Sounds Like Therapy
Sounds Like Therapy with Andrea Burkly is here to tackle the relationship struggles that keep you up at night. Let’s be real: managing the many relationships in your life—from your partner and kids to your co-workers, family, and friends—can feel like a full-time job. And it’s not always easy to talk about it, even with your closest people. That’s why each week, Andrea Burkly, a therapist and your honest, compassionate guide, dives into real-life relationship questions submitted by listeners just like you.
In each short, weekly episode, Andrea unpacks these messy situations, breaking them down to help you make sense of what's really going on. She’ll offer insight into human behavior, helping you find empathy for yourself and others, and share practical next steps so you can approach life’s toughest relationship hurdles with a little less stress. Whether it’s tackling issues in your marriage, sorting through parenting struggles, or navigating workplace dynamics, Sounds Like Therapy is your go-to dose of clarity, connection, and real-life advice. Because sometimes, what you need isn’t more self-help—it’s someone who really gets it.
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- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 120
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
HOT TAKE: GYATs and Mental Health Gains
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Today, we talk about finding what works for you and adapting to different seasons of life.
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Exercise is MORE Important than THERAPY
Exercise is not only important for physical health. Today, we discuss how the focus should shift from exercising for appearance to exercising for mental health.
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HOT TAKE: How Do I Stop Losing My Sh*t at My Kids?
Being mindful doesn't always mean being happy and the expectations of being a mindful parent can be unrealistic. Today, we discuss mindfulness and its challenges, particularly for busy parents.
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Mindfulness and Happiness are NOT the Same Thing
Finding time for mindfulness practices, such as meditation, can be challenging in a busy schedule.
Today we're talking about how mindfulness is not limited to meditation and can be practiced by being …
HOT TAKE: “My family criticizes my healthy eating. How can I stop DREADING family gatherings?”
Are you struggling to make healthy choices because of judgmental family members? Today we're discussing how to navigate these tricky dynamics.
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Food Fight: Getting Honest About Eating
Diet culture can drive us to insanity, but it doesn't mean we can ignore how eating makes us feel and function (for better or worse). Today, we're getting honest about the mind and body connection an…
HOT TAKE: How Can I Sleep without My Husband Judging Me?
Word on the street is women (on average) need more sleep than men... but not all husbands understand or appreciate this!
This listener asks: how can I possibly get the sleep I need when I feel like my…
Can’t I Just Sleep When I’m Dead? Debunking Bad Sleep Advice
As moms, we're hyper-focused on our kids getting enough sleep, because we know how vital it is to their health and mood. But as women? We're often up well past our bedtimes, rage-cleaning, trying to …
From the Vault! Should we Strive for Independence or Interdependence?
We’re taking some time to soak up the summer sun, indulge in barbecue, and spend quality time with our families. But we didn't want to leave you without your dose of Honest Women wisdom. So, we’re re…
HOT TAKE THURSDAY: How can I form friendships outside of my mom role?
Join Andrea and Jess for HOT TAKE THURSDAY, where we answer listener questions in a completely unedited and unfiltered way. We may not be right, but we have an opinion!
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Navigating the Complexities of Adult Friendships: Why is it SO HARD?!
An overwhelming amount of our listeners have asked about one topic. Friendship. Today, we have an honest conversation about the challenges of making new friends and nurturing the friendships we do ha…
HOT TAKE: How can I ask my husband to step up and be a better dad?
Dear Honest Women: Everything about my life has changed since having a baby, but it seems like nothing has changed for my husband - he's back to work (and golf!) after a few short weeks. How can I te…
The Secret to Successful Fatherhood: Insights from Honest Women
After more than a year, the Honest Women are turning the focus on DADS (it's about damn time!). And while they are not actually featured on today's show, the Honest Men were interviewed for this epis…
HOT TAKE THURSDAY: How can I navigate parenting differences with tech and real-world freedom this summer??
"How do we handle the differences between ourselves and other families who are either more permissive with tech or more conservative with kids having real-world freedom?"
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Ensuring a Happy, Safe, and Healthy Summer: Insights from Jonathan Haidt's 'The Anxious Generation
Jonathan Haidt (height), author of The Anxious Generation has quite literally been EVERYWHERE. As mental health professionals, we are cheering loudly from the sidelines; however as mothers, we have s…
HOT TAKE THURSDAY: I keep getting shut down when we talk about "hot topic" social issues... HELP!
"Every time I share my view on a 'hot topic,' like what schools are teaching about gender and sexuality, I immediately get shut down and called names. HELP!"
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Apocalypse Now? How to Stay Sane When Everything Feels Uncertain
Humans have worried about the end of the world since… probably the beginning of the world. But lately? It seems like people are worried more than ever.
Today, we get honest about the existential anxi…
HW Fave: Your Hard is Hard
We hear it everyday in our offices: after a client shares the things they are struggling with, they inevitably say "But so many other people have it worse than I do... I should just suck it up and be…
HW Fave: SUMMER IS COMING (and moms are scared!)
Summer is here! Which means sunny, stress-free, lazy days for kids and… pretty much the exact opposite for Moms. Today Andrea and Jessica get honest about what summer is REALLY like for the women who…
How can I find a good therapist for me and my kids? (HOT TAKE THURSDAY)
How can I find a good therapist for either myself or my children? How can I ensure their values align with my family's values? Help!
Join Andrea and Jess for HOT TAKE THURSDAY, where we answer listene…