Between Two Worlds with Dr. Phebe
If you’ve ever had to explain therapy to your immigrant parent…
defend why you don’t want to be a doctor…
or survive an auntie asking “Where is your husband?” before saying hello…
Welcome. You’re among family.
Hosted by Dr. Phebe Brako — therapist, immigrant daughter, and professional translator of “what your parents meant when they said you’re acting too Western” — Between Two Worlds is the podcast where immigrant parents and their children come to laugh, reflect, and finally understand each other a little better.
Each week, we unpack the real conversations immigrant families have behind closed doors… and the ones they usually avoid entirely.
From church and career pressure to dating, therapy, identity, emotional expression, and generational expectations, this show explores the tension between:
- parents who sacrificed everything
- and children trying to build lives that honor that sacrifice without losing themselves
Dr. Phebe breaks down both sides of the generational divide, with humor, honesty, cultural nuance, and therapist-level insight, often joined by her very own immigrant mother for real-time perspective, wisdom, and the occasional loving accountability.
Because this isn’t about choosing sides.
It’s about building understanding.
So whether you’re the child in therapy, the parent trying your best, or the family mediator in the group chat…
Pull up a chair.
We’re bridging the gap, one awkward conversation at a time.
Episodes
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Church Trauma and Ankara Choir Robes
Why did so many immigrant kids grow up in church every Sunday… only to disappear the second they got adult freedom and their own car?In this episode, Dr. Phebe Brako unpacks why your immigrant child may not want to go to church anymore, ...
