Freudian Sips

This week, the gals are talking about Virginia Satir, the mother of family therapy! As always, Anna gives a crash course on Virginia’s life, Bonnie talks about V’s most notable theories for working on communication within families, and both of them chat about how very hippie-dippy Virginia was, what with her hand holding and role playing and seventy different names for all her theories.

Do you wonder why you’re attracted to whoever you’re attracted to? Well, Bonnie and Anna are going to try their best to clear the air… especially to clear the air of all these smelly immune system genes that we can all detect. Listen to the gals talk about types of attraction, what draws us to people, and how biology and evolution affect our choices of mates!

In the conclusion of their discussion on cults, Anna and Bonnie chat about four famous cults: the Peoples Temple (AKA Jonestown), the Manson Family, the Branch Davidians (AKA Waco, Texas), and Heavens Gate. As expected, this one does get a little heavy, but the gals still try to keep it lively (especially Anna, much to Bonnie’s chagrin).

It’s another two-parter, and the gals are talking about cults. This week, they’re focusing on the basics: what cults are, how they get their victims, and some mind-control methods they use on their members. And Bonnie and Anna have a very special offer for you: join their cult NOW and become automatic Gold Chalice tier members! A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

What effects do colors have on our brains? Well, probably SOME effect! This week, Bonnie and Anna do their best to wade through sources and studies so they can talk about what various colors mean to us and even how they can affect our physiology. Which colors are cool dudes, and which are total hotheads? Tune in to find out!

The gals are chatting about Gestalt therapy this week! That includes talking about the development of the therapy, specifically by Fritz and Laura Perls. Then your girls talk about core concepts of Gestalt, some techniques, and how it’s all basically a Frankenstein’s monster of psychology and experimental theatre. Let’s get to ACTING!

Or: Ology Wology, Volume I. This week, Anna and Bonnie talk about two weird -ologies: graphology and phrenology. Absolutely true facts from this episode include that you can determine your introversion by whether or not you close your o's when you write, and also that there are DOZENS of tiny brains that make up your big brain. Sound kooky? That's because it all is!

This week is going to sound a little different, Sipsters, because Bonnie and Anna are opening up about a recent death in the family. They talk about caregiver fatigue, grief, and how different each person’s journey of loss can feel. This one’s heavy, guys.

This week, Anna and Bonnie team up with Josh and Ian from Necessary Bullshit, the brother podcast to Freudian Sips! The ragtag bunch dive deep into the political movement of Populism and its evolution, as well as connecting that to psychological concepts like herd mentality, conformity, and social proof. Join the gals and guys as they combine their strengths (and laugh about their weaknesses) to give some psychology context to the current political landscape. And yes, that means there is political talk in this episode, and lots of it!

This week, Anna and Bonnie are talking about Abraham Maslow, creator of the famous hierarchy of needs and one of the figureheads of humanistic psychology. As far as Maslow was concerned, all people have the ability to self-actualize and utilize their inner potential... except for Maslow's mom. We hear she was a racist.