Voices in the Family

About Voices in the Family
Voices in the Family Shows

About Voices in the Family
Voices in the Family was first aired as "Family Matters" in 1985 on Philadelphia's local NPR affiliate WHYY FM. From the onset, Dr. Gottlieb's relationship with his audience was described as "magical." At that time, most psychology shows had "experts" telling listeners what they should do. Gottlieb's approach was to provide gentle and insightful questions rather than answers. He would stay engaged with the callers for several minutes and actually learn a bit about their lives in addition to responding to their concerns.

Because of this unique approach, the show became the first of its kind in the country that introduced a lay audience to what respectful psychotherapy actually looked like. As a result, the show has won awards from organizations such as the American Psychological Association, the American Academy of Marital and Family Therapists, the Pennsylvania Psychological Association and the New Jersey Academy of Marital and Family Therapists—to mention a few.

Since that time, the show has continued to grow and expand its subject matter. Today, listeners will frequently hear a variety psychological issues and problems addressed such as; childhood obesity, depression, marital conflict and many others. But now the show also covers the broader social and political issues and how they relate to one's individual psychology. Gottlieb says that it is always his intent to enable each listener to learn something about themselves each week.

Voices in the Family Shows
April 2008
04/28/08: Learning From the Heart
04/21/08: The Second Nine Months
04/14/08: Entitlement
04/07/08: Alzheimer's Disease

March 2008
03/31/08: Doctors and Home Visits
03/24/08: Sex Addiction
03/17/08: Boomer Suicide
03/10/08: Online Gambling
03/03/08: Cluttering and Hoarding

February 2008
02/25/08: Self-Criticism
02/18/08: Virtual Worlds
02/11/08: Male/Female Friendships
02/04/08: Teens and the Internet

January 2008
01/28/08: Adults and ADHD
01/21/08: The Universal Language of Grief
01/14/08: Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
01/07/08: Psychology and the 2008 Presidential Election

December 2007
12/24/07: Pre-empted
12/17/07: Restorative Justice
12/10/07: Dreams
12/03/07: Transgender Youth

November 2007
11/26/07: Teens and the Internet
11/19/07: Chronic Pain
11/12/07: Male/Female Friendships
11/05/07: Genetic Testing and Families

October 2007
10/29/07: The Psychology of Lying
10/22/07: Restorative Justice
10/15/07: Husbandry
10/08/07: Domestic Violence
10/01/07: Peace Begins in the Mind

September 2007
09/24/07: World War II Veterans and PTSD
09/17/07: Children and Mental Health
09/10/07: Heart and Depression
09/03/07: Pre-empted

August 2007
08/27/07: Husbandry
08/20/07: Fame Junkies
08/13/07: A Conversation With Andrea Collins Smith
08/06/07: Virtual Worlds

July 2007
07/30/07: Healing Healthcare
07/23/07: Homophobia
07/16/07: Family Stories
07/09/07: Rehab
07/02/07: Adult Sibling Relationships

June 2007
06/25/07: Doctor-Patient Relationships
06/18/07: Multi-Racial Families
06/11/07: Father's Day
06/04/07: Ambivalence Around Motherhood

May 2007
05/28/07: Pre-empted
05/21/07: Mental Illness and Recovery
05/14/07: College Students and Mental Health
05/07/07: Stress and Our Health

April 2007
04/30/07: Autism Throughout the Life Cycle
04/23/07: Healing After Affairs
04/16/07: Pre-empted
04/09/07: Holocaust Remembrance Day
04/02/07: Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen

March 2007
03/26/07: Leadership
03/19/07: Families and War
03/12/07: Sexualization of Girls
03/05/07: Saying No!

February 2007
02/26/07: Fame Junkies
02/19/07: Healing Healthcare
02/12/07: Sexual Fantasies
02/05/07: Children and Temperment

January 2007
01/29/07: Teen Suicide Prevention
01/22/07: Forgiveness
01/15/07: Modern-Day Slavery
01/08/07: The Lost Years
01/01/07: Pre-empted

December 2006
12/25/06: Pre-empted
12/18/06: The Blessing of A Skinned Knee
12/11/06: A Conversation with Gerda Weissmann Klein and Morris Dees
12/04/06: Persian Girls

November 2006
11/27/06: Women and Healthcare
11/20/06: Gratitude
11/13/06: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
11/06/06: Child Abuse

October 2006
10/30/06: Politics
10/23/06: Lessons from Joan
10/16/06: Childhood Obesity
10/09/06: Healing Healthcare
10/04/06: Special Broadcast: Violence
10/02/06: A Grief Like No Other

September 2006
09/25/06: Families and Money
09/18/06: Post-Abortion Grief
09/11/06: 9/11 Remembered
09/04/06: Stumbling on Happiness

August 2006
08/28/06: Friendship
08/21/06: Remembering Hurricane Katrina
08/14/06: Immigration
08/07/06: Childcare Challenges

July 2006
07/31/06: African-American Fathers
07/24/06: Price of Privilege
07/17/06: Families
07/10/06: Love and Dating over 50
07/03/06: A Conversation with Gerda Weissmann Klein and Morris Dees

June 2006
06/26/06: Stumbling on Happiness
06/19/06: Pre-empted
06/12/06: Pets
06/05/06: Childcare Challenges

May 2006
05/29/06: Pre-empted
05/22/06: A Grief Like No Other
05/15/06: A Conversation with Gerda Weissmann Klein and Morris Dees
05/08/06: Special: Dr. Dan Gottlieb on Fresh Air
05/01/06: Sigmund Freud

April 2006
04/24/06: Celebrating 20 Years of Voices in the Family
04/17/06: Adults and Autism
04/10/06: Communicating With Healthcare Professionals
04/03/06: Crazy Busy

March 2006
03/27/06: Sleep
03/20/06: Mixed Orientation Marriages
03/13/06: Hate
03/06/06: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

February 2006
02/27/06: Women and Money
02/20/06: Lincoln's Melancholy
02/13/06: Psychology and the Movies
02/06/06: Encore Presentation: Talking to Teens

January 2006
01/30/06: Stepfamilies
01/23/06: Retirement
01/16/06: Pre-empted
01/09/06: Desire
01/02/06: Change

December 2005
12/26/05: Pre-empted
12/19/05: Families and Depression
12/12/05: Medicare Prescription Plan
12/05/05: Families and Holidays

November 2005
11/28/05: Alzheimer's: Losing a Mind
11/21/05: The Minds of Boys
11/14/05: Lincoln's Melancholy
11/07/05: Pornography

October 2005
10/31/05: Alien Abduction
10/24/05: Pets
10/17/05: Scary News
10/10/05: No Child Left Behind
10/03/05: Religion and Mental Health

September 2005
09/26/05: Encore Presentation: A Conversation with Jon Kabat-Zinn
09/19/05: Race, Poverty, and Hurricane Katrina
09/12/05: Access to Quality Mental Health Care for Latinos

August 2005
08/29/05: Oasis of Peace
08/22/05: Change
08/15/05: Aging, and Caring for our Elders
08/08/05: Girls and Violence
08/01/05: Self Help

July 2005
07/25/05: Pets
07/18/05: Smoking
07/11/05: A Conversation with Jon Kabat-Zinn
07/04/05: Pre-empted

June 2005
06/27/05: Nursing Shortage
06/20/05: Military Spouses
06/13/05: A Month of Sundays
06/06/05: Welfare Brat

May 2005
05/30/05: Encore Presentation: Smashed
05/23/05: Pre-empted
05/16/05: Marriage and Marital Therapy
05/09/05: Communicating with Teens
05/02/05: Holistic Medicine / Energy Psychology

April 2005
04/25/05: Autism
04/18/05: Trauma and Recovery
04/11/05: Smashed
04/04/05: Kids and Medications

March 2005
03/28/05: When More Is Not Enough
03/21/05: Families and Stress
03/14/05: Caring for Our Elders
03/07/05: Soldiers and PTSD

February 2005
02/28/05: Healing Communities
02/21/05: Encore Presentation: The Holy Thief
02/14/05: Sexual Ecstasy
02/07/05: Mental Illness and Stigma

January 2005
01/31/05: Adulthood Delayed?
01/24/05: Foster Care
01/17/05: Violence, Healing and Forgiveness
01/10/05: The Woodsman
01/03/05: Living with HIV / AIDS

December 2004
12/27/04: Spirituality and Moral Development in the Family
12/20/04: Life-Changing Events
12/13/04: Adolescents and Addiction - Conclusion of our four-part-series
12/06/04: Pre-empted

November 2004
11/29/04: Siblings of Special Needs Children
11/22/04: A Conversation with Betty Williams
11/15/04: Clergy Burnout
11/08/04: The Holy Thief
11/01/04: The New Brain

October 2004
10/25/04: Talking Politics
10/18/04: A Conversation with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Betty Williams
10/11/04: Domestic Violence
10/04/04: Mental Illness and Stigma

September 2004
09/27/04: Adolescents, TV and Sex
09/20/04: Drug Prevention
09/13/04: Psychology in the Wake of Terror
09/06/04: Work, Vacations and Stress

August 2004
08/30/04: Women and Sexual Desire
08/23/04: Spirituality and Moral Development in the Family
08/16/04: Marriage and Relationships
08/09/04: Revenge
08/02/04: Parenting College Freshmen

July 2004
07/26/04: Pre-empted
07/19/04: Work, Stress and Vacation
07/12/04: Menopause
07/05/04: Hope

June 2004
06/28/04: Families and Disability
06/21/04: Spirituality and Healing
06/14/04: Diverse Spectrum of Parenting
06/07/04: Aging, Elder Care, Intergenerational Justice

May 2004
05/31/04: Pre-empted
05/24/04: Prisoner Abuse Scandal
05/17/04: Adolescents and Addiction
05/10/04: The Explosive Child
05/03/04: Personality

April 2004
04/26/04: Hope
04/19/04: Marriage
04/12/04: Schools and Bullies
04/05/04: The Inner Lives of Sports Fans

March 2004
03/29/04: A Conversation with Lauren Slater
03/22/04: Homeschooling
03/15/04: Communities and Violence
03/08/04: Different Approaches to Parenting
03/01/04: Including the Special Needs Child

February 2004
02/23/04: Adolescents and Addiction Part 1
02/16/04: Pre-empted
02/09/04: Romantic Myths and Relationships
02/02/04: Treating Trauma

January 2004
01/26/04: Encore Presentation: Stigma of Obesity
01/19/04: Pre-empted
01/12/04: Alzheimer's: Losing a Mind
01/05/04: Encore Presentation: Chronic Pain

December 2003
12/29/03: Encore Presentation: Building Communities
12/22/03: The Present of Presence
12/15/03: Perfectionism / Emotion Driven Spending
12/08/03: Stigma of Obesity
12/01/03: Children and Overscheduling

November 2003
11/24/03: Pre-empted
11/17/03: End of Life
11/10/03: Conquering Chronic Pain
11/03/03: Political Apathy and Radicalism

October 2003
10/27/03: Building Communities
10/20/03: Women and Mental Health
10/13/03: Doctor-Patient Relationships
10/06/03: Encore Presentation: College Students and Mental Health

September 2003
09/29/03: Money, Debt and Materialism
09/22/03: Children and Brain Injury
09/15/03: Common Shock
09/08/03: Special Education
09/01/03: Encore Presentation: Business Failure

August 2003
08/25/03: Gated Communities
08/18/03: Liberating Losses
08/11/03: Dry
08/04/03: Relationships and Infidelity

July 2003
07/28/03: Encore Presentation: The Usual Rules
07/21/03: Emotional Healing
07/14/03: Encore Presentation: Children and Mental Health
07/07/03: Encore Presentation: Making Changes

June 2003
06/30/03: Reunions
06/23/03: Men and Depression
06/16/03: Business Failure
06/09/03: HIPAA - Your Health Records and Your Privacy
06/02/03: Gay Youth - Part of WHYY's special programming for Gay Pride Month

May 2003
05/26/03: Encore Presentation: Dating
05/19/03: Aging and Mental Health
05/12/03: Corporal Punishment
05/05/03: Children and Mental Health

April 2003
04/28/03: A Conversation with Oliver Sacks
04/21/03: Students and Stress
04/14/03: High-Risk Pregnancies
04/07/03: Authentic Power

March 2003
03/31/03: The Usual Rules
03/24/03: Encore Presentation: Talking to Children About War
03/17/03: Eating Disorders
03/10/03: TV and Violence
03/03/03: Talking to Children About War

February 2003
02/24/03: Dating
02/17/03: Encore Presentation: Addiction
02/10/03: Grown-Up Marriage
02/03/03: Teaching Tolerance

January 2003
01/27/03: Zero Tolerance
01/20/03: Pre-empted
01/13/03: Modern-Day Slavery
01/06/03: Young Female Aggression

December 2002
12/30/02: Encore Presentation: Spiritual Transformation
12/23/02: Unlimited Love
12/16/02: Conquering Holiday Stress
12/09/02: Custody Chaos
12/02/02: Toxic Success

November 2002
11/25/02: Families against Violence
11/18/02: Worry
11/11/02: Spiritual Transformation
11/04/02: Friendship

October 2002
10/28/02: Adolescents and Depression
10/21/02: Membership Drive Edition: Relationships
10/14/02: Buddhism for Beginners
10/07/02: Caregiving

September 2002
09/30/02: Pre-empted
09/23/02: Authentic Happiness
09/16/02: College Students and Mental Health
09/09/02: Remembering 9/11
09/02/02: Encore Presentation: Business Failure

August 2002
08/26/02: Addiction
08/19/02: Encore Presentation: Motherland
08/12/02: Parents and Depression
08/05/02: New Study on Divorce

July 2002
07/29/02: Making Changes
07/22/02: Encore Presentation: A Conversation with John Nash
07/15/02: Business
07/08/02: Mental Health Insurance
07/01/02: Freedom vs. Security

June 2002
06/24/02: Encore Presentation: A Conversation with John Nash
06/17/02: Brain Injury
06/10/02: Motherland
06/03/02: Solitude and Meditation

May 2002
05/27/02: Encore Presentation: Stroke
05/20/02: Relationships
05/13/02: Children and Sexuality
05/06/02: Schizophrenia: Treatment, Access, Hope for the Future?

April 2002
04/29/02: A Conversation with John Nash
04/22/02: A New Family Picture
04/15/02: Child Sexual Abuse
04/08/02: Foster Care
04/01/02: The Marriage Question

March 2002
03/25/02: Passover Special
03/18/02: Therapy, Race and Culture
03/11/02: Childhood Obesity
03/04/02: Concept of Legal Insanity

February 2002
02/25/02: Psychological Effects of Stroke
02/18/02: The Circle of Life
02/11/02: The Dance of Connection
02/04/02: Suicide

January 2002
01/28/02: Children and the Internet
01/21/02: Pre-empted
01/14/02: Telling Lies
01/07/02: Sober for Good

December 2001
12/31/01: Encore Presentation: Positive Psychology
12/23/01: Pre-empted
12/17/01: Holiday Blues
12/10/01: Raising Children in an Indulgent Age
12/03/01: Trauma and Recovery

November 2001
11/26/01: Part II of our Series on Death and Dying: What is a Good Death?
11/19/01: Part I of our Series on Death and Dying: The Circle of Life
11/12/01: Pre-empted
11/05/01: Age and Creativity

October 2001
10/29/01: Spirituality In Everyday Life
10/22/01: Healing the Soul
10/15/01: A Meaningful Life
10/08/01: Childhood
10/01/01: Effects of Terrorism

September 2001
09/24/01: Bullying
09/17/01: After the Attack
09/10/01: Saving Millie

August 2001
08/27/01: Professional Fulfillment
08/20/01: Sibling Revelry
08/13/01: Mental Illness and the Family
08/06/01: Nursing Shortage

July 2001
07/30/01: Male Victims of Domestic Violence
07/23/01: Children with Disabilities
07/16/01: Spirituality In Everyday Life
07/09/01: Soul Mates
07/02/01: Professional Fulfillment

June 2001
06/25/01: Aging and Creativity
06/18/01: Sober for Good
06/11/01: Drive and Ambition
06/04/01: After the Affair

May 2001
05/28/01: Pre-empted
05/21/01: Family Estrangements
05/14/01: Family Business
05/07/01: Day Care Study

April 2001
04/30/01: What Is A Family?
04/23/01: African American Life
04/16/01: Juvenile Justice
04/09/01: Mental Hospitals
04/02/01: Family Business

March 2001
03/26/01: Fatherhood
03/19/01: Managing Your Health
03/12/01: Drive and Ambition
03/05/01: Life after Loss

February 2001
02/26/01: Women and Addiction
02/19/01: Schizophrenia
02/12/01: Sexuality in Mid-Life
02/05/01: Understanding PMDD

January 2001
01/29/01: Psychology of Genetics
01/22/01: Night Eating Syndrome
01/15/01: Youth Crime Prevention
01/08/01: Peaceful Coexistence in the Middle East

December 2000
12/25/00: Pre-empted
12/18/00: Holiday Special
12/11/00: Genetics
12/04/00: Positive Psychology

November 2000
11/27/00: Ending Child Sexual Abuse
11/20/00: Mental Health of Children II
11/13/00: Mental Health of Children I
11/06/00: Digital Childhood

October 2000
10/30/00: Families After Divorce
10/23/00: Chronic Illness and Families
10/16/00: Difficult Conversations
10/09/00: Attention Deficit Disorder
10/02/00: Adolescents and Sexuality

September 2000
09/25/00: Immigrants Held in Prisons
09/18/00: Grandparents raising Grandchildren
09/11/00: The Circle of Life
09/07/00: Back to School Special: Gender Differences and Learning
09/04/00: Pre-empted

August 2000
08/28/00: Resilience
08/21/00: Difficult Conversations
08/14/00: How Therapy Heals
08/07/00: Career Changes After Fifty

July 2000
07/31/00: Psychology of Politics
07/24/00: A Guided Open Show on Emotional Generosity in Intimate Relationships
07/17/00: Resilient Marriages
07/10/00: ADD / ADHD
07/03/00: A Good Night's Sleep

June 2000
06/26/00: Understanding Your Child's Temperament
06/19/00: Adolescence
06/12/00: Fathers and Daughters
06/05/00: The Adonis Complex

May 2000
05/29/00: Learning: An Adventure
05/22/00: Resilience II
05/15/00: Resilience I
05/08/00: Psychology of Aging
05/01/00: Mental Health Services for Older Americans

April 2000
04/24/00: Pain
04/17/00: Latino Children / Multiracial Families
04/10/00: Of Two Minds
04/03/00: Hormones and Women's Health

March 2000
03/27/00: Generations of Women
03/20/00: Learning: An Adventure
03/13/00: The Waiting List
03/06/00: Suicide

February 2000
02/28/00: Reinventing the Black Male Image
02/21/00: Getting Truant Children Back Into School
02/14/00: Reconcilable Differences
02/03/00: Career Changes After Fifty

January 2000
01/31/00: Facing Our Fire
01/24/00: Open Show
01/17/00: A Good Night's Sleep
01/10/00: Mindfulness and Inner Peace
01/03/00: In Eddie's Name

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