"What's Next? Conversations with Boomers"
What’s Next? Conversations with Boomers is a candid, cross-generational dialogue exploring life after the milestones—career shifts, retirement, relationships, family, reinvention, and everything in between. Hosted by Barb Desmarais, a retired family & parenting coach and public speaker, each episode dives into honest stories and lived wisdom from Boomers navigating their “what’s next?” moments, offering insights that resonate across generations. Thoughtful, curious, and sometimes funny, the show bridges perspectives and sparks conversations about how we age, adapt, and continue to dream.
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"What's Next? Conversations with Boomers"
Healing Parental Estrangement with Crystal Allon
Parental Estrangement within Millennials and Gen Z'ers have become so pervasive that some might call it an epidemic. Our guest this week is a coach and prolific Tiktoker, Crystal Allon, who specializes in Intergenerational Trauma and Addiction. She has documented her work and healing through Tiktok and has gone viral several times over, thus amassing an impressive 120K+ followers. Barb and Crystal discuss her own experience with parental estrangement, and her journey towards healing and repairing her relationship with her Millennial children.
Find Crystal on Tiktok @fiftiesrediscovery and to reach out to her directly you can email her at crystalclear-coaching@outlook.com
Find Barb on Instagram @barbjanet .
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