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GenX Adulting Podcast

Welcome to GenX Adulting! GenX Adulting is a place where every person has a story to share, and every generation has a voice. Brought to you by two GenXers.

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Episode 63 - GenX Speaks Series: Julie Fahy - You...

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/04/21

In this episode, we welcome Julie Fahy, co‑host of the “You Keep Me Sane” podcast. Julie takes us back to her childhood in Woodford, a town in the countryside outside Brisbane, Australia, where she grew up with the kind of free‑range GenX upbringing that many of us, whether from the suburbs, the city, or the countryside, instantly recognize. Julie shares the early moment she realized she was a high achiever, and how that awareness shaped her path, including the imposter syndrome that of...

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Episode 62 - GenX Speaks Series: Amy Scruggs -...

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/04/08

In this episode, we welcome Nashville recording artist and media coach Amy Scruggs. Amy takes us back to her GenX childhood just outside Los Angeles, where she enjoyed the classic unsupervised bike‑riding freedom of the era—yet grew up in a small, sheltered bubble within her community. With limited exposure to the wider world, she turned to the music, movies, and TV of the 80s to understand life beyond her neighborhood. Music quickly became her outlet: she discovered the piano, joined choir, ...

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Episode 61 - GenX Speaks Series: Ryan The Therapist

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/03/30

In this episode we welcome Ryan Kemp-Pappan, also known as Ryan The Therapist. Ryan shares about his diverse cultural upbringing being raised within his indigenous family while being white-presenting. Ryan reflects on the experiences of his indigenous family as well as his parent’s marriage and subsequent divorce. Ryan candidly shares about the domestic abuse he suffered that included parental alienation from his mother. We learn about Ryan’s time as a child actor in H...

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Episode 60 - GenX Speaks Series: Kim Muench - Parent...

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/03/03

In this episode we welcome Kim Muench, Parent Coach and Founder of Real Life Parent Guide. Kim shares about her upbringing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and how her anxiety as a child was severely exacerbated as a result of multiple moves that included bouncing between public and Catholic school. We reflect on 80s heartthrobs like Jake Ryan from 16 Candles, and how GenX girls were sold completely unrealistic relationship goals. We also relate over the fact that GenX rarely got car...

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Episode 59 - GenX Speaks Series: Jon Wellington - The...

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/02/16

In this episode we welcome Jon Wellington, also known as The Dadbod Veteran. Jon shares about his GenX childhood in Charleston, South Carolina, which included growing up on a military base as well as experiencing a civilian upbringing. We learn about his ADHD diagnosis, and how medication combined with therapy and coping tools helped him downshift and find a balance that allowed him to thrive. We learn about how his love of football became a focal point in his life in additi...

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Episode 58 - The Silent Generation - Sharon

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/02/07

In this episode we are excited to host our first guest from the Silent Generation. Sharon candidly and openly shares her inspiring life story. We learn about her great-grandparent's adventures during the Oklahoma Land Rush, and how her great-grandfather arrested Jesse James and The Dalton Boys when he was a sheriff in Kansas. Their move to Oregon in the early 1900s secured a Portland, Oregon upbringing for future generations. We discuss WWII, and the resulting affects ...

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Episode 57 - Nick Harrison - The Professor

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/01/26

In this episode we welcome Nick Harrison - The Professor. Nick shares about growing up in Northern Louisiana, where he was surrounded by a loving and supportive family. Houston, Texas also played a positive role in his early years when he would spend time with his father and family there. His formative years included the typical GenX childhood of being outside until the streetlights came on, Boy Scouts, The National Beta Club, choir and even an early attempt at stand-up comedy. High school

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Episode 56 - Pelvic Organ Prolapse

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/01/19

In this episode Nicole shares her experience navigating through her pelvic organ prolapse journey. We discuss the vital need of pelvic floor therapy for women. Nicole shares about her struggle with fibroids and bleeding, which ultimately resulted in a hysterectomy in 2020. She reflects on when she first noticed symptoms of prolapse, and the steps she needed to take to receive an official diagnosis and treatment. We discuss her first appointment with her urogynecologist...

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Episode 55 - The Labor of The Holiday Season

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/01/04

In this episode Nicole and Brian discuss the division of labor during the holiday season. From Halloween to Thanksgiving to Christmas, Nicole explains how each holiday is a combination of organization, planning, tradition and expense that creates three layers of labor that almost exist simultaneously from August to December. Brian and Nicole reflect on how some of their childhood traditions of Halloween changed by the time they became parents, and how today’s Halloween traditions ...

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Episode 54 - GenX Speaks Series: Denise Conde - The...

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2025/12/16

In this episode we welcome Denise Conde, author of “The Valor of Generation X: How the Courageous Are Finding a New Path to Growth and Love”. Denise graciously and candidly shares about her upbringing, where she suffered physical, mental, emotional and narcissistic abuse from both of her parents. Denise shares about learning sign language in the darkness of the bedroom she shared with her sister who is deaf, as they communicated in silence about the fighting going on upstairs in t...

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Episode 53 - GenX Speaks Series: Greg Nordone -...

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2025/11/16

In this episode we welcome Greg Nordone, Co-Founder of Greyson Technologies. Greg shares about his upbringing in Miami Shores, and how the small town vibe within the city of Miami offered him a foundation of stability and consistency, especially after his parent’s divorce. Greg reflects on the role his numerous coaches played in his life during his athletic career through childhood, as well as the impact the theater program had on his life. We discuss the pros and cons of floating among different

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Episode 52 - GenX Speaks Series: Artist Coco Mase

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2025/11/05

In this episode we welcome artist Coco Mase. Coco shares about her upbringing in northwest New Jersey, where she was surrounded by all forms of art from a very early age. Years of dance through her formative years exposed Coco to life in New York City, which offered her a balance to her life in the suburbs. We discuss the differences and similarities between classical and competitive dance, and her eventual shift away from dance at the end of high school in order to pursue other artistic

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Episode 51 - GenX Speaks Series: Wes Alford - Hiking...

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2025/10/27

In this episode we welcome Wes Alford, founder of the nonprofit Hiking for Hope. Wes shares about his childhood growing up in Oregon on a farm raising livestock and training horses. Wes reflects on how most of his adolescence was spent involved with the court and juvenile system in Oregon until he enlisted in the Army at 18. Participation in the Job Corps led to his first job at a collection agency, which was the beginning of his career in finance. A move to Arizona of...

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Episode 50 - The Millennials - Dr. Amber Parks -...

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2025/10/20

In this episode we welcome Dr. Amber Parks - Stress and Burnout Coach for Vet Professionals. We learn about her childhood growing up in Worcester, Massachusetts with her parents and older sister. Amber reflects on playing alto saxophone as a kid in addition to participating in dance up until high school, where she made the switch to field hockey. Her grandfather’s long term illness exposed Amber to the medical field, which sparked an interest that led to veterinary medicine. She was hired by a

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Episode 49 - GenX Speaks Series: Coach Whitney Kell

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2025/10/12

In this episode we welcome Coach Whitney Kell, a fellow GenXer and high school classmate of Nicole. Whitney shares about her upbringing in Portland, Oregon that included her parents divorce, remarriages and living part of her childhood with her dad and the other part with her mom. Substance abuse showed up early in Whitney’s life, and continued until she got clean at 21. Seven years later she gave up alcohol after losing her mother. Whitney graciously opens up about th...

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Episode 48 - GenX Speaks Series: Author Jaime Townzen

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2025/10/01

In this episode we welcome author and artist Jaime Townzen. Jaime shares about her upbringing in Southern California, that included her parent’s divorce and subsequent remarriages that resulted in her babysitters becoming her step-sisters. Jaime reveals how the role of being a high achiever both aided her and at times sabotaged her as the weight of people’s expectations continued to pile on throughout most of her life. We touch on typical GenX topics that include lack of parental support when it

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Episode 47 - The Assassination of Charlie Kirk

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2025/09/17

In this episode, we discuss the assassination of Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025 at 12:23pm MT on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. We touch on Charlie’s beginnings when he co-founded Turning Point USA in 2012 at the age of 18. We reflect on the access to healthy discourse on college campuses and how it has changed since we attended college in the late 1980s - early 90s. We discuss how Charlie’s art of debate on college campuses simply started with a folding table, a chair

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Episode 46 - Overdevelopment and the SAVE BOCA Movement

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2025/09/09

In this episode we discuss a local issue that is ongoing in our town of Boca Raton, Florida. The Save Boca campaign was formed in response to our local government’s plan to put 31 acres of public land into the hands of developers. Within those 31 acres is a 17 acre park called “Memorial Park” and often referred to as “War Memorial”, that was named in 1947 two years after the end of World War II, to honor those who served and perished. The park is centrally located in the downtown area of east

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Episode 45 - GenX Speaks Series: MJ Eldridge - MJ aka...

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2025/08/23

In this episode we welcome MJ Eldridge, also known as MJ aka Mommie on social media. MJ shares about her childhood growing up in Rhode Island in a log cabin in the woods, and regales us with relatable and hilarious GenX latchkey kid stories. Her love for performance started at an early age, as well as an interest in invention. After a year at Hofstra University in Long Island, New York as a theater major, MJ traveled to New Mexico then settled in Denver, where she met her first husband. A move to

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Episode 44 - GenX Speaks Series: Lisa Concepcion -...

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2025/08/15

In this episode we welcome Lisa Concepcion, The Love Coach. Lisa shares about her childhood growing up with one foot in The Bronx, NY and another foot on Long Island, NY as she split her time between her father and step-mom and her mother and step-dad. After attending Rutgers University in New Jersey, where she met her first husband, Lisa began working and eventually landed a job in Public Relations in Manhattan. A separation from her husband led to a move to Miami, where she had her own Carrie

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