Family

Michelle says her sister is destroying her life with alcohol just two years after their brother died from his addictions, and she worries about the impact of her family's problems on her...

Family

Pam's mother is helping her sister raise her daughter and Pam feels envious of the amount of time they get to spend together.   💡Dr. Laura: "Be thankful that your personalities and...

Family

Kevin doesn't like his wife's suggestion that they delay retirement and paying off their home in order to put all five of their sons through medical school.   💡Dr. Laura: "Support your...

Family

Adam doesn't like how he is moved to tears whenever he sees examples of the loving relationships he has always longed for.   💡Dr. Laura: "It's OK to be moved by your emotions."

Family

Oneda wonders if it's wrong for her to feel so ambivalent about the impending death of her abusive, mentally ill mother.   💡Dr. Laura: "It's difficult to be a good daughter to a bad...

Family

Keesha invited her loser brother to live with her, but the arrangement is making her pretty unhappy.   💡Dr. Laura: "You'll be better off when you start putting more thought into important...

Family

Melissa wonders how she can find peace with her decision to place her father in a retirement home.   💡Dr. Laura: "Sometimes the best we can do is accept the sadness of a situation."

Family

Jim says his family is being torn apart by his son who berates and antagonizes anyone who doesn't agree with him politically.   💡Dr. Laura: "Do not tolerate thoughtless, direct aggression."

Family

Melinda would like to move on from the angry feelings she has toward her parents for the ways they have disappointed her.   💡Dr. Laura: "Sometimes the biggest growth comes when we give up...