Child Attachment Expert Erica Komisar On The Dangers Of Daycare, The Rise Of Childhood ADHD And How To Reverse It, And How Women Can Have It All! Thursday, July 11th, 2025 | Sarah Fraser
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🗓️ 11 July 2025
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
ICYMI, this episode aired in spring of 2025 and OHHH BOY did it fire a lot of you up! In this episode, I had an enlightening conversation with Erica Komisar, a psychoanalyst and author of Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters. Erica shared her extensive research on the critical importance of a mother's physical and emotional presence in the early years of a child's life. We discussed the myths surrounding "quality time," the detrimental effects of daycare, and the cultural shifts that have led parents to prioritize careers over their children. Erika emphasized the unique roles of mothers and fathers, the long-term impact of early childhood experiences, and offered practical advice for parents who may have made common mistakes. This episode is a deep dive into understanding how to raise emotionally resilient and well-adjusted children in today's fast-paced world.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Introduction to Erika Komisar
00:01:36 - Lies About Raising Babies
00:08:05 - The Stress of Modern Parenting
00:40:08 - Issues with Daycare
00:42:49 - ADHD and Fear
00:43:08 - Reversing ADHD
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| 0:00.0 | Oh, this guest fired you all up. |
| 0:03.3 | I had to replay it, though, because I enjoy some of her parenting advice. |
| 0:06.0 | Erica Komisar probably seen her most recently, of course, on my show this spring. |
| 0:11.3 | Also, Diary of a CEO, the Enormous Podcast. |
| 0:17.5 | She's a psychoanalyst and an author, and she essentially talks about parenting, and she's |
| 0:22.8 | got some really hot takes being there, why prioritizing motherhood in the first three years matters. |
| 0:28.9 | She shared her extensive research on critical importance of moms being physically and |
| 0:34.3 | emotionally present in the early childhood. |
| 0:36.6 | I'm talking from like zero to eight. |
| 0:38.0 | She basically says you need to quit your job or work part time to manage being with your kid, |
| 0:44.0 | to have an emotionally stable and grounded child. And she says we're paying a huge price for this |
| 0:49.0 | women's movement that have encouraged women to get out there and have these big careers. |
| 0:53.2 | You cannot do both. Not my words. |
| 0:56.1 | Not my words. She also offers a lot of solutions, which I really liked. Some of y'all didn't like |
| 1:01.6 | the solutions because she's like, move closer to your family. And then she has some other thoughts. |
| 1:06.3 | But this one was good. She continues to go viral with her takes and her research. So here's Erica |
| 1:13.6 | Comasar. All right. Erica Comasar is here. Psychoanalyst. You are also a parent advocate. |
| 1:29.3 | You've been doing years of research. |
| 1:31.5 | Basically, really, to let us all know that we've been lied to as parents, especially us |
| 1:36.9 | as women. |
| 1:37.9 | You're a clinical social worker and author being there. |
| 1:41.4 | Unbelievable book. |
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