In this episode, John talks about fatherhood: the pros, cons, and a heartfelt message to his daughter. He ends the episode with a song from his daughter, Logan.
Roughly ten minutes of self help in a shot glass. If you're looking for a wine glass, you've come to the wrong place. Marriage family therapist and best-selling author, John Kim, shares his life an ... Show More
Mar 4
How I’ve Made Women Feel Unsafe
In this episode, I walk through my past relationships and take ownership of the ways I’ve been unsafe. I share specific moments - steamrolling my ex-wife with logic instead of empathy, making subtle body comments that landed harder than I understood, ending relationships abruptly ... Show More
29m 56s
Mar 2
Fight Without Fighting: How to Build Real Intimacy
Most of us were never taught how to communicate in relationships. So we react. We defend. We assume. We build resentment. In this solo episode, John reframes “communication” as something deeper: intimacy, attunement, and repair. Because it’s not the conflict that destroys relatio ... Show More
27m 11s
Feb 26
Therapy Thursdays | Is It Over… Or Worth Saving?
In this episode, I answer your questions about breakups, expired relationships, and finding the courage to choose yourself. We talk about how to let go when you’re struggling to accept it’s over, how to know if a relationship is worth saving, and what it really takes to leave. I ... Show More
19m 51s
Oct 2025
Telling Harsh Stories to Yourself About Yourself? How To Rewrite the Narrative. | Allison Sweet Grant
Nobody makes it out of childhood unscathed. Here's a guide to letting go of the past. Allison Sweet Grant, graduate with dual master's degrees from the University of Michigan, is a psychiatric nurse practitioner, turned author. She has been published in The New York Times and The ... Show More
46m 21s
Sep 2024
Navigating Parenthood: What Every Dad Needs to Know
In this special conversation, Forrest explores what it means to be a good father with his dad, clinical psychologist Dr. Rick Hanson. They discuss the joys, challenges, and unexpected lessons of parenthood, starting with the advice Rick would have given himself. Rick and Forrest ... Show More
1h 17m
Sep 2025
Steps to Heal From a Narcissistic Parent
This is my most vulnerable episode yet. For the first time, I open up about my relationship with my father and the deep impact it had on how I saw myself, my relationships, and my life. I share what it was like growing up with a difficult parent, the ways it shaped my identity, a ... Show More
40m 2s
Apr 2024
Arati's Story | A Daughter in the Stars
<p class="p1">Liz shares the story of her wild pregnancy, birth, and the loss, of her daughter Arati.</p> <p class="p1">Her experience is a deeply spiritual one where her daughter guided her toward all of the choices she made during her pregnancy. While<span class="Apple-converte ... Show More
1h 39m
Nov 2016
Joe DiNardo - Meditation and a Love Story
First-time author Joe DiNardo shares his courageous journey with his late wife Marcia, from cancer diagnosis through death, as told in his new book, "A Letter To My Wife". It’s a sad but hopeful look at the richness of love that explores how the practices of meditation and mindfu ... Show More
38m 12s
Dec 2017
Rebecca Traister: The Power of Being Single
Rebecca Traister is an author and writer-at-large for New York Magazine. She writes about women, culture, and politics, and her most recent book is All The Single Ladies. On this episode of Simplify, Traister and Caitlin Schiller discuss the larger meaning of singlehood, why marr ... Show More
31m 49s