How Do We Help People Grieve? Plus: When AI Starts Mediating Your Marriage

We both reflect on the experience of losing our fathers, and we share the advice that helped us during the early months and years–plus we discuss listeners’ insights and experiences.  We also respond to a listener who is uneasy about her husband’s new habit of consulting ChatGPT during arguments. P…

Should Your Spouse Tell You If They’re Meeting Up with an Ex? Plus: Valentine’s Day Expectations

We share updates from listeners on donor conception, family secrets, and what it can look like to tell the truth with consideration. We respond to a question from a listener trying to decide whether her husband’s annual meet-up with his ex is normal–or a breach of trust. We also respond to a mother…

Should You Cut Ties With a Parent? Plus: Chrissy Teigen Wants Friendship Advice

We respond to a mother’s question about whether her adult son should keep seeing his father when every visit turns into criticism. We also hear from a listener who apologized for a thoughtless comment, was not forgiven, and still feels stuck in shame two years later. Since You Askers weigh in: When…

Is Your Partner Too Needy? Plus: Small Decisions That Changed Your Life

We share updates from listeners on the visiting-parents dilemma and where to draw the line when family comes to stay. We respond to questions about boundaries that leave people feeling rejected, including a boyfriend who wants constant texting for reassurance and parents who get upset when teens sh…

Should You Call Out an Awkward Problem? Plus: Did We Follow Our Own Advice?

We return for Season 2 with updates from listeners on gift-giving pressure, Botox honesty, and setting boundaries around family expectations. We respond to a question from a listener unsure whether to say something to a loved one about an uncomfortable issue involving a persistent smell. We also ch…

Dear Therapists: Jason’s Alcoholic Father

Hi everyone, it’s Lori. Today we’re sharing another episode from my other podcast, Dear Therapists, where my fellow therapist Guy Winch and I do real sessions you can sit in on, offer practical interventions, and then hear how these interventions worked out after the session. Today’s session is wi…

Dear Therapists: Jennifer's Fiance's Instagram Flirtations

Hi everyone, it’s Lori. This week and next, we’re sharing my other podcast, Dear Therapists, where my fellow therapist Guy Winch and I do real sessions you can sit in on, offer practical interventions, and then hear how these suggestions worked out after the session. Today’s session is with Jennif…

What If Your Father Is Having a Baby With Someone Your Age? Plus: David Duchovny Gives US Advice!

We hear listener follow-ups about an overindulgent grandmother, a coworker’s communal candy dish, and a solution to a conversational one-upper. We also give advice to a listener struggling with her father having a baby with a partner close to her age, and another who wonders if she should say somet…

What Happens When a Grandparent Won't Say No? Plus: Friends Who Are Difficult Diners

We share updates from listeners on setting family boundaries and lingering post-wedding blues. We respond to questions about a grandparent who gives the kids anything they want, and a friend trying to change her sports team’s schedule for her own convenience. Plus Since You Askers weigh in on prope…

Should Parents Stay at Your Place or a Hotel? Plus: Temptation in the Office

We hear updates from listeners about messy rooms, family gift-giving, post-wedding blues, and one-upping friends. We also respond to questions about whether visiting parents should stay in a hotel, and how to resist a sweet temptation at work. Plus Since You Askers weigh in: How important are your …