{"podcast":{"title":"CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT","slug":"calling-home-with-whitney-goodman-lmft-6607974","podcast_index_feed_id":6607974,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/695f029d4c8cfced7fb3c21d","website_url":"https://callinghome.co/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/695f029d4c8cfced7fb3c21d/1787847816941-f4f0743b-1f2c-4376-ab97-1a0aa8ae9d75.jpeg","author":"Whitney Goodman, LMFT","episode_count":238,"summary":"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 and Thursday wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T02:23:26.652983+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calling-home-with-whitney-goodman-lmft-6607974"},"episode":{"title":"The Court Gave My Estranged Mother-in-Law Access to My Kids","slug":"the-court-gave-my-estranged-mother-in-law-access-to-my-kids","published_at":"2026-08-06T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calling-home-with-whitney-goodman-lmft-6607974/the-court-gave-my-estranged-mother-in-law-access-to-my-kids","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calling-home-with-whitney-goodman-lmft-6607974","url":"https://shows.acast.com/calling-home/episodes/the-court-gave-my-estranged-mother-in-law-access-to-my-kids","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/695f029d4c8cfced7fb3c21d/e/6a738a9daa557e62dcca7b91/media.mp3","summary":"Content warning: This episode contains descriptions of suicidal ideation, child abuse and neglect, childhood sexual abuse, and abortion. Whitney answers two questions about accepting a family situation you never chose and never asked for. First, a mother whose family just lost a three year grandparent visitation case. She is being mandated by family court to send her children on unsupervised monthly visits with a grandmother she doesn't believe is safe. Second, a listener who has been 15 years no contact asking the question: should the adult child be apologizing for how they behaved as a kid? In this episode, you'll learn: - How to separate what the court controls from what you actually control as a parent - How to prepare a child for time with someone you don't trust, without making them afraid - Why a child's behavior during abuse is never something to apologize for - When accountability between an adult child and a parent is genuinely useful, and who has to go first 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. Have a question for Whitney? Send a voice memo or email to whitney@callinghome.co Join the Family Cyclebreakers Club: https://callinghome.co Follow Whitney on Instagram | sitwithwhit Follow Whitney on YouTube | @whitneygoodmanlmft Order Whitney's book, Toxic Positivity: https://sitwithwhit.com/toxic-positivity Sign up for updates on Whitney's new book: https://cmnyyv4kpyt.typeform.com/to/PHMzjy0o This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Content warning: This episode contains descriptions of suicidal ideation, child abuse and neglect, childhood sexual abuse, and abortion. Whitney answers t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2372,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/calling-home-with-whitney-goodman-lmft-6607974/episodes/the-court-gave-my-estranged-mother-in-law-access-to-my-kids/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calling-home-with-whitney-goodman-lmft-6607974/the-court-gave-my-estranged-mother-in-law-access-to-my-kids.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}