Home Podcasts Dear Therapists with Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch
Dear Therapists with Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch

Dear Therapists with Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch

iHeartPodcasts 81 Episodes Jul 21, 2026

Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch, both therapists and advice columnists, bring the therapy experience to listeners. Each week, they feature real, unscripted sessions with everyday people, offering concrete advice and following up to see how it went. The podcast aims to help listeners learn about themselves through others' struggles and growth.

Episodes

Encore: S02 Ep 20 - Doug's Fear of Intimacy
Encore: S02 Ep 20 - Doug's Fear of Intimacy Jul 21, 2026 4117 Hey, Fellow Travelers. We wrap up Season 2 with a beautiful session with Doug, who is finally in a healthy, loving relationship after the breakup of a long-term relationship that left some emotional scars. We help him to understand why intimacy is so scary for him, the impact his earlier romantic relationship had on him, and how he can be vulnerable in his current relationship in order to feel saf
Encore: S02 Ep 19 - Zoey’s Wealthy Brother
Encore: S02 Ep 19 - Zoey’s Wealthy Brother Jul 14, 2026 3766 Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Zoey, whose resentment of her financially successful brother threatens to tear their relationship apart. We explore the impact of their difficult childhood on their relationship as adults, and the meaning that money has taken on given their history.If you have a dilemma you’d like to discuss with us—big or small—email us at LoriAndGuy@iHeartMe
Encore: Lori and Guy Answer Your Questions
Encore: Lori and Guy Answer Your Questions Jul 7, 2026 2680 Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week, we’re bringing you a live episode in partnership with Avid Bookshop in Athens, Georgia. First we’ll take you behind the scenes of the podcast, then we’ll answer a few listener letters about everything from family boundaries and avoidance to exes and fear of commitment… and offer our advice on the spot!If you have a dilemma you’d like to discuss with us—big or smal
Encore: S02 Ep 17 - Hilary’s Shopping Addiction
Encore: S02 Ep 17 - Hilary’s Shopping Addiction Jun 30, 2026 3599 Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Hilary, who has been in recovery for nine years for alcohol and drug addiction after working through her traumatic childhood. Since then, she has become an addiction counselor, but recently she’s concerned that she has developed a shopping addiction and seeks our help to get things back on track.If you have a dilemma you’d like to discuss with
Encore: Having Hard Conversations: How to Avoid Being Avoidant
Encore: Having Hard Conversations: How to Avoid Being Avoidant Jun 23, 2026 2551 Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week, we’re checking in with Savannah, Ryan and Beth, Danica, and Amy to hear how our sessions have impacted their lives since we last spoke. All of them had trouble communicating with someone--a spouse, sibling, boyfriend--about an important issue in their relationships, and if you’ve been avoiding having a hard but necessary conversation (especially one that involves
Encore: S02 Ep 15 - Melissa’s Stifled Emotions
Encore: S02 Ep 15 - Melissa’s Stifled Emotions Jun 16, 2026 3666 Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Melissa, who has trouble identifying her emotions until they all pour out at once, leaving her kids and husband scared and confused. We help Melissa to get in touch with her feelings and use them to form stronger, healthier relationships with her family--and herself.If you have a dilemma you’d like to discuss with us—big or small—email us at L
Encore: S02 Ep 14 - Paul’s Inappropriate Boss
Encore: S02 Ep 14 - Paul’s Inappropriate Boss Jun 9, 2026 2813 Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Paul whose boss texts him at all hours and doesn’t seem to respond to his attempts to set boundaries with her. We help him to see that this pattern has come up in his life before, and offer him a way to take back his agency.If you have a dilemma you’d like to discuss with us—big or small—email us at LoriAndGuy@iHeartMedia.com.Follow us both on
Encore: S02 Ep 13 - Audrey’s Narcissistic Ex-Husband
Encore: S02 Ep 13 - Audrey’s Narcissistic Ex-Husband Jun 2, 2026 3932 Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Audrey, who seven years after divorcing a man she believes is narcissistic, has not yet moved on with her life. Her ex-husband is now getting remarried and she wonders why she has been unable to find a new relationship herself and why she might be pushing away men who seem to care about her.If you have a dilemma you’d like to discuss with us—b
Encore: How to Emotionally Free Yourself
Encore: How to Emotionally Free Yourself May 26, 2026 3232 Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re checking in with Elena, Libby, Liam, and Haley for an update since their sessions with us last year. All of them were grappling with how to free themselves--from a person, situation, or their own problematic beliefs--and we think you’ll be inspired by hearing what’s happened in their lives since then.If you have a dilemma you’d like to discuss with us—big or
Encore: S02 Ep 11 - Lauren’s Sexual Shame
Encore: S02 Ep 11 - Lauren’s Sexual Shame May 19, 2026 3147 Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Lauren, a woman in her 50s who feels shame and embarrassment about her limited sexual and romantic experience. We help her recognize the real reasons she felt unable to have sex for so many years and how those same dynamics are still holding her back.If you have a dilemma you’d like to discuss with us—big or small—email us at LoriAndGuy@iHeart
Encore: S02 Ep 10 - Mark’s Romantic Dilemma
Encore: S02 Ep 10 - Mark’s Romantic Dilemma May 12, 2026 3553 Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Mark, who is dealing with a lot of regret after losing the woman he loves. He wonders if he might be able to get her back now that he is working on the issues that caused her to leave, and we help him navigate a path forward.If you have a dilemma you’d like to discuss with us—big or small—email us at LoriAndGuy@iHeartMedia.com.Follow us both o
Encore: S02 Ep 9 - Wendy’s Ruptured Friendship
Encore: S02 Ep 9 - Wendy’s Ruptured Friendship May 5, 2026 3181 Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Wendy, who wonders whether a childhood friendship is worth saving after some conflict. We help her to move out of her comfort zone and tendency toward avoidance by opening up some difficult conversations she’s never had before--not just with her friend, but also with her husband.If you have a dilemma you’d like to discuss with us—big or small—

Recommended