Parenting can be one of the greatest gifts of your life. And one of the hardest things you will ever do.

More than two years after our first conversation, Matthew Lavars returns to Money Mastery with Marshy for an honest discussion about parenting, emotional healing and faith.

When we first spoke, Matt’s children were three and one.

Today, I’m living that same season with my own young family - and beginning to understand exactly what he meant when he described parenting as the hardest period of his life.

In this episode, Matt shares why being a good parent isn’t about remaining perfectly calm or getting every decision right. It’s about aiming to do your best, repairing when you miss the mark and showing yourself compassion along the way.

We explore:

• Staying regulated while your children are dysregulated Allowing children to feel their emotions while maintaining boundaries
• Why emotions matter - but aren’t always accurate
• How our childhood experiences shape our adult behaviour
• Breaking generational patterns through conscious parenting
• The connection between anxiety, emotional suppression and addiction
• Why overcoming pornography addiction requires more than willpower
• Choosing presence with your family over maximising your income
• The importance of commitment, sacrifice and repair in relationships
• Whether entrepreneurship can become a gateway to faith
• Matt’s personal journey towards Christianity and a relationship with God

I also open up about my own experience with anxiety, emotional suppression and pornography - and how I’m learning to feel the emotions I once avoided.

This is a vulnerable conversation about becoming a better father, husband and human without expecting yourself to become a perfect one.

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