Ep. 78: Rob Scheer & Tess Brigham

Alex and Shane discuss some difficult family news, having a date night in a power outage, and their thoughts on what happens in the afterlife.

 

Author and founder of Comfort Cases charity, Rob Scheer, shares his compelling life story, discusses foster care advocacy, and farm life with his husband and five children.

 

Psychotherapist Tess Brigham discusses how to approach and resolve family problems, dealing with your in-laws, generational differences in parenting, and maintaining relationships with your own parents once you have kids yourself.

 

Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, covering vasectomies, hairy armpits, giving advice to younger selves, how to keep your cool with your kids, and more!

 

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