All Things TDS

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Welcome to All Things TDS!  Where curiosity meets clinical wisdom and today’s issues meet honest conversation. Every episode invites you to learn, think deeply, laugh a little, and reflect on the world around you. Hosted by a seasoned mental health clinician, psychologist, and university professor, this podcast dives into the fascinating and challenging issues shaping our world and how they impact the ways we think, feel, relate, and grow. 

  1. 2d ago

    Berdie’s Story – A 3-Part Series - Episode 3

    In the final episode of Berdie's three-part story, we explore her relationship with her youngest son. From his premature birth to a life-changing accident, addiction, incarceration, and eventual estrangement, Berdie shares how circumstances beyond her expectations shaped their relationship. Berdie leaves us with a powerful reminder: Even if it never happens, I'm still okay. Join Dr. Traci on All Things TDS Podcast for the conclusion of Berdie's story, a conversation about family estrangement, personal growth, forgiveness, and learning to move forward without giving up hope.   The All Things TDS Podcast is intended for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only.  This podcast is not therapy, not mental health treatment, and not individualized advice. No therapeutic relationship is created by listening to or interacting with this podcast or its social media content. The goal of this podcast is to encourage thoughtful discussion, not to replace independent judgment or individualized professional care.

  2. Nov 2

    Berdie's Story – A 3-Part Series - Episode 2

    In Part 2 of Berdie's Story, we explore what happened when Berdie's children became adults and opportunities for reconciliation began to emerge after years of separation. Berdie shares her experiences with divided family loyalties, becoming a grandmother, repeated estrangement, and the challenges of rebuilding relationships affected by decades of conflicting family narratives.   The All Things TDS Podcast is intended for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only.  This podcast is not therapy, not mental health treatment, and not individualized advice. No therapeutic relationship is created by listening to or interacting with this podcast or its social media content. The goal of this podcast is to encourage thoughtful discussion, not to replace independent judgment or individualized professional care.

  3. Oct 26

    Berdie's Story – A 3-Part Series - Episode 1

    What happens when a mother leaves her children, returns to reclaim them, and discovers that her story has already been written by someone else?. In the first episode of this three-part series, Berdie shares her deeply personal experience with postpartum mental health struggles, financial hardship, family separation, and the adoption of her three young children.   The All Things TDS Podcast is intended for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only.  This podcast is not therapy, not mental health treatment, and not individualized advice. No therapeutic relationship is created by listening to or interacting with this podcast or its social media content. The goal of this podcast is to encourage thoughtful discussion, not to replace independent judgment or individualized professional care.

  4. Oct 19

    HuffPost’s Family Estrangement Playbook: Episode 2 The Receipts

    In Episode 1, I showed you the pattern. In Episode 2, I bring the receipts that show you how it is built. We go directly into HuffPost articles about toxic parents, narcissistic parents, boundaries, and estrangement to examine the exact language, the professional authority behind it, what is established, and what is assumed. Throughout this episode, I’m going to reference HuffPost directly and identify the authors of the specific articles we discuss. My focus is not one isolated article. I’m examining what I believe is a repeated editorial pattern across HuffPost’s coverage of toxic parents, narcissistic parents, low contact, no contact, and family estrangement. Source and contributor note: statements discussed in this episode are based on quotations and attributions appearing in the published HuffPost articles. When this episode states that a contributor “said” something, it means HuffPost attributes that statement to that contributor. Unless otherwise specified in the article, the podcast does not know the original interview question, complete conversation, or additional context surrounding the quotation. This episode analyzes how the statements are presented and framed in the published articles. Sources  “5 Signs You're Dealing With A Toxic Parent As An Adult (And How To Cope)” Kelsey Borresen. “9 Phrases Narcissistic Parents Use And How They Affect Their Kids” Caroline Bologna “How To ‘Break Up’ With A Narcissistic Parent” Brittany Wong. “After I Cut Off Contact From My Mother, I Was Shocked By The Brutal Move My Sisters Made” Lea Page. “Oprah Wanted To Talk About Adult Kids Cutting Off Their Parents. What I Heard Made My Blood Run Cold.” Lea Page. “I Cut Off Contact With My Mother. The Estrangement Transformed My Own Parenting.” Asha Dore.  “What Is Narcissistic Personality Disorder?”  American Psychiatric Association, January 30, 2024. Reczek, Rin, Lawrence Stacey & Mieke Beth Thomeer “Parent–adult child estrangement in the United States by gender, race/ethnicity, and sexuality.” Journal of Marriage and Family, first published December 1, 2022; Volume 85, Issue 2, 2023. Karl Pillemer / Cornell Chronicle  “Pillemer: Family estrangement a problem ‘hiding in plain sight’” (September 2020).   The All Things TDS Podcast is intended for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only.  This podcast is not therapy, not mental health treatment, and not individualized advice. No therapeutic relationship is created by listening to or interacting with this podcast or its social media content. The goal of this podcast is to encourage thoughtful discussion, not to replace independent judgment or individualized professional care.

  5. Oct 12

    HuffPost’s Family Estrangement Playbook: Episode 1 The Pattern

    In Part 1 of this two-part series, Dr. Traci examines a pattern across HuffPost’s coverage of toxic parents, narcissism, low contact, no contact, and family estrangement. Rather than analyzing each article individually, this episode looks at the cumulative message: the labels, the professional authority, the psychological framing, the social proof, what gets left out, and how that content reaches families through social media. Episode 1 is about the pattern. Episode 2 is about the receipts. Throughout this episode, I’m going to reference HuffPost directly and identify the authors of the specific articles we discuss. My focus is not one isolated article. I’m examining what I believe is a repeated editorial pattern across HuffPost’s coverage of toxic parents, narcissistic parents, low contact, no contact, and family estrangement. Source and contributor note: statements discussed in this episode are based on quotations and attributions appearing in the published HuffPost articles. When this episode states that a contributor “said” something, it means HuffPost attributes that statement to that contributor. Unless otherwise specified in the article, the podcast does not know the original interview question, complete conversation, or additional context surrounding the quotation. This episode analyzes how the statements are presented and framed in the published articles. Sources “5 Signs You're Dealing With A Toxic Parent As An Adult (And How To Cope)” Kelsey Borresen. “9 Phrases Narcissistic Parents Use And How They Affect Their Kids” Caroline Bologna. “How To ‘Break Up’ With A Narcissistic Parent” Brittany Wong.  “After I Cut Off Contact From My Mother, I Was Shocked By The Brutal Move My Sisters Made” Lea Page. “Oprah Wanted To Talk About Adult Kids Cutting Off Their Parents. What I Heard Made My Blood Run Cold.” Lea Page. “I Cut Off Contact With My Mother. The Estrangement Transformed My Own Parenting.” Asha Dore. “What Is Narcissistic Personality Disorder?” American Psychiatric Association, January 30, 2024.    The All Things TDS Podcast is intended for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only.  This podcast is not therapy, not mental health treatment, and not individualized advice. No therapeutic relationship is created by listening to or interacting with this podcast or its social media content. The goal of this podcast is to encourage thoughtful discussion, not to replace independent judgment or individualized professional care.

  6. Oct 5

    Encore: I Am Right and You Are Wrong—Where the HuffPost Series Began

    Before releasing our new two-part series examining HuffPost’s coverage of family estrangement, we are returning to Andrea Tate's HuffPost episode that started it all.  This is one of our earliest and most-listened-to episodes. It is passionate, personal, and presented exactly as it originally aired.   The All Things TDS Podcast is intended for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only.  This podcast is not therapy, not mental health treatment, and not individualized advice. No therapeutic relationship is created by listening to or interacting with this podcast or its social media content. The goal of this podcast is to encourage thoughtful discussion, not to replace independent judgment or individualized professional care.

  7. Sep 28

    I Thought Our Relationship Would Be Enough: Carolyn’s Story

    For the first time on All Things TDS Podcast, a parent joins me to tell her estrangement story in her own words. Carolyn shares how a relationship that was once incredibly close changed over time, how what she believed would be a short break in communication became more than five years of estrangement, and what she has learned along the way. This is a conversation about accountability, grief, acceptance, support, and hope.   The All Things TDS Podcast is intended for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only.  This podcast is not therapy, not mental health treatment, and not individualized advice. No therapeutic relationship is created by listening to or interacting with this podcast or its social media content. The goal of this podcast is to encourage thoughtful discussion, not to replace independent judgment or individualized professional care.

  8. Sep 21

    Radical Woke Righteousness: When Agreement Becomes the Only Acceptance Response

    In this episode, Dr. Traci examines the patterns that turn moral certainty into superiority, disagreement into a character defect, contempt into justified mistreatment, and personal conviction into self-appointed authority over someone else. The Clancy trial is one public example. The same patterns can enter families when communication becomes a demand for agreement and when refusing to accept another person’s interpretation comes with imposed consequences. What happens to communication, relationships, and independent judgment when agreement becomes the only acceptable response? These are the sources directly supporting the factual material in the current episode. Our discussion of Radical Woke Righteousness, contempt, boundaries, communication, and estrangement is our analysis, not material taken from an outside source.   Sources CBS Saturday Morning — Paula Devlin discusses what she believed the case could change. CBS Boston/WBZ — Interview with Juror No. 5 NewsNation — Ray Marcel recounts his private interview with Mr. Juror. ABC News — Mr. Juror disputes the other jurors’ account. CBS Boston — Kevin Reddington’s remarks after the mistrial. NBC10 Boston — Investigation of Mr. Juror’s personal history. CBS News — Dismissed charge and confidential juror questionnaire. Boston Globe — Identification and investigation of the holdout juror. Associated Press — Mr. Juror’s statement and current circumstances. People — Attorney’s statements about Mr. Juror. New York Post — Attorney reports threats and harassment   The All Things TDS Podcast is intended for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only.  This podcast is not therapy, not mental health treatment, and not individualized advice. No therapeutic relationship is created by listening to or interacting with this podcast or its social media content. The goal of this podcast is to encourage thoughtful discussion, not to replace independent judgment or individualized professional care.

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Welcome to All Things TDS!  Where curiosity meets clinical wisdom and today’s issues meet honest conversation. Every episode invites you to learn, think deeply, laugh a little, and reflect on the world around you. Hosted by a seasoned mental health clinician, psychologist, and university professor, this podcast dives into the fascinating and challenging issues shaping our world and how they impact the ways we think, feel, relate, and grow. 

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