Dear Dual Perspective
by Sara McPhee-Knowles and Emma Eaton
Latest episode
New Baby and In-Law Boundaries
New Baby and In-Law Boundaries
About this podcast
Welcome to Dear Dual Perspective! Your hosts are Dr. Emma Eaton, registered clinical psychologist and Dr. Sara McPhee-Knowles, policy researcher. (For entertainment purposes only).
We will answer your question from both the micro perspective of individual relationship dynamics from Dr. Emma's clinical training, and the macro perspective of social trends based on Dr. Sara's policy background. Submit your question here for an upcoming episode.
This podcast is recorded on the territory of the KDFN and TKC in Whitehorse, Yukon.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 34 episodes
- New Baby and In-Law Boundaries · 19 minIn this episode, Emma and Sara give advice to a listener seeking to set boundaries with their in-laws after having a baby. Did you know you can now leave comments on our…
- Disagreeing with Dear Eric (and a side of Dear Abby) · 21 minIn this episode, Emma and Sara take on two letters - one from Dear Eric where the letter writer was outrageous, and one from Dear Abby where the advice is outrageous and we try…
- How to address grief · 25 minIn this episode, Emma and Sara answer a question about how to speak with a friend who is grieving in a sensitive way, with a side of Victorian social conventions around mourning…
- Impostor syndrome and the Anxiety Mouse · 17 minIn this episode, Emma, Sara and guest Valerie Clements, Emma's mom and former executive coach, give some advice to a listener who is feeling impostor syndrome while in the stages…
- Disagreeing with Dear Abby · 24 min · Season 4 Episode 6In this episode, Emma and Sara take on a few Dear Abby columns that they felt gave bad advice. Did you know you can now leave comments on our episodes? Let us know what you…
- Should we have kids? · 36 min · Season 4 Episode 5In this episode, Emma and Sara answer a question from a listener who is wondering how to know whether to have kids, and has been going back and forth with their partner about…
- Why we love advice columns · 20 min · Season 4 Episode 4In this episode, Emma and Sara talk a bit more about why they chose an advice column format for Dear Dual Perspective, some other advice givers that have inspired them over the…
- Sourdough to Civil War: The Tradwife Pipeline · 33 min · Season 4 Episode 3In this episode, Emma and Sara answer a question from a listener curious about learning more about the tradwife to alt-right pipeline, and provide context about why this movement…
- Setting boundaries as a new mom · 30 min · Season 4 Episode 2In this episode, Emma and Sara answer a question from a listener who recently had a baby and is wondering how to set boundaries with her own parents going forward after a…
- Thanks for nothing: financial gifts to adult kids and resentment · 17 min · Season 4 Episode 1In this episode, Emma and Sara answer a question from a listener who is feeling resentment build up as they offer substantial financial support to their adult children and feel…
- Keeping a connection while trying to conceive · 30 min · Season 3 Episode 10In this episode, Emma and Sara hear from a listener who is trying to keep a healthy sexual connection with their partner through the pressure of trying to have a baby. To help…
- The serenity prayer, game theory and 80s movies · 20 min · Season 3 Episode 9In this episode, Emma and Sara answer a question from a listener asking how to teach children (and adults) acceptance and kindness in a world full of significant, overlapping…
- Should I post my kids on social media? · 21 min · Season 3 Episode 8In this episode, a listener wonders whether they should post photos of their young children on social media. Emma's response is no, you should not, but maybe you can in certain…
- Parasocial relationships and the bystander effect · 30 min · Season 3 Episode 6In this episode, your hosts answer a question about whether someone who has seen some concerning posts from a local influencer related to mental health should reach out and offer…
- Hometown Pressures · 22 min · Season 3 Episode 6In this episode, Emma and Sara contemplate a question from a listener asking about their partner's feeling that living in their hometown, surrounded by long-time friends and…
- Working away from home, military and otherwise, and parenting · 36 min · Season 3 Episode 5In this episode, Emma and Sara, along with guest Lucas, army brat and former army reservist, answer a question from a listener who is wondering how separations from her young…
- Criticism or Connection? · 23 min · Season 3 Episode 4In this episode, Emma and Sara answer a question from a listener who feels a loved one is struggling with depression, but is not receptive to the listener's suggestions or…
- Scrolling through Motherhood · 39 min · Season 3 Episode 3In this episode, Emma and Sara answer a question from a mom who has unfollowed a bunch of conflicting parenting advice accounts on Instagram after finding herself scrolling a lot…
- 2023 Retrospective! · 22 min · Season 3 Episode 2In this episode, Emma and Sara have a 'year in review' conversation, talking about their favourite episodes, successes and challenges, and advice for anyone looking to start a…
- Making Friends in Difficult Times · 24 min · Season 3 Episode 1In this episode, Emma and Sara answer a question from a listener about how to make friends while going through personal upheaval, such as divorce, a mental health crisis, or a…
