Parenting Gurus and the Business of Anxiety

🎙️ TMIT 27: Parenting Gurus and the Business of Anxiety

This week, we explore a topic that hits close to home and raises some big questions: the booming industry of parenting advice and how it’s built on the back of your anxiety.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. Parenting challenges don’t reflect failure; they reflect purpose. The hard stuff? It’s what builds strong families.

00:03 Intro & Nerves
02:18 Love-Hate with Parenting Advice
04:21 Repetition as a Business Model
06:27 You’re Already Enough
08:00 The Guilt Loop
10:18 Parenting Is Hard…but Meaningful
13:09 Painkiller vs. Vitamin
20:33 The Psychology of Anxiety Marketing
29:00 The Business Model Explained
43:09 Daily Culture Moments

Here’s what we’re breaking down:
• Why so much of today’s parenting advice feels rooted in fear
• How post-pandemic influencer culture plays on guilt cycles and moments of vulnerability
• The psychology behind pain-point marketing (think negativity bias, availability heuristics, and identity triggers)
• The business strategies driving influencers like Dr. Becky (Good Inside) and Big Little Feelings
• Why phrases like “you weren’t set up for success” might do more harm than good

This episode is your reminder that:
You don’t need a script to be a good parent.
You don’t need a subscription to know your kids.
And you definitely don’t need to believe the story that says you’re unequipped.

Parenting is hard because it matters — not because you’re failing.
The strength, intuition, and joy you’re looking for? It’s already inside your home. You just have to know where to look.

✨ Instead of focusing on tantrums and meltdowns, we created a list of 100 family culture moments — proof that joy, connection, and belonging are already happening in your home.
This isn’t a to-do list. It’s an already doing list. A reminder that you’re not “underequipped”… you’re already doing great.

📎 Download the list here: https://tmit.cc/100moments
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