Podcast Episodes

The Two Words That Saved Mel Robbins (From A Slight Change of Plans)

Season 10

We’re bringing you an episode of A Slight Change of Plans hosted by Dr. Maya Shankar -  the behavioral scientist who also happens to be a former student of Dr Laurie.

Maya sits down with bestselling …

Published on 3 months ago

How Smartphones Changed Childhood (And What to do About it)

Season 10 Episode 25

The happiness of young people has taken a big hit since the advent of the smartphone - and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt argues that there is a direct link. He warns that allowing children easy …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

How to Think Like a Child (with David Yeager)

Season 10 Episode 24

Why do kids do disruptive, annoying or maddening things? Usually when children behave badly, the first thing adults do is yell at them, tell them they're bad and dole out punishments. Developmental p…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

How to Tackle Bad Behaviour (with Dr Becky Kennedy)

Season 10 Episode 23

Clinical psychologist Dr Becky Kennedy thinks every child is “good inside” even when they’re behaving badly. So to tackle tantrums or rule-breaking, she argues that parents must set clear boundaries …

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Is a "Viking" Childhood a Happier Childhood (with Helen Russell)?

Season 10 Episode 22

Nordic countries are known to be happy - so should we all raise our children like the Scandinavians do? British parent Helen Russell moved to Denmark and was shocked that Danish children play outside…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

How Not to Repeat Your Parents' Mistakes (with Glennon Doyle and Abby Wambach)

Season 10 Episode 21

Parents are never perfect - but their mistakes can have a lasting impact on their children. We all carry with us ideas and attitudes planted in us during childhood - and they're not always very helpf…

Published on 4 months ago

Reducing the Stress of Parenting with Dr Vivek Murthy

Season 10 Episode 20

Too many parents feel “exhausted, burned out, and perpetually behind” according to the former US Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy. He says more needs to be done to protect parental mental health. 

Viv…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

How to Build Resilience (with Ben Walter from The Unshakeables)

Season 10

In a special episode brought to you by Chase for Business, Dr. Laurie joins Ben Walter—CEO of Chase for Business and host of The Unshakeables podcast—to talk about resilience. Dr. Laurie and Ben expl…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Can You Become a "Practical" Optimist?

Season 10 Episode 19

There are many benefits to being an optimist - particularly when things go wrong in our lives. But we aren't all naturally optimistic, so can we learn to adopt the best and most positive behaviours o…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

How to Confront the Things that Suck (Live with John Green)

Season 10

Author and vlogger John Green looks around the world and sees a lot of things that suck. But rather than giving in to despair, he's trying to develop a sense of hope. He says the most "punk rock" thi…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago