#98 - The Science of Successful Parenting: Insights from a Psychologist Mother

A Dad's Path

Will Braunstein

Parenting, Kids & Family

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of "A Dad's Path," we are joined by Yael Schonbrun, a clinical psychologist, assistant professor at Brown University, and author of "Work Parent Thrive: 12 Science-Backed Strategies to Ditch Guilt, Manage Overwhelm, and Grow Connection."

Yael's expertise in balancing work, parenting, and marriage using evidence-based science provides a roadmap for parents striving to navigate these roles more effectively.

Key Takeaways:

Integrating Work and Family Life: Yael introduces the concept of work-family enrichment, illustrating how professional and parenting roles can mutually enhance each other, reducing guilt and increasing fulfillment.
The Power of Psychological Flexibility: Discover how acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) can be applied to parenting, helping individuals adapt to changing circumstances with resilience.
Strategies for Subtraction: Yael explains the importance of subtracting non-essential tasks to focus on what truly matters, promoting a less stressful and more meaningful family life.
Navigating Parental Guilt and Overwhelm: Insights into managing common feelings of guilt and overwhelm that accompany the parenting journey, with practical advice for shifting perspectives.
Harnessing Everyday Moments for Deep Connection: Learn about the small, everyday actions that can strengthen family bonds, even amid busy schedules.

Visit YaelSchonbrun.com to learn more about her work and to subscribe to her insightful newsletter. Her book, "Work Parent Thrive," is available wherever books are sold, offering further guidance on thriving in the intersection of career and family life.

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to a Dad's Path podcast. We're real Dad solving everyday problems.
0:06.0	Each week we tackle issues that dads everywhere face and deliver actions you can take right away.
0:11.0	Subscribe so you don't miss an episode and go to a Dad's Path.com to get our free newsletter exclusively
0:16.6	for dads.
0:18.0	Our goal is to help you make fatherhood count.
0:20.6	Dad all. Hello and welcome.
0:31.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of a Dad's Path Podcast. I'm Will Bronstein.
0:36.0	Today we're here with Yell Schoenbrun. She's a clinical psychologist, assistant professor
0:40.7	at Brown University writer and mother of three.
0:43.8	In her private practice and writing, she uses evidence-based signs to help individuals and couples
0:48.8	learn to manage work, parenting, and marriage in more effective and fulfilling ways, something that we all work on balancing ourselves.
0:56.1	She's been published a ton, including in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal,
0:59.9	Psychology Today, Motherly, among others.
1:02.7	And she's the author of Work Parent Thrive,
1:05.5	12 science-backed strategies to ditch guilt, manage, overwhelm,
1:09.2	and grow connection, when everything feels like too much. It's really a great book I recommend it.
1:15.0	You can order her book wherever books are sold and you can sign up for her free newsletter
1:18.6	which is called relational riffs on her site YaleShonebrun.com. We'll put that in the show notes. But welcome Yell,
1:24.7	excited to have you here. I'm so excited to be here. As I was saying before we
1:28.4	started recording, I wrote this book hoping that dads would pick it up too. So I'm
1:32.3	excited to be in particular on your
1:34.0	podcast where dads are your audience so that's awesome.
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