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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 8 minutes
- Episodes
- 2668
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
SAHM Week: “I Stayed Home” Shocks Others!
In Praise of Stay-At-Home Moms Week: Ann shares how people react to hearing her “trick” for successfully raising her daughters. Dr. Laura: "There’s no luck here. You chose wisely!"
Are you willing to …
SAHM Week: I Feel Irreplaceable
In Praise of Stay-At-Home Moms Week: Katie calls Dr. Laura to thank her for the advice and support that has helped her to become a stay-at-home mom. - Dr. Laura: "Mothers nurture, love and teach whil…
SAHM Week: I've Lost My Sense of Self-Worth
In Praise of Stay-At-Home Moms Week: Charlotte is struggling since leaving her successful career to become a stay-at-home-mom. - Dr. Laura: "You are ferociously valuable and irreplaceable in the eyes…
SAHM Week: I Just Gave My Two-Week Notice
In Praise of Stay-At-Home Moms Week: Lia calls Dr. Laura with tears of joy and an update on her previous call. - Dr. Laura: "You ARE your kids' mom!"
Are you willing to quit your career for your kids …
SAHM Week: Motherhood In The 2020's
In Praise of Stay-At-Home Moms Week: Elizabeth feels pressured by the feminist lifestyles that contradict her belief system as a stay-at-home mom. - Dr. Laura: "You get to design your life."
Do you fe…
SAHM Week: I Feel Inadequate
In Praise of Stay-At-Home Moms Week: Since the pandemic's spread…Suzy's “active mom” lifestyle has changed dramatically. - Dr. Laura: "Family loves you in spite of NOT being perfect."
Have you felt im…
We Can't Relate to Our Son
Should Jim and Bonnie pay for part of their son's wedding even though he is disappointing them by living with his fiancé and planning to change his last name to initials after marriage? - Dr. Laura: …
My Granddaughter Loves to Disagree
Lynn wants to find a positive way to handle her granddaughter who's argumentative and pushes back on just about anything Lynn says to her. - Dr. Laura: "Take a position of authority and guide her to …
Why Have I Wasted My Life?
Stella wonders how she got herself into the position of spending more than 9 years of her life with a married man with no plans to divorce. - Dr. Laura: "Settling for a married man is your way of avo…
Should You Prioritize Your Spouse or Child?
Mark wonders where the spouse in a 2nd or 3rd marriage falls in relationship to children. - Dr. Laura: "Put the needs of your children above any new spouse."
Is a 2nd marriage straining your relations…
Driving Drives Me Crazy
Lori feels tremendous anxiety each time she gets in her car, but Dr. Laura believes there's more to Lori's story than the stress of traffic. - Dr. Laura: "Seek out kind, like-minded people to help br…
My Parents Are Hurting Me
Ashley struggles with mental health issues and believes that her parents are actually making her condition worse. - Dr. Laura: "Limit your contact with poisonous people."
Are your parents a source of …
I'm Floundering in Retirement
Pamela says she's at a loss for what her next step in life should be now that she's retired and is no longer caring for her family members. - Dr. Laura: "Embrace the opportunity to explore and experi…
My Son is Afraid of Me Dying
Jerome is an older dad with a 9-year-old son who worries about death and living without his father. - Dr. Laura: "Remind your son that you're teaching him how to handle life on his own and that he wi…
What's the Best Way to Prepare for Children?
Cara and her husband would like to start a family, and she calls Dr. Laura for tips on how to help ensure they're ready. - Dr. Laura: "Approach parenthood as a team with a plan for the greatest possi…
Coming Out Healed My Relationship with My Dad
Paul answers Dr. Laura's request for listeners to share the story of how they came out as gay to friends and family and shares how his life improved after sharing the truth with his parents. - Dr. La…
I'm a Sucker For Scammers
Kenitra says she has always been too trusting and has been taken advantage of by scammers several times. - Dr. Laura: "People who long to be accepted can be easy prey."
Are you an easy target to peopl…
I'm a Clutter-Lover
Rose asks Dr. Laura if hypnosis is a good way to overcome her habit of creating piles of clutter. - Dr. Laura: "Understanding the connection between a habit and its origin can help with breaking that…
Should I Mind My Own Business?
Should Susan give her opinion or keep her mouth shut about her son who wants to live with his girlfriend for a year before he proposes? - Dr. Laura: "Shacking up is self-centered. Commitment is other…
My Son is Putting Conditions on Our Relationship
Ramon is upset that, instead of giving unconditional love, his 22-year-old son will only have a relationship with him if he agrees to go to therapy and AA. - Dr. Laura: "The quality of your relations…