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By Jennifer Chaiken, LMFT and Emmalee Bierly, LMFTSociety & CultureHealth & FitnessMental HealthEducationSelf-ImprovementRelationships
ShrinkChicks episodes
- Opposites Attract But Do They Work?
This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen agree that opposites generally attract, but focus on the question: do they work? They go through listener topics and questions surrounding various differences within relationships such as life goals, politics, religion, parenting style, libido, view on money/finances, and more. Emmalee and Jen discuss the interesting notion that what attracts you to a person initially might be what you resent about them later on, life transitions in relationships and how they may highlight your differences, and working to find a balance between extremes. Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action! PS: Fast forward to around 4:00 into their convo to skip the intro and get straight to today’s content.
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37 min - Feeling Guilty About Feeling Guilty
Today on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen explore the pervasive emotion of guilt and how it impacts us on a daily basis. They begin the episode by defining the term "guilt-proneness" in response to a listener asking why it is their "go-to" emotion. Emmalee and Jen discuss guilt vs. shame, healthy guilt vs. irrational guilt, why so many of us might feel like we're not doing enough, internal and external expectations for ourselves, guilt passed down to us from our parents, guilt when setting boundaries or saying no, and guilt associated with other people's feelings. Tune in to understand more about this complex emotion and to gain insight, awareness, and action! PS: Fast forward to around 4:45 into their convo to skip the intro and get straight to today’s content.
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A special thank you to this week's sponsors for supporting ShrinkChicks! We have these exclusive offers for our listeners:
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40 min - When Family Dynamics Shift & Change in Adulthood
On this week's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen explore the topic of shifting family dynamics in adulthood and the complexities that exist within this change. When we grow into adults, our family dynamics often do not grow at the same rate. Em and Jen discuss family roles from our childhood staying present in adulthood, why it's so hard for parents to see their kids as adults, shifting dynamics in a family that avoids confrontation, growing out of old family dynamics (esp. if you're the only one recognizing dysfunction), feeling younger than you are, changing sibling dynamics as parents age, gray divorce, disrupting family patterns, and so much more! Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action! PS: Fast forward to around 6:30 into their convo to skip the intro and get straight to today’s content.
The commercial Emmalee mentions in the episode
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A special thank you to this week's sponsors for supporting ShrinkChicks! We have these exclusive offers for our listeners:
Prose: Go to prose.com/shrinkchicks to take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 50% off your first subscription order!
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37 min - What It Means to be a Highly Sensitive Person
This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are discussing the highly requested topic of being a highly sensitive person (a.k.a. an HSP). They help us understand what it means to be an HSP and the difference between being an HSP and an empath by sharing examples. The conversation gives insight into your own sensitivity, as well as insight into the people in your life who consider themselves highly sensitive. Emmalee and Jen explain how introversion, social anxiety, and overstimulation are connected to being an HSP, share tips on how to learn to interact with the world around you as an HSP, and talk about working on accepting the sensitivity as opposed to fighting it. Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action! PS: Fast forward to around 4:20 into their convo to skip the intro and get straight to today’s content.
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A special thank you to this week's sponsors for supporting ShrinkChicks! We have these exclusive offers for our listeners:
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37 min - Understanding Passive Aggressive Behavior
In today's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are examining passive-aggressive behavior. They start the episode by sharing the different types of passive-aggressive behavior and examples to accompany each type. Emmalee and Jen explain where passive-aggressive behavior might stem from, and how to better understand it if we're engaging in it or if someone is being passive-aggressive with us. They answer your questions like: why we fall into this behavior, how to gently call someone out for being passive-aggressive, what to do if someone gets defensive, the difference between sarcasm and passive aggression, why it shows up within the mother-in-law relationship dynamic quite often, and so much more! Emmalee and Jen do some role playing and enactments to share tangible ideas for being direct in the face of passive-aggressive behavior. Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action! PS: Fast forward to around 3:30 into their convo to skip the intro and get straight to today’s content.
Books mentioned in the episode by Preston Ni:
A Practical Guide for Passive-Aggressives to Change Towards the Higher Self
How to Successfully Handle Passive-Aggressive People
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A special thank you to this week's sponsors for supporting ShrinkChicks! We have these exclusive offers for our listeners:
Beis: Get 15% off your first purchase by visiting beistravel.com/SHRINKCHICKS
Athena Club: Go to AthenaClub.com and get 20% off your purchase with code SHRINKCHICKS at checkout!
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37 min - How Do I Set Boundaries with Myself?
This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are talking about establishing and upholding the boundaries you set with yourself, for yourself. They answer your questions surrounding: why boundaries with ourselves are often harder to keep, what the line is between having boundaries for yourself and being “selfish," how to work on the emotional boundary of not managing other people’s emotions, breaking the people pleasing aspect of overcommitting yourself, how to balance necessary self-care while still pushing yourself toward your goals, scheduling things in advance and then dreading it when the time comes, and so much more! Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action! PS: Fast forward to around 2:00 into their convo to skip the intro and get straight to today’s content.
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A special thank you to this week's sponsors for supporting ShrinkChicks! We have these exclusive offers for our listeners:
Beis: Get 15% off your first purchase by visiting beistravel.com/SHRINKCHICKS
Athena Club: Go to AthenaClub.com and get 20% off your purchase with code SHRINKCHICKS at checkout!
Storyworth: Go to storyworth.com/shrinkchicks and save $10 on your first purchase!
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37 min - Dear Em & Jen: Listener Advice (Continued)
Welcome to Season 5 of ShrinkChicks! Emmalee and Jen are back for the first episode of the New Year with another episode dedicated to Dear Em & Jen questions! The first question asks: how do you help someone who is not ready to be helped? Emmalee and Jen discuss the challenges of watching a friend or loved one stay in an unhealthy relationship, providing support while also upholding boundaries to care for yourself, and the hard truth that people have to come to certain conclusions on their own time. Next is a question about missing the "spark" and sexual desire in a long-term relationship and how to start communicating about sex and intimacy. Lastly, they cover a question about asking for help, even if the person you're asking doesn't "get" or hasn't experienced what you are specifically going through. Tune in for some in-depth answers that can be applied to MANY different situations! PS: Fast forward to around 5:30 into their convo to skip the intro and get straight to today’s content.
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Check out ShrinkChicks on YouTube by subscribing here! https://youtube.com/channel/UCrxuhDqoL4ML3UE8b2J2BBg
A special thank you to this week's sponsors for supporting ShrinkChicks! We have these exclusive offers for our listeners:
Beis: Get 15% off your first purchase by visiting beistravel.com/SHRINKCHICKS
Storyworth: Go to storyworth.com/shrinkchicks and save $10 on your first purchase!
Master Class: Get an additional 15% off an annual membership at masterclass.com/shrinkchicks
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See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
37 min - Your Holiday Pep Talk
This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are giving you a holiday pep talk! They answer your questions about all of the curveballs that the holiday season can throw us such as financial pressure, anxiety, grief, and loss surrounding this time of year, losing that childhood joy as an adult, combining traditions when you enter into a romantic relationship, how to handle fake family members, the awkwardness of receiving gifts, and so much more. Em and Jen give you some pre-holiday gathering mantras to hold onto when you need to hear them and normalize the MANY emotions we can feel at the same time. Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action! PS: Fast forward to around 5:40 into their convo to skip the intro and get straight to today’s content.
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Check out ShrinkChicks on YouTube by subscribing here! https://youtube.com/channel/UCrxuhDqoL4ML3UE8b2J2BBg
A special thank you to this week's sponsors for supporting ShrinkChicks! We have these exclusive offers for our listeners:
Beis: Get 15% off your first purchase by visiting beistravel.com/SHRINKCHICKS
Storyworth: Go to storyworth.com/shrinkchicks and save $10 on your first purchase!
Master Class: Get an additional 15% off an annual membership at masterclass.com/shrinkchicks
Apostrophe: Get your first visit for only $5 at apostrophe.com/SHRINKCHICKS when you use our code SHRINKCHICKS
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See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
38 min - Dear Em & Jen: Listener Advice
On this week's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are dedicating the full episode to answering multiple Dear Em & Jen questions! The first question is from a listener who is extremely frustrated with her current relationship dynamic. Her partner is not willing to do the work and she feels lost on how to reach him after trying for so long. They discuss defensiveness, the pursuer-withdrawer dynamic, and how our inner child's survival tactics can show up in our present relationships. Next, Emmalee and Jen answer a question about avoidant-attachment style. The listener is almost 30 and has never been in a relationship and wants to unpack why she fears closeness. She has incredible insight and awareness, so Em and Jen give her some action steps to take with her. Lastly, they tackle a question from a listener who doesn't like being in public with their partner. The listener is drained by their partner's social anxiety and isn't sure if this is a dealbreaker. They want to know what Em and Jen would do in their shoes and Em and Jen deliver just that! Tune in for some in-depth answers that can be applied to MANY different situations! PS: Fast forward to around 7:30 into their convo to skip the intro and get straight to today’s content.
Get Matched With One of Our Therapists!
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Check out ShrinkChicks on YouTube by subscribing here! https://youtube.com/channel/UCrxuhDqoL4ML3UE8b2J2BBg
A special thank you to this week's sponsors for supporting ShrinkChicks! We have these exclusive offers for our listeners:
Beis: Get 15% off your first purchase by visiting beistravel.com/SHRINKCHICKS
Storyworth: Go to storyworth.com/shrinkchicks and save $10 on your first purchase!
Master Class: Get an additional 15% off an annual membership at masterclass.com/shrinkchicks
Apostrophe: Get your first visit for only $5 at apostrophe.com/SHRINKCHICKS when you use our code SHRINKCHICKS
Factor: Head to factormeals.com/shrinkchicks50 and use code shrinkchicks50 to get 50% off!
Quince: Go to quince.com/shrinkchicks to get free shipping and 365-day returns on your next order!
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
38 min - Navigating Long-Term Friendships
Today on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are talking all about long-term friendships and how they evolve over time. They discuss whether it's possible to stay friends if you're in different life stages by sharing their personal experiences of being childfree (Jen) and a parent (Em), and how that affects their friendship. They cover topics such as: why friendship breakups are so painful, the limits of romantic relationships vs. the limits of friendships, why it can be so challenging to accept these changes in our friendships, meeting our friends where they are, green flags in friendships, and so much more! Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action! PS: Fast forward to around 7:45 into their convo to skip the intro and get straight to today’s content.
Get Matched With One of Our Therapists!
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Our Know Yourself Grow Yourself Journal!!
SHRINKCHICKS MERCH
Check out ShrinkChicks on YouTube by subscribing here! https://youtube.com/channel/UCrxuhDqoL4ML3UE8b2J2BBg
A special thank you to this week's sponsors for supporting ShrinkChicks! We have these exclusive offers for our listeners:
Beis: Get 15% off your first purchase by visiting beistravel.com/SHRINKCHICKS
Storyworth: Go to storyworth.com/shrinkchicks and save $10 on your first purchase!
Master Class: Get an additional 15% off an annual membership at masterclass.com/shrinkchicks
Apostrophe: Get your first visit for only $5 at apostrophe.com/SHRINKCHICKS when you use our code SHRINKCHICKS
Factor: Head to factormeals.com/shrinkchicks50 and use code shrinkchicks50 to get 50% off!
Quince: Go to quince.com/shrinkchicks to get free shipping and 365-day returns on your next order!
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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About ShrinkChicks
From the publisher's feed
Emmalee Bierly, LMFT and Jennifer Chaiken, LMFT, owners and co-founders of The Therapy Group (@thetherapygrp), bring you the ShrinkChicks Podcast. ShrinkChicks is on a mission to make therapy and…
therapeutic topics more relatable and accessible. Each Monday, Emmalee and Jen will explore different mental health topics and invite you to sit in on their insight, humor, and knowledge, leaving the psychobabble behind.