Voices in the Family Archive
Lessons from 50 years of doing therapy
Psychologist Dan Gottlieb has been a therapist for fifty years – he saw his first client in May of 1969.
She was an older woman w
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Air Date: June 4, 2019
Listen 03:20
The recent college admissions bribery scandal is an extreme example of how far some parents will go to pave their kids’ career path, to
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Air Date: May 16, 2019
Listen 03:39
Illness can make people feel hopeless – which can in turn affect their prognosis.
Psychologist Dan Gottlieb knows this first hand
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Air Date: May 7, 2019
Listen 03:47Mental Illness from the Inside / Out
Mental illness affects people at all economic and social levels, yet it is still the source of stigma, rejection and isolation. In this
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Air Date: May 3, 2019
Listen 52:59
We’re two weeks into January, into 2019 – how are you doing, keeping up with your New Year’s resolutions?
In his weekly conve
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Air Date: January 14, 2019
Listen 03:58
Americans are deeply divided on so many issues these days; gun control, climate change, and immigration, just to name a few. But in his n
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Air Date: December 10, 2018
Listen 03:51
Working through holiday tensions
A lot of us will be spending time with our family around the holidays. Families are powerful environments – with so much capacity for l
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Air Date: November 21, 2018
Listen 03:56
Advice from others can be helpful – but it’s not always welcome. When a neighbor, colleague or loved one tries to tell you how to liv
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Air Date: August 21, 2018
Listen 03:29
Parents, Put Down Your Devices
Parents spend a lot of time arguing with their kids about screen time, trying to limit access to smart phones, and social media.
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Air Date: August 13, 2018
Listen 04:29
Saying Goodbye to a Beloved Pet
WHYY’s Maiken Scott spoke with psychologist Dr. Dan Gottlieb about the grief of saying goodbye to a beloved animal – and how we work
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Air Date: August 6, 2018
Listen 04:06
Cultivating Character with Angela Duckworth
Curiosity, self control, grit and zest— they’re all character strengths. But what is character? And how do we cultivate it?
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Air Date: May 18, 2018
Listen 52:23
Can we teach character strengths to kids?
Research shows that character strengths are as important as I-Q and socioeconomic status to achievement and well-being in life.
The
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Air Date: April 23, 2018
Listen 03:49
The current political atmosphere has many people feeling distressed. What’s the best way to cope with our emotions when we’re outrage
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Air Date: April 20, 2018
Listen 51:18
About 5% of couples have open relationships – where the partners are committed to staying together, but see other people.
In
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Air Date: March 26, 2018
Listen 03:29
When couples hold hands, their breathing and heart rates synchronize. If one of the partners is in pain, it diminishes the more the brain
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Air Date: March 19, 2018
Listen 02:42