CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT

Q&A: Empathy, Boundaries, and Healing


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Balancing boundaries and empathy in family relationships means understanding and validating your family's feelings and experiences while also protecting your own emotional and mental well-being. Empathy allows you to connect with your loved ones on a deeper level, but without boundaries, it can lead to neglecting your own needs and compromising your personal space. Setting boundaries doesn't mean you care any less. Instead, it enables you to nurture healthy, respectful, and sustainable relationships without sacrificing your well-being.


In this Q&A episode, Whitney answers real caller questions on issues they are having with their family. Listen and get valuable insights on how to set and maintain healthy boundaries, practice empathy, and heal past wounds within family dynamics. 


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What You Will Learn:
  • [00:01] Intro and what in for you in today’s show 
  • [00:29] How to practice empathy for your parent without breaking your boundaries 
  • [07:22] How to navigate parent-sibling dynamics and adult healing 
  • [13:00] Parent-sibling relationship healing and resources 
  • [13:54] Wrap up and end of the show

  • Standout Quotes:


    • “You can have empathy and understanding for your parents without totally letting it derail and destroy any boundaries or personal space that you have in your life.” [07:08]
    • “You have to start working on resolving and healing feelings around how you were treated in comparison to your siblings when you were younger so that it doesn't impact your life in a negative way.” [13:01]


      Let’s Connect

      Have a question for Whitney? Call Home at 866-225-5466. 


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      The Calling Home podcast is not engaged in providing therapy services, mental health advice, or other medical advice or services, is not a substitute for advice from a qualified healthcare provider, and does not create any therapist-patient or other treatment relationship between you and Calling Home or Whitney Goodman. For more information on this, please see Calling Home’s Terms of Service. 


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