The Enabling Parent Dilemma

Whitney breaks down dysfunctional family dynamics in Real Housewives of Miami and The Summer I Turned Pretty, then answers a caller's question about healing from the pain of having an enabling parent who failed to protect them from an abusive narcissistic parent. Enabling parents are often harder to process than overtly abusive ones and Whitney details what finding acceptance actually looks like.

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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.

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00:00 Family Cycle Breakers Club Community Update

05:02 Real Housewives of Miami: When Parents Take Credit for Your Success

08:19 Family Estrangement After Late-Life Adoption

13:18 The Summer I Turned Pretty: Should Parents Boycott Major Life Events

16:22 Q&A: How to Heal From an Enabling Parent Who Never Protected You

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