Shrinking Reality

This episode covers Age Of Attraction...from Netflix, hosted by Nick Viall and Natalie Joy...

Age Of Attraction is a reality dating show where singles date without knowing each other's ages, exploring if love is truly ageless and if age is just a number.

We discuss the stereotypes of men dating younger women, and younger men dating older women.

We discuss the different power dynamics that arose, sex and empowerment, and how those show up in society.

We are so excited to have our first guest on the pod!! We are talking with Daryl Wicker, father of Brittany Wicker from Love Is Blind Ohio!

Daryl won our hearts on the season when he and his wife, Susana, welcomed Devonta into his home, and impressed us with his compassionate and firm discussion with Devonta at the reunion!

We dive into his origin story, what shaped him into the man he is today, his relationship with Susana, and some gems from Love Is Blind!

We are soooo excited!!! We have our first guest on the pod, Daryl Wicker, from Love Is Blind, season 10 Ohio. Brittany's dad won our hearts on the show AND on this pod!

Daryl shares his history with us, his early family life, his current family philosophy, and some fun tidbits about Love Is Blind.

Please enjoy his inspiring story!

Deede is back from the Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Conference with Dr Ramani...and she's bringing some of the insights!!

There's so much more to share, so we will most likely revisit!

We want to invite our listeners to submit any questions or examples that you have or want to share...and they might make it on the pod!!

Trigger warning!!

With The Bachelorette being canceled, due to Taylor Frankie Paul's video release, we are discussing a very important topic...Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), as well as toxic relationships, the phases of a toxic relationship, and how to know if it's an abusive relationship.

Krista touches on how IPV increased during the pandemic, and how new assessments and models were created, and "Restorative Justice" was introduced.

Deede saw The Phantom of the Opera for the third time, BUT for the first time through the lens as a therapist. Our education and training causes us to see unhealthy dynamics where others may see romanticized situations.

Part 2 of our two-part recap of the Vanderpump Rules reunion!

We are wrapping up Vanderpump Rules, season 12 reunion!

We had a slow start getting to know the brand new cast, but we are all in!

During our discussion about Shayne we talk about sex, casual sex, is it the same for men and women? Ethical non-monogamy vs non-exclusive dating.

Audrey has been a pod favorite...how did she show up the last couple episodes and the reunion...

Marcus and Kim brought a discussion we weren't expecting!

And as usual, we love seeing Lisa and Andy!! And of course, VENUS!!

This episode concludes our recap of Love Is Blind, season 10, Ohio, with the reunion. Who's still together? Were our predictions correct?

We can't wait to see our favorites, and see how others are going to explain themselves for their behavior.

We conclude our episode 8 with the rest of the cast and marriages...Emma and Mike's fate, Alex and Ashley's WILD altar moment, our MVPs, Vic and Christine...and of course Amber and Jordan!

This episode concludes the cast party, we continue to see Chris's toxic spiral, as our Queen Jess continues to elevate!!

We have two couples that decide not to follow through with their wedding day, will they stay together, or is this the end of the road for them?

The psychological terms we discuss in this episode are "idealization" and John Gottman's Four Horsemen, specifically focusing on "contempt."