2024-05-06
32 分钟When you think of your home or your childhood, what comes to mind? Did you feel cared for and loved? Did you trust that your parents were always doing what’s best for you? Whether you are a parent or a child, healthy communication is one of the most important aspects of an intentional relationship with your family. Today’s guest, Ebony Roberts, is a writer, educator, activist, and mother. After ending their relationship, she and her ex-partner (author Shaka Senghor) decided to continue co-parenting their child. In this episode, she shares tips on how to establish good communication at home and gives deep insight on how to prioritize trust, open-ness, and of course, love. You can read more about Ebony’s story in her book, “The love prison made and unmade” (Harper Collins, 2019) and check out her talk at TED.com
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Okay, on today's episode, we're talking about parenting.
And full disclaimer, I don't actually have kids, but I do have parents, and I want to have kids of my own someday.
Regardless of where you're at in your own life.
Regarding children, I think that we can all get something out of thinking through and talking about family dynamics, whether your family is a chosen one or a biological one, whatever your family looks like.
And our guest in this episode, Ebony Roberts, is someone who I find to be remarkably nuanced and open in thinking about these kinds of issues.
And as you'll hear in this episode, she has experienced quite a lot in her own life, and she's come through it determined to create new patterns and new family dynamics rather than just repeating the old ones.
Ebony and I are going to be talking about co parenting and how she thinks about this kind of stuff.
But first, here's a clip from her TEdx talk.
Our breakup hit me really hard.
But.
I decided I wouldn't let my broken heart get in the way of what was best for Sekou.
We struggled initially, trying to navigate this new space as co parents.