Episodes

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 - this is the episode for you! For several months listeners have asked us to find someone who could talk to us about the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law dynamic. So many layers to all of this. We did some searching and this episode features our interview with Dr. Deanna Brann. ...

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 and listen to any of the episodes you missed in the first season. Looking forward to meeting again in 2022. Thanks so much to Connie Gorant Fisher, our audio engineer. Support us P L E A S E! Buy us a coffee: LINK HERE Buy a mug: LINK HERE Great Deal for Listeners! Denise...

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. When our friend gave Sarah a rating of a 10 +, we knew she was our gal. This is a great episode to listen to with your kids or share the link so they can understand the legal documents that they need to have by the time they are 18-years-old. This is a quick episode that g...

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 lot of time going home for the holidays! So this was a fun episode to record. Ginny offered quite a bit of insightful observations that will get all of us to think: Relationships are dances - and if the parent/child relationship does not evolve (from parent/child to adult/ad...

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 Relationships between Adult Children and Parents. She is a New Yorker from birth and gets right to the point. Have you had enough togetherness during the holidays? "Shut the door," she says. How about when the kids come home, how to make them happy? "Give them the keys!" And...

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) , Jane is a "post-parent" coach. And that is what our podcast is all about. She also has a blog that she updates regularly on Psychology Today. Our dreams for our children begin as soon as they are placed in our arms - "give them a chance to grow up" Jane says, "before you...

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 with Dr. Elizabeth Cookson (Beth) a psychiatrist who has over 35 years of experience. A former president of the Colorado Psychiatric Society, she is Board Certified in General and Addiction Psychiatry. She has dealt with children and adults of all ages in public psychiatric se...

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 Apple podcasts called One Extraordinary Marriage. Does this sound like you? Are you and your partner out of sync since you are no longer parenting young children? As your empty nest impacted your marriage? Do you wish for the same level of connection and intimacy you once...

Today we talk to Cameron Huddleston, an award-winning journalist who has been writing for over 20 years on personal finance. US News and World Report named her one of the top finance experts to follow on Twitter. Link to her Twitter feed. She just released an amazing book called, “Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk.” The target for the book is our kids of course, but we switched the conversation with Cameron and called it - “Hey Adult Kids, We Need to Talk.” Here are some of the things we discuss: W...

EPISODE NOTES Joining us today are Nyge Turner and Merk Nguyen, the hosts of the wildly popular podcast - Adult ISH. Produced by YR Media and Radiotopia from PRX, these two young adults have become prominent voices of their generation. This episode they discuss everything from mental health and work ethic to social media and their relationships with their parents. They also bring a bit of diversity to BITE YOUR TONGUE. Nyge is an African American and I found through some research that he alway...

Grandparenting. This episode is for anyone who is a grandparent, has a grandparent in their life - or might soon become a grandparent. Or you just love an exceptional interview with a fabulous guest! We welcome Julie Dolan Smith, one of the legendary Satellite Sisters. With over 20-years in the radio/podcast industry, Julie has now taken on the alter ego of “Urban Nana.” With 10 grandchildren and years of experience, her wit and wisdom will make you laugh. and think. We explore with Julie many...

In this episode, we speak to two young adults -- Sarah and Dan. Both of them are in their early 30s. We work to uncover their thoughts about young adulthood and the role their parents played in their journey. Full disclosure -- both of these young adults, although from different parts of the country, are white and from middle to upper-middle-class families. Our goal over the next year is to speak with more young adults, from many different backgrounds. But this is a start. Both of them give us...

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 the teen years, and the emerging adult years set the stage for the future adulthood. Today we talk with Dr. Larry Nelson, one of the world’s leading researchers on the emerging adult years. Dr. Nelson is the president of the Study of Emerging Adulthood (SSEA) and examines...

Welcome to our 8th episode! Every time I listen to an episode, I think to myself, "everyone needs to listen to this. There are so many valuable nuggets of information for all of us in every episode." For this episode - I plead with everyone to listen and share it. Many of us think we are progressive and accepting, but to step into someone's shoes helps us learn so much more. This episode is NOT JUST FOR PARENTS of LGBTQ+ children, but for ALL OF US. Let me know what you think. Today I speak ...

Join us for a conversation with Dr. Susan Heitler, a renowned relationship therapist. She is best known for clarifying the basics of collaborative dialogue and provides wonderful techniques to use - not only with your adult children but for all of the relationships in your life you value. You will take away real tools, words and actions to develop meaningful relationships. This is a must listen. Take your time, take notes and share with others you love. Dr. Heitler appeared on the CBS Early Sh...

Have you ever worried that your adult children have no spiritual foundation -- or maybe that their connection to God or a higher power is different from yours? How do you handle and respect your adult child's choices, if you are very religious or even if you find spirituality a source of strength and wish this for your child? How also do you deal with a child that might become very religious when you are agnostic? ‘ Join this wonderful discussion with the Reverend Elizabeth P. Randall and Gali...

This is a wonderful episode with lots of advice and suggestions from Kris Burbank, a coach for parents of people with disabilities. She is the proud mother of three grown children, including a son born four months premature with severe cerebral palsy. She shares her story along with Dr. Ellen Braaten, a co-host of the episode who has a brother with Downs syndrome. Please also take a minute to listen to another podcast that we mention during the episode. Remarkable group of three moms - all wit...

We are kicking off summer with an episode we are calling “Whose Wedding is it Anyway!” "It's in our DNA to want our parents to approve of us!" Listen to the great advice and suggestions from Aleigh Huston-Lyons, a therapist and coach at AisleTalk: Consultation & Therapy. A boutique practice devoted to helping brides and grooms cope with the stresses that arise during wedding planning and anticipation of marriage. AisleTalk is New York City-based, but works with clients all over the world. You ...

Happy Mother’s Day! Today we are joined by two amazing moms with great advice for keeping our relationships with our adult children healthy, fun and spirited. Also listen for some special Mother’s Day messages of support and advice from some young adults! This will be an episode that will get you thinking, make you smile and lift you up. We hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much to Connie Gorant Fisher, our audio engineer. Support us P L E A S E! Buy us a coffee: LINK HERE Buy a mug: LINK HERE Gr...

Former Wall Street Journal columnist and finance reporter Jeff Opdyke joins us for a discussion on our adult kids and money. He gives us some advice on “just say no,” to saying point blank, “Boomers are the most financially ignorant people on the planet” and warns us “We are moving into a time that is going to filled with a lot of hurt honestly and kids need to understand now how best to manage their money, how best to invest” Insight on inheritance, wills and preparing your kids for financial s...

Date: Recorded on Sunday, April 4 - Dropped on April 17 Name of Show: Adulting Made Easy - Author Amanda Morin Episode Title and #: Adulting Made Easy - #01 Summary: Show hosts: Denise Gorant and Dr. Ellen Braaten Guest: Author Amanda Morin shared details of her newly released book, “Adulting Made Easy.” How to help your adult kids transition to adulthood. How to provide advice, without being shut out and what role do parents play. “We really do not know much about this stage of parenting, no...

A one minute intro to the exciting new podcast BITE YOUR TONGUE, building healthy relationships with your adult kids. We will explore that next chapter in parenting that no one thinks about. I hope you will join us! Watch for Episode I to drop soon! Support the show The information provided by Bite Your Tongue The Podcast (“we,” “us,” or “our'') or biteyourtonguepodcast.com (the “Site” and our mobile application is for general informational purposes only. All information on the SITE or on the P...