Dear Dr. Tracy
Episodes
When Your Partner Overshares With Your Mother-In-Law
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Does your partner share everything with their parents? This episode dives into this topic after receiving a question from one of our community members...
Do this One Thing in Your Relationship: The Weekly Meeting
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most common complaints I receive is, "We never talk about the hard stuff." What's the barrier to turning towards each other and talking? Fo...
They Didn't Respect My Boundaries: Preparing for The Holidays
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're getting ready for another holiday season. With Passover, Good Friday, Easter, Eastern Orthodox Easter, and Ramadan coming up, it seemed like a g...
"The parent-child relationship is the hardest of our life." - Dr. Shefali
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For the parents who just want their child to be happy. When I told my daughter that I just needed five minutes before I could rub her back at bedtime,...
When Your Partner Makes it All About Them
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's podcast, I answer your question. Q. Dear Dr. Tracy. Every time I try to share something with my partner, he goes and makes it about him...
Sleeping in Separate Beds with MomRoom's Renee Reina
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that 1 in 4 couples sleep in separate beds?1 Despite this common experience, many people continue to feel a lot of stigma around speaking...
Burn Your Guilt and Other Toxic Messages with NYT Bestselling author Eve Rodsky
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our collective experiences recently have been beyond challenging. The frequent suggestions of "go for a walk" are often not enough anymore. Enter Eve ...
I Answer Your Questions - Season Finale
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is quite a bit different than every other episode this season. I asked the community, via Instagram, to submit questions and I picked som...
Relationships: Attachment Styles and Finding Growth Edges
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you sit two relationship experts down for a chat? This episode is just that - two relationship experts, one conversation. Everyone h...
Motherhood: Putting Yourself First
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever reached a point, through your motherhood journey, where you felt like something needed to change in order for you to be happy? Perhaps y...
Mental Load: The Unpaid, Invisible Work of Motherhood
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why is it that we treat men's time as if it is as "precious as diamonds" and women's time as if it is as "infinite as sand?" (As this week's podcast g...
Parachuting into Motherhood: Finding your Identity as a Step Mom
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Step moms seem to get a bad rap in movies - even cast in a poor light and labeled "Evil Stepmothers." In reality, stepmothers are human beings parachu...
Don't Go to Bed Angry: Relationship Myths
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Don't go to bed angry" is probably one of the most common well wishes provided to newly weds during evening toasts and handwritten cards. But what th...
I Had a Miscarriage
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"You're young..." "You'll get pregnant again..." "At least you have a healthy child..." "At least you can get pregnant..." It's estimated that nearly ...
Sex: Everything Else Has a Deadline
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever thought to yourself "are we having enough sex?" or maybe you have fallen into a rut where you can recall step-by-step how each time will...
Divorce: Going from Lemons to Lemonade
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever had someone say to you "I'm sorry about your divorce?" or maybe you've said this to someone. Is there really something to be sorry for? ...
Apologies: The Good, The Bad, The Vulnerable
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all know that feeling when someone apologizes but doesn't really apologize. Or what about for ourselves, when we aren't sure we have anything to ap...
Overcoming Perfectionism and Showing Up Imperfectly
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
So many women and mothers show up in my office struggling with high expectations and perfectionism. The challenge? Life is not perfect. You are not...
How to Calm the *&#$ Down: Retune Your Nervous System to Optimize Resiliency
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the biggest struggles being seen with dealing with COVID19? The uncertainty. What does this look like tomorrow? Next month? This winter? So...
Stress in 2020 and Why You Need to Tune Into Your Cycle
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Take a moment and reflect on the year of 2020. Sidenote. It’s already November 3rd! Did you get all of the projects completed that you wante...
Understanding Your Attachment Style to Help Strengthen Your Relationship
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We all long to know that we matter to the ones we love. We have an innate need for emotional contact and security, and these attachment needs are heal...
Growing Compassion and Kindness in Your Relationship
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We all have triggers. Our partners all have triggers. And they are not always the same things. Building a relationship that brings an understanding of...
When You Doubt Yourself: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In June of this year, I was asked to speak at a conference on imposter syndrome for women in business. Being one of my goals for the year, I was supe...
The Self-Sabotaging That Leads You to Bear The Mental Load
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We know that women and mothers carry a higher mental load than their partners. It isn’t just completing the household and childcare tasks, it is als...
The Mindsets that Lead to Burnout
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When I returned to work after my second maternity leave, I was doing it all. Eight clients back to back. An hour commute home. Nursing my daughter. Bu...
Learning to Pause: Letting Go of Being the Perfect Mother
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Overwhelmed. Can you relate to this feeling? Overwhelmed with the number of things you need to get done. From cleaning the house, homeschooling you...
When Friendships Change: How to Deal with Friendship Breakups
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Friendships are hard, particularly as adults. Many of us believe that the quality of our life is based on the number of people we can count on as frie...
Coping Strategies During Times of Difficulties
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There is so much happening in the world today. The events taking place are outside of our control, from COVID19 to the Black Lives Matter Movement. S...
Living in a Pandemic: One Question to Ask Yourself
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are in a time of crisis. Moving into the summer, what is one question that you should be asking yourself. Picture your life as a garden. Everythin...
My 3 R's for Optimizing your Wellness this Summer
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's episode 12 and the season finale! In this episode I'm talking about my THREE R's for maximizing your wellness over the summer months. Be sure to ...
You are not your anxiety with Dr. Julie Groveman
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Anxiety. So many of us experience this normal emotion. And yet, anxiety is a common presentation in the therapy office, often times clients saying the...
Postpartum Nutrition and Body Weight with Registered Dietitian Melissa Mitri
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today I chat with Melissa Mitri, a Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist, where her practice is focused on helping moms and moms-to-be build a healthy bab...
Slay Shame: Five Ways for Dealing with Shame in your Life.
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Shame is the notion that one is unworthy, defective, or a failure in some way. As one of the most painful emotions experienced, shame disconnects us f...
Mind Your Money with Financial Therapist Lindsay Bryan-Podvin
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Money matters. But women don’t like to talk about it and there are so many emotional barriers to talking about and addressing issues related to mon...
Get to Know Your Pelvic Floor: An Episode for All Women with Andrea Plitz
08 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I sit down with registered physiotherapist, yoga teacher, and mother, Andrea Plitz. We talk about the the fundamentals of pelvic floor health for ALL ...
How to Respond to Defensiveness in your Relationship
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I answer a listener’s question on how to deal with her partner’s defensiveness in their relationship. I first talk about what is defensiveness, an...
Going to Therapy and the Rawness of Motherhood with Erica from Mom.Break
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I sit down with Erica from Mom.Break and talk about her experience with postpartum depression and going to therapy. As a psychologist, I could never a...
Putting you in the Equation: Addressing Self-Care
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I am talking all about self-care this week - an important aspect of living a meaningful life. I talk about what self-care is not and what gets in the ...
Check Your Boundaries: A Cornerstone for Relationships and Overall Well-being with Dr. Soph
10 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I speak with psychologist Dr. Soph about authenticity, shame, and navigating boundaries in your life. Setting boundaries is one of the top things we t...
When Fear Gets in the Way
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There are so many times when fear stops us from doing something that is important – from taking that big risk or making a change. In this episode, I...
Change Your Dialogue
15 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Join me, Dr. Tracy Dalgleish, psychologist and couples therapist, as I discuss two core themes that I see in therapy every day and why I created this ...