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Today on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are talking about all things postpartum! The episode begins with Jen interviewing Em about her postpartum experience through listener questions. Emmalee shares her firsthand and vulnerable perspective on the transition into motherhood, and gives her insight into listener experiences. They are then joined by the wonderful Erica Djossa, fellow therapist and host of the Momwell Podcast, to answer two listener questions in depth, one about postpartum rage and the second, about the difference between postpartum anxiety and baseline worrying. Emmalee, Jen, and Erica discuss postpartum in COVID, societal expectations of mothers, intrusive thoughts, the “perfect mother myth,” and so much more! Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action!

Book mentioned in today’s episode: Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts

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On today's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen sit down with the one and only Kaitlyn Bristowe! They hear all about Kaitlyn's inner child work retreat experience: her fears before going, what it was like while she was there, what surprised her, and coming back to reality after it was over. Emmalee, Jen, and Kaitlyn discuss what led her to pursue the retreat, why healing doesn't have an ultimate destination, and the people in our lives who aren't doing the work. Kaitlyn calls some BS on relationships through the lens of social media and tells us her #1 takeaway from the retreat. Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action!

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This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen answer your burning questions about attraction in relationships ebbing and flowing. They normalize this and also get into the difference between attraction coming and going vs. no longer being interested. Em and Jen share the many different factors that influence both attraction and sexual desire, if it's okay to discuss these feelings with our partner, how long these periods of time may last, how to work on rekindling attraction, comparing ourselves to other couples, and a Dear Em & Jen about the right person, wrong time. Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action!

Book mentioned in today's episode: Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski 

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On today's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are talking all about control: why it feels so good, where the desire for control can come from, and how to start releasing it. They answer your questions about letting go of perfectionism when it has been a helpful skill, working past what things are "supposed to" be or look like, trusting other people to take the lead, fears behind releasing control, and if control is just an illusion. They then answer a Dear Em & Jen about adjusting goals and your life path after getting into a relationship. Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action!

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This week, Em & Jen are joined by the incredible Daniella Pierson! Daniella is the co-founder of Wondermind (with Selena Gomez and her Mom, Mandy Teefey) and the founder/CEO of The Newsette, a women-focused media company and creative agency dedicated to spotlighting diverse voices. Daniella, Emmalee, and Jen discuss the pushback and hardships she endured when starting her own company: The Newsette, the most embarrassing moment of career, being a successful entrepreneur while also dealing with OCD, ADHD, depression, co-founding Wondermind with Selena Gomez & Mandy Teefey, Daniella’s advice on separating your identity from your career, and so much more! Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action!

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On this week's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen give a nod to Taylor Swift and focus on the topic: "it's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me" or in other words, what if I'm the problem? They discuss some signs to look inward about certain patterns of behavior, releasing control, how to work on challenging your thoughts and not letting them take over, cutting people off and avoidance, the struggle of keeping promises to yourself, and why boundaries are not personal. Plus a great example from their new favorite show, Shrinking! They then answer a Dear Em & Jen question about finding the right therapist for you! Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action!

Book mentioned in the episode about challenging thoughts: Feeling Good Handbook by David Burns 

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Today on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are validating the various challenges that can come when making decisions - both big and small. They talk through what makes us freeze when making decisions, the abundance of choices we have these days, regret, people pleasing, the ability to see things from all sides, different fears behind making decisions, questions for introspection into your decision-making process, and working to make decisions without external validation. They answer your questions about disagreeing with your partner on a big life decision, making a job change, leaving your comfort zone, and so much more! Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action!

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Today on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen tell us about their origin story! How they met, why they decided to start a private practice, their lack of a business plan, the mistakes they made along the way, and some of the hardships they faced together. Then they are joined by the co-hosts of the HERself Podcast, business coaches Amy Kiefer and Abby Green! The four of them sit down to discuss going into business with a friend. They address topics like hard conversations to have before starting a business, how a business partnership is quite similar to a marriage, conflict styles and resolving conflicts, how to avoid resentment, questions to ponder if you're considering this, and so much more! Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action!

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Today on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen help us approach a topic many of us avoid: having hard conversations. Whether with a family member, partner, friend, or coworker, confrontation is challenging! Em and Jen discuss where to start when having these conversations (and their #1 tips in doing so), how each of them approaches hard conversations in their lives, and the importance of speaking up when something is bothering you. They then answer your questions like: how to find the right time, how to not avoid them, how to break up with your therapist, how to talk about the hesitancy of having children with your spouse, and how to be okay without an immediate resolution. Dear Em & Jen addresses a listener question about moving in with a partner and some hard conversations to have beforehand. Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action!

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This week on ShrinkChicks, we are taking you back to our most popular episode of 2022: WTF is Radical Acceptance? Something Em & Jen are asked every time they do a Q&A is: "how do I not feel x, y, or z emotion?" Radical acceptance is a skill that they do a deep dive into in this episode, to help us work towards accepting unpleasant emotions rather than avoiding them. Emmalee and Jen explain the term "Radical Acceptance" which comes from a therapeutic modality called DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy). They discuss the difference between radical acceptance and invalidating our feelings, where to start with working toward acceptance, building up our distress tolerances, how many of us were taught to resist our emotions, instances where radical acceptance is not appropriate, why it takes time, and so much more! Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action!

The article referenced in the episode.

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