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The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation

Our kids are growing up in an experiment no generation has faced before. Smartphones, social media, and online culture have become the dominant forces shaping their mental health, their relationships, and their sense of self. The results are devastating: skyrocketing anxiety, depression, and a generation more connected yet lonelier than ever. We had no idea how destructive the algorithms, deliberately engineered to turn our children into addicts, would prove to be. The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting

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39:13

Your Kid’s Nervous System Is Not Misbehaving, It’s...

The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation ·

2026/03/23

Dr. Aimie Apigian stopped me in my tracks when she said: "It's not my words, it's not that phrase I'm going to say that will make the difference. I am the medicine." As someone who spent years desperately trying to say the right thing to my son while he was curled up on the couch in that heartbreaking shame posture, this hit me somewhere deep. Dr. Aimie is a trauma physician, surgery residency survivor, and author of The Biology of Trauma: How the Body Holds Fear, Pain, and Overwhelm, and

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48:50

Cracking the Man Code: Understanding Your Son, Your...

The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation ·

2026/03/09

I'll never forget when my son looked at me and said, "I just don't know how to win here. I can't do anything right." And I thought, I'm a bad mom.Then I sat down with Mat Boggs, relationship expert and author of Cracking the Man Code, and everything clicked.Here's what Mat knows that most of us don't: a man's greatest desire is to have his thoughts respected, and his greatest fear is inadequacy. They're two sides of the same coin, and when we understand this, we stop accidentally pushing

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45:31

When a 16-Year-Old Recognizes What Adults Miss: The...

The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation ·

2026/02/09

Here's what keeps me up at night: watching a generation of kids lose themselves to screens, and then finding hope in the moment one of them wakes up and becomes the voice we need.Keegan Lee was 16 when she realized social media was stealing her life, and instead of just detoxing and moving on, she turned her struggle into "60 Days of Disconnect" and became a Gen Z insider translating the digital battlefield for parents like us.What Keegan knows that most parents don't is this: our kids

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13:25

Kate Winslet Was Right: How Tech Is Robbing Our Kids...

The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation ·

2026/01/26

Kate Winslet stood up and said what so many of us feel but rarely say out loud: we don't want social media to harm our kids.And here's the thing, the world is finally listening.Australia just became the first major country to ban social media for kids under 16. Norway is close behind. States across the U.S. are passing laws. And here I am in my living room thinking, why did it take so long for the rest of the world to catch up to what parents have been screaming about for years?In this

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18:14

The Mental Health Tool Hiding in Plain Sight with JJ...

The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation ·

2026/01/12

When JJ Virgin was on the show recently, we barely scratched the surface on something that has genuinely changed how I think about fueling my brain and body. I had to bring her back because this conversation is too important, especially for those of us running on empty, dealing with anxiety, or just trying to keep up with the relentless demands of modern parenting. JJ breaks down the research on creatine, and I'm not talking about some bro-science gym supplement. We're talking about mental

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29:33

Why Your Teen's Confidence Crisis Isn't About Grades...

The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation ·

2025/12/29

"I just remember thinking, I have no context of what to say to my friend." That's Priya Patel at 13, watching multiple friends come to school with bandages on their wrists, completely paralyzed because no one had taught her what to do. Here's what this 20-year-old Wharton double major knows that most parents don't: your kid's mental health reflects their mental diet just like their body reflects what they eat. And the feed they're scrolling? It's either building them up or breaking them

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45:27

How to Stop Passing Your Body Hatred to Your Daughter...

The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation ·

2025/12/15

Here's the thing: 90% of women don't just dislike their bodies. They hate them. And whether we want to admit it or not, we're passing that straight to our kids. Jennifer Joy Jimenez gets it because she lived it. From professional dancer with severe body dysmorphia to transformational health coach, she discovered something most therapists won't tell you: five minutes of freeform dance is more effective than antidepressants. And when our kids are hunched over screens like they're using

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23:23

The Truth About What's Breaking Our Kids (And Us): An...

The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation ·

2025/12/08

So here's the thing: I spent nearly 20 years building hospitals and schools in Uganda, fighting to save adolescent girls from forced marriage and early pregnancy, and then I looked up and realized the biggest battle was happening right in my own living room. In this conversation with Sammy Tagget, I pull back the curtain on how Project Grit and The Bad Mom Podcast were born, and honestly, it's messy. I talk about watching my son Zak's lung collapse minutes after birth, about the

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51:49

The Warrior Mom Blueprint: Brain Injury and...

The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation ·

2025/12/01

I remember JJ Virgin telling me years ago that her son Grant said, "I'm just gonna go get hit by a car" — and then he actually got hit by a car. Hit-and-run. Airlifted. Deep coma. Torn aorta. Multiple brain bleeds. Thirteen fractures. The doctors gave him a 0.125% chance of survival, and if he did survive, he'd be so brain damaged "it wouldn't be worth it." But here's what those doctors didn't know: JJ is a triple-board certified nutrition expert who knows more about fortifying the body and

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43:50

You Can’t Parent Your Child Out of Addiction, Here’s...

The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation ·

2025/11/24

When your child is spiraling into addiction, the first instinct is to hold on tighter: plead, negotiate, or wait for them to “hit bottom.” But what if those instincts are exactly what are keeping your child in danger? What if addiction isn’t about waiting for readiness, but about stepping in before the fire spreads?As parents, we often believe we’re failing when our kids won’t accept help. We blame ourselves, soften boundaries, or hope things will change on their own. But that thinking is

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57:28

Parents Need Recovery Too: The Missing Step to...

The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation ·

2025/11/17

When we see our kids sinking into anxiety, depression, or even addiction, our first instinct is: “How do I fix them?” We scramble for therapists, schools, treatments, and programs, anything that might help our child get better.But here’s the hard truth: in many cases, it’s not only your child who needs help, you do too.Addiction and mental health struggles rarely live in isolation. They ripple through the entire family system, quietly shaping how we respond, cope, and even enable. Parents

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34:24

What Parents Get Wrong About Phones, Anxiety &...

The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation ·

2025/11/10

Every parent I know worries about the same things: Why won’t my kid put down the phone? Why do they care more about strangers online than conversations at home? Are they losing themselves to comparison, anxiety, and endless scrolling?We set limits, we nag, we fight about screen time. Yet beneath the rules and arguments is a deeper fear: Am I actually reaching my child, or am I losing them to a world I don’t understand?That’s why this conversation is so important. Instead of another expert

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54:35

Why Your Kid Can't Listen To You (And How To Break...

The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation ·

2025/11/03

We’ve created a generation that’s overstimulated, overprotected, and underprepared for real life.In this raw and revealing conversation, Dave Asprey — the father of biohacking, four-time New York Times bestselling author, and host of The Human Upgrade Podcast — joins Vivian Glyck to talk about the biology of anxiety and why calm, consistent boundaries are the key to raising resilient kids.Dave explains how fear, ego, and overstimulation are rewiring our children’s nervous systems, and why

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37:19

Are You Parenting or Reacting From Your Wounds?

The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation ·

2025/10/27

Get Your FREE Bad Mom Survival Kit to PARENT IN REALITY: https://badmompodcast.com/parentinginrealityFeeling like a bad mom? You’re not alone.In this episode, Vivian Glyck talks with Cy Wakeman, bestselling author, therapist, and mom of four, about how ego, fear, and over-parenting are fueling the anxiety epidemic—and what parents can do differently.Cy shares practical tools for emotional regulation, “clean thinking,” and co-creating growth with our kids instead of trying to fix them.🌱 Key

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44:05

How To Reach Your Struggling Child

The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation ·

2025/10/20

What do you do when your child shuts down, drifts away, or escapes into dangerous coping—and nothing you try seems to work?In this raw and hopeful episode of The Bad Mom Podcast, Vivian Glyck talks with Andre Norman, once a gang leader in maximum security prison, now a Harvard fellow and world-renowned mentor known as The Ambassador of Hope.Andre shares his powerful journey and gives parents tools to:Truly listen to their kids without judgmentRespect independence as part of identityConfront

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13:01

Ask Your Kids This One Question - Part 2

The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation ·

2025/09/21

➡️ Get your family talking again ➡️https://bit.ly/lisanicholsDownload Lisa Nichols' free guide to "Move From Constant Conflict to Genuine Connection".Welcome back to Part 2 of this deeply personal conversation with Lisa Nichols of Motivating The Teen Spirit. If you joined us for Part 1, you know how powerful and emotional this dialogue has been. In this episode, Vivian Glick and Lisa go even deeper, giving us not just her story but step-by-step guidance on how to create safety, connection,

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31:31

How To Get Your Kids To Talk To You - Part 1

The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation ·

2025/09/21

➡️ Get your family talking again ➡️https://bit.ly/lisanicholsDownload Lisa Nichols' free guide to "Move From Constant Conflict to Genuine Connection".In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Vivian sits down with her friend Lisa Nichols for a raw, healing talk on parenting, depression, guilt, and radical love. From creating safe spaces to allowing the freedom to fail, Lisa shares how parents can stop judging, start listening, and raise resilient kids.Key TakeawaysYou are not failing because

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30:05

What Gen Z Wants You To Know (with My Son)

The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation ·

2025/09/21

👉 Download your free GenZ Survival Kit: https://bit.ly/ZakKoenigsSurvivalKit FREE tips for helping your kid Shift From Isolation to Connection and get moving again.In this raw and vulnerable episode, I sit down with my son, Zak, to hear the truth about growing up Gen Z. He shares what it was like to graduate during the COVID-19 pandemic, why so many boys are isolating behind screens, and how online communities can either heal—or harm—them.Zak opens up about his darkest moments, what he

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15:57

Learning To Parent The Anxious Generation

The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation ·

2025/09/21

👉 Get Your Free Bad Mom Survival Kit: https://bit.ly/BadMomPodcastSurvivalKit4 Impactful Steps You Can Take Right Now To Parent With Grit. Are you worried about your child’s mental health as devices, social media, and constant pressure take over their world? You’re not alone.In this kickoff episode of The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation :, Vivian Glyck—founder of Just Like My Child Foundation, Girl Power Project, and creator of Project Grit—shares the pivotal moment when

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26:39

Parenting in The Age of Ai

The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation ·

2025/09/21

👉 Download Your Free Super Power Survival Kit: https://bit.ly/mikekoenigssurvivalkit This is a FREE step-by-step guide to Turn Your Teen’s “I Don’t Know What I’m Good At” Into Real Confidence.What do you do when the child you love is pulled into screens, isolation, and anxiety……and you feel powerless to pull them back out? In this deeply personal episode of The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation, Vivian sits down with her husband, entrepreneur and futurist Mike Koenigs, to

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