Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchI Fell Off the Wagon. Here's What Happened — and Why It's Actually Normal
Season 2 Episode 35
Five months. No episodes, no Instagram, no consistency. A new baby on the way, a house sale, a move, increased work pressure, and a slow slide back i…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Is the American Dream Dead? One Dad's Honest Take on Marriage, Kids, and Why It's Still Worth It
Season 2 Episode 34
Younger generations are delaying marriage, skipping kids, and walking away from the white picket fence entirely — and honestly, Robbie gets it. The c…
1 year, 4 months ago
Stop Treating Your Kid Like a Small Adult: The Real Truth About Discipline and Emotional Regulation
Season 2 Episode 33
Your kid throws their plate across the room and your first thought is "what the hell is wrong with you?" — which is a completely normal thought to ha…
1 year, 5 months ago
Your Kids Don't Need to Be the Best — They Need to Be Good: How to Raise Humans Who Actually Matter
Season 2 Episode 32
Every parent wants to raise good kids. But somewhere along the way, "good" got replaced with "successful" — the right grades, the right sport, the ri…
1 year, 5 months ago
Stop Pretending Everything Is Fine: Why Fake Positivity Is Making You Weaker and What to Do Instead
Season 2 Episode 31
Somewhere between "toxic positivity" and "embrace the grind" culture, most people are living in a weird middle ground — pretending they're okay when …
1 year, 5 months ago
Mental Health Is Important. Using It as an Excuse Isn't. A Real Conversation About Where We've Gone Wrong
Season 2 Episode 30
Mental health awareness has come a long way — and that's genuinely a good thing. But somewhere between "it's okay not to be okay" and where we are no…
1 year, 6 months ago
We're Protecting Kids From the Wrong Things: The Real Case for Letting Your Kids Get Hurt, Be Bored, and Figure It Out
Season 2 Episode 29
We won't let kids walk to the park alone, but we'll hand them an unsupervised portal to the entire internet. We bubble-wrap them from scraped knees a…
1 year, 6 months ago
Nobody Told You This About College: Student Loans, Burnout, and Whether a Degree Is Actually Worth It
Season 2 Episode 28
Robbie went to UC Santa Barbara, started as a biochemistry pre-med student, burned out completely, switched to sociology, and graduated with a degree…
1 year, 6 months ago
Mom Said No, Dad Said Yes — and That's Actually a Good Thing: How Opposite Parenting Styles Make Stronger Kids
Season 2 Episode 27
It happened at the park. Robbie's two-year-old is heading up the slide, mom is ready to intervene, Robbie is standing back watching him figure it out…
1 year, 6 months ago
I Was a Lazy, Depressed, Checked-Out Husband in My 20s. Here's What Changed.
Season 2 Episode 26
From ages 24 to 28, Robbie was, in his own words, not the person he wanted to be. Drinking too much, eating like hell, not going to the gym, not pull…
1 year, 7 months ago