89: What People Get Wrong About Estrangement with Whitney Goodman
What if estrangement isn't about ungrateful kids—but about parents who can't let go? This week we chat with Whitney Goodman, LMFT to discuss the myths and actual research about estrangement and what a...
18 Dec 202549min
88: How to Reflect On A Year That Felt Like Being Awake During Surgery
In this Pep Talk with Sam, we're talking about how to actually process your year—without getting swept up in what everyone else says you should feel. In this pep talk, Sam covers: * How collective s...
16 Dec 202512min
87: Therapy Speak is not Therapy
In this episode, we're breaking down what people get wrong about therapy and why therapy speak has nothing to do with actual therapy. In conversation, we tackle: * Why the narrative that "therapy is j...
9 Dec 202550min
86: What 2025 Taught Us
It's the end of 2025 (HOW?!) and we're both in very different places: Sam just moved her entire life (again), and Amanda is navigating her mom's cancer diagnosis while trying not to lose her mind befo...
2 Dec 202539min
85: Why In-Law Relationships Are So Complicated with Dr. Tracy Dalgleish
Tired of the villain vs. victim narrative in mother-in-law conflicts? In this episode, we're diving into why in-law dynamics are so much more complex than "she's toxic" or "just set boundaries."In con...
25 Nov 202548min
84: Not Everything is About You: The Bean Soup Theory
In this episode, we're tackling the internet phenomenon that's ruining actual discourse: the bean soup theory, aka "what about me-ism." * The viral bean soup recipe that broke the internet—and why pe...
18 Nov 202551min
83: Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing?
We're breaking down the viral British Vogue article and why it touched such a nerve about modern relationships, dating, and what women actually owe the world (in addition to the backlash to it) In c...
11 Nov 202551min
82: Fight Right: How to Have Healthy Conflict & Repair Relationships
Lots of people on the internet say that healthy conflict is important, but WTF does that actually mean? In this episode, we're breaking down what actually makes relationship repair possible—and why it...
4 Nov 202549min
