Professor of Psychology @ University of Southern California. Studies brain, body, & behavior changes in new parents. My book Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How it Shapes Men's Lives, comes out June 9 on Flatiron Books/Macmillan.
Darby Saxbe
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I loved talking to @npr.org's Meghna Chakrabarti for On Point this summer. They re-aired the interview this weekend if you're curious to give it a listen!
Link in comments.
Being on @ologies.bsky.social was a total blast and Alie Ward is the coolest!
Such a fun conversation with the super smart @dkthomp.bsky.social
Want to Change Your Life? Become a Dad. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/o...
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026...
I have a new essay up today on how the brain changes with second-time motherhood, featuring research by the @pregnancybrainlab.bsky.social
Full essay here: open.substack.com/pub/darbysax...
TODAY is release day!
Congratulations @darbysaxbe.bsky.social, @ccfamilies.bsky.social board member, on publishing "Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men's Lives."
Read how fatherhood changes men's bodies, brains, relationships, and purpose below. ⬇️
tinyurl.com/sv7p8ejk
Check out @darbysaxbe.bsky.social's new book, Dad Brain, and some other parenting writers I love: @corinnelow.com @lydiakiesling.bsky.social
I was SO petrified of experiencing PPD. I never thought my husband could be the one to struggle.
thecut.com/article/fathers-paternal-postpartum-depression.html
new pod: HOW FATHERHOOD CHANGES MEN'S BRAINS
I talked to @darbysaxbe.bsky.social about:
- how men tripled childcare time since 1960s
- why women still dominate (ie: men don't do) "invisible labor" and "mental load"
- the neuroscience of becoming dad
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDbB...
YouTube video by Plain English with Derek Thompson
