S* Your Therapist Reads

It Begins With You

This week on the podcast, we're talking about It Begin with You by Jillian Turecki. We talk about reading this book from an avoidant versus an anxious attachment lens, the perils of giving dating advice, and the differences between therapy and coaching. Admittedly, some of us got a little...feisty in this episode. Check it out and let us know what you think in the comments! 

How to Keep House While Drowning

This week on the podcast, we discuss How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis, LPC. We talk about the expectations we carry around cleanliness (and its relationship to goodness); dealing with domestic tasks when you're struggling with ADHD, depression, or other challenges; and why women in particular can struggle with making life easier on ourselves. 

The Furrows

In this week's episode, Erica and May discuss the novel The Furrows by Namwali Serpell. We talk about how families respond to tragedy, ambiguous loss, and the weirdness of memory. Take a listen and let us know what you think! 

Shred Sisters

For this week's episode, May and Erica discuss the novel, Shred Sisters, by Betsy Lerner. We talk about how families deal with mental illness, what it's like for the child who goes unnoticed in the family, and how these earlier dynamics impact us later in our adult lives. Take a listen and let us know what you think in the comments! 

The Tell

For this episode of the podcast, we discuss The Tell by Amy Griffin, a memoir about the aftermath of trauma and the journey towards recovery. We talk about how memories show up in our body, how to heal, and how old stories dictate our actions beyond our awareness. Take a listen and let us know what you think in the comments! 

Sky Daddy

For this week's episode, we discuss Kate Folk's modern, comedic take on Moby Dick, Sky Daddy. We talk about how our history shapes our experience of sex and love, sexy planes (seriously), and doing couples therapy with AI bots. Check out the episode and let us know what you think in the comments!

Tiny Experiments

This week on the podcast, we discuss Tiny Experiments by Anne-Laure Le Cunff. We talk about the power of noticing your internal experience and cultivating awareness, running experiments to better understand your own needs, and escaping the rat race of achievement. We also have a hardy debate about whether you can use structure...to break free of the constraints of structure. Take a listen and let us know what you think in the comments!
 

Tastes Like War

This week on the podcast, we discuss Grace Cho's Tastes Like War. This memoir explores themes surrounding immigration, trauma, racism, and mental illness. In our conversation, we talk about the burden of success often placed on immigrant children, wanting a life for your children that they may not want for themselves, and how racial discrimination can contribute to the onset of schizophrenia.

Calling In

This week on the podcast, we discuss Calling In by Loretta J. Ross. We talk about how to have hard conversations with those you love and those you hate, whether public shaming is ever called for, and how to solve the problem of polarization in the United States (jk...but kind of!). Check out the episode and let us know what you think in the comments

I'm Glad My Mom Died

This week for the podcast, we discuss I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy. We talk about what happens to kids when the needs of their parents take front stage, why we sometimes have to let go of hope, and a very common therapist mistake (that we've all done at one point or another). Take a listen and let us know what you think in the comments!