Call the Psychiatrists

In this episode an anonymous listener is struggling with guilt over how she treated others as a teenager. Her therapist thinks she has punished herself enough. Lizzie B (19:54) wonders if therapists actually care about their patients or if they are working an assembly line.  Please send in your questions or feedback on our website.      

In this episode a listener recently ended a relationship with her therapist after she violated her trust. Now she is grieving the loss and wonders if she should go back.  We would love to hear from you! You can email or send a voicemail on our website or contact us directly at [email protected]

Who is responsible for setting the agenda in a therapy session? Angie wonders if it's really up to her to bring up hard topics with her therapist.  Chelsea's therapist (8:48) doesn't ask questions about her life, making her feel like her therapist doesn't care about her.   Finally, Claire's therapist (17:31) likes to explore the topics that interest him and she finds herself trying to please him by playing up those aspects of her life. We were warmed up by Act 3 so don't give up before the end. We'd love to hear from you! Send us a questions or feedback at our website or email us at [email protected]    

On this episode Karol asks for our opinion on The 5 Love Languages: are they useful or are they harmful? The study we referenced from University of Toronto which summarizes recent attempts at empirically validating the "love languages" can be found here.  In part 2 (19:30), a listener feels like her therapist is not on her side and said something hurtful to her on purpose. We discuss confrontations and countertransference among other things. We'd love to hear from you! Send us a questions or feedback at our website. 

 Krystal's therapist would prefer she not use marijuana before a session even though she thinks it would be helpful to loosen her "emotional logjam".  Michael (17:02) questions his decision to be a therapist and whether he is actually helping anyone. We discuss possible burnout and steps Michael could consider before making any major career changes.  We have an update from Rachel from episode 40 (29:18) who feels bad she didn't end her relationship with her therapist sooner.  Lastly, Christopher (34:00) is a therapist who wonders if we handle vacations around the winter holidays differently.  If you have questions or feedback please send a message (voicemail or email) on our website.