Voices In The Family Archive

In the Spirit of Family
Panel Discussion

WHYY will host a panel discussion on the topic of Special Education on September 16th, 2008 at 6 PM at WHYY. Moderated by Dr. Dan Gottlieb and Maiken Scott, our panelists will discuss how families can get the best education for their children, and explore some challenges and future trends in the field. For more information and to RSVP, click here »

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Andrea Collins Smith, a Philadelphia mother of six was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer last year. She appeared twice on Voices in the Family, and is also featured in Dan Gottlieb's TV special, Learning from the Heart. We received many calls and emails about how touched you were by Andrea's story. Andrea passed away July 4th weekend, but her family still needs help. For information on what you can do, or to share your condolences, please check her blog at www.punkrockmommy.org.

About the Program

Voices in the Family now celebrating 20 years of thoughtful discussions dealing with the many aspects of personality, psychology, and inter-personal relationships. Dan Gottlieb Ph.D, host of Voices in the Family, is a family therapist in private practice. He is a nationally recognized lecturer in the field of mental health, and a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Zip across the radio dial in almost any city and you're likely to find self-help programs that claim to solve listeners' problems. But few offer the straightforward, authoritative advice on family health issues available on Voices in the Family, a weekly public radio program hosted by Dan Gottlieb, Ph.D.

Each week Gottlieb and guest experts, joined by thoughtful callers, discuss issues that affect individuals and society. The show covers the emotional and psychological implications of everything from children and religion to sexual abuse and the law, sibling relationships, hate groups and the impact of natural disasters. Voices admits listeners to unseen worlds, presenting an author's firsthand description of schizophrenia, for instance.

Voices offers a mix of solid information -- beginning with Gottlieb's thorough interview of his guest, followed by intelligent, sympathetic responses to audience inquiries. He guides callers through a series of questions that clarify both their own experience and its broad implications. Sprinkled throughout are bits of humor that come with listeners acknowledging our common foibles.