Redux: Family By Proxy

This episode was originally released on April 13th, 2017. You love your partner, you love your career... but they're pulling you in different directions. What do you do? Is it foolish to put your career on hold for the sake of your relationship? Or is it more foolish to give up a ... Show More

Hi, Dear Sugars listeners, this is Amory Sivertson.. Host of WBUR's Beyond All Repair and co-host of Endless Thread. I'm here to share something special with you this week. It’s an episode of Other People’s Problems, from our friends at CBC. Normally, therapy sessions are totally ... Show More

This episode was originally published on July 28th, 2018. Dear Sugars returned to Portland, Oregon, for an epic live show. Special guests Mitchell S. Jackson and Rebecca Skloot shared the stage with the Sugars to tell stories of personal reckoning and answer letters from the audi ... Show More

For most of us, the Christmas season means quality (and quantity) time with family!Family can bring so much joy—but it can also surface pain, resentment, and grief, among other unwanted challenges to the holiday season.Whether you’re hosting your extended family or traveling to v ... Show More

10: It's the holiday season which means we're spending a lot more time with family. But what about chosen family? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Carole Robin and we discuss what it means to develop exceptional relationships, especially when it might be tough to do so. I lov ... Show More

This episode gives 7 signs of toxic family members and a few ways of dealing with this issue. 

The Kabs family are one of social media's most cherished families, celebrated for their musical videos that feature the whole family. Mother Chan and Father Tay sit down with Gi to discuss their journey from teenage parenthood to raising a family of 3 kids. They delve into the ma ... Show More

After recapping The Family Stone Tinx received a lot of questions about introducing a significant other to the family.  Tinx knows the holidays are a likely time for that first meeting…so she discusses how to manage this high stress period, and why family dynamics won’t necessari ... Show More

When police and federal agents descended on the home of the Todt family, they never expected to discover the gruesome scene waiting for them inside. While investigators had been able to piece together bits and pieces of what may have happened, questions still remained about who i ... Show More

When Nichol Olsen and her two daughters are found shot in the home they shared with her boyfriend, a theory quickly emerges that lays the blame on Nichol. But to those who knew her, that’s not an option, and points to someone else as the culprit. Over three years later, the quest ... Show More

In this episode I answer questions asked by my friends and family. 

On November 15th, 1959, the small town of Holcomb, Kansas experienced one of the most gruesome crimes imaginable. Four members of the Clutter Family had been gunned down in their own home—but nobody knew why. This episode originally aired in June 2019. Learn more about your ad ch ... Show More