🥳 the psychology of THE BIRTHDAY 🥳 (feat. Dr. Alisa Bayer, PhD)

OPPOSITE TO EMOTION ACTION

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2432070/fan_mail/new] What if we told you that 96 % of your emotional impulses are counter to your values...would you be surprised? Better yet, what if we challenged you to act "in opposite" to your impulses? Maybe this sounds crazy, but studies show that it could change your life. (Let's just be a little loose with the definition of "opposite" 😉) - music by blanket forts -

the wisdom of LANGUAGE (feat. Mikhl Yashinsky)

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2432070/fan_mail/new] Yiddishist Mikhl Yashinsky joins us to dissect the psychology of language...what if we all spoke every language (or at least tried?) Would we have global peace? And what if we approaching learning new languages through the lens of curiosity rather than the lens of conquest? PLUS: how wise is it to "read" Audiobooks? www.yashinsky.com - music by blanket forts -

(over)analyzing SHRINKING

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2432070/fan_mail/new] 2 therapists get together to discuss the hit Apple TV show "Shrinking" ❤️‍🔥 did somebody say "spinoff potential?" - music by blanket forts -

THE INNER CRITIC

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2432070/fan_mail/new] Criticism can be hard to hear...but what about the criticism coming from inside our own brains? We all have our own unique form of "inner critic." And while a hateful internal monologue can be a tough beast to tame, perhaps the first step is understanding why it exists. Maybe it wants to help us more than we think. - music by blanket forts -

what's your FAVORITE form of THERAPY? (feat. Ethan Krasman MSW)

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2432070/fan_mail/new] CBT, DBT, psychodynamic, ACT, EMDR...you might be familiar with some (or all) of these acronyms. Therapy can be taught in many forms, and we all have our preferences (both as therapists and clients.) BUT: is it possible that these various approaches have more in common than meets the eye?