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Interview: A parent's guide to raising kids after loss | Andy Laats

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Health & Fitness, Fitness, Shoshana Ungerleider, Medicine, How To Be Healthier, Ted Shoshana, Ted Talks Health

4.21.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Andy Laats had the textbook fairytale family setup ... a great job, a happy marriage, three wonderful kids and everything going for them. Until one day, they didn't anymore. In this tender, wise and unexpectedly funny talk, Laats describes the profound lessons he's learned over the years as a father, offering insights that will resonate with anyone who's ever had any kind of family.


After the talk, Shoshana interviews Dr. Nadine Burke Harris to discuss how childhood adversity and toxic stress impacts developing brains.

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become a daily routine. But of course, there's a world beyond all the day-to-day stuff, too.

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health, grief, and the power of being truly seen.

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