Regret is often seen as a negative emotion to be avoided, but what if it holds the key to better parenting? Dr Justin Coulson and  author Dan Pink uncover the surprising ways regret can teach us valuable lessons, helping us to be kinder, more thoughtful parents, and ultimately, better people.

 (R) This episode originally aired 2/11/22.

Topics included in this episode –

• The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward, by Daniel Pink
• Why do people say that they don’t have regrets?
• Your regrets say a lot about you as a person
• Your regrets can inform your future decisions
• Reframing regret
• Inward, outward, forward
• “At-least”ing and “if-only”ing
• Dan’s advice for time poor parents
• Normalising the emotion of regret
• Talk to your kids about your regrets
• Dan shares some of his regrets

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Related links: 

• Learn more about Dan Pink & his books
• #570 Do Over - What Would You Change If You Could?

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