Alisyn Camerota On: Surviving the News, Surviving the Teenage Years, and the Concept of Home

From punk rock to broadcast journalism. A veteran journalist shares her story. Alisyn Camerota is an award-winning journalist and author. She recently wrote the memoir, Combat Love: A Story of Leaving, Longing, and Searching for Home . In this episode we talk about: Our mutual dislike of covering breaking news How her turbulent teenage years helped her prepare for life's chaos What "home" actually means How her childhood informed her own parenting style The delicate balance between giving your children too little or too much freedom What it means for a journalist to center themself in a story Surviving the news Coping with anxiety and media consumption And much more Join Dan's online community here Follow Dan on social: Instagram , TikTok Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Additional Resources: Alisyn Camerota on Substack Sanity Podcast