CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT

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CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT episodes

March 10 "I'm Glad My Mom Died" By Jeanette McCurdy, Emotionally Immature Moms, Boundary-Ignoring Gifts
Whitney breaks down Jeanette McCurdy's interview on Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy. She discusses enmeshment, parentification and the painful process of accepting that a parent was abusive. Then she answers a listener question about an emotionally immature mother who insists on playing best friend and family authority at the same time.

Whitney Goodman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and the founder of Calling Home, a membership community that helps people navigate complex family dynamics and break harmful cycles.

Have a question for Whitney? Send a voice memo or email to [email protected]

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⁠⁠Order Whitney’s book, Toxic Positivity

This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice.

01:27 Jeanette McCurdy's Story
18:32 Listener Question

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29 min
March 03 Toxic Mothers with Patrick Teahan | Therapists React to Animal Kingdom
Whitney is joined by therapist Patrick Teahan to break down one of the most diabolically toxic mother figures on television: Smurf from Animal Kingdom.

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Whitney Goodman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and the founder of Calling Home, a membership community that helps people navigate complex family dynamics and break harmful cycles.

Have a question for Whitney? Send a voice memo or email to [email protected]

Join the Family Cyclebreakers Club⁠⁠
Follow Whitney on Instagram | sitwithwhit
Follow Whitney on YouTube | @whitneygoodmanlmft
⁠⁠Order Whitney’s book, Toxic Positivity

This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice.
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58 min
February 26 Are Therapists Biased Against Estranged Parents?
Why aren’t therapists centering estranged parents at least as equally as their children? Whitney breaks down what bias actually means in a clinical context.
Whitney Goodman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and the founder of Calling Home, a membership community that helps people navigate complex family dynamics and break harmful cycles.

Have a question for Whitney? Send a voice memo or email to [email protected]

Join the Family Cyclebreakers Club⁠⁠
Follow Whitney on Instagram | sitwithwhit
Follow Whitney on YouTube | @whitneygoodmanlmft
⁠⁠Order Whitney’s book, Toxic Positivity

This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice.

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36 min
February 24 How Not to Apologize
Most apologies aren’t great and sometimes even make things worse. If you've ever given or received an "I'm sorry" that left you feeling dissatisfied, Whitney walks through the three-part anatomy of an apology that will help get your relationship back on track.

Whitney Goodman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and the founder of Calling Home, a membership community that helps people navigate complex family dynamics and break harmful cycles.

Have a question for Whitney? Send a voice memo or email to [email protected]

Join the Family Cyclebreakers Club⁠⁠
Follow Whitney on Instagram | sitwithwhit
Follow Whitney on YouTube | @whitneygoodmanlmft
⁠⁠Order Whitney’s book, Toxic Positivity

This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
39 min
February 19 Estranged Parents Keep Threatening to Report Me
Whitney addresses something that's been getting to her: the constant threats from estranged parents that they're reporting her to the licensing board. Then she answers two listener questions.

Whitney Goodman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and the founder of Calling Home, a membership community that helps people navigate complex family dynamics and break harmful cycles.

Have a question for Whitney? Send a voice memo or email to [email protected]

Join the Family Cyclebreakers Club⁠⁠
Follow Whitney on Instagram | sitwithwhit
Follow Whitney on YouTube | @whitneygoodmanlmft
⁠⁠Order Whitney’s book, Toxic Positivity

This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice.

00:10 Therapists losing their license
12:32 Listener question #1
20:56 Listener question #2

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30 min
February 17 Enmeshed Parents: What You Can Do About It
What do enmeshed relationships actually look like? Why do parents become enmeshed with their kids? And what can you do about it? If you've ever felt like you can't hear yourself think, you're expected to be your parent's therapist or partner, or missing a weekly dinner feels like betraying the family, this episode is for you.
Whitney Goodman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and the founder of Calling Home, a membership community that helps people navigate complex family dynamics and break harmful cycles.

Have a question for Whitney? Send a voice memo or email to [email protected]

Join the Family Cyclebreakers Club⁠⁠
Follow Whitney on Instagram | sitwithwhit
Follow Whitney on YouTube | @whitneygoodmanlmft
⁠⁠Order Whitney’s book, Toxic Positivity

This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
34 min
February 12 Q&A: Pregnancy During Estrangement, Emotionally Unavailable Parents, and the Viral Chinese App “Are You Dead?”
Whitney answers two listener questions about family relationships that don't go full no-contact but are also deeply dysfunctional. She also discusses a viral Chinese app called "Are You Dead?"

Whitney Goodman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and the founder of Calling Home, a membership community that helps people navigate complex family dynamics and break harmful cycles.

Have a question for Whitney? Send a voice memo or email to [email protected]

Join the Family Cyclebreakers Club⁠⁠
Follow Whitney on Instagram | sitwithwhit
Follow Whitney on YouTube | @whitneygoodmanlmft
⁠⁠Order Whitney’s book, Toxic Positivity

This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice.

1:12 The viral "Are You Dead?" app from China
06:24 Listener question #1
14:42 Listener question #2
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30 min
February 10 I Have a Confession
Whitney has taken estranged parents' bait for the last time, and it's time to set the record straight.

Whitney Goodman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and the founder of Calling Home, a membership community that helps people navigate complex family dynamics and break harmful cycles.
Have a question for Whitney? Send a voice memo or email to [email protected]

Join the Family Cyclebreakers Club⁠⁠
Follow Whitney on Instagram | sitwithwhit
Follow Whitney on YouTube | @whitneygoodmanlmft
⁠⁠Order Whitney’s book, Toxic Positivity

This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice.

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42 min
February 05 Boundary Violations During Crisis and Parents Who Refuse Therapy
Whitney answers two listener questions about harm that happened during a crisis and harm that accumulated over years. One listener is navigating repeated boundary violations from in-laws during her husband's medical emergency while postpartum—and her husband doesn't remember any of it. The other was cut off by parents who refused therapy, yet they tell everyone she initiated no contact.

Whitney Goodman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and the founder of Calling Home, a membership community that helps people navigate complex family dynamics and break harmful cycles.

Have a question for Whitney? Send a voice memo or email to [email protected]

Join the Family Cyclebreakers Club⁠⁠
Follow Whitney on Instagram | sitwithwhit
Follow Whitney on YouTube | @whitneygoodmanlmft
⁠⁠Order Whitney’s book, Toxic Positivity

This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
22 min
February 03 How Parental Rejection Embeds Into Your Nervous System
Parental rejection hurts more than almost any other kind of rejection, and it’s a pain that doesn't dissolve with age. If you've ever minimized what happened by saying "they just weren't that affectionate" or wondered why you can't just get over it, this episode reveals the research-backed truth about how early rejection embeds itself into your nervous system, personality, and every relationship you have as an adult.

Whitney Goodman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and the founder of Calling Home, a membership community that helps people navigate complex family dynamics and break harmful cycles.

Have a question for Whitney? Send a voice memo or email to [email protected]

Join the Family Cyclebreakers Club⁠⁠
Follow Whitney on Instagram | sitwithwhit
Follow Whitney on YouTube | @whitneygoodmanlmft
⁠⁠Order Whitney’s book, Toxic Positivity

This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
15 min

About CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT

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Whitney Goodman is a licensed marriage and family therapist and author on a mission to help adult family members have better relationships. Each week, Whitney has conversations with influential guests…