Susan Newman: ...adult children don't have to please their parents all the time

Nobody Told Me!

Business, Entrepreneurship

4.2 • 671 Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

This episode spotlights the relationships adult children have with their parents, which really come into focus during the holidays when families get together or perhaps DON’T get together because those relationships are strained. Our guest is social psychologist Susan Newman who is the author of several books, including, "Under One Roof Again: All Grown Up and Relearning to Live Together Happily" and "The Book of No: 365 Ways to Say It and Mean It and Stop People-Pleasing Forever". Her website is https://www.susannewmanphd.com/

Note: This episode was previously aired.

Our sponsor, Blissy, sells 100% Mulberry silk pillowcases, sleep masks and other products to help you get a great night’s sleep! Silk is what’s best for your hair and skin. It reduces frizz, tangles and prevents breakage. You'll love the way your skin looks and the way your hair feels after sleeping on a Blissy pillowcase. Blissy’s pillowcases regulate temperature keeping you cool at night. They're hypoallergenic, machine-washable and durable. They're available in many different prints and colors and make great gifts because there's an option for everyone, even kids. With the holidays just around the corner, why not give the gift of better sleep? Blissy products come in gift-ready packaging! Sleep better with Blissy and use code NOBODY to get an additional 30% off at blissy.com/NOBODY

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Welcome to Nobody Told Me. I'm Jan Black. And I'm Laura Owens. This is a two-generational podcast with me,
0:19.2	a millennial, and my mom who's a baby boomer.
0:21.9	And this episode spotlights the relationships adult children have with their parents.
0:26.8	And those relationships really come into focus during the holidays when families get together
0:31.8	or perhaps don't get together because those relationships are strained.
0:36.0	And to help us explore relationships between parents and their adult children, we welcome social
0:41.0	psychologist and author Susan Newman to the show.
0:44.2	Susan is the author of several books, including Under One Roof Again, All Grown Up and Relearning
0:49.7	to Live Together Happily, and The Book of No, 365 ways to say it and mean it and stop people
0:57.3	pleasing forever. Susan, thanks so much for joining us.
1:00.7	Good to be here.
1:02.2	Why is it that the holiday season tends to force simmering issues to the forefront between
1:08.4	parents and their adult children?
1:10.1	The holidays with or without family are tension-ridden.
1:14.8	They're overflowing.
1:16.4	But during the holidays, families get together more.
1:20.8	There are more demands on performance.
1:24.4	Yes, you're going to bring pie and you're going to make mashed potatoes.
1:29.7	And there's just so much going on.
1:32.7	And you have more people to deal with.
1:35.8	You may have in-laws.
1:37.4	You may have grandchildren.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Nobody Told Me!, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Nobody Told Me! and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.