Pod Therapy

An explicit comedy and mental health question & answer show with real therapists. Balanced with equal parts irreverent humor and compassionate sincerity, Pod Therapy answers real people's questions about life, love, mental health, health and everything else every week. Ask your questions anonymously and read our show disclaimers at www.PodTherapy.net.

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Update frequency: every 7 days
Average duration: 73 minutes
Episodes: 414
Years Active: 2018 - 2025

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#342: Hearing Voices, Distant Father Dying, Unrequited Love

Anna the biathlete joins us in studio as we answer questions from a person who heard voices while falling asleep, a person who has a distant relationship with her terminally ill father, and a woman i…

01:37:30 | Thu 25 Jul 2024

#341: Mourning Childhood, 15 Min Session, Hobbying Depression

The crew takes on questions about mourning the mental illness experienced in childhood, how to interpret a 15 minute therapy session, and whether hobbies can cure depression.

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01:22:44 | Thu 18 Jul 2024

#340: No Contact Dad, Cis Not Welcome, Anxious Motivation

We welcome Whitney's Mom Kathy in what will probably be Whitney's last episode. Also we have questions from a writer who has been no-contact with Dad for decades, a cis-gendered writer who's trans fr…

01:30:37 | Thu 11 Jul 2024

#339: Converting to Life Coach, Incremental Progress, Friend Getting Fired

Great questions this week from a person who wants his therapist to become his life coach, a long term therapy goer working on incremental progress, and a person who's friend and coworker is getting f…

01:36:24 | Thu 04 Jul 2024

#338: Exaggerating Symptoms, Self Destructive Self Care, Telehealth Therapy

Unsupervised by Whitney the boys embark on a journey of self discovery, and pudding. Also we have questions on what to do when a person exaggerates their mental illness, managing self destructive cyc…

01:55:25 | Thu 27 Jun 2024

#337: Personality Psychology, Surveying Ex Girlfriends, Guilty Innocence

This week we have questions on where personality develops, a man who sent his ex girlfriends a survey to describe his faults, and a person with guilt from a crime they didn't committ.

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01:47:14 | Thu 20 Jun 2024

#336: Planning an Intervention, Mom's Overspending, Anxious to Join the Community

The crew is back together and this week we have questions on hosting an intervention for an alcoholic family member, how to manage an elderly mother's constant overspending, and a listener who wants …

01:48:29 | Fri 14 Jun 2024

#335: Monster In Law, New Addiction Counselor, Suicidal Coparent

Whitney is out and we have questions on a difficult mother in law waiting to ruin a wedding, being a new substance use disorders counselor and what to do when a coparent is suicidal.

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01:40:44 | Thu 06 Jun 2024

#334: Inheritance Guilt, Overdiagnosis, Trauma Resolution

Nick and Whitney are back and we have questions on feeling guilty for inheritating a family member's millions, whether you can be overdiagnosed by assessments, and how to resolve intrusive memory tra…

01:54:05 | Thu 30 May 2024

#333: Extra-Relational Crushes, Therapeutic Skills at Work, Developing Social Skills

Jim has replaced Nick and Whitney with cheap foreign labor. Also we have questions on extra-relational crushes, using therapist skills in non-clinical jobs, and developing social skills.

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01:18:50 | Wed 22 May 2024

#332: Pre-Stress Prep, Avoiding Sad Friends, Maximizing Monthly Therapy

Another live studio audience and a guest appearance by Moxy Jillette as we answer questions about whether you can prepare for stressful experiences, the reality of avoiding friends who have been thro…

01:19:13 | Thu 16 May 2024

#331: How Therapists Cope, Adapting to Injury, ASMR

We have a live studio audience as fans come to town for Scoop Fest, and we answer a question about how therapists find energy for family after doing sessions, how to adapt to life when an injury take…

01:23:03 | Thu 09 May 2024

#330: Excommunicating Dad, Boba Tea Addiction, Expecting Apologies

In this episode we have a question from a son who's Dad joined the Trump Jan 6th insurrection, a boba tea addict, and a husband who expects apologies.

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01:40:31 | Thu 02 May 2024

#329: Political Therapist, Talking to People, Dream Job Problems

This week we have a question from a therapist who sees politics becoming too imposing in therapy, a person looking for advice on communicating, and a person who pursued their dream job but is experie…

01:44:27 | Fri 26 Apr 2024

#328: Imperfect Diets, Internet Delusions, Homicidal Ideations

This week we have questions about how we as therapists still have imperfect diets, whether self-reinforcing internet delusions should be allowed to exist, and how to manage homicidal ideations.

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01:49:37 | Thu 18 Apr 2024

#327: Gaslamping, Collateral Friendship Damage, Soft Voice

Welcome back in this episode we have a question on how to change ones own gaslighting behavior, whether to end a friendship when that will cause collateral damage in other relationships, and whether …

01:34:18 | Thu 11 Apr 2024

#326: Supervision, Superficial Therapy, Mini Breakdowns

It's Whitney's one year anniversary! This week we have questions on how therapists are supervised, whether to break up with a therapist after two years, and how to handle mini emotional breakdowns.

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01:24:51 | Thu 04 Apr 2024

#325: Therapy for Therapists, Intrusive Thoughts, Mental Health First Aid

Is it hard for therapists to find their own therapist? What to make of intrusive thoughts that become more specific? What should be used in mental health first aid?

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01:19:05 | Thu 28 Mar 2024

#324: Husband Losing Sex Drive, Dad Guilt, Husband's Trauma Hurting Marriage

This week's questions are a wife trying to reignite a husband's sex drive, a Dad with severe guilt issues, and a marriage struggling with trauma and depression.

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01:35:25 | Thu 21 Mar 2024

#323: Crying at Work, Interfaith Relationships, Teenage Depression

This week we have questions from somebody who cannot stop crying at work, somebody in an interfaith relationship who won't share about faith, and a worried mom asking about teenage depression.

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01:30:45 | Thu 14 Mar 2024

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