Talks 317 - Jessica Lahey, Teacher and Best-Selling Author, "The Gift of Failure"

Jessica Lahey has an active mind and life! Lawyer, teacher, wife, mom, author … and she's aiming to open a recovery high school to support kids who are especially at risk due to issues such as addiction and abuse. During the week of this episode, The Spaniard is podcasting about Jessica's best seller "The Gift of Failure," which helps parents learn how and where to let up on kids for their own good, rather than hovering and intervening. Jessica discusses her own addiction history … the intervention that helped her turn around … her rigorous research that helps bring clarity to parents and educators … mistakes that she has made with her own kids … the importance of accepting constructive criticism (a weakness of hers) … working hard to land with a supremely-helpful editor … and much more.