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

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About this video

​ ​ 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.

(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

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