Dr. Wendy Walsh's Grand Finale

About this episode

Dr. Wendy Walsh reflects on her 12 years at iHeart Media and discusses the impact of truth-telling on her career, alongside a conversation with author Maggie Nick about the challenges faced by 'good kids'.

Dr. Wendy Walsh Hour 1 (02/22) - Dr. Wendy's Grand Finale here on KFIAM-640 and she is covering everything she got out of her 12 years at iHeart Media. She is delving into the benefits of telling the truth and how it helped to build her career,. PLUS we are talking to  Maggie Nick, author of Good Kids , in which Nick reveals an inconvenient truth: children praised for being “easy,” mature, and well-behaved often grow into adults who struggle with perfectionism, people-pleasing, emotional suppression, and an intense fear of failure. These “good kids” don’t act out — they internalize. We dive into that and more on KFIAM-640! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Wendy Walsh

Guest: Maggie Nick

Topics covered

• truth-telling
• career development
• parenting
• perfectionism
• emotional health

Keywords

• truth
• career
• parenting
• perfectionism
• emotional suppression

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: iHeart Media

Books & works: Good Kids