We Didn't Turn Out OK with Jennie Monness
We Didn't Turn Out OK with Jennie Monness
Podcast Description
For the last two decades, I've worked closely with infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their parents—listening, guiding and supporting families and their young children. I've connected with so many parents through my social media account, texts, calls, and leading moms' groups. When we have open, honest and vulnerable conversations—no matter who you are as a parent—that's how we connect, learn and grow.
We also discover so much about ourselves and how that plays into our parenting. That's why I created We Didn't Turn Out Ok—a podcast where you'll hear real conversations about challenges we face in parenting, hear how we uncover the roadblocks, often from our own stuff, and listen to how we work through what's often keeping us stuck. There will be professionals in the field, noteworthy guests and everyone in between.
Using my own parenting journey and approach—combined with research-backed best practices—I am determined to help us all move forward from our areas of where we "didn't turn out ok." Every guest will be sharing openly and honestly knowing that it will help them grow as a parent but will also help all of you listening.
Welcome to We Didn't Turn Out Ok.
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Content Themes
The podcast delves into various parenting challenges, focusing on themes such as resilience, emotional support, and navigating complex conversations with children. Episodes explore topics like setting boundaries on nudity in the home, discussing the concepts of death, and managing expectations around children's activities.
For the last two decades, I’ve worked closely with infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their parents—listening, guiding and supporting families and their young children. I’ve connected with so many parents through my social media account, texts, calls, and leading moms’ groups. When we have open, honest and vulnerable conversations—no matter who you are as a parent—that’s how we connect, learn and grow.
We also discover so much about ourselves and how that plays into our parenting. That’s why I created We Didn’t Turn Out Ok—a podcast where you’ll hear real conversations about challenges we face in parenting, hear how we uncover the roadblocks, often from our own stuff, and listen to how we work through what’s often keeping us stuck. There will be professionals in the field, noteworthy guests and everyone in between.
Using my own parenting journey and approach—combined with research-backed best practices—I am determined to help us all move forward from our areas of where we “didn’t turn out ok.” Every guest will be sharing openly and honestly knowing that it will help them grow as a parent but will also help all of you listening.
Welcome to We Didn’t Turn Out Ok.
In this episode I sit down with Brynn Putnam and Kevin Thau for a conversation about ambition, reinvention, blended family life, and what it really means to build connection at home.
Brynn is the entrepreneur behind Mirror – the interactive fitness company acquired by Lululemon – and now the creator of The Board, a new tool designed to help families stay connected in a tech-saturated world. A former professional ballerina and mom of two (and step-mom of three), Brynn brings a unique blend of creativity, discipline, and a deep belief in designing for presence.
Her husband, Kevin Thau, is a longtime tech leader and investor known for helping scale companies like Twitter and Vine. As a dad to three daughters and partner in raising a blended family of five kids, he brings thoughtful perspective on technology, growth, identity, and parenting across every age and stage.
We talk about:
The inspiration behind The Board and using tech to bring families together, not pull them apart
Parenting a blended family with kids ranging from toddler to college-aged
Perfectionism, identity shifts, and what entrepreneurship teaches us about raising humans
Reclaiming family quality time in a world that moves fast and pulls our attention everywhere
Letting go of who we thought we had to be in order to show up to parenting – and life – more fully
And in true WDTOOK fashion, we explore where Brynn and Kevin feel they “didn’t turn out ok,” how those patterns show up in parenting, and what they’re doing to rewrite them – including the family mantra: be nice, try hard, have fun.
This is a conversation about building things – companies, families, and new ways of being – and remembering that the most meaningful things we build happen at home.
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