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CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
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 and real people to help listeners find new ways of looking at old family problems.Calling Home is available every Tuesday and Thursday wherever you get your podcasts.
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Episodes
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
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…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
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…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
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…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
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…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
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…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
College Students Going No Contact With Their Parents
Whitney responds to a Facebook post from parents who feel blindsided by their college-age child who suddenly asks for no contact. She breaks down how the wrong…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
Why Parenting Has Changed and Isn't Going Back
If you've ever felt like the relationship you have with your parents or with your adult child looks completely different from the one that your parents had…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
Reacting to Real Letters from Estranged Parents to Their Children
Whitney reviews anonymous letters written by estranged parents to their adult children. She identifies patterns of spiritual bypassing disguised as kindness…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
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…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
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…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
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…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
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…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
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…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
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…
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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…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
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…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
A Holiday Pep Talk
Whether you're skipping the family gathering, still debating about whether to show up, locked in for a chair-arm-gripping dinner, or spending the day alone…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
Reacting to The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives with Samantha Dalton
Whitney teams up with Samantha Dalton, group facilitator at Calling Home and host of the Nuance Needed podcast, to unpack season three of The Secret Lives of…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
Q&A: Sister Wives' Kody Brown, The Necessary Conversation Podcast, In-Laws Rejecting Adopted Child
Whitney answers two listener questions that explore complex family dynamics and different responses to dysfunction. The first question comes from someone…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
Unfollowing Mom with Harriet Shearsmith
Whitney shares an interview with Harriet Shearsmith, author of "Unfollowing Mum: Break Unhealthy Patterns and be the Parent You Wish You’d Had" and host of the…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
The Truth About IFS: Analyzing the New York Magazine Article "The Therapy That Can Break You"
Whitney unpacks a recent article from New York Magazine: “The Therapy That Can Break You” about Internal Family Systems (IFS) and what can go wrong when trauma…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
Analyzing Family Dysfunction in the Netflix Series "Nobody Wants This"
Whitney launches a new series exploring family dynamics in pop culture, starting with Netflix's "Nobody Wants This." Joined by Meg Josephson, author of the New…
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Q&A: Reconnecting After No Contact
Whitney answers two listener questions that share a theme: how do you protect your peace while staying connected to difficult family relationships? The first…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
For Everyone Who Had to Grow Up Too Fast
Whitney explores parentification—what happens when children become caregivers, mediators, and "responsible ones" long before they're ready. Whitney shares…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
Are Therapists Encouraging Estrangement?
Whitney tackles an increasingly persistent narrative about family estrangement: therapists are encouraging people to cut ties from their families. Drawing from…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
Love the Teen You Have with Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart
Whitney sits down with Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart, a pediatric psychologist and author of the new book "Love the Teen You Have," to discuss practical strategies…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
Parenting Doesn't End
Whitney responds to a question from a recent controversial TikTok post: Are you a parent forever? What does it mean to be a parent across the entire lifespan?…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
You, Your Husband, and His Mother with Dr. Tracy Dalgleish
Whitney interviews Dr. Tracy Dalgleish, author of the new book "You, Your Husband, and His Mother” about navigating mother-in-law and daughter-in-law…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
The Real Housewives Scene That Should Be Shown in Graduate School
Whitney analyzes scenes from Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and Love Is Blind to explore mother-daughter estrangement, purity culture shame, and how parents…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
Hallmarks of a Functional Family
Build a more functional family today. In this episode, Whitney breaks down the hallmarks of functional families, how these skills can be learned regardless of…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
Parentification and the Price of Being the Problem Solver
Whitney shares three life-changing practices that reduced her anxiety—meditation with red light therapy, using Brick to limit social media, and consuming news…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
How to Parent Differently Without Overcorrecting with Dr. Juli Fraga
Whitney Goodman interviews psychologist Dr. Julie Fraga about her book "Parents Have Feelings Too." They discuss how parents can process their own emotions…
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Q&A: Becoming Like Your Parent
Whitney explores patterns around adult children who mimic their parents' harmful behaviors, the complexities of maintaining boundaries when a parent struggles…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
Analyzing Prime Video's The Girlfriend | Mother-Son Enmeshment and Emotional Incest
Whitney analyzes the Amazon Prime show "The Girlfriend" to explore mother-son enmeshment and emotional incest. She analyzes how the show illustrates blurred…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
Break Up with the Rage Economy
Whitney reflects on how the "rage economy" of social media and news is destroying our mental health and capacity to connect with others. She explores how…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
Therapists Analyze the Viral Estranged Parents Video
Whitney Goodman teams up with therapist Kate Gray (@codependencykate) to analyze a viral YouTube video from an estranged parent with over 1.2 million views…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
The Enabling Parent Dilemma
Whitney breaks down dysfunctional family dynamics in Real Housewives of Miami and The Summer I Turned Pretty, then answers a caller's question about healing…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
How the Fawn Response Outsmarts Danger with Dr. Ingrid Clayton
Whitney Goodman interviews Dr. Ingrid Clayton about her new book "Fawning: Why the Need to Please Makes Us Lose Ourselves and How to Find Our Way Back." They…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
The Psychology Behind Netflix's Documentary: Unknown Number
SPOILER WARNING: This episode contains major spoilers for the Netflix documentary "Unknown Number: The High School Catfish" Whitney analyzes the Netflix…
CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFTThe Divorce Myth: What Actually Harms Children vs. What Helps Them Heal with Michelle Dempsey-Multack
Whitney interviews Michelle Dempsey-Multack about how to protect children during divorce and co-parenting. They debunk the myth that divorce inherently harms…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
How to Grow Up
Too often the phrase “grow up” is code for ignoring your past and repressing your childhood trauma. This dismissive “get over it” mentality fails to ever reach…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
The Guilt of Calling Out Your Parents
In this Q&A episode, Whitney responds to a thoughtful listener question about self-reflection in family relationships - specifically when calling out parents'…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
Can Estranged Families Reconcile?
Can estranged family relationships actually be repaired? Drawing from research on reconciliation, Whitney outlines the five core ingredients necessary for…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
Q&A: Always the Scapegoat, Never the Golden Child
In this Q&A episode, Whitney reflects on the polarizing response to her recent "Dear Estranged Parents" episode and shares her feelings about being…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
Dear Estranged Parents
Whitney speaks directly to estranged parents from her experience working with hundreds of adult children who have cut contact with their families. She…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
Q&A: When Your Family Wants You as Their Human Shield
In this Q&A episode, Whitney addresses a caller whose siblings want them to attend their parents' 50th anniversary trip not out of love, but to serve as a…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
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…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
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…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
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…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
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…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
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…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
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…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
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…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
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…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
The Family You Create with Sahil Bloom
Whitney sits down with entrepreneur and author Sahil Bloom to discuss his book "The Five Types of Wealth" and the powerful story of his parents choosing love…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
Q&A: Self-Diagnosis and Toxic Grandparents
In this Q&A episode, Whitney explores the complexities of self-diagnosis, particularly around autism and neurodivergence, discussing when it can be helpful…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
How to Recognize a Narcissistic Family System
In this solo episode, Whitney explores narcissistic family systems - what they look like, what they feel like, and what recovering from them might entail. She…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
Q&A: Intent vs. Impact and Forget Them Kids
In this Q&A episode, I explore a quote from the book Forget Them Kids authored by an estranged parent that perfectly illustrates how many parents use "good…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
Is "Therapy Speak" Out of Control? with Jacquelyn Tenaglia
I sat down with therapist and content creator Jacquelyn Tenaglia to discuss the rise of "therapy speak" online and in popular culture, how mental health terms…
- CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
How to Develop Emotional Closeness
In this solo episode, I’m exploring how to develop emotional closeness in your relationships. I discuss why some people struggle with vulnerability, how…