How to Survive and Thrive as a Busy Working Parent | Deb Liu (CEO Ancestry)

How to Survive and Thrive as a Busy Working Parent | Deb Liu (CEO Ancestry)

Author: Peter Yang December 15, 2024 Duration: 39:15

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:

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