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Clinical psychologist; founder and chief executive of the parenting company Good Inside and author of Good Inside.
6 things
The Power of MomentsBook Chip and Dan Heath
I love The Power of Moments.
Lenny's Podcast, "A child psychologist’s guide to working with difficult adults", lightning round, asked for the books they recommend most; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions).
2026-02-01·youtube.com ↗
The Messy MiddleBook Scott Belsky
I love Messy Middle
Lenny's Podcast, "A child psychologist’s guide to working with difficult adults", lightning round, asked for the books they recommend most; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions).
2026-02-01·youtube.com ↗
K-Pop Demon HuntersOther
I really loved K-pop Demon Hunters so much. I wrote a whole guide on it
Lenny's Podcast, "A child psychologist’s guide to working with difficult adults", lightning round, favourite recent movie or TV show; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions).
2026-02-01·youtube.com ↗
Creativity, IncBook Ed Catmull
I got a lot from Creativity Inc. as well.
Lenny's Podcast, "A child psychologist’s guide to working with difficult adults", lightning round, asked for the books they recommend most; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions).
2026-02-01·youtube.com ↗
Secrets We KeepOther
I really liked Secrets We Keep
Lenny's Podcast, "A child psychologist’s guide to working with difficult adults", lightning round, favourite recent movie or TV show; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions). The 2025 Danish Netflix series.
2026-02-01·youtube.com ↗
Liberty PuzzlesOther Liberty Puzzles
I started doing Liberty puzzles. Um do you know so some people have heard of stave? They're like these this is Liberty. They're thick wooden puzzles where they're kind of hand cut pieces.
Lenny's Podcast, "A child psychologist’s guide to working with difficult adults", lightning round, favourite recently discovered product; the guest's own spoken answer (YouTube captions).
2026-02-01·youtube.com ↗
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