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Whitney Goodman is a licensed marriage and family therapist and author on a mission to help adult family members have better relationships. Each week, Whitney has conversations with influential guests and real people to help listeners find new ways of looking at old family problems.
Calling Home is available every Tuesday and Thursday wherever you get your podcasts.
Analyzing Family Dysfunction in the Netflix Series "Nobody Wants This"
CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
56 minutes
1 week ago
Analyzing Family Dysfunction in the Netflix Series "Nobody Wants This"
Whitney launches a new series exploring family dynamics in pop culture, starting with Netflix's "Nobody Wants This." Joined by Meg Josephson, author of the New York Times bestseller "Are You Mad at Me?", she breaks down the clash between Noah's enmeshed, guilt-driven Jewish family led by his controlling mother Bina, and Joanne's emotionally distant family that hides behind humor. They discuss what happens when parents fuse their identity with their children, the difference between closeness and enmeshment, how cultural expectations complicate boundaries, and whether you'd actually want to sit down at this family's dinner table.
Connect with Meg:https://megjosephson.com/
Order Meg’s new book:https://amzn.to/47tyvIi
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.
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00:00 Introducing Whitney’s new series
03:49 Character overview
09:07 When Bina’s identity gets fused with her son
14:39 Closeness and enmeshment
27:51 Bina confronts Joanne
34:15 Joanne at Shabbat scene
50:55 The dinner table scale
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CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
Whitney Goodman is a licensed marriage and family therapist and author on a mission to help adult family members have better relationships. Each week, Whitney has conversations with influential guests and real people to help listeners find new ways of looking at old family problems.
Calling Home is available every Tuesday and Thursday wherever you get your podcasts.
