The Psychology Of Parenting Through Your Own Mental Health Challenges | Ask Lisa X Rich Roll Podcast

Rich Roll

Mar 20, 2025

Episode description

In this episode of The Rich Roll Podcast, I share an episode of the Ask Lisa podcast with Lisa Damour, the newest show on the Voicing Change Network. How can open conversations about mental health strengthen your connection with your teen? In this episode, Dr. Lisa Damour and Reena explore how parents can discuss their own mental health challenges with teenagers, emphasizing the importance of timing, honesty, and focusing on your child's needs. They share practical coping strategies and insights on navigating family history and past struggles, while also stressing the need for parents to protect their own mental well-being.
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“Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting” is the essential podcast for parents seeking expert guidance, tested strategies, and psychological insights on raising kids, especially tweens and teens. Join renowned clinical psychologist Dr. Lisa Damour and former journalist and mom of two Reena Ninan as they explore real-life parenting challenges. Looking to learn more about how to boost kids’ resilience, build their confidence, or support their emotional well-being? Dr. Lisa and Reena have got you covered! Together they address listener questions about stress, anxiety, social media concerns, school pressures, and challenges in peer relationships. Each episode provides practical advice and science-backed solutions to help parents raise resilient, confident, and emotionally healthy kids. Tune in every week for the latest topics in parenting, child psychology, and family wellness. Get answers to your most pressing parenting questions. New episodes drop every Tuesday.

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Mindsip insights from this episode:

Break the cycle of busyness by managing future commitments

Research shows people reliably believe they will be less busy in the future, which leads them to overcommit their future selves and perpetuate a cycle of busyness.

#consistency

#routine

Identify genetic markers to assess alcoholism risk

Genetic vulnerability to alcoholism can manifest as finding alcohol highly pleasurable, having a high natural tolerance, or experiencing minimal negative after-effects like hangovers.

#alcohol

#genetics

Recognize genetic vulnerability to eating disorders and body signals

A biological vulnerability for eating disorders can manifest as a genetically high tolerance for hunger, making it physically easier for someone to ignore their body's signals.

#appetite

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Metabolize struggles before sharing with others

When sharing past mental health challenges, the issue should be 'well metabolized,' meaning you have processed it and can offer insight rather than needing your child to help you work through it.

#mental-health

#parenting

Value uncomfortable emotions for personal growth

A key message from psychological research is that uncomfortable and unwanted emotions are not only normal but are actually important and valuable.

#emotion

#personal-growth

Redefine mental health beyond feeling good

We mistakenly equate being mentally healthy with feeling good, but being emotional is not the same as being fragile, and you are supposed to be upset in upsetting conditions.

#emotion

#mental-health

Focus on solving your child's problem, not your emotions

A parent's instinct often goes wrong when they are trying to resolve their own uncomfortable emotions about their child's situation, rather than helping the child with their problem.