Family Troubles with Dr. Joshua Coleman
Family Troubles with Dr. Joshua Coleman is a podcast dedicated to exploring and understanding the intricate dynamics of family life through a multifaceted lens. Hosted by Dr. Joshua Coleman, a seasoned psychologist with decades of experience, this show dives deep into the complexities of modern familial relationships, along with transformative strategies to foster healthier connections and mend broken bonds.
Each episode will tackle a broad range of topics affecting families today - from estranged relationships and family conflict, to the latest research and evolving societal pressures. Discussions will be intellectually stimulating, offering a 360-degree view of the strains on family life through interviews with leading academics, psychologists, sociologists and historians.
If you’ve ever asked:
• Why do adult relationships with parents fall apart?
• When is estrangement appropriate?
• Is reconciling and healing after estrangement possible?
• Why is estrangement becoming more common today?
Then you’re in the right place. Whether you're a professional in the field or simply interested in understanding the current landscape of family dynamics, Family Troubles will provide valuable insights and thought-provoking perspectives.
Join in as we unravel the modern challenges facing families, share expert opinions, and provide a space for learning about the evolving nature of family estrangement and relationships.
Family Troubles with Dr. Joshua Coleman
Latest Episodes
Does Wealth Make It Harder for Parents of Adult Children? Managing Director and Head of the Merrill Center for Family Wealth, Valerie Galinskaya
In this episode of Family Troubles, I sit down with Valerie Galinskaya, Managing Director and Head of the Merrill Center for Family Wealth, to talk about wealth, inheritance, adult children, family communication, and the emotional complexity th...
Why Modern Marriage and Family Feels So Hard: Historian Stephanie Coontz Explains
In this episode of Family Troubles, I sit down with Stephanie Coontz, Director of Research and Public Education for the Council on Contemporary Families and emeritus faculty of History and Family Studies at The Evergreen State College. Stephani...
What's It Like for the Child Who Isn't Estranged When the Other Is? With Celia Flinn
In this episode of Family Troubles, I sit down with Celia Flinn, a school-based therapist in the Bay Area who brings both clinical insight and lived experience to the topic of sibling estrangement. Celia shares what happened when her sibling be...
Turning Pain into Purpose: A Conversation with Alphonso James
In this episode of Family Troubles, I sit down with Alphonso James, a speaker, advocate, author, and exoneree who spent 32 years incarcerated for a crime he did not commit. At 17 years old, Alphonso was wrongfully convicted of murder and senten...
Gender Identity, Therapists and Culture as Paths to Estrangement with Sasha Ayad
In this episode of Family Troubles, I sit down with Sasha Ayad, M.Ed., LPC, a Licensed Professional Counselor who has worked with adolescents for over 19 years and focuses on teens and young adults struggling with gender dysphoria and gender id...
