The speaker discusses her decision to keep nursing while also continuing her CrossFit training, as long as her baby is healthy and strong. She praises the listener for her maturity and selflessness as a mother.
The history of attachment theory is discussed, including how behaviorism was once used to explain the bond between a baby and caregiver, and how John Bowlby argued that this explanation didn't hold up.
The hosts discuss the lack of scientific evidence supporting the practice of "chucking babies at walls" for development and caution against overlapping scientific studies, followed by a dark lullaby about a child's deceased mother and grieving father.
Stress experienced by mothers during pregnancy and childhood can have a lasting impact on brain development, with abnormal stress hormone levels at one year of age leading to behavioral and learning problems. The architecture of the brain is constructed through ongoing interaction with the environment, with the quality of parent-child relationships during early childhood being the most important influence.
The speaker talks about how people react differently to physical pain and emotional pain, and how anger can be a problem for some individuals.