Bite Your Tongue: The Podcast

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Aug. 12, 2022

Season 2 Episode 36 Bonus Rewind When They're Grown, the Real Pain Be…

This is one funny episode. That's why we are doing a special EPISODE REWIND. Today we interview Susan Engel, a professor of psychology at Williams College and the author of the New York Times Article: When They're Grown, Th...

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July 29, 2022

Season 2 Episode 35 Bonus Rewind Why Emerging Adults are Much like Pr…

The emerging adult - now recognized as “the third stage of life.” Our guest today says that studying the emerging adult years (about age 19-29) is much like studying the preschool years — the preschool years set the stage for...

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July 15, 2022

Season 2, Episode 34 COVID and Young Adults -- What You Need to Know

Today we talk about the COVID-19 Outbreak and the rise of anxiety and depression in young adults. We know we are all tired of hearing and reading about COVID-19. But this article in the New York Times caught our attention: Yo...

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July 1, 2022

Season 2, Episode 33 My Heart Myself: A Guide for Life

Today we speak with Kerrie Lee Brown, the author of the book My Heart, My Self: A Guide for Women Who Do Too Much . Are you a people pleaser? Do you do too much and neglect yourself? This episode is for you. Does it relate ...

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June 17, 2022

Season 2 Episode 32 Father's Day Special with Dr. Deryl Goldberg

Happy Father's Day. We hope many father's (and even mother's) listen and take this episode to heart. It's a good one! Today, we welcome Dr. Deryl Goldenberg. We learned about him when we saw an article he wrote called: “The...

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June 1, 2022

Season 2 Episode 31: Bonus Rewind PRIDE MONTH

We sharing our LGBTQ+ episode that we dropped in Season I for Pride Month. It remains one of our favorite episodes. We hope you will listen. Here are the episode notes from the earlier episode: Every time I listen to an epis...

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May 27, 2022

Season 2, Episode 30: Pride Month: Pronoun Refresher

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of BITE YOUR TONGUE: The Podcast. You asked for it! This is another episode that answers a listener question! But before we start - think about supporting the podcast and buy us ...

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May 13, 2022

Season 2, Episode 29: The Mother Daughter Struggles

We are on it! Today we are talking about mothers and daughters! And it begins with the burnt hamburger. But more about that in today’s episode. You will have to listen. A listener wrote: Where have you been for the last 15...

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April 29, 2022

Season 2 Episode 28 WEDDINGS 2.0: Parents and Groom's Role

Today Denise and Ellen welcome Michelle Martinez, who is not only a Certified Wedding Consultant, with more than 20 years in the wedding and events industry, but also the creator and host of the world's mosts popular wedding ...

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April 15, 2022

Season 2, Episode 27: Reluctantly-Related: Sagas of the Mother-in-Law…

You asked for it! This episode is dedicated to the often-complicated relationship with mothers-in-laws and their daughter-in-laws. If you’ve ever felt slighted or wanted more connection than the other is willing to give - th...

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April 1, 2022

Season 2, Episode 26 Millennial Therapist: What are the Unique Strugg…

Today Ellen and Denise welcome Tess Brigham, a licensed psychotherapist, life coach and former twenty-something. In a recent article from CNBC Tess says: “Over a decade ago, when I first became a therapist, I never expected...

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March 18, 2022

Season 2, Episode 25: "Okay Stupid," and OTHER THINGS YOUR ADULT KIDS…

This is a fun episode. Today Denise interviews Stanford grads and Brooklyn comedians Carolyn Doyle and Emily Kop. Always wanting to understand and relate to the younger generation, we found these two 20-somethings by listeni...

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March 4, 2022

Season 2 Episode 24: Building Your Best Life After the Empty Nest wi…

Ellen joins Denise in today's episode as we chat with Julia Pimsluer . Denise actually met Julia in a coffee shop in New York and the two began to chat. Julia is a scaling couch, speaker and best-selling author. She is foun...

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Feb. 18, 2022

Season 2, Episode 23 Mothering Difficult Adult Children

Today Ellen and Denise interviewed Judith Smith, the author of a new book called: Difficult: Mothering Challenging Adult Children through Conflict and Change. Judith is a leader in gerontological research focusing on women’s ...

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Jan. 25, 2022

Season 2, Episode 22: When They're Grown, the Real Pain Begins

This is one funny episode. Today we interview Susan Engel, a professor of psychology at Williams College and the author of the New York Times Article: When They're Grown, The Real Pain Begins. Joining Denise as co-host is a ...

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Jan. 21, 2022

Season I Episode 21 We're On it! Answering Listener Questions

WE ARE ON IT! Answering YOUR Questions! Today's Question: How do you handle a situation where your adult child is participating in what you believe is dangerous behavior? They are not getting the COVID Vaccine You suspect th...

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Jan. 7, 2022

Season 2 Episode 20: My Everything with Einat Nathan

The parent I hope to be. The Children I hope to raise. We believe that this episode will change everything you think ever thought about parenting. This is one of the most personal interviews we've done. Our vulnerability in...

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Dec. 24, 2021

Season I Episode 19 Finale: A Surprise Compilation of the Season

Listeners, Enjoy these pearls of wisdom garnered by our amazing guests this year. Thank you to our audio engineer Connie Fisher who brilliantly put this together. We hope you will go to our website biteyourtonguepodcast.com ...

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Dec. 10, 2021

Season I Episode 18: What Legal Documents Your Adult Children Need No…

Today we speak with the amazing Sarah Morris, a legacy and estate planning attorney in Denver, Colorado. Sarah specializing in wills, trusts, and philanthropy. She was recommended to us by a very trusted friend and listener...

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Nov. 26, 2021

Season I Episode 17 Part II: Holidays - and your Adult Children - Gin…

Welcome to another episode of BITE YOUR TONGUE. The is part 2 of "Holidays and your Adult Children." Connie Fisher, our audio engineer co-hosted this episode with Denise. They are sisters and figured that they had spent a l...

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Nov. 24, 2021

Season I Episode 17 Part I: Holidays - and your Adult Children - Jan…

This is part I of our double whammy holiday episodes. Part 2 will drop on Friday - that's only two days from now. Today we speak with Jane Isay . She is the author of the book Walking on Eggshells, Navigating the Delicate R...

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Nov. 12, 2021

Season I: Episode 16 When Grown Kids Disappoint Us

Today we speak with Jane Adams, PhD and author of the book, When Our Grown Kids Disappoint Us, Letting Go of Their Problems, Loving them Anyways and Getting on with Our Lives." In addition to being an author (of several books...

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Oct. 29, 2021

Season I Episode 15: Mental Health Matters - Understanding and Suppor…

For parents of adult children, mental health disease is one of our most frightening thoughts. We are hoping this episode will help us understand, support and accept this disease. This is a fabulous episode. Today we speak w...

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Oct. 8, 2021

Season I: Episode 14: Empty Nest? Empty Marriage? Spice it Up!

Special episode with new guest host: Connie Fisher. Connie is usually behind the scenes doing our tech work, but today she joined Denise to talk to Tony and Alisa DiLorenzo. They are the hosts of the #1 marriage podcasts on ...

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