Collaboration Elle Mansfield, co-author of Cutting the Cord, discussed how and why some parents inadvertently enable their adult kids to remain irresponsible and stuck. Christine Marie Peters and her daughter, Julie, described how they happily share their business and their lives. At first, Dr. Beth was a bit skeptical that things may not have been as copasetic as they seemed, but after challenging them, it became apparent theirs was the real deal.