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Abby Medcalf, PhD

Podcast Host; Relationship Maven, Author, Psychologist & TEDx Speaker. I can teach you how to be happy in all your relationships.

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394. Why You’re Nicer to Strangers Than to the People You Love

You were perfectly nice to the guy at the coffee counter this morning, and you were patient with the coworker who asked you the same question for the third time, and then you walked through your own front door and said something to the person you love most that you would never in a million years have said to either of those strangers.

Recording | Ask Dr. Abby Live Q&A 8/13/26

Upcoming live date: Wednesday, August 26, at 12:00 p.m.

Reminder! Live Q&A today at 12 pm PT

Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 12 p.m. PT

Ask Dr. Abby Live Q&A

Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 12 p.m. PT

393. You Can Become Securely Attached (Even If You Didn’t Start Out That Way)

You’ve taken the quiz and you’ve read the books, so you know your attachment style.

August Live Q&A Dates

Mark your calendars!

Recording | Ask Dr. Abby Live Q&A 7/29/26

Upcoming live dates: Wednesday, August 12, and Wednesday, August 26, at 12:00 p.m.

A few things you can do when they keep bringing up the past.

A few things you can do when they keep bringing up the past.⁠

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Your Relationships Made Easy Archive Is Here

You can now browse our Relationships Made Easy archive, starting with Season 8, all in one convenient place.

Reminder! Live Q&A today at 12 pm PST

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 12 pm PST

How to Build Real Emotional Intimacy in Your Relationship

You can be married for thirty years and still feel lonely with the person sleeping next to you.

Taking space, or stonewalling?

(Be honest)

Ask Dr. Abby Live Q&A

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 12 pm PST

How to Know If You’re In Love (Or Just Afraid)

If you’ve ever been awake at 2 am wondering whether what you feel for your partner is actually love, or whether you’re just used to them, just scared to start over, or simply attached because you’ve been together for a decade, you’re asking the right question and you’re not the only one.

It's Not About What They're Doing...

We Feel The Way We Think

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Working with People You’d Never Choose

When You Don’t Like Your Team

Why “just let it go” has worked exactly zero times for you

I had a client who couldn’t stop replaying one dinner.

How to Know If You’re In Love

(Or Just Afraid)

392. How Do You Actually Build Emotional Intimacy?

You can be married for thirty years and still feel lonely with the person sleeping next to you.

Recording | Ask Dr. Abby Live Q&A 7/15/26

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