Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchGood Daughtering: The Invisible Work Our Adult Daughters Carry
Season 8 Episode 134
What does it really mean to be a “good daughter”?
For many women, it means remembering birthdays, making the phone calls, planning the holidays, buyin…
6 hours ago
Real Questions, Real Answers: Loving an Adult Child Through Addiction—Without Losing Yourself
How do you set boundaries with an adult child struggling with addiction when every limit feels frightening—and potentially dangerous?
In this episode,…
1 week, 6 days ago
Want a Better Relationship With Your Adult Kids? Start With Yourself—and Your Friends
Season 7 Episode 132
If you've listened to Bite Your Tongue for a while, you may remember this conversation with friendship expert Shasta Nelson. I'm bringing it back bec…
4 weeks ago
What to Do When Your Adult Child Doesn't Reach Out
If you've ever stared at your phone wondering whether to send that text, this episode is for you. Sometimes the silence lasts longer than you want. …
1 month, 1 week ago
Parenting 2.0: The Work Begins With Us | Dr. Francine Toder
Season 7 Episode 130
This is an episode re-run and one that is still so relevant and needs a re-listen. It seems actually that it is even more relevant today. Parent's a…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Helping or Enabling? When Adult Children Return Home
When an adult child moves back home once, many parents see it as temporary. But what happens when it becomes a pattern?
In this episode of Straight fr…
2 months, 1 week ago
Do We Really Know Our Adult Children? A Shift to Curiosity
Season 7 Episode 128
Some conversations are worth revisiting.
As we prepared to re-release this conversation with therapist Rachel Haack, I listened to it again for the fi…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Grandparent No-Win Situation -- Real Questions, Real Answers
Season 7 Episode 127
This is our first in a series of our new shorter segments called:
Straight from the Listener Line – Real Questions. Real Answers.
In this new series, …
3 months ago
Episode Rerun: The Long Game with Adult Children: A Conversation with Dr. Lindsay Gibson
Season 7 Episode 126
This week we're revisiting one of our most talked-about episodes. Clinical psychologist and bestselling author of the book Adult Children of Emotio…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Parenting Adult Children: When Anxiety Disguises Itself as Love Learning the difference between loving and chasing
Season 7 Episode 125
In our first short form episode -- Straight From the Listener Line episode -- we welcome back psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Bernstein to answer a heartfe…
4 months ago