How to Trust Yourself as a Parent
Episode notes
Somewhere between the parenting books, the expert opinions, the evaluations, and the 2 a.m. Google searches, a lot of parents stop trusting their own instincts. In this solo episode of The Growth Lab, Luba explores how that quiet loss of confidence happens and why a parent's gut feeling deserves more weight than it usually gets. Through the story of a mom who sensed something was off with her son years before anyone listened, Luba shows why intuition matters, how confidence is built through small everyday actions rather than certainty, and what it looks like to reconnect with the most important parenting tool you already have. She also opens the doors to The Parent Pathway, her community where parents find honest conversations, real support, and resources without judgment or shame.
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00:56 Welcome to the episode
01:25 Why so many parents lose trust in themselves
03:36 The mom who knew something was off at age two
07:53 Parenting has become impossibly loud
10:32 Why Luba created The Parent Pathway
17:08 Your intuition is not magic, it's data
18:35 How comparison destroys your confidence
21:25 Losing her mom and what children actually remember
24:52 How to start trusting yourself again
27:18 An invitation to join The Parent Pathway