Dear Therapists with Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch
Dear Therapists with Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch
I’m Lori Gottlieb, author of Maybe You Should Talk To Someone. And I’m Guy Winch, author of Emotional First Aid. We’re both advice columnists, TED speakers, and of course therapists in clinical practice who want to bring the lessons of the therapy room outside the therapy room… to all of you. Each week on DEAR THERAPISTS, we invite you to be a fly-on-the-wall in these personal, raw, transformative…Social links:
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Encore: S02 Ep. 5 - Nicole’s Family Divorce
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Nicole, whose parents are getting divorced after nearly 40 years of marriage and is surprised to find that she has a lot of feelings about this, despite being an adult with a husband and kids of her own. We help her to see that her role as the …
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Encore: S02 Ep. 3 - Diane’s Infertility Struggle
Hey, Fellow Travelers! This week we're in session with Diane, who has been struggling with pregnancy loss and infertility as she and her husband try to have a second child. She wonders how to deal with her grief, the envy and guilt she feels about friends' and family's pregnancy announcements, and …
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Encore: S02 Ep. 2 - Jason’s Alcoholic Father
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Jason, who still carries emotional scars from an alcoholic father who tormented him when he was a child. Now married and with children of his own, Jason is aware that his parents are aging, and wonders how to navigate these relationships while …
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Encore: S02 Ep. 1 - Jennifer's Fiance's Instagram Flirtations
Hey, Fellow Travelers. Jennifer caught her fiance sending flirtatious messages to his previous girlfriend on Instagram, and feels stuck about how to address this. We help her see how her own narrative about her life is keeping her in the passenger seat and preventing her from taking charge of her d…
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Encore: Ep 20 - Savannah's Chronically-Ill Husband
Hey, Fellow Travelers. When Savannah first met her husband, she knew he had a chronic illness but didn't think it would affect their lives as a young couple in love. But soon after she and her husband married, his symptoms got worse, and now she struggles to be both his caregiver and wife. We help …
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Encore: Ep 19 - Shannon's Holiday-Season Dread
Hey, Fellow Travelers. Shannon spent her childhood holiday seasons listening to her divorced parents fight about who would get more time with their kids. Now 32 and a year out from her own divorce, she's dreading her first holiday season without her spouse and managing her parents' disappointment i…
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Encore: Ep 18 - Scott's Wife's Affair
Hey, Fellow Travelers. After Scott discovered his wife's affair, he wanted to save their marriage and was heartbroken when she wanted a divorce. But months later, much to Scott'ssurprise, his wife asked to come back. Now that they're together again, Scott is struggling to trust her, and we help him…
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Encore: Ep 17 - Danica's Rejected Sibling
Hey, Fellow Travelers. Danica and her two brothers grew up with parents who weren't very present, leaving the three of them to fend for themselves. But Danica and her older brother could be painfully cruel to their younger brother Blake, and as adults, Blake still feels hurt and excluded. We help D…
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Encore: Ep 16 - Two Therapists and a Monk
Hey, Fellow Travelers. We’re dipping into our inbox to answer several of your questions this week, but we’re not doing it alone! For this special episode we’re joined by Jay Shetty, host of the On Purpose podcast and author of the New York Times #1 Bestseller “Think Like A Monk.” And because we cou…
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Encore: Ep 15 - Molly's Father's Suicide
This week, Molly has always had a critical mother, but even she was shocked when her mom blamed her for her father's recent suicide. We help Molly take the steps to separate truth from fiction and to set boundaries in her life that will free her from her mother's shackles. If you have a dilemma yo…
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