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Bite Your Tongue: The PodcastBite Your Tongue: The PodcastSeason 3 Episode 74 Mother's Day Special: Tell 'Em What you Want!Send us a textWhen we think of Mother's Day, we often envision breakfast in bed or a sweet card, but the truth is, the gifts that mothers cherish most are the bonds they share with their children, no matter their age. That is what we hear today from our guests. Mary Dell Harrington and Lisa Heffernan. They are the founders of Grown & Flown, the very popular website and social media stops. Together, we unpack the transition from managing a bustling household to adapting to an 'empty nest', and how this shift doesn't m...2024-05-0348 minApplication to AdmissionApplication to AdmissionEpisode 39 -Parenting and College Admissions: What You Need to Know Now with Lisa HeffernanParenting website juggernaut Grown and Flown is a household name. With almost 300K dedicated parents in their private Facebook group and over 700K instagram followers, founders Lisa Heffernan and Mary Dell Harrington have created a community for parents where vulnerability and veracity reign. Add their commitment to having college admissions veterans contribute critical and insightful advice to their site, and we knew that we wanted to learn more about the G&F mission and movement.  Lisa was generous to offer her time and simply talk. Sharing reflections from her own educational experiences to how she navigated the p...2024-01-0852 minEdit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental SpaceEdit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental SpaceHow To Help Teens Thrive (with Dr. Ken Ginsburg)How do we best support teens in their development? Christine talks to Dr. Ken Ginsburg about flipping the script on raising teens, supporting teens in using their voices, how to truly listen to kids, helping kids harness idealism, developing resilience, and more.RELATED EPISODES (for additional links visit the show notes): College Application Reality Check Growing Up In Public (with Devorah Heitner, PhD) Raising Middle Schoolers (with Phyllis Fagell, LCPC) Untangling Overparenting (with Jessica Lahey) Raising Teenagers (with Mary Dell Harrington) Simple + Compassionate Parenting Tactics (with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson) Raising Functional + Kind...2023-10-2641 minPositive Parenting for Military Families Archives - Mr. DadPositive Parenting for Military Families Archives - Mr. DadGrown & Flown + Small AnimalsMary Dell Harrington, coauthor of Grown & Flown. Topic: How to support your teen, stay close as a family, and raise independent adults. Issues: Understanding the many issues that children face, including home life, mental and physical health, love and sex; academics, friendships, college admissions; preparing our kids—and ourselves—for separating Kim Brooks, author of Small […] The post Grown & Flown + Small Animals appeared first on Mr. Dad.2023-10-0754 minMr. DadMr. DadGrown & Flown + Small AnimalsMary Dell Harrington, coauthor of Grown & Flown. Topic: How to support your teen, stay close as a family, and raise independent adults. Issues: Understanding the many issues that children face, including home life, mental and physical health, love and sex; academics, friendships, college admissions; preparing our kids—and ourselves—for separating Kim Brooks, author of Small […] The post Grown & Flown + Small Animals appeared first on Mr. Dad.2023-10-0754 minEdit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental SpaceEdit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental SpaceGrowing Up In Public (with Devorah Heitner, PhD)How do we best help kids navigate growing up in public, especially if parents and caregivers have overstepped on privacy issues? Christine talks with Devorah Heitner about best practices, mentorship, boundary setting, school portals, and more. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES:  Devorah Heitner  Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World Raising Middle Schoolers (with Phyllis Fagell, LCPC) Raising Teenagers (with Mary Dell Harrington) How To Improve Communication with Kids (with Ned Johnson) Raising Functional + Kind Kids (with Catherine Newman) Untangling Overparenting (with Jessica Lahey) Dea...2023-09-0740 minPositive Parenting for Military Families Archives - Mr. DadPositive Parenting for Military Families Archives - Mr. DadGrown & Flown + Small AnimalsMary Dell Harrington, coauthor of Grown & Flown. Topic: How to support your teen, stay close as a family, and raise independent adults. Issues: Understanding the many issues that children face, including home life, mental and physical health, love and sex; academics, friendships, college admissions; preparing our kids—and ourselves—for separating Kim Brooks, author of Small […] The post Grown & Flown + Small Animals appeared first on Mr. Dad.2023-08-2654 minMr. DadMr. DadGrown & Flown + Small AnimalsMary Dell Harrington, coauthor of Grown & Flown. Topic: How to support your teen, stay close as a family, and raise independent adults. Issues: Understanding the many issues that children face, including home life, mental and physical health, love and sex; academics, friendships, college admissions; preparing our kids—and ourselves—for separating Kim Brooks, author of Small […] The post Grown & Flown + Small Animals appeared first on Mr. Dad.2023-08-2654 minEdit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental SpaceEdit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental SpaceMini Edit: Easing College TransitionsChristine shares about how she and her college freshman stayed connected through the challenging transition. Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow.LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Raising Teenagers (with Mary Dell Harrington) How To Be An Adult (with Julie Lythcott-Haims) College Application First Steps  College Application Reality Check Mini Edit: Handling College Admissions Feelings  The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to...2023-08-1407 minEdit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental SpaceEdit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental SpaceUntangling Overparenting (with Jessica Lahey)Figuring out how to step back in a culture of involvement is hard but doable. Christine chats with educator and author Jessica Lahey about letting go of control, how ignoring the grade portal actually encourages learning, how lovingly stepping back doesn’t have to feel like walking away, and more.RELATED EPISODES (for additional resource links, visit the show notes) Raising Teenagers (with Mary Dell Harrington) Simple + Compassionate Parenting Tactics (with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson)  Supporting Kids Through Continued Uncertainty & Stress (with Dr. Lisa Damour)  Raising Differently Wired Kids (with Debbie Reber) How To Improve Communication with...2023-07-1347 minEdit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental SpaceEdit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental SpaceRaising Teenagers (with Mary Dell Harrington)Parents often think that once kids become teenagers and are more independent, they need you less, but they actually need you more than ever. Christine chats with Mary Dell Harrington about navigating teen reticence, high school stress, mistakes, different paths, and more.RELATED EPISODES (visit the show notes for additional links): College Application Reality Check Identifying Your Values Modeling Imperfection Simple + Compassionate Parenting Tactics (with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson) Raising A Screen-Smart Kid (with Juliana Miner) Untangling Overparenting (with Jessica Lahey) Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas...2023-06-0840 minStories from the Ashes PodcastStories from the Ashes Podcast014 Night Wakings, Grief, and the Healing Power of PoetryOur Guest: Valerie Brandt. Find a free literary database containing books we’ve discussed here:Links on our website are often affiliate links- they don’t cost you any extra to use but they greatly help support the costs of running this site. To find the affiliate links from this episode please click here. Thank you- we truly appreciate it! Featured books in this episode:* Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James (Amanda’s beach read)* Beach Read by Emily Henry- (aVal’s bawdy rom-com beach read)* Wint...2022-08-151h 25Two Lit MamasTwo Lit MamasEpisode 49: Adventure on the High SeasListen in, as the Mamas dive into the big blue sea with Middle Grade (ages 8-12) seafaring fiction. Margie chases down her white whale while Heather dives for train treasure. That's right, we’re in vacay mode over at the Two Lit Mamas podcast. Grab your snorkel and join the fun! Book Chat:Arch of Bone by Jane YollenTreasure Tracks by S.A. Rodriguez Pick 6: The Mamas’ Vacay Reads 1.     My Name is Red by Orham Pamuk2.     A Passion for Killing by Barbara Nadel...2022-07-1345 minPositive Parenting for Military Families Archives - Mr. DadPositive Parenting for Military Families Archives - Mr. DadGrown & Flown + Small AnimalsMary Dell Harrington, coauthor of Grown & Flown. Topic: How to support your teen, stay close as a family, and raise independent adults. Issues: Understanding the many issues that children face, including home life, mental and physical health, love and sex; academics, friendships, college admissions; preparing our kids—and ourselves—for separating Kim Brooks, author of Small […] The post Grown & Flown + Small Animals appeared first on Mr. Dad.2021-10-0254 minPositive Parenting for Military Families Archives - Mr. DadPositive Parenting for Military Families Archives - Mr. DadGrown & Flown + Small AnimalsMary Dell Harrington, coauthor of Grown & Flown. Topic: How to support your teen, stay close as a family, and raise independent adults. Issues: Understanding the many issues that children face, including home life, mental and physical health, love and sex; academics, friendships, college admissions; preparing our kids—and ourselves—for separating Kim Brooks, author of Small […] The post Grown & Flown + Small Animals appeared first on Mr. Dad.2021-08-2154 min3,2,1 iRelaunch3,2,1 iRelaunchEP 188: Relaunching in Film and TV Writing/Directing/Producing, with Caytha JentisCaytha Jentis is a successful, independent comedy writer/producer/director who started filmmaking in-between driving carpools in suburban New Jersey as a mother of two. Her stories are character-driven, heightened-reality comedies. Caytha has an MFA in screenwriting from UCLA. She has many credits to her name, including Bad Parents which is currently running on HBO, Apple TV and other platforms. Her most recent film, Pooling to Paradise, is what we discuss, among many other topics. Caytha put her dream career, the one she has now, aside for 10 years when her children were younger. Hear Caytha discuss everything to do with...2021-05-1336 minGrown-Ass Woman\'s GuideGrown-Ass Woman's GuideHelp! I Have an (Almost) Empty NestIf you’re a parent living in an empty — or almost empty — nest, this episode is for you. Lisa Heffernan, co-founder of Grown and Flown, has made it her life’s work to support parents during what can be an extremely difficult transition.   In the midst of guiding their own kids through this crazy transition, Lisa and her biz partner, Mary Dell Harrington, launched what has become the largest website and Facebook group for parents of fifteen to twenty-five year olds, earning them a spot on People Magazine’s 25 Women Changing the World in 2017.   Now they’ve compiled new takeaways and fresh i...2020-07-2437 minMelissa Rivers\' Group Text PodcastMelissa Rivers' Group Text PodcastGrown, Flown and then Groan - Parenting during the Pandemic Melissa and Sabrina welcome authors Mary Dell Harrington and Lisa Heffernan from the wildly successful blog, book and parenting website "Grown and Flown" where they cover a range of issues on raising teens to young adults.  They are also joined by the always hilarious comedian and fellow podcaster, Heather McDonald from Juicy Scoop. Tune in as they discuss all things about parenting during the Pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-07-1747 minFearlessly Facing Fifty And BeyondFearlessly Facing Fifty And BeyondEP 46: A conversation with Mary Dell Harrington from Grown & FlownThe Grown & Flown community is something I have been a part of for years.  Mary Dell Harrington and Lisa Heffernan has done an incredible job of building this community and have published a book that needs to adorn the shelf of any parent of teens, or young adults.  It is a handbook and reference guide that answers all those parenting questions that stop us in our tracks, or simply make us think, "Is anyone else having SAT and ACT prep anxiety like my kid?"  or "Are any of you struggling with anxiety with your teen?"In this epi...2020-05-2936 min