Working Through Sibling Trauma and Drama with Therapist Lori Gottlieb

Girls Gotta Eat

Ashley Hesseltine

Relationships, Society & Culture, Dating, Comedy, Sex, 977170

4.6 • 29.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2025

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Therapy is in session! We have incredible therapist and author Lori Gottlieb join us for a third time to discuss sibling relationships and dynamics – competitiveness and jealousy in adult siblings (especially around milestones), growing up with totally different experiences in the home, favoritism from parents, and even estrangement. And we dive into the hot topic of not liking/not getting along with a sibling’s partner and how to navigate these situations and approach tough conversations. Before Lori joins us, Rayna has a dating update only true GGE fans will understand, and Ashley had an unexpected encounter at a gay bar (plus, catch us in Denver this weekend). Enjoy!

Follow Lori on Instagram @lorigottlieb_author, check out her NYT column Ask the Therapist, and listen to her podcast Dear Therapists.

Follow us on Instagram @girlsgottaeatpodcast, Ashley @ashhess, and Rayna @rayna.greenberg. Visit girlsgottaeat.com for more.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	I think what's interesting about siblings is that you can grow up in the same household with the same parents and have a completely different experience of your parents, each other, your childhoods.
0:10.0	It's really interesting. This podcast is a dear media production.
0:29.6	Hi guys.
0:31.0	Welcome back to another episode of Girls Gotta Eat.
0:32.9	Welcome back.
0:34.0	I know we said we missed you last week, but we missed you on Monday.
0:36.5	Monday.
0:37.2	We only got to say we missed you on the snack.
0:39.0	The girls are back on Monday.
0:41.0	Until Labor Day.
0:43.7	No, it feels good.
0:45.1	We've, this episode, you guys.
0:47.5	It's a Lori Gottlie banger.
0:50.2	Masterpiece.
0:51.1	Masterpiece, yeah.
0:52.6	So we hope you guys like it.
0:53.9	We just, we wanted to do this episode.
0:55.7	It's about sibling dynamics. Yeah. We wanted to do it for so long and like who better than Lori. Than Lori. I'm so excited. I just got back from seeing my sibling. Oh yeah. Same. Oh, yeah, we both did. And let's sing our partners and then we're like to rank our lives. Yeah, okay.
0:52.4	Now, can you imagine a power ranking of the three? Let's think our partners and then we're going to rank our nephews. Yeah, okay.
1:29.4	Now, can you imagine a power ranking of the three? I'm going to guess. We know who's at first. All right, let's take our partners. Okay, let's take our partners. Then we're going to get into it. Thank you to Warby Parker. Try on any pair of glasses virtually at Warby Parker.com slash GGE and Rocket Money. cancel your unwanted subscriptions at rocketmoney.com slash gge and RocketMoney. Cancel your unwanted subscriptions at rocketmoney.com slash GGE.
1:34.9	And Quince get free shipping and 365 day returns on your next order at quince.com slash GGE.
1:36.1	And thank you to I Restore.
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