How was Dr. Laura Schlessinger different from political talk hosts?

Dr. Laura was a total force of nature, but her lane was completely different from the Limbaughs and Hannitys of the world. She wasn't parsing the latest tax bill or dissecting a Supreme Court nomination-she was on the air giving blunt, often brutal, personal advice on relationships, marriage, and parenting, all filtered through her strict moral and religious framework. Where political hosts are all about the news cycle and partisan strategy, Dr. Laura was a therapist with a microphone, holding callers accountable for their own life choices, never letting them off the hook with "well, the government should..." She made you feel like you were eavesdropping on a raw, unfiltered therapy session, and that electric, confrontational energy was a totally different beast from the political ranting on other stations.