Chat with Dr. Kat

With over 25 years of experience as a licensed psychologist, Dr. Kat was one of the pioneers of online therapy. She launched one of the first virtual platforms, MyTherapyNet.com, long before telehealth became the norm. She is the author of Online Therapy: A Therapist’s Guide to Expanding Your Practice , and has taught thousands of therapists through her lectures for AAMFT, CAMFT, and other national and international psychological associations. She has also served as a consultant for The Dr. Phil Show, bringing her expertise to a national audience. Now, through Chat with Dr. Kat , she shares the moments that spark the kind of clarity people have been searching for — sometimes for years. Her gift is helping people finally “get it” — to break through in ways they never have before. Whether it’s parenting struggles, relationship dynamics, emotional healing, communication challenges, or what’s

Chat with Dr. Kat is a health podcast hosted by Dr. Kat Derrig-Palumbo, with 56 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Dr. Kat Derrig-Palumbo hosts Chat with Dr. Kat, a health show with 56 episodes published.

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  Why Do I Repeat Toxic Relationships? The Pattern You Can’t See

  Aug 18, 20267 min

  When someone betrays or humiliates you, forgiveness can feel like being asked to pretend it never happened. But holding onto the anger can keep you tied to the person long after the relationship is over—especially when you find yourself choosing the same painful dynamic with a different face. Dr. Kat offers a “three boxes” way to separate what they did, your own accountability, and the forgiveness that helps you release the emotional grip of the past. She explains why forgiving someone does not mean excusing them, forgetting, or returning to the relationship—and why forgiving yourself matters when you recognize a pattern of hoping you can change someone. It’s a conversation for anyone ready to stop revisiting old hurt and make different choices going forward. I want to hear from you! To submit show ideas or be considered as a guest, visit https://chatwithdrkat.com/contact/ Follow Chat with Dr. Kat : Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chatwithdrkat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chatwithdrkat YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatwithdrkat TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chatwithdrkat X: https://x.com/ChatwithDrKat Health & Wellness Programs: https://mindbodyseries.com/

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  No Intimacy in Marriage? The Cow Theory Explains the Distance

  Aug 11, 202615 min

  When intimacy fades in a marriage, it can feel like being “put out to pasture”—still carrying the daily responsibilities, but no longer touched, noticed, or treated like a priority. And when you finally say you feel unloved or unappreciated, a defensive response can make the distance feel even worse. Dr. Kat unpacks her Cow Theory: how couples become disconnected, why resentment can make affection hard to receive even when it’s finally offered, and how consistency helps rebuild trust over time. She also connects this pattern to the Yellow Room, where partners may feel that nothing they say or do matters. This is a candid look at how to respond with compassion, stop seeking fulfillment outside the relationship, and find your way back to each other. I want to hear from you! To submit show ideas or be considered as a guest, visit https://chatwithdrkat.com/contact/ Follow Chat with Dr. Kat : Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chatwithdrkat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chatwithdrkat YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatwithdrkat TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chatwithdrkat X: https://x.com/ChatwithDrKat Health & Wellness Programs: https://mindbodyseries.com/

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  Why Adults Cut Off Their Parents — We're Blaming the Wrong Thing

  Aug 4, 202616 min

  When someone you love pulls away — a grown child, a partner, a parent — the easy explanation is to blame a therapist who told them to leave, or call someone a narcissist because a checklist on TikTok said so. But the real story is almost always messier and more human than that. Dr. Kat breaks down what's actually driving parental and partner alienation, from social media's oversimplified diagnostic labels to the damage a divorcing parent can do by turning children against the other side. She talks about why most of us would meet at least a few criteria on those "narcissistic parent" lists, what therapists should actually be doing with options instead of directives, and why people don't leave relationships because of therapy — they leave because they finally had a space to say what they'd been feeling all along. I want to hear from you! To submit show ideas or be considered as a guest, visit https://chatwithdrkat.com/contact/ Follow Chat with Dr. Kat : Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chatwithdrkat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chatwithdrkat YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatwithdrkat TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chatwithdrkat X: https://x.com/ChatwithDrKat Health & Wellness Programs: https://mindbodyseries.com/

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  How to Coparent with a Narcissist: They're Not Going to Change

  Aug 2, 202641 min

  When someone knows exactly how to get under your skin — especially through your kids — co-parenting becomes less about logistics and more about survival. Simi Krishnan, a data scientist and author, joins Dr. Kat to talk openly about leaving an 18-year marriage, rebuilding her health and identity, and learning to co-parent with someone who still wants control. Dr. Kat reframes the challenge: stop being shocked by bad behavior and start being shocked by the good. She walks through practical tools — writing down every trigger so it loses its power, thanking the universe for each reminder that leaving was the right call, and choosing co-parenting apps that coach communication rather than just flagging conflict. There's also an honest conversation about forgiveness as self-protection, not grace for the other person, and why strong people are often the easiest to trigger. If you're co-parenting with someone who won't change, this one's worth your time. I want to hear from you! To submit show ideas or be considered as a guest, visit https://chatwithdrkat.com/contact/ Follow Chat with Dr. Kat : Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chatwithdrkat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chatwithdrkat YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatwithdrkat TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chatwithdrkat X: https://x.com/ChatwithDrKat Health & Wellness Programs: https://mindbodyseries.com/

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  You're Not Failing — Parenting a Child with ADHD Is Just This Hard

  Jul 17, 20261h 11m

  Parenting a child with ADHD can feel like you're failing every single day — the meltdowns, the walking on eggshells, the guilt at bedtime — even when you're trying everything you've been told to try. Dr. Kat talks with Dana Kay, board certified holistic health and nutrition practitioner and founder of the ADHD Thrive Institute, who came to this work not as a professional first, but as a mom whose young son was headed toward a fourth medication before she started asking different questions. The conversation moves through what those different questions actually look like in practice: how ADHD symptoms can be signals of internal stress rather than just a brain disorder, why the gut-brain connection matters more than most families are told, what Dana calls the "trash can" analogy for understanding a child's cumulative toxic load, and where supplements like magnesium, omega-3s, and vitamin D fit in — and where they don't. Dr. Kat adds her own clinical experience, including a child whose ADHD symptoms disappeared once a wheat and dairy sensitivity was identified. Whether your child was diagnosed last year or you've been managing this for a decade, this episode offers a way to think about the whole picture that most appointments never get to. I want to hear from you! To submit show ideas or be considered as a guest, visit https://chatwithdrkat.com/contact/ Follow Chat with Dr. Kat : Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chatwithdrkat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chatwithdrkat YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatwithdrkat TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chatwithdrkat X: https://x.com/ChatwithDrKat Health & Wellness Programs: https://mindbodyseries.com/

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