Can Emotionally Mature Parents Raise Immature Kids?
In this solo episode, Whitney responds to the question: can emotionally mature parents still raise emotionally immature adult children? She breaks down the research on emotional transmission from pare...
12 Aug 202528min
Q&A: All or Nothing Relationships with Emotionally Immature Parents
In this Q&A episode, Whitney addresses a caller dealing with a mother who accuses her of being the toxic one while engaging in silent treatment and triangulation tactics. She discusses parents who wea...
7 Aug 202524min
Sibling Estrangement in Families with an Emotionally Immature Parent
In this solo episode, Whitney explores why siblings from the same dysfunctional family often have completely different experiences and reactions to their emotionally immature parents. She breaks down ...
5 Aug 202521min
Q&A: AI Therapists, Reality TV, and Sibling Estrangement
In this Q&A episode, Whitney discusses why AI can't replace real therapy and the privacy concerns with using ChatGPT for mental health support. Whitney also addresses a caller dealing with sibling est...
31 Juli 202524min
The Emotionally Immature Parent Assessment
In this solo episode, Whitney introduces the upcoming August topic for the Family Cyclebreakers Club: adult children of emotionally immature parents. She walks listeners through an 18-question assessm...
29 Juli 202527min
Q&A: Co-parenting with a Narcissist
In this Q&A episode, Whitney addresses a caller's concerns about co-parenting with her ex-husband while he is living with his mother with whom he has an enmeshed relationship with and who has actively...
24 Juli 202526min
The Betrayal of the Enabling Parent
In this solo episode, Whitney explores one of the most painful realizations in family healing: when the "safer" parent was also complicit in your harm. She breaks down the complex dynamics between ena...
22 Juli 202527min
Q&A: My Mom Doesn't Want a Relationship
In this Q&A episode, Whitney introduces a new TV pop culture segment, analyzing dysfunctional family dynamics in reality shows like Real Housewives of Miami and Love Island. She explores cultural expe...
17 Juli 202529min
