43. Drew #44: I'll Put Your Sh*tty Drawings on My Fridge

Drew sees progression and growth in his relationship with a friend, but doesn't see it with his parents. Drew has an epiphany about his relationship with them that he names "conditional love," as he i...

25 Huhti 20241h 11min

Doug and Sarah reflect on how growing up in a cult stripped her of agency and individuality in her own life. She is reclaiming her individuality and feeling strength in her sense of self now. Doug and...

18 Huhti 202458min

Drew has a birthday coming up and a few doctors' appointments on the horizon. He is able to organize his thoughts and come up with a plan both for addressing his medical health and for celebrating his...

11 Huhti 202455min

Sarah acknowledges being in a constant battle with herself because of how she wants to hear feedback from others for things she has done. She has a hard time accepting praise; and, she doesn't mind co...

4 Huhti 202458min

Drew is feeling independence and individuation from parents, especially when he signs a lease on a new place without using them as the guarantor. He had a breakaway moment after mom didn't show up the...

28 Maalis 20241h 4min

Sarah is going through all the emotions with her teenager and the situation he got into at school this week. While she continues to practice using natural consequences to parent her kids, she is also ...

21 Maalis 20241h 3min

Doug helps Drew focus on himself, not just the baby on the way. Drew admits that he isn't feeling joy in things the way he's used to feeling it and that it's taking him out of the present. Drew realiz...

14 Maalis 20241h 14min

Doug helps Sarah move forward along a path toward her emotions. They discuss her learned pattern of being dismissive of herself and her feelings. The pursuit of data and facts that turns Sarah into th...

7 Maalis 20241h 4min