Rob Henderson on Life in Foster Care, Academia, and Beyond

This week on Upstream, Erik is joined by Rob Henderson, psychologist and author of the newly released Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class. They discuss dating, cancel culture, luxury beliefs, and more. Upstream is sponsored by Brave: Head to brave.com/brave-ads/ and mention “MoZ” when signing up for a 25% discount on your first campaign.
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LINKS
Buy Rob's book: www.amazon.com/Troubled-Memoi...
Rob's Newsletter: www.robkhenderson.com/
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(00:33) Rob Henderson's unlikely journey from foster care to academia
(03:30) The importance of childhood stability
(07:18) Upward mobility is not the ultimate goal
(11:13) Sponsor | Brave
(12:16) How to improve discussions around family and class
(18:17) Understanding luxury beliefs
(24:36) Why do dumb ideas capture smart people?
(30:45) The impact of dating apps on relationships
(37:31) How technology will affect relationships and gender dynamics
(57:37) The future of higher education
(01:09:33) How to improve foster care
(01:12:20) Rob's time in the military
(01:18:27) Rob's future goals
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[@dealmaven123]

Love Rob Henderson

[@stephenmcbride2529]

Great stuff gents. congrats on the new book Rob, ordered

[@theimproooooooover]

Hell yeah, great job Erik! I love Robs substack