What Would My Shrink Say?

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A podcast about all the questions you wish your therapist would give a straight answer to.

Nick Wignall & Todd Sewell


    • Jun 8, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 22m AVG DURATION
    • 231 EPISODES

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    Rules about emotions and behavior?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 16:14


    Duyen and Todd discuss the assumptions and rules we put on what emotions we should feel and what we are/aren't capable of when we feel them.

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    How to Respond to Passive-Aggressive Behavior

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 29:50


    Duyen and Todd discuss productive ways to respond when you suspect someone is being passive-aggressive.

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    Connectedness and Independence

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 25:08


    Duyen and Todd discuss balancing the needs of independence and connection in relationships.

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    Are my kids going to inherit my issues?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 15:15


    Duyen and Todd discuss how children may be impacted by the behaviors and habits of their parents.

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    Do you Deserve it?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 16:50


    Duyen and Todd discuss the concept of deserving; Do you deserve more? Do you not deserve what you have?

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    Imposter Syndrome: Are you really that good?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 24:43


    Duyen and Todd discuss the anxiety that comes from the idea that you're gonna be found out!

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    How's that Social Media working for you?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 17:15


    Duyen and Todd discuss the pitfalls and benefits of Social Media and how to improve your online experience.

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    How Indecision Kills Your Confidence

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 19:34


    Duyen and Todd discuss the impact or perseverating on your overall confidence.

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    Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 19:13


    Duyen and Todd discuss the consequences of presuming things will not go well.

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    Making Assertive Requests In Your Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 26:56


    Duyen and Todd discuss the advantages of assertive requests in relationships; pointers and pitfalls.

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    Motivation-what it is and what it isn't

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 14:32


    Duyen and Todd discuss the concept of Motivation and how to think of it more functionally.

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    That's just who I am

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 17:50


    Duyen and Todd discuss the how our shortcomings and struggles often become part of our identity.

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    Do you expereince FOMO?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 19:28


    Duyen and Todd discuss the Fear Of Missing Out, and how comparisons impact how you experience life.

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    The Need for Closure

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 20:00


    Todd and Duyen discuss the concept of "need for closure".

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    Has your therapist expereinced what you're going through?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 19:38


    Todd and Duyen discuss a common question clients have- Have you been through this?

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    Help, Boundaries cause Massive Guilt

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 17:51


    Todd and Duyen discuss the process of managing your guilt after you have respected your boundaries!

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    Productivity Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 13:01


    Todd and Duyen discuss the strategy of keeping busy to avoid __________. 

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    How Shame and Guilt Hide Learning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 17:09


    Todd and Duyen discuss how patterns of Shame and Guilt may keep us stuck.

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    How to Let Go of Long-Term Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 16:41


    Nick and Todd discuss healthy ways to let go of long-term relationships.

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    Judgementalness

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 18:09


    Nick and Todd discuss the psychology behind the mental habit of judging. 

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    How to Cope with Other People's Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 22:33


    Nick and Todd discuss effective ways to handle other people's anxiety.

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    Why Do I Feel So Needy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 16:43


    Nick and Todd discuss neediness: what is, why it happens, and what to do about it.----This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Find a great therapist who's great for you. Listeners of the show can get 10% off their first month using our link: https://betterhelp.com/whatwouldmyshrinksay

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    The Emotional Benefits of Boredom

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 15:22


    Nick and Todd discuss how boredom can be extremely useful from an emotional and mental health perspective.----This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Find a great therapist who's great for you. Listeners of the show can get 10% off their first month using our link: https://betterhelp.com/whatwouldmyshrinksay

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    Overwhelm

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 20:30


    Nick and Todd discuss the ins and out of being overwhelmed.----This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Find a great therapist who's great for you. Listeners of the show can get 10% off their first month using our link: https://betterhelp.com/whatwouldmyshrinksay

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    Do I Really Need to Be Emotionally Available?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 15:17


    Nick and Todd discuss emotional availability: what is it, what's the point, and how to cultivate it.----This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Find a great therapist who's great for you. Listeners of the show can get 10% off their first month using our link: https://betterhelp.com/whatwouldmyshrinksay

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    Reassurance-Seeking

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 14:22


    Nick and Todd discuss why reassurance-seeking is such a bad habit to get into and what to do about it if you are.----This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Find a great therapist who's great for you. Listeners of the show can get 10% off their first month using our link: https://betterhelp.com/whatwouldmyshrinksay

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    Worry Much?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 15:57


    Nick and Todd discuss worry and its on our experiences, or lack thereof. 

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    Why Some Habits Are So Hard to Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 19:35


    Nick and Todd discuss the difficulties of changing habits and developing better patterns.

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    Excessive Apologizing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 13:12


    Nick and Todd discuss why excessive apologizing is a bit, well... excessive.

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    Coloring Books for Anxiety?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 15:30


    Nick and Todd discuss the usefulness of adult coloring books for anxiety.

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    Doing Nothing Is a Better Option Than You Think

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 10:10


    Nick and Todd discuss why doing nothing is often the best option you can choose.

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    How to Get Over Resentment

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 15:09


    Nick and Todd discuss how to get over resentment.

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    How to Forgive Yourself for Past Mistakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 17:45


    Nick and Todd discuss how to forgive yourself.

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    How to Get More Motivated

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 15:36


    Nick and Todd discuss the tricky psychology of motivation and how to get more of it.

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    Do we attract certain 'types'?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 14:50


    Nick and Todd discuss whether people attract specific 'types' or not.

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    How helpful are your expectations, really?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 18:58


    Nick and Todd talk about expectations.

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    How to Spot Emotional Immaturity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 20:50


    Nick and Todd discuss how to spot the signs of emotional immaturity.

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    How to Deal with Other People's Bad Moods

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 14:34


    Nick and Todd discuss helpful ways to deal with other people's bad moods.

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    Are You Aversively or Appetitively Motivated?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 16:05


    Nick and Todd discuss whether it's better to be appetitively or aversively motived?

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    Overthinking and the Law of Diminishing Returns

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 12:04


    Nick and Todd chat about overthinking and its relationship to the law of diminishing returns.

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    Why We Avoid Difficult Choices

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 15:15


    Nick and Todd take on why we avoid difficult choices and the consequences that often result.

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    How to Deal with Rigid People

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 17:12


    Nick and Todd discuss how to deal with rigid people.

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    Self-Experimentation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 17:26


    Nick and Todd discuss the benefits of self-experimentation.

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    What Your Emotions DON'T Mean

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 14:11


    Nick and Todd discuss common misconceptions about emotions and what they do and don't mean.

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