Billie Eilish’s Mom REVEALS Parenting SECRETS | Rich Roll Podcast

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:26 - Support & Feed, Connections with the LA Vegan Community
00:15:04 - Sustainable Touring
00:21:23 - Imparting Ethics & Morals to Her Children
00:24:24 - Growing Up in Colorado & Becoming Veg
00:30:04 - The Plantpower Meal Planner
00:31:39 - Maggie's Career in Acting, "The Working-Class Actor"
00:38:18 - Teaching Comedy at The Groundlings
00:41:23 - Maggie's Husband, Patrick O'Connell
00:43:11 - Documentary - "Billie Eilish: The World's A Little Blurry"
00:47:41 - Maggie's Parenting Philosophy
00:50:19 - Homeschooling
00:59:20 - Love of Music
01:01:22 - The Challenge of Parenting a Unique Child
01:02:49 - Parenting a Teen
01:04:59 - Billie & Finneas' Close Relationship
01:06:55 - No Clear Path for Success as an Artist
01:12:05 - The Potential Danger of a 'Manager / Parent'
01:18:35 - ‘The Office' Obsession
01:19:44 - Billie's Filmmaking Eye
01:24:19 - Stepping Back as a Parent and Let Your Kid Create
01:31:12 - Service Oriented Music Touring
01:35:13 - Advice for Young Parents
01:40:39 - The Latest with Finneas and Billie
01:44:38 - Drawing the Line Between Assisting and Parenting Billie
01:46:09 - Navigating Social Media Controversy
01:52:50 - Stop Apologizing for Vegan Food Choices
01:55:53 - Expanding the Mission of Support & Feed
01:59:41 - Closing Remarks

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[ChristiPosner]

THIS IS THE INTERVIEW I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR. I’ve always wanted to deep dive into Maggie’s parenting philosophies and ideologies. She has been an inspiration for years. Thank you for having her!!!

[ronextraordinaire]

I always think their parenting is ideal. Billie Eillish's and her brothers success all have somethjng to do with the way they were raised.

[lizziecarr]

I'm half an hour in and I'm so impressed by the interviewing skill here. Maggie Baird is being interviewed, not simply the mother of Billie Eilish. She is incredibly inspiring in her own right, which is no wonder now I've finished the whole interview. Her parenting style is even more inspirational, so mindful and considerate to psychology and philosophy. I will carry her example with me

[hotchixz]

My favorite Maggie moment in the documentary was when she was defending Billie from that girl who warned her about including “Xanny” because she doesn’t want Billie to get backlash if she ever does drugs in the future.

Maggie wasn’t all “my precious baby girl would never”. Maggie essentially said that ‘my daughter has something beautiful and powerful to say, we’re not gonna clip her wings because of the possibility that she may change or make a mistake’ and that is SO SO IMPORTANT.

We Stan.

[bumbinelson]

It's so adorable how much you can see Billie in Maggie. In some facial expressions, that "hehehe" laugh. How they talk and how they both really talk with their whole bodies. And yes. I lost my dad when I was 15. It totally changes you. Some people will never understand. That loss is something else.

[guyfaulkes]

Maggie is, simply, a living saint. She puts her family and society ahead of herself. She's the polar opposite of a sociopath. And her 2 kids are a testament to her & Patrick's deep love of humanity and Planet Earth. Finneas & Billie are following in their parents' footsteps as gifted artists and socially-aware activists.

[bymelklein]

would absolutely read a parenting book written by Maggie! hope she writes one someday

[JY-glitzxxj]

I love how much her and her daughter’s talking voices are so alike!!

[hh-qyzt]

some kids don't appreciate having such caring and involved parents... while there are some who wish they'd had parents like billie's

[dennishook]

After listening to Maggie, it is no wonder that both kids turned out so well. It all comes down to her work ethic and willing to work non stop to give Billie and Finneas the support and tools they needed to work their buts off to get to where they are. Easy to see where their genius comes from.

[happyperson]

there's a quote that goes "you cannot do all the good the world needs but the world needs all the good you can do" which i think applies to part of the conversation yall were having about veganism but also applies to using what power you have to do good and also the expectations we have of people. no one can be the perfect vegan, the perfect public figure, the perfect whatever but we can all do the best that we can, the most that we can and we should foster that instead of demanding perfection because everyone putting in effort, although imperfectly, will make the biggest impact.

[nomad]

If it wasn't for their parents, I highly doubt they would have sustained their careers for long. The family is very value driven, something a lot of families lack these days.

[faithe]

Something didn't sit right with me about a third through the interview. I thought how could Maggie could have been so together as a young parent, a super well-informed and involved activist, have the confidence to homeschool her kids, weather the vagueries of show business and still be so secure in her view of the world, as well as have attained the level of wisdom she possesses now. Then she mentioned she (and her husband) had not been young parents. So I looked up her age, and lo and behold she is 62. I think it's her still young voice pitch and her enormous passion for wanting to help our ailing world that makes her seem so much younger. Kudos to a boomer really embracing what it means -to be -- as she herself described -- progressive.

[theagerfamily]

I’ve had the privilege of being somewhat close to Maggie over the past few years and she has given me so much inspiration in my own journey as a mother and has always been there for advice. She truly is an amazing woman and she does so much for everyone around her!!!

[vp]

Like all moms, she's great. But what makes her extra special is the way she raised two children outside the school systems (public and parochial schools run by churches). Their success is really a testament to the failure of normal creative education that most students in this country get.

[Tigress]

As a disabled young woman in poverty who once was able bodied to work, it’s next to impossible to find safe foods. I battle a couple rare diseases and I go into anaphylaxis or anaphylactic shock if I eat foods that arent clean and as natural as possible with no chemicals on them. Food shelves do not provide this. Keeping weight on is difficult so often I go hungry or end up in the er because I have no choice but to eat cheaper foods that are processed. Money is always an issue and food is a huge issue. I’m so glad you are using your power and status to help push the changes to happen faster. You don’t know how happy it makes me. Thank you so much 💜💜💜💜💜

[beccslennon]

Maggie is such a beautiful person. As are Patrick, Finneas and Billie. <3 Just so lovely <3

[factsNcomments-imho]

So wonderful to hear Maggie elaborate on her and her families journey. "The reward is and shoud be the doing." Alway grow and learn when I listen to her.

[helenknight]

An amazing, incredible mum. Makes me think how much talent goes to waste for kids who don’t get the right kind of care and support.

[monafrommontreal]

This was THE best interview I’ve ever seen in my entire life. My first time with this exceptionally talented interviewer and as he so rightly summed it up at the end, Maggie is a true inspiration and ‘leads with service’. Just awesome. Thank you both.