CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
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.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 153
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Q&A: My Sibling Keeps Sharing Info With My Estranged Parent
Today, we have two caller questions. I also talk about my three little epiphanies for the week:
The most ineffective way to resume contact with someone after estrangement is by demanding a relations…
00:26:46 |
Thu 17 Apr 2025
Parenting Without a Map: Raising Kids Without Role Models
I recorded this solo episode of @thecallinghomepodcast for anyone who is parenting without role models or someone who is fearful of having children because they don't have a roadmap from their own ch…
00:28:19 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
Q&A:Does My Dad Have Autism Or Is He A Narcissist?
Today, we have a Q&A episode. I answer two caller questions:
1. Caller 1 wants to know if her dad has autism or narcissistic traits. I break down the difference.
2. Caller 2 is struggling to have a s…
00:33:57 |
Thu 10 Apr 2025
How To Grieve: Young Grievers, Ambiguous Loss, and Support After The Door Dash Gift Card Phase with Carla Fernandez.
Hey everyone, and welcome back! I am so excited to have Carla Fernandez on the podcast today. She's a grief guide, community builder, the author of Renegade Grief, and co-founder of The Dinner Party,…
00:41:04 |
Tue 08 Apr 2025
Q&A: My MIL Is Passive Aggressive And No One Else Notices
Hi! We're back with two caller questions this week. Caller one is a passive-aggressive MIL and caller 2 is concerned about having her family at her wedding. I also share my three little epiphanies fo…
00:28:11 |
Thu 03 Apr 2025
Will You Regret Having Children? with Amanda White
With that Chappell Roan clip on Call Her Daddy going viral, this episode couldn't be more timely. I sat down with Amanda White, the author of Fence Sitter and we talk about motherhood, deciding to ha…
00:48:22 |
Tue 01 Apr 2025
Q&A: I'm Estranged From My Parents and My Sister Has Cancer
This week, I'm sharing my three little epiphanies:
The show Long Bright River is a great representation of what it's like to love a family member in active addiction and the different paths we can …
00:27:14 |
Thu 27 Mar 2025
You Don't Stop Estrangement Just By Saying It's Bad: How To Actually Prevent Family Estrangement
Ok, I go on a little rant in this one because I am so tired of people trying to remain totally neutral about family estrangement. Obviously estrangement is bad. It's not an ideal outcome. No one want…
00:25:56 |
Tue 25 Mar 2025
Q&A: My MIL Crosses Every Boundary
Hi! Today I am sharing my three little epiphanies for the week about love is blind, estranged family members having mental health issues, and why some people will never get help when they're struggli…
00:24:50 |
Thu 20 Mar 2025
Can Adults Abandon Their Parents?
Over 22,000 of you answered my poll questions about abandonment and estrangement. In this episode, I review your responses and discuss what "abandonment" means in the context of adult-child and paren…
00:41:25 |
Tue 18 Mar 2025
Q&A: The Pain of Parental Rejection. Why Can They Show Up for Others and Not Me?
I'm answering a caller's question today. This caller has a very distant relationship with her father, and she's trying to figure out what to do. He's super invested with his step-kids and those grand…
00:27:17 |
Thu 13 Mar 2025
I Can't Fix This with Kirstina Kuzmič
I read the book I Can Fix This by Kristina Kuzmič and immediately knew I needed to get her on the show. In this episode, we talk about what it's like to have a teenager with a mental health diagnosis…
00:52:52 |
Tue 11 Mar 2025
Q&A: My Dad Kicked Me Out At 16, Now He Wants To Have Lunch
Hi! In this Q&A episode, I am talking about my three little epiphanies this week: why it's good to be a little bit delusional, a new podcast from NPR about conspiracy theories, and accepting imperfec…
00:22:31 |
Thu 06 Mar 2025
All Women Lie, All Men Cheat?: Gender and The Family
Over 2,000 people responded to my Instagram polls about gender and family. Thank you again for participating! In this episode, I review the results of those polls and explore how gender stereotypes c…
00:37:29 |
Tue 04 Mar 2025
No One Wants To Be The One From A Dysfunctional Family
In this episode of the Calling Home Podcast, Whitney shares insights from the Family Cyclebreakers Club group this month:
the grief of not having a supportive family
the challenges of navigating dy…
00:19:27 |
Thu 27 Feb 2025
Parentification: There Are No Mini Adults
In this episode, we explore how children are drawn into adult roles—whether through emotional or logistical parentification. We examine the family conditions that create these dynamics, share real-li…
00:24:49 |
Tue 25 Feb 2025
Q&A: I Don't Want To Invite My Family To My Wedding
Whitney discusses her three little epiphanies for the week:
therapy lingo continues to be a force for good on reality TV
parents are cutting off their adult children
Should parents get to control …
00:34:27 |
Thu 20 Feb 2025
Love Is Blind and Attachment Styles
In this episode, Whitney Goodman explores the four attachment styles and their impact on romantic relationships. She discusses the four main attachment styles: secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorgan…
00:33:47 |
Tue 18 Feb 2025
Q&A: My Parents Have A Horrible Marriage, What Do I Do?
In this epsiode, Whitney answers two caller questions and gives her three little epiphanies for the week:
Sutton's mom on RHOBH
A new phrase she's using to push through hard times
Being a cyclebre…
00:30:04 |
Thu 13 Feb 2025
Q&A: Grandpa is Dating Someone New
In this episode, Whitney shares her 3 Little Epiphanies for the week:
Mary Cosby from RHOSLC did an amazing job
How RHONY is an example of "therapy speak" entering the mainstream in a good way
How…
00:31:18 |
Thu 06 Feb 2025
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