Episodes 241
Avg. Duration 41m
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Since Feb 2019
Latest Episode Apr 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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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…

The Real Reason You Avoid Setting Boundaries

Mar 26, 2026 43m

Boundaries are easy to agree with in theory and brutally hard in real life, especially when childcare, tradition, money, and family history are all tangled together. Dr. Tracy and Greg unpack why so…

How Unspoken Needs Create Distance and Resentment

Mar 22, 2026 6m

hat “we’re not fighting, but we don’t feel close” feeling is one of the most common relationship stuck-points, and it doesn’t automatically mean anything is broken. Dr. Tracy reframes roommate mode…

How to Build Resilience Before Life Gets Hard with Dr. Rachel Goldman

Mar 20, 2026 42m

Life is going to happen, no matter how organized you are or how many systems you build. Dr. Rachel Goldman joins Dr. Tracy to talk about resilience as something you practice before the hard season…

What to Do Instead of an Empty “Sorry”

Mar 15, 2026 16m

Empty apologies don’t ruin relationships. What ruins relationships is what happens next when repair never really comes. In this short episode, Dr. Tracy breaks down why conflict isn’t the main…

Why “I’m Sorry” Isn’t Enough in Relationships

Mar 12, 2026 39m

A “sorry” can be sincere and still not land. Dr. Tracy and Greg unpack why so many couples get stuck in apology loops where the words get said, but the hurt doesn’t actually get repaired. One partner…

You’re Not His Therapist: You’re Choosing the High Road

Mar 08, 2026 11m

A lot of women are asking the same question right now: “So if my partner gets defensive, I’m supposed to be his therapist?” Dr. Tracy validates why that reaction makes sense, especially when you’re…

A Thousand Tiny Paper Cuts: Why Resentment Gets So Heavy

Mar 05, 2026 38m

Resentment isn’t the hot kind of anger that flares and fades. It’s the quiet kind that builds in the background, often after you’ve asked for something over and over, and nothing changes. Dr. Tracy…

Stop Taking It Personally: Differentiation in Real Life

Mar 01, 2026 15m

In this episode of From the Couch, Dr. Tracy teaches a relationship skill that quietly changes everything: differentiation. It’s the ability to hold onto your sense of self while staying connected to…

How to Talk About Hard Things Without Shame Taking Over

Feb 26, 2026 48m

Dr. Tracy shares a shift that changed how she does couples therapy: most couples think their problem is communication, but often the real blocker is shame. You can have all the scripts, “I…

Helping Without Becoming the Household Help Desk

Feb 22, 2026 10m

Ever catch yourself saying, “I shouldn’t have to tell you this” and immediately feel your brain power leak out through your ears? In this bite-sized episode, Dr. Tracy names a sneaky mental load…

Closing the Task: The Moment That Changed Our Marriage

Feb 19, 2026 39m

Ever had the moment where your partner says, “I did it,” but somehow…you’re still the one cleaning up the aftermath? In this episode, Dr. Tracy is joined by her husband Greg to talk about a…

The Relief You Are Not Supposed to Feel

Feb 15, 2026 23m

In this short From the Couch Q&A episode, Dr. Tracy responds to a listener who feels crushed by guilt after she and her husband chose to go no-contact with his sister (and her family) after…

Weaponized Incompetence: The Label That Explains Everything (And Nothing)

Feb 12, 2026 24m

In this episode Dr. Tracy slows down one of the internet’s most popular relationship labels: weaponized incompetence. She names why the term resonates so deeply, especially for women carrying the…

Spontaneous vs. Responsive Desire: The Mismatch Couples Misunderstand

Feb 08, 2026 7m

In this short “From the Couch” episode, Dr. Tracy speaks to one of the most common pain points couples face around intimacy: one partner needs closeness to want sex, while the other experiences sex…

Why Sex Isn't Dessert with Dr. Nicole McNichols

Feb 05, 2026 49m

In this episode of Dear Dr. Tracy, Dr. Tracy D is joined by psychologist, professor, and sex researcher Dr. Nicole McNichols for a grounded, shame-reducing conversation about sex, desire, and what…

Why Repair Has to Come Before Reconciliation

Feb 01, 2026 15m

In this “From the Couch” episode, Dr. Tracy responds to a listener who’s been carrying the fallout of a painful postpartum season, where in-law boundary violations piled up and their partner didn’t…

The Relationship Reset You Can Actually Keep Up With

Jan 29, 2026 37m

In this episode, Dr. Tracy shares five small, daily practices that can shift the emotional tone of your relationship, especially once the “new year” dust has actually settled. She names what many of…

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