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A Little Help For Our Friends — 192 episodes

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Youth in Crisis: What To Do When a Teen or Adolescent Wants To Hurt Themselves

2

Dissecting Antisocial Personality Disorder: What It Is and How It Affects Relationships

3

5 Mental Health Disorders People Mistake for Narcissism

4

Unmasking Manipulation in Toxic Relationships

5

How to Set Healthy Boundaries in High-Conflict Relationships

6

"That Never Happened": How Out-Of-Control Emotions Warps Memory

7

Unpacking the Controversy: BPD vs. CPTSD and the Path to Healing with Kaytlyn Gilner

8

Navigating Mental Health Crises: A Guide to Overdose, Self-Harm & Suicide Risk

9

Parenting Adult Children with Borderline Personality Disorder

10

Why We Chase the Unavailable: The Clinical Roots of Anxious-Avoidant Relationship Cycles

11

The Surprising Truth About Parenting Teens: Why Control Backfires and Connection Wins

12

Schizoid & Schizotypal Personality Disorders: When You Believe In Magic

13

Paranoid Personality Disorder: When No One Can Be Trusted

14

The Psychology of the Manosphere: How Loneliness and Disempowerment Fuel Violence

15

Avoidant Personality Disorder: When Fear of Rejection Consumes You

16

Does getting diagnosed with a "personality disorder" mean you're a bad person?

17

Unpacking the Stigma of Addiction and How It Still Shapes Care Today with Dr. Jonathan Avery

18

Healing with Plant Medicine: A New Path to Trauma Recovery for Cancer Survivors

19

Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (cPTSD): What is it and how does it compare to borderline personality disorder

20

How Peer Support Is Filling Gaps When Traditional Mental Health Care Fails with Mike Meaney

21

The Man-Child Syndrome: The Psychology of Men Who Refuse to Grow Up

22

From Toxic Patterns to a Healthy Marriage: 5 Mindset Shifts To Find "The One"

23

Interview with "Rosemead" director Eric Lin: Turning an Haunting True Story into a Conversation about Stigma

24

Interview with "Rosemead's" Lawrence Shou: Schizophrenia And A Mother’s Love

25

Why 2025 Was a Lonely Year And How To Rebuild Connection

26

Detox From People Pleasing: Breaking Free of the "Echo-Narcissus Syndrome" And Becoming Your Own Authority

27

Interview with "Rosemead's" Anzi DeBenedetto: How family and friends fail when loving someone with mental illness

28

Holiday Survival Roadmap For Dealing with Your Dysfunctional Family

29

Breaking the Deadlock: How To Flip The Switch on Constant Conflict

30

Interview with Dr. Elsa Friis: How Parents Can Tackle Taboo Topics Without Breaking Connection

31

Interview with Dr. Geoffrey Grammer: New Frontiers in Treating Depression When Meds Fail

32

Interview with Dr. Marcus Rodriguez: Parenting Young Adults Through Anxiety, Anger, And Algorithms

33

Making You the Villain: The Gaslighting Effect of Projection

34

So Long, Co-Host; Hello, Crippling Self-Doubt and New Frontiers

35

Interview with Jordon Monroe: Healing Narcissism With Honesty And Heart

36

Season 5 Wrap Up: Beating Cancer, Becoming a Psychologist, and Leaping into the Next Chapter

37

Manifestation: Path to Your Dreams or Just Wishful Thinking?

38

Eating Disorders: What Friends and Family Need to Know

39

Enabling: When Helping Our Loved Ones Makes Things Worse

40

Humiliation: The Spiciest Social Emotion

41

Interview with Agatha Peters: Navigating Narcissism Across Cultural Lines

42

Interview with Amber Rae: When Staying In A Safe Relationship Hurts You More Than Leaving

43

Love Island USA Analysis Part 2: The Emotional Intelligence Behind Reality TV Relationships

44

The Hidden Pain of Rejection: Understanding Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria and Its Link to ADHD

45

Love Island USA Analysis Part 1: Untangling Reality TV Relationship Dynamics

46

The Fight You Didn’t Mean to Start: Why Conflict Escalates and How to Defuse It

47

The Cost of Anxious Attachment: When Someone's Insecurities Make You Question Your Worth

48

Understanding Others' Minds: The Science of Mind-Reading in Borderline Personality Disorder

49

The Science of Co-Regulation: Building Safety in Relationships

50

When One Chases and the Other Runs: Understanding the Pursuer-Withdrawer Dynamics in Couples

51

Self-Hatred: Wrestling With The Hidden Demon

52

Sex After Trauma: How PTSD Affects Sexual Intimacy

53

Interview with Dr. Jordan Quaglia: The Science of We-Care beyond Self-Care

54

Triangulation: How Loved Ones Get Stuck in Toxic Relationship Dynamics

55

Interview with Paula Croxson: An Insider Look into Polyamory

56

Interview with Madison Errichiello: Love is Blind, Loss, and Healing through Trauma

57

Self-Pity: The Social Costs of Wallowing In Your Troubles

58

MySpace Top Eight: How We're Haunted By Our Teenage Popularity

59

Long-Distance Love: Making It Work When Miles Apart

60

Your Brain on Extremes: How All-or-Nothing Thinking Affects Mental Health

61

Arrested Development: The Generational Trauma of Emotionally Immature Parents

62

Why Are They Acting Like a Child? Understanding Emotional Immaturity

63

Interview with Dr. Blaise Aguirre: Confronting the Shadows of Self-Hatred

64

Navigating the Complex Family Dynamics of a New Marriage

65

Exploring Ethical Non-Monogamy: Redefining Commitment and Navigating Open Relationships

66

Interview with Dr. Marina Rosenthal: Unlocking the Secrets of Sexual Health and Intimacy through Sex Therapy

67

Plastic Surgery: Navigating Self-Love, Societal Pressure, and Body Image

68

Situationships, friends with benefits, and other fancy names for sex without commitment

69

Navigating Boundaries and Grief: Dr. Caitlin Fang's Journey Through Family Mental Health Challenges

70

Breaking Free from Narcissistic Parents: Healing, Self-Worth, and Healthier Relationships

71

Surviving the Holidays: Tips for maintaining sanity through family dysfunction

72

Digesting the Election: Understanding the Support and Criticism of Trump

73

Interview with Dr. Marina Rosenthal: Strategies for high conflict couples

74

Unveiling the Dark Side: Exploring Sex Trafficking, Power Imbalances, and Abuse in the Celebrity World

75

Estrangement: The rising trend of cutting off toxic family members

76

Season 4 Wrap up: From feeling lost to...a little less lost

77

Interview with Dr. Erin Berenz: Navigating sexual assault, trauma, and healing

78

Interview with Dr. Marcus Rodriguez: Expert strategies for strengthening parent-teen relationships

79

Entitlement: Its Impact on Narcissism, Careers, and Relationships

80

Dating Borderline Personality Disorder

81

To Parent or Not to Parent? Exploring the Child-free Life

82

Interview with Dr. Matt Scult: How to Master Stress

83

Parasocial Relationships: Connecting to the Stars

84

Escaping the Trap: Unveiling the Reality of Narcissistic Abuse

85

Living with Multiple Personalities: Meet the Parts!

86

Living with Multiple Personalities: A Story of Dissociative Identity Disorder

87

Interview with Evan Katz: Dating tips for smart, strong, successful women

88

The Big C: Living and Loving with Cancer

89

Letting go of beliefs that hold you back

90

Loving and Losing Pets

91

Interview with Marcus Rodriguez: Recovering from chronic invalidation

92

For Richer or Poorer: Fixing the Business Partner Relationship

93

Failing Successfully

94

Season 3 Wrap Up

95

Interview with Jared Glenn: How to make men better!

96

The Fall of Man: Are Men...Getting Worse?

97

Interview with Emily Calandrelli: Encouraging women in STEM fields

98

Laziness!

99

Interview with Akili Interactive: Can we treat mental health with video games?

100

Interview with Kendall Long: Bullying

101

The Love Languages

102

The Science of Falling in Love

103

Body Image

104

A Personal Experience with Postpartum Depression

105

The Mind-Body Connection in Trauma

106

Interview with Jess Cook: The Intersection of Sexuality, Christianity, and Mental Health

107

Can Money Buy Happiness?

108

Dissecting Dissociation

109

Long-Term Signs of Emotional Abuse

110

Interview with Dr. Kate Lund: Resilience in the Face of Mental and Physical Challenges

111

Interview with Dr. Sanderson: Changing Your Attachment Patterns

112

Cringe: Judging Being Judgmental

113

Avoidant Personality Disorder

114

Histrionic Personality Disorder

115

Antisocial Personality Disorder

116

Boosting Self-Esteem

117

How to Spot a Narcissist

118

The Joys and Horrors of New Parenthood

119

Rebounds

120

Difficult Decisions in Romance: Breaking off an Engagement

121

Season 2 Wrap Up

122

Envy

123

Jealousy

124

Interview with Jared Glenn: Bridging Social Divides

125

Relationship OCD

126

All about ASMR

127

Guilt

128

Disgust

129

Shame and Borderline Personality Disorder

130

Pregnancy and Mental Health

131

Cutting Out Alcohol

132

Interview with Dr. Schooler: Discovered Memories of Abuse

133

How to Change your Emotions

134

How To Change Your Thoughts

135

The One-Size-Fits-All Approach: Transdiagnostic Treatment

136

Bipolar Disorder

137

What is Self-Care Anyway?

138

Commitment Issues

139

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

140

Interview with Sydney Lotuaco: Career Transitions

141

The Principles of Attraction

142

Making Room for Grief

143

Interview with Sarah Edmondson: Escaping a Cult

144

Embracing Autism

145

Phobias!

146

ADHD in Adulthood

147

Parenting Children with ADHD

148

Divorce

149

Infidelity

150

Making Relationships Work

151

The Couples Therapy Process

152

Dealing with Toxic Family Members

153

Discovering Misophonia

154

Season 2 Premiere: Imposter Syndrome

155

Season 1 Wrap Up

156

Infertility Part 2: Our Personal Journey with Egg Freezing

157

Interview with Dr. Jade Wu: Sleep Disorders

158

Breakups Part 2: Ending Relationships

159

Surviving Breakups

160

Managing Burnout

161

Postpartum Depression

162

Worrying About Worry

163

Interview with Caroline Lunny: Fertility and the Journey to Motherhood

164

Veteran Mental Health

165

Munchausen Syndrome and Munchausen by Proxy

166

Interview with Jenna Cooper: Cyberbullying

167

Putting out fires: Skills for managing emotional crises

168

Mindfulness for Beginners

169

Gaslighting

170

Chasing Perfection

171

Anorexia in the Family

172

Uncovering the Process of Therapy

173

Interview with Ben Higgins: Feeling Alone in Plain Sight

174

ADHD in Romantic Relationships

175

Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder

176

Managing Anger

177

Living with Social Anxiety

178

Psychedelics: The Future of Mental Health Treatment

179

What is Codependency?

180

Bachelorette's Zac Clark on Addiction Recovery

181

Addressing Suicide

182

Clarifying Values

183

Coping with Loneliness

184

Loving a Narcissist

185

The Web of Depression

186

Setting Boundaries

187

Understanding Trauma

188

It's Time for Empathy

189

Attached in the Pandemic

190

Borderline Personality Disorder

191

Talking about Substance Abuse

192

Finding Meaning in the Pandemic