The Pressures of Privilege

The Pressures of Privilege explores pressure, class, achievement, family legacy, and the responsibilities that come with advantage, through conversations with inheritors, founders, advisors, doctors, artists, writers, and people who have...more

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Ep46 Todd Sarner—How to Raise Resilient Kids When You're Already Doing Everything Right

August 09, 2026

Ep46 Todd Sarner—How to Raise Resilient Kids When You're Already Doing Everything Right

Why do children who have every advantage in the world still struggle to handle a simple no? In this episode of Pressures of Privilege,...

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Ep45 Jeanne Omlor—How to Find What You Truly Want When Money and Power Still Feel Like Isolation

August 03, 2026

Ep45 Jeanne Omlor—How to Find What You Truly Want When Money and Power Still Feel Like Isolation

What happens when everything you've worked to acquire starts working you instead? In this episode of The Pressures of Privilege, host Diana Oehrli sits...

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Ep44 Graham Hawley—How to Take Your Health Back When the System Profits From You Staying Sick

July 26, 2026

Ep44 Graham Hawley—How to Take Your Health Back When the System Profits From You Staying Sick

What if the exhaustion, the cravings, and the diagnoses you've been told are just "getting older" are actually working exactly as designed? In this...

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Ep43 Dr. Gloria Vanderhorst—How to Raise a Son Who Can Actually Feel When Boyhood Teaches Him Not To

July 20, 2026

Ep43 Dr. Gloria Vanderhorst—How to Raise a Son Who Can Actually Feel When Boyhood Teaches Him Not To

What if the wider emotional range boys are born with is trained out of them before they can talk? In this episode of The...

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Ep42 Todd Ormiston—How to Raise Resilient Kids When the World Keeps Selling Them Outcomes Over Character

July 06, 2026

Ep42 Todd Ormiston—How to Raise Resilient Kids When the World Keeps Selling Them Outcomes Over Character

What if the biggest gift you could give your child is the chance to fail safely, in public, and get back up? In this...

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Ep41 Lynne Harlow—The Art of Taking Away: Discovering How Giving More Means Doing Less

June 29, 2026

Ep41 Lynne Harlow—The Art of Taking Away: Discovering How Giving More Means Doing Less

What if taking something away could be the most generous thing you do? In this episode of The Pressures of Privilege, host Diana Oehrli...

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