The Perfect Parent Trap: What If Your “Worst Moment” Is a Clue?

The Perfect Parent Trap: What If Your “Worst Moment” Is a Clue?

March 3, 2026 · 50 min · Season 3 · Episode 193

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Kate Mason discusses parenting insights with family therapist Lisa Taylor, emphasizing that challenging moments can reveal deeper emotional truths.

Parenting isn’t a performance, it’s a relationship, and the messiest moments might be your best clues. Kate talks with family therapist and educator Lisa Taylor about her new book The Perfect Parent Trap and why “losing it” doesn’t mean you’re failing. It may mean an old, tender part of you is getting “ignited.” They explore Lisa’s “heartprint” framework (the deep beliefs we carry, like “I’m not enough”), how kids “borrow our nervous system,” and why the real shift often starts wi...

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