Adult Conversation Parenting Podcast

Brandy Ferner
  • 4.8 (133)
  • Parenting
  • Updated Semimonthly

Based off her popular and darkly humorous social media pages, blog, and novel of the same name, author Brandy Ferner takes her love of adult conversation to the air as she spears the injustices of modern parenting and womanhood while continuing her tradition of saying things out loud that others won't. As a lover of truth and all things dark comedy, she and special guests partake in real talk about everything relating to motherhood – marriage post kids, the never-ending micromanagement of screen time, friendship, sex, chronic-illness, Snoop Dogg, pop culture, mental health, the revolt of the aging uterus, writing, the joke that is perimenopause, and more. This is not a podcast with annoying parenting or life advice that has it all figured out. Instead, Adult Conversation aims to break down the façade of perfect parenting and break down the systems we're stuck in with its balanced mix of truth, wit, compassion, and validation - and can be considered a form of self-care, even if you're listening in the God-forsaken school pick-up line.

  1. Checking In Five Years Later with Beth Berry

    Jun 20

    Checking In Five Years Later with Beth Berry

    The five-year hiatus is broken as Beth and I get real about what we've been up to, and what this phase of life and motherhood look like for us.

    1h 28m
  2. Phases of Motherhood with Dr. Britta Bushnell

    08/09/2021

    Phases of Motherhood with Dr. Britta Bushnell

    You don't want to miss this episode where I share some BIG news, and my close friend and guest, Britta Bushnell, helps me process it all, as she talks about the Apollo and Artemis myth and the mind-blowing way it applies to my news, and also to motherhood. Britta and I discuss phases and seasons of life, why one part of ourselves is always starved in this culture, how to transition into beginnings and endings more intentionally, and more.

    1h 29m
  3. Feeling Other in Motherhood with Emily

    07/26/2021

    Feeling Other in Motherhood with Emily

    My guest, Emily, and I talk about parenting a special needs child - the real deal of it, not just the saintly "special needs mother" archetype that can only be endlessly patient. Emily shares about her early motherhood journey and how she knew something was different with her daughter, the endless searching for answers, the lifelong theme of "othering" she's felt, and the elevated expectations, stress, and beauty that parents of special needs kids live with. We also discuss recurrent grief when milestones aren't being hit, how she broke apart while trying to hold it all together, and she explains what "heterospect" is.

    1h 13m
  4. Pandemic Divorce with Tara

    07/12/2021

    Pandemic Divorce with Tara

    There are lots of stats about pandemic divorce, but few personal stories because of the sensitivity of this topic. Lucky for us, fellow writer, Tara, opens up about her story and how it went down, the agreements she had about romance and soulmates, her insecurities about being a single mom, what's getting her through it, other people's opinions about her choice to write through her wounds, and more.

    1h 8m
  5. I See Dead People with Tim Braun

    06/28/2021

    I See Dead People with Tim Braun

    My favorite medium of over 20 years, Tim Braun, shares how his gift felt like a curse as a child, a dream that changed his path, and responds to my question about if we can contact my favorite dead famous people! He also answers the very light question of what happens when we die (and he has specifics!), shares what happens when he watches Forensic Files, and divulges his most memorable sittings of the past 23 years (PG and R-rated). This episode is beyond interesting!

    1h 9m
  6. Mom's Hierarchy of Needs with Leslie Forde

    06/14/2021

    Mom's Hierarchy of Needs with Leslie Forde

    Working mom advocate and researcher, Leslie Forde, and I talk about moms' needs, the destabilizing effect of motherhood, the positive shifts she's seeing in workplaces, the three things moms reported wanting most in the pandemic, and the "grabbing the crappy potato" theory, which you've likely experienced too.

    1h 14m
  7. The Great Reckoning with Graeme Seabrook

    05/31/2021

    The Great Reckoning with Graeme Seabrook

    Mom coach, Graeme Seabrook, and I discuss what I call "The Great Reckoning" that's coming for us parents after the pandemic. We talk about what moms have lost most during the pandemic, unexpected side effects of returning to some normalcy, the summer ahead, and what Graeme sees coming up for moms after this wild year of emotional and logistical scrambling. And I also share a maddeningly relatable story about my teen and the violence that is wearing a belt.

    1h 12m
  8. Taking No Prisoners with Zawn Villines

    05/17/2021

    Taking No Prisoners with Zawn Villines

    Writer and feminist, Zawn Villines, drops lots of (uncomfortable) truth about gender inequality b******t in marriage and parenting. We discuss the thing she heard in a mom's group that shocked her, the kind of man who cannot be "fixed," an equitable solution that isn't just leaving your marriage, and innovative ideas about what we do about these inequalities for ourselves and our children.

    1h 11m
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Based off her popular and darkly humorous social media pages, blog, and novel of the same name, author Brandy Ferner takes her love of adult conversation to the air as she spears the injustices of modern parenting and womanhood while continuing her tradition of saying things out loud that others won't. As a lover of truth and all things dark comedy, she and special guests partake in real talk about everything relating to motherhood – marriage post kids, the never-ending micromanagement of screen time, friendship, sex, chronic-illness, Snoop Dogg, pop culture, mental health, the revolt of the aging uterus, writing, the joke that is perimenopause, and more. This is not a podcast with annoying parenting or life advice that has it all figured out. Instead, Adult Conversation aims to break down the façade of perfect parenting and break down the systems we're stuck in with its balanced mix of truth, wit, compassion, and validation - and can be considered a form of self-care, even if you're listening in the God-forsaken school pick-up line.

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