Family Therapy

On today's episode of Family Therapy, sisters Amanda and Laura discuss the perils of social media and its negative impact on their mental health. Be sure to email familytherapypod@gmail.com with your questions, thoughts, hopes, dreams and problems and we'll dole out some of our signature amateur therapy.

On this episode of Family Therapy Laura and Amanda talk about how pets have made their lives better and helped them survive some of the worst periods of mental illness. DISCLAIMER: we discuss a lot of mistakes we made in our pet-ownership journey. We do not condone getting any pet before you've done lots of research about how to best care for that pet and are in a position to give that pet proper care. 

TW: Death, Dying, Illness  Welcome to the first episode of Family Therapy season 2! We start the season off with a fun topic that everyone love's to think about. That's right, you guessed it... death! In this episode we delve into our thoughts on the process of dying, our fears surrounding the topic, and the role that psychedelic drugs can have on a person's understanding of death.  

TW: Mental Health Crisis, Mental Health Hospitalization, Self-harm Welcome back to a special bonus episode of "Family Therapy." If you missed us and wondered where your beloved sad sisters went, this episode will clear that up for you. We got trigger warnings up the wazoo. Basically, if you find mental health crises triggering, don't listen to this episode. We hope you enjoy this bonus episode and that it gets you pumped for season 2 of "Family Therapy", coming your way Friday September 20th.

TW: Suicidal thoughts, eating disorders, abortion, miscarriage Need we say more? If these trigger warnings don't rev your engines, then we don't know what will. On this episode of Family Therapy, Amanda and Laura share how their awful week brought out the darker side of their mental health issues. 

On this very special Mother's Day episode of Family Therapy, Amanda and Laura talk to their mother about the quirks of raising two kids with mental illness. CW: Mention of Rape 

Amanda and Laura discuss how social media can trick us into thinking we still have relationships with people we no longer see. They also venture into the sexy world of podcast cliffhangers. 

In this episode of "Family Therapy" Laura and Amanda discuss the perils (and joys) of sleepaway camp, losing touch with friends from your early 20s, and feeling like you're left identityless!

CW: Eating disorders On this week's episode, Laur and Amanda discuss self-doubt, insecurity, and the limits attractive-person privilege. We also discuss how scary sharing gritty details about your mental illness can be when it sometimes feels like people talk about their struggles in such vague terms. Lastly, Amanda teaches us that a joke is just a statement about reality. 

CW: Anti Semitism  In this week's episode of Family Therapy, Laura and Amanda discuss their trip to Sue Saint Marie where Laura did stand up and was the target of some good old fashioned anti Semitism. Tune in to hear an intense story, have some good laughs, and hear Laura cry!  

In this episode of Family Therapy, sisters Laura and Amanda discuss their fear of death with light-hearted, yet gravely intense style! We also figure out where Jews go when they die and the pros and cons of being with older partners.

Laura and Amanda continue to discuss stress in relationships and feeling like an adult. We finally hear the rest of Amanda's really funny and short story. Turns out it was not funny and very long!

On this week's episode of Family Therapy, Laura and Amanda discuss a stressor in Laura's relationship, Amanda's struggle to feel like an adult, and their dog Jello's gorgeous natural blonde locks. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode for some reason.

On this week's episode of Family Therapy, Laura and Amanda address an issue submitted by one of our listeners. We discuss the subjects of self-worth, repairing old relationships, and whether or not your hygienist is trying to adopt you (spoiler alert: she is!). Music by Zoe Sky Jordan and poster by Emily Gillis.

On the very first episode of "Family Therapy", Amanda and Laura discuss friendship breakups, tight tanks and cool sweatpants, and how self-indulgent we are! Intro and outro music by our friend Zoe Sky Jordan. Poster by the very talented Emily Gillis.