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A Little Help For Our Friends — 199 episodes

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3 Lessons I Learned From a Year of Change, Growth & Letting Go

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Does Therapy Really Have to Take Years?

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5 Things That Make Therapy Not Work

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How to Talk to Someone About Getting Help When They Don’t Think They Need It

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How I Married My Wedding Officiant: My Story of Building my Dream Family

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The Generational Divide In Families: Bridging the Gap Between Boomer Parents and Millennial/ Gen-Z Children

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BPD Rage: Why Anger in Borderline Personality Disorder Feels Uncontrollable and How Loved Ones Can Calm It

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

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

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5 Mental Health Disorders People Mistake for Narcissism

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Unmasking Manipulation in Toxic Relationships

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How to Set Healthy Boundaries in High-Conflict Relationships

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

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

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

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Parenting Adult Children with Borderline Personality Disorder

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

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

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Schizoid & Schizotypal Personality Disorders: When You Believe In Magic

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Paranoid Personality Disorder: When No One Can Be Trusted

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

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Avoidant Personality Disorder: When Fear of Rejection Consumes You

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Why 2025 Was a Lonely Year And How To Rebuild Connection

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

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

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Holiday Survival Roadmap For Dealing with Your Dysfunctional Family

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

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

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

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

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Making You the Villain: The Gaslighting Effect of Projection

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

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Interview with Jordon Monroe: Healing Narcissism With Honesty And Heart

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

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Manifestation: Path to Your Dreams or Just Wishful Thinking?

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Eating Disorders: What Friends and Family Need to Know

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Enabling: When Helping Our Loved Ones Makes Things Worse

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Humiliation: The Spiciest Social Emotion

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Interview with Agatha Peters: Navigating Narcissism Across Cultural Lines

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The Science of Co-Regulation: Building Safety in Relationships

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

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Self-Hatred: Wrestling With The Hidden Demon

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Sex After Trauma: How PTSD Affects Sexual Intimacy

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

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Triangulation: How Loved Ones Get Stuck in Toxic Relationship Dynamics

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Interview with Paula Croxson: An Insider Look into Polyamory

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

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

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

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Long-Distance Love: Making It Work When Miles Apart

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

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Arrested Development: The Generational Trauma of Emotionally Immature Parents

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Why Are They Acting Like a Child? Understanding Emotional Immaturity

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

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Navigating the Complex Family Dynamics of a New Marriage

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Surviving the Holidays: Tips for maintaining sanity through family dysfunction

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Digesting the Election: Understanding the Support and Criticism of Trump

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

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

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Estrangement: The rising trend of cutting off toxic family members

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

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

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

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Entitlement: Its Impact on Narcissism, Careers, and Relationships

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Dating Borderline Personality Disorder

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

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Interview with Dr. Matt Scult: How to Master Stress

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Parasocial Relationships: Connecting to the Stars

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Escaping the Trap: Unveiling the Reality of Narcissistic Abuse

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Living with Multiple Personalities: Meet the Parts!

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Living with Multiple Personalities: A Story of Dissociative Identity Disorder

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

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The Big C: Living and Loving with Cancer

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Letting go of beliefs that hold you back

97

Loving and Losing Pets

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Interview with Marcus Rodriguez: Recovering from chronic invalidation

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For Richer or Poorer: Fixing the Business Partner Relationship

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Failing Successfully

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Season 3 Wrap Up

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Interview with Jared Glenn: How to make men better!

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

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Interview with Emily Calandrelli: Encouraging women in STEM fields

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Laziness!

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

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Interview with Kendall Long: Bullying

108

The Love Languages

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The Science of Falling in Love

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Body Image

111

A Personal Experience with Postpartum Depression

112

The Mind-Body Connection in Trauma

113

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

114

Can Money Buy Happiness?

115

Dissecting Dissociation

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Long-Term Signs of Emotional Abuse

117

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

118

Interview with Dr. Sanderson: Changing Your Attachment Patterns

119

Cringe: Judging Being Judgmental

120

Avoidant Personality Disorder

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Histrionic Personality Disorder

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Antisocial Personality Disorder

123

Boosting Self-Esteem

124

How to Spot a Narcissist

125

The Joys and Horrors of New Parenthood

126

Rebounds

127

Difficult Decisions in Romance: Breaking off an Engagement

128

Season 2 Wrap Up

129

Envy

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Jealousy

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Interview with Jared Glenn: Bridging Social Divides

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Relationship OCD

133

All about ASMR

134

Guilt

135

Disgust

136

Shame and Borderline Personality Disorder

137

Pregnancy and Mental Health

138

Cutting Out Alcohol

139

Interview with Dr. Schooler: Discovered Memories of Abuse

140

How to Change your Emotions

141

How To Change Your Thoughts

142

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

143

Bipolar Disorder

144

What is Self-Care Anyway?

145

Commitment Issues

146

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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Interview with Sydney Lotuaco: Career Transitions

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The Principles of Attraction

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Making Room for Grief

150

Interview with Sarah Edmondson: Escaping a Cult

151

Embracing Autism

152

Phobias!

153

ADHD in Adulthood

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Parenting Children with ADHD

155

Divorce

156

Infidelity

157

Making Relationships Work

158

The Couples Therapy Process

159

Dealing with Toxic Family Members

160

Discovering Misophonia

161

Season 2 Premiere: Imposter Syndrome

162

Season 1 Wrap Up

163

Infertility Part 2: Our Personal Journey with Egg Freezing

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Interview with Dr. Jade Wu: Sleep Disorders

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Breakups Part 2: Ending Relationships

166

Surviving Breakups

167

Managing Burnout

168

Postpartum Depression

169

Worrying About Worry

170

Interview with Caroline Lunny: Fertility and the Journey to Motherhood

171

Veteran Mental Health

172

Munchausen Syndrome and Munchausen by Proxy

173

Interview with Jenna Cooper: Cyberbullying

174

Putting out fires: Skills for managing emotional crises

175

Mindfulness for Beginners

176

Gaslighting

177

Chasing Perfection

178

Anorexia in the Family

179

Uncovering the Process of Therapy

180

Interview with Ben Higgins: Feeling Alone in Plain Sight

181

ADHD in Romantic Relationships

182

Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder

183

Managing Anger

184

Living with Social Anxiety

185

Psychedelics: The Future of Mental Health Treatment

186

What is Codependency?

187

Bachelorette's Zac Clark on Addiction Recovery

188

Addressing Suicide

189

Clarifying Values

190

Coping with Loneliness

191

Loving a Narcissist

192

The Web of Depression

193

Setting Boundaries

194

Understanding Trauma

195

It's Time for Empathy

196

Attached in the Pandemic

197

Borderline Personality Disorder

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Talking about Substance Abuse

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Finding Meaning in the Pandemic