Episodes 258
Avg. Duration 40m
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Apple Rating 4.8 (179)
Since Feb 2019
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Welcome to Dear Dr. Tracy, the podcast that helps you navigate the everyday challenges of relationships, marriage, and parenting with expert advice and real, relatable conversations. Hosted by clinical psychologist and relationship expert Dr. Tracy Dalgleish, this podcast is your place for honest, no-nonsense guidance on love, intimacy, boundaries, and communication. With over 18 years of experience, Dr. Tracy brings a mix of clinical expertise, evidence-based research, and personal insights as a wife and mother to help you break unhealthy patterns and build stronger connections. Each week, Dr. Tracy answers the questions so many of us have but don’t always know how to ask—about resentment, desire, mental load, and how to truly feel like a team with your partner. She’s joined by fellow experts, real couples, and her husband Greg, who offers a down-to-earth perspective on the struggles so many relationships face. If you’re ready for actionable tools and heartfelt conversations that will help you create a relationship that feels fulfilling, this podcast is for you.

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How to Share Your Feelings Without Triggering Defensiveness

Jun 11, 2026 35m

Have you ever tried to share something vulnerable with your partner… and somehow the conversation turned into an argument?Maybe you’ve said, “I didn’t tell you because I was afraid of your…

What Happens in Your Body During Hard Conversations

Jun 04, 2026 33m

You can know exactly what you want to say, and still lose access to yourself the second the other person gets defensive, spirals, or turns it into guilt and self-flagellation. This episode is about…

“I’m Sorry, But…” Is Not an Apology

May 31, 2026 8m

Couples often get stuck after conflict not because they don’t care, but because the repair never actually lands. Dr. Tracy dives into what she sees in her therapy room: partners getting trapped in…

How to Repair After Conflict: Even If You Never Learned How

May 28, 2026 28m

Couples often get stuck after conflict not because they don’t care, but because the repair never actually lands. Dr. Tracy dives into what she sees in her therapy room: partners getting trapped in…

Differentiation in Parenting: Raising an Autonomous Child

May 24, 2026 12m

Enmeshment doesn’t usually start with bad intentions, it starts when a parent’s emotional needs quietly get wrapped around their child’s development. Dr. Tracy breaks down what healthy…

Why You Keep Having the Same Fight

May 21, 2026 33m

Most couples assume the goal is to “resolve” conflict, but Dr. Tracy and Greg pull the thread on a different truth: 69% of relationship conflict is perpetual. The fight keeps repeating not because…

The Communication Fix that Actually Works

May 17, 2026 9m

A tiny language shift can change the entire temperature of a conversation, especially when you’re juggling parenting, partnership, and the logistics of real life. Dr. Tracy shares a communication…

The Unspoken Beliefs That Change a Relationship After Having a Baby

May 14, 2026 38m

Becoming a parent doesn’t just add responsibilities, it can light up old protective parts you didn’t even know were running the show: perfectionism, hypervigilance, shame, and that wired feeling of…

Is It Normal to Prefer My Mom Over My Mother-in-Law Postpartum?

May 10, 2026 12m

A follower asked a question that hits a very real postpartum pressure point: is it normal to feel more comfortable with your own mom than with your mother-in-law after having a baby? Dr. Tracy zooms…

How to Talk to a Defensive Partner Without Starting a Fight

May 07, 2026 40m

A message from Dr. Tracy’s community landed hard: “I’ve stopped bringing things up. Every time I do, my husband gets defensive… and now I feel like a stranger in my own home.” This episode names what…

How to Prevent a Mother’s Day Fight in Your Relationship

May 03, 2026 12m

Mother’s Day isn’t just about the day. It’s about what the day reveals: who gets prioritized, who gets protected, and who ends up feeling invisible. Dr. Tracy speaks to the painful pattern so many…

Why Play Works When Kids Won’t Listen with Dr. Kim Van Dusen

Apr 30, 2026 35m

A long day, a bedtime standoff, and a split-second pivot into “spy crawl” mode becomes the doorway into a bigger truth: connection often returns the moment play enters the room. Dr. Tracy sits down…

How to Stop Taking In-Law Priorities Personally

Apr 26, 2026 15m

A mother-in-law writes in with a hard, honest truth: she loves her daughter-in-law, she’s tried to be warm and welcoming, and she’s still grieving that her son’s wife’s family seems to get the “real”…

Why So Many People Feel Lonely in Their Marriage

Apr 23, 2026 37m

Loneliness isn’t just a risk factor for people who live alone anymore. Dr. Tracy and Greg unpack the reality of relational loneliness, the experience of feeling alone inside a long-term partnership,…

Justin Bieber, Coachella, and the Power of Meeting Your Younger Self

Apr 19, 2026 10m

Did you catch Justin Bieber at Coachella? When he sang alongside footage of his 13-year-old self, it wasn't just nostalgia — it was a public, vulnerable act of inner child healing. In this short…

How Couples Get Stuck in the Same Cycle

Apr 16, 2026 29m

Some couples don’t get stuck because they don’t love each other, they get stuck because their nervous systems keep pulling them into the same protective dance. Dr. Tracy and Greg unpack their own…

Honest Motherhood with Libby Ward: Losing Yourself and Finding Your Way Back

Apr 09, 2026 42m

Resentment doesn’t always show up as anger. Sometimes it shows up as a quiet question you can’t stop hearing: does anyone see how hard I’m trying? Dr. Tracy sits down with Libby Ward, creator and…

Repairing Trust After Half-Truths and Defensiveness

Apr 05, 2026 15m

Trust doesn’t always break in one explosive moment. Sometimes it erodes through small lies, half-truths, and protective reflexes that made sense in childhood, but create distance in adult…

The Yes Starts Way Before the Bedroom

Apr 02, 2026 42m

There was a time when sex felt easy, and then life happened. Kids, stress, mental load, exhaustion, being touched out… and suddenly both partners are wondering: is something wrong with me, with you,…

The 4 Steps to Setting a Boundary That Actually Sticks

Mar 29, 2026 12m

If you’ve ever walked away from a conversation thinking, “I know I need a boundary… I just don’t know how to do it without making things worse,” this episode slows it all the way down. Boundaries…

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