Dear Therapist: I’m the Golden Child, and My Siblings Resent Me for It
I never asked for this role.
Lori Gottlieb
Lori Gottlieb is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and the author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone. She is also a psychotherapist and a co-host of the Dear Therapists podcast.
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