Aging Together // Unfiltered

S3E10: When Parenting Doesn't End: Caring for "Difficult Adult Children" | Dr. Judith "Judy" Smith


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Guest: Dr. Judith "Judy" Smith, Ph.D., LCSW

Judith R. Smith, Ph.D., LCSW, is a NYC based psychotherapist, professor, and researcher on women’s issues as they age.  She is a professor, Emerita, at Fordham University.  She offers support groups on-line for mothers with difficult adult children. Her book, Difficult: Mothering Challenging Adult Children through Conflict and Change, is based on a three-year research project, and brings to life the stories of fifty women, each over sixty years old, whose lives were drastically altered by becoming the default safety net for their adult “kids.” To learn more, please visit: https://www.difficultmothering.com.


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  • Visit Judith’s Website - difficultmothering.com



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Aging Together // UnfilteredBy Pooja A. Patel, DrOT, OTR/L, BCG, CDP