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Factory Settings Podcast
by Every worldview has an origin story.
Factory Settings is a podcast exploring politics, culture, relationships, mental health, addiction, and media, through the lens of how our built-in biases affect the way we consume information and form opinions.New episodes will launch bi-weekly. Episodes will remain open to the public for 2 weeks and then go behind the paywall. www.phetasy.com
Episodes
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Factory Settings - Discovering Your Higher Power
“Avoid talking about politics and religion” is such a boring cliche. It’s not helpful. Obviously, it’s prudent to know when to give in to that rule, because meaningless fighting is the real problem with a discussion about politics or religion. When it comes to politics and religion…
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Factory Settings - Getting Real About Emotional Sobriety
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget and Jeren discuss their diverging relationships with AA as they approach 13 and 9 years of sobriety, respectively, exploring what it means to feel “dry” (acting like a drunk without drinking) and how…
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Factory Settings - Our Monkey Brains Weren’t Meant for the Epstein Files
The Epstein news cycle has captivated Bridget in a way that it hasn’t captivated Jeren. Why? Why do we latch on to certain stories, but not others? QUESTIONS Where are you at with the Epstein Files? If you are captivated by the Epstein Files, why? How did you get to that place? If you’re not...
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Jeren’s True Love: D&D
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com In a hilarious return episode Jeren finally sits down and explains to Bridget how Dungeons & Dragons and other Role Playing Games work. Her endless questions include; Does sex come into the campaigns? What happens if I...
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Civil War and Cooking - Factory Settings 56
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, have a fun catch up conversation about their lives lately, what they’ve been reading, what they’ve been watching, the...
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Did The Boob Tube Ruin Us? - Factory Settings 55
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, discuss technology this week. They cover what it’s like to raise a young child in today’s technology environment, the…
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Optimism Peddlers - Factory Settings 51
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com This episode will remain open to the public for 2 weeks and then go behind the paywall. Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, decided to talk about optimism…
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Does Discipline Equal Freedom? - Factory Settings 50
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com This episode will remain open to the public for 2 weeks and then go behind the paywall. Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, discuss discipline this week.…
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Do We Deserve Pets? - Factory Settings 49
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com This episode will remain open to the public for 2 weeks and then go behind the paywall. Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, discuss pets this week. They talk...
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The Gifts of Sobriety - Factory Settings 48
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, talk about the gifts they’ve found in sobriety. They discuss how they feel about the phrase “this too shall pass,” the...
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Self-Awareness vs. Self-Delusion - Factory Settings 47
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, discuss self-awareness this week. They debate whether self-awareness alone will help you change your subconscious…
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Trust Your Mistakes - Factory Settings 46
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist sit down to discuss being late bloomers. They talk about giving up on themselves, failing young, and how living in such a...
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Fighting The "F*ck Its" - Factory Settings 45
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, talk about the “fuck its” this week. They discuss what they are, where they come from, how they fight them, and when they...
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Run For Your Life - Factory Settings 44
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, finish their discussion of the 3 pillars for mental and physical well-being by talking about exercise. They cover the...
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The Battle For Sleep - Factory Settings 43
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, talk about sleep as one of the 3 pillars for mental and physical well-being. They discuss how much sleep contributes to...
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Finding The Flow - Factory Settings 42
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, explore the topic of creativity. They discuss what the word means to them, the preconceptions they have about being...
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Factory Settings 41 - Food For Thought
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, discuss their relationships with food. They talk about how they were raised, what family meals looked like, whether or…
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Factory Settings 40 - Laugh At Yourself...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, talk comedy, humor, and the ability to laugh at yourself. They talk about laughter as a factory setting, the infectious...
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Are We Just Frauds? - Factory Settings 39
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, talk about impostor syndrome this week. They explore the definition, when they first understood what it was, and discuss...
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Factory Settings 38 - America...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, talk about America and what it means to them for the 4th of July. They cover how they were raised and the ideas about the...
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Summer, Summer, Summertime - Factory Settings 37
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, wax nostalgic about summer this week. They share their vastly different experiences of summer, what it means to them,...
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Procrastination Or Laziness? - Factory Settings 36
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, discuss procrastination this week. They explore whether or not there’s a difference between procrastination and laziness,...
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Extroverts vs. Introverts - Factory Settings 35
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, discuss their introverted and extroverted tendencies this week. They cover the definitions of introversion &…
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How To Kill Your Hypochondria - Factory Settings 34
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, cover hypochondria and health anxiety this week. Bridget shares her past experience with debilitating hypochondria, where...
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Is Marijuana Addiction Real? - Factory Settings 33
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, talk about marijuana addiction. They recall their first experiences with weed, their various levels of addiction to it -...
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Is It Odd Or Is It God? - Factory Settings 32
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, talk about the role God has played in their lives in the past and what they believe now. From Bridget’s Catholic…
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Stop Listening To Your Inner Critic - Factory Settings 31
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, discuss negative self-talk and the inner critic this week. They attempt to untangle their experiences with substance…
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Our Experience With Depression - Factory Settings 30
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, discuss depression this week. They talk about their own personal experiences with it, their first exposure to the concept...
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Escape From LA - Factory Settings 29
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, discuss leaving Los Angeles as they prepare to move to Texas. They share how many times they’ve moved in their lives and...
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The Meaning of Life - Factory Settings 28
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, contemplate meaning this week. They discuss when they first started thinking about meaning, the search for it, when your...
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Too Much Stuff--Or Not Enough? - Factory Settings 27
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, talk about STUFF this episode. How much stuff most people have, particularly in America, what their relationship to stuff...
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AA Slogans We Love To Hate - Factory Settings 26
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Due to popular demand, Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, discuss AA slogans this week. They share the ones they love, the ones they hate, the ones they…
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Factory Settings Bonus Q&A
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com We Answer A Question Asked By A Supporter Question: Since listening to this podcast, it seems that you and Jeren really use your recovery as something that you two can relate to each other and bonds you. My question is,...
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Do I Look Fat In This? - Factory Settings 25
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, discuss body image in their latest episode. They cover the clinical definition of body dysmorphia, when they’ve felt…
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We Don't Need No Education - Factory Settings 24
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, share their personal primary education stories from K through 12th grade. They each talk about how many times they moved...
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Is Trust In Media Dead? - Factory Settings 23
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, an associate marriage & family therapist, debate whether trust in media is dead and whether anything could revive it. They discuss where they got their news...
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Factory Settings - Bonus Q&A
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com We Answer A Question Asked By A Phetasy Supporter 3 Part Question: * Which factory setting has been the most difficult to overcome? * Are there any that now that you are each around your midpoint of life and know...
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Making Friends Is Hard - Factory Settings
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, discuss the hardships of making friends as an adult. They talk about making friends as kids vs. making them as adults…
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Self-Censorship Sucks - Factory Settings
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, discuss self-censorship this week. They talk about what it means in today’s society and how the higher your social status...
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Factory Settings Bonus Q&A
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com We Answer A Question Asked By A Substack Supporter Question: I'm curious about your parenting expectations. I'm sure you want your daughter to avoid the issues you both faced. But does that mean limiting her freedom to...
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Creativity Is Your Birthright - Factory Settings
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, explore the topic of creativity. They discuss what the word means to them, the preconceptions they have about being...
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The Price of Porn - Factory Settings
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, tackle the topic of porn this week. They discuss their first exposure to it as kids, how much access to it has changed...
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Factory Settings - E18. Love & Romance
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, talk about love and relationships for Valentine’s Day. They share their first “spark” moment, and how their first date…
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Factory Settings - Bonus Q&A
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Join us for our first ever Factory Settings Q&A! Question: What was the most difficult situation that either of you had to deal with after getting sober, and how did you deal with it? Bed bugs, broken hearts and our...
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Factory Settings - E17. Money, Money, Money
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, discuss money and financial anxiety this week. The talk about their first awareness of money, the roles their parents’...
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Factory Settings 16 - Therapy
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, talk about therapy this week. They share their own experiences with therapy and how effective it’s been for them, what…
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Factory Settings - E15. Self-Disclosure
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, dissect self-disclosure in both private and public spaces in this week’s episode. They cover self-disclosure in our...
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Factory Settings - E14. Social Media
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, discuss social media this week. They both share their first interactions on social media, when they started to be…
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Factory Settings - E13. Commitment
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, sit down to discuss commitment this week. They talk about what comes to mind when they hear the word commitment, how...
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Factory Settings - E12. Willingness
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.com Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, talk about willingness this week, both as a concept and in practice. Bridget acknowledges a tiny window of willingness…
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Factory Settings is a podcast exploring politics, culture, relationships, mental health, addiction, and media, through the lens of how our built-in biases affect the way we consume information and form opinions.New episodes will launch bi-weekly. Episodes will remain open to the public for 2 weeks and then go behind the paywall.
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Every worldview has an origin story.
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