Strangers With Kittens: Gen X Stories from the Least Parented Generation.

Send us Fan Mail Back in the 70s and 80s, the pets were just as feral as the kids. Roaming the streets, marking their territory, and never hesitating to sink their teeth or claws into your skin if you got too close.  They didn't go to the vet, they didn't get pampered with a groomer, there were no puppuccinos, no one celebrated a "gotcha day" and they certainly were not allowed...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Eileen meets a real-life stranger on the internet but you would have never known without us saying so.  Special guest Kira Sabin joins the show this week to talk all things Gen X. From comfort toxic television, trauma,  the perimenopause madness,  to learning how to break the patterns that most of us weren't even aware existed. Kira and Eileen connect and cackle th...

Send us Fan Mail Picture This: Summer 1980s You've got sunshine for days and a neighborhood ripe with opportunities. There will be movies at the drive-in,  hours at the arcade,  music pumping through the speakers from a homemade cassette tape, sunburns, sweat, ice cream for a dollar, and the company of your closest friends.   Could you do it all over again? This week Eileen is reminded to be...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Strangers With Kittens is celebrating National Gen X Day with a minisode. An episode that combines some of our favorite moments on the show.  Revisit clips with guests: Chris Shahnahian, Vijai Nathan, Cynthia Levin, and Becky Veduccio.  Strangers With Kittens returns to their regular scheduled programming next week!  Support the show Strangers With Kittens is a podcast...

Send us Fan Mail This week, special guest Becky Veduccio joins Eileen Kelly on the show. In an instant these two reconnect through invisible threads and shared memories. "All The Things I Don't Wanna Tell You" is an episode that pulls out the dark, the ugly, the embarrassing, and the traumatic parts of our lives in an effort to find ourselves and become human once again.  Often disc...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Eileen and special guest Kristi Belcamino discuss dating. Relationships are complicated, and if you are like many women who are finding themselves in toxic relationships or loveless marriages, this one is for you.  Your 50s are about three things: Fun, Peace, and Freedom. Listen to Belcamino as she details how she found unexpected freedom and happiness as a single woman...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Eileen recalls a poignant moment between Gen X and younger generations, recognizing that we are all living life for the first time. That no matter our age or season, we are all human. A gift not given to most of Gen X.  We grew up figuring it out for ourselves, fumbling miserably, and fighting for some sense of security, stability, and sanity. Our parents were det...

Send us Fan Mail Ushering in the summer season just a little bit early. Eileen recalls some of the more obscure products long forgotten from the 70s, were they too legit or just full of Formaldehyde? GLP-1s are giving major side-eye, but why? Plus, don't miss a Gen-X Spotify Hack for those of you who are sick of the algorithm trying to dictate your mood.  Listen to the all-new minisode now! S...

Send us Fan Mail This week GenXer Taigi Smith joins Eileen on Strangers With Kittens. The studio audience grows by one canine and doubles the drama, (or maybe trauma). Listen as these two dredge up some collective trauma, and some stories that feel unreal but are 100% true.    Read More About This Week's Guest Here:  Taigi Smith is a Television Producer for the award-winning ABC NEWS Show, 20...

Send us Fan Mail This one is for the moms. Join Eileen and special guest Audra Socinski while they hash out motherhood. In celebration of Mother's Day, this episode recognizes all the bits of motherhood, including the moments that nearly knock you out. Moms are constantly told to "enjoy it" but if we are being honest, this job is pretty freaking hard to enjoy most of the time. So th...

Send us Fan Mail Are we the only ones reading the news headlines and wondering what year it is?  This week on Strangers With Kittens, Eileen wrestles with time. In preparation of her own daughter's college graduation, Eileen acknowledges the similarities between Gen Z and Gen X. When Gen Xers were entering the work-force things were bad. As Gen Z enters adulthood, the workforce and beyond, it...

Send us Fan Mail This week Eileen and special guest Kimmi Berlin, founder and creator of the non-profit organization BuildUpBoys discuss parenting, mentoring, and nurturing boys. These two GenXers are all too familiar with the clear gender roles of generations past which is why they had so much fun criticizing cultural norms and challenging society's idea of what a man should or shouldn'...

Send us Fan Mail Strangers With Kittens' Eileen Kelly welcomes Dr. Theresa Lyons PhD. Dr. Lyons is a Yale-Educated and trained Scientist, Medical Strategist, Autism Parent and Founder of Navigating Autism and www.awetism.net.   This week Eileen and Lyons get vulnerable and speak out on some of the issues surrounding Autism. It isn't so much about the kids in this episode as much as it is...

Send us Fan Mail Consider yourself lucky if you don't have a scar or two that came from an older brother or your scrappy little sister. Sure, there were swirlies, and noogies, and yes, you can remember the way you would squirm to avoid the loogie stretching its way towards your face, but those aren't the only stories being shared on this episode. This week, Eileen dredges up the stories...

Send us Fan Mail This week Gen X finds actually effective ways to enforce boundaries with the help of a licensed professional. Katrina shares her immense knowledge and expertise on the subject while teaching us how important it is to resist trickle-down trauma passed down to us from our childhoods. Get Some Therapy On This Brand New Episode of Strangers With Kittens Listen Now  Watch Full Episodes...

Send us Fan Mail The birds are singing, the weather is warming and even though it's been decades since you've had a true Spring Break Vacation, you continue to yearn for those blissful spring days. There's swimming in sub-zero lagoons. Water slides made of concrete. A freshwater wave pool that kills. Your best friend had to leave earlier in an ambulance, and no one is even talking a...

Send us Fan Mail Did we really LOVE the 90s or should we all take off our rose-tinted glasses? Remember when the only way to get ahold of someone who wasn't right next to you was through a landline? Maybe they had a pager. The music was loud, you saw movies at the theater, or 8 months later when you rented them from Blockbuster.  New York was gritty and raw. Sexism and misogyny were the cultu...

Send us Fan Mail Generation X has been called a lot of things. Cynical. Slackers. We might be cynical, but that's because we got shafted on so many levels. We parented ourselves. We were responsible for ourselves. We became the ones who carried the burden of the environment. We were held responsible for so many people and problems that were not our problems to solve. After decades of aching f...

Send us Fan Mail Eileen invites Nikki Mammano, author of Breaking Good to the show. Without spoiling the memoir the two discuss addiction, drug abuse, bad decisions, and even worse consequences. A harrowing and suspenseful glimpse in time that reminds us that sometimes breaking completely is the only way to become whole.  Get A Signed Copy of the Book "Breaking Good"  here  www.nikkimamm...

Send us Fan Mail Strangers With Kittens returns this week after a 2-week hiatus. This week, Eileen confronts death and explores grief within our society. After losing a close friend, Eileen reflects on that core relationship. Wrestling with death, end-of-life care, relationships, this life, and after. Get one GenXer's take here. Support the show Strangers With Kittens is a podcast created by...

Send us Fan Mail Just can't get enough woo with Chris Nolan. This episode includes all the moments you missed from the previous episode. Think of it as a little treat. A bonus. Special Edition. Director's Cut. You've been fighting fascism all week; you deserve a little something extra.   To find the post on Instragram referenced in during the intro  Click Here:  https://www.instagra...

Send us Fan Mail Everyone has that one book that fundamentally alters their perceptions, perspectives, or, in this case, their future. We can't say that everyone finds their purpose in the eighth grade, but this week's guest will make you think about your life's purpose and proves Mom really does know best. Join Astrologer and Friend Chris Nolan on this episode of Strangers With Kit...

Send us Fan Mail This kitten is sincerely torn to pieces. Burning Down the House is an episode about releasing pent-up emotions, frustrations, and fears. Eileen confronts the social need to find a distraction or tune out during a time when it's crucial to tune in. The distractions diffuse the harsh reality that this house is on fire, and there isn't anyone coming to save us.  Support the...

Send us Fan Mail This week, my Producer, Ashley, joins me on the podcast to hash out deep-rooted conflicts that have warped women's minds for generations.  In this cross-generational episode, we confront some of the reasons we tend to feel crippled by comparison, run-down as parents, depressed in our careers, or insecure about our choices.  Strangers With Kittens is keeping it calm and cool w...

Send us Fan Mail You know that loud and inflated voice that asserts itself like some kind of arrogant moron? That's your ego talkin'. This is the second half of the episode with special guest Cynthia Levin and we get into the pits of ego and self-identity. Making sense of emotions, ego and art.  Support the show Strangers With Kittens is a podcast created by Eileen Kelly and Produced by...