# Victoria Smurfit: 'Micromanaging your kids makes them useless. Same for men.'

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Podcast: [Conversations with Parents](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conversations-with-parents-7035502)
Published: 2024-10-29T05:00:43+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/irish-times-parenting/episodes/victoria-smurfit-postpartum-depression-had-me-manically-sobb
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Victoria Smurfit believes to get by in life, "you need kindness, comedy and grit." The Hollywood actor, writer and producer has three children and tells them they must lead with kindness, find the funny in every situation and be prepared to work hard. She tells host Jen Hogan about the huge challenges that have come her way on her parenting journey including; her eldest daughter Evie's bid to save her sight, an attempted gun attack on her school in LA, moving countries after the break up of her marriage and dealing with crippling postpartum depression following the birth of her third child. In this episode, she also discusses her latest role in the 'Rivals' - the TV adaptation of the 1980s Jilly Cooper novel - out now on Disney+. Produced by Aideen Finnegan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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