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800: Can Therapy Wreck a Background Check? | Feedback Friday
Sexually abused by your own brother at a young age, and aware of your own proclivities to possibly abuse others younger than yourself, you wonder if seeking therapy to alleviate how you feel might get you in trouble if you ever sought security clearance for a government job. What should you do? Welcome to Feedback […]
VIEW EPISODE796: Pervert-in-Law Scammer Belongs in the Slammer | Feedback Friday
Your creepy brother-in-law has been using explicit pictures of you — which he obtained through a nanny cam he secretly installed in your bedroom eight years ago — to anonymously threaten you with blackmail. Your sister was in the process of divorcing him and turned his laptop over to the police as evidence, but you […]
VIEW EPISODE792: Red Flags Making You Rethink Your Shrink | Feedback Friday
A number of red flags have you rethinking the effectiveness of your shrink. Shouldn’t they make you feel more capable of facing the world and understanding your place in it instead of less capable and more confused? Is it time for you to shop for a newer, better therapist? We’ll try to help you answer […]
VIEW EPISODE788: His Love Is Bona Fide, Not a Mail-Order Bride | Feedback Friday
If the people back home choose to believe negative stereotypes about your true love from another land and the nature of your relationship, it’s a damn shame — for them. On this Feedback Friday, we’ll delve into why it’s almost always okay to blow off the cockamamie opinions of people who should probably be minding […]
VIEW EPISODE785: Living with Aplomb in Spite of a Monstrous Mom | Feedback Friday
Your adoptive mom is a narcissistic homophobe whose big concern when you disclosed that you’d been sexually abused by family members was how this would make other people think about her. You’ve since gone on to become an accomplished writer with friends in high places, but your family has always taken your mother’s twisted side […]
VIEW EPISODE782: Death of Mother Could Trigger Ballistic Brother | Feedback Friday
Now that your mother-in-law is in hospice, you’re worried that your unstable brother-in-law — whose uncomfortable attachment to her makes Norman Bates look like John Boy Walton — is set to go literally ballistic against you and your husband (who has been handling her financial affairs) when she finally passes. Should you skip the funeral, […]
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