I Turned Out Fine

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 herself
• Stigma, shame, and why Gen X learned about mental illness from Silence of the Lambs
• Why being believed and taken seriously makes all the difference
• Naming your feelings neutrally, without judgment
• You don't have to understand someone's experience to listen to it
• Who to trust with your mental health: two criteria from NAMI
• How celebrities talking openly about mental health helps people feel less alone
• A person with anxiety, not an anxious person
• Why parents need to care more about their kid getting help than about being the one who gives it

Mentioned 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/) 

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Website: https://sophieriegel.com/ 

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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 differently
• The 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 it
• What Gen X gets right online, and what drives their kids up the wall
• Sharing the setbacks along with the wins, without exposing anyone else
• Echo chambers, algorithms, and finding ideas you disagree with
• Why social media keeps you connected but can't replace a phone call

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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 purpose
• What counts as a benefit now (hint: flexibility)
• Talking about mental health at work, and how a boss can set boundaries without shutting the door
• The Gen X myth: independent doesn't mean we don't want feedback
• Side hustles, identity, and life beyond your job title
• Tips for managing, and being managed by, another generation
• Why "difficult" should become "different"

Mentioned in this episode:

• Overcoming Overthinking by Sophie Riegel and Deborah Grayson Riegel
• Carol Dweck's research on growth mindset
• Daniel Pink's four T's of autonomy: task, technique, time, and team

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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.

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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