Dr. Laura's Deep Dive Podcast

From Stay-at-Home Mom to What?

Parents who make raising their kids a priority are my heroes. I wrote a best-selling book called “In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms” to celebrate and to buoy the under-appre

Dr. Laura LIVE at SiriusXM Los Angeles Studios

What’s a piece of advice I’ve given on-air that I’ve applied to my own life? Is it OK to remain friends when you know your “friend” wants something more? What’s a good wa

Listener Stories About Abortion

When it comes to the topic of abortion, I prefer to pontificate than debate. I also like to hear your thoughts. Which is why, after I read the following email on-air, I a

What if It’s FTD?

What’s Frontotemporal Degeneration? Also known as FTD, it is the most common form of dementia for adults under age 60. Unfortunately, my peep, Sue, knows all about FTD be

One Big Mistake Men Should Stop Making

Men, close your eyes and picture yourself leaving Rapunzel up in her tower to cut off her own hair and use it as a rope to climb down to freedom. Could you do it? I know

Improving Life Through Visualization

It doesn’t matter if you’re a glass half-full or a glass half-empty person. You immediately get an image in your mind and understand what I’m trying to convey when I refe

For Parents of Kids with Health and Developmental Problems

Of all life’s many challenges, having a child with serious health or developmental issues is among the worst. Parents can be consumed with worry, fear and a sense of drea

How To Be A Good Parent After A Bad Childhood

Can you go on to be a good parent if you had a really terrible childhood? The answer is, yes. People who've had horrible childhood experiences can become good parents, al

Putting Your Family First

One of the biggest problems I've run across in recent years of taking calls on the Dr. Laura Program is of adult, married, (mostly) women who allow themselves to be emoti

How Infidelity Damages Kids

 Today’s Deep Dive is inspired by a special hour of the Dr. Laura program when I invited adult children to call in and talk about how their parents’ infidelity affected t

Why Do Men Cheat?

Why would a man risk losing his wife and his kids by having an affair? I devoted a whole hour of the Dr. Laura program talking to women who stayed with their husbands aft

Staying Married After Infidelity

When a couple with young kids comes to me for help after an infidelity, I’m going to ask if it was a one-time thing or a pattern of behavior. It's also important to know

Stress Less

I read an article recently that said the global wellness business has become a six trillion-dollar industry. From weighted blankets to mindful menopause retreats, there a

Are Your Kids Calling the Shots?

Do you believe you’re failing as a parent? Does it feel like you’ve lost control and your kids are using tantrums, tears and other strategies to run the show? The first t

Is It Time to Excommunicate Your Mother-In-Law?

When I would travel the country for book signings, one of the most special combinations of people to arrive at my table would be mothers and daughters-in-law. It’s always

Being There For a Dying Loved One

I’ve done a number of Deep Dives on the importance of affection, sensuality and sex in marriage. But it’s my most recent effort that may make the biggest impact on my lis

Love In Action - Sex Through Decades of Marriage

I’ve done a number of Deep Dives on the importance of affection, sensuality and sex in marriage. But it’s my most recent effort that may make the biggest impact on my lis

Accept Your Spouse’s Limitations

One of my favorite t-shirts in the Merch Store at DrLaura.com reads, “You Picked Him. Stop Picking on Him!” It’s something I say to callers a lot. Mostly to women who tel

Why Have Them If You Won’t Raise Them?

How would your baby rate your job performance if she could? Of all the things we can give our children, attention is what they most need and want. Children deserve to be

The Father Factor - The Importance of Dads in Children’s Lives

It takes a man to turn a boy into a man. And a dad to show his daughter what she should be looking for in a future husband. That’s why I’m constantly nagging you to choos