In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Darby Fox, the author of "Rethinking Your Teenager", to discuss the moral and biological state of teenagers.
Darby Fox has been a therapist for over 20 years providing individual and group therapy in both non-profit and private settings. She currently divides her time between pro-bono work for Horizon's, a non-profit agency working with at-risk kids, and private practice.
She received a BA from Middlebury College, graduating cum laude in Sociology and Biochemistry. After Middlebury she went on to graduate from Columbia University summa cum laude, earning her Master's degree in Social Work. Since Columbia she's pursued extensive post master's specialized training from Columbia University, Yale Child Study Center, NYU Silver School of Social Work, Mel Levine's All Kind's Of Minds Institute, Harvard Medical School and The Ackerman Institute for the Family.
Darby grew up with 5 siblings in a small town in the Rocky Mountains. Before settling in Connecticut, she lived in Vermont, New York, Texas, and New Jersey. She has raised 4 children: 2 girls and 2 boys, ages 24, 23, 21, and 17. Her experiences have given her a deep empathy for children and families from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds.
Darby Fox on Teenagers' Attitudes and their Relationships with their Parents