{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation","title":"The Truth About What's Breaking Our Kids (And Us): An Origin Story with Sammy Tagget","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1403,"description":"So here's the thing: I spent nearly 20 years building hospitals and schools in Uganda, fighting to save adolescent girls from forced marriage and early pregnancy, and then I looked up and realized the biggest battle was happening right in my own living room. In this conversation with Sammy Tagget, I pull back the curtain on how Project Grit and The Bad Mom Podcast were born, and honestly, it's messy. I talk about watching my son Zak's lung collapse minutes after birth, about the miscarriages, and about the night I watched a teenage girl die in childbirth in Uganda. Here's what most parents don't know: the same evil that was stealing childhoods in Africa is stealing them here—it just looks different. It's technology, isolation, and a system designed to break our kids' brains while we're left wondering if we're doing it right. You'll walk away understanding why this isn't just about parenting tips, it's about a resistance movement, and why the first person you need to save is yourself.FOR FULL SHOW NOTES & TO WATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE, GO TO: badmompodcast.com/sammyKEY TAKEAWAYS:Why working overseas for 20 years didn't prepare me for the crisis in my own home: I could build hospitals and put tens of thousands of girls through Girl Power Project, but nothing prepared me for watching my own son struggle with the mental health crisis that's gripping kids in the US. The enemy just looks different here—it's not malaria or forced marriage, it's screens, isolation, and a system that's hijacking our kids' dopamine receptors starting at age 2.The Serenity Prayer is not just for addicts—it's the guiding light for parenting the anxious generation: God grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change (the entire broken system), the courage to change what I can (my own attitudes, behavior, and belief systems), and the wisdom to know the difference (what's my business and what's my kid's business). When I started changing myself, my kids started getting better. 100%.Here's...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/C56mzW7KPp1bS0tdlhpnvyiBlpKunixPezO26vL62gQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wZGFl/NWE4NmRhZDcyODk1/ZmNlYjhjOTg0NTFi/YzgzMC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}