The Divorce Myth: What Actually Harms Children vs. What Helps Them Heal with Michelle Dempsey-Multack

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Why I'm Stepping Back From Instagram

Content warning: This episode contains a description of a traumatic birth, postpartum complications, and abuse.Before the Q&A, Whitney opens with an unscripted reflection on taking a break from Instagram. She then moves into two listener questions from people who have stopped wai ...  Show more

Myth of the Bad Seed: The Dangerous Belief That Some Children Are Just Broken

“He's been hard since the day he was born.” “Something in her is just off, and always has been.” “Is there something broken with my child?” Whitney traces questions and the fears beneath them to a centuries old belief that some people are simply born bad. It’s a belief that has c ...  Show more

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