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Care & Feeding | Separation Anxiety in Overdrive

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🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Elizabeth, Zak, and Lucy respond to a parent whose 7-year-old has developed intense separation anxiety—panicking anytime they’re apart, even with another parent nearby. The fears center around monsters the kid hasn’t seen, but hears about at school. So what do you do when reassurance stops working and fear takes over the routine? But first, we’ll circle up for a round of check-ins: Elizabeth recounts a fireworks fiasco, Lucy faces down her daughter’s back-to-school worries, and Zak’s planning a very special birthday. And on Slate Plus recommendations  for parents and kids alike, everything we turn to when anxiety hits. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an extra weekly grab-bag of content on the Plus Playground, an ad-free experience across the network, and support the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus — or try it out on Apple Podcasts. Join us on Facebook and email us at [email protected] to ask questions, share feedback, and suggest future topics. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:42.5

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0:47.7

Randy and his wife Vicky thought the government was an agent of Satan on earth.

0:52.7

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0:55.0

and the government had spent millions of dollars to catch one man.

0:59.0

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1:03.0

and think about some of the questions it raises.

1:06.0

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Why has the story of Ruby Ridge become an enduring myth for the far right?

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This episode contains explicit language.

1:30.8

Welcome to Karen Feeding, the show where we raise the next generation together.

1:34.9

I'm Elizabeth Newkamp.

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