Secondhand Therapy
By PonyBear Studios
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Category: Mental Health
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Subscribers: 57
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Episodes: 139
Jun 16, 2025
Description
Secondhand Therapy is a funny, honest mental health podcast where two unlicensed best friends unpack their weekly therapy sessions. Join Louie Paoletti and Michael Malone as they explore anxiety, ADHD, grief, masculinity, and emotional growth—with humor, heart, and total transparency. Each episode blends raw self-reflection with real time takes on therapy, trauma, relationships, and the messy process of healing. It’s real talk about mental health in the modern world, and why personal growth is so damn hard.
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Stop Complaining, I'm Trying to Protect You | #131
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May 25, 2026 |
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Vulnerability or Die... Easy Choice | #130
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May 18, 2026 |
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Logically Speaking, You're Being Very Emotional | #129
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May 11, 2026 |
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Picky in Love. Avoidant in Reality. | #128
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May 04, 2026 |
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I Accidentally Humanized my Mom | #127
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Life is Good, I Should Ruin It | #126
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Can Trauma Fuel Growth and Resilience? (with David Sussillo) | #125
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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I Don't Want to be Happy | #124
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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I'm Afraid To Be Myself | #123
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Unplugged and Hating It | #122
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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ADHD Burnout, Executive Dysfunction & EMDR Therapy Breakthroughs | Replay
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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I Spoke to My Dead Mom Through a Psychic | #121
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Codependency Is Controlling Your Relationships (And You Don’t See It) | #120
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Are You Addicted to Misery? Dry Drunk Behavior, Earned Love & Why Happiness Feels Impossible | #119
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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If the World Ended in 14 Days… Who Would You Choose? | Attachment, Self-Sabotage & Seeking a Friend | #118
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Why Happiness Feels Unsafe | #117
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Why I Know the Right Thing — and Still Don’t Do It | #116
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Anxiety With No Trigger, Body Image Shame & “Higher Self” | #115
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Being "Nice" is Ruining Your Life | #114
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Rage vs Doing the Right Thing | #113
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Having Emotionally Immature Parents | #070 Replay
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Coping, Eating Disorders and a Helicopter Ride | #042 Replay
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Expressing Gratitude But Why Doesn't Dad Love Me? | #029 Replay
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Emotional Defensiveness: Why Softness Feels Unsafe | #111
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Emotional Numbness, Triggers & Childhood Patterns | #110
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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When Grief Finds You - Grief Part III | #109
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Porn Addiction & Monastic Wisdom with Jeremy Lipkowitz | #108
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Why We Struggle With Compliments, FOMO, and Accountability | #107
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Why Men Struggle With Vulnerability | #106
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Fawning: The Hidden Trauma Response Behind People-Pleasing | #105
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Understanding Misogyny: Gina Martin on Compassion, Gender, and Healing | #104
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Perfection is the Problem | #103
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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When Childhood Fear Becomes Adult Anxiety | #102
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Do Not Have Needs. Ever. | #101
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Brad Garrett Tells His Story | #100
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Relational vs. Non-Relational Thinking | #099
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Fighting Stigma & Misinformation with Sophie Nir | #098
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Failing Is Not Okay | #097
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Codependence, Avoidance & Heartbreak | #096
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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When Being Right Costs You | #095
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Control, Boundaries, and My Mom | #094
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Vulnerability Not Allowed | #093
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Inner Critic Sounds Like... Mom | #092
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Hobby Hunting and Identity Crises | #091
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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New Therapists, Old Patterns | #090
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Replay - PTSD and Self-Love with Hanorah
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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I Don’t Want Help! What Even is Growth? | #089
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Replay - Little Boy on the Beach Gave Me a Panic Attack
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Read Receipts & The Panic Spiral of “I Miss You” | #088
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Fake Growth. Real Talk. | #087
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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I Don’t Feel Connected to my Mother | #086
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Grief (Part II) / Music Triggers & Healing Over Time When the World Won’t Stop | #085
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May 26, 2025 |
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Therapy Intake Questions, ADHD Struggles, and Starting with a New Therapist | #084
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May 19, 2025 |
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Sitting in Discomfort: How Therapy Is Changing Our Relationships | #083
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May 12, 2025 |
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Can’t Commit to Monogamy | #082
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May 05, 2025 |
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Replay - Family Dysfunction and EMDR with Lara Beitz
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Live Show 001
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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You Probably Think This Story’s About You: It Started as a Love Story
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Why Am I Scared to be Happy? | #081
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Cheating on Your Pregnant Wife?! | #080
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Overcoming Anxiety and Understanding Triggers | #079
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Which Dating App is Best for Relationships? Attachment Styles & Political Climate with Jenny Zigrino | #078
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Emotional Responsibility, Codependency & Communication Breakdowns | #077
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Trauma, Personal Growth & Normalizing Pain | #076
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Why Are Relationships So Hard? | #075
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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There’s a 12-Step Program for That | #074
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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I Don’t Trust Myself and I Have Anxiety (No I Don’t) | #073
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Asking Permission to go to a Strip Club and Cheating on Vacation | #072
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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I’m Being Honest With Myself and Honestly I’m NOT Selfish | #071
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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I Had an Emotionally Immature Parent and Now I Can’t Be Vulnerable | #070
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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One Of Those Long, Intimate Kitchen Conversations | #069
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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It’s a New Year (Again) and We’ve All Missed the Point (Still) | #068
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Let’s Talk About Our Dynamic and You Don’t Know Us Like That | #067
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Lonely Fat Kid With a Neck Tattoo | #066
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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A Floating Task List and Struggling To Be | #065
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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My Absent Father and Closing the Door (Or Not) | #064
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Grandiosity and The Inability to Cry | #063
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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The Election and Logging Your Feelings to Find Your Needs | #062
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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We’re Not Really Strangers | #061
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Love, Vulnerability and Boundaries | #060
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Replay - Grief (Part 1)
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Perfectionism and My Dead Dad | #059
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Cussing Out Grandma and a Bi-Weekly Shower | #058
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Neurodivergent Life and Daytime Therapy | #057
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Getting Rejected by a Celebrity and Dissociating During Therapy | #056
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Am I Hot or Just Cute? | #055
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Missing My Girlfriend and Painting My Toenails | #054
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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The Break Up... She Left Out of Nowhere | #053
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Executive Dysfunction and Anxiety About My Ex | #052
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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A F*ck Boy and a Vasectomy | #051
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Georgia Cabin and a Verbal One-Night Stand | #050
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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A Breakup Text and a Thirst For Vengeance | #049
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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People Pleasing and a Family Who Hates Therapy | #048
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Old Behaviors and a Loaded Gun in Texas | #047
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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My Mom Didn’t Let Me Cry | #046
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Parental Dynamics and ADHD Medication with Gabby Lamb | #045
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Social Media and Mother’s Day with My Dead Mom | #044
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Existential Dread with Omono Okojie | #043
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Grief and Eating Disorders with Jenny Zigrino | #042
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May 27, 2024 |
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Unconditional Love and Scared of Hugs | #041
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May 20, 2024 |
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Here’s What Happened... | #040
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May 13, 2024 |
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Reflection, Growth and Two Men Crying | #039
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May 06, 2024 |
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Apologies, Forgiveness and a Weird F*cking Dream | #038
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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How Long Are People Meant to be in Your Life? | #037
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Hating Children and One Silly Boy | #036
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Possible Autism and Mushrooms in the Trees | #035
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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My Dead Mom and a Psychic in Salem | #034
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Who Knew Episode Thirty Was Such a Big Deal | #033
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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My Dead Girlfriend and a New Situationship | #032
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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A Crazy Story About Getting Cheated On | #031
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Define What ”Normal” Means Though | #030
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Expressing Gratitude But Why Doesn’t Dad Love Me | #029
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Disrespect and Adults Getting in Trouble | #028
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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My New Love and Panic Attacks | #027
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Family Dysfunction and EMDR with Lara Beitz | #026
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Setting Goals and Wanting to Cry | #025
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Codependence and a F*cked Up Nervous System | #024
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Daddy Issues and The Family Man | #023
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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PTSD and Self-Love with Hanorah | #022
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Social Anxiety at the Christmas Party | #021
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Child Abuse and Adult Entertainment with Silvia Saige | #020
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Boundaries and the Comfort of Misery | #019
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Rejection and the Ultimate Breakup Strategy | #018
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Little Boy on the Beach Gave Me a Panic Attack | #017
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Hi, I Protect Myself by Making Jokes | #016
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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ADHD with Laurie Singer | #015
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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The Correct Way to do Empathy | #014
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Monogamy and the Idea of Having Children | #013
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Men and Women are Different, Ya Know? | #012
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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A Small Crush and an Old Journal | #011
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Disneyland is for Idiots, Let’s Fight | #010
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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The Anxiety of Being One Minute Late | #009
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Grief (Part 1) | #008
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Being Mindful and the Rage Taking Over | #007
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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My Ho Era in my Mid-Thirties | #006
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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A Thicc Boy and His Body Image Issues | #005
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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I’m Grateful but I Hate Myself | #004
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Attachment Styles and Unconditional Love | #003
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Prologue: A Little Taste
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Jul 26, 2023 |