{"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":"Why Can't I Be Me When I'm With You?","slug":"why-can-t-i-be-me-when-i-m-with-you","published_at":"2026-09-08T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calling-home-with-whitney-goodman-lmft-6607974/why-can-t-i-be-me-when-i-m-with-you","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calling-home-with-whitney-goodman-lmft-6607974","url":"https://shows.acast.com/calling-home/episodes/can-i-be-me-when-im-with-you","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/695f029d4c8cfced7fb3c21d/e/6a9f831489f0f48b8805edaa/media.mp3","summary":"People don't walk into a therapist's office and say they're having a differentiation problem. They say they feel like a different person around their family, or that they have a whole life their parents know nothing about. Whitney walks through what differentiation actually is, and the four very different situations people are in when they can't be themselves around family. In this episode, you'll learn: - What differentiation means in Bowen family systems, and the three ways it commonly goes wrong - The difference between a family that disagrees with you and one that targets who you are - Why going no contact doesn't automatically differentiate you from your family 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":"People don't walk into a therapist's office and say they're having a differentiation problem. They say they feel like a different person around their fami…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2489,"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/why-can-t-i-be-me-when-i-m-with-you/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/why-can-t-i-be-me-when-i-m-with-you.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}