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Topic: Bad Childhood

Bad Childhood

Call of the Day Podcast: I Can't Get My Mom's Approval
By Dr. Laura on November 29, 2022

Kay is in her 60s and is still trying to find a way to earn her mother's love.

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Bad Childhood

Call of the Day Podcast: I Don't Want to Live This Way Anymore
By Dr. Laura on November 25, 2022

Dr. Laura helps Hayley understand she will probably never have the relationship she desires with her mother and to consider other ways to fulfill her need to love and be loved.

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Bad Childhood

Email of the Day: I Finally Accepted I'd Never Have the Dad I Wanted
By Dr. Laura on November 22, 2022

Your book β€œBad Childhood, Good Life,” really had an impact on me, because I allowed myself to accept that my very verbally abusive father was just that – abusive. People told me that I...

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Bad Childhood

COTD Podcast: Should I Ask My Dad To Be Involved in My Wedding?
By Dr. Laura on November 21, 2022

Chloe wants to turn a blind eye to the damage both of her parents caused during her childhood so they will be a part of her wedding.

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Bad Childhood

Call of the Day Podcast: I've Been In Denial
By Dr. Laura on November 15, 2022

Amy is beginning to realize what a bad idea it's been to let her children spend time with the stepfather who sexually abused her and the mother who allowed it to happen.

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Bad Childhood

Email of the Day: I Used To Believe I Was a Bad Child
By Dr. Laura on November 11, 2022

My mother was not a β€œmommy.” I remember telling her that she might love me, but she didn’t like me. Ten years ago, I moved to my parents’ neighborhood thinking that would be a great way to...

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Bad Childhood

COTD Podcast: My Childhood Memories Are Depressing Me - Part 2
By Dr. Laura on November 8, 2022

In part 2 of this call, Dr. Laura helps Matthew understand that, in spite of his bad childhood, he has – and deserves to have – a good life.

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Bad Childhood

COTD Podcast: My Childhood Memories Are Depressing Me - Part 1
By Dr. Laura on November 8, 2022

The pain of his broken childhood home continues to cause Matthew problems even though he's now happily married with young children.

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Bad Childhood

Blog: You Don’t Have to Keep Living Your Childhood Pain
By Dr. Laura on October 24, 2022

Early life experiences with family largely determine how neuronal patterns are established in the brain. If you dealt with cruel and negligent family members, you thought this was how the...

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