Ep. 210: AWFUL, Mental Disconnects, & Functioning in Reality

About this episode

The episode discusses parenting challenges, cultural issues, and personal experiences during travel, with a focus on mental disconnects in society.

Ep. 210 Intro: Molly’s sourdough hustle, a desire for a blind cc text solution, shout out to me for repairing things when we got back from vacation. 15:26: Sourdough is so great; great bacteria in the colon sent to the baby through breast milk. 20:03: JR’s highlight from our vacation to the Dominican Republic. 22:10: Screaming toddlers on planes, a tales of our woe from our NYC trip years ago. 26:29: Molly’s highlight and seeing kids overcoming fear. 31:43: The acronym AWFUL and Molly teases out some thoughts around protests, ICE, and how our culture got here. 36:08: A mental disconnect between functioning in reality vs. online. 40:12: The Lady Griffins and Aiming Students Higher - Public Discourse 42:08: C.S. Lewis and the modern “Jurassic Park” mindset of “Nobody asked if we should.” 44:13: Mandates to align with world as God designed. 45:46: Show Close ---------------------- Canavox Pique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy) Wealthfront Referral Link Molly's preferred Milk Frother Molly’s preferred Stone Heating Pad Incogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Hosts: Molly, JR

Topics covered

• parenting
• mental health
• cultural commentary
• sourdough
• travel experiences
• child development
• social issues

Keywords

• sourdough
• parenting
• mental disconnect
• travel
• cultural commentary
• child development
• ICE
• C.S. Lewis
• Jurassic Park

Sponsors

Canavox Pique Tea, Wealthfront, Incogni

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: C.S. Lewis, Jurassic Park

Places: Dominican Republic, NYC

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