In Conversation With Erica Komisar
6/25/20261 hr 7 min
She's the one who compared daycare to an orphanage (sort of) and said that when you let you babies 'cry it out' or are gone for prolonged periods of time, they assume you've died (kinda). That's how it may seem in short online clips, but the truth of what she has to say regarding neurology and attachment theory is far more complex. This week, Katherine's Telling Everybody Everything about brilliant psychoanalyst, author, and parent guidance expert, Erica Komisar as she joins us at Acast studios in London to discuss her newest book, The Child-Friendly Divorce. A sometimes controversial figure, The Left often rejects Ms Komisar's work because they see it as a retrogressive guilt-trip to push women out of the workforce. The Right embraces it to enforce traditional gender roles. Is anyone actually listening to the nuance of what she's saying regarding motherhood, criticism of how Western Capitalism pushes families to their limits and the toll it's taking on children and their mental health? Lots of people are actually, and Erica Komisar was recently featured on THE ACTUAL Kardashians! Whether you're about to be a parent, you're in the midst of parenting, or you didn't have the tools or information to parent the way you would if you could do it all again and you'd like to strengthen your parent-child bond now, it's never too late for repair. If you're going through a divorce, are thinking of leaving, or are single and wanting some RED FLAG case studies on why you should be super careful, Erica Komisar's The Child-Friendly Divorce is for you.
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Katherine Ryan· Host0:13
Guys, it is not common on Telling Everybody Everything that we will have a guest. And by the way, welcome to another episode of Telling Everybody Everything. Sometimes Bobby wanders into the podcast studio. Sometimes my daughter Violet is a guest. Sometimes I will ring my sister. Today we're in an actual podcast studio, at Acast, because I have the most special guest, and I've written an introduction for her. I know you're used to unprofessionalism, but here we go. A guest who's not afraid to ruffle feathers in the name of child advocacy. While she's a champion of the critical role parents play in early childhood, she's equally passionate about the systemic institutional support families need to thrive in the modern world. Her dedication to children's mental health and her critique of how capitalist work structure strains family life is thoughtful, sometimes divisive, but always thought-provoking. And she's now helping families navigate one of life's most challenging transitions with the compassionate, actionable roadmap she offers in her newest book, The Child Healthy Divorce. I am thrilled and terrified to welcome brilliant psychoanalyst, author, and parent guid- I am thrilled and terrified to welcome brilliant psychoanalyst, author, and parent guidance expert Erica Komisar.