42 episodes

Whitney Goodman is a licensed marriage and family therapist and author on a mission to help adult family members have better relationships. Each week, Whitney has conversations with influential guests and real people to help listeners find new ways of looking at old family problems.
Calling Home is available every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts.

CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT tentwentytwo

    • Society & Culture

Whitney Goodman is a licensed marriage and family therapist and author on a mission to help adult family members have better relationships. Each week, Whitney has conversations with influential guests and real people to help listeners find new ways of looking at old family problems.
Calling Home is available every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts.

    Unresolved Childhood Trauma with Andrea Ashley

    Unresolved Childhood Trauma with Andrea Ashley

    This week on Calling Home, Whitney discusses the impact of unresolved childhood trauma with the host of the Adult Child Podcast, Andrea Ashley. Andrea shares her personal journey of growing up in a loving but dysfunctional family, dealing with addiction, and discovering the concept of "adult children" of alcoholics and dysfunctional families. They’ll also touch on the difficulty of moving forward without an apology from parents and the importance of inner child work in healing.

    Learn more about the Adult Child Podcast at adultchildpodcast.com and follow Andrea on Instagram @adultchildpod. 

    Have a question for Whitney? Call Home at 866-225-5466. 

    Visit Mindhappy.com and use HOME15 for 15% off first monthly subscription!

    Click here to get “Toxic Positivity” on paperback. 

    Join Whitney’s Family Cycle Breakers Club for further support and discussion on family dynamics at CallingHome.co. Follow the Calling Home community on Instagram or TikTok. 

    Follow Whitney Goodman on Instagram or TikTok. 


    The Calling Home podcast is not engaged in providing therapy services, mental health advice or other medical advice or services, is not a substitute for advice from a qualified healthcare provider, and does not create any therapist-patient or other treatment relationship between you and Calling Home or Whitney Goodman. For more information on this, please see Calling Home’s Terms of Service.


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    • 39 min
    Listener Questions - Emotionally Distant Parents and a Good Grandma But a Not-So-Good Mom

    Listener Questions - Emotionally Distant Parents and a Good Grandma But a Not-So-Good Mom

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    In this episode of the Calling Home podcast, Whitney is answering more of your questions. The first caller is looking for advice on how to navigate a relationship with emotionally and physically distant parents. Then, our second caller wants to discuss a difficult relationship with her mother, who views her as an extension of herself. 

    Have a question for Whitney? Call Home at 866-225-5466. 

    Head over to cozyearth.com and use promo code "callinghome" for an exclusive 35% off.

    Click here to get “Toxic Positivity” on paperback. 

    Join Whitney’s Family Cycle Breakers Club for further support and discussion on family dynamics at CallingHome.co. Follow the Calling Home community on Instagram or TikTok. 

    Follow Whitney Goodman on Instagram or TikTok. 


    The Calling Home podcast is not engaged in providing therapy services, mental health advice or other medical advice or services, is not a substitute for advice from a qualified healthcare provider, and does not create any therapist-patient or other treatment relationship between you and Calling Home or Whitney Goodman. For more information on this, please see Calling Home’s Terms of Service.
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    • 18 min
    Grieving The Apology You Never Got

    Grieving The Apology You Never Got

    This week on the Calling Home Podcast, Whitney Goodman discusses how to grieve the apology you've never received from a parent. This apology may have never been received due to various reasons such as death, mental health issues, or refusal to acknowledge past wrongs. Whitney will talk about how to accept this reality and focus on healing yourself and why you may need to abandon the fantasy of an ideal parent-child relationship. 

    Head over to cozyearth.com and use promo code "callinghome" for an exclusive 35% off.

    Have a question for Whitney? Call Home at 866-225-5466. 

    Click here to get “Toxic Positivity” on paperback. 

    Join Whitney’s Family Cycle Breakers Club for further support and discussion on family dynamics at CallingHome.co. Follow the Calling Home community on Instagram or TikTok. 

    Follow Whitney Goodman on Instagram or TikTok. 


    The Calling Home podcast is not engaged in providing therapy services, mental health advice or other medical advice or services, is not a substitute for advice from a qualified healthcare provider, and does not create any therapist-patient or other treatment relationship between you and Calling Home or Whitney Goodman. For more information on this, please see Calling Home’s Terms of Service.
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    • 11 min
    Listener Questions - Working With Family And Searching For Understanding From Fiance

    Listener Questions - Working With Family And Searching For Understanding From Fiance

    Whitney Goodman is answering more calls from the Calling Home voicemail. Today’s first call involves a listener who is involved in a multi-generational family business, that unfortunately has some toxic workplace behaviors. The second caller is asking for advice on handling a relationship with her fiance who struggles to understand why she has certain boundaries set with her parents.


    Have a question for Whitney? Call Home at 866-225-5466. 

    Join Whitney’s Family Cycle Breakers Club for further support and discussion on family dynamics at CallingHome.co. Follow the Calling Home community on Instagram or TikTok. 

    Follow Whitney Goodman on Instagram or TikTok. 


    The Calling Home podcast is not engaged in providing therapy services, mental health advice or other medical advice or services, is not a substitute for advice from a qualified healthcare provider, and does not create any therapist-patient or other treatment relationship between you and Calling Home or Whitney Goodman. For more information on this, please see Calling Home’s Terms of Service.


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    • 16 min
    Breaking the Pattern of Dysfunction with Kelly U

    Breaking the Pattern of Dysfunction with Kelly U

    In this episode of the Calling Home Podcast, Whitney Goodman interviews health and wellness influencer Kelly Uchima about her journey of reconciling with her father and breaking the pattern of dysfunction in her family. Kelly shares how she was the first in her family to recognize her father's narcissism and the negative impact it had on her mental health and relationships. She discusses the cultural practice of sweeping family issues under the rug to maintain the illusion of a perfect family unit. 

    Follow Kelly on Instagram @kellyu

    Have a question for Whitney? Call Home at 866-225-5466. 

    Visit Mindhappy.com and use HOME15 for 15% off first monthly subscription!

    Click here to get “Toxic Positivity” on paperback. 

    Join Whitney’s Family Cycle Breakers Club for further support and discussion on family dynamics at CallingHome.co. Follow the Calling Home community on Instagram or TikTok. 

    Follow Whitney Goodman on Instagram or TikTok. 


    The Calling Home podcast is not engaged in providing therapy services, mental health advice or other medical advice or services, is not a substitute for advice from a qualified healthcare provider, and does not create any therapist-patient or other treatment relationship between you and Calling Home or Whitney Goodman. For more information on this, please see Calling Home’s Terms of Service.
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    • 37 min
    Listener Voicemails - Siblings with Emotional Baggage; Generational Trauma

    Listener Voicemails - Siblings with Emotional Baggage; Generational Trauma

    Whitney is back to answer more questions from the Calling Home listener community. The first caller discusses her struggle with an adult sibling who hasn't done the same emotional healing work she has, causing her to absorb their emotional baggage. How does she separate herself from feeling their pain?  The second caller asks about the impact of generational trauma, specifically relating to her father who is a Holocaust survivor.

    Have a question for Whitney? Call Home at 866-225-5466. 

    Visit Mindhappy.com and use HOME15 for 15% off first monthly subscription!

    Click here to get “Toxic Positivity” on paperback. 

    Join Whitney’s Family Cycle Breakers Club for further support and discussion on family dynamics at CallingHome.co. Follow the Calling Home community on Instagram or TikTok. 

    Follow Whitney Goodman on Instagram or TikTok. 


    The Calling Home podcast is not engaged in providing therapy services, mental health advice or other medical advice or services, is not a substitute for advice from a qualified healthcare provider, and does not create any therapist-patient or other treatment relationship between you and Calling Home or Whitney Goodman. For more information on this, please see Calling Home’s Terms of Service.

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    • 15 min

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