{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695f029d4c8cfced7fb3c21d/6a7a639c523b3dfcd8827b33?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"\"Your Parents Were Children Too\" Has Been Weaponized","description":"<p>We have the cure for estrangement: just see your parents as children too. Easy. Case closed. [Read: sarcasm] In this episode, Whitney traces where this sometimes helpful and sometimes very unhelpful idea came from and shows how something genuinely useful got turned into a permanent exit ramp from accountability.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, you'll learn:</p><p>- How \"your parents were children too\" worked its way into self-help</p><p>- Why unfinished business has to move upward or outward, never down to your own children</p><p>- What defensiveness in a parent is usually protecting</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>Have a question for Whitney? Send a voice memo or email to whitney@callinghome.co</p><p><br></p><p>Join the Family Cyclebreakers Club: https://callinghome.co</p><p>Follow Whitney on Instagram | sitwithwhit</p><p>Follow Whitney on YouTube | @whitneygoodmanlmft</p><p>Order Whitney's book, Toxic Positivity: https://sitwithwhit.com/toxic-positivity</p><p><br></p><p>Sign up for updates on Whitney's new book: https://cmnyyv4kpyt.typeform.com/to/PHMzjy0o</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Calling Home"}