What Joe Got Right (and Wrong) in Parenting… According to His Daughter

What's it actually like to be raised by two parents who teach emotional work for a living? In this special episode, Joe sits down with his 17-year-old daughter, Oona for an honest, unfiltered conversation about what she thinks he and her mom got right, what they got wrong, and what her generation is really navigating right now.

They talk about being seen by a whole community of adults, what it's like to have parents recognized in coffee shops, the voice in her head that got mad about an A minus, and why she thinks trust and boundaries are what her generation needs most.

Together, they explore:

• Five words to describe how she was raised and why "I'm so proud of you" was never one of them
• The unexpected pros and cons of being pointed back to yourself instead of praised
• What it's like to be deeply seen at home and struggle to find that connection with peers
• Being coached by people who watch the podcast (and why she hates it)
• Growing up with a community of aunties and uncles
• Seeing patterns in strangers at restaurants without realizing it's unusual
• The voice in her head, the A minus, and the moment she recognized her inner critic
• Why she chooses discomfort
• How she's watched her parents grow (and fight differently) over the years
• Why she thinks kids her age are so hard on themselves
• Trust and boundaries as the missing pieces for her generation
• Phones, shame, and the dopamine spiral kids are aware of but can't escape
• Watching her parents navigate a sudden wave of public recognition
• Learning to let strangers' gratitude actually land

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