Episode 12: Breaking the Generational Chain

Arnold grew up in a household where affection was replaced by authoritarian discipline, a cycle he was determined to break. Even after a lifetime of emotional distance, he spent eight years as the sole caregiver for his mother through dementia and Parkinson’s. Our conversation touched on a difficult truth: sometimes the death of a parent can feel like a liberation from a lifetime of control. Arnold’s work with "brain fitness" for children is his way of ensuring the next generation doesn't have to spend their adulthood unlearning the conditioning of their childhood.