I Turned Out Fine

Content note: This episode includes discussion of weight, dieting, weight loss drugs, and eating disorders.Two generations, zero filter, except this time there’s a little filter. Deborah and Sophie take on a topic many people avoid: body image and weight. Deborah grew up in diet culture and went on her first diet as a kid. Sophie grew up with social media, photoshopped six-packs, and now GLP-1s. They talk about the comment from the stage that Deborah still remembers ten years later and the four rules Sophie set before trying to lose weight for herself. They also discuss why “you look great” can feel complicated and whether you can love your body and still want it to change. Along the way, they notice how carefully they’re choosing their words, which says a lot about how loaded this topic is. Plus: Not Yet Sponsored returns with Sunday Citizen and Trü Frü.In this episode:Diet culture vs. the social media comparison gameThe power of well-timed feedbackSophie’s four rules for losing weight on her own termsWhy compliments about weight loss can land in more than one wayBody positivity and wanting change at the same timeSkinny doesn’t mean healthy, and body size doesn’t diagnose anythingGen Z, GLP-1s, and the frustration of comparing your progressHow parents pass body anxiety down, and Deborah’s guilt about itWhat to do when someone makes weight loss their whole personalityThe biggest takeaway: don’t comment on other people’s bodiesMentioned in this episode:The Fat Girl’s Guide to Life by Wendy Shanker (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1582344280)Ilona Maher, Olympic rugby playerMeghan TrainorSunday CitizenTrü Frü chocolate-covered raspberriesGot a question or a topic you want us to tackle? Email us at [email protected] Follow I Turned Out Fine wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss the next episode!Find Sophie Here:Website: https://sophieriegel.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-riegel-40410017b/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sophie.riegel.357 Find Deborah Here:Website: https://deborahgraysonriegel.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahgraysonriegel/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deborahgraysonriegel

Between the two of them, Deborah and Sophie have a lot of diagnoses. Sophie suggests a new tagline: two generations, zero filter, all the mental illnesses. This episode covers the topic they're asked about most: mental health across generations. Sophie talks about being diagnosed with OCD in seventh grade. Deborah explains how watching Sophie get help made her realize, in her forties, that she could get help too. They talk about why Gen X grew up afraid of mental illness and why being believed matters so much. They also cover how to support someone whose experience you don't share and who you should actually talk to when you're struggling. Plus: Not Yet Sponsored returns with Carvel ice cream cake and Bombas.In this episode:How Sophie's diagnosis led Deborah to get help for herselfStigma, shame, and why Gen X learned about mental illness from Silence of the LambsWhy being believed and taken seriously makes all the differenceNaming your feelings neutrally, without judgmentYou don't have to understand someone's experience to listen to itWho to trust with your mental health: two criteria from NAMIHow celebrities talking openly about mental health helps people feel less aloneA person with anxiety, not an anxious personWhy parents need to care more about their kid getting help than about being the one who gives itMentioned in this episode:Don't Tell Me to Relax!: One Teen's Journey to Survive Anxiety (and How You Can Too) by Sophie Riegel (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1947480464) Overcoming Overthinking: 36 Ways to Tame Anxiety for Work, School, and Life by Sophie Riegel and Deborah Grayson Riegel (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1947480820) Go to Help: 31 Strategies to Offer, Ask for, and Accept Help by Sophie Riegel and Deborah Grayson Riegel (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NX48GZ2) NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (https://www.nami.org/) Got a question or a topic you want us to tackle? Email us at [email protected] Follow I Turned Out Fine wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss the next episode!Find Sophie Here:Website: https://sophieriegel.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-riegel-40410017b/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sophie.riegel.357 Find Deborah Here:Website: https://deborahgraysonriegel.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahgraysonriegel/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deborahgraysonriegel

Who's more at home on social media, the Gen X mom or the Gen Z daughter? Most people would guess wrong. In this episode of I Turned Out Fine, Deborah Grayson Riegel (Gen X, the mom) and Sophie Riegel (Gen Z, the daughter) talk about how each generation uses social media, what it gets right, and where it goes wrong.Deborah, with more than 110,000 YouTube subscribers, goes back to the days of AOL chatrooms and early LinkedIn-as-résumé. Sophie, who has never had TikTok, explains why so many in her generation are wary of posting anything at all. Together they get into cancel culture, echo chambers, the "highlight reel" problem, and Deborah's rule for posting: tell the truth, but you don't have to tell all of it. Plus: a listener question on how social media brings families closer, and a return of Not Yet Sponsors, featuring Bombas socks and Carvel ice cream cake (with the crunchies, obviously).In this episode:How Gen X and Gen Z came to social media, and why they use it so differentlyThe family rule for first accounts (and the secret accounts Mom still doesn't know about)Cancel culture and why Gen Z has few chances to mess up and learn from itWhat Gen X gets right online, and what drives their kids up the wallSharing the setbacks along with the wins, without exposing anyone elseEcho chambers, algorithms, and finding ideas you disagree withWhy social media keeps you connected but can't replace a phone callGot a question or a topic you want us to tackle? Email us at [email protected] Follow I Turned Out Fine wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss the next episode!Find Sophie Here:Website: https://sophieriegel.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-riegel-40410017b/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sophie.riegel.357 Find Deborah Here:Website: https://deborahgraysonriegel.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahgraysonriegel/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deborahgraysonriegel

Is Gen Z really difficult, or just different? In the first full episode of I Turned Out Fine, Deborah Grayson Riegel (Gen X, the mom) and Sophie Riegel (Gen Z, the daughter) dig into the generations at work: what each wants from a job, what counts as a benefit now, and how to keep work relationships strong across the age gap.Deborah traces her first job choices back to a would-be comedy career (and a very early bedtime). Sophie makes the case for purpose over payment. Together they get honest about mental health at work, the "pay your dues" debate, and why hard work looks different depending on when you grew up. Plus: listener questions on growth mindset and building bridges between generations, and the debut of Not Yet Sponsors, where they make their pitch to Bombas and Carvel.In this episode:Why Gen X chased stability and Gen Z chases purposeWhat counts as a benefit now (hint: flexibility)Talking about mental health at work, and how a boss can set boundaries without shutting the doorThe Gen X myth: independent doesn't mean we don't want feedbackSide hustles, identity, and life beyond your job titleTips for managing, and being managed by, another generationWhy "difficult" should become "different"Mentioned in this episode:Overcoming Overthinking by Sophie Riegel and Deborah Grayson RiegelCarol Dweck's research on growth mindsetDaniel Pink's four T's of autonomy: task, technique, time, and teamGot a question or a topic you want us to tackle? Email us at [email protected] Follow I Turned Out Fine wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss the next episode!Find Sophie Here:Website: https://sophieriegel.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-riegel-40410017b/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sophie.riegel.357 Find Deborah Here:Website: https://deborahgraysonriegel.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahgraysonriegel/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deborahgraysonriegel

Two generations. Zero filter. I Turned Out Fine is a podcast from executive coach, author, and speaker Deborah Grayson Riegel (Gen X, the mom) and her daughter Sophie Riegel (Gen Z, coach, author, speaker, and entrepreneur).After co-writing books and hosting webinars together, Deborah and Sophie kept hearing the same question: "Do you have a podcast?" Now they do. Each episode takes on the questions people ask them, from both sides of the generational divide. No script and no shtick, just how a mother and daughter really talk to each other.Episode 1 drops October 6. Follow now so you don't miss it.Have a question or topic you'd like to see in a future episode? Contact the podcast here: [email protected] Sophie Here:Website: https://sophieriegel.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-riegel-40410017b/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sophie.riegel.357 Find Deborah Here:Website: https://deborahgraysonriegel.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahgraysonriegel/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deborahgraysonriegel