My Psychologist Bestie

Your psychologist besties are back and raring to continue our series about our perineal frenemy, Imposter Syndrome! So put on your best Adult Costume and learn about ways to actually change your behavior so that Imposter Syndrome isn't making your decisions for you. That b*tch can't be trusted!

Your favorite definitive non-AI-experts are back to discuss the issues related to artificial intelligence and mental health! Put on your carpal tunnel wrist guards and hear your psychologist besties' concerns about how AI is increasingly being used to meet social needs.

Perfect (adjective): 1. having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be.2. (verb) to make (something) completely free from faults or defects.3. (truth) a concept (not a real thing), and thus not objectively attainable. A myth.Being a perfectionist may seem like a flex and it might help you in some areas of life, but chasing "perfect" almost always takes more than it gives. So join your charmingly imperfect psychologist besties in exploring the power of striving for Good Enough.

Is making and sustaining community on your list of achievements? Because it should be! Few things are as powerful for our health and happiness as being connected to others, even if it doesn't seem as sexy on paper as a promotion or beautiful home! So roll up with your psychologist besties and learn why you should consider joining your local bird watching group and/or charity bowling league.

What do multilevel-level marketing, highly restrictive wellness programs and intense niche religious movements (Not saying which ones! Stop looking at me, Tom Cruise!) have in common? They all use tactics common in cults! Put on your best tin foil bonnet and join your psychologist besties to explore why ANYONE, including very intelligent high achievers, can be drawn into predatory, cult-adjacent situations.

Aprons and vacuums and Trad Wives, oh my! Today your psychologist besties wade into the murky waters of the Trad Wife trend. We explore this performative, overachieving form of "traditional" domesticity and why it's not always what it seems to be. So get your popcorn, your pearls, and your husband's written permission to join us for this week's episode!

In our follow up episode to Overachieving Parenting, your psychologist besties discuss the benefits of Good Enough Parenting. Learn the basic elements that are required to create a solid foundation for your kids. Spoiler: it's less than you imagined! So prepare to clutch your pearls, besties, because we are going to talk about purposely not aiming for perfection in your child rearing!

Do you want us to do an episode on people pleasing? No? Nevermind, nevermind, forget I mentioned it! We'll pivot to a discussion of mental illness in reality TV stars!JK, your psychologist besties are helping you confront your people pleasing tendencies whether you want to or not! Learn about the different ways that this issue can manifest in high achievers' lives and how to find your way out of People Pleaser Land: The Most Exhausting Place on Earth. 

Did you know that there is no trophy for being a 99th percentile mom? What a racket!In this episode, Victoria and Nicole discuss the ways that high achieving women can put unnecessary pressure on themselves, and their children, in the pursuit of being the perfect parent. So put on your comfiest pair of mom jeans and hop in your psychologist besties' car pool to learn ways to (maybe! hopefully!) have a more relaxed parenting experience.

One (pothole ridden, poorly lit, possibly haunted) road to high achievement is being raised by parents who could not provide you with the emotional warmth, care and validation all children crave. In this episode, Victoria and Nicole discuss the topic of Emotionally Immature Parents and the ways in which growing up with these caregivers can lead to chronic overachievement and irrational self-blame, particularly for women. So come recline on a leather chaise with your psychologist besties if this sounds like your childhood, and go hug your mom if it doesn't.Linked below is Dr. Gibson's bestselling 2015 book on this topic: https://bookshop.org/p/books/adult-children-of-emotionally-immature-parents-lib-e-how-to-heal-from-distant-rejecting-or-self-involved-parents-lindsay-c-gibson/16712089?ean=9781626251700&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqIm_BhDnARIsAKBYcmsMpEpSKGkJwqYnOuddv9DDfxJd7HAxVCgngMjtzwgu3twhgm6IitQaAiSOEALw_wcB

Romantic relationships are just like any other achievement, right? We can just make a detailed plan, work really hard, have a high level of control and achieve all of our goals! Right? Right?!?L.O.L.Perfectionism and personal relationships don't mix well, so cozy up to your psychologist besties as we discuss the challenges high achievers sometimes face in dating and romantic partnerships.

Over-Functioner? I hardly know her!Just kidding. She is us. We are her. Join your psychologist besties to learn about the dynamic of over-functioning, which breeds resentment and exhaustion, and what we can do to change it. It's time to stop feeling like we have to take on everything while the people around us relax with their feet up sipping frozen daiquiris, fellow high achievers!

Overachieving and Imposter Syndrome go together like peanut butter and jelly! Join your psychologist besties for our first of several discussions on Imposter Syndrome. We'll discuss what it is, how to challenge it and ways to imagine that you deserve credit for your success.

Do your psychologist besties have any expertise in AI and/or computational neuroscience? Absolutely not! Are we still going to flap our gums about it? You bet! Pull up an ergonomically designed computer chair and listen to our minimally informed opinions on the intersection of AI and mental health care.

Money! Wanting it, having it, spending it, saving it: these are important and often emotionally complicated experiences for high achieving women. So roll up (your pennies!) with your psychologist besties to discuss this often avoided topic.

Unable to put your feet up for 5 minutes without feeling guilty about being unproductive? No? Just Us? Well, come alongside your psychologist besties anyway to discuss why relaxing can be challenging for high achievers and how to shift into a mindset that sees rest as a need, not a luxury.

Spoiler: your therapist is just a regular person, which means they will need professional support sometimes. Nicole and Victoria discuss their experiences from the other side of the couch and explore what it's meant for them to be on the receiving end of mental health care.

High achievers often struggle with asking for help, or even just accepting help when it is offered. Saddle up with your psychologist besties to hear about the benefits of getting better at this important life skill!

Nope. Nuh-uh. Hard pass. Nah. However we want to phrase it, no can be hard to say, especially for high achievers! Join the psychologist besties in the struggle to learn how to articulate your limits and feel empowered to refuse when it serves you.

High achievers struggle with embracing failure. It goes against all of our instincts! But learning to fail can help us to cultivate self trust, compassion and personal growth in all kinds of unexpected ways. So join us, and we can all fall flat on our faces together, knowing we'll be able to dust ourselves off, get back up, and be better for it.

Hear your psychologist besties, Nicole and Victoria, discuss how high achievement can manifest around the holidays to increase your stress, decrease your happiness and keep you from focusing on what's most important to you. So pop your festive vegan holiday loaf in the oven and pull up a chair to listen to our magical tale of how to get comfortable with resetting your expectations to include your own needs and preferences!