My Sister's A Therapist- Mental Health, Wellness, and Healing with Humor

This week, listener Anna asks about white people bs, and we talk about it. Thanks, Anna!

References:

The Backlash Against “Karen” Memes is Peak White Feminism: By Stephanie Younger

What exactly is a 'Karen' and where did the meme come from? Ashitha Nagar 

Is Barbie Peak White Feminism? Does It Even Matter?: JOURDAIN SEARLES

When White Women Cry: How White Women's Tears Oppress Women of Color: Mamta Motwani Accapadi

Is Barbie Peak White Feminism? Does It Even Matter?: JOURDAIN SEARLES

When White Women Get Caught: victimhood as racialised violence: ITS JANINEBTW

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What makes us competitive, and is it a healthy impulse? The girls discuss what makes for healthy, and unhealthy competition- and why American society praises the latter. Guess what, Virginia is talking about Alfred Adler again. A nice moment of vulnerability between sisters as Laura complains about shit Virginia did forty years ago.

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Will p0rn make you an incel? Well, it might not, but why would you risk it? The girls talk about why Cindy Gallop is their hero, and why we should try to stay connected to each other.

References:

Pornland: How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality:Gail Dines 

Make Love, Not Porn: Cindy Gallop

Porn Sex vs Real Sex: The Differences Explained With Food

Adolescents, Porn, and Mental Health: Understanding the Dangerous Effects of Porn on Developing Minds: culture reframed

10 Negative Effects of Porn on Your Brain, Body, Relationships, and Society

Is Porn Bad For You? Integrative Life Center

“I Don’t Hate All Women, Just Those Stuck-Up Bitches”: How Incels and Mainstream Pornography Speak the Same Extreme Language of Misogyny/Violence Against Women: Alessia Tranchese and Lisa Sugiura

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Listener Rachel asks- Why aren't we ok as we are? We explore the origin of the Beauty Myth and why it just gets stronger with time.

References:

The Beauty Myth, Naomi Wolf

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We thought it was gonna be climate warming, but it looks like the human race is going to chatbot itself to death! How did movies like Her and Blade Runner 2049 try to tell us it was coming? Why does that weird kid have a crossbow? What does Laura's boyfriend Kirk think of all of this? Find out now!

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Can you tell the difference between fear and lust? Between excitement and anxiety? And is make up sex the best thing since Adam and Eve? Find out today!

References:

Misattribution of Arousal-

Schacter and Singer, 1962

David Ludden Ph.D.

The Psychology of Makeup Sex

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What's Laura's beef with Charlize Theron? Why doesn't Virginia get traffic tickets? These and many more questions answered in this discussion on pretty privilege!

References:

Smartless Podcast: Episode 123: Charlize Theron

Smartless Podcast: Episode 266: Jason Momoa 

A Psychologist Explains The ‘Pretty Privilege’ Paradox: Mark Travers

Beauty is in the eye of the employer: Labor market discrimination of accountants

Offer Moshe Shapir, Zeev Shtudiner 

The impact of attractiveness on employability: Gender differences in peer effects: Zeev Shtudiner

The Effects of Physical Attractiveness in the Health Care Industry: Richard Shane Westfall

Student beauty and grades under in-person and remote teaching: Adrian Mehic

Pretty People Really Do Have It Better: Sable Yong

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How did Winston Churchill ruin Laura's life, and why do we hold onto cruel shoes? How the sunk cost fallacy affects jobs, relationships, and even what we wear.

References:

Why are we likely to continue with an investment even if it would be rational to give it up?

The Decision Lab

Sunk cost fallacy: behavioraleconomics.com

Sunk Cost Fallacy: Why We Can’t Let Go: Jeremy Sutton, Ph.D.

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It's been a minute since the girls had a real man-hater episode, but we're back! The topic is: when a groom smashes cake into his bride's face, is it a) funny or b) cause for annulment? On the way, we discuss Jake and Logan Paul, John Gottman, and, of course, our Dad.

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The girls diagnose Big and Little Edie, from the documentary classic Grey Gardens. On the way, they discuss Young Ones, both their grandmas, and quote Morrissey, like usual.

References:

DSM 5  

Puzzling Facts About Edith “Big Edie” Bouvier Beale, The Reclusive Socialite: Factinate

Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing The Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers: Karyl McBride

Mayo Clinic: Schizotypal Personality Disorder

A Debutante Delayed: Little Edie Beale's Life After Grey Gardens: Adrienne Gaffney

Center Theater Group: THE EDIES AFTER 'GREY GARDENS'

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