Cathy and Todd discuss Dr. Robin Berman’s book, Permission to Parent, and also her interview on the goop podcast. They discuss how our brain grows on love, why group-think starts in childhood, and why continuing to seek the approval of your parents can be detrimental to your present-day relationships.

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9:55 Intro to Permission To Parent by Robin Berman

11:21 Goop Podcast clip #1 Brain grows on love

32:51 Family Ties Talk

40:10 Clip #2- Staying Stuck

48:04 Needing the approval of your parents- Going back to a dry well

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