Welcome to No Straight Answers — the fence-sitting advice show where we explore your predicaments with curiosity, compassion and a few questionable ideas.
In this debut, Suran and Clayton trade highs and lows, then tackle two listener letters:
Letter 1 — The Screen-Time Standoff:
When one parent rage-bans devices, what actually helps? We talk dopamine and transitions (hugs, timers, trampolines), neutral parenting, weekly couple check-ins and family meetings. The aim: less panic, more predictable routines.
Letter 2 — The Micromanager Maze:
How to steady yourself when a new boss erodes your confidence. We cover fight/flight, getting the frontal lobe back online (breathing, pause lines), written follow-ups, allies, and when a values misfit means planning an exit.
We cap it with a quick AMA (Clayton's first hickey is a hot topic!). Not therapy, just a couple of old friends workshopping your dilemmas. And pushing each other to overshare more and more each week!
Send your dilemma: dilemma@nostraightanswers.org
Content note: mild language.