What Does a Healthy Partnership Really Look Like? | Dr Why Podcast Ep 3

What does it really take to make a partnership last, especially when life gets chaotic?

In this honest and light-hearted episode of the Dr Why Podcast, Dr Lauryn Young, Ph.D., NCSP, and her husband Javonne explore what true partnership looks like beyond the highlight reel.

From balancing business and marriage to raising kids, managing stress, and keeping intimacy alive, they open up about the systems and strategies that help them stay connected even when things get messy.

Together they reveal how communication, trust, and flexibility turn everyday challenges into opportunities for growth, and why real partnership isn’t perfect, but it can absolutely work.

Watch, reflect & subscribe for more honest conversations about parenting, partnership & psychology.

00:00 – Why we’re talking about partnership

01:10 – The vision: merging two strategies

02:30 – Trust, communication & complementing each other’s strengths

04:00 – Balancing work, life, and love

05:40 – Turning conflict into connection

07:20 – How they keep intimacy & teamwork alive

09:00 – Breaking old patterns & finding a new rhythm

12:30 – What real support looks like

15:00 – Meet Ziggy 🐾 and the art of prioritizing family

17:00 – Final reflections: intention over perfection

What You’ll Learn

• How communication can strengthen connection instead of causing conflict
• Why intentional time together matters more than constant availability
• How shared vision builds trust and teamwork
• The difference between supporting and controlling your partner
• Why flexibility keeps long-term relationships healthy

Resources

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Join the Conversation

What’s one thing that helps you and your partner stay connected when life gets busy???

Share your experience in the comments 👇

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Why Kids Can’t Regulate Emotions and How Parents Can Help | Dr Why Podcast Ep 1

Why do kids lose control, and what can parents do about it?

In this first episode of the Dr Why Podcast, Dr Lauryn Young, Ph.D., NCSP, a licensed psychologist, and her husband Javonne Young Entrepreneur, open up about real-life parenting chaos, emotional regulation, and the psychology behind childhood meltdowns.

You’ll learn how mirror neurons shape your child’s emotions, why prevention is more effective than intervention, and what to do when your little one is “seeing red.” Stay tuned for expert insight, laughter, and practical tools to help you model calm and build stronger family connections.

Watch, learn & laugh with us — and don’t forget to subscribe!

00:00 – Car-seat chaos: the meltdown moment

02:00 – Why kids struggle to regulate emotions

04:00 – Parenting as a psychologist

06:00 – Cultural differences in discipline

10:15 – Mirror neurons: kids copy your emotions

15:00 – Talking about death with your child

20:00 – Why Dr. Lauryn became a psychologist

27:00 – Prevention vs. intervention

29:00 – Grounding & mindfulness for parents

35:00 – What’s next for Dr. Why

What You’ll Learn How a child’s brain develops emotional control, the role of mirror neurons in empathy and behavior, mindfulness and grounding techniques for parents, why co-regulation matters more than punishment, the real-life struggles behind “NO perfect parenting”

Resources Website: youngmindspsych.com

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Join the Conversation Share your biggest parenting challenge in the comments.

Healing Family Trauma & Finding Boundaries | Dr Why Podcast Ep 2

What happens when the person who raised you becomes the reason you study the mind?

In this powerful episode of the Dr Why Podcast, Dr Lauryn Young, Ph.D., NCSP, opens up about growing up with a parent struggling with mental illness and how that experience shaped her path as a psychologist. Joined by her husband Javonne, they discuss the balance between empathy and self-protection, how to set healthy boundaries with family, and why breaking generational trauma starts with awareness.

Dr. Lauryn also talks candidly about living with anxiety, medication, and learning that vulnerability isn’t weakness, it's growth. This episode is raw, real, and deeply human, a reminder that even psychologists are still learning to heal. Watch, reflect & subscribe for more honest conversations about parenting, partnership & psychology.

00:00 – “Why am I always being described as screaming?”

01:30 – The metronome experiment: how stress affects the body

04:20 – What inspired Dr Lauryn to study psychology

05:45 – Growing up around mental illness & family boundaries

08:00 – What is Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)?

11:15 – Acceptance & healing from childhood trauma

15:00 – How past trauma shapes parenting

17:00 – Why parents shouldn’t lean on children for emotional support

19:00 – Anxiety, medication & the myth of perfection

22:00 – Is medication a Band-Aid or a bridge to healing?

25:00 – How trauma survivors can become helpers

28:00 – Vulnerability & modelling emotional honesty for kids

28:45 – Next episode tease: Partnership & parenting What You’ll Learn How family mental-health history shapes adult boundaries What Borderline Personality Disorder really looks like How anxiety manifests in high-functioning parents When medication helps vs when it masks the problem Why empathy without boundaries leads to burnout How psychologists practice what they preach in real life.

Resources Website: youngmindspsych.com

Instagram: @youngmindspsych and @Dr.why_podcast

Podcast (dr.why_podcast) on all major platforms

Youtube: Dr.WhyPodcast

Facebook: Young Minds Psychological Services and Dr.Why Podcast

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Join the Conversation What’s one healthy boundary that changed your relationships? Share your experience in the comments 👇