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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.

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Episodes

  1. 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.

  2. How to Respond to Passive-Aggressive Behavior

    Duyen and Todd discuss productive ways to respond when you suspect someone is being passive-aggressive.

  3. Connectedness and Independence

    Duyen and Todd discuss balancing the needs of independence and connection in relationships.

  4. 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.

  5. Do you Deserve it?

    Duyen and Todd discuss the concept of deserving; Do you deserve more? Do you not deserve what you have?

  6. 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!

  7. 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.

  8. How Indecision Kills Your Confidence

    Duyen and Todd discuss the impact or perseverating on your overall confidence.

  9. Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop

    Duyen and Todd discuss the consequences of presuming things will not go well.

  10. Making Assertive Requests In Your Relationships

    Duyen and Todd discuss the advantages of assertive requests in relationships; pointers and pitfalls.

  11. 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.

  12. That's just who I am

    Duyen and Todd discuss the how our shortcomings and struggles often become part of our identity.

  13. Do you expereince FOMO?

    Duyen and Todd discuss the Fear Of Missing Out, and how comparisons impact how you experience life.

  14. The Need for Closure

    Todd and Duyen discuss the concept of "need for closure".

  15. Has your therapist expereinced what you're going through?

    Todd and Duyen discuss a common question clients have- Have you been through this?

  16. Help, Boundaries cause Massive Guilt

    Todd and Duyen discuss the process of managing your guilt after you have respected your boundaries!

  17. Productivity Anxiety

    Todd and Duyen discuss the strategy of keeping busy to avoid __________.

  18. How Shame and Guilt Hide Learning

    Todd and Duyen discuss how patterns of Shame and Guilt may keep us stuck.

  19. Update!

    An update on the podcast!

  20. How to Let Go of Long-Term Relationships

    Nick and Todd discuss healthy ways to let go of long-term relationships.

  21. Judgementalness

    Nick and Todd discuss the psychology behind the mental habit of judging.

  22. How to Cope with Other People's Anxiety

    Nick and Todd discuss effective ways to handle other people's anxiety.

  23. 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

  24. 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:...

  25. 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

  26. 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:...

  27. 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:...

  28. Worry Much?

    Nick and Todd discuss worry and its effect on our experiences, or lack thereof.

  29. Why Some Habits Are So Hard to Change

    Nick and Todd discuss the difficulties of changing habits and developing better patterns.

  30. Excessive Apologizing

    Nick and Todd discuss why excessive apologizing is a bit, well... excessive.

  31. Coloring Books for Anxiety?

    Nick and Todd discuss the usefulness of adult coloring books for anxiety.

  32. Doing Nothing Is a Better Option Than You Think

    Nick and Todd discuss why doing nothing is often the best option you can choose.

  33. How to Get Over Resentment

    Nick and Todd discuss how to get over resentment.

  34. How to Forgive Yourself for Past Mistakes

    Nick and Todd discuss how to forgive yourself.

  35. How to Get More Motivated

    Nick and Todd discuss the tricky psychology of motivation and how to get more of it.

  36. Resignation vs Acceptance

    Nick and Todd discuss resignation vs acceptance.

  37. Emotional Curiosity

    Nick and Todd discuss emotional curiosity.

  38. Do we attract certain 'types'?

    Nick and Todd discuss whether people attract specific 'types' or not.

  39. Social Anxiety

    Nick and Todd discuss social anxiety.

  40. How helpful are your expectations, really?

    Nick and Todd talk about expectations.

  41. How to Spot Emotional Immaturity

    Nick and Todd discuss how to spot the signs of emotional immaturity.

  42. How to Deal with Other People's Bad Moods

    Nick and Todd discuss helpful ways to deal with other people's bad moods.

  43. Are You Aversively or Appetitively Motivated?

    Nick and Todd discuss whether it's better to be appetitively or aversively motived?

  44. Processing Painful Memories

    Nick and Todd discuss processing difficult emotions.

  45. Overthinking and the Law of Diminishing Returns

    Nick and Todd chat about overthinking and its relationship to the law of diminishing returns.

  46. Why We Avoid Difficult Choices

    Nick and Todd take on why we avoid difficult choices and the consequences that often result.

  47. Catastrophizing

    Nick and Todd discuss catastrophizing.

  48. How to Deal with Rigid People

    Nick and Todd discuss how to deal with rigid people.

  49. Health Anxiety

    Nick and Todd discuss health anxiety.

  50. 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

Produced by Todd Sewell

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What Would My Shrink Say? currently has 231 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

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A podcast about all the questions you wish your therapist would give a straight answer to.

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What Would My Shrink Say? publishes regularly with 231 episodes available. Check the episode list for the typical release schedule.

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What Would My Shrink Say? is created and hosted by Nick Wignall & Todd Sewell.
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