Parenting & Raising Kids
Raising kids as a GenXer, from latchkey independence to smartphones, adult children, and doing it differently.
GenX was raised with a house key and a 'be home by dark,' and now they are parenting in a world of smartphones and constant supervision. The show keeps coming back to that whiplash.
The hosts devote whole episodes to it: raising kids while building careers, parenting adult children, and the hard conversation about kids, phones, and porn. Guests add range: MJ on postpartum and motherhood, Grace on postpartum anxiety, Kelly on being a NICU mom, and parent coach Kim Muench on supporting a struggling child.
The recurring theme is intentionality: parenting on purpose, often the opposite of how they were raised.
10 episodes exploring this theme
Episode 2 - Raising Kids, Building a Career and the Homefront
8/26/2024The hosts on raising kids while building careers, and growing up alongside them.
Communication and a united front, the hosts on parenting through the years.
Episode 33 - Parenting Adult Children
5/20/2025Shifting from parent to mentor and friend as kids hit their twenties.
Parents of twenty-somethings become mentors and a safe landing pad, not managers.
The Talk GenX Never Got: Kids, Phones and Adult Content - Episode 74
8/9/2026The talk GenX never got: kids, smartphones, and adult content.
MJ and the hosts on kids' early exposure to porn, and how smartphones changed everything.
Episode 60 - GenX Speaks Series: Kim Muench - Parent Coach
3/3/2026A parent coach on supporting a child through mental-health struggles.
Kim coaches parents to stay present and supportive through a child's hardest years.
Episode 45 - GenX Speaks Series: MJ Eldridge - MJ aka Mommie
8/23/2025Motherhood, postpartum depression, and the pressures on GenX moms.
MJ speaks candidly about postpartum depression and the expectations placed on mothers.
Episode 23 - GenZ Women Series: Grace
3/11/2025Postpartum anxiety, and the case for better support for new moms.
Grace opens up about postpartum anxiety and the need for real postpartum care.
Episode 73 - GenX Speaks Series: Kelly Manno
7/30/2026A NICU mom on trusting your instincts through a child's health crisis.
Kelly, a NICU mom, learned to trust her instincts through her son's health scare.
Episode 1 - Introduction of Brian and Nicole
8/25/2024Two GenX parents on how their own upbringings shaped their parenting.
Brian and Nicole contrast their childhoods and how they shaped their parenting.
Failure to Launch Has a Kinder Name: Lost in Place - Author and Parent Coach Kim Muench - Episode 80
10/12/2026In Episode 80 of the GenX Adulting Podcast, hosts Brian and Nicole welcome back Kim Muench, author and parent coach, to discuss her new book 'Lost in Place.' The episode explores the challenges of…
Building a strong relationship with adult children is crucial for effective communication and support.
Episode 42 - GenX Speaks Series: Sherri Dindal - The Real Slim Sherri
7/30/2025In Episode 42 of the GenX Speaks Series, Sherri Dindal, known as The Real Slim Sherri, shares her experiences growing up as a Gen Xer, discussing the challenges of childhood, the impact of…
Sherri emphasizes the importance of breaking generational cycles of parenting.
Featured guests
Grace · Kelly Manno · Kim Muench · MJ Eldridge · Sherri Dindal
Questions this theme answers
Are there dedicated parenting episodes?
Yes: Raising Kids & Building a Career (2), Parenting Adult Children (33), and Kids, Phones & Adult Content (74).
Does it cover the hard parts of early motherhood?
MJ (45) and Grace (23) speak candidly about postpartum depression and anxiety, and Kelly Manno (73) about being a NICU mom.
Is there expert parenting guidance?
Parent coach Kim Muench (60) shares how to support kids' mental health without parenting from guilt.
What's the GenX angle on parenting?
A running contrast between their own latchkey, unsupervised childhoods and today's involved, tech-saturated parenting.