The Art of Listening With Former NBA Star Cuttino 'Cat' Mobley
The Menopause Podcast | Women of a Certain Stage
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In this episode, I sit down with former NBA star Cuttino "Cat" Mobley for a candid conversation about fatherhood, discipline, and what it really means to listen. Cuttino opens up about the "tough love" upbringing that shaped him — two father figures who taught him that easy choices now lead to hard consequences later, and vice versa.
We dig into how becoming a father shifted his sense of purpose, why he believes children need boundaries as much as love, and how the lessons from his own childhood — "you can make all the mistakes you want, but you don't get to choose the consequences" — now guide how he parents his own four children across very different life stages.
We also explore the tension between ego and purpose, why he believes the goal is to put purpose before ego as you mature, and his philosophy on facing life's storms head-on rather than running from them — the cow versus the buffalo.
It's a warm, reflective conversation about presence, patience, and the quiet discipline of learning to really listen — to your kids, and to yourself.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:37 Welcome and Opening Reflections
01:01 How Fatherhood Changed His Perspective
01:29 Growing Up with Two Fathers and Tough Love
02:03 Structure, Discipline, and Life in the NBA
02:28 "There's Hard and There's Easy" — Choosing Your Path
02:53 Learning to Listen as a Parent
03:20 Parenting Kids at Different Ages and Stages
03:47 Living with Purpose vs. Living Without Responsibility
04:06 Shadow Work and Self-Awareness as a Parent
04:26 Balancing Coaching Others with Parenting at Home
05:07 Setting Boundaries with Your Own Children
05:23 Owning Your Mistakes and Their Consequences
06:04 Balancing a Full Life Across Different Roles
06:16 The Pavlov's Bell Analogy — Breaking Cycles of Catering
06:55 Making Boundaries Like a "Hot Pot"
07:16 Teaching Kids to Manage Boundaries Early
08:06 Empathy, Ego, and Perspective in Children
08:21 Defining Success Today
08:39 Ego Before Purpose, Then Purpose Before Ego
09:03 The Meryl Streep Analogy on Self-Assurance
09:29 The Cow and the Buffalo — Facing the Storm
09:57 Closing Thoughts
Connect with Cuttino Mobley:
LinkedIn: cuttino-mobley-94a8b0b0
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The Art of Listening With Former NBA Star Cuttino 'Cat' Mobley
The Menopause Podcast | Women of a Certain Stage
8 views
In this episode, I sit down with former NBA star Cuttino "Cat" Mobley for a candid conversation about fatherhood, discipline, and what it really means to listen. Cuttino opens up about the "tough love" upbringing that shaped him — two father figures who taught him that easy choices now lead to hard consequences later, and vice versa.
We dig into how becoming a father shifted his sense of purpose, why he believes children need boundaries as much as love, and how the lessons from his own childhood — "you can make all the mistakes you want, but you don't get to choose the consequences" — now guide how he parents his own four children across very different life stages.
We also explore the tension between ego and purpose, why he believes the goal is to put purpose before ego as you mature, and his philosophy on facing life's storms head-on rather than running from them — the cow versus the buffalo.
It's a warm, reflective conversation about presence, patience, and the quiet discipline of learning to really listen — to your kids, and to yourself.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:37 Welcome and Opening Reflections
01:01 How Fatherhood Changed His Perspective
01:29 Growing Up with Two Fathers and Tough Love
02:03 Structure, Discipline, and Life in the NBA
02:28 "There's Hard and There's Easy" — Choosing Your Path
02:53 Learning to Listen as a Parent
03:20 Parenting Kids at Different Ages and Stages
03:47 Living with Purpose vs. Living Without Responsibility
04:06 Shadow Work and Self-Awareness as a Parent
04:26 Balancing Coaching Others with Parenting at Home
05:07 Setting Boundaries with Your Own Children
05:23 Owning Your Mistakes and Their Consequences
06:04 Balancing a Full Life Across Different Roles
06:16 The Pavlov's Bell Analogy — Breaking Cycles of Catering
06:55 Making Boundaries Like a "Hot Pot"
07:16 Teaching Kids to Manage Boundaries Early
08:06 Empathy, Ego, and Perspective in Children
08:21 Defining Success Today
08:39 Ego Before Purpose, Then Purpose Before Ego
09:03 The Meryl Streep Analogy on Self-Assurance
09:29 The Cow and the Buffalo — Facing the Storm
09:57 Closing Thoughts
Connect with Cuttino Mobley:
LinkedIn: cuttino-mobley-94a8b0b0