Surface Level Relationships Might Actually Be a Good Idea
In this episode, Whitney challenges the idea that all family relationships need to be deep, emotional, and vulnerable. “Strategic authenticity” is the idea of intentionally choosing what parts of your...
20 Jan 25min
Q&A: The Authoritarian Parenting Style
Whitney defines what authoritarian parenting actually is (beyond just being strict), explores how it's rooted in control rather than raising independent humans, and explains why these parents struggle...
15 Jan 34min
Therapists React to Gilmore Girls: Mother-in-Laws, Enmeshment, and Money
Whitney brings on Amanda White from Therapy for Women to react to the most requested show from her audience, you guessed it: Gilmore Girls. They break down season one, episode 18 "The Third Lorelai," ...
13 Jan 51min
Stop Waiting for Your Family to Change
It’s 2026. If nothing changed in your family dynamic by the end of the year, would you be okay with that? How about five years from now? Whitney has a firm but loving message for anyone who's been col...
6 Jan 28min
Oprah’s Estrangement Podcast and the Mel Robbins’ NYT Article
Whitney is fired up about Oprah’s recent podcast about going no contact. She also responds to a Mel Robbins/Karl Pillemer article titled "Life is Too Short to Fight With Your Family." She breaks down ...
11 Dec 20251h 3min
Therapists React to Television’s Most Dysfunctional Holiday Dinner
Kate Gray (@codependencykate) is back with Whitney to react to one of the most iconic dysfunctional holiday dinners ever depicted on television: “Fishes” from The Bear (S2E06). They break down the inf...
9 Dec 20251h 1min
Q&A: All Her Fault Analysis, Why Therapy Speak Backfires, and Mothers Who Compete with Daughters
Whitney addresses one of her recent viral posts about why using therapy speak with family often causes more problems than is useful. She also breaks down a scene from the Peacock show "All Her Fault" ...
4 Dec 202532min
Choosing Your Own Life and Letting Go of Guilt
Feeling guilty is one of the most common struggles for people stepping away from a dysfunctional family. Whitney explores how guilt is a learned response, not necessarily an evidence of wrongdoing, an...
2 Dec 202530min
