Family Dialogues

In this powerful episode , Dr. Taniesha Burke speaks with Annette Kussin, author of Secure Parent, Secure Child , about how adult attachment styles shape parenting, emotional regulation, and the parent-child relationship. Annette explains how early childhood attachment continues into adulthood and influences how parents respond to their children’s needs, emotions, behavior, and struggles. The conv...

In this episode of Family Dialogues , Dr. Burke speaks with Tim Carney, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, columnist at the Washington Examiner , father of six, and author of Family Unfriendly and Alienated America . Together, they explore why modern parenting feels so exhausting, not because families are failing, but because culture, policy, neighborhoods, and youth activities ha...

In this episode, Dr. Taniesha Burke speaks with Cindy Muchnick, education expert, former college admissions professional, and author of The Parent Compass , about how parents can raise confident, capable, and emotionally healthy teenagers without hovering, rescuing, or overmanaging. Cindy explains why today’s teens are facing intense academic pressure, social media stress, college admissions anxie...

What if the greatest family heirloom is not a photo album, recipe, or piece of jewelry, but the sound of your parent’s voice telling their life story? In this episode of Family Dialogues , Dr. Taniesha Burke speaks with Neil Taylor, founder of Me and My Old Man . This 12-week guided conversation experience helps families record their parents’ stories in their own voice . After losing his father, P...

What if your child’s snoring, mouth breathing, crowded teeth, restless sleep, bedwetting, or attention struggles were connected ? In this episode of Family Dialogues , Dr. Sandra Kahn, orthodontist and author of Jaws: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic , joins us to discuss how children’s breathing, jaw growth, oral posture, sleep quality, and facial development are deeply connected. Dr. Kahn explains...

Money problems are often blamed on poor budgeting, but what if the deeper issue is financial trauma?   In this powerful episode, Dr. Taniesha Burke speaks with Dr. Nicole B. Simpson, Certified Financial Planner, CEO of Harvest Wealth Financial, and author of Breaking Free from Financial Trauma . Together, they explore how childhood money wounds, a scarcity mindset, layoffs, divorce, illness,...

In this episode, Dr. Michael Gurian shares brain-based insights into how boys and girls may experience learning, movement, focus, and behavior differently. The conversation explores why some children struggle in traditional learning environments and why understanding brain development can help parents, educators, and caregivers respond with more compassion and effectiveness. Michael explains how a...

Burnout is more than feeling tired. For many parents, it can look like snapping at their children, feeling emotionally numb, struggling to make decisions, doomscrolling, overshopping, or moving through the day on autopilot.   In this episode of Family Dialogues, Dr. Claire Plumbly, registered clinical psychologist, trauma expert, EMDR consultant, and author of Burnout: How to Manage Your Nerv...

In this episode of Family Dialogues , Dr. Taniesha Burke speaks with Deb Dana, author of Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory , about how parents can better understand stress, emotional dysregulation, tantrums, shutdowns, anger, anxiety, people-pleasing, and conflict through the lens of polyvagal theory.   Deb explains how the autonomic nervous system scans for...

In this powerful episode of Family Dialogues , Dr. Burke speaks with award-winning journalist and author Kate Rope about how parents can raise girls who trust themselves, set healthy boundaries, express emotions safely, and grow into confident, self-aware young women. Kate shares why the elementary years, ages 5–12 , are such a critical window for building a girl’s confidence, agency, emotional re...

When ADHD shows up in a marriage, it can often be misunderstood as laziness, selfishness, unreliability, or a lack of care. In this episode of Family Dialogues , Dr. Taniesha Burke speaks with ADHD relationship expert Melissa Orlov , author of The ADHD Effect on Marriage , about how ADHD can impact communication, trust, emotional regulation, household responsibilities, intimacy, and connection in...

Parenting a child with ADHD can feel overwhelming with the constant reminders, emotional outbursts, forgotten tasks, and daily power struggles. But what if the key isn’t more discipline … but deeper understanding?   In this episode of Family Dialogues , ADHD expert Cindy Goldrich shares practical, research-informed strategies to help parents move from frustration to connection. Learn how to s...

What happens when life changes in an instant? In this deeply moving episode of Family Dialogues , we explore how one family navigated a sudden, life-threatening brain aneurysm, and what kept them grounded through fear, uncertainty, and recovery.   Scott Delahook shares the powerful story of his wife Mona’s medical emergency, the emotional and spiritual resilience required during ICU uncertain...

In this powerful episode of Family Dialogues , Dr. Taniesha Burke sits down with family enterprise advisor Emily Griffiths Hamilton to unpack the truth about generational wealth, succession planning, and building a lasting family legacy . Most families focus on making money, but far fewer know how to sustain wealth across generations without conflict, entitlement, or loss . Emily introduces the co...

What happens to your marriage when life takes an unexpected turn through diagnosis, chronic stress, and emotional overwhelm? In this powerful episode of the Family Dialogues Podcast , Dr. Taniesha Burke speaks with licensed therapist, author, and special needs mom Kristin Faith Evans about how couples can not only survive but build a thriving, connected marriage while raising children with disabil...

In this powerful episode of Family Dialogues Podcast , we sit down with author and cultural commentator Adam B. Coleman to explore the long-term impact of father absence, single-parent households, and broken family systems on children and society.   Drawing from his deeply personal story and his book   The Children We Left Behind , Adam shares how growing up without a consistent father f...

Can mothers successfully balance entrepreneurship, marriage, and motherhood without losing themselves in the process? In this episode of the Family Dialogues Podcast , Dr. Taniesha speaks with multimedia creator, filmmaker, and business strategist Cherene Francis about how women can build meaningful businesses while nurturing strong families and staying grounded in their identity. Together, they e...

Raising a child with disabilities can transform every aspect of family life from medical decisions and advocacy to marriage, sibling relationships, and personal identity. In this powerful episode of Family Dialogues , Dr. Taniesha Burke speaks with author, advocate, and speaker Christine Staple-Ebanks , a mother whose son Nathan was diagnosed with cerebral palsy after surviving a life-threatening...

Why do so many modern marriages struggle after children arrive, even when couples start with the best intentions? In this episode, Dr. Taniesha Burke sits down with psychologist and bestselling author Joshua Coleman, author of The Lazy Husband , to unpack one of the most common sources of marital resentment: unequal parenting and household labor.   Most couples say they want an egalitarian ma...

In today’s hyper-digital world, children are growing up immersed in screens and families are feeling the impact. In this powerful episode, Dr. Taniesha Burke sits down with clinical psychologist and author Catherine Steiner-Adair to discuss how technology, smartphones, gaming, and social media are reshaping childhood and what parents can do to reconnect with their children. Based on her bestsellin...

After children, many couples quietly shift from lovers to logistical partners. The romance fades, exhaustion sets in, and intimacy feels like another task on the to-do list. In this powerful episode, Dr. Taniesha Burke sits down with certified sex therapist Dr. Rebecca Howard Eudy , author of Parents in Love: A Guide to Great Sex After Kids , to explore how couples can reconnect emotionally and se...

In a world where manners are fading, social skills are declining, and family connections feel harder than ever, could etiquette be the missing link to raising confident, respectful children? In this powerful episode of the Family Dialogues Podcast , Dr. Taniesha Burke sits down with renowned etiquette expert Jackie Vernon Thompson to explore how manners, respect, and social protocols shape childre...

What really happens to a marriage after kids arrive? In this episode of Family Dialogues , Dr. Taniesha Burke sits down with New York Times bestselling author and journalist Jancee Dunn to talk candidly about resentment, emotional labor, and rebuilding a partnership after children. Drawing from her book , How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids , Jancee shares deeply relatable stories, research-ba...

In today's episode of The Family Dialogues Podcast , we explore what it really means to be a "good mother" in a culture that glorifies perfection and the idea of the supermom . Host Dr. Burke sits down with Kate Kripke, LCSW , perinatal mental health therapist and author of Reinventing Supermom , to unpack why high-achieving women are especially vulnerable to anxiety, overwhelm, and burnout in mot...

In this episode of The Family Dialogues Podcast , Dr. Burke sits down with Dr. Willard F. “ Bill ” Harley Jr. , clinical psychologist, marriage counselor, and bestselling author of His Needs, Her Needs , to explore a question many parents wrestle with but rarely say out loud: Should marriage come before children and why does it matter so much? Dr. Harley draws on over six decades of marriage resea...