Dear Therapists with Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch
Episodes
Encore: Ep. 7 - Allison’s Lonely Students
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week, a dedicated young teacher deals with the guilt of not being able to connect with her students while being physically...
Encore: Ep. 6 - Kristine's DNA Bombshell
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week, we explore what happens when a DNA test reveals a shocking surprise. Kristine was adopted and had always hoped to fi...
Encore: Ep. 5 - Amy's Boyfriend's Dog
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week, we explore the ghosts of a partner's ex-girlfriend. A woman is happy in her new relationship, except for one thing: ...
Encore: Ep. 4 - Ryan and Beth's Relationship Impasse
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week, a married couple with kids struggles to come to a decision on where to raise their family. Ryan wants their kids t...
Encore: Ep. 3 - Mike's Messy Affair
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Fellow Travelers, this week a man who ended his marriage to be with the love of his life wonders if that makes him a bad person. We talk to Mike...
Encore: Ep. 2 - Priscilla's Blended Family
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, Fellow Travelers. This week we explore the challenges of blending families together. Priscilla is struggling to deal with her boyfriend’s six...
Encore: Ep. 1 - Shrina's Broken Heart
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, Fellow Travelers. Our very first episode deals with a problem familiar to a lot of people: a breakup and a broken heart. Our guest Shrina stru...
Encore: S04 Ep. 10 - Stephanie’s Mother’s Judgment
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re in session with Stephanie and her mother, Rona, who hasn’t forgiven her daughter for something that happened twenty-five years ag...
BONUS: Since You Asked: Is a Flakey Friend Worth Keeping? Plus: Badly Behaved Kids!
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We follow up on last week’s advice about who should bear the burden of maintaining connections with parents. We also respond to questions about ...
Encore: S04 Ep. 09 - Alexis’s Controlling Family
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re in session with Alexis, whose parents are pressuring her to get married and have children on their timeline instead of hers. We hel...
Introducing: Since You Asked
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re popping in your feed to tell you about a new show from Lemonada Media, Since You Asked. Who doesn’t need advice&mdas...
Encore: S04 Ep. 08 - Grace and Finn’s Escalating Arguments
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re in session with Grace and Finn, a young married couple who struggle to keep their disagreements from turning into full-blown argume...
Encore: S04 Ep. 07 - Vanessa’s Parental Betrayal
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re in session with Vanessa, whose father insisted she take out a huge loan she could not repay and give him all the money, then disown...
Encore: S04 Ep. 06 - Andrew’s Shared Ex-Boyfriend
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re in session with Andrew, who met his current partner because they shared the same ex, and worries that his new relationship is there...
Encore: S04 Ep. 05 - Emily’s Shaky Marriage
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re in session with Emily, whose relationship with her long-distance fiance blew up the moment they got married. We help her to see how...
Encore: S04 Ep. 04 - Elise’s Angry Sister
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re in session with Elise, who wants to have a better relationship with her angry older sister. We help Elise to see her sister’s per...
BONUS: More Happier: Talking Romance Writing with Stacey Abrams and Lori Gottlieb
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Roundtable discussion, we explore the role of romance in fiction and real life. Author and political leader Stacey Abrams explains how she wea...
Encore: S04 Ep. 03 - Richard’s Wife’s Death
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re in session with Richard, who has been trying to avoid feeling the pain of losing his wife of 40 years. We teach him how to sit with...
Encore: S04 Ep. 02 - Nora’s Unexpected Pregnancy
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re in session with Nora, whose whirlwind romance with her now-husband led to an unexpected pregnancy that was terminated when they wer...
Encore: S04 Ep. 01 - Amanda’s Cheating Husband
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re in session with Amanda, who’s wondering if she should leave her husband after finding out he repeatedly cheated on her with other...
Encore: S03 Ep. 21 - We Discuss Becca & Jake
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, In the last of two bonus episodes, we’re doing another case consultation with our intern Ben, a psychology graduate student who pre-inter...
Encore: S03 Ep. 20 - We Discuss Adam
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We hope you enjoyed Season 3 of Dear Therapists. As we get ready for Season 4, we have two special bonus episodes to share with you. Sometimes after a...
Encore: S03 Ep. 19 - Kate’s People-Pleasing Trap
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re in session with Kate, who wants to break free from her people-pleasing tendencies. We help her to see how this pattern developed in ...
Encore: Jennifer’s Fiance’s Instagram Flirtations One Year Later
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re checking in with Jennifer, who caught her fiance flirting with an ex-girlfriend on Instagram, to hear how she’s doing one year lat...
Encore: S03 Ep. 17 - Jordan’s Troubled Marriage
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re in session with Jordan, who wants to understand how seeing his parents’ dysfunctional relationship as a child might have contribut...
Encore: Hillary’s Shopping Addiction One Year Later
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re checking in with Hillary, an addictions counselor who developed a new addiction of her own, to hear how she’s doing one year later...
Encore: Lauren’s Sexual Shame One Year Later
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re checking in with Lauren, who came to us feeling a lot of shame around her lack of sexual experience, to hear how she’s doing one y...
Encore: S03 Ep. 14 - Anna and Chris’ Marital Betrayal
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re in session with Anna and Chris, a young married couple who came to us after Anna, who is pregnant with their first child, discovered...
Encore: S03 Ep. 13 - Melanie’s Difficult Mother
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re in session with Melanie, who wonders if it’s possible to interact with her mother in adulthood in a way that won’t cause so much...
Encore: Melissa’s Stifled Emotions One Year Later
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re checking in with Melissa, who had trouble tolerating her children’s emotions, to hear how she’s doing one year later If you h...
Encore: Doug’s Fear of Intimacy One Year Later
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re checking in with Doug, who struggled with a fear of intimacy after an emotionally scarring relationship, to hear how he’s doing on...
Encore: S03 Ep. 10 - Kayla’s Toxic Relationship
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re in session with Kayla, who’s engaged to a wonderful man but still carries scars from a disturbing relationship she had years ago t...
Encore: S03 Ep. 9 - Sandra and Kim’s Family Secret
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re in session with sisters Sandra and Kim, who discover a family secret that their parents held for sixty years. We help them to proces...
Diane’s Infertility Struggles One Year Later
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re checking in with Diane, who came to us while struggling with the emotional fallout from pregnancy loss, to hear how she’s doing on...
Nicole’s Family Divorce One Year Later
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re checking in with Nicole, who felt stuck in the middle of her parents’ divorce, to hear how she’s doing one year late...
Encore: S03 Ep. 6 - Becca and Jake’s Marital Impasse
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re in session with Becca and Jake. Becca loves her husband Jake but worries about his angry outbursts toward their young children, ...
Encore: S03 Ep. 5 - Catherine’s Secret Revenge
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re in session with Catherine, a seemingly polite woman who creates elaborate revenge fantasies about the people in her life. She wa...
Paul’s Inappropriate Boss One Year Later
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re checking in with Paul, who struggled to set boundaries with his boss, to hear how he’s doing one year later. ...
Audrey’s Narcissistic Ex-Husband One Year Later
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re checking in with Audrey, who was struggling to move on from a divorce that happened seven years earlier, to hear how she’s...
Encore: S03 Ep. 2 - Lily and Nathan’s Second Marriage
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re in session with Lily and Nathan, who fell madly in love after their midlife divorces. We help them navigate a toxic ex-spouse wh...
Encore: S03 Ep. 1 - Adam’s Cheating Boyfriend
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re in session with Adam, who struggles to trust himself and set boundaries in his relationships. We help him to see how his avoidan...
Encore: S02 Ep. 20 - Doug's Fear of Intimacy
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. We wrap up Season 2 with a beautiful session with Doug, who is finally in a healthy, loving relationship after the breakup of a...
Encore: S02 Ep. 19 - Zoey’s Wealthy Brother
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Zoey, whose resentment of her financially successful brother threatens to tear their relation...
Encore: Lori and Guy Answer Your Questions
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week, we’re bringing you a live episode in partnership with Avid Bookshop in Athens, Georgia. First we’ll take you beh...
Encore: S02 Ep. 17 - Hilary’s Shopping Addiction
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Hilary, who has been in recovery for nine years for alcohol and drug addiction after working ...
Encore: Having Hard Conversations: How to Avoid Being Avoidant
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week, we’re checking in with Savannah, Ryan and Beth, Danica, and Amy to hear how our sessions have impacted their lives...
Encore: S02 Ep. 15 - Melissa’s Stifled Emotions
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Melissa, who has trouble identifying her emotions until they all pour out at once, leaving he...
Encore: S02 Ep. 14 - Paul’s Inappropriate Boss
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Paul whose boss texts him at all hours and doesn’t seem to respond to his attempts to set b...
Encore: S02 Ep. 13 - Audrey’s Narcissistic Ex-Husband
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Audrey, who seven years after divorcing a man she believes is narcissistic, has not yet moved...
Encore: How to Emotionally Free Yourself
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re checking in with Elena, Libby, Liam, and Haley for an update since their sessions with us last year. All of t...
Encore: S02 Ep. 11 - Lauren’s Sexual Shame
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Lauren, a woman in her 50s who feels shame and embarrassment about her limited sexual and rom...
Encore: S02 Ep. 10 - Mark’s Romantic Dilemma
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Mark, who is dealing with a lot of regret after losing the woman he loves. He wonders if he m...
Encore: S02 Ep. 9 - Wendy’s Ruptured Friendship
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Wendy, who wonders whether a childhood friendship is worth saving after some conflict. We hel...
Encore: Family Struggles: How We Move Through Them
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week our theme is family struggles and we’re catching up with Molly, Lenny, Christine, and Shannon from Season 1. We’l...
Encore: S02 Ep. 7 - Emma’s Unavailable Men
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Emma, who wants to break her pattern of being drawn to older, unavailable men. We help he...
Encore: S02 Ep. 6 - Carol and Michelle’s Mother-Daughter Conflict
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in a mother-daughter couples session with Carol and Michelle, who have a long history of tension in their rel...
Encore: S02 Ep. 5 - Nicole’s Family Divorce
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Nicole, whose parents are getting divorced after nearly 40 years of marriage and is surprised...
Encore: S02 Ep. 3 - Diane’s Infertility Struggle
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers! This week we're in session with Diane, who has been struggling with pregnancy loss and infertility as she and her husband try t...
Encore: S02 Ep. 2 - Jason’s Alcoholic Father
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Jason, who still carries emotional scars from an alcoholic father who tormented him when ...
Encore: S02 Ep. 1 - Jennifer's Fiance's Instagram Flirtations
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. Jennifer caught her fiance sending flirtatious messages to his previous girlfriend on Instagram, and feels stuck about how to a...
Encore: Ep 20 - Savannah's Chronically-Ill Husband
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. When Savannah first met her husband, she knew he had a chronic illness but didn't think it would affect their lives as a young ...
Encore: Ep 19 - Shannon's Holiday-Season Dread
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. Shannon spent her childhood holiday seasons listening to her divorced parents fight about who would get more time with their ki...
Encore: Ep 18 - Scott's Wife's Affair
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. After Scott discovered his wife's affair, he wanted to save their marriage and was heartbroken when she wanted a divorce. But ...
Encore: Ep 17 - Danica's Rejected Sibling
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. Danica and her two brothers grew up with parents who weren't very present, leaving the three of them to fend for themselves. Bu...
Encore: Ep 16 - Two Therapists and a Monk
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. We’re dipping into our inbox to answer several of your questions this week, but we’re not doing it alone! For this special ...
Encore: Ep 15 - Molly's Father's Suicide
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Molly has always had a critical mother, but even she was shocked when her mom blamed her for her father's recent suicide. We help Molly tak...
Encore: Ep 14 - Libby’s Self-Induced Stress
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, a high school student struggles to manage the pressure to achieve without losing her sense of self. We help her to see that when you have ...
Encore: Ep 13 - Maria's Childless Son
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. Maria doesn't want to interfere in her kids' lives, but when she hears that her son wants to have children but his wife doe...
Encore: Ep 12 - Liam's Gender Transition
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. Liam has just come out to his family as a transgender man and begun hormone replacement therapy. His sister is getting married ...
Encore: Ep 11 - Haley's Perfect Sister
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. In Haley's mind, her sister Jill has always been the "perfect" one. When Jill visits their aging parents, she's like Mary Poppi...
Encore: Ep 10 - Lenny's Estranged Daughter
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. It's been two decades since Lenny's daughter cut off contact with him after he and her mother divorced. Lenny has thought about...
Encore: Ep 9 - Elena's Cheating Husband
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. After seven years of marriage, Elena recently discovered that her husband has been having affairs—plenty of them. They are i...
Encore: Ep 8 - Jeff’s Critical Parents
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. Jeff's parents have always been critical--making negative comments about everything from his appearance and intelligence to his...
Season 4 of Dear Therapists Launches Next Week!
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here’s a sneak peek into Season 4 of Dear Therapists, which launches next week! We can’t wait to bring you another full season of inspiring and tr...
Dear Therapists Season 3 Begins!
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Season 3 of Dear Therapists! We’re so excited to bring you a preview of what you’ll be hearing in our all-new sessions starting...
What We’ve Learned about Love
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Fellow Travelers. This week we’re checking in with Shrina, Priscilla, Allison, and Jeff from Season 1 to find out what’s happened in their liv...
DEAR THERAPISTS Podcast returns next Tuesday, 7/20!
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. We're back with all-new weekly sessions starting this coming Tuesday, 7/20! To get you ready, today we're giving you a peek int...
Lori And Guy's Exciting Announcements
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Fellow Travelers. We have some very exciting news to share with you! Get ready to mark some important dates on your calendars, and if you're havi...
Bonus Episode: Instagram Live Q&A
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Fellow Travelers, we are still hard at work on season 2 of our show, but while we’re away, we wanted to share this conversation the two of us re...
Lori & Guy's Mid-Season Break
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hey there Fellow Travelers, we’re taking a short break in the middle of our season, but we wanted to take a moment to remind everyone that we want t...
Introducing: Dear Therapists
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sit in on the intimate sessions of renowned therapists and national advice columnists Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch as they guide fellow travelers throu...