Season four of the "Ask Lisa" podcast kicks off with a special guest, author and journalist Jennifer Breheny Wallace, who discusses her brand new book: “Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic - And What We Can Do About It.”

Dr. Lisa, Reena, and Jennie address how achievement pressure harms kids and what parents can do to combat grind culture. They unpack research from Harvard and the London School of Economics to answer key questions: What do the kids who are thriving in high pressure situations do differently? What can adults do to shield kids from toxic stress? How do parents put pressure on kids without even realizing it? Tune in to learn about the "puppy dog principle," why mattering is what really matters, and the one thing that parents can do that makes a difference. 

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Episode Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
02:55 - Jennie Wallace’s new book “Never Enough”
08:42 - Parenting Survey with Harvard Graduate School of Education
12:13 - How to take pressure off kids
13:55 - Perfectionism Study at London School of Economics
16:13 - The Importance of Mattering
22:17 - “Taking the kettle off the heat”
27:51 - Work habits
30:39 - Building the capacity for setbacks & failures
33:55 - Parenting to Go
35:27 - Next Episode: U.S. Surgeon General