This Feels Familiar with Minaa B.
by Minaa B.
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Announcing My New Book: Siblinghood
Announcing My New Book: Siblinghood
About this podcast
Do you ever have that weird feeling that says, "I've been in this situation before?" The same conflict. The same feeling that no matter what you do, the pattern repeats. That familiar feeling isn't a coincidence–it's a pattern. And This Feels Familiar can help you change it.
Every Tuesday, join therapist, author, and creator of The Siblinghood Theory, Minaa B., as she explores how belonging, conflict, and relational patterns shape your life—and how to change them.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 84 episodes
- Announcing My New Book: Siblinghood · 5 minIntroducing my second book, Siblinghood: Resolve Conflict, Heal Resentment, and Find Peace in Your Sibling Relationships, on sale March 9, 2027! 🥳 Whether your siblings are…
- 82: Signs You Struggle With Emotional Intimacy (And How to Change That) · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 82In this episode, Minaa B. explores emotional intimacy—what it is, why it's essential in all relationships, and the signs you're struggling with it. Sources cited in this…
- 81: How to Stop Catastrophic Thinking: It's Hurting You and Your Relationships · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 81In this episode, Minaa B. explores catastrophic thinking—the anxious brain's tendency to jump from small triggers straight to worst-case outcomes—and how this pattern sabotages…
- 80: How to Make and Sustain Friendships as an Adult · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 80In this episode, Minaa B. addresses one of the hardest things about adulthood: making and sustaining friendships. She shares research on adult loneliness and how friendships…
- 79: How to Set Firm Boundaries: The Difference Between Kindness & Niceness · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 76In this episode, Minaa B. explores the crucial difference between being nice and being kind—and why this distinction is transforming how people show up in their relationships…
- 78: The Longevity Hack No One Is Talking About: Healthy Relationships · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 78In this episode, Minaa B. examines what unhealthy relationships actually look like—and why people normalize them. She breaks down six key signs of unhealthy relationships and…
- 77: Healing Childhood Wounds in Dating · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 77In this episode, Minaa B. explores how childhood wounds—specifically emotional neglect and abandonment—show up in your dating patterns and sabotage your relationships. She also…
- 76: When They Won't Change: Grieving the Relationship That Won't Heal · 34 min · Season 5 Episode 76In this episode, Minaa B. addresses a question she hears constantly in therapy: "What else can I do to make this relationship work?" She explores the signs that you've already…
- 75: That Never Ending Feeling That You're Not Enough · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 75In this episode, Minaa B. addresses the persistent feeling of not being enough that many people carry from childhood emotional neglect. She explores what emotional neglect…
- 74: Shame Isn't a Boundary: Stop Policing Normal Human Behavior · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 74In this episode, Minaa B. explores a pattern she's seeing: people using morally charged, shame-based language to control others' behavior instead of exercising their own agency…
- 73: You Don't Have Imposter Syndrome, You Have a Scarcity Blueprint · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 73In this episode, Minaa B. reframes imposter syndrome as a scarcity blueprint—a relational pattern learned in childhood, not a personal failing. She explores the roots of chronic…
- 72: Sibling Codependency: When You Can't Function Apart · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 72In this episode, Minaa B. explores sibling codependency—when closeness crosses into enmeshment and siblings can't function independently. She defines what sibling codependency…
- 71: Are You The Functional Eldest Child? How Parentification Impacted Middle & Younger Siblings · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 75In this episode, Minaa B. challenges the narrative that only eldest daughters are parentified by giving voice to middle and younger children who were forced to become the…
- 70: How Parental Favoritism Impacted Your Sibling Relationships · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 70In this episode, Minaa B. explores how parental favoritism fundamentally damages sibling relationships through the lens of The Siblinghood Theory. She breaks down what…
- 69: Why Siblings Drift Apart in Adulthood · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 69In this episode, Minaa B. explores why siblings drift apart in adulthood—a question she's asked constantly as a therapist specializing in sibling relationships. Drawing from…
- 68: Stop Bringing Old Wounds Into New Relationships · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 68In this episode, Minaa B. explores why it’s so easy to carry old relational wounds into new relationships—and how those unresolved patterns can quietly shape the way you connect…
- 67:Dealing With Rejection While Dating · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 67In this episode, Minaa B. breaks down why rejection while dating can feel so much deeper than it “should”—and why it often has less to do with the moment and more to do with your…
- 66: Why Situationships Are So Hard to Leave · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 66In this episode, Minaa B. explores the situationship you know you're in—not the confusing kind, but the one where you're fully aware it's not going anywhere, and you're stuck…
- 65: Loving Yourself Doesn't Stop You from Choosing the Wrong Person · 20 min · Season 1 Episode 65In this episode, Minaa B. challenges the idea that self-love is enough to stop you from choosing the wrong person. She breaks down why relationship choices are driven by…
- 64: Why You Can't Celebrate Your Friend's Success · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 64In this episode, Minaa B. speaks directly to the friend who struggles with envy—the one whose chest tightens when someone shares good news, who can't quite bring themselves to…
