PODCAST · health
What Would My Shrink Say?
by Nick Wignall & Todd Sewell
A podcast about all the questions you wish your therapist would give a straight answer to.
Episodes
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Rules about emotions and behavior?
Duyen and Todd discuss the assumptions and rules we put on what emotions we should feel and what we are/aren't capable of when we feel them.
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How to Respond to Passive-Aggressive Behavior
Duyen and Todd discuss productive ways to respond when you suspect someone is being passive-aggressive.
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Connectedness and Independence
Duyen and Todd discuss balancing the needs of independence and connection in relationships.
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Are my kids going to inherit my issues?
Duyen and Todd discuss how children may be impacted by the behaviors and habits of their parents.
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Do you Deserve it?
Duyen and Todd discuss the concept of deserving; Do you deserve more? Do you not deserve what you have?
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Imposter Syndrome: Are you really that good?
Duyen and Todd discuss the anxiety that comes from the idea that you're gonna be found out!
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How's that Social Media working for you?
Duyen and Todd discuss the pitfalls and benefits of Social Media and how to improve your online experience.
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How Indecision Kills Your Confidence
Duyen and Todd discuss the impact or perseverating on your overall confidence.
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Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
Duyen and Todd discuss the consequences of presuming things will not go well.
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Making Assertive Requests In Your Relationships
Duyen and Todd discuss the advantages of assertive requests in relationships; pointers and pitfalls.
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Motivation-what it is and what it isn't
Duyen and Todd discuss the concept of Motivation and how to think of it more functionally.
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That's just who I am
Duyen and Todd discuss the how our shortcomings and struggles often become part of our identity.
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Do you expereince FOMO?
Duyen and Todd discuss the Fear Of Missing Out, and how comparisons impact how you experience life.
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The Need for Closure
Todd and Duyen discuss the concept of "need for closure".
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Has your therapist expereinced what you're going through?
Todd and Duyen discuss a common question clients have- Have you been through this?
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Help, Boundaries cause Massive Guilt
Todd and Duyen discuss the process of managing your guilt after you have respected your boundaries!
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Productivity Anxiety
Todd and Duyen discuss the strategy of keeping busy to avoid __________.
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How Shame and Guilt Hide Learning
Todd and Duyen discuss how patterns of Shame and Guilt may keep us stuck.
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Update!
An update on the podcast!
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How to Let Go of Long-Term Relationships
Nick and Todd discuss healthy ways to let go of long-term relationships.
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Judgementalness
Nick and Todd discuss the psychology behind the mental habit of judging.
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How to Cope with Other People's Anxiety
Nick and Todd discuss effective ways to handle other people's anxiety.
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Why Do I Feel So Needy?
Nick and Todd discuss neediness: what is, why it happens, and what to do about it. ---- This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Find a great therapist who's great for you. Listeners of the show can get 10% off their first month using our link: https://betterhelp.com/whatwouldmyshrinksay
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The Emotional Benefits of Boredom
Nick and Todd discuss how boredom can be extremely useful from an emotional and mental health perspective. ---- This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Find a great therapist who's great for you. Listeners of the show can get 10% off their first month using our link:...
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Overwhelm
Nick and Todd discuss the ins and out of being overwhelmed. ---- This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Find a great therapist who's great for you. Listeners of the show can get 10% off their first month using our link: https://betterhelp.com/whatwouldmyshrinksay
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Do I Really Need to Be Emotionally Available?
Nick and Todd discuss emotional availability: what is it, what's the point, and how to cultivate it. ---- This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Find a great therapist who's great for you. Listeners of the show can get 10% off their first month using our link:...
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Reassurance-Seeking
Nick and Todd discuss why reassurance-seeking is such a bad habit to get into and what to do about it if you are. ---- This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Find a great therapist who's great for you. Listeners of the show can get 10% off their first month using our link:...
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Worry Much?
Nick and Todd discuss worry and its effect on our experiences, or lack thereof.
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Why Some Habits Are So Hard to Change
Nick and Todd discuss the difficulties of changing habits and developing better patterns.
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Excessive Apologizing
Nick and Todd discuss why excessive apologizing is a bit, well... excessive.
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Coloring Books for Anxiety?
Nick and Todd discuss the usefulness of adult coloring books for anxiety.
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Doing Nothing Is a Better Option Than You Think
Nick and Todd discuss why doing nothing is often the best option you can choose.
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How to Get Over Resentment
Nick and Todd discuss how to get over resentment.
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How to Forgive Yourself for Past Mistakes
Nick and Todd discuss how to forgive yourself.
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How to Get More Motivated
Nick and Todd discuss the tricky psychology of motivation and how to get more of it.
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Resignation vs Acceptance
Nick and Todd discuss resignation vs acceptance.
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Emotional Curiosity
Nick and Todd discuss emotional curiosity.
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Do we attract certain 'types'?
Nick and Todd discuss whether people attract specific 'types' or not.
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Social Anxiety
Nick and Todd discuss social anxiety.
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How helpful are your expectations, really?
Nick and Todd talk about expectations.
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How to Spot Emotional Immaturity
Nick and Todd discuss how to spot the signs of emotional immaturity.
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How to Deal with Other People's Bad Moods
Nick and Todd discuss helpful ways to deal with other people's bad moods.
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Are You Aversively or Appetitively Motivated?
Nick and Todd discuss whether it's better to be appetitively or aversively motived?
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Processing Painful Memories
Nick and Todd discuss processing difficult emotions.
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Overthinking and the Law of Diminishing Returns
Nick and Todd chat about overthinking and its relationship to the law of diminishing returns.
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Why We Avoid Difficult Choices
Nick and Todd take on why we avoid difficult choices and the consequences that often result.
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Catastrophizing
Nick and Todd discuss catastrophizing.
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How to Deal with Rigid People
Nick and Todd discuss how to deal with rigid people.
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Health Anxiety
Nick and Todd discuss health anxiety.
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Self-Experimentation
Nick and Todd discuss the benefits of self-experimentation.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast about all the questions you wish your therapist would give a straight answer to.
HOSTED BY
Nick Wignall & Todd Sewell
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