Advice from Mom
Podcasts
Advice from Mom is a podcast and cross-generational effort to answer life's big questions. Featured as “new and noteworthy” on iTunes and included on NPR's The Big Listen, Advice from Mom is an advice-column show hosted by Rebecca Garza-Bortman featuring listener letters and the advice and stories of her mother, Elizabeth Skibinski-Bortman, PhD. Affectionately known on the show as “Momma B”, Dr. Bortman is a small-town family therapist “on a one-woman mission to mother a mentally healthy world.”
Each episode, this mother-daughter duo explores questions sent in by their listeners with the help of a series of guest experts. They have recorded advice with actress & SNL alum, Michaela Watkins; artist and graphic journalist, Wendy MacNaughton; and NPR's The Kitchen Sisters, as well as crisis counselors, authors, and wise creative professionals of all sorts.
This podcast is founded on the belief that we need our mothers like we never have before. Not just our own mothers, but the mothers of the world. Anyone can submit a question at www.advicefrom.mom/request.
Location:
United States
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Podcasts
Description:
Advice from Mom is a podcast and cross-generational effort to answer life's big questions. Featured as “new and noteworthy” on iTunes and included on NPR's The Big Listen, Advice from Mom is an advice-column show hosted by Rebecca Garza-Bortman featuring listener letters and the advice and stories of her mother, Elizabeth Skibinski-Bortman, PhD. Affectionately known on the show as “Momma B”, Dr. Bortman is a small-town family therapist “on a one-woman mission to mother a mentally healthy world.” Each episode, this mother-daughter duo explores questions sent in by their listeners with the help of a series of guest experts. They have recorded advice with actress & SNL alum, Michaela Watkins; artist and graphic journalist, Wendy MacNaughton; and NPR's The Kitchen Sisters, as well as crisis counselors, authors, and wise creative professionals of all sorts. This podcast is founded on the belief that we need our mothers like we never have before. Not just our own mothers, but the mothers of the world. Anyone can submit a question at www.advicefrom.mom/request.
Twitter:
@advice_fromMom
Language:
English
Website:
http://advicefrom.mom/
Episodes
Ep 40: A Grand Finale with All The Feelings
1/16/2019
How do we say goodbye in the grandest of ways? We voyage to a land of flashbacks, jinglecrafts and one of our shamefully-favorite childhood TV shows. Let's just say we'll all be Saved by The Good Advice. With the help of a special guest, our producer & editor, Juliet Hinely, we’ve made you a super nostalgic thank you note, so you’ll never forget us!
Our episode references in this show:
Peach Christ in “Ep 27: Peaches Christ & Veruca Bathsalts—mothering a cultural...
Duration:00:58:32
Ep 39: Architecting an Artful Exit
1/9/2019
Is it possible to leave a job with grace, respect, and a feeling of success?
This episode explores how to quit your job well. Thanks to a listener letter from Architecting an Artful Exit, we dive into the emotions, the logistics, and the conversations required to make an elegant exit. We’ll even sing you a never-ending song that will motivate you to practice (endings).
Today’s guest is a creative career advice podcast celeb. Kathleen Shannon is one half of the duo behind the wildly popular...
Duration:00:35:40
Ep 38: Frustrated Sugar Mama with Dr. Sue Johnson
12/19/2018
What do you do when you’re dreaming big, but your partner is just snoozing? What if you feel bitter about footing the bill, but your long-term relationship isn’t budging?
This episode explores relationship questions that affect so many couples: How do we understand ourselves and our mates? How do we truly communicate in a relationship? Thanks to a listener letter from Frustrated Sugar Mama, we two-step our way through these questions and more. We even learn the The Protest Polka!
Momma B &...
Duration:00:30:19
Ep 37: A Second Helping for The Holidays
11/21/2018
Just in time to make you say “I love the HoliYAYs,” we’ve dusted off our very first MomNet episode. Hear Detective Momma B PhD sleuth her way through some hearty family-induced stress scenarios. If you’re already on your second listen, we promise this episode just keeps getting butter. More about the Iowa Butter Cow:
https://www.iowastatefair.org/about/butter-cow/
Advice from Mom is a production of Wise Ones Advice Services. It was produced by Juliet Hinely & Rebecca Garza-Bortman. Editing...
Duration:00:24:49
Ep 36: Poetry Corner: "Children Learn What They Live"
11/14/2018
How do childhood experiences affect our adult behaviors? We're getting literary to find some answers with one of Momma B PhD’s favorite poems!
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MOMMA B’S GOODIE BAG OF HELPFUL LINKS
The complete poem: “Children Learn What They Live” by Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph.D.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/overcoming-child-abuse/201112/children-learn-what-they-live
More background on the poem:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Nolte
More...
Duration:00:20:12
Ep 35: Attack of The Cringe with Dr. Ellen Hendriksen of Savvy Psychologist
10/31/2018
Have you ever been haunted by an ancient memory? Or spooked by an intrusive thought? This Halloween episode explores the fears that many of us experience. Thanks to a listener letter from Anxious in Ann Arbor, we dive into social anxiety and cringe attacks, whilst crafting you a waterproof metaphor for your anxiety.
Momma B is especially thrilled for you to meet today’s guest, Ellen Hendriksen, Ph.D. She is a clinical psychologist who helps millions calm their anxiety and be their authentic...
Duration:00:35:48
Ep 34: Sexless Sourpuss with Erika Moen from Oh Joy Sex Toy
10/17/2018
What do you do when you like sex way more than your partner? This episode goes places this mother-daughter duo never imagined when they are asked to answer a listener letter from Sexless Sourpuss. How will Rebecca deal when a show topic threatens to end her 27-year moratorium on talking to Momma B about S-E-X?
We are so excited for you to meet our guest for this show, Erika Moen, the talented cartoonist behind “Oh Joy Sex Toy” and co-author of the upcoming book, Drawn to Sex: The Basics,...
Duration:00:39:24
Ep 33: Resenting My Rich Friends with Gaby Dunn
10/3/2018
Have you ever felt jealous of a friend’s good fortune? Do those feelings get uglier when you know that their financial freedom is thanks to parental help? This episode answers a listener letter from Resenting My Rich Friends, and explores material resentment, the mental health implications of jealousy monsters, and what to do when everyone around you has an in-home bowling alley.
We are thrilled to include the guest advice of Gaby Dunn, host of the podcast and the upcoming book, Bad with...
Duration:00:29:38