{"podcast":{"title":"Practical Stoicism","slug":"practical-stoicism-4733608","podcast_index_feed_id":4733608,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/stoicism/","website_url":"https://stoicismpod.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/064c0245-d727-4773-9e51-eca3a79af386/PRACTICAL-1-1-2.jpg","author":"Tanner Campbell","episode_count":25,"summary":"Stoicism the pursuit of perfect moral character. If this is not what you understand the objective of Stoicism to be, then you do not understand Stoicism properly. If you would like to understand Stoicism properly, you should join Stoic author and public philosopher Tanner O. Campbell, every week, right here, to explore various aspect of Stoicism from an orthodox, but practical perspective. Practical Stoicism is 100% independently owned, entirely ad-free, and produced by a real live human being who knows what he's talking about.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T22:19:35.628543+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-stoicism-4733608"},"episode":{"title":"Managing Anger as a Parent","slug":"managing-anger-as-a-parent","published_at":"2026-05-31T14:20:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-stoicism-4733608/managing-anger-as-a-parent","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-stoicism-4733608","url":"https://stoicism.captivate.fm/episode/managing-anger-as-a-parent","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/7b910bba-7f9b-42dc-8abb-1ea489ef21bf.mp3","summary":"In this episode, I talk about parenting, exhaustion, frustration, and the very real challenge of remaining Stoic when your emotional battery is running on empty. Stoic Mentoring: https://tannerocampbell.com/mentoring Sunday 7th Webinar: https://stoictalks.uk/june-cosmology Using a story from my own 43rd birthday, I walk through a morning that did not go according to plan. What I wanted was a peaceful day. What I got was a very normal morning with a two-year-old child who wanted things his way, struggled to communicate those wants clearly, and repeatedly tested my patience. The story revolves around a simple trip to a café that gradually became a lesson in expectations, frustration, entitlement, and emotional regulation. The deeper lesson is not really about toddlers. It's about the stories we tell ourselves. I had convinced myself that my birthday entitled me to a peaceful day. Rationally, I knew that wasn't true. But emotionally, I had quietly bought into the idea anyway. That expectation became the source of much of my frustration. From there, I explore several Stoic lessons: Managing expectations before frustration takes hold. Recognizing when we're running our emotional batteries too low. Understanding that self-care is not selfishness. Appreciating how much children learn from our behavior, especially when we're angry. Recognizing the difference between discipline and rage. I spend particular time discussing the impression we leave on our children. Children are constantly watching us. Every outburst, every moment of patience, every act of self-control becomes part of the example we set for them. A parent losing their temper doesn't just solve a problem poorly in the moment—it can shape how a child understands relationships, authority, safety, and emotional express…","meta_description":"In this episode, I talk about parenting, exhaustion, frustration, and the very real challenge of remaining Stoic when your emotional battery is running on…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1402,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/practical-stoicism-4733608/episodes/managing-anger-as-a-parent/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-stoicism-4733608/managing-anger-as-a-parent.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}