Choose Your Three Words- Episode # 811

Zen Parenting Radio

Todd and Cathy Adams

Education, Philosophy, Parenting, Self-improvement, Kids & Family, Society & Culture

4.8 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Cathy and Todd talk about the collective anxiety so many of us are carrying right now, whether it’s our daily responsibilities or the heaviness of what we’re witnessing on a national or global scale. They discuss Cathy’s three personal guideposts—integrity, humility, and compassion—how these words help her navigate parenting, conflict, relationships, and the uncertainty of this moment, along with the pop culture icons that represent each one. They also take time to talk about the male loneliness epidemic: why it matters, how it’s showing up in culture, and what it means for connection, emotional health, and community.

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0:00.0	Here we go. My name's Todd.
0:06.0	This is Gabi.
0:06.6	Welcome back to another episode of Zen Parenting Radio.
0:09.3	This is episode number 811, while I listen to Zen Parenting Radio, because you'll feel
0:15.9	outstanding.
0:16.7	And I always remember the motto, which is the best predictor of a child's well-being,
0:21.6	is a parent's self-understanding.
0:24.5	The main focus of today's episode is going to be about Kathy's substack, and you titled
0:30.1	It, Choose Your Three Words.
0:32.8	But before we do that, I'm going to, I just wrote a tiny thing at the beginning of the men
0:39.4	living newsletter, you and I have been talking about it this morning, about the lowliness
0:44.4	epidemic for men. And the three words that I see a lot in whatever headlines I see is,
0:51.7	men are lonely. Right. And I just, it's just like a three sentence blog that I did at the beginning of this week's
0:58.9	newsletter.
0:59.3	And it's basically like the whole sentence structure is men are lonely as it's as if it's
1:05.2	happening to us.
1:06.6	And one of the things that I like to model in my life is taking radical responsibility for the events in my life.
1:13.3	I don't always do that.
1:14.6	Sometimes I blame and I'm a victim.
1:16.4	But when I'm in my best self, I am doing something to navigate the outcome that I want.
1:25.0	And when I hear headlines that say, men are lonely, you know, the data says
1:31.9	that one in six men in this country don't have a single friend. I empathize with that. I've
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