Pearls & Nuggets (of wisdom)

Episode 115: Being Silent, Speaking Up, and Oversharing

When should we be silent? When should we speak up? What happens when we overshare? Today, we’re talking all about communication! We examine when silence is beneficial vs. when it feels oppressive. We touch on how social media affects how people communicate and can add to environmental “noise.” We also talk about the other end […]

Episode 111: It’s not you with Dr. Ramani

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Ramani Durvasula to the couch today! She is a licensed clinical psychologist and author of several books including It’s Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People. We begin this episode with a conversation about how Dr. Ramani defines narcissism as a personality style and what kind of red […]

Episode 109: Parenting with Self-Compassion

Jamie, Lucy, and Avery have found self-compassion to be incredibly helpful in their own lives and in the lives of their clients. In this episode, we talk specifically about how we use self-compassion as parents. We’ve found self-compassion to be especially useful in parenting situations where we are feeling judgment for ourselves or our kids, […]

Episode 108: Mother-Daughter Relationships with Hilary Truong, MA, LPC

Avery, Jamie, and Lucy are so excited to interview mother-daughter relationship expert, Hilary Truong, MA, LPC! Hilary is a leading voice on keeping mothers and daughters in relationship through the teenage years and beyond. Join us as we discuss what people get wrong about the mother-daughter relationship, what moms and daughters most need from each […]

Episode 104: Preparing for Liftoff: Is your kid a quitter?

Perseverance and grit are great to teach our kids but when is it appropriate for them to quit or change directions? In today’s episode, we talk about all of the complicated reasons that we may pressure our kids to stay with things longer than what’s good for their well-being (including our “own stuff” as parents!). […]

Episode 103: Preparing for Liftoff: Financial Literacy

Today’s episode is all about fostering financial literacy in our teens and young adults. Many young adults express concern about how they’re going to manage their money once they have to support themselves. They report feeling confused and unprepared. To help prevent such stress later in life, we work backwards to highlight specific tools and […]