565: My Manipulative Sister: How Can We Resist Her? | Feedback Friday
You have a manipulative half-sister who disrespects your father by referring to him as “bio-dad” and ghosts him when it suits her, but never hesitates to contact him when she needs money. Your attempts to salvage a relationship with her always go unanswered, yet your father believes she should still be invited to your wedding […]
VIEW EPISODE562: Old Ex-Con Mister Eloped with My Young Sister | Feedback Friday
Your family helped a 62-year-old convict who was “wrongfully convicted” of the statutory rape of his stepdaughter get back on his feet — until he went off and eloped with your 23-year-old sister. Now that conviction seems like it might not have been so wrongful after all, and you’re wondering how you can protect your […]
VIEW EPISODE559: How to Say Yes to Post-Traumatic Success | Feedback Friday
How do you find your way back to high achievement when coping with the aftermath of extreme trauma keeps you low? We’ll try to find an answer to this and more here on Feedback Friday! We’ll try to find an answer to this and more here on Feedback Friday! And in case you didn’t already […]
VIEW EPISODE556: How Can I Expunge the Family Sponge? | Feedback Friday
You live in an extended family situation and the only contribution one member makes to the collective is drinking, smoking pot, eating your food, stealing your old phones to pawn, and making messes they can’t be bothered to clean up. Since they’re not liable to move away from free room and board of their own […]
VIEW EPISODE553: Is Friend’s Fiancé Despotic or Simply Erotic? | Feedback Friday
Your best friend speaks glowingly about her fiancé, but she lives far away and your recent communications have only taken place by text and telephone. The thing is, this fiancé seems to be ever-present and listening in the background whenever she’s in contact, and she let it slip that he’s fantasized about seeing her lick […]
VIEW EPISODE550: Conscience Contorted by Dad’s Abuse Unreported | Feedback Friday
Your father was physically violent toward you and your brother on at least two occasions that would have warranted police intervention, but your also-abusive mother begged you not to call them. Years later, how can you reframe the anger you have toward yourself for putting up with your mother’s manipulations and not reporting your father’s […]
VIEW EPISODE547: Stopping a Swami from Swindling Our Mommy | Feedback Friday
When your stepfather passed away and your mother posted about it on Facebook, an old friend — a self-described “swami” who claims to be psychically linked to her — called to reconnect. Now, he seems to be taking advantage of her grief and loneliness to get closer, and based on a number of his wild, […]
VIEW EPISODE544: Psycho Scammer Landlord Alert | Feedback Friday
You stopped renting from a violent, paranoid landlord as soon as you saw the warning signs, but you fear a future tenant may not be so lucky. Can you publish some kind of APB as a heads up to potential victims without getting in legal trouble? We’ll try to find an answer to this and […]
VIEW EPISODE541: Spare the Pity Party; My Life Is Just Restarting | Feedback Friday
Four years ago, you lost your spouse and child in a tragic car crash that you barely survived. Now, with a supportive partner and a toddler by your side, you’re determined to move on with your life. Unfortunately, it’s hard to meet new people who can see past what you’ve endured without pitying you. How […]
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