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Whitney Goodman
Licensed marriage and family therapist and host of the Calling Home podcast, who researches and works with adults experiencing family estrangement and has conducted surveys on estranged adults.
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Nov 28, 2025
• 20min
Why some families stop speaking
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Join Whitney Goodman, a licensed marriage and family therapist, and Kui Mwai, a culture journalist, as they explore the complex world of family estrangement. They discuss how factors like emotional neglect and abuse drive adult children to cut ties with parents. The guests delve into how the pandemic and social media have influenced relationship dynamics and boundary-setting. Plus, they examine the intersection of culture and estrangement, particularly in Black and immigrant families, and how therapy has elevated expectations for family respect.
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