Erica Komisar is a clinical social worker, psychoanalyst, and parent guidance expert with over 30 years of private practice experience. She is the author of books such as, ‘Chicken Little the Sky Isn't Falling: Raising Resilient Adolescents in the New Age of Anxiety’. 00:00 Intro 02:16 Erica's Mission 05:17 Erica's Background 08:26 Who Are Erica's Patients? 09:49 How Have Social Changes Influenced Parenting? 13:14 Is the Role of a Mother More Important Than That of a Father? 16:44 Why Are Fathers Important From a Biological Level? 21:07 Is Guilt a Bad Thing? 23:34 Erica's Unpopular Ideas About Parenting 25:31 Family Diaspora: Raising Children Without Extended Family 27:45 Can Raising Children Away From Extended Family Be Justified? 28:44 Voluntary Childlessness 29:39 Attachment Disorders 33:54 How Do Attachment Disorders Manifest in Adulthood? 35:08 Choosing a Partner Based on Attachment Styles 36:34 Predicting Relationship Success Based on Attachment Styles 38:07 Does Having More Children Correlate With Neglect? 39:33 Decline in Birth Rates 41:36 What Is Unique About Relationships With Your Own Children? 43:25 What Contributes to Growing Infertility Among People? 46:59 How Did Erica Manage to Balance Work and Motherhood? 49:02 Should Fathers Be the Stay-at-Home Parent? 51:32 Harlow's Study on Rhesus Monkeys 53:52 The Challenge of Motherhood in Poor Socioeconomic Conditions 57:50 Does More Paid Leave Equal Better Childcare? 59:24 Connection Between Upbringing and Success in Adult Life 01:01:54 Ads 01:02:59 ADHD: Why Has It Risen So Much in the Past Decade? 01:08:06 ADHD Kids Are in Hypervigilant Stress Mode 01:10:05 We're Medicating ADHD Wrong 01:11:50 The Top Stressors We're Exposing Our Children To 01:13:54 Is ADHD Hereditary? 01:17:18 Can MRI Scans Spot ADHD? 01:19:15 What's Wrong With Medicating Children? 01:22:06 What Actually Is Anxiety? 01:23:40 The Link Between Stress and ADHD 01:24:47 What to Do if a Kid Screams in a Supermarket 01:28:19 The Different Types of Trauma 01:31:49 Stressful States 01:35:08 Same-Sex Couples Taking Roles 01:36:46 What Happens When Women Are the Primary Breadwinners? 01:41:15 What Should Career-Driven Mothers Do? 01:44:33 Not Everyone Can Do This Stuff 01:47:49 Children Don't Need Other Kids Until the Age of 3 01:49:25 Ads 01:51:23 What's So Important at 3 Years Old? 01:57:57 Can I Repair My Trauma and Brain Past My 30s? 02:01:08 Our Pain and Trauma Are Rooted in Childhood 02:04:58 Is "Daddy Issues" a Thing? 02:08:58 Are We Taking Men's Purpose Away? 02:13:06 Men's Testosterone Drops When They Become Fathers 02:15:28 What Happens When Men Become the Primary Caregiver? 02:18:46 Should We Split Schools Into Genders? 02:21:35 Testosterone Decrease 02:23:36 Raising Healthy Kids in a World of Technology 02:27:10 The Importance of Being Present With Your Child 02:28:12 What Should Employers Do? 02:29:47 Do You Realise How Controversial the Things You Say Are? 02:30:26 The Reason All of This Is So Personal to You 02:33:22 What Does Your Obituary Say? Follow Erica: Instagram - https://g2ul0.app.link/pwv9PCz0lRb Twitter - https://g2ul0.app.link/2EKsgfB0lRb You can purchase Erica’s books: ‘Chicken Little the Sky Isn't Falling: Raising Resilient Adolescents in the New Age of Anxiety’, here: https://amzn.to/41CKbWd 'Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters' - https://www.amazon.com/Being-There-Prioritizing-Motherhood-Matters/dp/0143109294 Erica also launched her newly initiative Attachment Circles, a platform aimed to create community and educate primary caregivers on the importance of attachment security, particularly in years 0-3. You can find out more, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/OPtiA4a8lRb Get access to exclusive Diary of a CEO content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGq-a57w-aPwyi3pW7XLiHw/join Follow me: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Get your hands on the Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards here: https://bit.ly/conversationcards-youtube Independent research: https://stevenbartlett.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/DOAC-Erica-Komisar-Independent-research-further-reading.pdf Sponsors: Bon Charge - http://boncharge.com/diary?rfsn=8189247.228c0cb with code DIARY for 25% off ZOE - http://joinzoe.com with code STEVEN10 for 10% off WHOOP - https://JOIN.WHOOP.COM/CEO

Morgan Housel, is a tariff expert, investor and bestselling author of ‘The Psychology of Money’ and ‘Same As Ever’, is one of the world’s top experts on financial psychology, economic collapse warnings, and building true financial freedom. His life-changing insights have transformed how millions approach money, investing, and wealth-building. 00:00 Intro 02:00 Timeless Lessons of Greed, Wealth, and Happiness 04:40 The Current Tariff Situation in 2025 06:54 What Are Tariffs? 11:41 Trump's True Reason for the Tariffs 18:13 Why Is China the Factory of the World? 20:25 China Stopped Being a Cheap Labour Country 22:54 What's the Impact of the Tariffs? 24:57 America's Trust 26:32 Are We Heading for a Recession? 29:20 The Importance of Backups During a Recession 30:38 How to Be Financially Free in 2025 35:49 The Evolutionary Desire to Show Off — Status 40:32 Salary Differences 42:58 We Have a Distorted View of Financial Wealth 44:18 Advice for the Economic Crisis 45:44 How Much Money Do You Need Saved? 46:45 The Impact of AI in Our Wealth Building 56:11 The Skills You'll Need in the AI Era 57:45 How to Have a Money Mindset 01:00:35 Why People Get Stuck in Crypto Scams 01:03:13 Women vs. Men: Who's Better at Saving and Taking Risks? 01:05:54 Crypto 01:07:02 What History Tells Us About New Technologies, Wealth, and Failure 01:08:30 Could the Crypto Security System Be Broken? 01:10:00 The Strategies Wealthy People Use 01:11:34 Intelligence vs. Endurance 01:13:07 Why Is Perseverance Key? 01:14:51 The Best Way to Have a Big Investment Return 01:16:40 The Power of Compounding in Your Savings 01:21:46 How Money and Psychology Are Linked 01:26:42 You Need to Change Your View on Savings 01:30:50 Biggest Regrets of People on Their Deathbeds 01:37:00 The Most Asked Questions About Finances 01:40:56 Where Are Your Investments Allocated? 01:41:43 Vanguard Index Fund 01:49:33 Where to Invest Spare Cash? 01:56:04 The Dangers of Retiring 02:03:10 How to Live a Happy Life Ready to think like a CEO? Gain access to the 100 CEOs newsletter here: https://bit.ly/100-ceos-newsletter The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://rebrand.ly/r0ogao4 You can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb Get email updates about Diary Of A CEO here: ⁠https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt You can follow Morgan, here: Twitter - https://bit.ly/3RzBBSc Website - https://bit.ly/42LM4PD Instagram - https://bit.ly/449vnQp You can pre-order Morgan’s books, The Art of Spending Money: Simple Choices for a Richer Life, here: https://amzn.to/3GmHRu4 (US) / https://amzn.to/3EEy5mE (UK) You can find out more about the books mentioned, here: ‘The Intelligent Investor’, Benjamin Graham: https://amzn.to/4iwqHHW Follow Steven: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Perfect Ted - https://www.perfectted.com with code STEVEN40 for 40% off