Today we're digging into something that shows up every day for us as parents—anxiety around our children's safety. But we're not just talking about locks on doors or helmets on bikes.This is the 3rd episode of our Parental Anxiety series and it's a real humdinger. 

We're unpacking the deeper dimensions of safety: physical, emotional, and spiritual. So many of us are parenting under the weight of stories we inherited—about what it means to protect, to provide, and to prepare our kids for the world. And when we don't slow down to examine those stories, fear can quietly take the wheel.

In this conversation, we explore:

• The difference between feeling anxious and parenting anxiously
  
  

• Why emotional safety can't be outsourced to a "good school" or a quiet neighborhood
  
  

• How overprotectiveness might increase long-term risk
  
  

• Why creating emotionally safe spaces matters—for our kids and for us
  
  

•  Soil Science as a metaphor for creating a safe space (that's right folks, we've got a farmer with us, and she's bringin' the plant metaphors)

We share personal stories from our own parenting journey, including how safety looks different when you're raising a multicultural family. We also reflect on how our own upbringings shaped our fears, and what it means to redefine safety as something that includes belonging, self-expression, and curiosity.

If you've ever found yourself spiraling about whether your child is truly "safe"—or wondering if your anxiety is running the show—this episode is an honest place to land.