What Would My Shrink Say?

Nick and Todd debate the extent to which our job a therapist is to help people think less.

Nick and Todd look at the idea of complaining in therapy: Does it happen all the time? Is it hard to put up with after a while? And why do we complain at all?

Nick and Todd discuss what the difference between therapy and self-help is and the pros and cons of each.

Nick and Todd take on The Past, and whether a deep dive and exploration into our personal history is a necessary element in making changes in the present.

Nick and Todd try to come to terms with the fact that they may never have a normal conversation at a cocktail party after being asked what they do for a living.

One of the most common questions we get from folks who are skeptical of therapy and its supposed benefits is: What's so great about talking about my feelings? How's that gonna actually help me? And why should I pay someone to do it?! All good questions that we do our best to give straight answers to in this episode.

What should you do if you find yourself in therapy with a therapist who's strange, odd, or who makes your feel downright uncomfortable?

Nick and Todd do a deep dive (okay, semi-deep dive) on the nature of anger and why it's not quite what we think.

Sigmund Frued, the founding father of psychotherapy, has been much maligned for many of his strange theories of human psychology such as Penis Envy and Oedipal Complexes. At the same time he's often hailed as one of the greatest figures in psychology and arguably one of the greatest intellectuals of all time. So which is it? Nick and Todd hash it out.

When a psychologist meets someone new, do they instantly start analyzing that person's personality and peering into the depths of their soul?