A Quick Psychotic Break With Dr. K

The Body Keeps the Score of the I-10E

It's just us two this week ;) We discuss Veronika's upcoming skin cancer screening, Lillian's lack of hometown pride re: the New York Knicks, and the ethics of RPF fanfiction, hehe. Listen to find out which one of us is a larrie!!!

Ancestor-Proofing Your Life With Ruth Madievsky

Did Veronika, Lillian, and Ruth's families come to this country so we could read fanfiction on our phones? Actually, yeah :) We talk about staying connected to #oldcountry, the two wolves inside immigrant children, how shame factors into identity, her career as a pharmacist, what her writing routine looks like, and, obviously, AO3. We would have loved to invite Ruth over for chicken soup in middle school and we are so happy to have her on the pod now <3 Learn more about Ruth here: http://www.ruthmadievsky.com/ Buy All-Night Pharmacy here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/all-night-pharmacy-ruth-madievsky/0e133b4b10f688d9?ean=9781646221509&next=t& [https://bookshop.org/p/books/all-night-pharmacy-ruth-madievsky/0e133b4b10f688d9?ean=9781646221509&next=t&]

The Single Hoop Earring Pandemic With Cassandra

Our guest this week is Cassandra, a soon-to-be Doctor of Psychology who recently defended her thesis on alternative masculinities. We talk about what that actually means and, after some legitimate academic discussion, conclude that living your life as the Gone Girl monologue is actually male affirmative care. No Matter is soooo awesome but it's especially awesome when we get a Doctor of Psychology to confirm what Lillian and Veronika have always known, which is that straight men are getting gayer. Source: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0891243213503901 [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0891243213503901)]

A Quick Psychotic Break With Dr. K

Our guest today is Dr. K, who's currently finishing her residency in psychiatry and is therefore perfectly qualified to chat with your two neurotic hosts. We ask her about the long-term safety of SSRIs, why she hates benzos, TikToks that try to diagnose you with autism and ADHD, the mistreatment of pregnant patients and women's health in general, her favorite psychotherapy modalities, and, finally, whether we're all gonna be okay. If you've ever thought that there's no way you could be helped and that things will never get better inside your little brain, this is the episode for you <3

Parasocial Activity

After some conversational nonstarters involving Veronika's chicken soup and new hair oil, we get into the real meat and potatoes of Billie Eilish's Justin Bieber fandom (as recently exhibited at Coachella) and the terrifying underbelly of the Hailey Bieber snark subreddit. If you think it's ironic of us to be analysing parasocial relationships between A-list celebrities while speculating on the health and hygiene of the Biebers' marriage, then clearly you're new to the pod. Enjoy <3