The Car Ride Home

Welcome to the Inspired Athlete podcast! In this episode, I'm diving deep into the "sacred" space of the car ride home and why we need to stop letting "monsters" of future anxiety take up a seat in our vehicles . As sports parents, it's so easy to slip into coaching mode or let our own frustrations leak out after a tough loss, but our athletes' brains are wired for survival and often see those critiques as a reason to quit . Drawing on wisdom from Paulo Coelho and Marcus Aurelius, I discuss how extraordinary parenting is found in the simple things—like knowing when a kid just needs a quiet ride or a Chick-fil-A milkshake instead of a lecture on footwork . Let's commit to making our cars a safe place to fail so our kids can build the genuine confidence they need to succeed .

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The Car Ride Home is an episode from The Inspired Teacher Podcast by Mike Brilla.

This episode is 09:34 long.

This episode was published on May 4, 2026.

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