Parental Burnout, “Good Enough” Parenting,and Dysregulation: The Parenting Episode

Modern parenting is exhausting—and the answer isn’t doing more.

What if being a “Good Enough” parent is more than enough for your kids?

On this week’s episode, we talk about the quiet exhaustion of modern parenting, why perfectionism is stealing our joy (and presence), and how social media has warped our sense of what it means to be a “good parent.”

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, guilty, or like you’re missing the moments that matter—this one’s for you.

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Running Free is a weekly podcast about turning down the noise, living with intention, and breaking free from the habits, distractions, and mindsets that hold us back.

Hosted by veteran, mental health advocate, fitness expert, and father of three Jesse Carrajat, each episode curiously explores what it means to live fully—through honest conversations with thinkers, creators, and everyday people who will teach and inspire us to trade distraction for depth, and frivolousness for healthy, long, meaningful lives.

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