Dr. Leah Gordon and Dr. Morgan MacDermott sit down for a fresh, unfiltered life update. For this one, Morgan’s newborn naps in the carrier the whole time. Leah opens up about Avia turning five, a lingering existential crisis, and the book that’s reshaping how she thinks about technology: The Anxious Generation.
Together they unpack phone addiction, social media burnout, and the strange bind of building a business online while trying to keep their kids off screens. They also explore what screen-based childhoods may mean for girls, boys, and even fertility.
Morgan shares life at 10 weeks postpartum. She talks about her daughter’s heart surgery, her dad moving in, and protecting her recovery. She also covers why this postpartum feels so different, the pressures of homeschooling, and making peace with her body. Then she shares a big announcement: their family is officially complete. It’s an honest, funny, tender conversation about presence, mom guilt, and doing the best you can in a chaotic season.
00:00 Trailer & Intro
03:29 Welcome Back
04:41 Dr. Leah’s Daughter Turns Five
05:35 Nostalgia & Foggy Memories
08:19 Launching Taking Back Fertility
10:06 The Anxious Generation
13:21 Working Online & Social Media Burnout
14:33 Air Fresheners & Dad’s Hairspray
17:50 The Phone Addiction Analogy
20:14 Girls, Boys & Social Media
21:09 Never Fully at Work or Home
25:29 Unread Texts & Constant Pings
27:22 Should We Get Dumb Phones?
28:11 Life Before Smartphones
30:51 Video Games, Boys & Fertility
33:17 Why Kids Need a Community
34:57 Being Present With Our Kids
38:10 Does Social Media Affect Memory?
39:56 HAAM Book Club Idea
40:59 Morgan’s Update: New Baby & Family Changes
43:52 Protecting Postpartum
48:03 Routine vs. Motherhood Chaos
51:30 Signs Postpartum Is Going Well
52:48 Mom Guilt & Circling Back
56:48 Homeschool Pressure
58:26 Astrology Readings for Kids
1:01:52 Kids Don’t Need to Be Good at Everything
1:03:16 Postpartum Weight & Breastfeeding
1:06:45 Supplements & Sleep
1:07:41 The Vasectomy Decision
1:10:39 Closing the Baby Chapter
1:13:49 Men’s Health for the Long Haul
1:15:39 Closing
Resources From This Episode:
- The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt – https://a.co/d/0eP2lb3q
- Hunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen Doucleff – https://a.co/d/02LQIfEc
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