How to Survive and Thrive as a Busy Working Parent | Deb Liu (CEO Ancestry)
Description
My guest today is Deb Liu.
Deb is the CEO of Ancestry, former VP at Meta, and writer of Perspectives. But for our interview, I wanted to talk to Deb about a more personal topic: How to survive and thrive as a busy working parent with your spouse, aging parents, and kids. In our interview, Deb shared her best advice on building a 60-60 relationship with your spouse, raising resilient kids, caring for aging parents, and dealing with grief.
Timestamps:
(00:00 ) How to stop parenting through guilt
(01:19 ) Building a 60-60 relationship with your spouse
(03:05 ) Choosing your marriage swim lanes
(05:41 ) A simple ritual for authentic family conversations
(09:51 ) Why the world isn't set up for two working parents
(12:24 ) How to solve stressful mornings
(17:29 ) The sandwich generation and dealing with grief
(21:38 ) How to build your modern village
(27:49 ) Raising resilient kids as a busy parent
(35:19 ) Closing words of advice for balancing career and family
Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/how-to-survive-and-thrive-as-a-busy-working-parent
Where to find Deb:
Newsletter: https://debliu.substack.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahliu/
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