Purple Friends

Jo & Co are back at it again with a new episode all about Body Dysmorphia. It may sound heavy, but we did a great job of keeping things light if we do say so ourselves. We talk about Looksmaxxing, Hot Girl Summer, Beach Bodies, Heroin Chic, and so much more! Jo also manages to bring up the ancient show Monk in a totally natural way and Co does not get hung up on it at all. Psych. Happy Mother's Day!

We've been hearing about it in the news lately: People using AI for therapy, for intimacy, for creativity, and for all kinds of other things! Well, we're talking about all that on this episode. We're also talking about plant macro-photography, reading outside in the sun, and a gross goblin named Sam who's doing gross goblin things with your AI journal entries.

We've been teasing it for a month now! The final episode in our trilogy: Temperament, Personality, and now-- Personality Assessments! We talk about the Enneagram, Myers Briggs (MBTI), The Big Five (OCEAN), Color Personality Tests, Attachment Styles Test, and more! Corey took a bunch of these tests so we have real results to interpret and talk about. Plus we get into that depressing feeling when you finish a book, little gratefuls from listeners, and a cool new enneagram type we accidentally created called The Meteor. It's such a fun one y'all. Listen up!If you want to take any of these tests, here are the versions Corey took. They are all free, but some of them require your email. Fair warning!Enneagramhttps://cloverleaf.me/assessments/enneagram/MBTI (16 Personalities)https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-testThe Big Five (OCEAN)https://bigfive-test.com/Color Personality Testhttps://www.colorpersonalitytest.net/ktestone-color-personality-test/Attachment Styles Quizhttps://www.attachmentproject.com/attachment-style-quiz/StrengthsFinderhttps://high5test.com/cliftonstrengths-free/

You heard about temperament, and now it's time for personality. Jo & Co shake off another evening recording, this time with their kid in the studio, to bring you an informative and silly episode about what make us who we are. Topics range from plants, how weird Sigmund Freud is, how nice it would be to take blood tests to diagnose mental disorders, then honestly, Sigmund Freud was so weird we had to talk about it more. We roast that guy. Come on in here! It's a fun one.

It may become obvious as this episode goes on that this was a night recording. Technically, we're talking about Temperament, but we're also going to spend some time talking about coffee, good desk chairs, and the fact that sometimes, recording this podcast can be fun! Here are a few real things that happened while we were recording this episode: our child woke up crying, our dogs tried to drink our coffee, and Corey followed a suspicious dripping sound to discover that the basement was flooding. Is flooding. Actively. Anyway, it's about Temperament.

In honor of Black History Month, we wanted to talk about the erasure of some of the giants in our own field. Tune in to learn about Drs. Mamie and Kenneth Clark, Dr. Francis Cecil Sumner, Dr. Alberta Banner Turner, Dr. Herman George Canady, and more! Also we end up doing a quiz about Land Before Time. You know how that kind of thing sometimes happens on this show?

This is a fun one! Jo & Co are going to tell you everything you need to know about Love Languages, the test, the science, and of course, the Gary. Yes, there's a Gary involved in this. Not a doctor Gary, just a guy named Gary. If that doesn't scare you, I don't know what will. Let's talk about melons, letters, and how you can make your own additional love languages! It's all made up anyway! Get in here!

This episode, we're talking about the First-Gen Immigrant experience. Jo & Co are gonna bring you learning with a side of laughter. Like always, we're tackling misconceptions and some fresh techniques all through an intersectional lens. Listen in to hear about our thoughts on Fortnite, The Hunger Games, and having to deal with Your Worst Cousin.

WE'RE BACK! We're talking about people misusing therapy vocabulary, especially online. We also touch on a few other things like keeping your whistle juicy, getting therapy from a robot, and the importance of cultural humility. You don't want to miss this one!

We did it! Another season in the books! We've got a fresh intro for you with some interesting takes on the movie How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, followed by a lovely little highlights reel. Just all the times we made each other laugh over the course of the season! It's a labor of love and we hope you enjoy it.

Jo & Co are serving up a topic that's been on their mind a lot lately. Have you ever noticed how when certain jobs or hobbies are associated with being done by women, they get viewed as lesser than by the general population? Well we sure have! Check out this episode to get some info about Devaluation Theory, ASMR from our dog, Dipper, and a whoooole lot of talk about crying. Sweet, clean tears right down a greasy grimy face. Get in here!

Jo & Co used science to come up with the most tantalizing episode title possible. In this ep, we talk about something that's plaguing all of us. You may also hear talk of Stranger Things, journaling, and a really great way to visualize your working memory in numeric form. It's a fun one! Get in here with us! It's fun!

Winston Zeddemore, ok? Now that we've got that out of the way, let's talk about Cultural Identity Development! Jo&Co are diving into the Sue & Sue model, Lip Balm, Longness, and some powerful wisdom from Selena (1997). Not to mention, we view our lives through the lens of the Sue & Sue model and go beyond with our classic intersectional perspective. Listen to get yet more of our dirty laundry!

Remember when the government officially said they would tell us the cause of autism in September? Purple Friends remembers. We're back with an info packed part 2 of our autism series. To listen to the first part of this conversation, check out Purple Friends episode 10! In this episode, we're discussing Tylenol and Leucovorin, blaming women for stuff, thinking of autism beyond a spectrum, the pinwheel visualization of autism, ADHD co-occurring with ASD, comorbidities, intersectionality, the erasure of autism information from the internet over the last 6 months, ABA Therapy, what happens to adults with autism, poverty, homelessness, incarceration, and leading causes of death. ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED? Stick around to the end to get some hope for the future for people with autism.

Join Jo&Co on a deep dive into the many aspects of collective trauma. Like always, we're approaching it through a intersectional lens, so fair warning, we go some places. You're in for some talk about if it's scarier to encounter a man or a bear in the woods. Also, is Inside Out basically "Internal-Family-Systems the Movie?" Who's that guy from that movie? Bojangles?

If you don't love yourself, how in the HECK are you gonna love anybody else? This week we're breaking down self-care! Forget your idealized vision of a spa weekend. We're keeping things realistic and accessible. Jo & Co also discuss their own self-care tricks, but you need to be prepared to RUN FOR YOUR LIFE, girl.

Lots to discuss on this topic! Jo & Co talk about their personal experiences with religious trauma, Jo shares a bit of her deconstruction story, and Co requests double little gratefuls.

Jo & Co are here to help with this really weird paradox: If so many people feel imposter syndrome, but imposter syndrome relies on us thinking everyone else is more qualified, the very fact that so many of us have imposter syndrome should mean we should all feel a little better about our imposter syndrome, right? ...right? Oh, and we also talk about gatekeeping, consumerism, and a bunch of other tangents that somehow come together into one coherent episode. We promise!

"OMG You're so talented, you should open an Etsy shop!" If you felt anything from that sentence, this episode is for you!Jo & Co discuss a plethora of therapeutic hobbies and overcoming the obstacles to trying new ones! Stay tuned for discussions about word puzzles vs visual puzzles, competing with Temu, and how to tell the difference between wet and dry eyes.

Today is a good day to learn about beauty standards! Jo & Co take an intersectional flamethrower to this hornets' nest of a topic. We talk about body neutrality, social media literacy, self-compassion, self-objectification, and an important question for those of us who are, in fact, Spider-man. Plus, Corey gives us his book report of the wonderful, "More Than A Body" by Drs. Lindsay and Lexie Kite.

We've got a lot to get through today so buckle up purple friends! We're doing a deep dive on consumerism, so that means we're going to talk about misconceptions, practical advice, and tips you can use in real life! But as usual, we are silly, so here are the other things we talk about: Get Ready For This by 2 UNLIMITED, the 100 Labubu Challenge, COME ON AND sure, the pink tax, Idle Hands are the Devil's Wife (or something), and of course, how we long for the days when we cared about Antonio's Facebook burrito.

Jo & Co wanted to bring you a much more lighthearted episode after multiple heavy topics in a row! We've gathered the most frequently asked therapy questions on the internet and we're here to answer aaaall of them! We do not shy away from tough questions in this episode! Also on the agenda: Pottery, Preschool, All The Sharks (the show), and wowie zowie Don't ask Corey how he's doing! Let's get nasty.

Happy Pride Month! Let's talk allyship. Specifically, how to be a better one! Also on the agenda: Amplifying others, retro video games, decolonizing your surroundings, our dogs, and they got a wickedness.

Our long promised episode about boundaries is here! We have a ton to say in our season 2 opener! Also on the docket today, we have the book, "Set Boundaries, Find Peace" by Nedra Tawwab, the tv show The Rehearsal, Labubus, a classic question notably asked by Brad Pitt, an expansion to the lore of anxiety Jerry, and more! Wanna know wtf I'm talking about? There's only one way to find out!

We did it everyone! We finished a season of the podcast! Join us as we reminisce about the last 6 months and listen to a highlight reel of our silliest moments! We'll see you in a couple weeks for Season 2!

Your purple friends are back with a deep dive into what goes into a mental health diagnosis and how they can be used--and misused. Self-diagnosis, intersectionality, accessibility, you know we're gonna talk about all that and more, but you don't need to worry! With Purple Friends, you always know you're getting off the ride with all your arms and legs still attached.

Learn about autism and its history from a person who has it! We're bringing you a double length episode today because there's just SO MUCH to say about autism! Corey's autism story, Love on the Spectrum, Diagnoses, Misconceptions, Andrew Wakefield, RFK Jr., Anti-Vaxxers, Eugenics, Institutionalization, Sterilization, Criminalization, Incarceration, and seriously so much more. This is lived experience, backed up by evidence based research and a good look at how we got to the buck wild place where we find ourselves today.

It's time for a heaping helping of community, y'all. JoCo talk about Bowling Alone, Join or Die, Jo's dad having hundreds of friends, and who kills the spiders in the house. Also, you gotta get in here and hear about rat park.

Our long awaited deep dive into IFS is finally here! Learn about this unique form of therapy with us as we talk about its history and applications. Additional talking points include letting "founding fathers" talk too long and keeping two Jerrys in your head at once. The book we discuss is Dr. Richard Schwartz's "No Bad Parts" (2013).

This is a big one y'all. People pleasing affects us all and if you feel like you are constantly struggling with this, you're in the right place! Listen in to hear Jo&Co go on tangents about sacrificing yourself for the greater good, Jo's Mom's Surprise 60th Birthday Party (Shhh don't tell!), and how to climb a mountain.Important note: We have never climbed a mountain.

Jo&Co are bringing you a special episode today! Instead of the usual deep dive into deep dark tragic topics, we're going to talk about some well-known fictional clinicians in what we hope will be a recurring segment on the show! In our inaugural episode we talk about:Katherine McKay from '50/50,' as played by Anna KendrickSean McGuire from 'Good Will Hunting,' as played by Robin WilliamsValerie Kinbott from 'Wednesday,' as played by Riki LindhomeJamie Ryan from 'Never Have I Ever,' as played by Niecy Nash

Look out, narcissists! We've got your number! Jocelyn and Corey are rolling up their sleeves and digging into topics like Reality TV, Kathy Bates, Pokemon, and Chisme. Can they tie all of these topics together into a coherent podcast? Tune in to find out.

Jo & Co take dive into the world of attachment styles. If you think "cloth mother" is an upsetting phrase, just wait until you hear about "wire mother!" We're talking about all kinds of wild stuff in this extra-long episode.

In this episode, Jo&Co tackle the Sunday scaries. Full contact. We put the Sunday scaries in the ground. Not in my house. No no no. We also talk about the possibility of gigantic corporate sponsorships for our indie mental health podcast. Get in here.

Jocelyn and Corey are here to talk about Seasonal Affective Disorder, but they keep getting side tracked talking about lamps and being cute! Oh and hey folks, we're not doctors, not that anybody thought that.

In the inaugural episode of Purple Friends, Jocelyn and Corey talk about the power of gratitude, what mindfulness means, plant anatomy, and how sometimes, things are nice!