How to Survive and Thrive as a Busy Working Parent | Deb Liu (CEO Ancestry)

My guest today is Deb Liu. Deb is the CEO of Ancestry, former VP at Meta, and writer of Perspectives. But for our interview, I wanted to talk to Deb about a more personal topic: How to survive and thrive as a busy working parent with your spouse, aging parents, and kids. In our interview, Deb shared her best advice on building a 60-60 relationship with your spouse, raising resilient kids, caring for aging parents, and dealing with grief. Timestamps: (00:00) How to stop parenting through guilt (01:19) Building a 60-60 relationship with your spouse (03:05) Choosing your marriage swim lanes (05:41) A simple ritual for authentic family conversations (09:51) Why the world isn't set up for two working parents (12:24) How to solve stressful mornings (17:29) The sandwich generation and dealing with grief (21:38) How to build your modern village (27:49) Raising resilient kids as a busy parent (35:19) Closing words of advice for balancing career and family Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/how-to-survive-and-thrive-as-a-busy-working-parent Where to find Deb: Newsletter: https://debliu.substack.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahliu/ 📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!