Why Does Modern Family Life Feel So Overwhelming?

About this episode

Kate Mason discusses the overwhelming nature of modern family life with guest Stephanie Malia Krauss.

Modern life is fraying us. But we can learn how to come back to ourselves. In this thoughtful and deeply relatable episode Kate welcomes back educator, social worker, author, and speaker Stephanie Malia Krauss to explore why so many parents, teachers, carers, and children feel overwhelmed, exhausted, and disconnected. Drawing from her book How We Thrive: Caring for Kids and Ourselves in a Changing World, Stephanie explains how chronic busyness, overstimulation, technology, anxiety...

People in this episode

Host: Kate Mason

Guest: Stephanie Malia Krauss

Topics covered

• modern family life
• overwhelm
• parenting
• education
• mental health
• technology
• self-care

Keywords

• overwhelmed
• exhausted
• disconnected
• chronic busyness
• overstimulation
• anxiety
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: How We Thrive: Caring for Kids and Ourselves in a Changing World

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