The Comfort Crisis ft. Michael Easter

Simple Families

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Kids & Family, Parenting, Education For Kids

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🗓️ 20 October 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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In today's episode, author Michael Easter, shares his work and theories on the topic of comfort. He posits that the growing rates of mental and physical health challenges may be rooted in the fact that we are living more comfortable lives than ever before. As parents, we strive to keep our kids as comfortable as possible when they are infants. But, perhaps we should ask ourselves if continuing on that path will negatively impact their future resilience. Connect with Michael + his books: The Comfort Crisis The Scarcity Brain Website Instagram Sponsors Kiwico: Visit kiwico.com and use the promo code SIMPLE to receive 50% off your first box of fun! Masterclass: Get 15% off an annual membership at masterclass.com/families Prep Dish: Get 2 weeks of meal planning for free when you visit prepdish.com/families.

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0:00.0	So as the world has become more and more comfortable, it's not like we go, oh my god,
0:04.4	like things are amazing. I just have it so great. I'm safe. Like this is perfect. What a great time
0:07.6	to be alive. We just sort of look for the next problem or find the next thing that we think is
0:13.1	unacceptable. Hi, this is Dene. I'm the founder of Simple Families. Simple Families is an
0:20.5	online community for parents who are seeking a simpler, more intentional life. In this show,
0:26.0	we focus on minimalism with kids, positive parenting, family wellness, and decreasing the mental
0:32.8	load. My perspectives are based in my first-hand experience raising kids, but also rooted in my PhD
0:39.4	in child development. So you're going to hear conversations that are based in research, but more
0:44.5	importantly, real life. Thanks for joining us. Hi there, Dene here. Thanks so much for tuning in.
0:52.9	I am recovering from a long-lasting case of laranjitis, which is why my voice sounds a little
0:58.8	different than usual. Not ideal for a podcaster. Today, we are carrying over from last month's episode
1:08.7	where we were talking about comfort. In this episode, I have an interview with Michael Easter,
1:14.3	who is the author of the book The Comfort Crisis, and I'll tell you that this has been a really
1:19.2	thought-provoking topic and conversation for me, especially because this conversation comes
1:24.8	at a time when our own discomforts, especially the discomforts I'm talking about in this episode
1:30.6	today, pale in comparison to those across the world. In fact, I had a kid wake up the other
1:36.8	morning for school and come downstairs and was lying on the sofa pretty upset because the lights
1:46.0	were on in the living room and insisting that I shut the lights off as they were curled up in a
1:51.6	ball in the sofa. And typically, I probably would just flip the lights off so their eyes had time
1:58.0	to adjust. But I thought twice before doing that, and instead leaned into a little bit of this
2:04.5	discomfort. If you listen back to the child anxiety episode with Ellie Lee Boots, that's
2:10.4	simplefamilies.com forward slash episode 318. He talked to us about supportive statements,
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