Dr. Laura's Deep Dive Podcast
After five decades of preaching, teaching, and nagging, Dr. Laura has added a new approach to her mission to get people to Do the Right Thing. Taking an even deeper plunge, each weekly episode focuses on just one topic, giving her time to share an analysis of a problem and give advice on how to get out of messy situations. Listen weekly, and you too can avoid common friendship, dating, marriage, and parenting pitfalls altogether! Looking for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA >>> Dr. Laura Schlessinger's daily radio program is heard exclusively on SiriusXM Triumph 111. Visit DrLaura.com to become a Family member!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 126
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
My Teen is Smoking Pot!
The teenage years are just about the craziest time of life for both teens AND their parents. It’s normal for adolescents to give you grief. Their brains are changing fast, hormones are out of whack, …
I Love You, But I’m Not In Love With You
Falling in love really takes no effort. You feel all those horny and happy butterflies because it's new. It feeds your ego, feeds your fantasies and distracts you from everything. It's just wonderful…
Forgiving Yourself
I find that most people have an easier time forgiving others than forgiving themselves for the mistakes or naughty things they’ve done. People can carry around shame, disappointment and self-hate for…
Are You Wasting Your Childbearing Years?
Sex is very bonding to a female. That’s our biology. Once a woman has sex, hormones flood her body, flood her mind, leading her to perceive that the relationship is meaningful. This phenomenon is one…
What Are You Adding to Your Child’s Soup? (Part 1 of Stupid Things Parents Do to Mess up Their Kids)
Life is like a pot of soup – a mixture of people, places and experiences - some good, some not-so-good. Sometimes bad. Family is the broth of that soup. It’s the foundation.
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Help! My Life is Out of Balance!
Let me bust a myth for you. There’s no such thing as balance. There are only choices. That means, when life gets too chaotic, when you feel frazzled and unhappy and like you’re not doing anything par…
Talking to Kids About Death
Most kids are aware of death. They probably don't understand it, but it's in their cartoons, video games, on their TV. They may have a friend who has lost a loved one and talked about it.
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The Problem With Passive-Aggressive Behavior
Do you have someone in your life who’s actions don’t match their words? You sense they’re upset, but also that they’re trying to conceal it from you. Maybe they give you the silent treatment, withhol…
Affection Is the Fuel of Happy Marriages
Some people aren’t raised with affection. They haven’t been taught to be loving and caring. It wasn’t modeled for them. But that’s not a reason to withhold loving affection from your spouse.
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How Our Childhoods Affect Adulthood
Let me tell you what childhood is supposed to be about. It's supposed to be about experiencing love, security, warmth, connectedness, bonding and happiness.
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Why You’re Not Winning Your Weight Loss Battle
You don’t get to the level of pride in yourself that Maria felt when she called me by giving up weeks into starting a new health routine. But that’s exactly what most people do.
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Just Do It – Later: The Problem With Procrastination
I never procrastinate, but at least 1 out of 5 people admit they are chronic procrastinators. It’s primarily a problem with self management. It’s not a problem with time management or planning ...
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From Hugs to Happiness: The Importance of Physical Affection
When you show affection, you’re showing love. It's another way to say I love you. But, far too often couples let it slip away. They stop sitting close to each other on the couch. They stop holding ha…
Navigating Grief - Finding Your Way After the Death of Your Spouse
When major catastrophes happen in your life, you suffer. And when you suffer, you tend to just want to curl up like one of those little roly poly bugs. You want to curl up and hide under things.
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When Coming Out Tests Family Ties
Children yearn for their parents’ love. We’ve all sought our parents’ approval at some point. Our kids want to make us proud – not disappoint us. At the same time, parents have hopes and dreams for t…
Refresher: Marital Sex Matters
It may not top your list of priorities, but there's almost zero chance sex isn't top of mind for your husband. If you need motivation moving sex off the back burner, don't miss today's classic Deep D…
Refresher: Dysfunctional Families Are Tearing Our Country Apart
Don't be part of the problem, be the solution! Revisiting my very first "deep dive," I discussed the typical mistakes parents make, which foster a sense of entitlement and a lack of accountability in…
Refresher: Saving One Starfish at a Time
When people ask what I do for a living I say, “I try to save kids!” And marriages. And families. And I love when my listeners help. Let's save one kid, marriage and family at a time like the story of…
(Divorced) Home For the Holidays
It never fails. In the months leading up to the holidays, I start getting calls from listeners looking for ways to deal with impending family dramas.
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How Helping Your Kids Can Hold Them Back
Raising children to become independent adults is every parent’s task, but there’s an increasing phenomenon of kids who experience a “failure to launch” into their 20s and even 30s. Far too many adult…