What Would My Shrink Say?

Nick Wignall & Todd Sewell•whatwouldmyshrinksay.com

Health & Fitness

Mental Health

Education

Self-Improvement

A podcast about all the questions you wish your therapist would give a straight answer to.

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Episodes

Is 'Think Positive' Good advice?

Nick and Todd discuss whether or not "think positive" is good advice.

May 15, 2020•23 min

Managing Unrealistic Expectations

Nick and Todd talk about how to manage unrealistic expectations.

May 08, 2020•23 min

Online Therapy

Nick and Todd discuss the benefits and downsides of online therapy.

May 01, 2020•14 min

The Psychology of Grumpiness

Nick and Todd discuss the psychology of grumpiness.

Apr 24, 2020•25 min

The Psychology of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)

Nick and Todd discuss the strange psychology of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out).

Apr 17, 2020•22 min

The Dangers of Mind Reading

Nick and Todd discuss the dangers of mind reading.

Apr 10, 2020•24 min

Forgiving Yourself After Mistakes

Nick and Todd tackle a reader question about how to forgive yourself after repeated mistakes.

Apr 03, 2020•21 min

The Psychology of Loneliness

Nick and Todd discuss the psychology of loneliness.

Mar 27, 2020•18 min

How to Manage Your Coronavirus Anxiety

Nick and Todd discuss practical tips for managing anxiety related to the coronavirus / covid-19 outbreak.

Mar 20, 2020•26 min

Healthy Social Media Use

Nick tries to convince Todd that social media isn't completely evil by explaining his 3 Rules for Healthy Social Media Use.

Mar 13, 2020•26 min

Is Competitiveness Healthy?

Nick and Todd trade blows over the psychology of competitiveness.

Mar 06, 2020•28 min

Using Emotions for Self-Knowledge

Nick and Todd discuss how we can use our emotions to achieve self-knowledge.

Feb 28, 2020•24 min

Why Do Some People Hate Themselves?

Nick and Todd discuss self-hatred.

Feb 21, 2020•30 min

Mood Dependency

Nick and Todd discuss the idea of mood dependency—basing decisions on how we feel rather than our values.

Feb 14, 2020•20 min

Letting Go of Resentment

Nick and Todd discuss practical tips for actually letting go of resentment.

Feb 07, 2020•22 min

The Benefits of Rituals

Nick and Todd talk about why personal rituals are beneficial.

Jan 31, 2020•23 min

Extreme Self-Judgment

Nick and Todd discuss extreme self-judgment.

Jan 24, 2020•28 min

My Kid's Smoking Weed

Nick and Todd discuss how to handle a child who's smoking weed.

Jan 17, 2020•25 min

Worry About Our Clients

Nick and Todd discuss the extent to which they do or do not worry about their clients outside of therapy.

Jan 10, 2020•19 min

Resentment

Nick and Todd discuss the psychology of resentment.

Jan 03, 2020•22 min

Hurt Feelings

Nick and Todd discuss the psychology of hurt feelings.

Dec 27, 2019•19 min

Grief and Grieving Well

Nick and Todd discuss grief and what it means to grieve well.

Dec 20, 2019•24 min

Conditions for Change

Nick and Todd discuss the conditions that facilitate genuine change.

Dec 13, 2019•30 min

Catastrophizing

Nick and Todd chat catastrophizing.

Dec 06, 2019•24 min

Procrastination

Nick and Todd discuss the psychology of procrastination.

Dec 02, 2019•22 min

News Anxiety

Nick and Todd discuss News Anxiety.

Nov 22, 2019•18 min

Where Does Confidence Come From?

Nick and Todd try to sort out the true source of confidence.

Nov 15, 2019•21 min

Psychological people watching

Nick and Todd discuss all the amazingly insightful things we (don't) read into people while we're people watching.

Nov 08, 2019•23 min

Therapy is not done to you.

Nick and Todd discuss the biggest myth about how therapy works.

Nov 04, 2019•15 min

The Productivity Trap

Nick and Todd discuss the productivity trap.

Oct 25, 2019•18 min

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