Gillian Berner

Teach Me How To Adult

Adulting isn't easy, but we got you. Teach Me How To Adult is a smart, unfiltered podcast on everything you never learned growing up, because let’s be honest, no one prepared us for this. Between landing your dream job, crushing your love life, learning to invest, mastering your mindset and figuring out how to be happy along the way, there’s a lot to navigate. Join host Gillian Berner every week for expert interviews and game-changing advice on how we can all live our best lives. There’s more than one way to adult, and it is not always linear. So follow along as we figure it out together.

Author

Gillian Berner

Category

Education

Podcast website

www.teachmehowtoadult.ca

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

The Quickie: How To Save Money And Budget Better | Rerelease 12.04.2023

Spring has arrived, and just like the flowers outside, your finances deserve to bloom and flourish this season too! But with interest rates and inflation on the rise, saving money can feel like we’re all trying to swim upstream. So this week we’re throwing it back to an oldie but a goldie where we dive into some easy ways to save money and budget better, literally starting today! Because adulting...

Asking For A Friend: How Do I Balance It All And Prioritize — Without The Overwhelm And Guilt? 05.04.2023

In the words of Sharpay Evans “I want it all!” and we’re conditioned to believe that we should have it all — a career, a family, good health, a social life, nice things, without having to give anything up. But let’s be honest, our time and energy are finite resources and everything in life comes with tradeoffs. So the real key to “balance” is figuring out what you want to prioritize right now, and...

ICYMI: Want To Be A Successful Investor? Here’s How To Choose The Ideal Asset Mix For Your Risk Tolerance And Goals (Plus, What To Do When The Market Crashes), with Jessica Moorhouse 03.04.2023

Welcome to today’s ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed.  Investing doesn’t have to be complicated, and you certainly don’t need to be rich to do it. We’re ready to flip that narrative with the help of expert Jessica Moorhouse. We’re throwing it back to her fire advice for understanding and simplifying investing, identif...

The Quickie: How To Say “No” To Get More Of What You Really Want 29.03.2023

This might come as a surprise, but telling people “no” isn’t actually one of the seven deadly sins. Here’s what actually happens when you say “no” to things you don’t align with that consistently drain you: You open up all of the doors for the “HELL YES” opportunities to come flooding in! But if you’re anything like us and tend towards people pleasing, creating boundaries can feel foreign. And tha...

ICYMI: How To Craft A Winning Resume And LinkedIn Profile, with Emily The Recruiter 27.03.2023

Welcome to today’s ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed.  Crafting the perfect resume and LinkedIn can be stressful AF. These days it feels like a full-time job just trying to keep everything updated and optimized for each posting you apply to. But are we overthinking it?  We called in Talent Attraction expert, career co...

Asking For A Friend: How Do I Navigate Friendships When We’re All In Different Life Stages? 22.03.2023

Picture this: You just turned 30. One friend just bought a home, while another is travelling the world. One is starting their own business, and one is skyrocketing up the corporate ladder. Some are getting married and having babies, and some are single AF. None of us can decide on a date to catch up, and where to go for dinner. So no one told you life was gonna be this way…  As we go through our 2...

ICYMI: Organization Tricks And Neuroscience Hacks To Spring Clean Your Life, with Megan Golightly 20.03.2023

Welcome to today’s ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed.  It’s officially the first day of Spring (!!!) and we are in full swing cleaning mode. But after years of half-assing our own organization, we set out to really declutter, put systems in place, and get *Monica clean*.  We’re throwing it back to the top questions to...

The Quickie: How To Be More Compassionate Towards Yourself And Others 15.03.2023

We humans are social creatures, we thrive on community and connection. But in these times of social media comparison and cancel culture, it can feel like we’ve lost sight of something vital — compassion. With mean girls dominating the news cycle, we thought this would be the perfect time to get deep and teach ourselves a lesson on the importance of compassion, how to give it to others and most imp...

ICYMI: How To Change Your Life Using Visualization And A Simple Daily Check-In, with Raia "Coach" Carey 13.03.2023

Welcome to today’s ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed.  Here’s the secret to breaking out of any rut, limiting beliefs, or periods of low self-esteem: You can completely change your life with one easy mindset tweak. So this week we’re throwing it back to the totally doable and life-changing tools Raia "Coach" Carey tea...

Teach Me How To Plan My Dream Wedding (Without All The Stress), with Wedding Planner Rebecca Chan 08.03.2023

Wedding season will soon be upon us, and if you’re planning to tie the knot, dreaming up a future wedding, or supporting a bride/groom in your life — this one’s for you. Whether you’re planning the event of the year, or an intimate and budget-friendly micro-celebration, every single wedding is a beautiful opportunity to celebrate love, so don’t lose sight of what’s important.  But no matter the sc...

ICYMI: 4 Ways To Crush Negotiations And Get What You Deserve, with Fotini Iconomopoulos 06.03.2023

Welcome to today’s ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed.  How different would your life be if you weren’t afraid to ask for what you deserve? This week we’re throwing it back to a game-changing episode with negotiation expert, Fotini Iconomopoulos, where she shares four key ways to crush your next negotiation.  And here’...

Asking For A Friend: How Do I Prepare For Pregnancy (The Good, The Bad & The Mood Swings)? 01.03.2023

If you’re starting to think about having a bébé, or newly expecting (congrats!), it’s totally normal for a laundry list of Qs — like, WTF IS THIS GOING TO FEEL LIKE!? — to start building up. The unknowns can feel daunting, and there are so many aspects of pregnancy that still aren’t openly talked about. Like the whole nipple situation.  Luckily for us, Cailyn tried out pregnancy for nine whole mon...

ICYMI: 3 Dating Non-Negotiables, And How To Figure Out Exactly What You Need In A Relationship, with Relationship Coach Lauren Zoeller 27.02.2023

Welcome to today’s ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed.  Dating can be maximum fun, but it can also be stressful and exhausting if you’ve been on the hunt for “the one” for a while. Whether you’re newly single or a seasoned app swiper, we gotchu, boo! We’re throwing it back to the most important lesson we learned from r...

Teach Me How To Communicate Better In My Relationship, with Therapist Liz Earnshaw 22.02.2023

Good communication is the golden key to a healthy relationship, but like most things, it’s easier said than done. So today, we’re continuing our love month theme and throwing it back to a collection of game-changing advice from our episode on communication and conflict with licensed family and marriage therapist, Liz Earnshaw. Liz takes us on a relationship deep dive, breaking down everything from...

Asking For A Friend: What Are Some Major Red & Green Flags In A Relationship? 15.02.2023

A wise person once said, love is blind. But let's be real…sometimes love can be straight up oblivious! Whether you’re single and dating or in a long-term relationship, green flags and red flags always seem to come up as signs that things are either going great, could use some work, or that it’s time to GTFO.  So, today we’re tackling a question that a lot of our friends and listeners have been tal...

ICYMI: Sex Toys 101 And How To Communicate In The Bedroom, with Sexologist Dr. Jess O’Reilly 13.02.2023

Welcome to today’s ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed.  Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we’re diving into all things sex toys (pssst…it’s not too late to gift one to your lover!). We don’t talk about orgasms and toys enough. There’s still so much shame surrounding sex and intimacy — especially when it comes to female...

Teach Me How To Navigate Attachment Styles And Create Secure Relationships, with psychotherapist Jessica Baum 08.02.2023

Hello lovers and friends, we’re back just in time for Valentine’s day with an episode that might just solve all your relationship blues (even if you’re just dating you!). This week we’re digging into the four attachment styles — what they are, how they show up in relationships, and how to navigate them like a thoroughly therapized pro.  Whether you’re aware of them or not, everyone has repeated pa...

ICYMI: The Three Levels Of Boundaries To Set For Better Relationships And Less Stress, with Melissa Urban 06.02.2023

Welcome to today’s very special ICYMI episode…our 100th episode! We cannot thank you enough for tuning in each week and for all the love that you’ve shown our show. And because we’re feeling the love, we’re running a giveaway where you can win a love month prize pack full of our favourite items for romance, self-love, and connection (Jay Shetty’s new book! The Ordinary skincare kit! Lube! Games!)....

Asking For A Friend: How Do I Date My Damn Self? 01.02.2023

It’s officially the month of love (and the unofficial Miley-buy-yourself-flowers month!), so we’re kicking it off with an episode dedicated to the real love of our life – ourselves! It’s easy to get so focused on dating and romance, that we forget about the importance of self-love, and we’re ready to change that. Whether you’re feeling lonely or single, or craving some you-time in your relationshi...

ICYMI: You *Can* Be An Optimist Without Toxic Positivity, with Psychotherapist Whitney Goodman 30.01.2023

Welcome to today’s ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed.  Today, we’re revisiting some fire moments from our episode on How To Ditch Toxic Positivity, with Whitney Goodman. We break down how to remain optimistic without engaging in toxic positivity, and learning to enjoy the journey of life without the pressure to always...

Teach Me How To Have A Healthy(ish) Relationship With Alcohol And Drink Mindfully 25.01.2023

If you’ve scrolled through TikTok this past month you’ve probably seen a lot of people finishing their “Dry January” or rethinking their relationship with alcohol in 2023. (Even Miley says she’s 4 months sober, and we’re ready for our #Flowers era!) There’s been a major shift towards the sober-curious as we become more health-conscious, productivity-driven, and aware of our mental health. So this...

ICYMI: Breaking Up With Food Guilt And The Key To A Balanced Meal, with Abbey Sharp 23.01.2023

Welcome to this week’s ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed.  Today, we’re revisiting one of our biggest *aha* moments from last week’s episode with dietitian Abbey Sharp, on how to balance your plate and release any guilt around “fear” or “triggers” foods. Abbey shares her game-changing hunger-crushing combo, AKA her an...

Teach Me How To Quit Diet Culture And Have a Healthy Relationship with Food, with Dietitian, Cookbook Author and TV Host, Abbey Sharp 18.01.2023

While we love a New Years resolution self-improvement vibe, we’re officially breaking up with the toxic diet culture goals that are so pervasive every January. But it’s hard to tune out the BS “wellness advice” that’s taking over Instagram and focus on what’s *actually* healthy and sustainable for us in the long run.  So if you’re over the “new year new me” weight loss narrative, and you’re lookin...

ICYMI: Learn how to invest in a recession in 6 minutes, with Nicole Victoria of No Budget Babe 16.01.2023

Welcome to our new weekly series, ICYMI, where we start off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed. Tune in every Monday for an expert dose of life advice in under 10 minutes.  Today, we’re throwing it back to some hella helpful tips from finance expert Nicole Victoria, on the smart way to invest during a recession — from diversifying your investm...

Asking For A Friend: How Do I Crush It At A New Job? 11.01.2023

So you survived the interview process and got the job, but what’s next? In this week’s Asking For a Friend, we’re tackling a question from one of our listeners that’s especially relevant now in the time of the Great Resignation: How do I crush it at a new job? With the added pressure of making a good impression and hitting the ground running,  it can be hard to find your bearings and feel comforta...

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