DEEP DIVE: Let's Stop Caring What People Think

Published: July 22, 2024, 9:30 a.m.

This month, we're doing a deep dive series into letting things go\u2014arguments, unattainable standards, you name it! You can find the playlist with all of the episodes in the series\xa0here. \nWhat if we didn't let other people's judgments change our game plans\u2014as women, as mothers, and as humans? We're wired to pay attention to what other people think. There's a reason those judgments can be painful. Are there ways we can break free and care less?\nIn this episode Amy and Margaret discuss...\n\nWhy our innate need to be included (and not ostracized) is hard-wired\n\nThe "behavioral inhibition system" and how it gets triggered\n\nWhose feelings and judgments we should take into account\n\nWhy parenting is an especially problematic zone for others' judgments of us\n\n\nHere are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode: \n\nOur episode "Parenting With An Audience"\n\n\nGovernor J.B. Pritzker's speech to the 2023 graduates of Northwestern University: "The kindest person in the room is often the smartest."\n\n\nRachel Moss for HuffPost UK: How To Actually Stop Caring What Other People Think Of You\n\n\nhotter.com: At What Age Do You Feel Most Comfortable In Yourself?\n\n\nArthur C. Brooks for The Atlantic: No One Cares!\n\n\nNaomi I. Eisenberger: Why Rejection Hurts: What Social Neuroscience Has Revealed About the Brain\u2019s Response to Social Rejection\n\n\nSarah Coyne for The Joplin Globe: Parenting with an audience changes the rules\n\n\n\nWhat Fresh Hell Podcast is going on tour across the Northeast US this fall! Join us for a live version of the podcast and bring all your mom friends. We can\u2019t wait to go back on the road!\xa0https://bit.ly/whatfreshhelltour\n\ufeff\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website:\nhttps://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/\nmom friends, funny moms, parenting advice, parenting experts, parenting tips,\xa0mothers, families, parenting skills, parenting strategies, parenting styles, busy moms, self-help for moms, manage kid\u2019s behavior, teenager, tween, child development, family activities, family fun, parent child relationship, decluttering, kid-friendly, invisible workload, default parent, self-conscious, mindfulness\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices