In today's episode, Gwen Smith joins me as we continue to cover the main topics in my book, Boy Mom:  What Your Son Needs Most From You. (releasing on August 6, 2019!) Today we come to the topic of raising a son with a secure identity.  This is a big, important topic!  In a world that judges you and labels you based on performance, popularity, looks, wealth, likes, follows, and on and on...how can we raise a son who does not find his identity in ANY of those things?  How do we cheer on our kids in the hobbies or sports they love (and we also love!?) without making that the most important thing?  How do we stress the importance of being excellent in all that you do without making our kids think that is where their value comes from?  This isn't easy stuff, but I think you'll enjoy Gwen and my honest conversation about all of it!  Gwen's 3 kids are bright, accomplished college students-- and athletes, and she has a lot of wisdom and experience dealing with all of this!  I hope you enjoy!  As always look for show notes over at my podcast page!  Thank you for spreading the word about this new podcast, and if you haven't already -- would you please leave a rating and review wherever you listen?  Thank you so much! Podcast page with show notes:  https://monicaswanson.com/podcast/ Gwen Smith's website:  https://gwensmith.net Boy Mom Book page:  https://monicaswanson.com/boymombook/ Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy