Q&A: My MIL Crosses Every Boundary
Hi! Today I am sharing my three little epiphanies for the week about love is blind, estranged family members having mental health issues, and why some people will never get help when they're strugglin...
20 Maalis 202524min
Can Adults Abandon Their Parents?
Over 22,000 of you answered my poll questions about abandonment and estrangement. In this episode, I review your responses and discuss what "abandonment" means in the context of adult-child and parent...
18 Maalis 202540min
Q&A: The Pain of Parental Rejection. Why Can They Show Up for Others and Not Me?
I'm answering a caller's question today. This caller has a very distant relationship with her father, and she's trying to figure out what to do. He's super invested with his step-kids and those grandc...
13 Maalis 202527min
I Can't Fix This with Kirstina Kuzmič
I read the book I Can Fix This by Kristina Kuzmič and immediately knew I needed to get her on the show. In this episode, we talk about what it's like to have a teenager with a mental health diagnosis,...
11 Maalis 202554min
Q&A: My Dad Kicked Me Out At 16, Now He Wants To Have Lunch
Hi! In this Q&A episode, I am talking about my three little epiphanies this week: why it's good to be a little bit delusional, a new podcast from NPR about conspiracy theories, and accepting imperfect...
6 Maalis 202522min
All Women Lie, All Men Cheat?: Gender and The Family
Over 2,000 people responded to my Instagram polls about gender and family. Thank you again for participating! In this episode, I review the results of those polls and explore how gender stereotypes ca...
4 Maalis 202539min
No One Wants To Be The One From A Dysfunctional Family
In this episode of the Calling Home Podcast, Whitney shares insights from the Family Cyclebreakers Club group this month:the grief of not having a supportive familythe challenges of navigating dysfunc...
27 Helmi 202519min
Parentification: There Are No Mini Adults
In this episode, we explore how children are drawn into adult roles—whether through emotional or logistical parentification. We examine the family conditions that create these dynamics, share real-lif...
25 Helmi 202525min
