Psychologist on Dating Advice, Hookup Culture, and Foster Care | Rob Henderson

Rob Henderson returns to my podcast! We discussed his recent memoir “Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family and Social Class” and the rough upbringings involved in the child foster care system. He’s also a professor on Peterson Academy (you can see his trailer here: petersonacademy.com). We discussed modern dating advice, how to identify psychopaths, the long-term effects of hookup culture, does polyamory work? And much more. Enjoy! Rob Henderson grew up in foster homes in Los Angeles and the rural town of Red Bluff, California. He joined the US Air Force at the age of seventeen.

Chapters

1. 0:00Intro
2. 2:30Rob’s background and early life
3. 10:28How Rob escaped his surroundings
4. 15:25Foster care experience
5. 21:23Influence of JD Vance’s book
6. 24:26Rob’s Peterson Academy course
7. 25:54Perspective on polyamorous relationships
8. 29:08Drug use and consequences of drug decriminalization
9. 33:15Evolution of monogamy and polygamy
10. 38:29Advice for young women – How to identify psychopaths
11. 43:25Advice for dating in the modern world
12. 46:35How to develop extroverted traits
13. 52:10Rob’s transition from a troubled background to Cambridge University
14. 1:00:45Long-term impacts of hookup culture and dating apps
15. 1:08:18Private schooling benefits