Happy Holidays, everyone!
This season can be especially triggering, so it’s important to carry strong boundaries—particularly when dealing with narcissists who may try to dominate the spotlight, love-bomb with gifts, or create emotional chaos. Protect your energy by choosing how much access they get to you. In some cases, the healthiest choice may be avoiding them altogether. If you do attend gatherings, set yourself up for success: sit away from them, keep interactions brief, and stay in a calm, neutral “grey rock” mode. Avoid sharing personal feelings; instead, keep conversations light—commenting on the food works great. Remember, holidays often activate a narcissist’s core wound of “never enough.” No matter how much they receive, it won’t fill their emotional void, and you don’t need to exhaust yourself trying. Preserve your energy and invest it in people who uplift you, create synergy, and enhance your life instead of draining you. Wishing you a joyful, peaceful holiday season—one where you are the cause of better outcomes in your life.

In this powerful call-in episode of Dr. Judy WTF, Dr. Judy unpacks the difference between being in love and truly loving someone. She explains why the dopamine-filled highs of infatuation can feel like a drug, why those “butterflies” rarely last, and how real love is built on stability, shared values, and emotional safety. Using her Mind Map® system and attachment theory, Dr. Judy traces how childhood wounds, “holes in the soul,” and inconsistent parenting create anxious and avoidant attachment styles that play out in adult relationships.

A courageous caller shares how growing up with emotionally unavailable parents led him to repeatedly fall for partners who don’t have time for him. Dr. Judy walks him through her “What the Freud”® repetition principle—why we keep choosing rejecters and secretly hope they will finally heal our original pain. She also explores whether the in-love feeling can come back in long-term relationships, how to rekindle sparks with date nights, play, sex, and shared growth, and why becoming the cause of your healing (instead of at the effect of others) is the real path to healthy, mature love.

If you’re in a relationship with a toxic friend, your mind, body, and soul already know it. You might feel constantly drained, heavy, tense, or plagued by headaches and stomachaches. Something inside you says this isn’t right—because it isn’t.

Toxic friendships often stem from your family blueprint gone wrong. When narcissistic or unempathic parents set the tone early in life, you may unconsciously attract similar people later on. It’s a true “What the Freud” moment!

Even if a toxic friend seems to bring some positive aspects into your life, don’t be fooled. As you grow and heal, your awareness shifts—and the relationship that once seemed fulfilling may start to feel unbearable. Eventually, you’ll recognize the truth: you’ve outgrown them, and the party’s over.
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Kick It! Stop Smoking Cold Turkey or Gradual Withdrawal - How to break a habit and addiction

In this episode of Dr Judy WTF, Dr. Judy Rosenberg goes deep into one of the most pressing emotional crises of our time: the empathy void. When narcissism becomes normalized—both in interpersonal relationships and across wider culture—how do we even begin to heal? How do we rebuild connections that feel fractured, reclaim compassion that feels depleted, and create change that actually sticks? Join Dr. Judy as she:

• Explores what happens when empathy is stifled—individually, relationally, and societally
• Unpacks the psychology of narcissism: what it thrives on, how it spreads, and why it’s so hard to confront
• Discusses the emotional cost for people who long to feel seen and understood
• Offers tools to rekindle empathy in your life and community without getting lost or overwhelmed
• Looks at collective healing: small steps, big shifts, and what we can do together

If you’re wondering whether empathy can survive in a world that often prizes self-promotion, competition, and detachment—this episode is for you. Let’s shine a light into The Empathy Void and discover what it takes to heal both inside and out.

The Loss of The Relationship You Are Grieving is The Part of Yourself That You Are Craving.

The Stingy Ego: How Narcissists Sabotage Their Own Greatness

In this powerful episode of You Turn, Dr. Judy Rosenberg explores how our deeply rooted core beliefs—especially the negative ones formed in childhood—can unconsciously shape our entire lives. Why do we so often become the very reflection of our pain, fear, or unworthiness? Are we unknowingly turning into the “living proof” of what we’ve been programmed to believe? Dr. Judy breaks down the psychology behind these destructive patterns using her Mind Map® system, guiding listeners through the process of identifying, decoding, and healing from core beliefs that no longer serve us. Through real-life examples and insight-driven discussion, she reveals how to stop reinforcing harmful narratives and start living from a place of empowerment, truth, and emotional freedom. If you've ever wondered why you keep attracting the same toxic relationships, self-sabotaging your success, or battling inner shame—this episode will help you finally connect the dots and take back your power.

Are the "rules" you've been following actually setting you up for heartbreak? In this episode of Ask Dr. Judy, we’re throwing out the tired, cliché advice and taking a closer look at UNPOPULAR DATING RULES that might actually save you from pain down the road.

Dr. Judy unpacks the counterintuitive strategies that can help you date smarter, avoid toxic patterns, and build healthier relationships—even if your friends think you're breaking all the “rules.”
We’re inviting listeners to join the conversation live and share their own experiences, questions, and the unconventional dating rules that worked for them.

💔 Think ghosting is always bad?
💔 Should you really play hard to get?
💔 Is it OK to be brutally honest early on?

Let’s challenge what you think you know about dating—so you can avoid the heartache later.

Alcohol. The not so innocent human disconnect. Although it is widely acceptable to drink alcohol. It's not exactly, elevating you or allowing you to, mature emotionally, spiritually and mentally. Whenever we use a defense mechanism to numb our feelings. 

We are weakening our internal resources to grow. In order for us to grow. We need to confront the pain and heal the pain without. Without feeling the pain. You can do neither. Alcohol is something that jumps generationally from one generation to the the next. If you are a drinker. Your children, grandchild, children, and your multi-generational family are way more likely to drink as well. 

If you want to cut back, you could start by taking a day off and enjoying a nice clean glass of Perrier water and lime, or another nice clean beverage that will, nourish you and hydrate you. Let's see what else. Drinkers and nondrinkers are not on the same page. They vibrate on a different level, and they don't really connect spiritually, emotionally and mentally. 

Alcohol to alcohol. Friends may be having a jolly good time. But there's no real evolution of connection there.