered on top of a genetic predisposition can turn a quiet vulnerability into a full-blown crisis. You'll walk away knowing why your gut instinct to dig deeper was right all along, and what you can actually do about it today. FOR FULL SHOW NOTES & TO WATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE, GO TO: badmompodcast.com/henna KEY TAKEAWAYS:
RESOURCES & NEXT STEPS: 👉 If you’ve ever thought, “Am I doing this right?” or felt the pain of wanting to do everything but not having the tools, this episode is for you. Listen, share it with another parent who needs healing and guidance, and subscribe to The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation. And remember: you are not a bad mom; you’re a bada$$ in a broken system. Keep fighting. 📌 Connect with Dr. Henna Karna
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The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. | |||
| Your Kid’s Nervous System Is Not Misbehaving, It’s Surviving with Dr. Aimie Apigian | 23 Mar 2026 | 00:40:09 | |
Dr. Aimie Apigian stopped me in my tracks when she said: "It's not my words, it's not that phrase I'm going to say that will make the difference. I am the medicine." As someone who spent years desperately trying to say the right thing to my son while he was curled up on the couch in that heartbreaking shame posture, this hit me somewhere deep. Dr. Aimie is a trauma physician, surgery residency survivor, and author of The Biology of Trauma: How the Body Holds Fear, Pain, and Overwhelm, and How to Heal It. Here's what Dr. Aimie knows that most parents don't: trauma isn't just a single terrible event. It's overwhelm that gets stored in the body as biology, and it's running the show whether we realize it or not. She breaks down the three nervous system states our kids cycle through and gives us a simple but profound framework for reading what's really happening under those meltdowns, shutdowns, and "I'm fine" walls. You'll walk away knowing exactly why your instinct to fix, lecture, or pull your kid out of their spiral might actually be making things worse, and what to do instead. FOR FULL SHOW NOTES & TO WATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE, GO TO: https://badmompodcast.com/biologyoftrauma KEY TAKEAWAYS:
📌 Connect with Dr. Aimie Connect with Dr. Aimie
RESOURCES & NEXT STEPS: 👉 If you’ve ever thought, “Am I doing this right?” or felt the pain of wanting to do everything but not having the tools, this episode is for you. Listen, share it with another parent who needs healing and guidance, and subscribe to The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation. And remember: you are not a bad mom; you’re a bada$$ in a broken system. Keep fighting. 📌 Connect with Vivian Glyck & The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation
The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation is a Project Grit initiative: fortifying mental wellness for the next generation. Just Like My Child Foundation is a proud nonprofit partner of Project, committed to equipping today's youth with the tools they need to thrive and build a better future. | |||