What Your Therapist Thinks

This is such a good idea for a podcast and Ep 1 was a banger, but then the topics kind of fell off--maybe because of the structure imposed by having guests? It dropped the "what your therapist thinks" angle for something more like "typical therapy topics." I think it can bring its edge back if it reconnects with its original mission ❤️

I was very excited to listen to this because the topics are so relevant and interesting. However, their approach takes for granted that listeners are straight women. If that’s your niche, okay—but say so up front. However, a more inclusive approach isn’t rocket science, so how about giving that a go?

Having TherpyJeff, a KNOWN PREDATOR in all of the “are we dating the same guy” Portland groups with a HISTORY of abusive narratives around therapy and relationships makes you DANGEROUS. How dare you claim to be experts in anything that can help anyone and do something like that?? Even listening to his interview was full of red flags you should have NEVER AIRED. That says all I need to know.

The hosts know very well about the history of EMDR. As a skeptic this is a warning sign I cannot ignore. My last time listening. Good luck.

The episode on breakups clicked with me as I’m sure it did with a lot of people. I had heard a lot of the lingo about attachment style through PTSD therapy but had never put two and two together. The cases and anecdotes that the host and the guest reviewed were very instructive and gave me a clear sense of the importance of no contact. This is coming from a me, a man, who as the hosts point out, might have different thoughts about feelings, but who was deeply hurt in a break up that happened to coincide with the death of my mother for whom I had been primary caregiver for the previous three years. I’m still having to catch myself from making incidental contact or adjacent contact with my ex-girlfriend as she and I went to the same high school close to 50 years ago and had of a lot of common friends and networks