<p>Whitney is fired up about Oprah’s recent podcast about going no contact. She also responds to a Mel Robbins/Karl Pillemer article titled "Life is Too Short to Fight With Your Family." She breaks down why these narratives are harmful, who they're really speaking to (and who they're ignoring), and the problematic assumptions embedded in questions like "where did you get this idea from?” Whitney challenges the toxic positivity of telling people to accept mistreatment from family, questions why we're not writing these articles to Uncle Joe who's being racist at Thanksgiving, and explains why "just accept and move on" advice completely misses the mark.Oprah’s podcast: <a href="https://youtu.be/cK7EJgILMIk?si=OFWCMMyO0WX5Q3L2"><u>Oprah Explores the Rising Trend of Going No Contact with Your Family</u></a>Mel Robbin and Karl Pillemer article: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/opinion/thanksgiving-family-fighting.html"><u>https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/opinion/thanksgiving-family-fighting.html</u></a></p><p>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.</p><p>Have a question for Whitney? Send a voice memo or email to <a href="mailto:[email protected]"><u>[email protected]</u></a></p><p><a href="https://callinghome.co"><u>Join the Family Cyclebreakers Club⁠⁠</u></a></p><p>Follow Whitney on Instagram | sitwithwhit</p><p>Follow Whitney on YouTube | @whitneygoodmanlmft</p><p><a href="https://sitwithwhit.com/toxic-positivity"><u>⁠⁠Order Whitney’s book, Toxic Positivity</u></a></p><p>Learn more about ad choices. Visit podcast.choices.com/adchoices</p><p><em>This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice.</em></p><p>03:31 Oprah’s podcast</p><p>45:05 The Mel Robbins’ NYT article</p><p>58:15 Taking a break in December</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>