ShrinkChicks

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Baby Mamas Talk Drama with Kail Lowry & Vee Rivera Mar 21, 2022

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This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are joined by Kail Lowry and Vee Rivera, hosts of the Baby Mamas No Drama Podcast! If you watched Teen Mom 2, you know that Kail and Vee’s relationship started off rocky, but today, Emmalee and Jen learn about their journey from hating each other, to co-parenting, to hosting a podcast together. They discuss the effect that being on reality TV has had on their mental health, their personal relationships, and their relationship with themselves. Kail and Vee discuss how they stay grounded amidst social media trolls, talking to their kids about their TV past, the advice they would give to their younger selves and so much more!

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Jealousy is a Complex Emotion Mar 14, 2022

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On today's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen dive into one of their most requested topics: Jealousy! They start off by discussing jealousy as a controversial emotion, the difference between jealousy and envy, why jealousy is a very normal emotion, and the reaction to jealousy vs. the emotion of jealousy. Emmalee and Jen each share the last time they felt jealous or envious and why. They recall times in their business partnership where jealousy crept in, the role radical acceptance can play within jealousy and envy, comparison and what it means, and lastly, a Dear Em & Jen that you do not want to miss! Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action!

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WTF is Radical Acceptance? Feb 28, 2022

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Today on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen explain the term "Radical Acceptance," which comes from a therapeutic modality called DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy). They discuss the difference between radical acceptance and invalidating our feelings, how to work towards this kind of acceptance, building up our distress tolerances, how many of us were taught to resist our emotions, toxic positivity, when radical acceptance is not appropriate, why it takes time, and so much more! Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action!

The article we reference in the episode: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-radical-acceptance-5120614

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Our 100th MF Episode: Ask Us Anything Feb 21, 2022

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This is ShrinkChicks 100th episode!! Thank you to all of the listeners - both old and new - for helping the show get to this point! Today, Emmalee and Jen reflect on this exciting milestone and laugh about the things that have changed over the past two years. They then answer your questions in a fan favorite, Q&A style episode. These questions include: how to mentally prepare before having kids, what to do when your partner doesn't stand up for you with their family, making friends as an adult, how to communicate with someone who thinks they're never wrong, the fear of not being lovable romantically, and how to stop comparing. Dear Em & Jen answers a listener's question about their concern that they might be a narcissist. Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action!

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Dysfunctional Family Roles ft. Encanto Feb 14, 2022

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This week's episode combines Emmalee and Jen's love for therapy and the Disney movie, Encanto, by discussing how Encanto so perfectly depicts family systems. Emmalee and Jen tell us about common, family roles we take on like the “caretaker” or the “scapegoat," how these roles can serve us and be reinforced externally, the story your family tells about you vs. what your story actually is, how trauma can inform these family roles, vulnerability, being the helpful one, and of course, Emmalee’s rendition of We Don’t Talk About Bruno. Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action!

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Does Birth Order Actually Matter? Feb 07, 2022

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Today's episode of ShrinkChicks is a follow up to the episode from a few weeks ago: Does Sibling Rivalry Ever End. There were so many sibling/birth order specific listener questions, so Emmalee and Jen wanted to answer them for you, today! Some questions and topics they discuss include: can sibling birth order affect you outside of the family dynamic? Why siblings can be so competitive with one another, how birth order affects twins, siblings drifting apart, how trauma affects siblings differently, why we don’t believe in "middle child syndrome," a big shout out to only children, boundaries within family systems, and so much more! Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action!

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Body Image, Diet Culture, & a Ton of Bullsh*t Jan 31, 2022

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This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are joined by one of their amazing clinicians, Katie Bongiorno, LMFT, to talk about her new e-course: Achieving Authentic Balance in Your Body. They start off by telling the story of how Katie was hired at The Therapy Group (hint: it involves her dog) and then they dive into her e-course (launching TOMORROW) all about body image and learning to reject diet culture. Katie shares her personal journey that inspired her to create this course. She defines diet culture for us, tells us which social media trends she can't stand, and calls a bunch of BS. Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action!

Katie’s e-course launches on 2/1/22 and can be found here: https://thetherapygroup.mykajabi.com

The medical group Emmalee referenced in the episode: https://www.radiancemedicalgroup.org

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Does Sibling Rivalry Ever End? Jan 24, 2022

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On today's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen talk all about sibling relationships. They discuss birth order, sibling conflict, only children, reconnecting with your siblings as adults, favoritism and so much more. Emmalee and Jen are both the youngest siblings in their family's of origin and they share some insight into what it was like growing up with older brothers. Dear Em & Jen answers a listener question about a parent favoriting a sibling and how to cope. Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action!

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Why Do We Lie? Jan 17, 2022

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Why do we lie? On this week's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen dive into the topic of lying and why people - including us - lie! They discuss different kinds of lies, lies the two of them have recently told in their personal lives, prosocial vs. antisocial lies, when lying becomes self-betrayal, the shame that can come with lying, how to evaluate our intentions behind a lie, and so much more. Dear Em & Jen answers a question about confronting a friend about disliking their new significant other. Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action!

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Thanks to this week's sponsors for supporting ShrinkChicks! We have these exclusive offers for our listeners:

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How to Get More Comfortable Being Alone Jan 10, 2022

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Today on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen talk all about being alone, their love for it, and ways to become more comfortable with it. They discuss the various benefits of being alone, finding a hobby as an adult, codependency vs. interdependency, the choice to be alone vs. it being circumstantial, what happens if you get too comfortable being alone, avoidance, and so much more! This week's Dear Em & Jen question touches on being the peacekeeper and how to start putting yourself first. Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action!