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New York Times best-selling author, relationship expert, and licensed therapist Nedra Glover Tawwab gets to the heart of relationships in her new podcast, You Need to Hear This. Glover Tawwab guides influential guests and callers alike on the healthy way to set boundaries, improve interconnections, and find peace of mind in their daily lives. Through actionable plans and emotional support, Glover Tawwab outlines simple steps that lead to big changes. Each week, Nedra listens to a caller's dilemma and advises them on navigating the turbulent waters of their life. Face it, relationships are hard, but they don’t have to be. Listen, and learn how to transform unpleasant  connections, communicate your needs, and communicate at a higher level. You Need to Hear This every Thursday on iHeart Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. 

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    • May 3, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 28m AVG DURATION
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    The You Need to Hear This with Nedra Tawwab podcast is a truly transformative and insightful show that offers valuable advice and guidance to listeners. Nedra Tawwab, a highly skilled therapist, uses her expertise and empathetic approach to address various situations and challenges in relationships, personal growth, and setting boundaries.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is Nedra's ability to provide relatable and helpful advice. She tackles different scenarios each week, offering practical solutions and actionable tools that listeners can apply to their own lives. Her soothing voice and empathetic responses create a safe space for individuals to explore their emotions and seek guidance without judgment. The podcast covers a wide range of topics, ensuring that there is something relevant for everyone.

    Moreover, Nedra's authenticity shines through in every episode. She shares personal experiences and insights from her own journey, making the advice feel genuine and relatable. Her wisdom resonates with listeners, helping them gain a better understanding of themselves and their relationships. The episodes are well-structured and engaging, keeping the audience hooked from start to finish.

    However, one aspect that some listeners may find challenging is the dramatic narration in certain episodes. While it adds a unique touch to the storytelling, it can be overwhelming for some individuals who prefer a more subdued approach. It may distract from the content at times or make it difficult for listeners to fully absorb the message being conveyed.

    In conclusion, The You Need to Hear This with Nedra Tawwab podcast is an exceptional resource for anyone seeking guidance on personal growth, relationships, and setting boundaries. Nedra's expertise in therapy combined with her genuine empathy makes this show stand out amongst others in its genre. While some episodes may have overly dramatic narration that can be distracting for some listeners, the overall content is relatable, helpful, and thought-provoking. This podcast is a must-listen for those looking for practical advice and insights into navigating life's challenges.



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    Support Those In Dangerous Situations

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 16:57 Transcription Available


    This week's call comes from a mother in the midst of a brutal and messy divorce. She fears for the safety of herself and her children while feeling abandoned by those who are meant to help. Nedra offers places to turn and encourages the rest of us to be a resource for those that need it. Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Un-Blur the Line Between Your Business and Mine

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 24:12 Transcription Available


    This week, we hear from a caller who disapproves of some questionable romantic interests of her long-time bestie. When this friend resorts to keeping her escapades a secret, the friendship is left on rocky terrain.  Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Declare There Is No Bottom

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 36:21 Transcription Available


    This week, we hear from a caller who feels their—once extremely close—in-laws are playing the blame game with an incident from many years ago. The dynamics of the family have shifted and tensions are high. Nedra offers a simple solution to return to semi-normalcy. Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Brace For Impact

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 28:41 Transcription Available


    This week, a caller is having trouble moving forward in a relationship that has been altered by the loss of its "buffer person." Nedra discusses how the circumstances of a relationship can change in an instant and how to navigate the new terms and conditions. Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Recruit Your Team of Loved Ones

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 21:23 Transcription Available


    Today's caller is feeling the cold shoulder from an extremely close friend. The lines are blurred between friendship and something more, and the codependency is making this rift feel that much more painful. Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Be An Example of Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 28:10 Transcription Available


    This week, our caller has complaints about a friend who seems to have a reactive personality, and tends to make being around them quiet arduous. Nedra explains how we can keep seemingly difficult people around when words don't seem to do the trick. Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Choose Where Energy Lies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 31:15 Transcription Available


    This week's caller has a parent who is lashing out in rage in response to an affair that occurred decades earlier, causing anxiety and stress in not only the partner who committed the affair, but the rest of the family. Nedra gives some insight on how this behavior may have manifested.  Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Learn Yourself Through Envy w/ Lisa Marchiano

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 37:39 Transcription Available


    This week, Nedra has a conversation with acclaimed author, podcaster, and Jungian analyst, Lisa Marchiano. The two dive deep on envy vs jealousy, motherhood, and assertiveness and share stories of how they've respectively come into their own.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Cut Back, Not Off

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 28:10 Transcription Available


    This week, a 28-year-old man vents about a friend group that has one bad apple who is spoiling the bunch. Due to years of crude and offensive humor and a lack of social awareness, this friend is making it hard to enjoy the group dynamic. Nedra gives permission to make those uncomfortable choices to preserve a bond. Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Become Unstuck On Behavior

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 27:21 Transcription Available


    This week, a mother feels left behind by her partner, who has not changed his lifestyle of drinking and hanging around, in parenthood. Nedra gives advice on how to understand and tolerate behavior that just won't change. Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Pause and Observe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 30:21 Transcription Available


    This week, we hear from a caller who is keeping a hurtful secret from her teenage children: their extended family do not particularly appreciate their company. After years of unsolicited parenting advice and critiques from these family members, this mother just wants distance, but her kids are calling into question if she made the right choice. Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Fill In the Heartbreaking Gaps

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 16:52 Transcription Available


    This week, Nedra speaks to a caller who feels unsupported by a "bestie" during one of the most difficult times of their life. How should we proceed when the one who's meant to be there through it all is not present? Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Saunter Towards Forgiveness

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 18:38 Transcription Available


    This week, Nedra counsels a caller who is dealing with a family member that has a tendency towards racially insensitive comments. Breaking contact has helped, but the glaring unfair treatment and pressure to make amends from the rest of the family has made the situation much more difficult.  Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Retire Anxious Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 35:50 Transcription Available


    This week Nedra has an in depth conversation with psychiatrist and author, Dr. Jud Brewer. The two dive into anxiety, how anxious habits can affect the basic functions of our lives such as eating and sleep, and what we can do to start to take back some control. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Produce a Drama Free Relationship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 22:11 Transcription Available


    We're back! Nedra answers a message from someone with a competitive relationship between her new sister-in-law. Two couples in this family are at odds with no clear way out of a years-long beef. Nedra advises on how to stay calm and recognize our own biases in relationships.  Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Do The Work Solo

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2023 26:29 Transcription Available


    This week's caller is struggling to maintain a relationship where the list of off-limit topics is cutting into healthy communication. What can we do when the people we love cannot keep unwanted comments to themselves? Nedra explains how repetition can be the necessary key. Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Obey The Noes w/ Dr. Raquel Martin

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 43:04 Transcription Available


    This week, Nedra has a conversation with psychologist and mental health professional, Dr. Raquel Martin. The two share stories on raising a new generation of children based on boundaries, consent, and mutual respect with the lessons learned from generation before them.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Embrace Their Humanity

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 25:24 Transcription Available


    This episode's caller has a complicated relationship with his absent father who acts more like a friend than a parental figure. He contemplates whether to invest more in the relationship or break free from the shackles of untrustworthiness and lack of responsibility. Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Manage Envy with Self-Awareness

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 24:17 Transcription Available


    A misunderstanding from a decade ago has caused a rift between cousins that grew up in wildly different socioeconomic backgrounds. Nedra walks us through how to control and mange envy in relationships.   Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Remain Yourself in Every Environment

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 33:44 Transcription Available


    Married for eight years, this week's caller experienced a whirlwind romance that led to a controlling and emotionally abusive relationship. A success in other areas in her life, this mother is seeking guidance on rebuilding self-esteem and reclaiming identity while navigating relationships with her husband and mother-in-law as she initiates her divorce. Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Block the Entire Block w/ Kier Gaines

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 44:59 Transcription Available


    This week, Nedra has a conversation with licensed therapist and influencer Kier Gaines about social media, being behind both behind the camera and in-front of the screen. They discuss healthy habits and what the medium can do for our lives and relationships. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Recover Real Potential

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 23:20 Transcription Available


    This week's caller is facing a complex situation with a friend. This friend has a tendency to cross boundaries and bring up her past-relationship with an ex, leaving our caller unsure whether to repair or let go of this close, yet hurtful, friendship.  Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Sit With Each Little Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 31:34 Transcription Available


    Today's caller's partner is not accepted by the family for a mysterious reason. It all started when she first came around 8 years ago, and a sister did not approve. Nedra helps rationalize a big decision about how to move forward. Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Hold The Door Open

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 36:36 Transcription Available


    This week's caller was put out of his family home after a heated argument with his parents about unfair rent agreements. Now that a tragedy has occurred in the family, he's wondering if reaching out will cross his own boundaries.  Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    TO REITERATE: Execute Your Wishes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 33:55 Transcription Available


    This week's episode is a rerelease of an episode that you might've missed from a few months ago. Weddings can be the most important days of our lives, as well the most stressful. This week, Nedra helps a caller feel confident in making a tough decision about the guest list for her big day. Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Ask And Ask Early

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 43:07 Transcription Available


    A new mom has recently broke things off with her child'd father due to rigid cultural norms affecting his attitude towards domestic work. Nedra advises whether she made the right choice and how we can all avoid entering relationships like these in the future.  Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Relinquish Your Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 34:32 Transcription Available


    A sibling who is constantly sabotaging important life moments and a mother who excuses the behavior due to mental illness are causing immense stress for this week's caller.  Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Violate Their Boundaries Not

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 33:32 Transcription Available


    A confrontation with an intoxicated family member leads to a confrontation that blows up in our caller's face. The close-knit family that she has always wanted is now being dangled in front of her and kept away. Nedra helps make sense of it all.  Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Decide Whether to Watch

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 34:55 Transcription Available


    This week's caller is open to building a stronger relationship with his distant father, the only thing getting in the way is his incessant substance abuse. Nedra offers a deeper insight into the mind of an addict and helps weigh whether or not mending the relationship is worth the frustration.  Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Pay Attention to the Result

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 28:33 Transcription Available


    This week's message comes from a frustrated step-parent who is concerned about her family's spending and career choices. Secret-keeping and avoidance behaviors are in play and Nedra helps understand what fears these actions may be rooted in. Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Let Them Suffer The Consequences

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 20:50 Transcription Available


    This week's caller has a job that is preventing her from keeping her career and family life separate, as her in-laws don't take her expertise seriously. What do we do when they just won't listen when we know we are in the right? Nedra answers in this episode. Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Rescue Your Own Self

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 40:37 Transcription Available


    This week's caller has had a years-long rocky relationship with a lady at church that has escalated to a heated confrontation. Nedra gives encouragement to stick up for ourselves and others when no one else will. Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Issue Apologies After Tackling the Issue

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2023 20:56 Transcription Available


    A sister dealing with mental health issues is invalidated and falsely accused but ends up being the one issuing an apology. Nedra helps us understand how we get in these unfair situations and gives tips to make sure we are not wavering on our true feelings.  Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Make It Clearer Than Clear

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2023 31:01 Transcription Available


    A misunderstanding about a party invite between a pair of friends leads to years of awkward interaction between the two. Nedra walks a caller through how a simple conversation can lead to the mending of a broken relationship.  Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Put People in Appropriate Places

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023 27:33 Transcription Available


    This week's message comes from a step-parent who is in the midst of a power struggle with the bio-parent. Overwhelmed with snide remarks, copycatting, and undercutting, the caller is guided by Nedra to find some peace of mind. Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Curate to Keep Safe

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 18:54 Transcription Available


    This week's caller has a unique problem. Her parents have some prized possessions displayed in their home that puts her young children in danger. Nedra talks about sacrifices and compromises to keep relationships in tact. Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Predict Your Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 26:12 Transcription Available


    This week's caller has a toxic friend who has trapped them in a vicious cycle of constant blocking, ghosting, and starting all over again. Nedra helps them work through whether or not this is worth it and what might be their own contribution to the messy situation. Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Execute Your Wishes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 33:55 Transcription Available


    Weddings can be the most important days of our lives, as well the most stressful. This week, Nedra helps a caller feel confident in making a tough decision about the guest list for her big day. Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Face Complicated Solutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 34:29 Transcription Available


    This week, Nedra answers a myriad of questions about being a trigger for traumatized loved ones, forgiving a cheating partner, and how to be consistent in setting boundaries when in survival mode. Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Untangle Enmeshment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 28:27 Transcription Available


    Nedra answers a caller whose heart is pulling them to explore the world and change their surroundings. An opportunity to make the change has arisen, the only thing holding them back is a set of dependent parents. How can we deal with being the 'therapist' for the people we love? Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Evaluate Their Impact

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 35:13 Transcription Available


    This week's caller has intense romantic feelings for her colleague. The feelings are mutual, but she is not the only one in the picture. Nedra helps us understand how to deal with wanting something we cannot have, and how putting boundaries in place can help give us the tools to survive heartbreak. Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Acknowledge the Feeling First

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 22:09 Transcription Available


    Every problem we overcome in life and relationships starts with the thought that we want things to change, but what do we do when it is our own mental space that is causing unrest in our lives? This week, Nedra tackles two messages from callers who are having issues with mental chaos, rumination, and other thoughts they can't escape.  Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@iheartmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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