Be On Her Side

This is the final episode of the 2025 year. Join us as we reflect on our past year and our favorite episodes. Tune in to hear what is next on our Be On Her Side journey.

As Dr. Lisa Rice and Dr. Margaux Brown walked through the woods in this special episode, they illustrated four parenting styles with known film characters. They added adult outcomes, explained pros and cons, and explored how girls experience each style. Listen to find out which parenting style you might be!

Drs. Lisa Rice and Margaux Brown explore the perfectionism and unrealistic expectations that often take root in girls' minds. Join them as  they share their own experiences with perfectionism and discuss practical ways to uncover—and gently challenge—the unhealthy perfectionistic thoughts so common in today's world.

In this intimate episode, Dr. Lisa Rice and Dr. Margaux Brown shared personal stories about learning boundaries in friendships, the workplace, and family relationships. They provided insights about signs of unhealthy boundaries, mother-daughter boundaries, and guiding daughters in their own boundary-setting.

In this special episode, Drs. Margaux Brown and Lisa Rice tackle a challenge many mothers face—navigating hurtful or "mean" comments from their daughters. They focus on practical strategies for staying grounded, responding with intention, and strengthening connection.

Drs. Lisa Rice and Margaux Brown unpack emotional exhaustion - what it is, how it shows up, and why moms miss the signs. They explore a wellness model and how moms prioritizing their own wellbeing not only restores energy but also teaches daughters what health and boundaries look like.

In this episode, Drs. Margaux Brown and Lisa Rice discuss the prevalence and nature of unhealthy romantic relationships. They identify some of the characteristics of toxic relationships and offer listeners advice on how to maintain a connection.

Feeling fatigued and burned out in parenting? Dr. Lisa Rice and Dr. Margaux Brown discussed mom burnout, a model for wellness, and how to recover from and prevent burnout.

Is it important to say, "I'm sorry"? Drs. Lisa Rice and Margaux Brown discuss a story of a mother who is longing for an apology from a parent.  Join us as  we talk about apologies and  when and how to say "I'm sorry"

Dr. Margaux Brown and Dr. Vince Culotta discussed how girls develop self-image and how moms can discover what those self-appraisals are. The team included some how-to and how-to-not respond tips when helping daughters develop a positive body image.

Dr. Lisa Rice, Dr. Vince Culotta, and Dr. Margaux Brown explored the power of a mom's assumptions that her daughter is a carbon copy of her. The team discussed how a mom can boost her daughter's sense of self by saying goodbye to her own expectations.

Drs. Lisa Rice, Margaux Brown, and Vince Culotta discussed the neuroscience basis of dyslexia, the science of reading, and the importance of early detection. They discussed mothers' advocacy, girls' self-advocacy, and tools to support learning differences.

Dr. Vince Culotta shared a new client, a 14 year old girl, started eating a very limited pasta-only diet and had lost weight. Dr. Lisa Rice and Dr. Margaux Brown explored the case with Vince. They discussed the mom's controlling language and the daughter's limited areas to exhibit choice and self-control - other than eating. The team talked about choice at different ages and family interventions.

In this episode, Vince,  Lisa , and Margaux talk about girls with ADHD and offer some advice to parents about how to recognize the signs of ADHD in girls and how to begin to take steps to assist their daughters. Parents and teachers often miss girls who might seem "lazy" or unmotivated; however, these girls are actually struggling with a very real disability. Listen in to find out more.

 Drs. Lisa Rice, Vince Culotta, and Margaux Brown discussed the brain-based challenges for girls with executive function deficits and how these affect social skills. The experts discussed clinical experiences with students and clients and provided suggestions for moms to friendship-making for daughters with ADHD.

Have you experienced your daughter's classmate or friend as rigid or uncompromising? Maybe you avoid trying new things because it's always a fight, or she requires others in the family to accommodate her needs. Dr. Lisa Rice and Dr. Margaux Brown discussed that a difficult temperament, an inborn trait, may be underlying this resistance, and explored ways to parent with - not against this character...

Dr. Lisa Rice and Dr. Margaux Brown discussed the not-uncommon and human experience of favoring one child in the family over others. Unknowingly to the best-intended moms, this bias has consequences for the favored daughter and siblings. The hosts discussed how much of the Mothers' childhood may come into play.

Listen to Dr. Lisa Rice and Dr. Margaux Brown discussing the importance of ending well and saying goodbye. They discuss common reactions to endings and then a process for healthily saying goodbye.

Dr. Margaux Brown discovered a group text discussion on her teen's phone where one kid said they didn't want to be alive anymore. Listen to Dr. Lisa Rice, Dr. Vince Culotta, and Dr. Margaux Brown discuss examples of suicidal ideation, behaviors or signs to look for, why to take it seriously, and ways to ask your daughter the question, Do you want to die?

In this episode, Margaux, Vince, and Lisa discussed girls who are on the autism spectrum and some of the unique issues that these girls face in our society.

Dr. Lisa Rice, Dr. Vince Culotta, and Dr. Margaux Brown talked through different examples of moms experiencing their daughters pulling away - or being shut out, kicked out, shoved away! We discussed the developmental purpose of this period, which may last a few months or years, and acknowledged how painful and difficult it can be for moms. Sadness, anger, and frustration are all normal, and we dis...

Margaux and Lisa discuss the concept of the "good enough mother" and reflect on the challenges of giving ourselves grace as we mother.