512: The Mother In Law Dilemma: Dealing With Complex Family Relationships with Dr. Tracy Dalgleish
Therapy Chat
Laura Reagan, LCSW-C
4.4 • 762 Ratings
🗓️ 12 January 2026
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, as a follow-up to last week's episode on Family Estrangement, I'm speaking with Marriage and Family Therapist Dr. Tracy Dalgleish about the complexity of in-law and extended family relationships.
We discussed how "good girl" conditioning and other cultural expectations contribute to tension when families join together through marriage. I talked about my experiences as a young wife integrating into a new family dynamic and what I wish I had known back then.
Dr. Dalgleish describes some of the factors that contribute to healthy relationships and her VAULT Method that she developed to help couples and families navigate these challenges. If you found last week's episode to be interesting, this will provide more food for thought!
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Find Dr. Tracy Dalgleish's newest book, You, Your Husband and His Mother here.
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| 0:00.0 | Therapy Notes is the highest rated EHR, practice management, and billing software for mental health |
| 0:05.1 | professionals. It's all-in-one platform is designed to streamline all aspects of your practice, |
| 0:10.2 | from connecting with clients via secure messages to scheduling, notes, billing, and more. |
| 0:15.0 | You can trust Therapy Notes has you covered. And one of the best parts? 24-7 customer service |
| 0:20.3 | with a live person. It's beyond easy to get help |
| 0:23.1 | over the phone or by email at any time of day from their knowledgeable and friendly representatives. |
| 0:27.9 | The best time to give Therapy Notes a try is now. Sign up for your free trial by going to |
| 0:32.2 | TherapyNotes.com, clicking Start My Free Trial, and accessing your first two months free with the promo code chat. |
| 0:38.6 | CY Therapy Notes is the most trusted EHR for behavioral health professionals today. |
| 0:43.5 | Therapists, ready to stop just listening and start doing? |
| 0:46.8 | I offer several ways to work with me and accelerate your trauma expertise. |
| 0:50.6 | You can join my Trauma Therapist Network membership community for ongoing support, book a one-on-one |
| 0:55.6 | clinical consultation with me for personalized guidance, or buy my course for clinicians on supporting |
| 1:00.8 | survivors of sexual trauma, and check out the retreats coming up in 2026. All that info and more is |
| 1:06.7 | on the four therapists page of Trauma Therapist Network, and you can find a link in the show notes. |
| 1:11.8 | Therapy Chat Podcast, Episode 512. |
| 1:16.2 | This is the Therapy Chat Podcast with Laura Reagan, LCSWC. |
| 1:22.6 | The information shared in this podcast is not a substitute for seeking help from a licensed mental health professional. |
| 1:29.3 | And now, here's your host, Laura Reagan. Today's episode is not going to be the new year episode. There's been so much going on and I have not been able to put that together yet. |
| 2:05.6 | So look for that the week of January 19th. And this week I'm bringing you a new episode that I just recorded last week with my guest, Dr. Tracy Doglish. |
| 2:17.4 | Dr. Tracy Doglish, who goes by Dr. Tracy D., is a clinical |
| 2:22.3 | psychologist, couples therapists, and sought after a relationship expert. She's a creator of Be Connected |
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