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EPISODE 20 Today we continue our Wise Women Over 50 Series with my friend, Annie Potts. Annie shares her life experience as a woman, a mother with a formidable career, and a wife, while we try to feed off of her amazing energy and wisdom. We share the funny story of how we met, as well as both my son’s and her son’s ADHD and her overall love and respect for women, equality and change. We laugh a lot too! Annie Potts is an award winning Hollywood actress, staring in many well known shows and movies, like “Young Sheldon”, “Designing Women”, "Pretty in Pink", "Ghostbusters", “Love & War”, “Toy Story” and many more. She is also a Broadway actress, a board member and drama professor Stephens College in Missouri, an ambassador for White Pony Express and a children’s book author. She and her husband, director/producer Jim Hayman joined another industry couple to form “All Are One,” an organization created to alleviate the suffering of so many folks during the Coronavirus pandemic. Their focus is to gather donations to gift anonymously to people in need. The initiative kicked off in Northern California and is now expanding across the country.

EPISODE 21 In this episode, Doryn chats with Dr. Lindsay Gibson, a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist. They talk about the effects that emotionally immature people (especially parents) can have on us even as adults, how we can manage our relationships with them and heal the conflicts that we’ve had with them. Dr. Gibson holds both a Masters and Doctoral Degree in clinical psychology. She has been a psychotherapist for over thirty years, working in diverse settings such as the Juvenile Court system, community mental health, psychiatric hospitals, group practice, and solo practice. She is also the author of Who You Were Meant to Be , Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents and Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents . Since its publication in 2015, her second book has been a repeated Amazon #1 bestseller in its category and has been translated into fourteen languages.

EPISODE 22 In this episode, I am joined by the super talented and dynamic, Vanessa Williams, as we continue our Wise Women Over 50 series. I am so honored to have Vanessa on my show and to be able to chat with her about her personal life and family, her past, her experience as a mother of 4 and her very accomplished career. As many of you already know, Vanessa Williams is one of the most respected and multi-faceted performers in the entertainment industry today. She is vastly experienced in the entertainment industry and has earned countless awards, even being the first woman of African-American descent to ever receive the Miss America Award 1984. She is currently involved in many endeavors, from music, to film and television, writing children’s books starring on Broadway and giving back through charity work.

EPISODE 26 Money is such an important part of our society and lives that you can’t really avoid it. Sooner or later you’ll need to address it with your partner, roommate, sibling etc. In this episode I’m joined by Jenn Uhen as we discuss how to approach discussions about finances, what to do about investments in our 30s and 40s and even about retirement plans. Jenn Uhen heard from many women that they will start investing “someday,” or that growing up they were taught to save their money. They weren’t taught the benefit of “investing in themselves” or investing on their own. Jenn built The Pledgettes to democratize access to financial experts, build a supportive space for women to evolve their relationship with money, and create connections so no woman is going after her personal financial goals alone. ​ You can reach out to Jenn via email at jenn@thepledgettes.com and check out their website at thepledgettes.com

EPISODE 27 Welcome back to another episode on relationships where, this time, we talk about boundaries. I’m joined again by Mazi Robinson, who was also a guest on episode 5, and this time she shares her wisdom with us on what boundaries are, how you can set them in different types of relationships, how sometimes lack of reaction is can be a boundary you set and what the role of forgiveness is in our conflicts. Mazi Robinson is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Atlanta specializing in helping women discover their true voice as they navigate women’s issues, healthy relationships, self worth, personal growth and development, leadership development, living with purpose, life stage transitions, and motherhood. She is so wise and insightful and I’m grateful to have her back on the show. You can get in touch with Mazi at mazirobinson.com , cultivateatlanta.com and @cultivateatlanta Also check out the book she mentions: Beyond Boundaries

EPISODE 30 Welcome back to another episode where, this time, we tackle the issue of sexual dysfunction in women. I feel like we’re not talking about this enough, whereas male sexual dysfunction is a multibillion dollar industry. I’m joined by expert Doctor Anita Clayton as we talk about problems that women might face in their sex life: FOD, GSM, HSDD, FSAD - a lot of acronyms, but they’ll all make sense once you listen. Dr. Anita Clayton’s clinical practice and research interests focus on women’s mental health and sexual dysfunction. She is the David C. Wilson Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, with a secondary appointment as professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology. She is board certified in psychiatry and neurology.

EPISODE 28 In this episode I am honored to be joined by author Ada Calhoun. You won't be able to put her book down if you're part of Generation X. In this interview we touch on the specifics of Gen X, why they’re considered ‘the middle child of America’, what defines their dynamics now and we also talk about their marriage, parenting, affairs, singleness and much more. ​ Journalist Ada Calhoun is the author of NYC History St. Marks Is Dead , essay collection Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give , and Gen-X-defining New York Times bestseller Why We Can't Sleep . In addi­tion to writ­ing her own books, Cal­houn is an A‑list ghost­writer, hav­ing col­lab­o­rat­ed on fif­teen major nonfiction books, includ­ing sev­er­al New York Times bestsellers.

EPISODE 31 We all know how important discovering our identity is. But what about rediscovering our identity after years and years of believing we were someone else? Lindsay Blount reached out to me a while ago and her story is amazing. From finding out she is a donor child, through searching for her biological father and discovering many siblings she had no idea existed, her story is one of hope. We talk about what our identity is, how much is nature vs. nurture, how we can cope with sudden changes in our beliefs and what we can learn from all this.

We don’t normally talk about this publicly, but I’m certain some of us have experienced the following situations. Not being able to sit through an entire movie, play, or show. Having to take an aisle seat on the air plane. Not being able to do jumping jacks or laughing while staying dry. Having to excuse yourself to use ‘the ladies room’ during meetings. Yes, I am talking about urinary problems and Dr. Elizabeth Kavaler is joining me to share her expertise with us. Dr. Kavaler is the Medical Director of Total Urology Care of NY. She is double board certified in both Urology (men and women) and Urogynecology, also known as Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive surgeon. She is one of the preeminent experts in female urological disorders. You can find her book ‘A Seat on the Aisle, Please!’ on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Seat-Aisle-Please-Essential-Problems/dp/0387955097 If you have any questions or want an appointment with Dr. Kavaler, you can contact her at drkavaler@totalurologycare.com

I am joined again by the amazing Dr. Lindsay Gibson, as we dive deeper into emotional immaturity. Last time she joined me, we discussed identifying emotional immaturity and this time we expand more on that and look at practical solutions and steps while in relationships with an emotionally immature person. This episode is not just for marriages, but for any type of relationship. Dr. Gibson holds both a Masters and Doctoral Degree in clinical psychology. She has been a psychotherapist for over thirty years, working in diverse settings such as the Juvenile Court system, community mental health, psychiatric hospitals, group practice, and solo practice. She is also the author of Who You Were Meant to Be , Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents and Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents . Since its publication in 2015, her second book has been a repeated Amazon #1 bestseller in its category and has been translated into fourteen languages. You can find Dr. Gibson's book on Amazon here: Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents ​

I am beyond excited to be joined by Kim & Penn Holderness in this episode on marriage and lessons they have learned. Why should you listen to them talk about marriage?. Because they are REAL, they don't pretend to be experts, they have put the time in and are still doing the work. I have listened to every one of their podcasts and seen most of their silly YouTube videos and I just adore them and you will too if you don't already. In this episode they discuss what they have learned, how they have gotten through their ups and downs, Kim's anxiety and OCD and Penn’s ADHD, the ‘I love you’ finger, pet peeves, communication and many more stories from their journey as a family. We also discuss their new book, Everybody Fights (which you should run to get or get the AUDIBLE because it's pretty much a super long podcast they way they do it and it's GREAT.) https://amzn.to/2R4S7NV In 2013, Penn and Kim hit publish on “XMAS Jammies” – a seemingly innocent video Christmas Card intended for their immediate family. Overnight, their video went viral on YouTube and they’ve been making goofy videos with their family ever since. Their family also continues to be one of the most sought-after content creators for family brands. Today, they own their own company, Holderness Family Productions, where Kim is Chief Executive Officer and Penn is Chief Creative Officer. As well as creating content for their channels, they also work alongside brands and agencies to shape product launches and marketing campaigns. Their book about improving communication in a marriage was released March 30, 2021. You can find them at https://theholdernessfamily.com/ and you can get their book at https://amzn.to/2R4S7NV

In this episode we touch on a topic that’s been requested by some of our listeners - how to manage the relationship with your teen kids during the pandemic. Dr. Regine Muradian is joining me as we discuss active listening, self-care time, transitioning from a pandemic back to normal life and much more. Dr. Muradian is a licensed clinical psychologist, children’s author, speaker, consultant and mental health advocate. In her clinical practice, she works with children, adolescents, and adults who present with a wide range of emotional stressors. She specializes in Anxiety and is a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP), ADHD, Depression, Eating Disorders/Body Image and Executive Functioning and Leadership Training. Dr. Muradian is also a specialist in Psychological, Personality and Neuropsychological Assessments. You can find Dr. Muradian’s books on her website at https://www.reginemuradian.com/books