Bite Your Tongue: The Podcast

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Jan. 27, 2023

Season 2 Episode 48 What's Your Real Story? How to Inspire Your Adult…

Don't underestimate how much the people who come after you are going to know about you! Today, our guest is Erik Vance. He is an award-winning story-teller and New York Times editor based in Boulder, Colorado. (lucky guy). W...

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Jan. 13, 2023

Season 2, Episode 47 Failure to Launch!

This is the most requested topic by our listeners! We talk to Dr. Mark McConville,a Clinical Psychologist and author of the book - “Failure to Launch,” Why Your Twentysomething Hasn’t Grown Up….What to Do About It. Dr. McCon...

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Dec. 30, 2022

Season 2: Episode 46 Happily Ever After? Divorce and Your Adult Chil…

Listener requested! The wedding is over. Grandchildren have arrived, but now there is trouble in paradise. Your Adult Child is Getting a Divorce . When to bite our tongues? How or when to offer advice? The wedding was such ...

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Dec. 16, 2022

Season 2 Episode 45 Bonus Rewind: The Holidays and Your Adult Childre…

Today we are rewinding and sharing a holiday episode we loved. We interview Jane Isay . She is the author of the book Walking on Eggshells, Navigating the Delicate Relationships between Adult Children and Parents. She is a N...

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Dec. 2, 2022

Season 2 Episode 44 Should We Really be Biting our Tongues?

Don't Bite Your Tongue -- that is what today's guest says! "Silence does not build intimacy." Today Denise and Ellen interview Dr. Ruth Nemzoff , the author of the book "Don't Bite Your Tongue: How to Foster Rewarding Relat...

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Nov. 18, 2022

Season 2 Episode 43 Meet Katie Couric's Daughters: Learn about their …

Today Ellen and Denise are talking to Ellie and Carrie Monahan. They are sisters and as some of you might know they are the daughters of Katie Couric, an American journalist and author. They just started a podcast and I …

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Nov. 4, 2022

Season 2 Episode 42 Step-Parenting: One of the Hardest and Most Rewar…

Adult step children -- today you will hear from a step-parenting author and expert and -- to round things out -- some adult step children. Our guest says: "I think being a step-parent is one of the hardest jobs in …

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Oct. 21, 2022

Season 2 Episode 41 Reconciling Past Hurt: Estrangement and Beyond

What is the biggest regret of most parents today? Our guest today, one of the foremost experts who studies how individuals and families develop and change throughout their lives, tells us that as we age, we regret not reconci...

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Oct. 7, 2022

Season 2 Episode 40 Want a Good Night's Sleep? Listen Now.

We made you wait for this one! Why you may have trouble sleeping as you age and what you can do about. Do you happen to know what the "on-off" switch for sleep is in your brain? We did not. …

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Sept. 23, 2022

Season 2 Episode 39 Bonus Rewind Mental Health and Why it Matters so …

This is such an important episode and one that we hope all listeners will enjoy this second time around. For parents of adult children, mental health disease is one of our most frightening thoughts. We are hoping this episod...

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Sept. 9, 2022

Season 2 Episode 38 Bonus Rewind Dr. Susan Heitler Talk the Talk

Another listener favorite. So many listeners wrote about how they put Dr. Heitler's suggestions to good use! Join us for a conversation with Dr. Susan Heitler , a renowned relationship therapist. She is best known for clari...

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Aug. 26, 2022

Season 2 Episode 37 BONUS REWIND Millennial Therapist Gives us the In…

This is the episode we've gotten the most mail about! Listeners loved it! Today Ellen and Denise welcome Tess Brigham, a licensed psychotherapist, life coach and former twenty-something. In a recent article from CNBC Tess ...

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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: …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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