Relationships

Has Your Adult Child Gone No Contact? Here’s How to Rebuild That Damaged Relationship

Has your adult child gone no contact? Cut off all communication with you? Are you struggling to figure out how to repair things with them? This week, psychologist and author Dr. Joshua Coleman, author of Rules of Estrangement, joins Dr. Kerry to unpack why estrangement is on the rise and what actually helps parents reopen the door. Podcast Extra Exclusive Interview Find the exclusive second segment and weekly newsletter here. More About the Podcast Extra Interview 🔹 In this members-only…

Why You Keep Picking Narcissists and What to Do About It, Featuring Jessica Baum

Ever wonder why you keep attracting the same kind of person—the ones who feel magnetic at first but end up draining you emotionally? This week, therapist and author Jessica Baum, creator of Anxiously Attached and SAFE: An Attachment-Informed Guide to Building Secure Relationships, joins Dr. Kerry to explore the hidden attachment wounds that pull us toward toxic partners. Podcast Extra Exclusive Interview Find the exclusive second segment and weekly newsletter here. More About the Podcas…

Why Narcissists Use Secrets to Avoid Intimacy

Ever feel like your relationship was the most intoxicating connection of your life—only to discover shocking lies and betrayal later? This week, intimacy expert Gary Katz reveals how narcissists protect themselves by keeping secrets, building false connections, and manipulating trust. Podcast Extra Exclusive Interview Find the exclusive second segment and weekly newsletter here. More About the Podcast Extra Interview 🔹 Think your relationship is missing intimacy, but not sure why? In th…

My Husband Claims His Facebook Account Has Been Hacked!…

What do you do when the evidence points to betrayal, but your partner insists you’re crazy? This week’s Fan Mail comes from a listener in Atlanta, Georgia, who describes the heartbreak of suspecting her husband of nearly 50 years is living a double life. Despite finding suspicious phone activity and even an STD clinic reference, her husband denies everything—blaming and belittling her instead. In this episode, Dr. Kerry unpacks the signs of DARVO (deny, attack, reverse victim and offender), e…

Why Do We REALLY Stay? Answering Your Fan Mail

This week’s fan mail dives into two powerful questions about surviving emotional abuse. First, Dr. Kerry explores what it means when you stop crying—and why emotional shutdown can be a survival mechanism in toxic relationships. Then she tackles whether the sunk cost fallacy is really what keeps us stuck with a narcissist, or if something deeper is at play. Submit Your Question! If you would like your question addressed on air, please respond here! Submit your question to be answered on air …

He Has Successfully Destroyed Me! Answering Your Fan Mail (Bonus)

Welcome to our new podcast segment called Fan Mail! This is where Dr. Kerry answers your questions. To kick off our weekly bonus episode, Dr. Kerry is responding to a listener who writes, “He has destroyed me and my world after 16 years of marriage.” — from Westminster California More About the Episode Today Dr. … Read more

Four Truths I Wished I’d Known Earlier About Going Bald

4 Truths I Wished I’d Known Earlier About Going Bald Growing up, I always admired my younger sisters’ long, thick manes of hair. My middle sister’s glossy, long black tresses had just enough reddish highlights that they shone with coppery streaks in the sunlight. My youngest sister’s head of hair was so thick that if … Read more

Why I Didn’t Know I’d Married a Narcissist

Why I Didn’t Know I’d Married a Narcissist Would you think as a psychologist I’d know my new husband was a narcissist? It should have been obvious, right? After all the years of education, training, and counseling experience, you think I would have recognized the signs of narcissism.  But, I didn’t.  That’s because narcissists are … Read more

The High Cost of Abuse: I Forgot to Value My Peace of Mind

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And, yours matters too A young woman posted before and after photos of herself taken a few months apart. In the first image, she looked worried. Stressed. Her expression was tense. You could see the tight lines around her mouth and eyes. She definitely had no peace of mind. In the second photo, she looked at … Read more

My Cheating Husband Tried to Charge Me for His Tinder Account

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Yeah, I’d stayed too long My cheating husband charged his premium Tinder account to my credit card. A week early, he had walked out after we’d been married two years. Things had never been good between us; they just had gone from bad to worse. He’d been texting her again. She was someone he’d met years ago. A … Read more