Episodes 180
Avg. Duration 30m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (375)
Since Sep 2023
Latest Episode Jan 2026

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Every Few Days
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Episodic
Consistency
37%
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About This Podcast

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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Recent Episodes

Stop Waiting for Your Family to Change

Jan 06, 2026 27m

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…

Oprah’s Estrangement Podcast and the Mel Robbins’ NYT Article

Dec 11, 2025 1h 2m

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…

Therapists React to Television’s Most Dysfunctional Holiday Dinner

Dec 09, 2025 1h

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…

Q&A: All Her Fault Analysis, Why Therapy Speak Backfires, and Mothers Who Compete with Daughters

Dec 04, 2025 32m

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"…

Choosing Your Own Life and Letting Go of Guilt

Dec 02, 2025 30m

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,…

A Holiday Pep Talk

Dec 01, 2025 13m

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, Whitney has a few tips for getting through…

Reacting to The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives with Samantha Dalton

Nov 25, 2025 1h 6m

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 Mormon Wives. As someone who grew up in…

Q&A: Sister Wives' Kody Brown, The Necessary Conversation Podcast, In-Laws Rejecting Adopted Child

Nov 20, 2025 38m

Whitney answers two listener questions that explore complex family dynamics and different responses to dysfunction. The first question comes from someone navigating estrangement from in-laws who…

Unfollowing Mom with Harriet Shearsmith

Nov 18, 2025 53m

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 Unfollowing Mum podcast. Harriet opens…

The Truth About IFS: Analyzing the New York Magazine Article "The Therapy That Can Break You"

Nov 13, 2025 46m

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 treatment crosses ethical lines. She…

Analyzing Family Dysfunction in the Netflix Series "Nobody Wants This"

Nov 11, 2025 55m

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 York Times bestseller "Are You Mad at…

Q&A: Reconnecting After No Contact

Nov 06, 2025 20m

Whitney answers two listener questions that share a theme: how do you protect your peace while staying connected to difficult family relationships? The first question explores reconnecting with…

For Everyone Who Had to Grow Up Too Fast

Nov 04, 2025 31m

Whitney explores parentification—what happens when children become caregivers, mediators, and "responsible ones" long before they're ready. Whitney shares research on how early caregiving shapes us,…

Are Therapists Encouraging Estrangement?

Oct 30, 2025 48m

Whitney tackles an increasingly persistent narrative about family estrangement: therapists are encouraging people to cut ties from their families. Drawing from hundreds of responses from her…

Love the Teen You Have with Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart

Oct 28, 2025 46m

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 for parenting teens and pre-teens. They…

Parenting Doesn't End

Oct 23, 2025 35m

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? Should parenting meaningful shift at age…

You, Your Husband, and His Mother with Dr. Tracy Dalgleish

Oct 21, 2025 37m

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 relationships. They discuss why this dynamic is…

The Real Housewives Scene That Should Be Shown in Graduate School

Oct 16, 2025 45m

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 either repair or double down decades…

Hallmarks of a Functional Family

Oct 14, 2025 15m

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 how you grew up, and practical steps to…

Parentification and the Price of Being the Problem Solver

Oct 09, 2025 31m

Whitney shares three life-changing practices that reduced her anxiety—meditation with red light therapy, using Brick to limit social media, and consuming news only in written form. She then answers a…

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