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Back to SearchWhat Does Research Tell Us About Estranged Parents, Siblings and More with Lucy Blake
In this episode of Family Troubles, I sit down with developmental psychologist and family relationship researcher Professor Lucy Blake, whose work ha…
5 hours ago
Breaking the Cycle: What History Teaches Us About Today's Family Crisis with Professor Steven Mintz
Episode 10
In this episode of Family Troubles, I sit down with Historian and University of Texas Professor, Steven Mintz to explore the challenges of modern par…
1 week ago
What Does It Take to Reconcile? Why Cutoff Culture Is Growing and What Families Can Do Instead with Tania Khazaal
Episode 9
In this episode of Family Troubles, I sit down with Tania Khazaal for a thoughtful and candid conversation about family estrangement, emotional heali…
2 weeks ago
How Mothers Cope with Difficult Adult Children and Chronic Sorrow with Judith R. Smith
In this episode of Family Troubles, I sit down with Professor Judith R. Smith to discuss her book, Difficult: Mothering Challenging Adult Children Th…
4 weeks ago
How Divorce Increases Estrangement Risk with Michelle Weiner-Davis
Episode 7
In this episode of Family Troubles, I sit down with Michelle Weiner-Davis to unpack something I see far too often, how divorce can quietly evolve int…
1 month, 1 week ago
What Are Recovered Memories? How Memory Distortion Leads to Family Estrangement with Mark Pendergrast
Episode 6
In this episode of Family Troubles, I sit down with journalist and author Mark Pendergrast to unpack one of the most complex and sensitive issues I s…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
What Is Ambiguous Loss? Understanding Estrangement and Grief for Parents with Pauline Boss
In this episode of Family Troubles, I sit down with renowned family therapist and sociologist Pauline Boss to explore her groundbreaking concept of a…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Changing Relations Between Parents and Adult Children with Frank Furstenberg
Episode 4
In this episode of Family Troubles, I sit down with Frank Furstenberg, one of the most influential sociologists of family life, to unpack how modern …
2 months ago
Nedra Glover Tawwab On If Boundaries Are Helping or Hurting Us Today?
Episode 1
On this first episode of Family Troubles, I sit down with Nedra Glover Tawwab, a licensed therapist, relationship expert, and bestselling author of S…
2 months, 1 week ago
Anxious Parenting, Estrangement, and Raising Boys vs Girls with Ruth Whippman
Episode 2
In this episode of Family Troubles, I sit down with Ruth Whippman, author of BoyMom and America the Anxious, to talk about the pressure modern parent…
2 months, 1 week ago