Fresh Take: Susan Dominus

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What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood

Parenting, Kids & Family, Comedy

4.6 • 962 Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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What do high-achieving families have in common, and what are some good lessons from them we can replicate in our own parenting? Susan Dominus, author of the new book THE FAMILY DYNAMIC, discusses the forces at play in families with multiple successful members and how we can encourage our kids to succeed in the ways that make sense for them. Susan Dominus is a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine. In 2018, Susan was part of a team reporting on workplace sexual harassment that won a Pulitzer Prize for public service. Susan, Amy, and Margaret discuss: How socioeconomic status informs family dynamics The role that parent expectations play in child development Why relationships outside the family are important for kids Here's where you can find Susan: @suedominus on IG @susandominus.bsky.social on Bluesky Buy FAMILY DYNAMIC: https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9780593137901 We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: ⁠https://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/⁠ mom friends, funny moms, parenting advice, parenting experts, parenting tips, mothers, families, parenting skills, parenting strategies, parenting styles, busy moms, self-help for moms, manage kid’s behavior, teenager, tween, child development, family activities, family fun, parent child relationship, decluttering, kid-friendly, invisible workload, default parent, siblings, brothers, sisters, sibling relationship, kids age gap, sibling age gap , family dynamic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Jessica Porter and I'm a hypnotherapist, as well as a total relaxation nerd.
0:05.7	If you're struggling to sleep at night, I'm here to help.
0:08.8	Sleep Magic is my new podcast of relaxing hypnosis, created to help you doze off tonight.
0:15.1	With my episodes every Wednesday, I'm going to make suggestions that help you relax really, really deeply.
0:20.9	And hypnosis is not what you've seen on TV.
0:23.2	There's no swinging pocket watch or clucking like a chicken.
0:26.2	I promise.
0:27.2	I'm just here to help you make friends with sleep again so you can get the rest you deserve.
0:32.3	So search Sleep Magic on your favorite podcast app, and I'll see you there.
0:39.0	Hello, everyone, and welcome to Fresh Take from What Fresh Hell Laughing in the Face of Motherhood.
0:43.8	This is Margaret. And this is Amy. Today we are talking to author and very old friend of ours,
0:51.0	Susan Domino's. Susan Domino's is a staff writer for the New York Times Magazine.
0:55.6	In 2018, Susan was part of a team reporting on workplace sexual harassment that won a Pulitzer
1:01.5	Prize for public service. In 2024, her New York Times Magazine article on menopause won a
1:07.8	National Magazine Award. Susan has studied as a fellow at the National Institutes
1:12.7	of Health and Yale Law School. She teaches journalism at Yale University. Most importantly,
1:19.9	Susan and Margaret basically grew up together and Susan and I went to college together.
1:26.4	But today, we're mostly going to talk about her first book,
1:29.8	which is The Family Dynamic, A Journey into the Mystery of Sibling Success. Welcome, Susan.
1:36.4	Thank you both so much for having me. I can't tell you how great it is to be here with you today.
1:41.1	So this book is about family dynamics. How did you come to this topic?
1:47.1	You've obviously written about a huge range of topics. What was like the book is family dynamics
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