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Reality Test
By Dr. Kay and Dr. RayTV & Film
Reality Test episodes
- Meet the Jenn Menn! ::} 033Drs. Kay & Ray review the Jenn Menn--the 25 men vying for Bachelorette Jenn Tran's heart & hand! Learn more about the men you noticed at the premiere for some more background info... Check out the PPT they're following, here, which includes the menn's Bachelor Nation bios & photos, their Instagram links, top bios, & top 6 photos! -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Reality testing is when we che...1 hr 8 min
- Love Island, ep.s 16-23 & Bridgerton, ep.s 4-8 | Psychologist takes on Casa Amor ::} 032Dr.s Kay & Ray discuss Casa Amor in Love Island USA’s latest episodes, including how Kordell didn’t understand the assignment and ultimately missed with Serena & how Aaron’s past experiences likely informed his reaction to Kaylor’s questions. They also discuss Serena’s past relational traumas and the utility of Relational Cultural Therapy. In addition to discussing episodes 16-23 of season 6 of Love Island, Dr.s Kay & Ray also discuss the last 4 episodes of Bridgerton’s seaso...1 hr 4 min
- Award Show | Week of 6/24 | “Jackie is the gatekeeper to Margaret’s Arsenal” ::} 031Dr.s Kay & Ray dispense their 8 awards (all with “test” in their labels) to moments & castmates from all of the realiTV shows they watched this past week. And the TESTosterboned (most patriarchal) award gooooes to… whom? Hint: Dr. Kay’s TESTosterboned award went to someone from Real Housewives of New Jersey (where Jackie & Margaret play), with an honorable mention to someone from Love Undercover, while Dr. Ray awarded it to someone from Summer House!What about the opposite aw...45 min
- Reality Test: TrailerCheck out our new pod! Psychologists talk RealiTV on Reality Test! Next Monday, we're dropping multiple episodes to jumpstart our brand new pod--we have Vanderpump Rules, we have Bach, and we have fun! Join us for a conversation between licensed psychologists as we unpack some of the societal oppression, marginalization, and privilege that show up in our fave reality television shows. In the future, we hope to cover more Bravo, as well as Netflix, reality shows. For now, we're focusing on The...3 min
About Reality Test
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Two Psych Doctors Spill the Tea on Mental Health Concepts & Presentations Shown in your Fave RealiTV Shows!
Ever find yourself wanting to debrief that reality tv episode…
with your therapist? Or maybe you've wanted to ask them questions about something you've learned from the reality tv interactions, castmates, or news cycle?
Come debrief with two licensed psychologists as they explore what we can all learn about ourselves, our relationships, and our society from our fave reality television shows on Netflix, Peacock, Bachelor Nation, Bravo, and beyond! Dr.s Kay & Ray inspire discussion about psychological and sociopolitical aspects of reality TV, offering rough draft thoughts and ideas for us to continue thinking about, while highlighting the power dynamics, sociohistorical context, and intersecting forms of oppression and privilege that are present. After all, reality television ultimately provides an engaging format for learning about our behavior, mental health, and sociopolitical systems—let’s learn together!
Why REALITY TEST? We ALL reality test when testing a given thought, emotion, or interaction against "objective" (or shared) reality--did I see that right? Was that really sexist? Dr.s Kay & Ray spill all the tea on how the producer antics and castmate claims about mental health stack up against "objective" reality off-screen and the field of clinical psychology that they have learned about as practicing psychotherapists and research psychologists.
What are you talking ABOUT? Reality Test has a general focus on relationships, social privilege, and mental health. Dr.s Kay & Ray also acknowledge their sociopolitical identities and lenses through which they view reality television, as feminist, bi+, white allies. So, if you've been itching to discuss how that episode was brimming with misogyny, heterosexism, &/or white privilege (from a white, ever-dedicated-to-developing-their-antiracism, perspective), or to critically assess how the producers portrayed a given scenario or interaction, while celebrating the hope & empowerment that can be found, you've come to the right place!
DISCLAIMER: In the context of this podcast, Dr.s Kay & Ray are not acting as therapists, neither for you nor for the reality castmates they discuss. They are, instead, bringing in their whole human selves, supplemented by mental health and psychology knowledge. They cannot ethically diagnose castmates or speak with certainty about their dynamics without conducting formal psychological assessments. Thus, their opinions will be merely (easily erroneous) opinions, informed by their biased perspectives, and while they may discuss diagnoses, they will avoid assigning them to castmates.
Come debrief with two licensed psychologists as they explore what we can all learn about ourselves, our relationships, and our society from our fave reality television shows on Netflix, Peacock, Bachelor Nation, Bravo, and beyond! Dr.s Kay & Ray inspire discussion about psychological and sociopolitical aspects of reality TV, offering rough draft thoughts and ideas for us to continue thinking about, while highlighting the power dynamics, sociohistorical context, and intersecting forms of oppression and privilege that are present. After all, reality television ultimately provides an engaging format for learning about our behavior, mental health, and sociopolitical systems—let’s learn together!
Why REALITY TEST? We ALL reality test when testing a given thought, emotion, or interaction against "objective" (or shared) reality--did I see that right? Was that really sexist? Dr.s Kay & Ray spill all the tea on how the producer antics and castmate claims about mental health stack up against "objective" reality off-screen and the field of clinical psychology that they have learned about as practicing psychotherapists and research psychologists.
What are you talking ABOUT? Reality Test has a general focus on relationships, social privilege, and mental health. Dr.s Kay & Ray also acknowledge their sociopolitical identities and lenses through which they view reality television, as feminist, bi+, white allies. So, if you've been itching to discuss how that episode was brimming with misogyny, heterosexism, &/or white privilege (from a white, ever-dedicated-to-developing-their-antiracism, perspective), or to critically assess how the producers portrayed a given scenario or interaction, while celebrating the hope & empowerment that can be found, you've come to the right place!
DISCLAIMER: In the context of this podcast, Dr.s Kay & Ray are not acting as therapists, neither for you nor for the reality castmates they discuss. They are, instead, bringing in their whole human selves, supplemented by mental health and psychology knowledge. They cannot ethically diagnose castmates or speak with certainty about their dynamics without conducting formal psychological assessments. Thus, their opinions will be merely (easily erroneous) opinions, informed by their biased perspectives, and while they may discuss diagnoses, they will avoid assigning them to castmates.