Real College Advice with Dr. Lisa Damour

The Holderness Family Podcast

Kim Holderness

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4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

If your kid is about to launch into the real world and you are holding it together with to-do lists and spreadsheets, this episode is for you. This week on Laugh Lines, Penn and I are joined by the always brilliant, always soothing, New York Times Bestselling author, Dr. Lisa Damour. She breaks down what it means to be ready to leave the nest, including must-have life skills, how parents can shift from a do-er to cheer-er (that’s a word, right?) and how to have hard talks about sex and drug use. Dr. Lisa also reminds me that it’s okay to cry when the to-do list is done. (Cue the tears.)

We’re also reading some amazing real-world advice from YOU — our hilarious, heartfelt, incredibly wise listeners. You showed up big time in our inbox with tips like having a fracket, observing the syllabus, and “don’t be polite to men who creep you out.” (Penn turned that one into a jingle. You’re welcome.) We end the episode with discussing questionable first cars, Harry Buffalo, and my new favorite find for college move-in day! What advice did we miss? Leave us a message at 323-364-3929 or write the show at [email protected]. You can also watch our podcast on YouTube.

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Laugh Lines with Kim & Penn Holderness is an evolution of The Holderness Family Podcast, which began in 2018. Kim and Penn Holderness are award-winning online content creators known for their original music, song parodies, comedy sketches, and weekly podcasts. Their videos have resulted in over two billion views and over nine million followers since 2013. Penn and Kim are also authors of the New York Times Bestselling Book, ADHD Is Awesome: A Guide To (Mostly) Thriving With ADHD and winners on The Amazing Race (Season 33) on CBS.

Laugh Lines is hosted and executive produced by Kim Holderness and Penn Holderness, with original music by Penn Holderness. Laugh Lines is also written and produced by Ann Marie Taepke, and edited and produced by Sam Allen. It is hosted by Acast. Thanks for listening!

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0:00.0	How did the dog sneak out?
0:02.4	When did that parcel vanish?
0:04.8	Who was outside last night?
0:07.4	Arlo doesn't miss a thing.
0:09.8	From 4K cameras to powerful AI detection,
0:13.5	Arlo makes a watched over space, a safer space.
0:17.6	Arlo, 10 years of innovation in one powerful security system.
0:25.8	Find out more and get conditions at arlo.com.
0:32.0	This episode is sponsored by Gab.
0:34.4	As we know, the youth mental health crisis is all over the news, and we know that social media is a huge driving factor.
0:40.7	Did you know the U.S. Surgeon General warns that kids who spend more than three hours a day online are twice as likely to have depression and anxiety?
0:48.8	Yeah, we are huge advocates for prioritizing mental health, and that includes monitoring the time that we and our kids spend
0:55.7	in front of devices. I personally keep my phone out of the bedroom at night so I don't spend
0:59.9	hours mindlessly scrolling rather than getting a good night's sleep. Here's the good news, though.
1:04.6	A company called Gab has solved that problem by doing something no one else is doing. Their approach
1:09.8	is tech and steps.
1:11.4	Tech and steps works by providing kids safe phones and watches tailored to every age,
1:16.2	offering the right device at the right time.
1:18.5	From GPS tracking enabled watches for young kids to increase features and parent-enabled
1:23.6	apps on the phones for tweens and teens, each device grows with your child.
1:27.9	Bottom line, you don't have to give your kids a device that was made for an adult.
1:31.8	Get them Gab, which keeps them socially connected safely.
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