The Parent Who Never Changes and the Parent Who Just Might
About this episode
Whitney addresses listener questions about connecting with uncurious parents and the dynamics of estrangement.
In this Q&A episode, Whitney answers two follow-up questions from her viral episode on parental curiosity. First, from a listener who wants to stay connected with an 81-year old father who has never once shown curiosity. Second, the opposite problem: a parent who, after a period of estrangement, suddenly asks a genuine follow-up question. The original episode that inspired the second question: When Parents Don't Show Curiosity About Your Life Whitney Goodman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and the founder of Calling Home, a membership community that helps people navigate complex family dynamics and break harmful cycles. Have a question for Whitney? Send a voice memo or email to whitney@callinghome.co Join the Family Cyclebreakers Club: https://callinghome.co Follow Whitney on Instagram | sitwithwhit Follow Whitney on YouTube | @whitneygoodmanlmft Order Whitney's book, Toxic Positivity: https://sitwithwhit.com/toxic-positivity Sign up for updates on Whitney's new book: https://cmnyyv4kpyt.typeform.com/to/PHMzjy0o This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice. Hosted on Acast. See…
People in this episode
Host: Whitney Goodman
Topics covered
- parenting
- family dynamics
- curiosity
- estrangement
- relationships
Keywords
- parenting
- curiosity
- family dynamics
- estrangement
- relationships
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Calling Home
Books & works: Toxic Positivity
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